IP Library Granted Patent US 11,617,198
Granted Patent B2
US 11,617,198 · App. 16/790,608 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Physical uplink shared channel repetition across slot boundary

Inventors: Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian (San Diego, CA); Seyedkianoush Hosseini (San Diego, CA); Wanshi Chen (San Diego, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA); Jing Jiang (San Diego, CA); Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
H04W72/14H04L1/18H04L27/2607H04W56/001H04W72/042H04W72/0446H04W76/27H04W80/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,617,198
App. No.
16/790,608
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetition based on support signaling, such as an uplink grant that includes a time domain resource assignment for transmitting one or more data repetitions that may cross a slot boundary. The UE may identify directions (for example, uplink, downlink, flexible) for one or more symbols spanning a transmission duration of the time domain resource assignment. The directions may be determined using a dynamic slot format indication (SFI), or semi-static SFIs may be used as a fallback (when dynamic slot format indications do not meet a target reliability). The uplink grant may include an indication of which symbol directions can be used for the one or more data repetitions. A subset of the one or more symbols for scheduling the one or more data repetitions may be determined based on the identified directions.

Claims (41)

1. A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a base station, signaling comprising an uplink grant for one or more data repetitions, the signaling indicating a time domain resource assignment and a number of repetitions, a starting symbol for the one or more data repetitions being based on the time domain resource assignment;

segmenting symbols, based on the time domain resource assignment, for the one or more data repetition, a number of the one or more data repetitions being different from the number of repetitions;

and

transmitting, to the base station, at least one of the one or more data repetitions over the segmented symbols.

2. An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor,

memory coupled with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a base station, signaling comprising an uplink grant for one or more data repetitions, the signaling indicating a time domain resource assignment and a number of repetitions, a starting symbol for the one or more data repetitions being based on the time domain resource assignment;

segment symbols, based on the time domain resource assignment, for the one or more data repetition, a number of the one or more data repetitions being different from the number of repetitions; and

transmit, to the base station, at least one of the one or more data repetitions over the segmented symbols.

3. The method of claim 1 , the segmenting comprising segmenting over a slot boundary or a downlink symbol.

4. The method of claim 3 , a segment being dropped from transmission for not having enough symbols.

5. The method of claim 4 , a second segment being dropped from transmission for comprising a reference signal.

6. The method of claim 5 , the segmented symbols being further based on excluding a certain symbol, the certain symbol being indicated as a semi-static downlink or a symbol of synchronization signal block.

7. The method of claim 5 , the segmenting symbols comprising segmenting a transmission duration of contiguous symbols, the transmission duration of contiguous symbols being based on the time domain resource assignment.

8. The method of claim 7 , the signaling comprising a downlink control information transmission, and the time domain resource assignment comprising a start and length indicator (SLIV), the starting symbol and the transmission duration of contiguous symbols being based on the SLIV.

9. The method of claim 7 , the one or more data repetitions comprising one or more sets of contiguous uplink symbols, each of the one or more data repetitions corresponds to one of the one or more sets of the contiguous uplink symbols.

10. The method of claim 1 , the segmenting symbols comprising segmenting a transmission duration of contiguous symbols, the transmission duration of contiguous symbols being based on the time domain resource assignment.

11. The method of claim 10 , the signaling comprising a downlink control information transmission, and the time domain resource assignment comprising a start and length indicator (SLIV), the starting symbol and the transmission duration of contiguous symbols being based on the SLIV.

12. The method of claim 10 , the one or more data repetitions comprising one or more sets of contiguous uplink symbols, each of the one or more data repetitions corresponds to one of the one or more sets of the contiguous uplink symbols.

13. The method of claim 12 , the segmenting comprising segmenting over a slot boundary or a downlink symbol.

14. The method of claim 12 , a segment being dropped from transmission for not having enough symbols or comprising a reference signal.

15. The apparatus of claim 2 , instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to further cause the apparatus to:

segment over a slot boundary or a downlink symbol.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to further cause the apparatus to:

drop a segment from transmission for not having enough symbols or comprising a references signal.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , the segmented symbols being further based on excluding a certain symbol, the certain symbol being indicated as a semi-static downlink or a symbol of synchronization signal block.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to further cause the apparatus to:

segment a transmission duration of contiguous symbols, the transmission duration of contiguous symbols being based on the time domain resource assignment.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , the signaling comprising a downlink control information transmission, and the time domain resource assignment comprising a start and length indicator (SLIV), the starting symbol and the transmission duration of contiguous symbols being based on the SLIV.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , the one or more data repetitions comprising one or more sets of contiguous uplink symbols, each of the one or more data repetitions corresponds to one of the one or more sets of the contiguous uplink symbols.

21. The apparatus of claim 2 , instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to further cause the apparatus to:

segment a transmission duration of contiguous symbols, the transmission duration of contiguous symbols being based on the time domain resource assignment.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , the signaling comprising a downlink control information transmission, and the time domain resource assignment comprising a start and length indicator (SLIV), the starting symbol and the transmission duration of contiguous symbols being based on the SLIV.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 , the one or more data repetitions comprising one or more sets of contiguous uplink symbols, each of the one or more data repetitions corresponds to one of the one or more sets of the contiguous uplink symbols.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 , instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to further cause the apparatus to:

segment over a slot boundary or a downlink symbol.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 , instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to further cause the apparatus to:

drop a segment from transmission for not having enough symbols or comprising a references signal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2020
From: FAKOORIAN, SEYED ALI AKBAR; HOSSEINI, SEYEDKIANOUSH; CHEN, WANSHI; GAAL, PETER; JIANG, JING; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 054623/0205 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2020
From: FAKOORIAN, SEYED ALI AKBAR; HOSSEINI, SEYEDKIANOUSH; GAAL, PETER; CHEN, WANSHI; JIANG, JING; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 054498/0607 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 62911894 · Oct 7, 2019
Provisional Application 62886859 · Aug 14, 2019
Provisional Application 62806732 · Feb 15, 2019
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