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Granted Patent B2
US 11,716,732 · App. 17/116,996 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Feedback configuration for uplink control messages

Inventors: Tianyang Bai (Somerville, NJ); Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Junyi Li (Chester, NJ); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/21H04L1/1896H04W24/08H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 11,716,732
App. No.
17/116,996
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify, based on attributes of an uplink control information (UCI) message transmitted by the UE to a base station, whether transmitting the UCI message will trigger a feedback message from the base station. The UE may transmit the UCI message to a base station in uplink control channel resources. The UE may determine a feedback configuration corresponding to the UCI message based on attributes of the UCI message. The feedback configuration may indicate whether the UCI triggers a feedback message. The UE may monitor for the feedback message responsive to the UCI message based on the feedback configuration.

Claims (55)

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

transmitting an uplink control information message in uplink control channel resources;

determining a feedback configuration corresponding to the uplink control information message based at least in part on a set of attributes of the uplink control information message comprising a trigger condition for triggering an autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change at the UE, the autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change comprising updating a channel state information-reference signal beam at the UE, wherein the feedback configuration indicates whether the uplink control information message triggers a feedback message from a network entity, the feedback message comprising signaling indicative of a positive acknowledgment of the uplink control information message or a negative acknowledgment of the uplink control information message; and

monitoring for the feedback message from the network entity responsive to the uplink control information message based at least in part on the feedback configuration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a format of the uplink control information message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a payload size associated with the uplink control information message.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a priority of the uplink control channel resources.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the feedback message based at least in part on the monitoring; and

performing the autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change based at least in part on receiving the feedback message.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a dynamic indication that indicates the feedback configuration for the uplink control information message.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a scheduling type associated with the uplink control channel resources.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retransmitting the uplink control information message based at least in part on the monitoring and expiration of a timer.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback message comprises an indication of an association between the feedback message and the uplink control information message.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the indication of the association between the feedback message and the uplink control information message comprises bitmap information corresponding to the uplink control channel resources.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the feedback message based at least in part on the monitoring; and

identifying an association between the feedback message and the uplink control information message based at least in part on a duration between transmitting the uplink control information message and receiving the feedback message.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the feedback message in a downlink control information (DCI) message over downlink control channel resources, wherein bitmap information in a field of the DCI message comprises an indication of an association between the feedback message and the uplink control information message.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink control information message comprises a channel state information report.

14. A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

receiving an uplink control information message in uplink control channel resources;

determining a feedback configuration corresponding to the uplink control information message based at least in part on a set of attributes of the uplink control information message comprising a trigger condition for triggering an autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change at the network entity, the autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change comprising updating a channel state information-reference signal beam at the network entity, wherein the feedback configuration indicates whether the uplink control information message triggers a feedback message from the network entity, the feedback message comprising signaling indicative of a positive acknowledgment of the uplink control information message or a negative acknowledgment of the uplink control information message; and

transmitting, from the network entity to a user equipment (UE), the feedback message responsive to the uplink control information message based at least in part on the feedback configuration.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a format of the uplink control information message.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a payload size associated with the uplink control information message.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a priority of the uplink control channel resources.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting the feedback message based at least in part on receiving the uplink control information message; and

performing the autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change based at least in part on receiving the uplink control information message.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a dynamic indication that indicates the feedback configuration for the uplink control information message.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a scheduling type associated with the uplink control channel resources.

21. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving a retransmission of the uplink control information message based at least in part on expiration of a timer.

22. The method of claim 14 , wherein the feedback message comprises an indication of an association between the feedback message and the uplink control information message.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the indication of the association between the feedback message and the uplink control information message comprises bitmap information corresponding to of the uplink control channel resources.

24. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting the feedback message in a downlink control information (DCI) message over downlink control channel resources,

wherein bitmap information in a field of the DCI message comprises an indication of an association between the feedback message and the uplink control information message.

25. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor, and

memory coupled with the processor and comprising instructions, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit an uplink control information message in uplink control channel resources;

determine a feedback configuration corresponding to the uplink control information message based at least in part on a set of attributes of the uplink control information message comprising a trigger condition for triggering an autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change at the UE, the autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change comprising updating a channel state information-reference signal beam at the UE, wherein the feedback configuration indicates whether the uplink control information message triggers a feedback message from a network entity, the feedback message comprising signaling indicative of a positive acknowledgment of the uplink control information message or a negative acknowledgment of the uplink control information message; and

monitor for the feedback message from the network entity responsive to the uplink control information message based at least in part on the feedback configuration.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a format of the uplink control information message.

27. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the set of attributes comprises a payload size associated with the uplink control information message.

28. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

a processor, and

memory coupled with the processor and comprising instructions, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive an uplink control information message in uplink control channel resources;

determine a feedback configuration corresponding to the uplink control information message based at least in part on a set of attributes of the uplink control information message comprising a trigger condition for triggering an autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change at the network entity, the autonomous transmission configuration indicator state change comprising updating a channel state information-reference signal beam at the network entity, wherein the feedback configuration indicates whether the uplink control information message triggers a feedback message from the network entity, the feedback message comprising that signaling indicative of a positive acknowledgment of the uplink control information message or a negative acknowledgment of the uplink control information message; and

transmit, from the network entity to a user equipment (UE), the feedback message responsive to the uplink control information message based at least in part on the feedback configuration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2021
From: BAI, TIANYANG; ZHOU, YAN; LI, JUNYI; LUO, TAO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (1)
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