Resource element (RE) allocation for uplink control information (UCI) on physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)

1. A method comprising:

encoding uplink control information (UCI) for transmission on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) by a user equipment (UE) in a new radio (NR) access network;

allocating UCI resource elements (REs) on the PUSCH following one or more selected UCI allocation rules comprising: (a) using same logical allocation patterns for both cyclic prefix orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (CP-OFDM) waveforms and Discrete-Fourier-Transform spread (DFT-S) OFDM waveforms, (b) distributing the UCI REs across a time domain of the PUSCH, and (c) distributing the UCI REs across a frequency domain for CP-OFDM waveforms or across a virtual-time domain for DFT-S-OFDM waveforms, and wherein the one or more UCI allocation rules are selected in allocating the UCI REs is based on a PUSCH code block allocation method, and wherein allocating the UCI REs is based on a number of OFDM symbols of the PUSCH, a number of subcarriers for the PUSCH, a weighting factor, and a number of information bits of uplink data, and wherein the weighting factor is obtained through system information from the NR access network; and

transmitting the UCI to a base station on the PUSCH.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UCI is hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) ACK, and wherein the UCI REs puncture or rate-match the PUSCH.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

calculating a number of HARQ REs dynamically for the HARQ ACK;

generating encoded bits and subsequently modulated symbols based on the number of HARQ REs; and

allocating the modulated symbols on the UCI REs.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein UCI allocation rule (b) applies and equivalent number of subcarriers for the HARQ ACK are evenly distributed in frequency domain of the PUSCH.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein additional shift is applied for each OFDM symbol of the PUSCH.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UCI is a channel state information (CSI), and wherein UCI allocation rule (c) applies.

7. A method comprising:

receiving uplink control information (UCI) for transmission on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) by a base station from a user equipment (UE) in a new radio (NR) access network; and

decoding UCI resource elements (REs) on the PUSCH, wherein the UCI REs are allocated following one or more selected UCI allocation rules comprising: (a) using same logical allocation patterns for both cyclic prefix orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (CP-OFDM) waveforms and Discrete-Fourier-Transform spread (DFT-S) OFDM waveforms, (b) distributing the UCI REs across a time domain of the PUSCH, and (c) distributing the UCI REs across a frequency domain for CP-OFDM waveforms or across a virtual-time domain for DFT-S-OFDM waveforms, and wherein the one or more UCI allocation rules are selected in allocating the UCI REs is based on a PUSCH code block allocation method, and wherein allocating the UCI REs is based on a number of OFDM symbols of the PUSCH, a number of subcarriers for the PUSCH, a weighting factor, and a number of information bits of uplink data, and wherein the weighting factor is obtained through system information from the NR access network.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the UCI is hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) ACK, wherein, the UCI REs puncture or rate-match the PUSCH.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein UCI allocation rule (b) applies and equivalent number of subcarriers for the HARQ ACK are evenly distributed in frequency domain of the PUSCH.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein additional shift is applied for each OFDM symbol of the PUSCH.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the UCI is a channel state information (CSI), and wherein UCI allocation rule (c) applies.

12. An user equipment (UE), comprising:

a transceiver that transmits and receives radio frequency (RF) signals from one or more base stations (BS) in a new radio (NR) access network;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to encode UCI for transmission on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and

allocate UCI resource elements (REs) on the PUSCH, wherein the UCI REs are allocated following one or more selected UCI allocation rules comprising: (a) using same logical allocation patterns for both cyclic prefix orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (CP-OFDM) waveforms and Discrete-Fourier-Transform spread (DFT-S) OFDM waveforms, (b) distributing the UCI REs across a time domain of the PUSCH, and (c) distributing the UCI REs across a frequency domain for CP-OFDM waveforms or across a virtual-time domain for DFT-S-OFDM waveforms, and wherein the one or more UCI allocation rules are selected in allocating the UCI REs is based on a PUSCH code block allocation method, and wherein allocating the UCI REs is based on a number of OFDM symbols of the PUSCH, a number of subcarriers for the PUSCH, a weighting factor, and a number of information bits of uplink data, and wherein the weighting factor is obtained through system information from the NR access network.

13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the UCI is hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) ACK, wherein the UCI REs puncture or rate-match the PUSCH.

14. The UE of claim 13 , further comprising:

a HARQ REs generator that calculates a number of HARQ REs dynamically for the HARQ ACK, generates encoded bits and subsequently modulated symbols based on the number of HARQ REs, and allocates the modulated symbols on the UCI REs.

15. The UE of claim 13 , wherein UCI allocation rule (b) applies and equivalent number of subcarriers for the HARQ ACK are evenly distributed in frequency domain of the PUSCH.

16. The UE of claim 15 , wherein additional shift is applied for each OFDM symbol of the PUSCH.

17. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the UCI is a channel state information (CSI), and wherein UCI allocation rule (c) applies.