IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,546
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,546 · App. 18/173,713 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

HARQ-ack feedback and intra-UE multiplexing

Inventors: Wei Yang (San Diego, CA); Yi Huang (San Diego, CA)
H04W72/21H04L1/08H04L5/0055H04W72/11H04W72/563
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Patent No.
US 12,477,546
App. No.
18/173,713
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). According to certain aspects, a UE may be configured to determine that content of at least two first single-slot physical uplink control channel (PUCCHs) is to be multiplexed on to a second PUCCH, based on at least one rule, and process the second PUCCH, based on the at least one rule.

Claims (64)

1 . A method for wireless communication by a user-equipment (UE), comprising:

determining that content of at least two first single-slot physical uplink control channels (PUCCHs) is to be multiplexed on to a second PUCCH, based on at least one rule;

processing the second PUCCH, based on the at least one rule, wherein according to the at least one rule, the UE does not expect the second PUCCH to be configured with repetition; and

processing the second PUCCH comprises refraining from transmitting the second PUCCH if the second PUCCH is configured with repetition.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, according to the at least one rule, the UE does not expect the second PUCCH to be configured with repetition if the content of the at least two first single-slot PUCCHs to be multiplexed on to a second PUCCH comprises:

uplink control information (UCI) of a same priority; or

UCI of different priorities.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, according to the at least one rule, the UE does not expect at least one of:

the second PUCCH to overlap in time with one or more other PUCCHs; or

the second PUCCH to be deferred for any reason.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the content of the at least two first single-slot PUCCHs to be multiplexed on to a second PUCCH comprises multiple types or multiple priorities of uplink control information (UCI); and

according to the at least one rule, the UE determines a priority of the second PUCCH based on a highest priority of the multiple types or multiple priorities of UCI.

5 . A method for wireless communication by a network entity, comprising:

determining that content of at least two first single-slot physical uplink control channel (PUCCHs) is to be multiplexed by a user equipment (UE) on to a second PUCCH, based on at least one rule;

processing the second PUCCH, based on the at least one rule, wherein according to the at least one rule, the network entity does not expect the UE to transmit the second PUCCH, if the second PUCCH is configured with repetition.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein, according to the at least one rule, the network entity does not expect the UE to transmit the second PUCCH if the second PUCCH is configured with repetition if the content of the at least two first single-slot PUCCHs to be multiplexed on to a second PUCCH comprises:

uplink control information (UCI) of a same priority; or

UCI of different priorities.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein, according to the at least one rule, the network entity does not expect the UE to transmit the second PUCCH if:

the second PUCCH overlaps in time with one or more other PUCCHs; or

the second PUCCH is to be deferred for any reason.

8 . A method for wireless communication by a user-equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a network entity, signaling configuring a user equipment (UE) with a radio resource control (RRC) parameter indicating physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources for acknowledgement feedback for semi-persistently scheduled (SPS) physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs);

receiving an activation DCI activating SPS PDSCH transmissions with a PUCCH resource indicator (PRI) indicating a PUCCH resource from one or more PUCCH resource sets used for reporting acknowledgment feedback for dynamic PDSCHs; and

processing a PUCCH for reporting acknowledgment for a first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI, based on a rule designed to ensure that the UE selects a same PUCCH resource for acknowledging the first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI, regardless of whether the UE treats the first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI as:

a dynamically scheduled PDSCH, in which case the PUCCH for acknowledgment feedback is based on the PUCCH resource indicator (PRI) in the activation DCI, or

an SPS PDSCH, in which case the PUCCH for acknowledgment feedback is based on the RRC parameter.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the RRC parameter indicates just one PUCCH resource; and

the rule dictates that the PRI indicates the same PUCCH resource as the indicated by the RRC parameter.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the RRC parameter indicates a PUCCH resource; and

the rule dictates that PUCCH resource indicated by the RRC parameter is contained in one of the PUCCH resource sets used for reporting acknowledgment feedback for dynamic PDSCHs.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the RRC parameter indicates a list of PUCCH resources; and

the rule dictates that every PUCCH resource in the list of PUCCH resources is contained in one of the PUCCH resource sets used for reporting acknowledgment feedback for dynamic PDSCHs.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the rule dictates that a payload size range for each PUCCH resource in the list of PUCCH resources is the same as a payload size range for the PUCCH resource sets used for reporting acknowledgment feedback for dynamic PDSCHs.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the rule dictates that the PUCCH for the activation DCI is a last DCI that triggers acknowledgment feedback in a same slot or subslot.

14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the rule dictates that:

a PUCCH resource the UE selects for acknowledging the first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI does not collide with semi-static downlink symbols, regardless of whether the UE treats the first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI as a dynamically scheduled PDSCH or an SPS PDSCH.

15 . A method for wireless communication by a network entity, comprising:

configuring a user equipment (UE) with a radio resource control (RRC) parameter indicating physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources for acknowledgement feedback for semi-persistently scheduled (SPS) physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs);

transmitting the UE an activation DCI activating SPS PDSCH transmissions with a PUCCH resource indicator (PRI) indicating a PUCCH resource from one or more PUCCH resource sets used for reporting acknowledgment feedback for dynamic PDSCHs; and

taking action so the UE selects a same PUCCH resource for acknowledging a first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI, regardless of whether the UE treats the first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI as:

a dynamically scheduled PDSCH, in which case the PUCCH for acknowledgment feedback is based on a PUCCH resource indicator (PRI) in the activation DCI, or

an SPS PDSCH, in which case the PUCCH for acknowledgment feedback is based on the RRC parameter.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein:

the RRC parameter indicates just one PUCCH resource; and

taking action comprises indicating, in the PRI, the same PUCCH resource as the indicated by the RRC parameter.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein:

the RRC parameter indicates a PUCCH resource; and

taking action comprises ensuring that PUCCH resource indicated by the RRC parameter is contained in one of the PUCCH resource sets used for reporting acknowledgment feedback for dynamic PDSCHs.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein:

the RRC parameter indicates a list of PUCCH resources; and

taking action comprises ensuring that every PUCCH resource in the list of PUCCH resources is contained in one of the PUCCH resource sets used for reporting acknowledgment feedback for dynamic PDSCHs.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein:

taking action also comprises ensuring that a payload size range for each PUCCH resource in the list of PUCCH resources is the same as a payload size range for the PUCCH resource sets used for reporting acknowledgment feedback for dynamic PDSCHs.

20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein:

taking action comprises ensuring that the PUCCH for the activation DCI is a last DCI that triggers acknowledgment feedback in a same slot or subslot.

21 . The method of claim 15 , wherein taking action comprises:

ensuring that a PUCCH resource the UE selects for acknowledging the first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI does not collide with semi-static downlink symbols, regardless of whether the UE treats the first SPS PDSCH after the activation DCI as a dynamically scheduled PDSCH or an SPS PDSCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: YANG, WEI; HUANG, YI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 063203/0187 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63314264 · Feb 25, 2022
Related Publication 20230276449A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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