Priority based multiplexing
There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the wireless device being triggered for transmitting P information blocks on P resource structures, the P resource structures overlapping at least partly in time; the method including transmitting one multiplexed transmission multiplexing P−L information blocks utilising a common resource structure, the P−L information blocks being selected from the P information blocks based on a priority representation and based on a time domain end of a predetermined time window. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
1 . A method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
receiving one or both of control information and a configuration to trigger the wireless device for transmitting P information blocks on P resource structures, P being an integer having a value of at least 2, the P resource structures at least partly overlapping in time;
transmitting one signal multiplexed utilising a common resource structure, the common resource structure being different from the P resource structures, the multiplexed signal comprising one of a number of information blocks, each information block of a number of information blocks being equal to P minus L (P−L), L being an integer greater than or equal to zero and smaller than P, and/or smaller than P−1, the multiplexed signal based on a priority representation and based on a time domain end of a predetermined time window such that the common resource structure ends within the predetermined time window and before the end of a latency window.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the priority representation is at least one of:
one of configured and configurable; and
predefined.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein to each of the P transmissions, there is associated a transmission quality.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the priority representation indicates a prioritisation order of the different transmissions according to their associated transmission quality.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the common resource structure is a resource structure carrying the multiplexed transmission of the P−L communication structures such that the at least one of the multiplexed transmission and the common resource structure ends in time domain at or before the time domain end of the predetermined time window.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission quality represents one or more parameters, the one or more parameters being at least one of:
a signal quality;
latency;
assigned priority value;
reliability; and
a quality of service.
7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the common resource structure is selected from resource structures available to the wireless device.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the information blocks is associated to a physical channel.
9 . A wireless device for a wireless communication network, the wireless device comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
receive one or both of control information and a configuration to trigger transmitting P information blocks on P resource structures, P being an integer having a value of at least 2, the P resource structures at least partially overlapping in time;
transmitting one signal multiplexed utilising a common resource structure, the common resource structure being different from the P resource structures, the multiplexed signal comprising one of a number of information blocks, each information block of a number of information blocks being equal to P minus L (P−L), L being an integer greater than or equal to zero and smaller than P, and/or smaller than P−1, the multiplexed signal based on a priority representation and based on a time domain end of a predetermined time window such that the common resource structure ends within the predetermined time window and before the end of a latency window.
10 . A method of operating a network node in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
receiving one or both data signaling and control signaling from a wireless device, the wireless device being triggered for transmitting P information blocks on P resource structures, P being an integer having a value of at least 2, the P resource structures at least partly overlapping in time, the signaling being received as one multiplexed transmission multiplexing P minus L (P−L) information blocks utilising a common resource structure, L being an integer having a value of at least 0 and smaller than P, and/or smaller than P−1, the P−L information blocks being selected from the P information blocks based on a priority representation and based on a time domain end of a predetermined time window such that the common resource structure ends within the predetermined time window and before the end of a latency window.
11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the priority representation is one of represented and representable by a table.
12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the priority representation is at least one of:
one of configured and configurable; and
predefined.
13 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein to each of the P transmissions, there is associated a transmission quality.
14 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the priority representation indicates a prioritisation order of the different transmissions according to their associated transmission quality.
15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the common resource structure is a resource structure carrying the multiplexed transmission of the P−L communication structures such that the at least one of the multiplexed transmission and the common resource structure ends in time domain at or before the time domain end of the predetermined time window.
16 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the transmission quality represents one or more parameters, the one or more parameters being at least one of:
a signal quality;
latency;
assigned priority value;
reliability; and
a quality of service.
17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the common resource structure is selected from resource structures available to the wireless device.
18 . A network node for a wireless communication network, the network node comprising:
processing circuitry configured for:
receiving one or both data signaling or control signaling from a wireless device, the wireless device being triggered for transmitting P information blocks on P resource structures, P being an integer having a value of at least 2, the P resource structures at least partly overlapping in time, the signaling being received as one multiplexed transmission multiplexing P minus L (P−L) information blocks utilising a common resource structure, L being an integer having a value of at least 0 and smaller than P, and/or smaller than P−1, the P−L information blocks being selected from the P information blocks based on a priority representation and based on a time domain end of a predetermined time window such that the common resource structure ends within the predetermined time window and before the end of a latency window.
19 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the priority representation is one of represented and representable by a table.
20 . A non-transitory computer storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions configured to cause processing circuitry to at least one of control and perform a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
receiving one or both of control information and a configuration to trigger the wireless device for transmitting P information blocks on P resource structures, P being an integer having a value of at least 2, the P resource structures at least partly overlapping-in time;
transmitting one signal multiplexed utilising a common resource structure, the common resource structure being different from the P resource structures, the multiplexed signal comprising one of a number of information blocks, each information block of a number of information blocks being equal to P minus L (P−L), L being an integer greater than or equal to zero and smaller than P, and/or smaller than P−1, the multiplexed signal based on a priority representation and based on a time domain end of a predetermined time window such that the common resource structure ends within the predetermined time window and before the end of a latency window.