Intra-UE multiplexing in new radio systems

A user equipment, comprising:

• radio front end circuitry;
• and
• processing circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
• receive, via the radio front end circuitry, a resource configuration from a network node including one or more parameters for establishing a communication channel with the network node;
• receive, via the radio front end circuitry, a command from the network node indicating an uplink (UL) grant for packet transmission from the UE and an instruction to prioritize grant-free transmissions over grant-based transmissions during an overlap of packet transmissions;
• prepare to transmit a first packet corresponding to the UL grant using the resource configuration, wherein the first packet is a grant-based packet;
• receive a second packet for transmission having a higher logical channel priority designation than the first packet, wherein the second packet includes an overlapping symbol with the first packet;
• determine that the second packet corresponds to a grant-free transmission;
• in response to identifying the higher logical channel priority designation and determining that the second packet corresponds to the grant-free transmission, transmit, via the radio front end circuitry, the second packet using the resource configuration instead of the first packet;
• receive a second UL grant for a third packet, wherein the second UL grant indicates that grant-based transmissions are prioritized over grant-free transmissions;
• receive a fourth packet, wherein the fourth packet is a grant-free packet;
• and
• transmit the third packet before the fourth packet.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a first grant-free resource configuration and a second grant-free resource configuration from a network node, wherein the first-grant free resource configuration is configured for communication priority for overlapping symbols;
• receiving a command from the network node indicating an uplink (UL) grant for packet transmission and an instruction to prioritize grant-free transmissions over grant-based transmissions during an overlap of packet transmissions;
• preparing to transmit a first packet corresponding to the UL grant using the first grant-free resource configuration, wherein the first packet is a grant-based packet;
• receiving a second packet for transmission having a higher logical channel priority designation than the first packet, wherein the second packet includes an overlapping symbol with the first packet;
• determining that the second packet corresponds to a grant-free transmission;
• in response to identifying the higher logical channel priority designation and determining that the second packet corresponds to the grant-free transmission, transmitting the second packet using the first grant-free resource configuration instead of the first packet;
• receiving a second UL grant for a third packet, wherein the second UL grant indicates that grant-based transmissions are prioritized over grant-free transmissions;
• receiving a fourth packet, wherein the fourth packet is a grant-free packet;
• and
• transmitting the third packet before the fourth packet.