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`PATENT DOCKET NO. 2101-3573
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`[SPECIFICBEION]
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`1. Technical Field of
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`the Invention and the Related Art
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`thereof
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`[FIG. 1]
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`access {SC—EDNA) block diagram.
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`An uplink system based on a single carrier frequency
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`division multiplexing access
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`technology generally
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`result associated with
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`FIG.
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`for transmission of SCwFDMA information.
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`downlink data exists.
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`two kinds of control
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`information
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`is discriminated,
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`and the discriminated control
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`information
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`is
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`transmitted to
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`the
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`uplink.
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`All
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`kinds
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`of
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`control
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`information described in the present
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`invention is indicative
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`of control
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`information except for the UL ACK/NACK signal, and
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`the
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`UL ACK/NACK signal will hereinafter
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`be described in
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`detail.
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`When data information is transmitted to the uplink,
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`this data
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`information may
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`be
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`transmitted along with the
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`control
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`information, or
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`the data information and the control
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`information
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`can
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`be
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`transmitted
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`along with
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`ACK/NACK
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`information.
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`Otherwise, only the data information and the
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`ACK/NACK information can be transmitted at the same time.
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`Transmission
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`information
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`sequence
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`is
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`transferred
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`according
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`to the
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`SC—FDMA
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`scheme.
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`In
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`this
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`case,
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`this
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`transmission information sequence may be constructed when the
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`data information is multiplexed with the control
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`information
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`or
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`the ACK/NACK information.
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`In this case,
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`transmission
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`information sequences are arranged by a
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`time—first mapping
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`method,
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`such that
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`these transmission information sequences
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`are transmitted according to the SC—FDMA scheme.
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`For example,
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`it is assumed that the transmission information sequences are
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`transmitted using only one
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`resource block (i.e.,
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`12
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`OFDM
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`subcarriers),
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`information
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`is
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`transmitted
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`via -a
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`single
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`subframe,
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`the
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`single subframe
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`is
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`composed of
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`14
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`SC—FDMA
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`symbols,
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`and two SC—FDMA symbols are used as
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`a
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`reference
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`signal acting as
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`a pilot.
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`In this
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`case,
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`the number of
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`modulated symbols of information capable of being transmitted
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`to the uplink is 144 (i.e.,
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`12 x 12
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`144).
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`144 information
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`sequence symbols are transmitted via 12 virtual subcarriers
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`and
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`12
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`SC—FDMA symbols.
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`These
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`144
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`sequence
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`symbols
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`are
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`configured in the form of
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`a
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`(12x12) matrix,
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`such that
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`the
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`(12x12) matrix
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`is
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`called
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`a
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`time—frequency mapper.
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`Information sequences
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`to be
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`transmitted to the uplink are
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`mapped in the direction of an SC—FDMA symbol axis one by one.
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`The SC—FDMA symbol is divided into several sections in a time
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`domain,
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`such that this mapping method is called a time—first
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`mapping method.
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`Sequences are arranged in the direction of a
`
`time axis of
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`the time—frequency mapper as
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`shown in FIGS.
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`4
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`and 5. According to'a method for firstly arranging sequences
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`on a
`
`time axis, after the time—frequency mapping occurs,
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`a
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`DFT process is performed on sequences arranged on a frequency
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`‘ axis,
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`the DFT result
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`is inserted into a desired frequency
`
`band,
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`and the IFFT and the cyclic prefix (CP) are added to
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`the inserted result,
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`such that the SC—FDMA symbol is made and
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`transferred.
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`[FIG. 3]
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`FIG.
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`4
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`shows
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`an SC—FDMA subframe mapping method of
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`transmission information sequences in case of a normal cyclic
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`prefix (CP).
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`[FIG. 5]
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`
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`FIG.
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`5
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`shows
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`an SC—FDMA subframe mapping method of
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`transmission information sequences
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`in case of
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`an extended
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`cyclic prefix {GP}.
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`Data and the control
`
`information can be simultaneously
`
`transmitted
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`in
`
`the
`
`uplink.
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`In
`
`this
`
`case,
`
`the
`
`data
`
`information and the control
`
`information are multiplexed by a
`
`rate multiplexing process.
