METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARQ-ACK TRANSMISSION IN TRAFFIC ADAPTIVE TDD SYSTEM

Abstract

A method and an apparatus are provided for HARQ-ACK feedback information transmission in a traffic adaptive TDD system. The method includes receiving, on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the downlink control information includes a resource indicator indicating at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information and power control information for controlling transmission power of a UE; determining the transmission power of the UE based on the power control information; and transmitting the HARQ-ACK information based on the at least one PUCCH resource and the determined transmission power.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information by a user equipment (UE) in a time division duplexing (TDD) system, the method comprising: receiving, on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the downlink control information includes a resource indicator indicating at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information and power control information for controlling transmission power of the UE; determining the transmission power of the UE based on the power control information; and transmitting the HARQ-ACK information based on the at least one PUCCH resource and the determined transmission power.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the downlink control information is received on at least one downlink subframe having implicit PUCCH resources and at least one downlink subframe having no implicit PUCCH resources.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource indicator is included in all downlink control information scheduling the PDSCH.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted using one of a PUCCH format 3 or a PUCCH format 1a/1b.

5. A method for receiving hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information by a base station (BS) in a time division duplexing (TDD) system, the method comprising: transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the downlink control information includes a resource indicator indicating at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information and power control information for controlling transmission power of the UE; and receiving, from the UE, the HARQ-ACK information which is transmitted by the UE based on the PUCCH resource indicated by the resource indicator and the transmission power determined based on the power control information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the downlink control information is received on at least one downlink subframe having implicit PUCCH resources and at least one downlink subframe having no implicit PUCCH resources.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the resource indicator is included in all downlink control information scheduling the PDSCH.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the HARQ-ACK information is received using one of a PUCCH format 3 or a PUCCH format 1b.

9. A user equipment (UE) in a time division duplexing (TDD) system, the UE comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive, on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the downlink control information includes a resource indicator indicating at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information and power control information for controlling transmission power of the UE, determine the transmission power of the UE based on the power control information, and transmit the HARQ-ACK information based on the at least one PUCCH resource and the determined transmission power.

10. The UE of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive the downlink control information on at least one downlink subframe having implicit PUCCH resources and at least one downlink subframe having no implicit PUCCH resources.

11. The UE of claim 9, wherein the resource indicator is included in all downlink control information scheduling the PDSCH.

12. The UE of claim 9, wherein the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted using one of a PUCCH format 3 or a PUCCH format 1a/1b.

13. A base station (BS) in a time division duplexing (TDD) system, the BS comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processor configured to: transmit, to a user equipment (UE), on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the downlink control information includes a resource indicator indicating at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information and power control information for controlling transmission power of the UE, and receive the HARQ-ACK information which is transmitted from the UE based on the PUCCH resource indicated by the resource indicator and the transmission power determined based on the power control information.

14. The BS of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit the downlink control information on at least one downlink subframe having implicit PUCCH resources and at least one downlink subframe having no implicit PUCCH resources.

15. The BS of claim 13, wherein the resource indicator is included in all downlink control information scheduling the PDSCH.

16. The BS of claim 13, wherein the HARQ-ACK information is received using one of a PUCCH format 3 or a PUCCH format 1a/1b.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0026] FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional frame structure in an LTE TDD system;

[0027] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating problems in the conventional art;

[0028] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a HARQ-ACK transmission method in a traffic adaptive TDD system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 4 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] FIG. 5 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] FIG. 6 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] FIG. 7 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] FIG. 8 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] FIG. 9 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] FIG. 10 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] FIG. 11 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] FIG. 12 illustrates a method for obtaining resources and a format used for HARQ-ACK transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

[0038] FIG. 13 illustrates a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

[0039] Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific details such as detailed configuration and components are merely provided to assist the overall understanding of these embodiments of the present invention. Therefore, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

[0040] The concept of PUCCH implicit resources is illustrated herein. In LTE Release8, for a PDSCH scheduled by a PDCCH on a downlink subframe, the HARQ-ACK of the PDSCH is transmitted on corresponding uplink subframes. The PUCCH format 1a/1b resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK are obtained through scheduling the PDCCH of the PDSCH, i.e., the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources are obtained according to the lowest CCE index of the PDCCH. Herein, the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the lowest CCE index of the PDCCH are referred to as implicit resources.

