Multi-beam transmission signaling for uplink communication channels
Presented are systems, methods, apparatuses, or computer-readable media for multi-beam transmission signaling for uplink communication channels. A wireless communication device may receive, from a wireless communication node, B candidate groups of power control parameters. The wireless communication device may receive, from the wireless communication node, a first signaling to indicate the B candidate groups of power control parameters for a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource. B may be an integer greater than or equal to 1.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a wireless communication device from a wireless communication node, B candidate groups of power control parameters,
receiving, by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node, a medium access control element (MAC CE) signaling carrying an identifier to indicate a candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters for a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource, wherein B is an integer greater than or equal to 1, wherein the receiving comprises: receiving, by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node, the MAC CE signaling carrying an identifier G for identifying at least one of: a (G+1)th candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, or a (G+1)th beam state from B beam states, for the first PUCCH resource, wherein G is a non-negative integer smaller than B; and
communicating, by the wireless communication device, a PUCCH occasion in accordance with the first PUCCH resource, the first PUCCH resource associated with the candidate group.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a b th candidate group of power control parameters, from the B candidate groups, is at least one of:
configured by higher layer signaling, or
includes a b th predefined value from each of a plurality of sets of configured power control parameters,
wherein b is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and smaller than or equal to B, and each of the plurality of sets of the configured power control parameters corresponds to a set of pathloss reference signals (RSs), a set of p0 values, or a set of closed loop indices.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC CE signaling indicates one of at least three values, the three values corresponding to a first candidate group, a second candidate group, or both the first candidate group and the second candidate group, from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, wherein:
a first value indicates that all PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the first candidate group of power control parameters,
a second value indicates that all PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the second candidate group of power control parameters, and
a third value indicates that a first subset of PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the first candidate group of power control parameters, and a second subset of PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the second candidate group of power control parameters.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first PUCCH resource is configured in B PUCCH resource groups from M PUCCH resource groups, wherein M is greater than or equal to B, and each of the M PUCCH resource groups is associated with at least one of: same power control parameters, or a same beam state.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identified (G+1)th candidate group of power control parameters or the identified (G+1)th beam state is used for all PUCCH resources of a (G+1)th PUCCH resource group from the B PUCCH resource groups, that includes the first PUCCH resource.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifier G includes at least one of:
a bit in an octet that includes an identifier (ID) of the first PUCCH resource, or
a bit in another octet that includes a spatial relation information ID for the first PUCCH resource.
7. A method comprising:
transmitting, by a wireless communication node to a wireless communication device, B candidate groups of power control parameters,
transmitting, by the wireless communication node to the wireless communication device, a medium access control element (MAC CE) signaling carrying an identifier to indicate a candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters for a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource, wherein B is an integer greater than or equal to 1, wherein the transmitting comprises: transmitting, by the wireless communication node to the wireless communication device, the MAC CE signaling carrying an identifier G for identifying at least one of: a (G+1)th candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, or a (G+1)th beam state from B beam states, for the first PUCCH resource, wherein G is a non-negative integer smaller than B; and
causing the wireless communication device to communicate a PUCCH occasion in accordance with the first PUCCH resource, the first PUCCH resource associated with the candidate group.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein a b th candidate group of power control parameters, from the B candidate groups, is at least one of:
configured by higher layer signaling, or
includes a b th predefined value from each of a plurality of sets of configured power control parameters,
wherein b is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and smaller than or equal to B, and each of the plurality of sets of the configured power control parameters corresponds to a set of pathloss reference signals (RSs), a set of p0 values, or a set of closed loop indices.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the MAC CE signaling indicates one of at least three values, the three values corresponding to a first candidate group, a second candidate group, or both the first candidate group and the second candidate group, from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, wherein:
a first value indicates that all PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the first candidate group of power control parameters,
a second value indicates that all PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the second candidate group of power control parameters, and
a third value indicates that a first subset of PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the first candidate group of power control parameters, and a second subset of PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the second candidate group of power control parameters.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first PUCCH resource is configured in B PUCCH resource groups from M PUCCH resource groups, wherein M is greater than or equal to B, and each of the M PUCCH resource groups is associated with at least one of: same power control parameters, or a same beam state.
