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US 10,674,484 · App. 15/592,734 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

Method and apparatus for improving uplink grants in a shortened transmission time interval (TTI) in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Ko-Chiang Lin (Taipei, TW); Li-Chih Tseng (Taipei, TW); Ming-Che Li (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
H04W72/0406H04L5/0044H04L5/0053H04L5/0091H04L5/0007H04W72/044H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 10,674,484
App. No.
15/592,734
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing uplink transmission in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE monitors a plurality of occasions for a DL control channel within a DL data region within one subframe, wherein a first control channel in a first occasion corresponds to a first UL data channel with a first duration, and wherein a second control channel in a second occasion corresponds to a second UL data channel with a second duration.

Claims (48)

1. A method of performing uplink transmission in a UE (User Equipment), comprising:

the UE (User Equipment) monitors a plurality of occasions for a DL (Downlink) control channel within a DL data region within one subframe from a base station,

wherein the number of the plurality of occasions is smaller than a number of UL (Uplink) sTTIs (Shortened Transmission Time Intervals) within one subframe,

wherein the DL control channel in a first occasion among the plurality of occasions schedules a first UL data channel with a first UL sTTI, and the DL control channel in a second occasion among the plurality of occasions schedules a second UL data channel with a second UL sTTI,

wherein the first occasion and the second occasion are within one subframe, and the first UL data channel and the second UL data channel are within one subframe, and

wherein the first UL sTTI and the second UL sTTI are different; and

the UE performs transmission of the first UL data channel or the second UL data channel to the base station upon detection of the DL control channel in the first occasion or the DL control channel in the second occasion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first duration is an integer multiple of the second duration.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first UL data channel and the second UL data channel are within a subframe.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DL control channel is a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) for sTTI (Shortened Transmission Time Interval).

5. A method of performing uplink transmission in a UE (User Equipment), comprising:

the UE (User Equipment) monitors a plurality of occasions for a DL (Downlink) control channel within a DL data region within one subframe,

wherein the number of the plurality of occasions is smaller than a number of UL (Uplink) sTTIs (shortened Transmission Time Intervals) within one subframe,

wherein the number of UL sTTIs within one subframe is equal to a number of DL sTTI in one subframe,

wherein the DL control channel in a first occasion among the plurality of occasions in a first DL sTTI schedules a UL data channel in a first UL sTTI wherein a length of the first DL sTTI is different from a length of the first UL sTTI,

wherein the DL control channel in a second occasion among the plurality of occasions in a second DL sTTI schedules the UL data channel in a second UL sTTI wherein a length of the second DL sTTI is the same as a length of the second UL sTTI, and

wherein the first occasion and the second occasion are within one subframe, and the first UL sTTI and the second UL sTTI are within one subframe.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first DL sTTI and the second DL sTTI have a same length.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one uplink sTTI is longer than other uplink sTTIs.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein one downlink sTTI schedules one uplink sTTI.

9. A User Equipment (UE) for performing uplink transmission, comprising:

a control circuit;

a processor installed in the control circuit; and

a memory installed in the control circuit and operatively coupled to the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to execute a program code stored in the memory to:

monitor a plurality of occasions for a DL (Downlink) control channel within a DL data region within one subframe,

wherein the number of the plurality of occasions is smaller than a number of UL (Uplink) sTTIs (Shortened Transmission Time Intervals) within one subframe,

wherein the DL control channel in a first occasion among the plurality of occasions schedules a first UL data channel with a first UL sTTI, and the DL control channel in a second occasion among the plurality of occasions schedules a second UL data channel with a second UL sTTI,

wherein the first occasion and the second occasion are within one subframe, and the first UL data channel and the second UL data channel are within one subframe, and

wherein the first UL sTTI and the second sTTI are different; and

the UE performs transmission of the first UL data channel or the second UL data channel to the base station upon detection of the DL control channel in the first occasion or the DL control channel in the second occasion.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the first duration is an integer multiple of the second duration.

11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the first UL data channel and the second UL data channel are within a subframe.

12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the DL control channel is a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) for sTTI (Shortened Transmission Time Interval).

13. A User Equipment (UE) for performing uplink transmission, comprising:

a control circuit;

a processor installed in the control circuit; and

a memory installed in the control circuit and operatively coupled to the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to execute a program code stored in the memory to:

monitor a plurality of occasions for a DL (Downlink) control channel within a DL data region within one subframe,

wherein the number of plurality of occasions is smaller than a number of UL (Uplink) sTTIs (Shortened Transmission Time Intervals) within one subframe,

wherein the number of UL sTTIs within one subframe is equal to a number of DL sTTI in one subframe,

wherein the DL control channel in a first occasion among the plurality of occasions in a first DL sTTI schedules a UL data channel in a first UL sTTI wherein a length of the first DL sTTI is different from a length of the first UL sTTI,

wherein the DL control channel in a second occasion among the plurality of occasions in a second DL sTTI schedules the UL data channel in a second UL sTTI wherein a length of the second DL sTTI is the same as a length of the second UL sTTI, and

wherein the first occasion and the second occasion are within one subframe, and the first UL sTTI and the second UL sTTI are within one subframe.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the first DL sTTI and the second DL sTTI have a same length.

15. The UE of claim 13 , wherein at least one uplink sTTI is longer than other uplink sTTIs.

16. The UE of claim 13 , wherein one downlink sTTI schedules one uplink sTTI.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2017
From: LIN, KO-CHIANG; TSENG, LI-CHIH; LI, MING-CHE
To: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
Reel/Frame 042341/0693 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62335335 · May 12, 2016
Provisional Application 62335449 · May 12, 2016
Related Publication 20170332365A1 · Nov 16, 2017