UCI repetitions multiplexing on PUSCH

1 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to:

receive a beta-offset value for multiplexing a plurality of repetitions of uplink control information (UCI) on a transmission occasion of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

determine a starting symbol index and a maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI on the PUSCH;

multiplex the plurality of repetitions of UCI on the PUSCH for transmission of the plurality of repetitions of UCI based on the starting symbol index and the maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI according to the beta-offset value; and

receive a table comprising beta-offset values and a corresponding plurality of repetitions of UCI, wherein the table is indexed to enable retrieval, using an index value, of both the beta-offset value and a corresponding number of UCI repetitions for resource determination.

2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive a configuration comprising the table for semi-statically configuring the UE with the table.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein

the table is indexed such that only the beta-offset value is accessible from the table using an index value; and

wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to separately one of configure and dynamically indicate to the UE one or more values representing a corresponding number of UCI repetitions for resource determination.

4 . The UE of claim 3 , wherein different values for the corresponding number of UCI repetitions for resource determination are separately one of configured and dynamically indicated to the UE based on a type of UCI and a priority level of each of the UCI, the UCI type selected from a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-Acknowledgement (“HARQ-ACK”), a channel state information (“CSI”), or a configured grant (“CG”)-UCI.

5 . The apparatus UE of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to apply repetitions to UCI that has a priority level that satisfies a predefined threshold in response to the UE being one of configured and dynamically indicated to multiplex a plurality of UCIs with at least two different priority levels.

6 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to one of configure and dynamically indicate to the UE one or more of a multi-part CSI for multiplexing on PUSCH, a number of UCI repetitions for CSI multiplexing, and a multiplexing pattern between different CSI parts and repetitions.

7 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to, for a multi-part CSI repetition on PUSCH, multiplex parts of the multi-part CSI by, for each repetition of CSI, multiplexing CSI parts within resources allocated to that repetition.

8 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to, for a multi-part CSI repetition on the PUSCH, multiplex the parts of the multi-part CSI by, for each CSI part, multiplexing repetitions of that CSI part within resources allocated to that CSI part.

9 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to configure a separate number of repetitions for different CSI parts to be multiplexed on the PUSCH.

10 . A method of a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a beta-offset value for multiplexing a plurality of repetitions of uplink control information (UCI) on a transmission occasion of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

determining a starting symbol index and a maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI on the PUSCH;

multiplexing the plurality of repetitions of UCI on the PUSCH for transmission of the plurality of repetitions of UCI based on the starting symbol index and the maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI according to the beta-offset value; and

receiving a table comprising beta-offset values and a corresponding plurality of repetitions of UCI, wherein the table is indexed to enable retrieval, using an index value, of both the beta-offset value and a corresponding number of UCI repetitions for resource determination.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving a configuration comprising the table for semi-statically configuring the UE with the table.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein:

the table is indexed such that only the beta-offset value is accessible from the table using an index value; and

the method further comprises separately one of configuring and dynamically indicating to the UE one or more values representing a corresponding number of UCI repetitions for resource determination.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein different values for the corresponding number of UCI repetitions for resource determination are separately one of configured and dynamically indicated to the UE based on a type of UCI and a priority level of each of the UCI, the UCI type selected from Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-Acknowledgement (“HARQ-ACK”), a channel state information (“CSI”), or a configured grant (“CG”)-UCI.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising applying repetitions to UCI that has a priority level that satisfies a predefined threshold in response to the UE being one of configured and dynamically indicated to multiplex a plurality of UCIs with at least two different priority levels.

15 . A network equipment (NE), comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the NE to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE) a beta-offset value for multiplexing a plurality of repetitions of uplink control information (UCI) on a transmission occasion of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

transmit, to the UE, a configuration to determine a starting symbol index and a maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI on the PUSCH;

transmit, to the UE, a configuration for semi-statically configuring the UE with a table comprising a plurality of beta-offset values and corresponding plurality of repetitions of UCI, the table indexed such that, using an index value, both a beta-offset value and a corresponding number of UCI repetitions for resource determination are retrievable; and

receive, from the UE, UCI on the PUSCH that is multiplexed based on the starting symbol index and the maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI according to an indicated beta-offset value.

16 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising one of configuring and dynamically indicating to the UE one or more of a multi-part CSI for multiplexing on the PUSCH, a number of UCI repetitions for CSI multiplexing, and a multiplexing pattern between different CSI parts and repetitions.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising, for a multi-part CSI repetition on the PUSCH, multiplexing parts of the multi-part CSI by, for each repetition of CSI, multiplexing CSI parts within resources allocated to that repetition.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising, for a multi-part CSI repetition on the PUSCH, multiplexing parts of the multi-part CSI by, for each CSI part, multiplexing repetitions of that CSI part within resources allocated to that CSI part.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising configuring a separate number of repetitions for different CSI parts to be multiplexed on PUSCH.

20 . A method of a network equipment (NE), comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) a beta-offset value for multiplexing a plurality of repetitions of uplink control information (UCI) on a transmission occasion of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

transmitting, to the UE, a configuration to determine a starting symbol index and a maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI on the PUSCH;

transmitting, to the UE, a configuration for semi-statically configuring the UE with a table comprising a plurality of beta-offset values and corresponding plurality of repetitions of UCI, the table indexed such that, using an index value, both a beta-offset value and a corresponding number of UCI repetitions for resource determination are retrievable; and

receiving, from the UE, UCI on the PUSCH that is multiplexed based on the starting symbol index and the maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI according to an indicated beta-offset value.