Granted Patent B2

US 12,414,121 · App. 18/495,326 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventors: Jing Lei (San Diego, CA); Yuchul Kim (San Diego, CA); Hwan Joon Kwon (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated

H04W72/21H04W72/0446H04W72/0453

Abstract

Claims (54)

1. A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

performing a first uplink data transmission using a single transport block and a first modulation coding scheme;

transmitting an indication that uplink data is to be transmitted in a second uplink data transmission;

receiving, based at least in part on the indication, a grant triggering the second uplink data transmission, wherein the grant triggers the second uplink data transmission using a plurality of transport blocks;

identifying, based at least in part on the grant, at least one of a repetition pattern, a frequency hopping pattern, a demodulation reference signal bundling, or any combination thereof; and

performing the second uplink data transmission using a set of resources and a second modulation coding scheme different than the first modulation coding scheme based at least in part on the grant and according to the repetition pattern, the frequency hopping pattern, the demodulation reference signal bundling, or a combination thereof, the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a signal indicating the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks and the second modulation coding scheme.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks based at least in part on the grant.

4. A method for wireless communications at a base station, comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a first uplink data transmission using a single transport block and a first modulation coding scheme;

receiving, from the UE, an indication that uplink data is to be transmitted in a second uplink data transmission;

transmitting, based at least in part on the indication, a grant triggering the second uplink data transmission, wherein the grant triggers the second uplink data transmission using a plurality of transport blocks;

identifying, based at least in part on the grant, at least one of a repetition pattern, a frequency hopping pattern, a demodulation reference signal bundling, or any combination thereof, wherein the second uplink data transmission is performed according to the repetition pattern, the frequency hopping pattern, the demodulation reference signal bundling, or a combination thereof; and

receiving the second uplink data transmission using a set of resources and a second modulation coding scheme different than the first modulation coding scheme based at least in part on the grant, the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting a signal indicating the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks and the second modulation coding scheme.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

identifying the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks based at least in part on the grant.

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

one or more processors; and

one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors and that store executable code that, when executed by the one or more processors, is configured to cause the UE to:

perform a first uplink data transmission using a single transport block and a first modulation coding scheme;

transmit an indication that uplink data is to be transmitted in a second uplink data transmission;

receive, based at least in part on the indication, a grant triggering the second uplink data transmission, wherein the grant triggers the second uplink data transmission using a plurality of transport blocks;

identify, based at least in part on the grant, at least one of a repetition pattern, a frequency hopping pattern, a demodulation reference signal bundling, or any combination thereof; and

perform the second uplink data transmission using a set of resources and a second modulation coding scheme different than the first modulation coding scheme based at least in part on the grant and according to the repetition pattern, the frequency hopping pattern, the demodulation reference signal bundling, or a combination thereof, the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the executable code is further configured to cause the UE to:

receive a signal indicating the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks and the second modulation coding scheme.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the executable code is further configured to cause the UE to:

identify the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks based at least in part on the grant.

10. An apparatus for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors and that store executable code that, when executed by the one or more processors, is configured to cause the network entity to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE), a first uplink data transmission using a single transport block and a first modulation coding scheme;

receive, from the UE, an indication that uplink data is to be transmitted in a second uplink data transmission;

transmit, based at least in part on the indication, a grant triggering the second uplink data transmission, wherein the grant triggers the second uplink data transmission using a plurality of transport blocks;

identify, based at least in part on the grant, at least one of a repetition pattern, a frequency hopping pattern, a demodulation reference signal bundling, or any combination thereof, wherein the second uplink data transmission is performed according to the repetition pattern, the frequency hopping pattern, the demodulation reference signal bundling, or a combination thereof; and

receive the second uplink data transmission using a set of resources and a second modulation coding scheme different than the first modulation coding scheme based at least in part on the grant, the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the executable code is further configured to cause the network entity to:

transmit a signal indicating the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks and the second modulation coding scheme.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the executable code is further configured to cause the network entity to:

identify the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks based at least in part on the grant.

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

means for performing a first uplink data transmission using a single transport block and a first modulation coding scheme;

means for transmitting an indication that uplink data is to be transmitted in a second uplink data transmission;

means for receiving, based at least in part on the indication, a grant triggering the second uplink data transmission, wherein the grant triggers the second uplink data transmission using a plurality of transport blocks;

means for identifying, based at least in part on the grant, at least one of a repetition pattern, a frequency hopping pattern, a demodulation reference signal bundling, or any combination thereof; and

means for performing the second uplink data transmission using a set of resources and a second modulation coding scheme different than the first modulation coding scheme based at least in part on the grant and according to the repetition pattern, the frequency hopping pattern, the demodulation reference signal bundling, or a combination thereof, the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:

means for receiving a signal indicating the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks and the second modulation coding scheme.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:

means for identifying the set of resources spanning the plurality of transport blocks based at least in part on the grant.

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