Upload Control Signaling For New Radio

An apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry, the apparatus being connected to a communications network via its communication circuitry, the apparatus further comprising computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the apparatus which, when executed by the processor of the apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

• a. receive a first container, the first container comprising, within a time-frequency resource grid, downlink data, related reference signals and uplink ACK/NACK;
• and
• b. derive resource mapping for uplink control information implicitly from the first container.

An apparatus comprising a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry, the apparatus being connected to a communications network via its communication circuitry, the apparatus further comprising computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the apparatus which, when executed by the processor of the apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

• a. transmit a separate sounding reference signal for each of multiple numerologies within a self-contained subframe, the self-contained subframe comprising, within a time-frequency resource grid, downlink data, related reference signals, and uplink ACK/NACK;
• and
• b. allocate time, frequency, and orthogonal resources for each sounding reference signal through a radio resource control or a downlink control channel.