[0041] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a HARQ-ACK transmission method in a traffic adaptive TDD system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0042] Referring to FIG. 3, in step 301, a UE receives SIB1 and obtains a TDD uplink and downlink configuration to obtain the implicit resources of the PUCCH. The TDD uplink and downlink configuration is indicated in the current system information and does not support a dynamic traffic adaptive UE. That is, in step 301, the UE can obtain the implicit resources of the PUCCH according to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration that does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE.

[0043] In step 302, the UE obtains a HARQ-ACK timing that supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE. For example, through receiving high-layer signaling, the UE may obtain the HARQ-ACK timing supporting the dynamic traffic adaptive UE.

[0044] In step 303, according to the HARQ-ACK timing, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK using a specific PUCCH format on PUCCH resources determined according to a specific method.

[0045] Various methods of determining the PUCCH resources and PUCCH format used for the HARQ-ACK transmission in step 303 are described hereinbelow.

[0046] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a Transmit Power Control (TPC) element in a PDCCH that schedules a PDSCH on all downlink subframes in a HARQ-ACK bundling window are all used as HARQ-ACK Resource Indicators (ARIs), which indicate PUCCH format 3 resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK for the UE, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH format 3 resources indicated by the ARIs, and a power control command of PUCCH format 3/3A is used to implement the power control of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

[0047] The TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 is indicated by the current system information obtained by the UE from the SIB1 and does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2 used by the HARQ-ACK timing is obtained by the UE through receiving the high-layer signaling and supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, and the TPC element in the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH on downlink subframes 4, 5, 6, and 8 in the HARQ-ACK bundling window transmitting the HARQ-ACK on uplink subframe 2 are all used as ARIs, which indicates the PUCCH format 3 resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK.

[0048] When the UE receives the PDCCH from at least one of the downlink subframes 4, 5, 6, and 8, the TPC element in the PDCCH are all used as the ARIs. That is, when the UE receives the PDCCH from at least one of the downlink subframes 4, 5, 6, and 8, the PUCCH format 3 resources indicated by the ARIs in the PDCCH are used to transmit the HARQ-ACK, as illustrated in FIG. 4.

[0049] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, when a downlink subframe whose Downlink Assignment Index (DAI) is equal to 1 in the HARQ-ACK bundling window has implicit resources, the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframe is used as a TPC command, which is taken as a power control command of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Besides, the TPC element in the PDCCH on other downlink subframes are used as the ARIs, which indicates the PUCCH format 3 resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Further, when the UE only receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is equal to 1 and the downlink subframe has implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK on the implicit resources by using PUCCH format 1a/1b. If the downlink subframe has no implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the ARI in the PDCCH. When the UE receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is unequal to 1, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the ARI in the PDCCH.

[0050] The TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 is indicated by the current system information obtained by the UE from the SIB1 and does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, and the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2 used by the HARQ-ACK timing is obtained by the UE through receiving the high-layer signaling and supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE. If the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is detected only on the downlink subframe 5 and the DAI in the PDCCH is equal to 1, according to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 that does not support the dynamical traffic adaptive UE, the downlink subframe 5 has implicit resources on the uplink subframe 2. The TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframe 5 is used as a TPC command, and the HARQ-ACK is transmitted on the implicit resources of the downlink subframe 5 by using the PUCCH format 1 all b, as illustrated in FIG. 5.

[0051] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the UE obtains the PUCCH format 1a/1b resource corresponding to each bundling window through the high-layer signaling, the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes whose DAI is unequal to 1 are used as the ARIs, which indicates the PUCCH format 3 resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK. The TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes whose DAI is equal to 1 are used as a power control command of PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Further, when the UE only receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is equal to 1, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 1a/1b on the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the high-layer signaling, and when the UE receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is unequal to 1, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the ARIs in the PDCCH.

