# US 12,016,015 B2 · Determinations of multiplexing or prioritization of conflicting transmissions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,016,015 B2 - Document ID: US12016015B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/447,531 - Filed: 2021-09-13 - Published: 2022-03-17 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-14 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Seyedkianoush Hosseini; Wanshi Chen; Peter Gaal; Wei Yang; Yi Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12016015B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04W 72/569: {of the traffic information} - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a mobile station may determine whether to multiplex or prioritize a first communication and a second communication that are scheduled for simultaneous transmissions via a first channel and a second channel, respectively. The mobile station may transmit one or more of the first communication or the second communication based at least in part on the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication. Numerous other aspects are provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communication at a mobile station, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors, the one or more processors, individually or collectively and based at least in part on information stored in the one or more memories, being configured to: determine whether to multiplex or prioritize a first communication and a second communication that are scheduled for simultaneous transmissions via a first channel and a second channel, respectively, wherein the first channel comprises an uplink shared channel on a first carrier and the second channel comprises an uplink control channel on a second carrier; and transmit one or more of the first communication or the second communication based at least in part on the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors, to multiplex the first communication and the second communication, are configured to: transmit the first communication and the second communication on two or more of the first channel, the second channel, or a third channel simultaneously; or transmit the first communication and the second communication on one of the first channel, the second channel, or the third channel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit an indication of a capability of the apparatus to support simultaneous transmission via multiple channels. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive an indication of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication, wherein the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication is based at least in part on the indication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the indication of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication comprises: an indication of whether the first communication and the second communication can be multiplexed on the first channel, an indication of whether the first communication and the second communication can be multiplexed on the second channel, or an indication of whether the first communication and the second communication can be multiplexed on a third channel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the one or more processors, to receive the indication, are configured to: receive the indication via one or more scheduling grants associated with one or more of the first communication or the second communication, or receive the indication via a radio resource control communication. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication is based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with one or more of the first communication, the second communication, the first channel, or the second channel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of: locations of resources of the first channel or the second channel, a number of bits of the first communication, a number of bits of the second communication, a modulation and coding scheme of the first communication, a modulation and coding scheme of the second communication, or a content type of one or more of the first communication or the second communication. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of: whether the first channel collides with a beginning of the second channel, whether the second channel collides with a beginning of the first channel, a configuration of a hybrid automatic repeat request feedback codebook of one or more of the first channel or the second channel, a demodulation reference signal pattern configured for one or more of the first channel or the second channel, whether the first channel is scheduled with repetitions, whether the second channel is scheduled with repetitions, whether the first channel and the second channel are associated with a single transmit receive point (TRP) or multiple TRPs, or a channel type of one or more of the first channel or the second channel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of: whether receipt of a first scheduling grant associated with the first communication occurs before receipt of a second scheduling grant associated with the second communication, whether receipt of a first scheduling grant associated with a higher priority communication of the first communication and the second communication occurs before receipt of a second scheduling grant associated with a lower priority communication of the first communication and the second communication, or whether receipt of a first scheduling grant associated with a shared channel communication of the first communication and the second communication occurs before receipt of a second scheduling grant associated with a control channel communication of the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of: whether the apparatus supports maintaining phase continuity across simultaneous transmissions of the first communication and the second communication, whether the apparatus is power limited for simultaneous transmission, whether a maximum power reduction associated with simultaneous transmission satisfies a threshold, whether the apparatus supports simultaneous transmission of multiple communications, or whether the first channel and the second channel are scheduled or configured on inter-band component carriers or intra-band component carriers. ### Claim 12 An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors, the one or more processors, individually or collectively and based at least in part on information stored in the one or more memories, being configured to: transmit, to a mobile station, a first scheduling grant associated with a first communication via a first channel and a second scheduling grant associated with a second communication via a second channel, the first communication and the second communication scheduled for simultaneous transmission, wherein the first channel comprises an uplink shared channel on a first carrier and the second channel comprises an uplink control channel on a second carrier; and receive, from the mobile station, one or more of the first communication or the second communication based at least in part on a determination, by the mobile station, of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors, to receive the first communication and the second communication, are configured to: receive the first communication and the second communication, via multiplexing, on two or more of the first channel, the second channel, or a third channel simultaneously; or receive the first communication and the second communication, via multiplexing, on one of the first channel, the second channel, or the third channel. