IP Library Granted Patent US 10,492,184
Granted Patent B2
US 10,492,184 · App. 15/820,051 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Multiplexing control information in a physical uplink data channel

Inventor: Aris Papasakellariou (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/0413H04L1/00H04L1/1671H04L1/18H04L1/1812H04L1/1861H04L1/1887H04L5/0055H04L5/0091H04L1/1822H04L1/1864H04L5/001H04L5/0023H04L5/0035H04W88/02H04W88/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,492,184
App. No.
15/820,051
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for multiplexing control information in a physical uplink data channel. A method of a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a configuration for a first set of values and receiving a downlink control information (DCI) format scheduling a transmission of a physical uplink shared data channel (PUSCH) over a set of resource elements (REs) and including a field providing an index. The method further includes determining a first value from the first set of values based on the index, determining a first subset of REs from the set of REs, for multiplexing first uplink control information (UCI), based on the first value, and transmitting the first UCI in the PUSCH.

Claims (78)

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a receiver configured to receive:

a configuration for a first set of values; and

a downlink control information (DCI) format scheduling a transmission of a physical uplink shared data channel (PUSCH) over a set of resource elements (REs) and including a field providing an index;

a processor configured to determine:

a first value from the first set of values based on the index; and

a first subset of REs, from the set of REs, for multiplexing first uplink control information (UCI) based on the first value; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the first UCI in the PUSCH.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein:

the receiver is further configured to receive a configuration for a second set of values and a configuration for third set of values, the second and third sets of values having a same size as the first set of values;

the processor is further configured to determine:

a second value from the second set of values based on the index;

a third value from the third set of values based on the index;

a second subset of REs, from the set of REs, for multiplexing second UCI based on the second value; and

a third subset of REs, from the set of REs, for multiplexing third UCI based on the third value; and

the transmitter is further configured to transmit the second UCI and the third UCI in the PUSCH.

3. The UE of claim 2 , wherein:

the first UCI is hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information,

the second UCI is a first part of channel state information (CSI), and

the third UCI is a second part of CSI that includes two parts.

4. The UE of claim 3 , wherein the first part of CSI includes a first predetermined number of information bits and the second part of CSI includes a number of information bits indicated by the first part of CSI.

5. The UE of claim 4 , wherein when the first predetermined number of information bits is smaller than a second predetermined number of information bits, a number of additional bits equal to a difference between the second predetermined number and the first predetermined number and with a predetermined value are included in the first part of CSI.

6. The UE of claim 2 , wherein:

a same mapping to the set of REs is used for the first subset of REs, the second subset of REs, and the third subset of REs; and

the mapping is sequential, first in frequency domain and second in time domain, starting with the first subset of REs, continuing with the second subset of REs, and concluding with the third subset of REs.

7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein:

the DCI format includes a field indicating retransmission of a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information codeword; and

the UCI includes the HARQ-ACK information codeword.

8. A base station comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit:

a configuration for a first set of values; and

a downlink control information (DCI) format scheduling a reception of a physical uplink shared data channel (PUSCH) over a set of resource elements (REs) and including a field providing an index;

a processor configured to determine:

a first value from the first set of values based on the index; and

a first subset of REs, from the set of REs, for de-multiplexing first uplink control information (UCI) based on the first value; and

a receiver configured to receive the first UCI in the PUSCH.

9. The base station of claim 8 , wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to transmit a configuration for a second set of values and a configuration for third set of values, the second and third sets of values having a same size as the first set of values;

the processor is further configured to determine:

a second value from the second set of values based on the index;

a third value from the third set of values based on the index;

a second subset of REs, from the set of REs, for de-multiplexing second UCI based on the second value; and

a third subset of REs, from the set of REs, for de-multiplexing third UCI based on the third value; and

the receiver is further configured to receive the second UCI and the third UCI in the PUSCH.

10. The base station of claim 9 , wherein:

the first UCI is hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information,

the second UCI is a first part of channel state information (CSI), and

the third UCI is a second part of CSI that includes two parts.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the first part of CSI includes a first predetermined number of information bits and the second part of CSI includes a number of information bits indicated by the first part of CSI.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein when the first predetermined number of information bits is smaller than a second predetermined number of information bits, a number of additional bits equal to a difference between the second predetermined number and the first predetermined number and with a predetermined value are included in the first part of CSI.

13. The base station of claim 9 , wherein:

a same mapping to the set of REs is used for the first subset of REs, the second subset of REs, and the third subset of REs; and

the mapping is sequential, first in frequency domain and second in time domain, starting with the first subset of REs, and continuing with the second subset of REs, and concluding with the third subset of REs.

14. The base station of claim 8 , wherein:

the DCI format includes a field indicating retransmission of a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information codeword; and

the UCI includes the HARQ-ACK information codeword.

15. A method comprising:

receiving a configuration for a first set of values;

receiving a downlink control information (DCI) format scheduling a transmission of a physical uplink shared data channel (PUSCH) over a set of resource elements (REs) and including a field providing an index;

determining a first value from the first set of values based on the index;

determining a first subset of REs from the set of REs, for multiplexing first uplink control information (UCI), based on the first value; and

transmitting the first UCI in the PUSCH.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a configuration for a second set of values and a configuration for third set of values, the second and third sets of values having a same size as the first set of values;

determining a second value from the second set of values based on the index;

determining a third value from the third set of values based on the index;

determining a second subset of REs from the set of REs, for multiplexing second UCI, based on the second value;

determining a third subset of REs from the set of REs, for multiplexing third UCI based, on the third value; and

transmitting the second UCI and the third UCI in the PUSCH.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the first UCI is hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information,

the second UCI is a first part of channel state information (CSI), and

the third UCI is a second part of CSI that includes two parts.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first part of CSI includes a first predetermined number of information bits and the second part of CSI includes a number of information bits indicated by the first part of CSI.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein when the first predetermined number of information bits is smaller than a second predetermined number of information bits, a number of additional bits equal to a difference between the second predetermined number and the first predetermined number and with a predetermined value are included in the first part of CSI.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein:

a same mapping to the set of REs is used for the first subset of REs, the second subset of REs, and the third subset of REs; and

the mapping is sequential, first in frequency domain and second in time domain, starting with the first subset of REs, continuing with the second subset of REs, and concluding with the third subset of REs.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2017
From: PAPASAKELLARIOU, ARIS
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044194/0426 →
Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 62432215 · Dec 9, 2016
Provisional Application 62436705 · Dec 20, 2016
Provisional Application 62469843 · Mar 10, 2017
Provisional Application 62509831 · May 23, 2017
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