# US 12,016,000 B2 · Physical shared channel splitting at slot boundaries > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,016,000 B2 - Document ID: US12016000B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/267,614 - Filed: 2019-08-09 - Published: 2021-10-21 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-10 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Robert Baldemair; Mattias Andersson; Kittipong Kittichokechai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12016000B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04L 5/0091: {Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information} - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - 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) ## Abstract A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to: indicate a splitting of an initial physical shared channel allocation that crosses a slot boundary into at least a first physical shared channel allocation in a first slot and a second physical shared channel allocation in a second slot; and communicate with the wireless device, WD, according to the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method implemented in a wireless device, WD, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a splitting of an initial physical shared channel allocation that crosses a slot boundary into at least a first physical shared channel allocation in a first slot and a second physical shared channel allocation in a second slot; and communicating with a network node according to the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the physical shared channel allocation is one of a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, allocation, a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, allocation, and a sidelink channel allocation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the indication further comprises receiving an indication of a starting symbol, S, and a length, L, and wherein S plus L is permitted to be larger than 14. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a reference signal position of at least one reference signal corresponding to at least one of the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation, the reference signal position being based at least in part on at least one of: a length of the first physical shared channel allocation; a length of the second physical shared channel allocation; a Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS, mapping type; and a configuration. ### Claim 5 A method implemented in a network node 464, the method comprising: indicating a splitting of an initial physical shared channel allocation that crosses a slot boundary into at least a first physical shared channel allocation in a first slot and a second physical shared channel allocation in a second slot; and communicating with a wireless device, WD, according to the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the physical shared channel allocation is one of a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, allocation, a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, allocation, and a sidelink channel allocation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein indicating further comprises indicating a starting symbol, S, and a length, L, and wherein S plus L is permitted to be larger than 14. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: determining a reference signal position of at least one reference signal corresponding to at least one of the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation, the reference signal position being based at least in part on at least one of: a length of the first physical shared channel allocation; a length of the second physical shared channel allocation; a Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS, mapping type; and a configuration. ### Claim 9 A wireless device, WD, configured to communicate with a network node, the WD comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to cause the WD to: receive an indication of a splitting of an initial physical shared channel allocation that crosses a slot boundary into at least a first physical shared channel allocation in a first slot and a second physical shared channel allocation in a second slot; and communicate with the network node according to the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The WD of claim 9, wherein the physical shared channel allocation is one of a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, allocation, a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, allocation, and a sidelink channel allocation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The WD of claim 9, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the WD to receive the indication by being configured to cause the WD to receive an indication of a starting symbol, S, and a length, L, and wherein S plus L is permitted to be larger than 14. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The WD of claim 9, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the WD to: determine a reference signal position of at least one reference signal corresponding to at least one of the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation, the reference signal position being based at least in part on at least one of: a length of the first physical shared channel allocation; a length of the second physical shared channel allocation; a Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS, mapping type; and a configuration. ### Claim 13 A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device, WD, the network node comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to: indicate a splitting of an initial physical shared channel allocation that crosses a slot boundary into at least a first physical shared channel allocation in a first slot and a second physical shared channel allocation in a second slot; and communicate with the wireless device, WD, according to the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The network node of claim 13, wherein the physical shared channel allocation is one of a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, allocation, a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, allocation, and a sidelink channel allocation. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The network node of claim 13, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to indicate by being configured to cause the network node to indicate a starting symbol, S, and a length, L, and wherein S plus L is permitted to be larger than 14. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The network node of claim 13, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the network node to: determine a reference signal position of at least one reference signal corresponding to at least one of the at least the first physical shared channel allocation and the second physical shared channel allocation, the reference signal position being based at least in part on at least one of: a length of the first physical shared channel allocation; a length of the second physical shared channel allocation; a Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS, mapping type; and a configuration.