Resource mapping and multiplexing of uplink control channel and uplink data channel
Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to process a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) within a bandwidth at a start of a slot. The second circuitry may be operable to allocate a Guard Period (GP) within the bandwidth and subsequent to the PDCCH. The third circuitry may be operable to generate a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) within the bandwidth and in one or more Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols at the end of the slot. The third circuitry may also be operable to generate a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) within the bandwidth and in one or more OFDM symbols extending between the GP and the PUCCH, the PUSCH being time-division multiplexed with the PUCCH.
1. A User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with a base station on a wireless network, comprising:
one or more processors to:
process a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) within a bandwidth at a start of a slot;
allocate a Guard Period (GP) within the bandwidth and subsequent and adjacent to the PDCCH;
generate a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) within the bandwidth and in one or more Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols including an end OFDM symbol at an end of the slot; and
generate a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) within the bandwidth and in a number of OFDM symbols occupying all OFDM symbols between the GP and the PUCCH at the end of the slot, the PUSCH including the end OFDM symbol at the end of the slot and being time-division multiplexed with the PUCCH and separating the GP from the PUCCH, wherein the GP is adjacent to the PUSCH; and
an interface for receiving the PDCCH from a receiving circuitry and for sending the PUCCH and the PUSCH to a transmission circuitry.
2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH and at least part of the PUSCH are within the same OFDM symbols and are within different frequency resources.
3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH comprises a first part carrying Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback and a second part containing other Uplink Control Information (UCI) information.
4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH comprises a first part carrying a first type of Uplink Control Information (UCI) and a second part carrying a second type of UCI; and
wherein the first part and the second part are within different frequency resources.
5. The UE s of claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH comprises a first part carrying Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) and a second part carrying Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback; and
wherein the second part is carried on one or more Resource Elements (REs) adjacent in frequency to the first part.
6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH comprises Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback distributed among frequency resources of the PUCCH.
7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH spans two OFDM symbols;
wherein a Channel State Information (CSI) report is carried in a second-to-last OFDM symbol of the two OFDM symbols; and
wherein Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback is carried in a last OFDM symbol of the two OFDM symbols.
8. A method comprising:
processing a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) within a bandwidth at a start of a slot;
allocating a Guard Period (GP) within the bandwidth and subsequent and adjacent to the PDCCH;
generating a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) within the bandwidth and in one or more Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols including an end OFDM symbol at an end of the slot; and
generating a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) within the bandwidth and in a number of OFDM symbols occupying all OFDM symbols between the GP and the PUCCH at the end of the slot, the PUSCH including the end OFDM symbol at the end of the slot and being time-division multiplexed with the PUCCH and separating the GP from the PUCCH, wherein the GP is adjacent to the PUSCH.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the PUCCH and at least part of the PUSCH are within the same OFDM symbols and are within different frequency resources.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the PUCCH comprises a first part carrying Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback and a second part containing other Uplink Control Information (UCI) information.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the PUCCH comprises a first part carrying a first type of Uplink Control Information (UCI) and a second part carrying a second type of UCI; and
wherein the first part and the second part are within different frequency resources.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the PUCCH comprises a first part carrying Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) and a second part carrying Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback; and
wherein the second part is carried on one or more Resource Elements (REs) adjacent in frequency to the first part.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the PUCCH comprises Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback distributed among frequency resources of the PUCCH.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the PUCCH spans two OFDM symbols;
wherein a Channel State Information (CSI) report is carried in a second-to-last OFDM symbol of the two OFDM symbols; and
wherein Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback is carried in a last OFDM symbol of the two OFDM symbols.
15. A User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with a base station on a wireless network, comprising:
one or more processors to:
process a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) within a bandwidth at a start of a slot;
allocate a Guard Period (GP) within the bandwidth and subsequent and adjacent to the PDCCH;
generate a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) in one or more subcarrier frequencies within the bandwidth and extending between the GP and an end of the slot and including an end OFDM symbol at the end of the slot; and
generate a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) in one or more subcarrier frequencies within the bandwidth in a number of OFDM symbols occupying all OFDM symbols between the GP and the PUCCH at the end of the slot, the PUSCH including the end OFDM symbol at the end of the slot and being frequency-division multiplexed with the PUCCH and separating the GP from the PUCCH, wherein the GP is adjacent to the PUSCH; and
an interface for receiving the PDCCH from a receiving circuitry and for sending the PUCCH and the PUSCH to a transmission circuitry.
16. The UE of claim 15 , wherein the PUSCH is carried in a set of frequency resources adjacent to a set of frequency resources carrying the PUCCH.
17. The UE of claim 15 , wherein a Downlink Control Information (DCI) of the PDCCH carries a PUCCH resource allocation field to indicate a PUCCH resource value selected from a set of predetermined PUCCH resource values.
18. The UE of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are to:
process a transmission carrying an indicator of a transmission mode, wherein the transmission mode is selected from one of: transmitting PUCCH on a pre-configured resource, or transmitting PUCCH adjacent to PUSCH.
19. The UE of claim 18 , wherein the transmission carrying the indicator of the transmission mode is one of: a UE-specific Radio Resource Control (RRC) transmission, a Minimum System Information (MSI) transmission, a Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI) transmission, or an Other System Information (OSI) transmission.
20. A method comprising:
processing a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) within a bandwidth at a start of a slot;
allocating a Guard Period (GP) within the bandwidth and subsequent and adjacent to the PDCCH;
generating a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) in one or more subcarrier frequencies within the bandwidth and extending between the GP and an end of the slot and including an end OFDM symbol at the end of the slot; and
generating a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) in one or more subcarrier frequencies within the bandwidth in a number of OFDM symbols occupying all OFDM symbols between the GP and the PUCCH at the end of the slot, the PUSCH including the end OFDM symbol at the end of the slot and being frequency-division multiplexed with the PUCCH and separating the GP from the PUCCH, wherein the GP is adjacent to the PUSCH.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the PUSCH is carried in a set of frequency resources adjacent to a set of frequency resources carrying the PUCCH.
22. The method of claim 20 , wherein a Downlink Control Information (DCI) of the PDCCH carries a PUCCH resource allocation field to indicate a PUCCH resource value selected from a set of predetermined PUCCH resource values.
23. The method of claim 20 , comprising:
processing a transmission carrying an indicator of a transmission mode, wherein the transmission mode is selected from one of: transmitting PUCCH on a pre-configured resource, or transmitting PUCCH adjacent to PUSCH.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the transmission carrying the indicator of the transmission mode is one of: a UE-specific Radio Resource Control (RRC) transmission, a Minimum System Information (MSI) transmission, a Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI) transmission, or an Other System Information (OSI) transmission.