DYNAMIC RESOURCE BLOCK BUNDLING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
A UE may include a receiver to receive a first DCI format and a transceiver to operate a first signal occupying at least one PRB bundle in a frequency domain, where any PRB bundle occupied by the first signal belongs to a first sub-band having a first value equal to a plurality of consecutive PRBs. The first DCI format includes a first field used for indicating a frequency domain resource occupied by the first signal, and the size of the first field is related to the first value. A target PRB bundle is the PRB bundle occupied by the first signal in the frequency domain; and the number of PRBs in the target PRB bundle is related to both the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format and a target threshold. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
1 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
a first receiver configured to receive a first DCI format scheduling a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs); and
a transceiver configured to transmit or receive a first signal occupying at least one PRB bundle in a frequency domain belonging to a first sub-band, wherein the first sub-band comprising comprises a first value of a plurality of consecutive PRBs;
wherein the first DCI format comprises a first field indicating a frequency domain resource allocated for the first signal, and a size of the first field is related to the first value; wherein a target PRB bundle is at least 1 PRB bundle occupied by the first signal in the frequency domain, and a number of PRBs in the target PRB bundle is related to both the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format and a target threshold equal to a ratio of half of a second value; wherein the second value is related to an indicated reduced bandwidth capability of the receiver and wherein the first value is greater than the second value.
2 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the first sub-band is a bandwidth part (BWP).
3 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein in response to a number of consecutive PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format being greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to a scheduled bandwidth; or in response to any of the PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format not being consecutive or the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format is not greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to 2 or 4.
4 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the first DCI format includes a second field set to 1; the first field includes a configurable first value set comprising 2 values including the first value and a first reference value configured to one of 2 or 4; and wherein the PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format are not consecutive or the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format is not greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to the first reference value.
5 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the first value is used to determine the size of the first field in the first DCI format.
6 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the first field in the first DCI format includes a first resource indication value related to the first value, and used to indicate a frequency domain resource occupied by the first signal.
7 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein a same precoding is applied to any of the PRBs in the target PRB bundle.
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11 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the first field in the first DCI format indicates resource block groups (RBGs) allocated to the first signal in a first resource block group set and wherein a total number of RBGs comprised in the first resource block group set is associated with the first value.
12 . A base station for wireless communication, the base station comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a first DCI format scheduling a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs); and
a transceiver configured to transmit or receive a first signal occupying at least one PRB bundle in a frequency domain belonging to a first sub-band, wherein the first sub-band comprises a first value of a plurality of consecutive PRBs;
wherein the first DCI format comprises a first field indicating a frequency domain resource allocated for the first signal, and a size of the first field is related to the first value;
wherein a target PRB bundle is at least 1 PRB bundle occupied by the first signal in the frequency domain, and a number of PRBs in the target PRB bundle is related to both the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format and a target threshold equal to a ratio of half of a second value; wherein the second value is related to an indicated reduced bandwidth capability of a user equipment (UE) receiver and wherein the first value is greater than the second value.
13 . The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the first sub-band is a bandwidth part (BWP).
14 . The base station according to claim 12 , wherein in response to a number of consecutive PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format being greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to a scheduled bandwidth; or in response to one of the PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format not being consecutive or the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format is not greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to 2 or 4.
15 . The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the first DCI format includes a second field set to 1; the first field includes a configurable first value set comprising 2 values including the first value and a first reference value configured to one of 2 or 4; and wherein the PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format are not consecutive or the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format is not greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to the first reference value.
16 . The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the first value is used to determine the size of the first field in the first DCI format.
17 . The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the first field in the first DCI format includes a first resource indication value related to the first value, and used to indicate a frequency domain resource occupied by the first signal.
18 . The base station according to claim 12 , wherein a same precoding is applied to any of the PRBs in the target PRB bundle.
19 . A method for a user equipment (UE) in wireless communication, the method comprising:
receiving a first DCI format scheduling a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs); and
transmitting or receiving a first signal occupying at least one PRB bundle in a frequency domain belonging to a first sub-band, wherein the first sub-band comprises a first value of a plurality of consecutive PRBs;
wherein the first DCI format comprises a first field indicating a frequency domain resource allocated for the first signal, and a size of the first field is related to the first value;
wherein a target PRB bundle is at least 1 PRB bundle occupied by the first signal in the frequency domain, and a number of PRBs in the target PRB bundle is related to both the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format and a target threshold equal to a ratio of half of a second value; wherein the second value is related to an indicated reduced bandwidth capability of the receiver and wherein the first value is greater than the second value.
20 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein the first sub-band is a bandwidth part (BWP.
21 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein in response to a number of consecutive PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format being greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to a scheduled bandwidth; or in response to one of the PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format not being consecutive or the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format is not greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to 2 or 4.
22 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein the first DCI format includes a second field set to 1; the first field includes a configurable first value set comprising 2 values including the first value and a first reference value configured to one of 2 or 4; and wherein the PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format are not consecutive or the number of PRBs scheduled by the first DCI format is not greater than the target threshold, the number of PRBs comprised in the target PRB bundle is equal to the first reference value.