# US 11,122,599 B2 · Acknowledgement mechanisms for uplink low latency communications > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,599 B2 - Document ID: US11122599B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/117,908 - Filed: 2018-08-30 - Published: 2019-03-07 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2017-09-01 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Chong Li; Junyi Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122599B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04L 1/0068: {by puncturing} - H04L 1/1621: {Group acknowledgement, i.e. the acknowledgement message defining a range of identifiers, e.g. of sequence numbers} - H04L 1/1864: {ARQ related signaling (H04L1/1607 takes precedence)} - H04L 1/1893: {Physical mapping arrangements (physical resource mapping in general H04L5/00)} - H04L 5/0033: {each allocating device acting autonomously, i.e. without negotiation with other allocating devices} - H04L 5/0055: {Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK (for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861)} - H04B 7/00: Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field (H04B10/00, H04B15/00 take precedence) - H04L 1/1854: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04W 74/08: Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA (hybrid access H04W74/02) - 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) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for providing acknowledgements of grant-free uplink transmissions, which may in some cases be used for low latency communications. Approaches described herein include the use of per-user equipment (UE) acknowledgement resources assigned to UEs configured for grant-free uplink transmissions as well as the use of per-group acknowledgement resources assigned to groups of UEs configured for grant-free uplink transmissions. Dynamic puncturing of data in a shared downlink data channel may be used in the context of per-UE acknowledgement resource assignment. Corresponding grants of uplink transmission resources may be used in the context of per-group acknowledgement resources assignments. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communication, comprising: assigning an acknowledgement resource to a user equipment (UE) of a first service type, the acknowledgement resource comprising a shared downlink data channel resource also assigned to one or more other UEs of a second service type different from the first service type for a downlink data transmission, wherein the first service type is associated with a first latency requirement for data communication that has a latency requirement different from a second latency requirement for data communication with which the second service type is associated; receiving, from the UE of the first service type, a grant-free uplink transmission; and transmitting, to the UE of the first service type via the acknowledgement resource, an acknowledgement of the grant-free uplink transmission, the acknowledgement puncturing the downlink data transmission to the one or more other UEs of the second service type. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting to the one or more other UEs of the second service type an indication of the puncturing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: transmitting the acknowledgement and transmitting the indication in a same transmission time interval. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: transmitting the acknowledgement in a first transmission time interval and transmitting the indication in a second transmission time interval, the second transmission time interval subsequent to the first transmission time interval. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: transmitting the indication via a control channel, a dedicated indication channel, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein transmitting the indication of the puncturing comprises: transmitting information regarding a subsequent transmission, the subsequent transmission comprising data punctured by the acknowledgement. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving data from the UE of the first service type via one or more transmission resources indicated by the acknowledgement. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein assigning, to the UE of the first service type, the acknowledgement resource comprises: semi-persistently assigning a UE-specific acknowledgement resource to the UE of the first service type. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein assigning, to the UE of the first service type, the acknowledgement resource comprises: dynamically assigning the acknowledgement resource to the UE of the first service type. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the grant-free uplink transmission is for ultra-reliable communications, low latency communications, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the downlink data transmission is for enhanced mobile broadband communications. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the shared downlink data channel resource comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving at least one additional grant-free uplink transmission from one or more additional UEs apart from the UE of the first service type; determining that at least some data received with the at least one additional grant-free uplink transmission from the one or more additional UEs is unsuccessfully decoded; and transmitting, based at least in part on at least some data being unsuccessfully decoded, a grant of uplink transmission resources in response to the at least one additional grant-free uplink transmission from the one or more additional UEs. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein transmitting the grant of uplink transmission resources comprises: transmitting the grant of uplink transmission resources within a search space in a control channel along with an indication of whether the grant of uplink transmission resources is for the UE or for the one or more additional UEs apart from the UE of the first service type. ### Claim 15 A method for wireless communication, comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE) of a first service type, an assignment of an acknowledgement resource, the acknowledgement resource comprising a shared downlink data channel resource available for a downlink data transmission to one or more other UEs of a second service type different from the first service type, wherein the first service type is associated with a first latency requirement for data communication that has a latency requirement different from a second latency requirement for data communication with which the second service type is associated; transmitting a grant-free uplink transmission; monitoring the acknowledgement resource for an acknowledgement of the grant-free uplink transmission; and receiving, from a base station via the acknowledgement resource, the acknowledgement of the grant-free uplink transmission, the acknowledgement puncturing the downlink data transmission to the one or more other UEs of the second service type. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the acknowledgement comprises a negative acknowledgement indicating that the grant-free uplink transmission was not successfully received, and the method further comprising: retransmitting data corresponding to the grant-free uplink transmission. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein retransmitting data corresponding to the grant-free uplink transmission comprises: retransmitting data corresponding to the grant-free uplink transmission using one or more transmission resources indicated by the acknowledgement. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the acknowledgement comprises an affirmative acknowledgement that the grant-free uplink transmission was successfully received and the method further comprising: transmitting data using one or more transmission resources indicated by the acknowledgement. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein receiving the assignment of the acknowledgement resource comprises: receiving a semi-persistent assignment of a UE-specific acknowledgement resource. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein receiving the assignment of the acknowledgement resource comprises: receiving a dynamic assignment of the acknowledgement resource. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein: the shared downlink data channel resource comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: monitoring, based at least in part on receiving the acknowledgement of the grant-free uplink transmission, a search space in a control channel for a grant of uplink transmission resources for retransmission of data corresponding to the grant-free uplink transmission; and determining, based at least in part on monitoring the search space, whether the acknowledgement indicates a successful decode of the grant-free uplink transmission or an unsuccessful decode of the grant-free uplink transmission. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, further comprising: determining that the acknowledgement indicates the unsuccessful decode of the grant-free uplink transmission based at least in part on determining that the search space includes the grant of uplink transmission resources for retransmission of data corresponding to the grant-free uplink transmission. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, further comprising: retransmitting data corresponding to the grant-free uplink transmission using uplink transmission resources granted by the grant of uplink transmission resources. ### Claim 25 A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) of a second service type different from a first service type, comprising: receiving, by the UE of the second service type, an assignment for a shared downlink data channel resource, the shared downlink data channel resource also assigned to at least one other UE of the first service type as an acknowledgement resource, wherein the first service type is associated with a first latency requirement for data communication that has a latency requirement different from a second latency requirement for data communication with which the second service type is associated; receiving a data transmission on the shared downlink data channel resource; receiving an indication that data intended for the UE of the second service type was punctured by the received data transmission; and receiving a subsequent transmission comprising the punctured data. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, further comprising: discarding the data transmission based at least in part on the indication. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, further comprising: receiving the indication via a control channel, a dedicated indication channel, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein receiving the indication comprises: receiving information regarding one or more transmission resources to be used for the subsequent transmission. ### Claim 29 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein: the shared downlink data channel resource comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). ### Claim 30 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a processor; memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to: receive, by a user equipment (UE) of a first service type, an assignment of an acknowledgement resource, the acknowledgement resource comprising a shared downlink data channel resource available for a downlink data transmission to one or more other UEs of a second service type different from the first service type, wherein the first service type is associated with a first latency requirement for data communication that has a latency requirement different from a second latency requirement for data communication with which the second service type is associated; transmit a grant-free uplink transmission; monitor the acknowledgement resource for an acknowledgement of the grant-free uplink transmission; and receive, from a base station via the acknowledgement resource, the acknowledgement of the grant-free uplink transmission, the acknowledgement puncturing the downlink data transmission to the one or more other UEs of the second service type.