# US 11,122,591 B2 · Physical layer and MAC layer uplink channel prioritization > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,591 B2 - Document ID: US11122591B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/594,707 - Filed: 2019-10-07 - Published: 2020-04-09 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-09 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Wei Yang; Jing Jiang; Linhai He; Seyedkianoush Hosseini; Wanshi Chen; Peter Gaal; Yi Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122591B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0064: {Rate requirement of the data, e.g. scalable bandwidth, data priority} - H04W 72/569: {of the traffic information} - H04L 1/0013: {Rate matching, e.g. puncturing or repetition of code symbols} - H04L 1/0016: {involving special memory structures, e.g. look-up tables} - H04L 1/0018: {based on latency requirement} - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 1/0003: {by switching between different modulation schemes} - H04L 1/0009: {by adapting the channel coding (H04L1/1812 takes precedence)} - H04L 1/0025: {Transmission of mode-switching indication} - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may select a first communication, associated with a first traffic type, or a second communication, associated with a second traffic type, as a selected communication for transmission in an overlapping resource, wherein the first communication and the second communication at least partially overlap in time, and wherein the selection is performed based at least in part on a rule; and transmit the selected communication. Numerous other aspects are provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: selecting a first communication, associated with a first traffic type, or a second communication, associated with a second traffic type, as a selected communication for transmission when the first communication and the second communication at least partially overlap in a resource and in time, wherein the first traffic type is an ultra-reliable low latency communication traffic type and the second traffic type is an enhanced mobile broadband traffic type, and wherein the selection is performed based at least in part on a rule; and transmitting the selected communication; and dropping an other communication, of the first communication and the second communication and other than the selected communication, wherein a portion of the other communication that is non-overlapped with the selected communication is dropped, and wherein the portion is after the selected communication in time. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the rule indicates that the first communication is always selected based at least in part on the first communication being an ultra-reliable low-latency communication and the second communication being an enhanced mobile broadband communication. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the portion is dropped based at least in part on a capability of the UE. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the portion is dropped based at least in part on the portion and an other portion of the other communication that is non-overlapped with the selected communication being non-phase-continuous. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selected communication punctures the other communication, of the first communication and the second communication and other than the selected communication, and wherein the first communication is a positive scheduling request and the second communication is a data channel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication and the second communication comprise at least one of: a positive scheduling request, an uplink data channel with dynamic grant, or an uplink data channel with configured grant. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the rule indicates that, when the first communication is overlapped with a first portion of the second communication, the second communication is to be delayed until an end of the first portion and the first communication is to be transmitted as the selected communication. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selection is at least partially performed in a physical layer of the UE. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the rule is based at least in part on respective priority levels of the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first communication or the second communication comprise a data channel with a configured grant. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein a priority level of the at least one of the first communication or the second communication is indicated by respective uplink configured grant configurations of the first traffic type and the second traffic type. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the priority level of the data channel with the configured grant is indicated by a field of a configuration of the configured grant. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the respective priority levels are associated with corresponding modulation and coding scheme tables, and wherein the respective priority levels of the first communication and the second communication are indicated by which modulation and coding scheme tables, of the corresponding modulation and coding scheme tables, are to be used for the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the priority level of the data channel with the configured grant is determined based on a modulation and coding scheme table configuration that is included as a parameter in a configuration of the configured grant. ### Claim 15 A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to: select a first communication, associated with a first traffic type, or a second communication, associated with a second traffic type, as a selected communication for transmission when the first communication and the second communication at least partially overlap in a resource and in time, wherein the first traffic type is an ultra-reliable low latency communication traffic type and the second traffic type is an enhanced mobile broadband traffic type, and wherein the selection is performed based at least in part on a rule; and transmit the selected communication; and drop an other communication, of the first communication and the second communication and other than the selected communication, wherein a portion of the other communication that is non-overlapped with the selected communication is dropped, and wherein the portion is after the selected communication in time. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the rule indicates that the first communication is always selected based at least in part on the first communication being an ultra-reliable low-latency communication and the second communication being an enhanced mobile broadband communication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the portion is dropped based at least in part on a capability of the UE. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the portion is dropped based at least in part on the portion and an other portion of the other communication that is non-overlapped with the selected communication being non-phase-continuous. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the selected communication punctures the other communication, of the first communication and the second communication and other than the selected communication, and wherein the first communication is a positive scheduling request and the second communication is a data channel. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the first communication and the second communication comprise at least one of: a positive scheduling request, an uplink data channel with dynamic grant, or an uplink data channel with configured grant. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the rule indicates that, when the first communication is overlapped with a first portion of the second communication, the second communication is to be delayed until an end of the first portion and the first communication is to be transmitted as the selected communication. ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the selection is at least partially performed in a physical layer of the UE. ### Claim 23 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the rule is based at least in part on respective priority levels of the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The UE of claim 23, wherein at least one of the first communication or the second communication comprise a data channel with a configured grant. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The UE of claim 24, wherein a priority level of the at least one of the first communication or the second communication is indicated by respective uplink configured grant configurations of the first traffic type and the second traffic type. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The UE of claim 24, wherein the priority level of the data channel with the configured grant is indicated by a field of a configuration of the configured grant. ### Claim 27 (depends on 24) The UE of claim 24, wherein the respective priority levels are associated with corresponding modulation and coding scheme tables, and wherein the respective priority levels of the first communication and the second communication are indicated by which modulation and coding scheme tables, of the corresponding modulation and coding scheme tables, are to be used for the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The UE of claim 27, wherein the priority level of the data channel with the configured grant is determined based on a modulation and coding scheme table configuration that is included as a parameter in a configuration of the configured grant. ### Claim 29 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions, the one or more instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: select a first communication, associated with a first traffic type, or a second communication, associated with a second traffic type, as a selected communication for transmission when the first communication and the second communication at least partially overlap in a resource and in time, wherein the first traffic type is an ultra-reliable low latency communication traffic type and the second traffic type is an enhanced mobile broadband traffic type, and wherein the selection is performed based at least in part on a rule; and transmit the selected communication; and drop an other communication, of the first communication and the second communication and other than the selected communication, wherein a portion of the other communication that is non-overlapped with the selected communication is dropped, and wherein the portion is after the selected communication in time. ### Claim 30 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: means for selecting a first communication, associated with a first traffic type, or a second communication, associated with a second traffic type, as a selected communication for transmission when the first communication and the second communication at least partially overlap in a resource and in time, wherein the first traffic type is an ultra-reliable low latency communication traffic type and the second traffic type is an enhanced mobile broadband traffic type, and wherein the selection is performed based at least in part on a rule; and means for transmitting the selected communication; and means for dropping an other communication, of the first communication and the second communication and other than the selected communication, wherein a portion of the other communication that is non-overlapped with the selected communication is dropped, and wherein the portion is after the selected communication in time.