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US 2015/0039958 A1Published application
Method and device enabling a dynamic bundle size harq mechanism
AssigneeSierra Wireless, Inc.
InventorGustav Gerald Vos
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AssigneeSierra Wireless, Inc.
InventorGustav Gerald Vos
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A method, device and computer program product for transmitting data blocks in an LTE or similar wireless communication system supporting HARQ and TTI bundling, with dynamic TTI bundle sizing is provided. Each TTI bundle includes a number of redundancy versions of a data block, for example differently encoded versions of the data block which can be combined together in accordance with Type-II HARQ. Plural TTI bundles can be transmitted as necessary in accordance with HARQ, for example in response to a NACK. The present technology involves adjusting the TTI bundle size for a given HARQ process, wherein at least two TTI bundles have different sizes. In various embodiments, the TTI bundle size progressively decreases with retransmissions so that the last TTI bundle is not excessively large, thereby reducing resource waste. TTI bundle size adjustment may be implemented in the uplink, downlink, or both.
A method for transmitting a block of data from a transmitter to a receiver in a wireless communication system supporting HARQ and TTI bundling, the method comprising:
A communication device in a wireless communication system supporting HARQ and TTI bundling, the communication device configured to transmit a block of data to a receiver, the communication device comprising:
A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium storing computer executable statements and instructions thereon that, when executed by a computer, perform operations for transmitting a block of data from a transmitter to a receiver in a wireless communication system supporting HARQ and TTI bundling, the operations comprising:
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