# US 2018/0324103 A1 · Cross-carrier transport block decoding order indication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324103 A1 - Document ID: US20180324103A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/913,301 - Filed: 2018-03-06 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-04 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Yue YANG; Aziz GHOLMIEH; Shailesh MAHESHWARI; Vishal DALMIYA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324103A1 ## CPC - H04L 47/34: ensuring sequence integrity, e.g. using sequence numbers - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 76/22: Manipulation of transport tunnels - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for component carrier and/or transport block decoding order indication to reduce packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) reordering. For example, the method generally includes generating an ordered sequence of packets associated with a plurality of transport blocks for transmission to a receiving device. The method includes providing an indication to the receiving device of the ordered sequence of packets associated with the plurality of transport blocks. The method includes transmitting the plurality of transport blocks to the receiving device. The receiving device decodes the plurality of transport blocks in accordance with the indication. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communications, comprising: generating an ordered sequence of packets associated with a plurality of transport blocks for transmission to a receiving device; providing an indication to the receiving device of the ordered sequence of packets associated with the plurality of transport blocks; and transmitting the plurality of transport blocks to the receiving device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication of the ordered sequence of packets indicates a layer 2 processing order for the plurality of transport blocks corresponding to the ordered sequence of packets. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indicated ordered sequence of packets are associated with an order of transport blocks that is different than an order in which the plurality of transport blocks are transmitted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of transport blocks are transmitted to the receiving device on different component carriers using carrier aggregation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more of the plurality of transport blocks are transmitted in a same transmission time interval (TTI). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing an indication of a first transport block of the plurality of transport blocks on a first component carrier carrying a grant scheduling transmission of at least a second transport block of the plurality of transport blocks on at least a second component carrier. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of patterns are configured for the receiving device, each pattern indicating a different ordered sequence of packets, and the indication is provided via a bit indicating the pattern indicating the ordered sequence of packets. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises a set of component carrier indices indicating an order of component carriers for decoding, the order of component carriers corresponding to the ordered sequence of packets. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is provided via a radio resource control (RRC) configuration message. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is provided via a medium access control (MAC) control element. ### Claim 11 A method for wireless communications, comprising: receiving an indication from a transmitting device of an ordered sequence of packets associated with a plurality of transport blocks; receiving the plurality of transport blocks from the transmitting device; and decoding the plurality of transport blocks in accordance with the indication. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein decoding the plurality of transport blocks comprises layer 2 processing of the plurality of transport blocks in accordance with indication of the ordered sequence of packets associated with the plurality of transport blocks. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of transport blocks are decoded in a different order than an order the plurality of transport blocks are received. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein one or more of the plurality of transport blocks are received on different component carriers. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more of the plurality of transport blocks are received in a same transmission time interval (TTI). ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: receiving an indication of a first transport block of the plurality of transport blocks on a first component carrier carrying a grant scheduling transmission of at least a second transport block of the plurality of transport blocks on at least a second component carrier. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein: a plurality of patterns are configured, each pattern indicating a different ordered sequence of packets, and the indication is received via a bit indicating the pattern associated with the ordered sequence associated with the plurality of transport blocks. ### Claim 18 The method of 11, wherein the indication comprises a set of component carrier indices indicating an order of component carriers for decoding, the order of component carriers corresponding to the ordered sequence of packets. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the indication is received via a radio resource control (RRC) configuration message. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the indication is received via a medium access control (MAC) control element. ### Claim 21 An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: means for generating an ordered sequence of packets associated with a plurality of transport blocks for transmission to a receiving device; means for providing an indication to the receiving device of the ordered sequence of packets associated with the plurality of transport blocks; and means for transmitting the plurality of transport blocks to the receiving device. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the indication of the ordered sequence of packets indicates a layer 2 processing order for the plurality of transport blocks corresponding to the ordered sequence of packets. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the ordered sequence of packets is different than an order in which the plurality of transport blocks are transmitted. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein one or more of the plurality of transport blocks are transmitted to the receiving device on different component carriers using carrier aggregation. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the indication comprises a set of component carrier indices indicating an order of component carriers for decoding, the order of component carriers corresponding to the ordered sequence of packets. ### Claim 26 An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: means for receiving an indication from a transmitting device of an ordered sequence of packets associated with a plurality of transport blocks; means for receiving the plurality of transport blocks from the transmitting device; and means for decoding the plurality of transport blocks in accordance with the indication. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein decoding the plurality of transport blocks comprises layer 2 processing of the plurality of transport blocks in accordance with indication of the ordered sequence of packets associated with the plurality of transport blocks. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the plurality of transport blocks are decoded in a different order than an order the plurality of transport blocks are received. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein one or more of the plurality of transport blocks are received on different component carriers. ### Claim 30 The apparatus of 26, wherein the indication comprises a set of component carrier indices indicating an order of component carriers for decoding, the order of component carriers corresponding to the ordered sequence of packets.