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`However, ACK/NACK information is
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`constructed when either
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`a
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`symbol
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`in which data
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`and the
`
`control
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`information are nmltiplexed or‘
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`a bitstreanl of data
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`information is punctured,
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`such that
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`the ACK/NACK information
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`is inserted.
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`In this case,
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`this puncturing process subtracts
`
`specific bit information from the bitstream,
`
`and inserts new
`
`bit
`
`information into the deducted result,
`
`such that
`
`the
`
`length of
`
`inserted resultant
`
`information is
`
`equal
`
`to the
`
`length of bitstreams of overall information.
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`Generally, reliability of the control
`
`information must
`
`be higher than that of data.
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`For
`
`this purpose,
`
`the control
`
`information must be multiplexed or
`
`inserted in the vicinity
`
`of
`
`a
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`reference
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`signal
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`so
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`as
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`to
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`implement
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`the
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`channel
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`estimation performance effect,
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`resulting in the improvement
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`of a performance.
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`2. Constructions and Operations of the Invention
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`The present
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`invention assigns different priorities to
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`individual
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`information segments when data
`
`information,
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`a
`
`bitstream,
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`a control—information bitstream,
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`and an ACK/NACK
`
`information sequence are multiplexed,
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`in such a way that
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`the
`
`individual
`
`information segments having different priorities
`
`are multiplexed.
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`In this case, multiplexing methods
`
`and
`
`orders of
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`the individual methods are decided according to
`
`some rules.
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`Method 1-a-1
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`This l—a-l method is based on a first principle which
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`maximally arranges control
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`information on a time axis, and a
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`second
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`principle
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`which
`
`maximally
`
`arranges
`
`ACK/NACK
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`information on
`
`the time axis,
`
`such that
`
`it provides
`
`the
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`multipleXing method based on the first and second principles.
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`The ACK/NACK information provides
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`the multiplexing
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`method without puncturing control information.
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`According to the above—mentioned l—a-l method, control
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`information
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`and
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`data
`
`information
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`are
`
`sequentially
`
`concatenated simultaneously while being multiplexed,
`
`and the
`
`concatenated
`
`resultant
`
`information
`
`is mapped
`
`to
`
`SC-FDMA
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`symbols according to the time—first mapping method,
`
`such that
`
`the mapped result is transmitted to the uplink.
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`If ACK/NACK
`
`information Inust also be
`
`transmitted, modulated symbols of
`
`this ACK/NRCK information assign equal distribution to data
`
`information,
`
`and
`
`the data
`
`information
`
`is
`
`punctured
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`and
`
`inserted.
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`In this case, according to this equal distribution,
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`the modulated symbols are equally distributed to an overall
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`length of
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`a data-information sequence,
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`and the distributed
`
`result
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`is punctured.
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`The above—mentioned puncturing process
`
`removes
`
`the modulated symbols of
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`the data information,
`
`and
`
`the modulated symbols are inserted into the removed locations.
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`For
`
`example,
`
`provided that
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`a
`
`total
`
`number
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`of modulated
`
`symbols of
`
`the data—information sequence
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`is
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`100
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`and the
`
`number of modulated symbols of the ACK/NACK information is 8,
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`the modulated symbols of
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`the ACK/NACK information will be
`
`inserted by
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`the puncturing of data—information modulated
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`symbols at
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`intervals of 12 modulated symbols.
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`In this way,
`
`provided that
`
`the datawinformation sequences
`
`are
`
`equally
`
`punctured and this data information is composed of several
`
`code blocks,
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`the ACK/NACK information is equally punctured
`
`from each code block,
`
`such that it prevents a performance of
`
`only a specific code block from being greatly deteriorated.
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`More
`
`specifically,
`
`the ACK/NACK information may
`
`be
`
`compulsorily inserted by the puncturing of modulated symbols
`
`corresponding
`
`to
`
`the
`
`number
`
`of
`
`individual
`
`code
`
`blocks.
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`Information sections as many as the modulated symbols in all
`
`the code blocks are punctured,
`
`such that the punctured result
`
`can always prevent
`
`the performance of a specific code block
`
`from being deteriorated.
