Network node, wireless device and methods therein for performing uplink transmissions
A method and network node for configuring a WD, to perform uplink transmissions using an uplink configured grant, UL-CG, or a dynamic grant is provided. The network node signals by radio resource control, RRC, signaling to the WD, a time domain resource assignment, TDRA, table for the uplink transmissions. The network node signals further signals to the WD, an indication of a particular repetition factor to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions.
1. A network node configured to configure a wireless device (WD) to perform uplink transmissions, the network node configured to:
signal by radio resource control (RRC) signaling to the WD, a time domain resource assignment (TDRA) table for the uplink transmissions;
signal to the WD, an indication of a particular repetition factor to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions;
the TDRA table comprising a set of repetition factors for one of an uplink configured grant (UL-CG) and a dynamic grant, and each repetition factor in the set of repetition factors indicating a number of repetitions of performing uplink transmissions;
the particular repetition factor being included in the set of repetition factors and the indication of the particular repetition factor including an entry in the TDRA table indicating a number of repetitions to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions; and
the number of repetitions indicated by the entry in the TDRA table overriding a repetition factor indicated by RRC signaling.
2. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD is signaled by the network node using RRC signaling.
3. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD is signaled by the network node using downlink control information (DCI) signaling.
4. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the network node is further configured to use RRC signaling to indicate to the WD whether the uplink transmissions are to use slot-based repetition or back-to-back repetition.
5. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the uplink configured grant (UL-CG) is a UL-CG type 2.
6. A method in a network node configured to configure a wireless device (WD) to perform uplink transmissions, the method comprising:
signaling by radio resource control (RRC) signaling to the WD, a time domain resource assignment (TDRA) table for the uplink transmissions;
signaling to the WD, an indication of a particular repetition factor to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions;
the TDRA table comprising a set of repetition factors for one of an uplink configured grant (UL-CG) and a dynamic grant, and each repetition factor in the set of repetition factors indicating a number of repetitions of performing uplink transmissions;
the particular repetition factor being included in the set of repetition factors and the indication of the particular repetition factor including an entry in the TDRA table indicating a number of repetitions to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions; and
the number of repetitions indicated by the entry in the TDRA table overriding a repetition factor indicated by RRC signaling.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD is signaled by the network node using RRC signaling.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD is signaled by the network node using downlink control information (DCI) signaling.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the network node is further configured to use RRC signaling to indicate to the WD whether the uplink transmissions are to use slot-based repetition or back-to-back repetition.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the uplink configured grant (UL-CG) is a UL-CG type 2.
11. A wireless device (WD) configured to perform uplink transmissions to a network node, the wireless device configured to:
receive, via radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the network node, a time domain resource assignment (TDRA) table for the uplink transmissions;
receive, from the network node, an indication of a particular repetition factor for use by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions;
the TDRA table comprising a set of repetition factors for one of an uplink configured grant (UL-CG) and a dynamic grant, and each repetition factor in the set of repetition factors indicating a number of repetitions of performing uplink transmissions;
the particular repetition factor being included in the set of repetition factors and the indication of the particular repetition factor including an entry in the TDRA table indicating a number of repetitions to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions; and
the number of repetitions indicated by the entry in the TDRA table overriding a repetition factor indicated by RRC signaling.
12. The WD of claim 11 , wherein the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD is received by the WD in RRC signaling from the network node.
13. The WD of claim 11 , wherein the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD is received by the WD in downlink control information (DCI) signaling from the network node.
14. The WD of claim 11 , wherein the WD is further configured to receive RRC signaling indicating to the WD whether the uplink transmissions are to use slot-based repetition or back-to-back repetition.
15. The WD of claim 11 , wherein the uplink configured grant (UL-CG) is a UL-CG type 2.
16. A method in a wireless device (WD) configured to perform uplink transmissions to a network node, the method comprising:
receiving, via radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the network node, a time domain resource assignment (TDRA) table for the uplink transmissions;
receiving, from the network node, an indication of a particular repetition factor for use by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions;
the TDRA table comprising a set of repetition factors for one of an uplink configured grant (UL-CG) and a dynamic grant and each repetition factor in the set of repetition factors indicating a number of repetitions of performing uplink transmissions;
the particular repetition factor being included in the set of repetition factors and the indication of the particular repetition factor including an entry in the TDRA table indicating a number of repetitions to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions; and
the number of repetitions indicated by the entry in the TDRA table overriding a repetition factor indicated by RRC signaling.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD is received by the WD in RRC signaling from the network node.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD is received by the WD in downlink control information (DCI) signaling from the network node.
19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising receiving RRC signaling indicating to the WD whether the uplink transmissions are to use slot-based repetition or back-to-back repetition.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the uplink configured grant (UL-CG) is a UL-CG type 2.
21. A wireless device (WD) configured to perform uplink transmissions to a network node, the wireless device configured to:
receive, via radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the network node, a time domain resource assignment (TDRA) table for the uplink transmissions;
receive, from the network node, an indication of a particular repetition factor for use by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions;
the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD being received by the WD in RRC signaling from the network node and the particular repetition factor being ignored by the WD when the TDRA table indicates a nominal number of repetitions for an uplink configured grant (UL-CG) and the UL-CG is activated by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a downlink control information (DCI) format associated with that TDRA table; and
a number of repetitions for the UL-CG to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions being determined by the WD based on the nominal number of repetitions indicated in the TDRA table.
22. The WD of claim 21 , wherein a number of repetitions for the uplink configured grant (UL-CG) to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions, is determined by the WD based on the particular repetition factor when the TDRA table does not indicate a nominal number of repetitions and the UL-CG is activated by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a downlink control information (DCI) format associated with that TDRA table.
23. The WD of claim 21 , wherein the WD is further configured to receive RRC signaling indicating to the WD whether the uplink transmissions are to use slot-based repetition or back-to-back repetition.
24. A method in a wireless device (WD) configured to perform uplink transmissions to a network node, the method comprising:
receiving, via radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the network node, a time domain resource assignment (TDRA) table for the uplink transmissions;
receiving, from the network node, an indication of a particular repetition factor for use by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions;
the indication of the particular repetition factor to be used by the WD being received by the WD in RRC signaling from the network node and the particular repetition factor being ignored by the WD when the TDRA table indicates a nominal number of repetitions for an uplink configured grant (UL-CG) and the UL-CG is activated by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a downlink control information (DCI) format associated with that TDRA table; and
a number of repetitions for UL-CG to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions being determined by the WD based on the nominal number of repetitions indicated in the TDRA table.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein a number of repetitions for the uplink configured grant (UL-CG) to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions, is determined by the WD based on the particular repetition factor when the TDRA table does not indicate a nominal number of repetitions and the UL-CG is activated by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a downlink control information (DCI) format associated with that TDRA table.
26. The method of claim 24 , further comprising receiving RRC signaling indicating to the WD whether the uplink transmissions are to use slot-based repetition or back-to-back repetition.