Systems and methods of operating with different transmission time interval (TTI) durations
Devices and techniques for determining a transmission time interval (TTI) duration and/or varying the TTI duration are contemplated. The TTI duration may be varied based on one or more of: the timing a transmission, the amount of data available for transmission, or the type of data to be transmitted. The TTI duration may be for one or more of: the Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH), the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), and/or the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH). One or more different TTI durations may be achieved by modifying OFDM symbols per TTI and/or symbol duration (e.g., subcarrier spacing). One or more variable time-slot boundaries are contemplated. TTI duration per set of subcarriers is contemplated. One or more timing rules to deal with different processing time(s) are contemplated.
1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:
a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine a first duration of a first transmission associated with a first channel, wherein the first duration is determined based at least on a determined downlink control information (DCI) format;
determine a transport block size (TBS) associated with the first transmission, wherein the TBS is determined based at least on the first duration;
determine a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource associated with Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback information based on an indicator in DCI wherein the PUCCH resource is associated with a second duration, and wherein the second duration is determined based at least on higher layer signaling; and
send HARQ feedback information using the PUCCH resource.
2. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the first duration associated with the first transmission is associated with a first time instance, and wherein the processor is further configured to reuse the first duration, associated with a second time instance, for a second transmission.
3. The WTRU of claim 2 , wherein the first transmission and the second transmission are associated with a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).
4. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: receive the first transmission; and process the first transmission based on the TBS.
5. The WTRU of claim 4 , wherein being configured to process the received first transmission comprises being configured to determine HARQ feedback associated with the first transmission, and wherein the sent HARQ feedback information comprises the determined HARQ feedback.
6. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a downlink control channel transmission, and wherein the determined DCI format is determined based on the received downlink control channel transmission.
7. A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:
determining a first duration of a first transmission associated with a first channel, wherein the first duration is determined based at least on a determined downlink control information (DCI) format;
determining a transport block size (TBS) associated with the first transmission, wherein the TBS is determined based at least on the first duration;
determining a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource associated with Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback information based on an indicator in DCI, wherein the PUCCH resource is associated with a second duration, and wherein the second duration is determined based at least on higher layer signaling; and
sending HARQ feedback information using the PUCCH resource.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first duration associated with the first transmission is associated with a first time instance, and wherein the method further comprises reusing the first duration, associated with a second time instance, for a second transmission.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first transmission and the second transmission are associated with a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises: receiving the first transmission; and processing the first transmission based on the TBS.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein processing the received first transmission comprises determining HARQ feedback associated with the first transmission, and wherein the sent HARQ feedback information comprises the determined HARQ feedback.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises receiving a downlink control channel transmission, and wherein the determined DCI format is determined based on the received downlink control channel transmission.