# US 12,192,146 B2 · Considerations on uplink repetitions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,146 B2 - Document ID: US12192146B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/650,236 - Filed: 2022-02-07 - Published: 2023-08-10 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2022-02-07 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Ahmed Elshafie; Yi Huang; Hung Dinh Ly - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192146B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04L 5/0055: {Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK (for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861)} - H04L 1/08: by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system {(H04L1/1858 and H04L1/189 take precedence)} - H04L 1/18: Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/1469: {using time-sharing} - 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 Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for skipping or using actual repetitions. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, a configuration indicating resources for a first repetition and a second repetition in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). In certain aspects, the method may also include transmitting the first repetition, wherein the first repetition includes a larger symbol length than the second repetition, the resources for the first repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from first UEs including the UE, the resources for the second repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from second UEs, and a quantity of the first UEs is larger than a quantity of the second UEs. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station, a configuration indicating resources for a first repetition and a second repetition in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); skipping transmission of the second repetition; and transmitting the first repetition, wherein the first repetition includes a larger symbol length than the second repetition, the resources for the first repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from first UEs including the UE, the resources for the second repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from second UEs, and a quantity of the first UEs is larger than a quantity of the second UEs, wherein the configuration indicates a threshold number of symbols for skipping repetitions, and the transmission of the second repetition is skipped in response to a symbol length of the second repetition being less than the threshold number of symbols. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the resources for the first repetition are associated with a first orthogonal cover code (OCC) vector, the resources for the second repetition are associated with a second OCC vector, the first OCC vector is associated with a first vector index in a first OCC matrix, and the second OCC vector is associated with a second vector index in a second OCC matrix. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the second vector index is a function of the first vector index and a size of the second OCC matrix. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the second repetition is skipped based on a number of allocated PUCCH resource blocks (RBs), a maximum number of resource blocks (RBs) configured by a base station, configured number of PUCCH resource blocks (RBs), or a PUCCH transmission priority. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration is a radio resource control (RRC) configuration, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), or an uplink grant. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold number of symbols is a function of a number of allocated PUCCH resource blocks (RBs), a maximum number of resource blocks (RBs) configured by a base station, configured number of PUCCH resource blocks (RBs), or a PUCCH transmission priority. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an uplink grant activating the UE to skip the transmission of the second repetition. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the uplink grant indicates a PUCCH identifier, and the transmission of the second repetition is skipped in response to the PUCCH identifier being associated with the resources for the second repetition. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting the second repetition in overlapping resources with one of the second UEs. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the resources for the first repetition are associated with a first orthogonal cover code (OCC) vector, the resources for the second repetition are associated with a second OCC vector, the first OCC vector is associated with a first vector index in a first OCC matrix, the second OCC vector is associated with a second vector index in a subset of the first OCC matrix. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the configuration includes a start vector index, the subset of the first OCC matrix includes contiguous or non-contiguous vectors from the first OCC matrix, and the contiguous or non-contiguous vectors are associated with indices starting with the start vector index. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the PUCCH includes a format associated with UE multiplexing. ### Claim 13 A method of wireless communication at a base station, comprising: transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration indicating resources for a first repetition and a second repetition in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); receiving the first repetition from the UE, wherein the first repetition includes a larger symbol length than the second repetition, the resources for the first repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from first UEs including the UE, the resources for the second repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from second UEs, and a quantity of the first UEs is larger than a quantity of the second UEs; and configuring the UE to skip transmission of the second repetition, wherein the configuration indicates a threshold number of symbols for skipping repetitions, and the transmission of the second repetition is skipped in response to a symbol length of the second repetition being less than the threshold number of symbols. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the resources for the first repetition are associated with a first orthogonal cover code (OCC) vector, the resources for the second repetition are associated with a second OCC vector, the first OCC vector is associated with a first vector index in a first OCC matrix, and the second OCC vector is associated with a second vector index in a second OCC matrix. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the second vector index is a function of the first vector index and a size of the second OCC matrix. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the transmission of the second repetition is skipped based on a number of allocated PUCCH resource blocks (RBs), a maximum number of RBs configured by a base station, configured number of PUCCH resource blocks (RBs), or a PUCCH transmission priority. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the configuration is a radio resource control (RRC) configuration, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), or an uplink grant. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the threshold number of symbols is a function of a number of allocated PUCCH resource blocks (RBs), a maximum number of RBs configured by a base station, configured number of PUCCH resource blocks (RBs), or a PUCCH transmission priority. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: transmitting an uplink grant activating the UE to skip the transmission of the second repetition. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the uplink grant indicates a PUCCH identifier, and the transmission of the second repetition is skipped in response to the PUCCH identifier being associated with the resources for the second repetition. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: receiving the second repetition from the UE in overlapping resources with one of the second UEs. ### Claim 22 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the resources for the first repetition are associated with a first orthogonal cover code (OCC) vector, the resources for the second repetition are associated with a second OCC vector, the first OCC vector is associated with a first vector index in a first OCC matrix, the second OCC vector is associated with a second vector index in a subset of the first OCC matrix. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the configuration includes a start vector index, the subset of the first OCC matrix includes contiguous or non-contiguous vectors from the first OCC matrix, and the contiguous or non-contiguous vectors are associated with indices starting with the start vector index. ### Claim 24 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the PUCCH includes a format associated with UE multiplexing. ### Claim 25 A user equipment (UE) configured for wireless communications, comprising: a processor; memory coupled with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and operable, that when executed by the processor, to cause the UE to: receive, from a base station, a configuration indicating resources for a first repetition and a second repetition in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); skip transmission of the second repetition; and transmit the first repetition, wherein the first repetition includes a larger symbol length than the second repetition, the resources for the first repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from first UEs including the UE, the resources for the second repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from second UEs, and a quantity of the first UEs is larger than a quantity of the second UEs, wherein the configuration indicates a threshold number of symbols for skipping repetitions, and the transmission of the second repetition is skipped in response to a symbol length of the second repetition being less than the threshold number of symbols. ### Claim 26 A base station configured for wireless communication, comprising: a processor; memory coupled with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory that when executed by the processor cause the base station to: transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration indicating resources for a first repetition and a second repetition in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and receive the first repetition from the UE, wherein the first repetition includes a larger symbol length than the second repetition, the resources for the first repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from first UEs including the UE, the resources for the second repetition multiplex a plurality of transmissions from second UEs, and a quantity of the first UEs is larger than a quantity of the second UEs; and configure the UE to skip transmission of the second repetition, wherein the configuration indicates a threshold number of symbols for skipping repetitions, and the transmission of the second repetition is skipped in response to a symbol length of the second repetition being less than the threshold number of symbols.