Enhancements to reception reliability for data and control information
Enhancing reception reliability for control information or data information includes receiving: a first configuration for a CORESET and a second configuration for a second CORESET; a first PDCCH, in the first CORESET or the second CORESET, including a first DCI format; and a first PDSCH, scheduled by the first DCI format, including a TB. The method further includes transmitting a first PUCCH including a first HARQ-ACK codebook and a second PUCCH including a second HARQ-ACK codebook. HARQ-ACK information, in response to receiving the TB, is included in: the first HARQ-ACK codebook when the first PDCCH is received in the first CORESET and the second HARQ-ACK codebook when the first PDCCH is received in the second CORESET.
1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station (BS), information for a first code rate and for a second code rate;
determining a first number of resource elements (REs) for multiplexing first acknowledgement information in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) based on:
the first code rate when second acknowledgement information is not multiplexed in the PUCCH, and
the second code rate when the second acknowledgement information is multiplexed in the PUCCH;
multiplexing the first acknowledgement information in the PUCCH; and
transmitting, to the BS, the PUCCH.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving information for a third code rate;
determining a second number of REs for multiplexing the second acknowledgement information in the PUCCH based on the third code rate; and
multiplexing the second acknowledgement information in the PUCCH.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining:
a third number of REs equal to a sum of the first number of REs and the second number of REs, and
a minimum number of resource blocks (RB s) that includes a number of REs that is larger than or equal to the third number of REs; and
transmitting the PUCCH over the minimum number of RBs.
4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving information for a maximum number of resource blocks (RBs);
determining a third number of REs equal to a sum of the first number of REs and the second number of REs, wherein the third number of REs in larger than a number of REs included in the maximum number of RBs;
multiplexing:
the second acknowledgement information over the second number of REs from the maximum number of RBs, and
the first acknowledgement information over remaining REs from the maximum number of RBs after excluding the second number of REs; and
transmitting the PUCCH over the maximum number of RBs.
5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving:
information for first values of parameters for determining a first power of a first PUCCH transmission with the first acknowledgement information, and
information for second values of parameters for determining a second power of a second PUCCH transmission with the second acknowledgement information;
determining a power based on the second values; and
transmitting the PUCCH with the power.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first code rate is smaller than the second code rate.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a downlink control information (DCI) format; and
determining whether acknowledgement information associated with the DCI format is include in the first acknowledgement information or in the second acknowledgement information based on an indication by the DCI format.
8. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive, from a base station (BS), information for a first code rate and for a second code rate; and
a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to:
determine a first number of resource elements (REs) for multiplexing first acknowledgement information in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) based on:
the first code rate when second acknowledgement information is not multiplexed in the PUCCH, and
the second code rate when second acknowledgement information is multiplexed in the PUCCH, and
multiplex the first acknowledgement information in the PUCCH,
wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit to the BS, the PUCCH.
9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein:
the transceiver is further configured to receive information for a third code rate; and
the processor is further configured to:
determine a second number of REs for multiplexing the second acknowledgement information in the PUCCH based on the third code rate, and
multiplex the second acknowledgement information in the PUCCH.
10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein:
the processor is further configured to determine:
a third number of REs equal to a sum of the first number of REs and the second number of REs, and
a minimum number of resource blocks (RB s) that includes a number of REs that is larger than or equal to the third number of REs; and
the transceiver is further configured to transmit the PUCCH over the minimum number of RBs.
11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein:
the transceiver is further configured to receive information for a maximum number of resource blocks (RB s);
the processor is further configured to:
determine a third number of REs equal to a sum of the first number of REs and the second number of REs, wherein the third number of REs in larger than a number of REs included in the maximum number of RBs, and
multiplex:
the second acknowledgement information over the second number of REs from the maximum number of RBs, and
the first acknowledgement information over remaining REs from the maximum number of RBs after excluding the second number of REs; and
the transceiver is further configured to transmit the PUCCH over the maximum number of RBs.
12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein:
the transceiver is further configured to receive:
information for first values of parameters for determining a first power of a first PUCCH transmission with the first acknowledgement information, and
information for second values of parameters for determining a second power of a second PUCCH transmission with the second acknowledgement information;
the processor is further configured to determine a power based on the second values; and
the transceiver is further configured to transmit the PUCCH with the power.
13. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the first code rate is smaller than the second code rate.
14. The UE of claim 8 , wherein:
the transceiver is further configured to receive a downlink control information (DCI) format; and
the processor is further configured to determine whether acknowledgement information associated with the DCI format is included in the first acknowledgement information or in the second acknowledgement information based on an indication by the DCI format.
15. A base station, comprising:
a transceiver configured to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), information for a first code rate and for a second code rate; and
a processor configured to:
determine a first number of REs for demultiplexing first acknowledgement information from a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) based on:
the first code rate when second acknowledgement information is not demultiplexed from the PUCCH, and
the second code rate when the second acknowledgement information is demultiplexed from the PUCCH; and
demultiplex the first acknowledgement information from the PUCCH,
wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive, from the UE, the PUCCH.
16. The base station of claim 15 , wherein:
the transceiver is further configured to transmit information for a third code rate; and
the processor is further configured to:
determine a second number of REs for demultiplexing the second acknowledgement information from the PUCCH based on the third code rate, and
demultiplex the second acknowledgement information from the PUCCH.
17. The base station of claim 16 , wherein:
the processor is further configured to determine:
a third number of REs equal to a sum of the first number of REs and the second number of REs, and
a minimum number of resource blocks (RB s) that includes a number of REs that is larger than or equal to the third number of REs; and
the transceiver is further configured to receive the PUCCH over the minimum number of RBs.
18. The base station of claim 16 , wherein:
the transceiver is further configured to transmit information for a maximum number of resource blocks (RB s);
the processor is further configured to:
determine a third number of REs equal to a sum of the first number of REs and the second number of REs, wherein the third number of REs in larger than a number of REs included in the maximum number of RBs,
demultiplex:
the second acknowledgement information over the second number of REs from the maximum number of RBs, and
the first acknowledgement information over remaining REs from the maximum number of RBs after excluding the second number of REs; and
the transceiver is further configured to receive the PUCCH over the maximum number of RBs.
19. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the first code rate is smaller than the second code rate.
20. The base station of claim 15 , wherein:
the transceiver is further configured to transmit a downlink control information (DCI) format; and
the processor is further configured to determine whether acknowledgement information associated with the DCI format is included in the first acknowledgement information or in the second acknowledgement information based on an indication by the DCI format.