Method and apparatus for HARQ-ACK feedback in multi-TRP transmission
Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) feedback in multi-transmit-receive point (multi-TRP) transmission. An exemplary method of the present application includes: receiving configuration information on HARQ-ACK feedback for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the configuration information at least indicates a plurality of CORESETPoolIndex values and a separate feedback mode for HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) PDSCH reception associated with different CORESETPoolIndex values, each CORESETPoolIndex value being associated with at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource; and transmitting a plurality of HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH receptions associated with at least one CORESETPoolIndex value in a time interval using a separate feedback scheme or a joint feedback scheme.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving configuration information on hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) feedback for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the configuration information at least indicates a plurality of CORESETPoolIndex values and a separate feedback mode for HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) PDSCH reception associated with different CORESETPoolIndex values, each CORESETPoolIndex value being associated with at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource; and
transmitting a plurality of HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with at least one CORESETPoolIndex value in a time interval using a separate feedback scheme or a joint feedback scheme, wherein:
while using the separate feedback scheme, for each CORESETPoolIndex value, all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value is transmitted in a corresponding associated PUCCH resource; and
while using the joint feedback scheme, all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with all CORESETPoolIndex values is transmitted in a PUCCH resource associated with a single CORESETPoolIndex value of the plurality of CORESETPoolIndex values.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a HARQ-ACK feedback for a SPS PDSCH reception is associated with a corresponding CORESETPoolIndex value configured for a control resource set (CORESET) where an activated physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the SPS PDSCH reception is received.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the case of using the separate feedback scheme, for each CORESETPoolIndex value, when there is only HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value in the time interval, the corresponding associated PUCCH resource is determined from the at least one PUCCH resource associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value based on the payload size of bits of all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH receptions associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the case of using the separate feedback scheme, for each CORESETPoolIndex value, when there is HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value in the time interval, the HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value is multiplexed with the HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the corresponding associated PUCCH resource is determined by last downlink control information (DCI) corresponding to the HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value and a total payload size of bits of all the HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value and the HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value in the time interval.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the case of using the joint feedback scheme, the single CORESETPoolIndex value associated with the corresponding PUCCH resource is predefined or configured by radio resource control (RRC) signalling.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the case of using the joint feedback scheme, for the single CORESETPoolIndex value, when there is only HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value in the time interval, the PUCCH resource is selected from the at least one PUCCH resource associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value based on the payload size of bits of all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with all CORESETPoolIndex values.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the case of using the joint feedback scheme, for the single CORESETPoolIndex value, when there is HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value in the time interval, the HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with all CORESETPoolIndex values is multiplexed with the HARQ-ACK feedback associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the PUCCH resource is determined by last downlink control information (DCI) corresponding to the HARQ-ACK feedback associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value and a total payload size of bits of all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with all CORESETPoolIndex values and the HARQ-ACK feedback associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the single CORESETPoolIndex value.
10. The method according to claim 3 , wherein for each CORESETPoolIndex value, the at least one PUCCH resource associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value is separately configured by radio resource control (RRC) signalling.
11. The method according to claim 3 , wherein for each CORESETPoolIndex value, the at least one PUCCH resource associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value is a subset of a set of PUCCH resources configured with the CORESETPoolIndex value by one radio resource control (RRC) signalling.
12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of CORESETPoolIndex values are two CORESETPoolIndex values.
13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein using a separate feedback scheme or a joint feedback scheme is predefined or configured by radio resource control (RRC) signalling.
14. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to:
transmit configuration information on hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) feedback for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the configuration information at least indicates a plurality of CORESETPoolIndex values and a separate feedback mode for HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) PDSCH reception associated with different CORESETPoolIndex values, each CORESETPoolIndex value being associated with at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource; and
receive a plurality of HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with at least one CORESETPoolIndex value in a time interval using a separate feedback scheme or a joint feedback scheme, wherein:
while using the separate feedback scheme, for each CORESETPoolIndex value, all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value is received in a corresponding associated PUCCH resource; and
while using the joint feedback scheme, all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with all CORESETPoolIndex values is received in a PUCCH resource associated with a single CORESETPoolIndex value of the plurality of CORESETPoolIndex values.
15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein a HARQ-ACK feedback for a SPS PDSCH reception is associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value configured for a control resource set (CORESET) where an activated physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the SPS PDSCH reception is transmitted.
16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein while using the separate feedback scheme, for each CORESETPoolIndex value, when there is only HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value in the time interval, the associated PUCCH resource is determined from the at least one PUCCH resource associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value based on the payload size of bits of all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value.
17. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein while using the separate feedback scheme, for each CORESETPoolIndex value, when there is HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value in the time interval, the HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value is multiplexed with the HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value.
18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the corresponding associated PUCCH resource is determined by last downlink control information (DCI) corresponding to the HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value and a total payload size of bits of all the HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value and the HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value in the time interval.
19. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein while using the joint feedback scheme, the single CORESETPoolIndex value is predefined or configured by radio resource control (RRC) signalling.
20. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to:
receive configuration information on hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) feedback for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the configuration information at least indicates a plurality of CORESETPoolIndex values and a separate feedback mode for HARQ-ACK feedback excluding that for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) PDSCH reception associated with different CORESETPoolIndex values, each CORESETPoolIndex value being associated with at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource; and
transmit a plurality of HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with at least one CORESETPoolIndex value in a time interval using a separate feedback scheme or a joint feedback scheme, wherein:
while using the separate feedback scheme, for each CORESETPoolIndex value, all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS PDSCH reception associated with the CORESETPoolIndex value is transmitted in a corresponding associated PUCCH resource; and
while using the joint feedback scheme, all HARQ-ACK feedback for SPS with all PDSCH reception associated CORESETPoolIndex values is transmitted in a PUCCH resource associated with a single CORESETPoolIndex value of the plurality of CORESETPoolIndex values.