# US 12,009,924 B2 · Link quality feedback for diversity enhancement based non-coherent joint transmission > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,009,924 B2 - Document ID: US12009924B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/268,867 - Filed: 2019-08-05 - Published: 2021-09-30 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-05 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Qiaoyu Li; Chao Wei; Yu Zhang; Chenxi Hao; Liangming Wu; Hao Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009924B2 ## CPC - H04L 1/1671: {the supervisory signal being transmitted together with control information} - H04B 7/0623: {Auxiliary parameters, e.g. power control [PCB] or not acknowledged commands [NACK], used as feedback information} - H04L 1/06: using space diversity - H04L 1/1819: {with retransmission of additional or different redundancy} - H04L 1/1829: Arrangements specially adapted for the receiver end - H04L 1/1845: {Combining techniques, e.g. code combining} - H04B 7/024: Co-operative use of antennas of several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine a first decoding result for a plurality of downlink control channels of a diversity enhancement based non-coherent joint transmission communication and a second decoding result for a plurality of data channels corresponding to the plurality of downlink control channels; and selectively provide feedback regarding the first decoding result and feedback regarding the second decoding result, the feedback regarding the first decoding result indicating whether reception of one or more downlink control channels, of the plurality of downlink control channels, is successful, and the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicating whether decoding of a codeword of the plurality of data channels is successful. Numerous other aspects are provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, comprising: determining a first decoding result for one or more downlink control channels of a plurality of downlink control channels, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels is associated with a communication of a diversity enhancement based non-coherent joint transmission, and wherein the plurality of downlink control channels corresponds to a plurality of transmission/reception points; determining a second decoding result for one or more data channels of a plurality of data channels associated with the communication, wherein the plurality of data channels corresponds to the plurality of downlink control channels and corresponds to the plurality of transmission/reception points; and selectively providing a value indicating: feedback regarding the first decoding result, the feedback regarding the first decoding result indicating at least a discontinuous transmission (DTX) associated with the communication, and feedback regarding the second decoding result, the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicating that the second decoding result associated with the communication is successful, wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result or the feedback regarding the second decoding result is associated with one or more particular transmission/reception points of the plurality of transmission/reception points. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein respective signals received in each data channel, of the plurality of data channels, are generated from a redundant version of a common codeword, and wherein the method further comprises decoding the common codeword based at least in part on one or more of the respective signals received from the plurality of data channels. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein selective feedback of another value indicates feedback regarding the second decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of a codeword associated with the plurality of data channels is successful, and wherein the selective feedback of the other value indicates feedback regarding the first decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of the plurality of downlink control channels is successful. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicates that decoding of a codeword associated with a proper subset of the plurality of data channels is successful, and wherein the one or more downlink control channels are one or more particular downlink control channels of the plurality of downlink control channels, wherein the one or more particular downlink control channels are a proper subset of the plurality of downlink control channels. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicates that decoding of a codeword associated with a proper subset of the plurality of data channels is successful, and wherein the one or more downlink control channels are a proper subset of the plurality of downlink control channels. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein selective feedback of another value indicates feedback regarding the second decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of a codeword associated with the plurality of data channels is unsuccessful, and wherein the selective feedback of the other value indicates feedback regarding the first decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of the plurality of downlink control channels is successful. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein selective feedback of another value indicates feedback regarding the second decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of a codeword associated with a proper subset of the plurality of data channels is unsuccessful, and wherein the selective feedback of the other value indicates feedback regarding the first decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of one or more particular downlink control channels, of the plurality of downlink control channels, is unsuccessful, wherein the one or more particular downlink control channels are a proper subset of the plurality of downlink control channels. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein selective feedback of another value indicates feedback regarding the second decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of a codeword associated with a proper subset of the plurality of data channels is unsuccessful, and wherein the selective feedback of the other value indicates feedback regarding the first decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of the one or more downlink control channels is unsuccessful, wherein the one or more downlink control channels are a proper subset of the plurality of downlink control channels. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicates that decoding of the plurality of downlink control channels is unsuccessful. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result and the feedback regarding the second decoding result are provided using a physical uplink control channel resource. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result and the feedback regarding the second decoding result are provided using multiple physical uplink control channel resources. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication is received from the plurality of transmission/reception points, a plurality of antenna panels, or the plurality of transmission/reception points and the plurality of antenna panels, and wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result and the feedback regarding the second decoding result is for respective control channels or data channels of the plurality of transmission/reception points, the plurality of antenna panels, or the plurality of transmission/reception points and the plurality of antenna panels. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result and the feedback regarding the second decoding result are provided using a physical uplink control channel repetition scheme. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a particular value of the value corresponds to two or more states of at least one of the first decoding result or the second decoding result. