Terminal Resource Allocation for Simultaneous CBG Ack/Nack

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increase in feedback information bits for Ack/Nack using code block groups (CBGs) in 5G communication systems can lead to increased transmission power, potentially exceeding the terminal's power limit, especially when combined with other information such as scheduling requests.

Innovation Solution

A terminal apparatus and base station apparatus implement a CBG feedback scheme that optimizes the transmission of Ack/Nack information by using resource blocks efficiently, allocating non-use resource blocks to accommodate simultaneous transmission of feedback and scheduling requests, adjusting transmission power based on priority, and utilizing a PUCCH generating unit to manage radio resources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If feedback information of Ack/Nack is transmitted using more bits (e.g., CBG-based feedback), then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but transmission power increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeedback information precisionVSAvoidtransmission power
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The feedback information is segmented into multiple priority levels (first priority for Ack/Nack, second priority for other information). The terminal divides the available transmission resources and power allocation accordingly, ensuring that critical Ack/Nack feedback receives sufficient power while other information can be transmitted using remaining resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different quality levels are applied to different parts of the transmitted information. First priority information (Ack/Nack) is transmitted with higher power and more reliable modulation, while second priority information uses lower power. This local differentiation of quality allows the system to maintain high reliability for critical feedback while managing overall power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Productivity

If multiple types of information are simultaneously transmitted, then productivity and communication efficiency are improved, but transmission power increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidtransmission power
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal dynamically adjusts transmission parameters based on the combination and priority of information to be transmitted. When multiple information types are present, the system dynamically allocates power and resources, adjusting modulation and coding schemes for different information types to optimize the balance between communication efficiency and power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes transmission parameters (power allocation, modulation order, coding rate) based on the priority classification of information. First priority information uses parameters optimized for reliability, while second priority information uses parameters that consume less power, allowing efficient simultaneous transmission within power constraints.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If transmission power is increased to accommodate more feedback bits, then reliability is improved, but the terminal exceeds its power limit

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission reliabilityVSAvoidpower limit violation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of uniformly increasing power for all transmissions, the terminal applies different power levels to different information types. Critical Ack/Nack feedback receives higher power to ensure reliability, while other information receives lower power, allowing the total power to remain within limits while maintaining reliable transmission of essential feedback.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses priority-based feedback mechanisms where the terminal first ensures reliable transmission of high-priority Ack/Nack information, then uses remaining power for lower-priority information. This feedback-driven power allocation ensures reliability for critical communications while preventing power limit violations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3618329B1Terminal apparatus and method for simultaneous transmission
Publication Date: 2025.10.01 FINITY INC
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AI summary

A terminal apparatus includes a reception unit that receives radio signals from a base station apparatus; a response signal generating unit that generates reception responses for notifying of a plurality of reception results of the radio signals received by the reception unit; and a transmission unit that changes sizes or positions of radio resources to be used for transmitting signals between a case where a plurality of different kinds of signals including the reception responses is transmitted at the same timing and a case where one kind of signals are transmitted.