# US 12,603,727 B2 · PUSCH repetition based at least in part on a symbol offset > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,727 B2 - Document ID: US12603727B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/759,582 - Filed: 2020-02-28 - Published: 2023-03-02 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-28 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Fang Yuan; Mostafa Khoshnevisan; Wooseok Nam; Xiaoxia Zhang; Jing Sun; Tao Luo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603727B2 ## CPC - H04L 1/08: by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system {(H04L1/1858 and H04L1/189 take precedence)} - H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04B 7/0404: the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine, based at least in part on a first symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for a first repetition of a plurality of repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. The UE may determine, based at least in part on a second symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for a second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission. Numerous other aspects are provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: transmitting a first repetition of a plurality of repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, based at least in part on a first symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for the first repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, wherein the first symbol offset comprises a first quantity of one or more unused symbols and wherein the first symbol offset is based at least in part on a beam switching associated with the PUSCH transmission; and transmitting a second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, based at least in part on a second symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for the second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, wherein the second symbol offset comprises a second quantity of one or more unused symbols and wherein the second symbol offset is based at least in part on the beam switching associated with the PUSCH transmission. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining the starting symbol and the ending symbol for the first repetition based at least in part on a duration of the first repetition; and determining the starting symbol and the ending symbol for the second repetition based at least in part on a duration of the second repetition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first symbol offset and the second symbol offset are a same symbol offset value; and wherein the symbol offset value specifies a fixed quantity of symbols for the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first symbol offset and the second symbol offset are respective variable symbol offset values. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the respective variable symbol offset values are indicated in a downlink communication that schedules the PUSCH transmission. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a starting slot for the first repetition; determining the starting symbol for the first repetition within the starting slot for the first repetition; determining an ending slot for the first repetition; and determining the ending symbol for the first repetition within the ending slot for the first repetition. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein determining the starting slot for the first repetition comprises: determining the starting slot for the first repetition based at least in part on: a nominal duration of the first repetition, a starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, a quantity of symbols included in the starting slot for the first repetition, a starting symbol for the PUSCH transmission in the starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, the first symbol offset, and a repetition index associated with the first repetition. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein determining the starting symbol for the first repetition within the starting slot for the first repetition comprises: determining the starting symbol for the first repetition in the starting slot for the first repetition based at least in part on: a nominal duration of the first repetition, a starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, a quantity of symbols per slot, a starting symbol for the PUSCH transmission in the starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, the first symbol offset, and a repetition index associated with the first repetition. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein determining the ending slot for the first repetition comprises: determining the ending slot for the first repetition based at least in part on: a nominal duration of the first repetition, a starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, a quantity of symbols per slot, a starting symbol for the PUSCH transmission in the starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, the first symbol offset, and a repetition index associated with the first repetition. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein determining the ending symbol for the first repetition in the ending slot for the first repetition comprises: determining the ending symbol for the first repetition within the ending slot for the first repetition based at least in part on: a nominal duration of each of the plurality of repetitions, a starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, a quantity of symbols per slot, a starting symbol for the PUSCH transmission in the starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, the first symbol offset, and a repetition index associated with the first repetition. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a starting slot for the second repetition; determining the starting symbol for the second repetition within the starting slot for the second repetition; determining an ending slot for the second repetition; and determining the ending symbol for the second repetition within the ending slot for the second repetition. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein determining the starting slot for the second repetition comprises: determining the starting slot for the second repetition based at least in part on: a nominal duration of the second repetition, a starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, a quantity of symbols per slot, a starting symbol for the PUSCH transmission in the starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, an accumulation of the first symbol offset and the second symbol offset, and a repetition index associated with the second repetition. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein determining the starting symbol for the second repetition within the starting slot for the second repetition comprises: determining the starting symbol for the second repetition in the starting slot for the second repetition based at least in part on: a nominal duration of the second repetition, a starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, a quantity of symbols per slot, a starting symbol for the PUSCH transmission in the starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, an accumulation of the first symbol offset and the second symbol offset, and a repetition index associated with the second repetition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein determining the ending symbol for the second repetition within the ending slot for the second repetition comprises: determining the starting symbol for the second repetition in the starting slot for the second repetition based at least in part on: a nominal duration of the second repetition, a starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, a quantity of symbols per slot, a starting symbol for the PUSCH transmission in the starting slot for the PUSCH transmission, an accumulation of the first symbol offset and the second symbol offset, and a repetition index associated with the second repetition. ### Claim 15 A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the one or more memories, the memory and the one or more processors configured to: transmit a first repetition of a plurality of repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, based at least in part on a first symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for the first repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, wherein the first symbol offset comprises a first quantity of one or more unused symbols and wherein the first symbol offset is based at least in part on a beam switching associated with the PUSCH transmission; and transmit a second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, based at least in part on a second symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for the second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, wherein the second symbol offset comprises a second quantity of one or more unused symbols and wherein the second symbol offset is based at least in part on the beam switching associated with the PUSCH transmission. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the first symbol offset and the second symbol offset are respective variable symbol offset values. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The UE of claim 16, wherein the respective variable symbol offset values are indicated in a downlink communication that schedules the PUSCH transmission. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the one or more processors to: transmit a first repetition of a plurality of repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, based at least in part on a first symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for the first repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, wherein the first symbol offset comprises a first quantity of one or more unused symbols and wherein the first symbol offset is based at least in part on a beam switching associated with the PUSCH transmission; and transmit a second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, based at least in part on a second symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for the second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, wherein the second symbol offset comprises a second quantity of one or more unused symbols and wherein the second symbol offset is based at least in part on the beam switching associated with the PUSCH transmission. ### Claim 19 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: means for transmitting a first repetition of a plurality of repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, based at least in part on a first symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for the first repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, wherein the first symbol offset comprises a first quantity of one or more unused symbols and wherein the first symbol offset is based at least in part on a beam switching associated with the PUSCH transmission; and means for transmitting a second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, based at least in part on a second symbol offset, a starting symbol and an ending symbol for the second repetition of the plurality of repetitions of the PUSCH transmission, wherein the second symbol offset comprises a second quantity of one or more unused symbols and wherein the second symbol offset is based at least in part on the beam switching associated with the PUSCH transmission.