Short PUCCH formats and scheduling request (SR) transmission for 5th generation (5G) new radio access technology (NR)

A base station, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein instructions stored in the memory are executable to:
• determine a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource and a PUCCH format;
• and
• receive uplink control information (UCI) on the PUCCH resource using the PUCCH format, wherein
• in a case where the PUCCH format is a 2-symbol PUCCH and is up to 2 bits, the UCI is repeated in two symbols using repetition of a 1-symbol PUCCH, and
• in a case where the PUCCH format is a 2-symbol PUCCH and is more than 2 bits, the UCI is jointly encoded, the encoded UCI bits are distributed across two symbols, and if the UCI includes HARQ-ACK and scheduling request (SR), SR bits are appended to HARQ-ACK bits and the HARQ-ACK bits and the SR bits are jointly encoded.

A method for a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

• determining a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource and a PUCCH format;
• and
• transmitting uplink control information (UCI) on the PUCCH resource using the PUCCH format, wherein
• in a case where the PUCCH format is a 2-symbol PUCCH and is up to 2 bits, the UCI is repeated in two symbols using repetition of a 1-symbol PUCCH, and
• in a case where the PUCCH format is a 2-symbol PUCCH and is more than 2 bits, the UCI is jointly encoded, the encoded UCI bits are distributed across two symbols, and if the UCI includes HARQ-ACK and scheduling request (SR), SR bits are appended to HARQ-ACK bits and the HARQ-ACK bits and the SR bits are jointly encoded.

A method for a base station, the method comprising:

• determining a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource and a PUCCH format;
• and
• receiving uplink control information (UCI) on the PUCCH resource using the PUCCH format, wherein
• in a case where the PUCCH format is a 2-symbol PUCCH and is up to 2 bits, the UCI is repeated in two symbols using repetition of a 1-symbol PUCCH, and
• in a case where the PUCCH format is a 2-symbol PUCCH and is more than 2 bits, the UCI is jointly encoded, the encoded UCI bits are distributed across two symbols, and if the UCI includes HARQ-ACK and scheduling request (SR), SR bits are appended to HARQ-ACK bits and the HARQ-ACK bits and the SR bits are jointly encoded.