[0052] The TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 is indicated by the current system information obtained by the UE from the SIB1 and does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, and the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2 is used by the HARQ-ACK timing that is obtained by the UE through receiving the high-layer signaling and supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE. If the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is detected only on the downlink subframe 4 and the DAI in the PDCCH is equal to 1, according to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 that does not support the dynamical traffic adaptive UE, the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframe 4 is used as a TPC command, and the HARQ-ACK is transmitted by using the PUCCH format 1a/1b on the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the high-layer signaling, as illustrated in FIG. 6.

[0053] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the UE obtains the PUCCH format 1a/1b resource corresponding to each bundling window through the high-layer signaling, the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes whose DAI is unequal to 1 are used as the ARIs, which indicate the PUCCH format 3 resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK, and the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes whose DAI is equal to 1 are used as a power control command of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Further, when the UE only receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is equal to 1, and the downlink subframe has implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK on the implicit resources by using the PUCCH format 1a/1b. If the downlink subframe has no implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 1a/1b on the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the high-layer signaling. When the UE receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is unequal to 1, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the ARIs in the PDCCH.

[0054] The TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 is indicated by the current system information obtained by the UE from the SIB1 and does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, and the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2 is used by the HARQ-ACK timing that is obtained by the UE through receiving the high-layer signaling and supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE.

[0055] If the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is detected only on the downlink subframe 5 and the DAI in the PDCCH is equal to 1, according to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 that does not support the dynamical traffic adaptive UE, the downlink subframe 5 has implicit resources on the uplink subframe 2, the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframe 5 is used as a TPC command, and the HARQ-ACK is transmitted on the implicit resources of the downlink subframe 5 by using the PUCCH format 1a/1b, as illustrated in FIG. 7.

[0056] If the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is detected only on the downlink subframe 4 and the DAI in the PDCCH is equal to 1, according to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 that does not support the dynamical traffic adaptive UE, the downlink subframe 4 has no implicit resources on the uplink subframe 2, the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframe 4 is used as a TPC command, and the HARQ-ACK is transmitted by using the PUCCH format 1a/1b on the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the high-layer signaling, as illustrated in FIG. 8.

[0057] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the TPC element in the PDCCH on downlink subframes having implicit resources are used as a power control command of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK, and the TPC element in the PDCCH on downlink subframes having no implicit resources are used as the ARIs, which indicate the PUCCH format 3 resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Further, when the UE only receives the PDCCH having implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK on the implicit resources by using the PUCCH format 1b or PUCCH format 1a/1b with a channel selection. When the UE receives the PDCCH having no implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the ARIs in the PDCCH.

[0058] The TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 is indicated by the current system information obtained by the UE from the SIB1 and does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, and the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2 is used by the HARQ-ACK timing that is obtained by the UE through receiving the high-layer signaling and supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE.

[0059] If the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is detected on the downlink subframes 5 and 6, according to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 that does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, the downlink subframes 5 and 6 have implicit resources on the uplink subframe 2, the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes 5 and 6 are used as a TPC command, and the HARQ-ACK is transmitted on the implicit resources of the downlink subframes 5 and 6 by using the PUCCH format 1b with the channel selection, as illustrated in FIG. 9.

[0060] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes having implicit resources are used as a power control command of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK, and the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes having no implicit resources are used as the ARIs, which indicates the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Further, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 1b with the channel selection on the implicit resources or the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the ARIs in the PDCCH.

[0061] The TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 is indicated by the current system information obtained by the UE from the SIB1 and does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, and the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2 is used by the HARQ-ACK timing that is obtained by the UE through receiving the high-layer signaling and supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE.

[0062] According to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1, which does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, the downlink subframes 5 and 6 have implicit resources on the uplink subframe 2, and the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes 5 and 6 are used as a TPC command. According to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1, which does not support the dynamical traffic adaptive UE, the downlink subframes 4 and 8 have no implicit resources on the uplink subframe 2, and the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes 4 and 8 are used as the ARIs, which indicate the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources, as illustrated in FIG. 10.

