IP Library Granted Patent US 12,700,971
Granted Patent B2
US 12,700,971 · App. 18/281,055 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Method and user equipment for handling radio resource collision

Inventors: Wan-Chen Lin (Taipei, TW); Chia-Hao Yu (Taipei, TW); Chia-Hung Lin (Taipei, TW); Hai-Han Wang (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04W72/21
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,700,971
App. No.
18/281,055
Filed
Sep 8, 2023
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2478
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A wireless communication method and apparatus for handling radio resource collision are provided. The wireless communication method includes receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration indicating a first Control Resource Set (CORESET) pool index associated with a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) designated to carry Uplink Control Information (UCI); determining whether the PUCCH overlaps one or more Physical Uplink Shared Channels (PUSCHs) in time domain; after determining that the PUCCH overlaps at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain, multiplexing the UCI on a particular PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs that is associated with the first CORESET pool index; and transmitting the UCI via the particular PUSCH.

Claims (46)

1 . A wireless communication method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for handling radio resource collisions, the wireless communication method comprising:

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration indicating a first Control Resource Set (CORESET) pool index associated with a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) designated to carry Uplink Control Information (UCI);

determining whether the PUCCH overlaps one or more Physical Uplink Shared Channels (PUSCHs) in time domain;

after determining that the PUCCH overlaps at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain, multiplexing the UCI on a particular PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs that is associated with the first CORESET pool index; and

transmitting the multiplexed UCI via the particular PUSCH.

2 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

dropping a transmission of the PUCCH after determining that the PUCCH overlaps the at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain.

3 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the RRC configuration further indicates a second CORESET pool index,

the first CORESET pool index is associated with a first Transmission Reception Point (TRP), and

the second CORESET pool index is associated with a second TRP.

4 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH is scheduled for a dynamic PUCCH transmission.

5 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH is scheduled for a transmission of a PUCCH repetition.

6 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , wherein each PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs is scheduled by a respective Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

7 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the particular PUSCH is scheduled for a transmission of a PUSCH repetition.

8 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the one or more PUSCHs according to a predetermined sequential order in a beam sweeping cycle after determining that the PUCCH overlaps the at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain,

wherein each PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs is associated with a respective beam.

9 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the one or more PUSCHs according to a predetermined cyclic order in a beam sweeping cycle after determining that the PUCCH overlaps the at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain,

wherein each PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs is associated with a respective beam.

10 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the UCI includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ)-Acknowledgment (ACK) information.

11 . A User Equipment (UE) for handling radio resource collisions, the UE comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to:

receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration indicating a first Control Resource Set (CORESET) pool index associated with a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) designated to carry Uplink Control Information (UCI);

determine whether the PUCCH overlaps one or more Physical Uplink Shared Channels (PUSCHs) in time domain;

after determining that the PUCCH overlaps at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain, multiplex the UCI on a particular PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs that is associated with the first CORESET pool index; and

transmit the multiplexed UCI via the particular PUSCH.

12 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

drop a transmission of the PUCCH after determining that the PUCCH overlaps the at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain.

13 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein:

the RRC configuration further indicates a second CORESET pool index,

the first CORESET pool index is associated with a first Transmission Reception Point (TRP), and

the second CORESET pool index is associated with a second TRP.

14 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the PUCCH is scheduled for a dynamic PUCCH transmission.

15 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the PUCCH is scheduled for a transmission of a PUCCH repetition.

16 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein each PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs is scheduled by a respective Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

17 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the particular PUSCH is scheduled for a transmission of a PUSCH repetition.

18 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

transmit the one or more PUSCHs according to a predetermined sequential order in a beam sweeping cycle after determining that the PUCCH overlaps the at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain,

wherein each PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs is associated with a respective beam.

19 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

transmit the one or more PUSCHs according to a predetermined cyclic order in a beam sweeping cycle after determining that the PUCCH overlaps the at least one of the one or more PUSCHs in the time domain,

wherein each PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs is associated with a respective beam.

20 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the UCI includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ)-Acknowledgment (ACK) information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069028/0473 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2023
From: LIN, WAN-CHEN; YU, CHIA-HAO; LIN, CHIA-HUNG; WANG, HAI-HAN
To: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064844/0722 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63169825 · Apr 1, 2021
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