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`Method 1—a~2
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`This 1—a-2 method is based on a first principle which
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`maximally arranges control
`
`information on a
`
`time axis,
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`and a
`
`second
`
`principle
`
`which
`
`maximally
`
`arranges
`
`ACK/NACK
`
`information on
`
`the time axis,
`
`such that
`
`it provides
`
`the
`
`multiplexing method based on the first and second principles.
`
`The ACK/NACK information provides another multiplexing
`
`method.
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`This multiplexing method does not maximally perform
`
`the puncturing of
`
`the control
`
`information,
`
`and can also
`
`puncture the control
`
`information if the number of bits of the
`
`control
`
`information is higher than the number of bits of data
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`_information.
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`In
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`this
`
`case,
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`the
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`punctured
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`ACK/NACK
`
`information
`
`assigns the same modulated symbol interval to the information
`
`sequence where control
`
`information and data information are
`
`multiplexed,
`
`the
`
`puncturing process
`
`is
`
`executed
`
`on
`
`the
`
`resultant ACK/NACK information, and then the punctured result
`
`is inserted.
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`[FIG. 3]
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`Specifically,
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`if the interval between the modulated
`
`symbols where the punctured ACK/NACK information is inserted
`
`is equal
`
`to the number of SC—OFDM symbols via which data— or
`
`control
`
`information of
`
`the uplink subframe is transmitted,
`
`ACK/NACK modulated symbols can be transmitted to the same SC—
`
`FDMA,
`
`such that
`
`the SC—FDMA offset value is assigned to each
`
`ACK/NACK modulated
`
`symbol,
`
`such
`
`that
`
`all
`
`the
`
`ACK/NACK
`
`information sequences are not
`
`located at
`
`the same
`
`SC—FDMA
`
`symbol.
`
`Method 1-b
`
`This
`
`l—b method is based on a first principle which
`
`maximally arranges control
`
`information on the time axis,
`
`and
`
`a
`
`second principle which transmits ACK/NACK information in
`
`the vicinity of a reference signal used as a pilot,
`
`such that
`
`it provides the multiplexing method based on the first and
`
`second principles.
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`[FIG. 9]
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`information
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`
`sequentially
`
`concatenated simultaneously while being multiplexed,
`
`and the
`
`concatenated
`
`resultant
`
`information
`
`is mapped
`
`to
`
`SC—FDMA
`
`symbols according to the time—first mapping method,
`
`such that
`
`the mapped result is transmitted to the uplink.
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`If ACK/NACK
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`information must
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`also
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`be
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`transmitted,
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`this
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`punctures the modulated symbols
`
`located in the vicinity of
`
`the reference signal
`
`in the data-information sequence without
`
`puncturing
`
`the
`
`control
`
`information,
`
`and
`
`then
`
`performs
`
`insertion of the ACK/NACK signal.
`
`In this case,
`
`in order to
`
`perform the insertion of the ACK/NACK signal,
`
`the l—b method
`
`firstly calculates how many subcarriers (i.e., subcarriers of
`
`a virtual
`
`frequency domain)
`
`are occupied by
`
`the control
`
`information,
`
`and calculates the number of
`
`subcarriers via
`
`'which the data information is transmitted to the front and
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`rear parts of
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`the reference symbol.
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`As
`
`a result,
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`the l—a
`
`method calculates how Inany
`
`SC—FDMA symbols are needed for
`
`data
`
`transmission
`
`according
`
`to
`
`the
`
`amount
`
`of
`
`ACK/NACK
`
`information,
`
`and assigns the equal distribution to the front
`
`and rear parts of
`
`the reference signal
`
`symbol contained in
`
`each slot,
`
`such that
`
`the data information is punctured and
`
`inserted.
`
`In this case,
`
`if the amount of ACK/NACK information is
`
`higher
`
`than
`
`the
`
`number of
`
`subcarriers
`
`(of
`
`the virtual
`
`frequency domain} via which data information is transmitted
`
`to
`
`the
`
`front
`
`and
`
`rear
`
`parts
`
`of
`
`the
`
`reference
`
`symbol
`
`transmitting the data information,
`
`the ACK/NACK information
`
`can be transmitted via many more SC-FDMA symbols other than
`
`the front and rear symbo