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result and the feedback regarding the second decoding result are provided together or as part of a single indicator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more particular transmission/reception points are identified by or associated with one or more respective demodulation reference signal (DMRS) groups. ### Claim 17 A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising: receiving a value indicating: feedback regarding a first decoding result for one or more downlink control channels of a plurality of downlink control channels, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels is associated with a communication of a diversity enhancement based non-coherent joint transmission, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels corresponds to a plurality of transmission/reception points, and wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result indicates at least a discontinuous transmission (DTX) associated with the communication, and feedback regarding a second decoding result for one or more data channels of a plurality of data channels associated with the communication, wherein the plurality of data channels corresponds to the plurality of downlink control channels and corresponds to the plurality of transmission/reception points, wherein the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicates that the second decoding result associated with the communication is successful, and wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result or the feedback regarding the second decoding result is associated with one or more particular transmission/reception points of the plurality of transmission/reception points. ### Claim 18 A user equipment for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to: determine a first decoding result for one or more downlink control channels of a plurality of downlink control channels, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels is associated with a communication of a diversity enhancement based non-coherent joint transmission, and wherein the plurality of downlink control channels corresponds to a plurality of transmission/reception points; determine a second decoding result for one or more data channels of a plurality of data channels associated with the communication, wherein the plurality of data channels corresponds to the plurality of downlink control channels and corresponds to the plurality of transmission/reception points; and selectively provide a value indicating: feedback regarding the first decoding result, the feedback regarding the first decoding result indicating at least a discontinuous transmission (DTX) associated with the communication, and feedback regarding the second decoding result, the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicating that the second decoding result associated with the communication is successful, wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result or the feedback regarding the second decoding result is associated with one or more particular transmission/reception points of the plurality of transmission/reception points. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein respective signals received in each data channel, of the plurality of data channels, are generated from a redundant version of a common codeword, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to decode the common codeword based at least in part on one or more of the respective signals received from the plurality of data channels. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein selective feedback of another value indicates feedback regarding the second decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of a codeword associated with the plurality of data channels is successful, and wherein the selective feedback of the other value indicates feedback regarding the first decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of the plurality of downlink control channels is successful. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicates that decoding of a codeword associated with a proper subset of the plurality of data channels is successful, and wherein the one or more downlink control channels are one or more particular downlink control channels of the plurality of downlink control channels, wherein the one or more particular downlink control channels are a proper subset of the plurality of downlink control channels. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein selective feedback of another value indicates feedback regarding the second decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of a codeword associated with the plurality of data channels is unsuccessful, and wherein the selective feedback of the other value indicates feedback regarding the first decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of the plurality of downlink control channels is successful. ### Claim 23 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein selective feedback of another value indicates feedback regarding the second decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of a codeword associated with a proper subset of the plurality of data channels is unsuccessful, and wherein the selective feedback of the other value indicates feedback regarding the first decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of one or more particular downlink control channels, of the plurality of downlink control channels, is unsuccessful, wherein the one or more particular downlink control channels are a proper subset of the plurality of downlink control channels. ### Claim 24 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein selective feedback of another value indicates feedback regarding the second decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of a codeword associated with a proper subset of the plurality of data channels is unsuccessful, and wherein the selective feedback of the other value indicates feedback regarding the first decoding result, the selective feedback indicating that decoding of the one or more downlink control channels is unsuccessful, wherein the one or more downlink control channels are a proper subset of the plurality of downlink control channels. ### Claim 25 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicates that decoding of the plurality of downlink control channels is unsuccessful. ### Claim 26 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result and the feedback regarding the second decoding result are provided using one or more physical uplink control channel resources. ### Claim 27 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein the communication is received from the plurality of transmission/reception points, a plurality of antenna panels, or the plurality of transmission/reception points and the plurality of antenna panels, and wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result and the feedback regarding the second decoding result is for respective control channels or data channels of the plurality of transmission/reception points, the plurality of antenna panels, or the plurality of transmission/reception points and the plurality of antenna panels. ### Claim 28 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein a particular value of the value corresponds to two or more states of at least one of the first decoding result or the second decoding result. ### Claim 29 (depends on 18) The user equipment of claim 18, wherein the one or more particular transmission/reception points are identified by or associated with one or more respective demodulation reference signal (DMRS) groups. ### Claim 30 A network entity for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to: receive a value indicating: feedback regarding a first decoding result for one or more downlink control channels of a plurality of downlink control channels, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels is associated with a communication of a diversity enhancement based non-coherent joint transmission, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels corresponds to a plurality of transmission/reception points, and wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result indicates at least a discontinuous transmission (DTX) associated with the communication, and feedback regarding a second decoding result for one or more data channels of a plurality of data channels associated with the communication, wherein the plurality of data channels corresponds to the plurality of downlink control channels and corresponds to the plurality of transmission/reception points, wherein the feedback regarding the second decoding result indicates that the second decoding result associated with the communication is successful, and wherein the feedback regarding the first decoding result or the feedback regarding the second decoding result is associated with one or more particular transmission/reception points of the plurality of transmission/reception points.