IP Library Granted Patent US 12,568,504
Granted Patent B2
US 12,568,504 · App. 18/169,005 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

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
H04W72/23H04L1/18H04L27/2607H04W56/001H04W72/0446H04W76/27H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,568,504
App. No.
18/169,005
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
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 (14)

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

a processor, the processor comprising an intelligent hardware device or a combination of intelligent hardware devices;

a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

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

receive, from a base station, a time domain resource assignment indicating a starting symbol and a transmission duration for one or more data repetitions, the transmission duration comprising contiguous symbols from the starting symbol, and the transmission duration comprising a plurality of contiguous symbols in a slot;

transmit, to the base station, a first data repetition in a first set of contiguous uplink symbols in the plurality of contiguous symbols and a second data repetition in a second set of contiguous uplink symbols in the plurality of contiguous symbols, by dropping one or more downlink symbol or symbols in the plurality of contiguous symbols, the one or more downlink symbol or symbols comprising one downlink symbol between the first set of contiguous uplink symbols and second set of contiguous uplink symbols.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to further cause the apparatus to:

transmit the first data repetition and the second data repetition based on the first set of contiguous uplink symbols being higher than a threshold of one symbol or the second set of contiguous uplink symbols being higher than the threshold of one symbol.

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

transmit the first data repetition and the second data repetition in the slot without receiving an explicit indication for multiple segment transmissions in the slot.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , the transmission duration further comprising a second plurality of contiguous symbols in a second slot, the transmission duration crossing a slot boundary of the slot and the second slot,

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

determine to transmit a third data repetition in contiguous uplink symbols in the transmission duration in the second slot, based on the starting symbol and the transmission duration; and

transmit, to the base station, the third data repetition in contiguous uplink symbols in the transmission duration in the second slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2023
From: FAKOORIAN, SEYED ALI AKBAR; HOSSEINI, SEYEDKIANOUSH; CHEN, WANSHI; GAAL, PETER; JIANG, JING; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 062697/0432 →
Continuity (5)
Division 16790608 · Feb 13, 2020
Provisional Application 62911894 · Oct 7, 2019
Provisional Application 62886859 · Aug 14, 2019
Provisional Application 62806732 · Feb 15, 2019
Related Publication 20230199792A1 · Jun 22, 2023
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