Patent ID: 9001709
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
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 by changing the number of DL subframes that are included in the DL association set for the at least one component carrier; and causing transmission of ACK/NACK bits in accordance with the DL association set, as modified, via the respective component carriers.