# US 10,873,967 B2 · Multi-carrier preemption indicator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,967 B2 - Document ID: US10873967B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/262,605 - Filed: 2019-01-30 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-02 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Jing Sun; Jeonghun Park; Jing Jiang; Jay Kumar Sundararajan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873967B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 1/1812: Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ] - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04L 5/0096: {Indication of changes in allocation} - H04W 4/06: Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services - H04W 4/08: User group management - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - H04W 8/245: {from a network towards a terminal} - H04W 28/0215: {based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices (services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51)} - H04W 28/04: Error control - H04W 72/30: Resource management for broadcast services - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04W 92/10: between terminal device and access point, i.e. wireless air interface - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses for wireless communication are disclosed. In one aspect, a base station multiplexes services on shared channel resources with preemption. The base station may send one or more control messages with multi-carrier preemption information to user equipment (UE) devices which may be affected by the preemption. The preemption information may relate to a primary component carrier and one or more secondary component carriers designated for the UEs. In some aspects, the control message may comprise an indication of the availability of preemption information for each carrier in a plurality of carriers and may also include variable-size preemption information which is identifiable to the plurality carriers based on the subset of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available. UEs may adjust the manner in which they send or receive a data transmission based on the preemption information. Additional aspects, embodiments, and features are described and claimed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, in a downlink control channel, a control message comprising an indication of the availability of preemption information for previously scheduled data transmissions on a plurality of carriers; determining whether the plurality of carriers comprises at least one carrier on which the UE has a previously scheduled data transmission; identifying preemption information for the at least one carrier in a variable-size preemption information based on a subset of the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available; and communicating with a base station on the at least one carrier based on resources for the previously scheduled data transmission and on the preemption information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a location of the preemption information for the at least one carrier varies based on the subset of the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a mapping between bits of the control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and corresponding carrier indices in a carrier aggregation configuration of the UE, wherein determining whether the plurality of carriers comprises at least one carrier on which the UE is scheduled to send or receive a data transmission is based at least in part on the mapping. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication of the availability of preemption information comprises a first field of the control message having a fixed size, and wherein the variable-size preemption information comprises a second field of the control message having a variable size. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first field has a first coding and the second field has a second coding with less redundancy than the first coding. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a subset of resources on which the UE is scheduled to send or receive the data transmission that are unavailable based on the preemption information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: excluding the subset of resources from a decoding operation performed by the UE; and sending HARQ feedback to the base station based on a result of the decoding operation. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the control message is common to a plurality of UEs and an amount of preemption information varies according to a number of carriers in the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of carriers comprise a primary component carrier and one or more secondary component carriers in a carrier aggregation configuration of the UE. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the scheduled data transmission is an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) data transmission and the preemption information identifies resources reassigned for an ultra reliable low latency (URLLC) transmission which are temporarily unavailable for the eMBB data transmission. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a second control message in the downlink control channel, the second control message comprising the preemption information. ### Claim 12 A method for wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising: identifying one or more carriers in a plurality of carriers for which preemption information for previously scheduled data transmissions is available; generating an indication of the availability of preemption information for each carrier in the plurality of carriers according to a corresponding carrier index; generating a control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and variable-size preemption information, wherein preemption information for a carrier in the plurality of carriers is identifiable within the variable-size preemption information based on the indication; and transmitting the control message to a group of user equipment devices on a downlink control channel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein a location of the preemption information for a carrier in the plurality of carriers varies based on a subset of the plurality of carriers for which the preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, determining a mapping between bits of the control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and corresponding carrier indices utilized by user equipment devices in the group of user equipment devices, wherein generating the control message is based at least in part on the mapping. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the indication of the availability of preemption information comprises a first field of the control message having a fixed size, and wherein the variable-size preemption information comprises a second field of the control message having a variable size. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the first field has a first coding and the second field has a second coding with less redundancy than the first coding. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the preemption information identifies a subset of resources which is unavailable for sending or receiving data transmissions by user equipment devices in the group of user equipment devices. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the control message is a group-common control message monitored by user equipment devices in the group of user equipment devices and an amount of the variable-size preemption information varies according to a number of carriers in the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein at least one user equipment device in the group of user equipment devices is scheduled to receive an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) data transmission, and wherein the preemption information identifies resources reassigned for an ultra reliable low latency (URLLC) transmission which are temporarily unavailable for the eMBB data transmission. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein transmitting the control message comprises transmitting a first control message with the indication of the availability of preemption information for the previously scheduled data transmissions, and transmitting a second control message with the variable-size preemption information. ### Claim 21 A user equipment (UE), comprising: means for receiving, in a downlink control channel, a control message comprising an indication of the availability of preemption information for previously scheduled data transmissions on a plurality of carriers; means for determining whether the plurality of carriers comprises at least one carrier on which the UE has a previously scheduled data transmission; means for identifying preemption information for the at least one carrier in a variable-size preemption information based on a subset of the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available; and means for communicating with a base station on the at least one carrier based on resources for the previously scheduled data transmission and on the preemption information. