Patent ID: 9413511
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: determining downlink (DL) subframes that are included in a DL association set for each of a plurality of component carriers; in an instance in which a number of acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) bits corresponding to the DL subframes included in the DL association sets for respective component carriers differ by at least a predetermined amount, modifying the number of ACK/NACK bits corresponding to the DL subframes that are included in the DL association set for at least one of the respective component carriers; and causing transmission of ACK/NACK bits in accordance with the DL association set for the at least one of the respective component carriers, as modified, via the at least one of the respective component carriers.