Method and apparatus for handling repetitions of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission in a wireless communication system

A Base Station (BS) for handling repetitions of transmissions in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, and configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to:
• transmit, to a User Equipment (UE), a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration comprising a first parameter configured with a first value and a second parameter configured with at least one second value, each of the first value and the at least one second value indicating a number of Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) repetitions;
• and
• transmit, to the UE, Downlink Control Information (DCI) on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scheduling a PUSCH transmission,
• wherein the DCI enables the UE to:
• select one of the first parameter and the second parameter to determine the number of PUSCH repetitions for the PUSCH transmission;
• determine the number of PUSCH repetitions for the PUSCH transmission as the first value when the first parameter is selected;
• determine the number of PUSCH repetitions for the PUSCH transmission as one of the at least one second value indicated by the DCI when the second parameter is selected;
• and
• perform the PUSCH transmission for a number of times based on the determined number of PUSCH repetitions for the PUSCH transmission.