Transmission of control information in a wireless network with carrier aggregation

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for identifying a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• means for sending a data transmission on the second CC to the UE;
• and
• means for receiving uplink control information (UCI) for the data transmission sent on the second CC, the UCI being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC by the UE based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• identify a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and second the CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• send a data transmission on the second CC to the UE;
• and
• receive uplink control information (UCI) for the data transmission sent on the second CC, the UCI being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC by the UE based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline for the first CC, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• a memory coupled with the at least one processor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

• code for causing at least one processor to identify a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• code for causing the at least one processor to send a data transmission on the second CC to the UE;
• and
• code for causing the at least one processor to receive uplink control information (UCI) for the data transmission sent on the second CC, the UCI being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC by the UE based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• determining a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• receiving a data transmission on the second CC;
• and
• sending uplink control information (UCI) for the data transmission sent on the second CC, the UCI being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for determining a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• means for receiving a data transmission on the second CC;
• and
• means for sending uplink control information (UCI) for the data transmission received on the second CC, the UCI being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• determine a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• receive a data transmission on the second CC;
• and
• send uplink control information (UCI) for the data transmission received on the second CC, the UCI being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• a memory coupled with the at least one processor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

• code for causing at least one processor to determine a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• code for causing the at least one processor to receive a data transmission on the second CC;
• and
• code for causing the at least one processor to send uplink control information (UCI) for the data transmission received on the second CC, the UCI being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• identifying a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• sending an uplink grant on the first CC to schedule the UE for uplink data transmission on the second CC, the uplink grant being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on an uplink grant transmission timeline, wherein the uplink grant transmission timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• sending an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) on the first CC in a subframe determined based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for identifying a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• means for sending an uplink grant on the first CC to schedule the UE for uplink data transmission on the second CC, the uplink grant being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on an uplink grant transmission timeline, wherein the uplink grant transmission timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• means for sending an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) on the first CC in a subframe determined based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• identify a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• send an uplink grant on the first CC to schedule the UE for uplink data transmission on the second CC, the uplink grant being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on an uplink grant transmission timeline, wherein the uplink grant transmission timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• send an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) on the first CC in a subframe determined based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• a memory coupled with the at least one processor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

• code for causing at least one processor to identify a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• code for causing the at least one processor to send an uplink grant on the first CC to schedule the UE for uplink data transmission on the second CC, the uplink grant being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on an uplink grant transmission timeline, wherein the uplink grant transmission timeline is based the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• code for causing the at least one processor to send an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) on the first CC in a subframe determined based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• determining a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• receiving an uplink grant sent on the first CC to schedule the UE for uplink data transmission on the second CC, the uplink grant being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on an uplink grant transmission timeline, wherein the uplink grant transmission timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• receiving an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) on the first CC in a subframe determined based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for determining a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• means for receiving an uplink grant sent on the first CC to schedule the UE for uplink data transmission on the second CC, the uplink grant being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on an uplink grant transmission timeline, wherein the uplink grant transmission timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• means for receiving an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) on the first CC in a subframe determined based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• determine a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• receive an uplink grant sent on the first CC to schedule the UE for uplink data transmission on the second CC, the uplink grant being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on an uplink grant transmission timeline, wherein the uplink grant transmission timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• receive an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) on the first CC in a subframe determined based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• a memory coupled with the at least one processor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

• code for causing at least one processor to determine a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation, the first CC and the second CC being associated with different system configurations, wherein the different system configurations comprise different uplink-downlink configurations;
• code for causing the at least one processor to receive an uplink grant sent on the first CC to schedule the UE for uplink data transmission on the second CC, the uplink grant being for the second CC and being sent on the first CC based on an uplink grant transmission timeline, wherein the uplink grant transmission timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations;
• and
• code for causing the at least one processor to receive an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) on the first CC in a subframe determined based on a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) timeline, wherein the HARQ timeline is based on the different uplink-downlink configurations.