# US 2014/0192760 A1 · Backward Compatibility of PUCCH Formats > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192760 A1 - Document ID: US20140192760A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/238,261 - Filed: 2011-08-12 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-12 - Assignees: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy - Inventors: Kari Pekka Pajukoski; Esa Tapani Tiirola; Kari Juhani Hooli; Timo Erkki Lunttila - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192760A1 ## CPC - H04L 5/0046: {Determination of the number of bits transmitted on different sub-channels} - H04L 1/1838: {for semi-reliable protocols, e.g. for less sensitive applications such as streaming video (buffer level management for video bitstream receiver H04N21/44004)} - H04L 5/0016: {Time-frequency-code} - H04L 5/005: {of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals} - H04L 1/0026: {Transmission of channel quality indication} - H04L 1/0077: {Cooperative coding} - H04L 1/06: using space diversity - H04W 72/04: Wireless resource allocation - H04W 99/00: Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass - 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 The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: configure data symbols for being conveyed by using a first signaling format and a second signaling format, and configure reference signal symbols for being conveyed by using the first signaling format and the second signaling format for obtaining payload extension for uplink control information on a physical uplink control channel, wherein the first signaling format is an extended payload format and the second signaling format is a legacy format, and a bandwidth of the extended payload format is larger than that of the legacy format, and the first signaling format and the second signaling format utilize at least partly same frequency and code domain resources. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: configure data symbols for being conveyed by using a first signaling format and a second signaling format, and configure reference signal symbols for being conveyed by using the first signaling format and the second signaling format for obtaining payload extension for uplink control information on a physical uplink control channel, wherein the first signaling format is an extended payload format and the second signaling format is a legacy format, and a bandwidth of the extended payload format is larger than that of the legacy format, and the first signaling format and the second signaling format utilize at least partly same frequency and code domain resources. ### Claim 2 An apparatus comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: obtain signaling configuration of a first signaling format, wherein the first signaling format is an extended payload format and the second signaling format is a legacy format, and a bandwidth of the extended payload format is larger than that of the legacy format, and the first signaling format and the second signaling format utilize at least partly same frequency and code domain resources, and configure a signaling transmission according to the signaling configuration of the first signaling format. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reference signal symbols are orthogonalized by multiplying reference signal symbols of the first signaling format with orthogonal cover code [1 −1]. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus claim 1, wherein the reference signal symbols of the first signaling format are concatenated and the orthogonalization is carried out by allocating orthogonal cyclic shifts for the first signaling format and the second signaling format. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus claim 1, wherein the first signalling format is transmitted without frequency hopping between slots in such a manner that both physical resource blocks used for frequency hopping are transmitted simultaneously. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a resource index with regard to the first signaling format is signaled separately for each physical resource block, and wherein orthogonal cover codes and reference signal resources are derived separately for the physical resource blocks. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first signalling format is transmitted without frequency hopping between slots in such a manner that both physical resource blocks used for frequency hopping are transmitted simultaneously and wherein orthogonal cover code [1, −1] is applied between two reference signals of one subframe or length of the orthogonal cover code is increased from two to four. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus claim 1, the apparatus comprising a user device, relay node, web stick, server, host or node. ### Claim 9 (canceled) ### Claim 10 A method comprising: configuring data symbols for being conveyed by using a first signaling format and a second signaling format, and configuring reference signal symbols for being conveyed by using the first signaling format and the second signaling format for obtaining payload extension for uplink control information on a physical uplink control channel, wherein the first signaling format is an extended payload format and the second signaling format is a legacy format, and a bandwidth of the extended payload format is larger than that of the legacy format, and the first signaling format and the second signaling format utilize at least partly same frequency and code domain resources. ### Claim 11 A method comprising: obtaining signaling configuration of a first signaling format, wherein the first signaling format is an extended payload format and the second signaling format is a legacy format, and a bandwidth of the extended payload format is larger than that of the legacy format, and the first signaling format and the second signaling format utilize at least partly same frequency and code domain resources, and configuring a signaling transmission according to the signaling configuration of the first signaling format. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the reference signal symbols are orthogonalized by multiplying reference signal symbols of the first signaling format with orthogonal cover code [1 −1]. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: concatenating the reference signal symbols of the first signaling format, and carrying out the orthogonalizing by allocating orthogonal cyclic shifts for the first signaling format and the second signaling format. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: transmitting the first signalling format without frequency hopping between slots in such a manner that both physical resource blocks used for frequency hopping are transmitted simultaneously. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: separately signaling a resource index with regard to the first signaling format for each physical resource block, and deriving orthogonal cover codes and reference signal resources separately for the physical resource blocks. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: separately signaling a resource index with regard to the first signaling format for each physical resource block; deriving orthogonal cover codes and reference signal resources separately for the physical resource blocks, and applying the orthogonal cover code [1, −1] between two reference signals of one subframe, or increasing a length of the orthogonal cover code from two to four. ### Claim at position 17 -34. (canceled)