Facilitating MCS use with varying features for UCI transmission

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory,
• the at least one processor configured to:
• during a first transmission and based on a first uplink control information of the first transmission being assigned a first priority, transmit the first uplink control information and first data with a same first modulation and coding scheme and a same first modulation order as each other;
• prior to a second transmission, receive a downlink transmission indicating that second uplink control information to be transmitted in the second transmission is assigned a second priority that is higher than the first priority;
• and
• perform the second transmission based on the indication of the assignment of the second priority by:
• applying to the second uplink control information a predefined maximum modulation order lower than the first modulation order by selecting a second modulation order for the second uplink control information (a) according to a condition that the selected second modulation order not exceed the predefined maximum modulation order and (b) that is lower than the first modulation order;
• and
• transmitting, in the second transmission:
• the second uplink control information with the selected second modulation order and using a second modulation and coding scheme;
• and
• second data with the first modulation order and using the first modulation and coding scheme.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:

• program code executable by a computer for causing the computer to:
• during a first transmission and based on a first uplink control information of the first transmission being assigned a first priority, transmit the first uplink control information and first data with a same first modulation and coding scheme and a same first modulation order as each other;
• prior to a second transmission, receive a downlink transmission indicating that second uplink control information to be transmitted in the second transmission is assigned a second priority that is higher than the first priority;
• and
• perform the second transmission based on the indication of the assignment of the second priority by:
• applying to the second uplink control information the predefined maximum modulation order lower than the first modulation order by selecting a second modulation order for the second uplink control information (a) according to a condition that the selected second modulation order not exceed the predefined maximum modulation order and (b) that is lower than the first modulation order;
• and
• transmitting, in the second transmission:
• the second uplink control information with the selected second modulation order and using a second modulation and coding scheme;
• and
• second data with the first modulation order and using the first modulation and coding scheme.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• first means for, during a first transmission and based on a first uplink control information of the first transmission being assigned a first priority, transmitting the first uplink control information and first data with a same first modulation and coding scheme and a same first modulation order as each other;
• and
• second means for, prior to a second transmission, receiving a downlink transmission indicating that second uplink control information to be transmitted in the second transmission is assigned a second priority that is higher than the first priority;
• and
• wherein the first means is configured for performing the second transmission based on the indication of the assignment of the second priority by:
• applying to the second uplink control information the predefined maximum modulation order lower than the first modulation order by selecting a second modulation order for the second uplink control information (a) according to a condition that the selected second modulation order not exceed the predefined maximum modulation order and (b) that is lower than the first modulation order;
• and
• transmitting, in the second transmission:
• the second uplink control information with the selected second modulation order and using a second modulation and coding scheme;
• and
• second data with the first modulation order and using the first modulation and coding scheme.