Patent ID: 8588845
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in a receiving node of a telecommunications network, said receiving node being configured to receive data from a sending node of the telecommunications network over frequency-aggregated component carriers, said method comprising: receiving information indicating a number of frequency-aggregated component carriers in a first plurality of frequency-aggregated component carriers over which data is being sent, or is to be sent, to the receiving node; determining whether data is successfully received over all of said first plurality of component carriers based on the received information; if data is successfully received over all of the first plurality of said component carriers, sending a single first positive acknowledgement message in respect of said first plurality of component carriers to said sending node; and if data is not successfully received for one or more of said first plurality of component carriers, sending a single negative acknowledgement message, or sending no acknowledgement message, in respect of said first plurality of component carriers.