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive an indication of a capability of the mobile station to support simultaneous transmission via multiple channels. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit an indication of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication, wherein the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication is based at least in part on the indication. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the indication of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication comprises: an indication of whether the first communication and the second communication can be multiplexed on the first channel, an indication of whether the first communication and the second communication can be multiplexed on the second channel, or an indication of whether the first communication and the second communication can be multiplexed on a third channel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the indication, are configured to: transmit the indication via one or more of the first scheduling grant or the second scheduling grant, or receive the indication via a radio resource control communication. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication is based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with one or more of the first communication, the second communication, the first channel, or the second channel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of: locations of resources of the first channel or the second channel, a number of bits of the first communication, a number of bits of the second communication, a modulation and coding scheme of the first communication, a modulation and coding scheme of the second communication, or a content type of one or more of the first communication or the second communication. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of: whether the first channel collides with a beginning of the second channel, whether the second channel collides with a beginning of the first channel, a configuration of a hybrid automatic repeat request feedback codebook of one or more of the first channel or the second channel, a demodulation reference signal pattern configured for one or more of the first channel or the second channel, whether the first channel is scheduled with repetitions, whether the second channel is scheduled with repetitions, whether the first channel and the second channel are associated with a single transmit receive point (TRP) or multiple TRPs, or a channel type of one or more of the first channel or the second channel. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of: whether transmission of the first scheduling grant occurs before transmission of the second scheduling grant, or whether transmission of a higher priority grant, of the first scheduling grant and the second scheduling grant, occurs before receipt of a lower priority grant, of the first scheduling grant and the second scheduling grant, or whether transmission of a shared channel scheduling grant, of the first scheduling grant and the second scheduling grant, occurs before transmission of a control channel scheduling grant, of the first scheduling grant and the second scheduling grant. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of: whether the mobile station supports maintaining phase continuity across simultaneous transmissions of the first communication and the second communication, whether the mobile station is power limited for simultaneous transmission, whether a maximum power reduction associated with simultaneous transmission satisfies a threshold, whether the mobile station supports simultaneous transmission of multiple communications, or whether the first channel and the second channel are scheduled or configured on inter-band component carriers or intra-band component carriers. ### Claim 23 A method of wireless communication performed by a mobile station, comprising: determining, by the mobile station, whether to multiplex or prioritize a first communication and a second communication that are scheduled for simultaneous transmissions via a first channel and a second channel, respectively, wherein the first channel comprises an uplink shared channel on a first carrier and the second channel comprises an uplink control channel on a second carrier; and transmitting, by the mobile station, one or more of the first communication or the second communication based at least in part on the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein multiplexing the first communication and the second communication comprises one or more of: transmitting the first communication and the second communication on two or more of the first channel, the second channel, or a third channel simultaneously; or transmitting the first communication and the second communication on one of the first channel, the second channel, or the third channel. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, further comprising: receiving an indication of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication, wherein the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication is based at least in part on the indication. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication is based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with one or more of the first communication, the second communication, the first channel, or the second channel. ### Claim 27 A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising: transmitting, by the base station and to a mobile station, a first scheduling grant associated with a first communication via a first channel and a second scheduling grant associated with a second communication via a second channel, the first communication and the second communication scheduled for simultaneous transmission, wherein the first channel comprises an uplink shared channel on a first carrier and the second channel comprises an uplink control channel on a second carrier; and receiving, by the base station and from the mobile station, one or more of the first communication or the second communication based at least in part on a determination, by the mobile station, of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein receiving the first communication and the second communication comprises one or more of: receiving the first communication and the second communication, via multiplexing, on two or more of the first channel, the second channel, or a third channel simultaneously; or receiving the first communication and the second communication, via multiplexing, on one of the first channel, the second channel, or the third channel. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, further comprising: transmitting an indication of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication, wherein the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication is based at least in part on the indication. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication is based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with one or more of the first communication, the second communication, the first channel, or the second channel.