Dynamic configuration of uplink (ul) and downlink (dl) frame resources for a time division duplex (tdd) transmission

An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) operable to perform adaptive time division duplexing (TDD) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-ACKnowledgement (ACK) reporting, the UE comprising:

• memory;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• implement, at the UE, an adaptive uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration received from a base station;
• decode, at the UE, a downlink (DL) HARQ reference configuration received from the base station for a serving cell, wherein the DL HARQ reference configuration is for the implemented adaptive UL-DL configuration;
• decode, at the UE, a reference UL-DL configuration received from the base station via a system information block (SIB);
• encode, at the UE, HARQ-ACK feedback for transmission on an uplink channel of the serving cell in accordance with the DL HARQ reference configuration;
• and
• perform, at the UE, uplink scheduling and the HARQ-ACK feedback based on the reference UL-DL configuration received from the base station via the SIB.

An apparatus of a base station operable to decode an adaptive time division duplexing (TDD) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-ACKnowledgement (ACK) report received from a user equipment (UE), the base station comprising:

• memory;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• encode, at the base station, an adaptive uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration for transmission to the UE, wherein the adaptive UL-DL configuration is transmitted to the UE for implementation at the UE;
• encode, at the base station, a downlink (DL) HARQ reference configuration for transmission to the UE for a serving cell, wherein the DL HARQ reference configuration is for the implemented adaptive UL-DL configuration at the UE;
• encode, at the base station, a reference UL-DL configuration for transmission to the UE via a system information block (SIB);
• and
• decode, at the base station, HARQ-ACK feedback received from the UE via an uplink channel of the serving cell in accordance with the DL HARQ reference configuration,
• wherein the reference UL-DL configuration is transmitted from the base station to the UE via the SIB to enable the UE to perform uplink scheduling and the HARQ-ACK feedback.

At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for decoding an adaptive time division duplexing (TDD) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-ACKnowledgement (ACK) report received from a user equipment (UE), the instructions when executed by one or more processors at a base station perform the following:

• encoding, at the base station, an adaptive uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration for transmission to the UE, wherein the adaptive UL-DL configuration is transmitted to the UE for implementation at the UE;
• encoding, at the base station, a downlink (DL) HARQ reference configuration for transmission to the UE for a serving cell, wherein the DL HARQ reference configuration is for the implemented adaptive UL-DL configuration at the UE;
• encoding, at the base station, a reference UL-DL configuration for transmission to the UE via a system information block (SIB);
• and
• decoding, at the base station, HARQ-ACK feedback received from the UE via an uplink channel of the serving cell in accordance with the DL HARQ reference configuration,
• wherein the reference UL-DL configuration is transmitted from the base station to the UE via the SIB to enable the UE to perform uplink scheduling and the HARQ-ACK feedback.