Rate matching and harq with irregular modulation

Abstract

A method and system for rate matching in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving K information bits at a channel encoder and generating N output bits. The N output bits may be interleaved by an interleaver. In a HARQ retransmission the output bits may be placed into a circular buffer. The N output bits may be divided into two or more parts comprising at least a first part and a second part. The method further comprises mapping a first part of one or more parts of the N output bits to a M1 (=2m1)-ary modulation and mapping a second part of one or more parts of the N output bits to a M2 (=2m2))-ary modulation. The output bits may be transmitted by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), a base station, or the like.

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