# US 12,225,535 B2 · Method and device for multiplexing uplink control channels in wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,535 B2 - Document ID: US12225535B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/768,209 - Filed: 2020-10-08 - Published: 2023-02-09 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-10 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yeongsam Kim; Hayoung Yang; Youngkwan Choi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225535B2 ## CPC - H04J 13/22: Allocation of codes with a zero correlation zone - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 27/2613: {Structure of the reference signals} - H04J: MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION (transmission in general H04B; peculiar to transmission of digital information H04L5/00; systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal H04N7/08; in exchanges H04Q11/00; stereophonic systems H04S) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than 4th generation (4G) communication systems such as long-term evolution (LTE). The present disclosure is for managing uplink control channels in a wireless communication system, and an operation method for a base station may include the steps of: allocating an uplink control channel of a first format to a first terminal; allocating an uplink control channel of a second format to a second terminal on the basis of a resource of the first format; and transmitting information about the uplink control channel allocation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: allocating a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource of a format 3 to a first terminal; identifying a position of a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the first PUCCH resource; allocating a second PUCCH resource of a format 0 to a second terminal, the second PUCCH resource is allocated to the position of the first DMRS; transmitting information on allocation of the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource; and receiving uplink control information through the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource, wherein the first DMRS and the second PUCCH resource are multiplexed in the position of the first DMRS, and wherein a residual cyclic shift of the format 3 is determined for the second terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein allocating the second PUCCH resource of the format 0 to the second terminal comprises: identifying the residual cyclic shift of the format 3; and allocating the residual cyclic shift to the second terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein identifying the residual cyclic shift of the format 3 comprises: determining a first cyclic shift of the format 3; determining a second cyclic shift of the format 0; and identifying a residual cyclic shift based on the first cyclic shift and the second cyclic shift. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a first format for resource allocation to the second terminal, and determining whether the first terminal is associated with the first format for resource allocation to the second terminal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying a number of DMRSs of the format 0 in order to allocate the second PUCCH resource to the second terminal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether to allocate the second PUCCH resource of the format 0 to the second terminal in an overlapping manner. ### Claim 7 A base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to: allocate a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource of a format 3 to a first terminal, identify a position of a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the first PUCCH resource, allocate a second PUCCH resource of a format 0 to a second terminal, the second PUCCH resource is allocated to the position of the first DMRS, transmit information on the allocation of the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource, and receive uplink control information through the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource, wherein the first DMRS and the second PUCCH resource are multiplexed in the position of the first DMRS, and wherein a residual cyclic shift of the format 3 is determined for the second terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The BS of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: identify the residual cyclic shift of the format 3, and allocate the residual cyclic shift to the second terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The BS of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: determine a first cyclic shift of the format 3, determine a second cyclic shift of the format 0, and identify a residual cyclic shift based on the first cyclic shift and the second cyclic shift. ### Claim 10 A method performed by a first terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station (BS), information on allocation of the first PUCCH resource of a format 3; and transmitting uplink control information through the first PUCCH resource, wherein a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the first PUCCH resource and a second PUCCH resource for a second terminal are multiplexed in a position of the first DMRS for the first PUCCH resource, wherein a residual cyclic shift of the format 3 is determined for the second terminal, and wherein the second PUCCH resource of a format 0 is allocated based on the position of the first DMRS for the first PUCCH resource. ### Claim 11 A first terminal in a wireless communication system, the first terminal comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to: receive, from a base station (BS), information on allocation of the first PUCCH resource of a format 3, and transmit uplink control information through the first PUCCH resource, and wherein a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the first PUCCH resource and a second PUCCH resource for a second terminal are multiplexed in a position of the first DMRS for the first PUCCH resource, wherein a residual cyclic shift of the format 3 is determined for the second terminal, and wherein the second PUCCH resource of a format 0 is allocated based on the position of the first DMRS for the first PUCCH resource. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The BS of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: determine a first format for resource allocation to the second terminal, and determine whether the first terminal is associated with the first format for resource allocation to the second terminal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The BS of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: identify a number of DMRSs of the format 0 in order to allocate the second PUCCH resource to the second terminal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The BS of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: determine whether to allocate the second PUCCH resource of the format 0 to the second terminal in an overlapping manner.