UE configured for type-2 HARQ-ACK codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission

1. An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) configured for operation in a fifth-generation new radio (5G NR) system, the apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry to:

configure the UE for Type-2 Hybrid automatic repeat request (HAW)) acknowledge (ACK) (HARQ-ACK) codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission;

decode a downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) group of one or more PDSCHs; the DCI format including a downlink assignment index (DAI) comprising a counter DAI (C-DAI) for a scheduled PDSCH group and a total DAI (T-DAI) for a non-scheduled PDSCH group;

configure the UE to retransmit, for HARQ-ACK retransmission, HARQ-ACK bits from more than one PDSCH group for multiplexing in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission occasion scheduled by the DCI format; and

generate HARQ-ACK bits only for PDSCH receptions scheduled by the DCI format for multiplexing in the PUCCH transmission occasion when the DCI format includes a reset feedback indicator for the Type-2 HARQ-ACK codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission and when no DCI formats that are detected after a last PUCCH transmission occasion include the reset feedback indicator, the reset feedback indicator indicating a number of requested PDSCH groups including the scheduled PDSCH group and the non-scheduled PDSCH group; and

a memory to store the HARQ-ACK bits.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein when a most recently received DCI format is DCI format 1_1, the processing circuitry is to configure to UE to report HARQ-ACK bits for a current PDSCH group and one or more other PDSCH groups when indicated by the DCI format 1_1, and

wherein when the most recently received DCI format is DCI format and when an earlier received DCI format 1_1 scheduled a same PDSCH group, the processing circuitry is to configure to UE to report HARQ-ACK bits for a current PDSCH group and one or more other PDSCH groups when indicated by the earlier DCI format 1_1.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein when one serving cell is scheduled in a downlink, the DAI comprises the C-DAI for the scheduled PDSCH group and the T-DAI for the non-scheduled PDSCH group, and

wherein when more than one serving cell is scheduled in the downlink, the DAI comprises the C-DAI and a second T-DAI for the scheduled PDSCH group the T-DAI for the non-scheduled PDSCH group.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to decode radio-resource control (RRC) signalling to configure the UE for the Type-2 HARQ-ACK codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein when there is no reset feedback indicator in the DCI format for a current PDSCH group, the processing circuitry is configured to report HARQ-ACK for the current PDSCH group without retransmitting HARQ-ACK bits from other PDSCH groups.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein DCI format includes a field indicating a number of PDSCH groups for which the HARQ-ACK bits are to be reported.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the DAI further includes a second T-DAI and a second reset feedback indicator for a non-scheduled PDSCH group.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

sort HARQ-ACK bits based on the C-DAI; and

derive a HARQ-ACK codebook size based on the T-DAI and the reset feedback indicator.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein for a PUCCH transmission in unlicensed spectrum (NR-U), the processing circuitry is to:

configure the UE to perform a listen before talk (LIST) operation before the PUCCH transmission unless the PUCCH transmission immediately follows the PDSCH receptions.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry comprises a baseband processor.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by processing circuitry of a user equipment (UE) configured for operation in a fifth-generation new radio (5G NR) system, the processing circuitry to:

configure the UE for Type-2 Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledge (ACK) (HARQ-ACK) codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission;

decode a downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) group of one or more PDSCHs, the DCI format including a downlink assignment index (DAI) comprising a counter DAI (C-DAI) for a scheduled PDSCH group and a total DAI (T-DAI) for a non-scheduled PDSCH group;

configure the UE to retransmit, for HARQ-ACK retransmission, HARQ-ACK bits from more than one PDSCH group for multiplexing in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission occasion scheduled by the DCI format; and

generate HARQ-ACK bits only for PDSCH receptions scheduled by the DCI format for multiplexing in the PUCCH transmission occasion when the DCI format includes a reset feedback indicator for the Type-2 HARQ-ACK codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission and when no DCI formats that are detected after a last PUCCH transmission occasion include the reset feedback indicator, the reset feedback indicator indicating a number of requested PDSCH groups including the scheduled PDSCH group and the non-scheduled PDSCH group.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein when a most recently received DCI format is DCI format 1_1, the processing circuitry is to configure to UE to report HARQ-ACK bits for a current PDSCH group and one or more other PDSCH groups when indicated by the DCI format 1_1, and

wherein when the most recently received DCI format is DCI format 1_0, and when an earlier received DCI format scheduled a same PDSCH group, the processing circuitry is to configure to UE to report HARQ-ACK bits for a current PDSCH group and one or more other PDSCH groups when indicated by the earlier DCI format 1_1.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein when one serving cell is scheduled in a downlink, the DAT comprises the C-DAI for the scheduled PDSCH group and the T-DAI for the non-scheduled PDSCH group, and

wherein when more than one serving cell is scheduled in the downlink, the DAI comprises the C-DAI and a second T-DAI for the scheduled PDSCH group the T-DAI for the non-scheduled PDSCH group.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to decode radio-resource control (RRC) signalling to configure the UE for the Type-2 HARQ-ACK codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein when there is no reset feedback indicator in the DCI format for a current PDSCH group, the processing circuitry is configured to report HARQ-ACK for the current PDSCH group without retransmitting HARQ-ACK bits from other PDSCH groups.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein DCI format includes a field indicating a number of PDSCH groups for which the HARQ-ACK bits are to be reported.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the DAI further includes a second T-DAI and a second reset feedback indicator for a non-scheduled PDSCH group.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , the processing circuitry is further configured to:

sort HARQ-ACK bits based on the C-DAI; and

derive a HARQ-ACK codebook size based on the T-DAI and the reset feedback indicator.

19. An apparatus of a fifth-generation Node B (gNB), the apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry to:

encode RRC signalling for transmission to a user equipment (UE), the RRC signalling to configure the UE for Type-2 HARQ-ACK codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission;

encode a downlink control information (DCI) format, for transmission to the UE, for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) group of one or more PDSCHs, the DCI format including a downlink assignment index (DAI) comprising a counter DAI (C-DAI) for a scheduled PDSCH group and a total DAI (T-DAI) for a non-scheduled PDSCH group;

decode a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) from the UE in a PUCCH transmission occasion scheduled by the DCI format that includes retransmitted HARQ-ACK bits multiplexed from more than one PDSCH group; and

decode the PUCCH from the UE in the PUCCH transmission occasion that includes HARQ-ACK bits multiplexed only generated from PDSCH receptions scheduled by the DCI format when the DCI format included a reset feedback indicator for the Type-2 HARQ-ACK codebook grouping and HARQ-ACK retransmission and when no DCI formats were transmitted to the HE after a last PUCCH transmission occasion include the reset feedback indicator, the reset feedback indicator indicating a number of requested PDSCH groups including the scheduled PDSCH group and the non-scheduled PDSCH group; and

a memory to store the DCI format.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein when a most recently DCI format transmitted to the UE is DCI format 1_1, the processing circuitry is to receive reported HARQ-ACK bits for a current PDSCH group and one or more other PDSCH groups when indicated by the DCI format 1_1, and

wherein when the most recently received DCI format is DCI format 1_0, and when an earlier received DCI format 1_1 scheduled a same PDSCH group, the processing circuitry is to receive reported HARQ-ACK bits for a current PDSCH group and one or more other PDSCH groups when indicated by the earlier DCI format 1_1.