Intra-UE multiplexing in new radio systems

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a resource configuration from a network node including one or more parameters for establishing a communication channel with the network node;

receiving a command from the network node indicating an uplink (UL) grant for packet transmission and an instruction to prioritize grant-free transmissions over grant-based transmissions during an overlap of packet transmissions;

preparing to transmit a first packet corresponding to the UL grant using the resource configuration, wherein the first packet is a grant-based packet;

receiving a second packet for transmission having a higher logical channel priority designation than the first packet, wherein the second packet includes an overlapping symbol with the first packet;

determining that the second packet corresponds to a grant-free transmission;

in response to identifying the higher logical channel priority designation and determining that the second packet corresponds to the grant-free transmission, transmitting the second packet using the resource configuration instead of the first packet;

receiving a second UL grant for a third packet, wherein the second UL grant indicates that grant-based transmissions are prioritized over grant-free transmissions;

receiving a fourth packet, wherein the fourth packet is a grant-free packet; and

transmitting the third packet before the fourth packet.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource configuration is set by higher layer signaling, the method further comprising:

receiving a second resource configuration from the network node;

receiving Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating that transmissions using the second resource configuration are prioritized over transmissions using the resource configuration set by the higher layer signaling; and

overwriting a resource configuration priority set by the higher layer signaling.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein in response to identifying the higher logical channel priority designation and determining that the second packet corresponds to the grant-free transmission:

updating a power control associated with the first packet or the second packet based on the instruction to prioritize grant-free transmissions over grant-based transmissions; and

transmitting, based on the updated power control, the second packet using the resource configuration instead of the first packet.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving two or more downlink (DL) transmissions; and

multiplexing the two or more DL transmissions using a semi-static Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) codebook.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

multiplexing a UL transmission and a downlink (DL) transmission by modifying a bit field to designate a prioritization for usage of the resource configuration.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying that a total transmit power for a set of symbols exceeds a power threshold; and

allocating a transmission priority order to create one or more subsets of symbols from the set of symbols such that a transmission power for each subset is below the power threshold.

7. A user equipment, comprising:

radio front end circuitry; and

processing circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

receive, via the radio front end circuitry, a resource configuration from a network node including one or more parameters for establishing a communication channel with the network node;

receive, via the radio front end circuitry, a command from the network node indicating an uplink (UL) grant for packet transmission from the UE and an instruction to prioritize grant-free transmissions over grant-based transmissions during an overlap of packet transmissions;

prepare to transmit a first packet corresponding to the UL grant using the resource configuration, wherein the first packet is a grant-based packet;

receive a second packet for transmission having a higher logical channel priority designation than the first packet, wherein the second packet includes an overlapping symbol with the first packet;

determine that the second packet corresponds to a grant-free transmission;

in response to identifying the higher logical channel priority designation and determining that the second packet corresponds to the grant-free transmission, transmit, via the radio front end circuitry, the second packet using the resource configuration instead of the first packet;

receive a second UL grant for a third packet, wherein the second UL grant indicates that grant-based transmissions are prioritized over grant-free transmissions;

receive a fourth packet, wherein the fourth packet is a grant-free packet; and

transmit the third packet before the fourth packet.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the resource configuration is set by higher layer signaling and the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive a second resource configuration from the network node;

receive Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating that transmissions using the second resource configuration are prioritized over transmissions using the resource configuration set by the higher layer signaling; and

overwrite a resource configuration priority set by the higher layer signaling.

9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein transmitting the second packet further comprises dropping the first packet.

10. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive two or more downlink (DL) transmissions; and

multiplex the two or more DL transmissions using a semi-static Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) codebook.

11. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

multiplex a UL transmission and a downlink (DL) transmission by modifying a bit field to designate a prioritization for usage of the resource configuration.

12. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

identify that a total transmit power for a set of symbols exceeds a power threshold;

allocate a transmission priority order to create one or more subsets of symbols from the set of symbols such that a transmission power for each subset is below the power threshold.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving a first grant-free resource configuration and a second grant-free resource configuration from a network node, wherein the first-grant free resource configuration is configured for communication priority for overlapping symbols;

receiving a command from the network node indicating an uplink (UL) grant for packet transmission and an instruction to prioritize grant-free transmissions over grant-based transmissions during an overlap of packet transmissions;

preparing to transmit a first packet corresponding to the UL grant using the first grant-free resource configuration, wherein the first packet is a grant-based packet;

receiving a second packet for transmission having a higher logical channel priority designation than the first packet, wherein the second packet includes an overlapping symbol with the first packet;

determining that the second packet corresponds to a grant-free transmission;

in response to identifying the higher logical channel priority designation and determining that the second packet corresponds to the grant-free transmission, transmitting the second packet using the first grant-free resource configuration instead of the first packet;

receiving a second UL grant for a third packet, wherein the second UL grant indicates that grant-based transmissions are prioritized over grant-free transmissions;

receiving a fourth packet, wherein the fourth packet is a grant-free packet; and

transmitting the third packet before the fourth packet.

14. The method of claim 13 , the method further comprising:

receiving Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating that the second grant-free resource configuration is prioritized for overlapping symbols; and

overwriting a resource configuration priority set by a higher layer signaling.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving two or more downlink (DL) transmissions; and

multiplexing the two or more DL transmissions using a semi-static Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) codebook.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

multiplexing a UL transmission and a downlink (DL) transmission by modifying a bit field to designate a prioritization for usage of the first grant-free resource configuration.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

identifying that a total transmit power for a set of symbols exceeds a power threshold; and

allocating a transmission priority order to create one or more subsets of symbols from the set of symbols such that a transmission power for each subset is below the power threshold.