11. The method of claim 7 , comprising:
transmitting, by the wireless communication node to the wireless communication device, the MAC CE signaling carrying an identifier G for identifying at least one of: a (G+1)th candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, or a (G+1)th beam state from B beam states, for the first PUCCH resource, wherein G is a non-negative integer smaller than B.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identified (G+1)th candidate group of power control parameters or the identified (G+1)th beam state is used for all PUCCH resources of a (G+1)th PUCCH resource group from the B PUCCH resource groups, that includes the first PUCCH resource.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identifier G includes at least one of:
a bit in an octet that includes an identifier (ID) of the first PUCCH resource, or
a bit in another octet that includes a spatial relation information ID for the first PUCCH resource.
14. A wireless communication device comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
receive, via a receiver from a wireless communication node, B candidate groups of power control parameters,
receive, via the receiver from the wireless communication node, a medium access control element (MAC CE) signaling carrying an identifier to indicate a candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters for a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource, wherein B is an integer greater than or equal to 1, which comprises receiving, via the receiver from the wireless communication node, the MAC CE signaling carrying an identifier G for identifying at least one of: a (G+1)th candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, or a (G+1)th beam state from B beam states, for the first PUCCH resource, wherein G is a non-negative integer smaller than B; and
communicate, via a transmitter, a PUCCH occasion in accordance with the first PUCCH resource, the first PUCCH resource associated with the candidate group.
15. The wireless communication device of claim 14 , wherein a b th candidate group of power control parameters, from the B candidate groups, is at least one of:
configured by higher layer signaling, or
includes a b th predefined value from each of a plurality of sets of configured power control parameters,
wherein b is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and smaller than or equal to B, and each of the plurality of sets of the configured power control parameters corresponds to a set of pathloss reference signals (RSs), a set of p0 values, or a set of closed loop indices.
16. The wireless communication device of claim 14 , wherein the MAC CE signaling indicates one of at least three values, the three values corresponding to a first candidate group, a second candidate group, or both the first candidate group and the second candidate group, from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, wherein:
a first value indicates that all PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the first candidate group of power control parameters,
a second value indicates that all PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the second candidate group of power control parameters, and
a third value indicates that a first subset of PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the first candidate group of power control parameters, and a second subset of PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the second candidate group of power control parameters.
17. A wireless communication node comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
transmit, via a transmitter to a wireless communication device, B candidate groups of power control parameters,
transmit, via the transmitter to the wireless communication device, a medium access control element (MAC CE) signaling carrying an identifier to indicate a candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters for a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource, wherein B is an integer greater than or equal to 1, which comprises transmitting, via the transmitter to the wireless communication device, the MAC CE signaling carrying an identifier G for identifying at least one of: a (G+1)th candidate group from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, or a (G+1)th beam state from B beam states, for the first PUCCH resource, wherein G is a non-negative integer smaller than B; and
cause the wireless communication device, to communicate a PUCCH occasion in accordance with the first PUCCH resource, the first PUCCH resource associated with the candidate group.
18. The wireless communication node of claim 17 , wherein a b th candidate group of power control parameters, from the B candidate groups, is at least one of:
configured by higher layer signaling, or
includes a b th predefined value from each of a plurality of sets of configured power control parameters,
wherein b is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and smaller than or equal to B, and each of the plurality of sets of the configured power control parameters corresponds to a set of pathloss reference signals (RSs), a set of p0 values, or a set of closed loop indices.
19. The wireless communication node of claim 17 , wherein the MAC CE signaling indicates one of at least three values, the three values corresponding to a first candidate group, a second candidate group, or both the first candidate group and the second candidate group, from the B candidate groups of power control parameters, wherein:
a first value indicates that all PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the first candidate group of power control parameters,
a second value indicates that all PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the second candidate group of power control parameters, and
a third value indicates that a first subset of PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the first candidate group of power control parameters, and a second subset of PUCCH transmission instances of the first PUCCH resource are associated with the second candidate group of power control parameters.