[0063] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the TPC element in the PDCCH on all downlink subframes in the bundling window are used as a power control command of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK, the UE obtains PUCCH format 1a/1b resources for each subframe having no PUCCH format 1a/1b resources according to the high-layer signaling, and the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 1b with the channel selection on the implicit resources or the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the high-layer signaling.

[0064] The TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 is indicated by the current system information obtained by the UE from the SIB1 and does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, and the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2 is used by the HARQ-ACK timing that is obtained by the UE through receiving the high-layer signaling and supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE. The TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes 4, 5, 6, and 8 are used as a TPC command.

[0065] According to the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1, which does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, the downlink subframes 5 and 6 have implicit resources on the uplink subframe 2, the downlink subframes 4 and 8 have no implicit resources on the uplink subframe 2, and the UE obtains the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources of the subframes 4 and 8 according to the high-layer signaling, as illustrated in FIG. 11.

[0066] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the TPC element in the PDCCH on all downlink subframes in the bundling window are used as the ARIs, which indicates the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources for transmitting the HARQ-ACK, and a power control command of PDCCH format 3/3A is used to implement the power control of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Further, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 1b with the channel selection on the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the ARIs in the PDCCH.

[0067] The TDD uplink and downlink configuration 1 is indicated by the current system information obtained by the UE from the SIB1 and does not support the dynamic traffic adaptive UE, and the TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2 is used by the HARQ-ACK timing that is obtained by the UE through receiving the high-layer signaling and supports the dynamic traffic adaptive UE. The TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes 4, 5, 6, and 8 are used as the ARIs, which indicates the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources. The UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 1b with the channel selection on the PUCCH format 1a/1b resources obtained according to the ARIs in the PDCCH, and the power control command of PUCCH format 3/3A is used to implement the power control of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK, as illustrated in FIG. 12.

[0068] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the UE obtains the PUCCH format 3 resource corresponding to each bundling window through the high-layer signaling, and the TPC element in the PDCCH on all downlink subframes within each bundling window are used as a power control command of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Further, when the UE only receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is equal to 1, and the downlink subframe has implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK on the implicit resources by using the PUCCH format 1a/1b. If the downlink subframe has no implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the high-layer signaling. When the UE receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is unequal to 1, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the ARIs in the PDCCH.

[0069] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the UE obtains the PUCCH format 3 resource corresponding to each bundling window through the high-layer signaling, and the TPC element in the PDCCH on the downlink subframes whose DAI is unequal to 1 are used as a power control command of the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK. Further, when the UE only receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is equal to 1, and the downlink subframe has implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK on the implicit resources by using the PUCCH format 1a/1b. If the downlink subframe has no implicit resources, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the high-layer signaling. When the UE receives the PDCCH of downlink subframe whose DAI is unequal to 1, the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK by using the PUCCH format 3 on the PUCCH format 3 resources obtained according to the ARIs in the PDCCH.

[0070] FIG. 13 illustrates a UE according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0071] Referring to FIG. 13, the UE 1300 includes a transmitter 1310, a receiver 1320, and a controller 1330. The transmitter 1310 and the receiver 1320, respectively, include transmission circuitry and reception circuitry for communicating with a network entity such as a base station, under the control of the controller 1330.

[0072] The controller 1330 controls reception of HARQ-ACK feedback information by the receiver 1320, and transmission of the HARQ-ACK by the transmitter 1310.

[0073] Similarly, a base station may include a transmitter, a receiver, and a controller, and performing a reverse operation of the UE. Specifically, the controller generates the SIB according TDD uplink and downlink configuration, and controls HARQ-ACK timing. The transmitter of the base station transmits the SIB to the UE and the receiver receives HARQ-ACK from the UE.

[0074] As can be seen from the above described embodiments, a HARQ-ACK transmission method and apparatus in a traffic adaptive TDD system provide the PUCCH resource mapping methods and the methods of determining the PUCCH format used for HARQ-ACK transmission, thereby dynamically adjusting the assigned PUCCH resources according to actual uplink and downlink configuration when the uplink and downlink configuration changes dynamically. Further, the existing PUCCH resources can be fully utilized, thereby effectively saving the physical resources of uplink subframes.

[0075] While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims and their equivalents.