PUSCH transmission using an aggregation factor

An apparatus comprising a user equipment, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor that selects, at the user equipment, a physical random access channel preamble;
• a transmitter that transmits the physical random access channel preamble;
• and
• a receiver that, in response to transmitting the physical random access channel preamble, receives a random access response message comprising an uplink grant for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel;
• wherein, in response to repetition of the physical uplink shared channel not being supported, the transmitter transmits the physical uplink shared channel according to the uplink grant using a first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor, the user equipment is configured with a second physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor, the first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor is a predefined value, and the first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor is used instead of the second physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor.

A method comprising:

• receiving a physical random access channel preamble selected at a user equipment;
• in response to receiving the physical random access channel preamble, transmitting a random access response message comprising an uplink grant for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel;
• and
• in response to repetition of the physical uplink shared channel not being supported, receiving the physical uplink shared channel according to the uplink grant using a first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor, wherein the user equipment is configured with a second physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor, the first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor is a predefined value, and the first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor is used instead of the second physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor.

An apparatus comprising:

• a receiver that receives a physical random access channel preamble selected at a user equipment;
• and
• a transmitter that, in response to receiving the physical random access channel preamble, transmits a random access response message comprising an uplink grant for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel;
• wherein, in response to repetition of the physical uplink shared channel not being supported, the receiver receives the physical uplink shared channel according to the uplink grant using a first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor, the user equipment is configured with a second physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor, the first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor is a predefined value, and the first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor is used instead of the second physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor.