# US 11,909,677 B2 · Performing physical uplink shared channel transmissions with improved reliability > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,677 B2 - Document ID: US11909677B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/437,676 - Filed: 2020-10-02 - Published: 2023-05-04 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2020-10-02 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Haitong Sun; Yushu Zhang; Hong He; Wei Zeng; Dawei Zhang; Chunxuan Ye; Oghenekome Oteri; Sigen Ye; Weidong Yang; Chunhai Yao; Jie Cui; Yang Tang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909677B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0035: {Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment} - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - 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) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract This disclosure relates to techniques for performing physical uplink shared channel transmissions with improved reliability in a wireless communication system. The wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular base station. The wireless device may receive uplink data transmission configuration information from the cellular base station. The uplink data transmission configuration information may configure an uplink data transmission to multiple transmission-reception-points. The wireless device may perform the uplink data transmission to the multiple transmission-reception-points. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving uplink data transmission configuration information, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures an uplink data transmission to multiple transmission-reception-points (TRPs), and wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures multiple sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets; and performing the uplink data transmission to the multiple TRPs based on a downlink control information (DCI) format, wherein the DCI format includes two SRS resource indicator fields for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) operation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a transmission pattern for determining to which TRP of the multiple TRPs to perform each repetition of the uplink data transmission, wherein when a nominal uplink data transmission is truncated due to duplexing conflict or being scheduled across a slot boundary, the method further comprises: determining to which TRP of the multiple TRPs to perform each actual uplink data transmission in accordance with the transmission pattern based on nominal repetitions of the uplink data transmission. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a transmission pattern for determining to which TRP of the multiple TRPs to perform each repetition of the uplink data transmission, wherein when a nominal uplink data transmission is truncated due to duplexing conflict or being scheduled across a slot boundary, the method further comprises: determining to which TRP of the multiple TRPs to perform each actual uplink data transmission in accordance with the transmission pattern based on actual repetitions of the uplink data transmission. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a transmission pattern for determining to which TRP of the multiple TRPs to perform each repetition of the uplink data transmission, wherein when a nominal uplink data transmission is truncated due to duplexing conflict or being scheduled across a slot boundary, the method further comprises: determining to which TRP of the multiple TRPs to perform each actual uplink data transmission in accordance with the transmission pattern based on a slot in which the uplink data transmission is performed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a non-codebook based (NCB) PUSCH transmission, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a SRS resource set, wherein the SRS resource set is associated with multiple non zero power channel state information reference signals (NZP-C SI-RS), wherein a first portion of SRS resources of the sounding reference signal resource set are associated with a first TRP, and wherein a second portion SRS resources of the SRS resource set are associated with a second TRP. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein each SRS resource set of the multiple SRS resource sets is configured using a non zero power channel state information reference signal (NZP-CSI-RS), and wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a non-codebook based (NCB) PUSCH transmission. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures precoding information for transmission to each of the multiple TRPs. ### Claim 8 An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor configured to cause a user equipment (UE) to: receive uplink data transmission configuration information, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures an uplink data transmission to multiple transmission-reception-points (TRPs), and wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures multiple sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets; and perform the uplink data transmission to the multiple TRPs based on a downlink control information (DCI) format, wherein the DCI format includes two SRS resource indicator fields for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) operation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein each SRS resource set of the multiple SRS resource sets is configured using a non zero power channel state information reference signal (NZP-CSI-RS), and wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a non-codebook based (NCB) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures precoding information for transmission to each of the multiple TRPs. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a 3GPP configured grant physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a 3GPP dynamic grant physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a 3GPP non codebook based physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a transmission pattern for performing repetitions of the uplink data transmission to the multiple TRPs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information includes information indicating, for each TRP associated with the uplink transmission, one or more of: beam information; precoding information; pathloss reference signal information; target received power information; or a pathloss compensation factor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: a radio operably coupled to the at least one processor. ### Claim 17 A method, comprising: generating uplink data transmission configuration information, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures an uplink data transmission to multiple transmission-reception-points (TRPs), wherein the uplink data transmission is based on a downlink control information (DCI) format including two sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator fields for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) operation, and wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures multiple SRS resource sets; and transmitting, to a wireless device, the uplink data transmission configuration information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein each SRS resource set of the multiple SRS resource sets is configured using a non zero power channel state information reference signal (NZP-CSI-RS), and wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures a non-codebook based (NCB) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the uplink data transmission configuration information configures precoding information for transmission to each of the multiple TRPs. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein, for each TRP associated with the uplink transmission, the uplink data transmission configuration information independently configures one or more of: target received power information; or a pathloss compensation factor.