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The user equipment of claim 21, wherein a location of the preemption information for the at least one carrier varies based on the subset of the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The user equipment of claim 21, further comprising: means for determining a mapping between bits of the control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and corresponding carrier indices in a carrier aggregation configuration of the UE, wherein the means for determining whether the plurality of carriers comprises at least one carrier on which the UE is scheduled to send or receive a data transmission is operative based at least in part on the mapping. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The user equipment of claim 21, wherein the indication of the availability of preemption information comprises a first field of the control message having a fixed size, and wherein the variable-size preemption information comprises a second field of the control message having a variable size. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The user equipment of claim 21, further comprising means identifying a subset of resources on which the UE is scheduled to send or receive the data transmission that are unavailable based on the preemption information. ### Claim 26 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a processor; memory coupled with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to: receive, in a downlink control channel, a control message comprising an indication of the availability of preemption information for previously scheduled data transmissions on a plurality of carriers; determine whether the plurality of carriers comprises at least one carrier on which the apparatus has a previously scheduled a data transmission; identify preemption information for the at least one carrier in a variable-size preemption information based on a subset of the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available; and communicate with a base station on the at least one carrier based on resources for the previously scheduled data transmission and on the preemption information. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein a location of the preemption information for the at least one carrier varies based on the subset of the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the instructions are further operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to: determine a mapping between bits of the control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and corresponding carrier indices in a carrier aggregation configuration of the UE, wherein determining whether the plurality of carriers comprises at least one carrier on which the UE is scheduled to send or receive a data transmission is based at least in part on the mapping. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the indication of the availability of preemption information comprises a first field of the control message having a fixed size, and wherein the variable-size preemption information comprises a second field of the control message having a variable size. ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the instructions are further operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to identify a subset of resources on which the UE is scheduled to send or receive the data transmission that are unavailable based on the preemption information. ### Claim 31 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to: receive, in a downlink control channel, a control message comprising an indication of the availability of preemption information for previously scheduled data transmissions on a plurality of carriers; determine whether the plurality of carriers comprises at least one carrier on which an apparatus has a previously scheduled data transmission; identify preemption information for the at least one carrier in a variable-size preemption information based on a subset of the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available; and communicate with a base station on the at least one carrier based on resources for the previously scheduled data transmission and on the preemption information. ### Claim 32 A base station, comprising: means for identifying one or more carriers in a plurality of carriers for which preemption information for previously scheduled data transmissions is available; means for generating an indication of the availability of preemption information for each carrier in the plurality of carriers according to a corresponding carrier index; means for generating a control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and variable-size preemption information, wherein preemption information for a carrier in the plurality of carriers is identifiable within the variable-size preemption information based on the indication; and means for transmitting the control message to a group of user equipment devices on a downlink control channel. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The base station of claim 32, wherein a location of the preemption information for a carrier in the plurality of carriers varies based on a subset of the plurality of carriers for which the preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 34 (depends on 32) The base station of claim 32, further comprising: means for determining a mapping between bits of the control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and corresponding carrier indices utilized by user equipment devices in the group of user equipment devices, wherein the means for generating the control message is operative based at least in part on the mapping. ### Claim 35 (depends on 32) The base station of claim 32, wherein the indication of the availability of preemption information comprises a first field of the control message having a fixed size, and wherein the variable-size preemption information comprises a second field of the control message having a variable size. ### Claim 36 (depends on 32) The base station of claim 32, wherein the preemption information identifies a subset of resources which is unavailable for sending or receiving data transmissions by user equipment devices in the group of user equipment devices. ### Claim 37 (depends on 32) The base station of claim 32, wherein the control message is a group-common control message monitored by user equipment devices in the group of user equipment devices and an amount of the variable-size preemption information varies according to a number of carriers in the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 38 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a processor; memory coupled with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to: identify one or more carriers in a plurality of carriers for which preemption information for previously scheduled data transmissions is available; generate an indication of the availability of preemption information for each carrier in the plurality of carriers according to a corresponding carrier index; generate a control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and variable-size preemption information, wherein preemption information for a carrier in the plurality of carriers is identifiable within the variable-size preemption information based on the indication; and transmit the control message to a group of user equipment devices on a downlink control channel. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The apparatus of claim 38, wherein a location of the preemption information for a carrier in the plurality of carriers varies based on a subset of the plurality of carriers for which the preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 40 (depends on 38) The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the instructions are further operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to determine a mapping between bits of the control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and corresponding carrier indices utilized by user equipment devices in the group of user equipment devices, wherein generating the control message is based at least in part on the mapping. ### Claim 41 (depends on 38) The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the indication of the availability of preemption information comprises a first field of the control message having a fixed size, and wherein the variable-size preemption information comprises a second field of the control message having a variable size. ### Claim 42 (depends on 38) The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the control message is a group-common control message monitored by user equipment devices in the group of user equipment devices and an amount of the variable-size preemption information varies according to a number of carriers in the plurality of carriers for which preemption information is indicated as available. ### Claim 43 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to: identify one or more carriers in a plurality of carriers for which preemption information for previously scheduled data transmissions is available; generate an indication of the availability of preemption information for each carrier in the plurality of carriers according to a corresponding carrier index; generate a control message comprising the indication of the availability of preemption information and variable-size preemption information, wherein preemption information for a carrier in the plurality of carriers is identifiable within the variable-size preemption information based on the indication; and transmit the control message to a group of user equipment devices on a downlink control channel.