NR PUCCH coverage extension
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsEsa T. Tiirola, Kari P. Pajukoski, Sami-Jukka Hakola
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer programs for NR PUCCH coverage extension are disclosed. A plurality of slots to be allocated for a user equipment may be determined by a base station. One or more control data blocks in one or more of the slots may be mapped to at least one of: a short physical uplink control channel and a long physical uplink control channel based on a type of the one or more slots, wherein the type of the slots includes one of: an uplink-only slot; a bi-directional, uplink slot; and a bi-directional, downlink slot. The plurality of slots may be allocated to the user equipment, and uplink control information on the one or more control data blocks may be received from the user equipment.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a base station of a wireless network, a plurality of slots to be allocated for a user equipment;
- mapping one or more control data blocks to at least one of:
- a short physical uplink control channel and a long physical uplink control channel, wherein the short physical uplink control channel and the long physical uplink control channel are in a same slot of the plurality of slots;
- allocating, to the user equipment, the plurality of slots;
- and
- receiving, from the user equipment, uplink control information on the one or more control data blocks.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- determine a plurality of slots to be allocated for a user equipment;
- map one or more control data blocks to at least one of:
- a short physical uplink control channel and a long physical uplink control channel, wherein the short physical uplink and the long physical uplink control channel are in a same slot of the plurality of slots;
- allocate, to the user equipment, the plurality of slots;
- and
- receive, from the user equipment, uplink control info illation on the one or more control data blocks.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a user equipment, a plurality of slots allocated for the user equipment;
- determining, one or more control data blocks allocated for at least one of:
- a short physical uplink control channel or a long physical uplink control channel that, wherein the short physical uplink and the long physical uplink control channel are in a same slot of the plurality of slots;
- and
- transmitting uplink control information on the one or more control data blocks.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive, by a user equipment, a plurality of slots allocated for the user equipment;
- determine, one or more control data blocks allocated for at least one of:
- a short physical uplink control channel and a long physical uplink control channel, wherein the short physical uplink and the long physical uplink control channel are in a same slot of the plurality of slots;
- and
- transmit uplink control information on the one or more control data blocks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.