Granted Patent B2

US 12,634,040 · App. 17/969,854 · Granted May 19, 2026

Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA)

Assignee: Ofinno, LLC

H04L1/08H04B1/7143

Abstract

Claims (112)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more configuration parameters indicating a mapping pattern that indicates a cyclical mapping of spatial domain transmission filters to physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetitions;

receiving a downlink control information (DCI), on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), scheduling repetitions of a PUSCH transmission, wherein the DCI:

comprises a frequency hopping field set to one; and

indicates a frequency offset; and

based on the frequency hopping field being set to one and the mapping pattern indicating the cyclical mapping, transmitting sequentially:

starting from a first resource block:

a first repetition of the PUSCH transmission using a first spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state; and

a second repetition of the PUSCH transmission using a second spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a second TCI state; and

starting from a second resource block, the second resource block being a frequency-hopped resource block determined based on the first resource block and the frequency offset:

a third repetition of the PUSCH transmission using the first spatial domain transmission filter; and

a fourth repetition of the PUSCH transmission using the second spatial domain transmission filter.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting:

the first repetition of the PUSCH transmission in a first transmission occasion;

the second repetition of the PUSCH transmission in a second transmission occasion;

the third repetition of the PUSCH transmission in a third transmission occasion; and

the fourth repetition of the PUSCH transmission in a fourth transmission occasion.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

a frequency hopping mode for the repetitions of the PUSCH transmission; and

a repetition type for the PUSCH transmission.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the frequency hopping mode is at least one of:

an inter-slot frequency hopping,

an intra-slot frequency hopping, or

an inter-repetition frequency hopping.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the repetition type is at least one of:

a PUSCH repetition Type A; and

a PUSCH repetition Type B.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

a first frequency or a first physical resource block; and

a second frequency or a second physical resource block.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the DCI indicates:

a frequency hopping offset among one or more frequency hopping offsets; and

the first frequency or the first physical resource block.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining the second frequency or the second physical resource block based on:

the first frequency or the first physical resource block; and

the frequency hopping offset.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the PUSCH transmission is for a configured uplink grant; and

the one or more configuration parameters indicate, for the configured uplink grant:

a frequency hopping offset; and

the first frequency or the first physical resource block.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving one or more second messages comprising one or more second configuration parameters, wherein the one or more second configuration parameters indicate:

a frequency hopping mode for the repetitions of the PUSCH transmission; and

a sequential mapping pattern indicating mapping of spatial domain transmission filters to the repetitions of the PUSCH transmission sequentially;

receiving a second DCI scheduling repetitions of a second PUSCH transmission, wherein the second DCI comprises a second frequency hopping field set to one; and

based on the second frequency hopping field being set to one and the sequential mapping pattern, transmitting sequentially:

a first repetition of the second PUSCH transmission using the first spatial domain transmission filter determined based on the first TCI state starting from a third resource block;

a second repetition of the second PUSCH transmission using the first spatial domain transmission filter determined based on the first TCI state starting from a fourth resource block;

a third repetition of the second PUSCH transmission using the second spatial domain transmission filter determined based on the second TCI state starting from the third resource block; and

a fourth repetition of the second PUSCH transmission using the second spatial domain transmission filter determined based on the second TCI state starting from the fourth resource block.

11 . A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more configuration parameters indicating a mapping pattern that indicates a cyclical mapping of spatial domain transmission filters to physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetitions;

receive a downlink control information (DCI), on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), scheduling repetitions of a PUSCH transmission, wherein the DCI:

comprises a frequency hopping field set to one; and

indicates a frequency offset; and

based on the frequency hopping field being set to one and the mapping pattern indicating the cyclical mapping, transmitting sequentially:

starting from a first resource block:

a first repetition of the PUSCH transmission using a first spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state; and

a second repetition of the PUSCH transmission using a second spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a second TCI state; and

starting from a second resource block, the second resource block being a frequency-hopped resource block determined based on the first resource block and the frequency offset:

a third repetition of the PUSCH transmission using the first spatial domain transmission filter; and

a fourth repetition of the PUSCH transmission using the second spatial domain transmission filter.

12 . The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to transmit:

the first repetition of the PUSCH transmission in a first transmission occasion;

the second repetition of the PUSCH transmission in a second transmission occasion;

the third repetition of the PUSCH transmission in a third transmission occasion; and

the fourth repetition of the PUSCH transmission in a fourth transmission occasion.

13 . The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

a frequency hopping mode for the repetitions of the PUSCH transmission; and

a repetition type for the PUSCH transmission.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the frequency hopping mode is at least one of:

an inter-slot frequency hopping,

an intra-slot frequency hopping, or

an inter-repetition frequency hopping.

15 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the repetition type is at least one of:

a PUSCH repetition Type A; and

a PUSCH repetition Type B.

16 . The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters indicate:

a first frequency or a first physical resource block; and

a second frequency or a second physical resource block.

17 . The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the DCI indicates:

a frequency hopping offset among one or more frequency hopping offsets; and

the first frequency or the first physical resource block.

18 . The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to determine the second frequency or the second physical resource block based on:

the first frequency or the first physical resource block; and

the frequency hopping offset.

19 . The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein:

the PUSCH transmission is for a configured uplink grant; and

the one or more configuration parameters indicate, for the configured uplink grant:

a frequency hopping offset; and

the first frequency or the first physical resource block.

20 . A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more first processors; and

first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to transmit one or more configuration parameters; and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more second processors; and

second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive the one or more configuration parameters indicating a mapping pattern that indicates a cyclical mapping of spatial domain transmission filters to physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetitions;

receive a downlink control information (DCI), on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) scheduling repetitions of a PUSCH transmission, wherein the DCI:

comprises a frequency hopping field set to one; and

indicates a frequency offset; and

based on the frequency hopping field being set to one and the mapping pattern indicating the cyclical mapping, transmitting sequentially:

starting from a first resource block:

 a first repetition of the PUSCH transmission using a first spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state; and

 a second repetition of the PUSCH transmission using a second spatial domain transmission filter determined based on a second TCI state; and

starting from a second resource block, the second resource block being a frequency-hopped resource block determined based on the first resource block and the frequency offset:

 a third repetition of the PUSCH transmission using the first spatial domain transmission filter; and

 a fourth repetition of the PUSCH transmission using the second spatial domain transmission filter.

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