# US 2018/0027550 A1 · Network node user device and methods thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0027550 A1 - Document ID: US20180027550A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/722,684 - Filed: 2017-10-02 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2015-04-08 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Fredrik BERGGREN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180027550A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 74/004: {in the uplink, i.e. towards network} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A network node and a user device are provided. The network node comprises: a processor configured to allocate a plurality of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) for a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) having a PUCCH format defined for two or more PRBs, wherein the allocated plurality of PRBs are associated with a user device; a transceiver configured to signal allocation information to the user device, wherein the allocation information comprises a frequency location and a number of allocated plurality of PRBs. The user device comprises: a processor configured to determine uplink control information for one or more network nodes; a transceiver configured to transmit the uplink control information in a PUCCH to the one or more network nodes, wherein a plurality of PRBs are allocated for the PUCCH and wherein the PUCCH has a PUCCH format defined for two or more PRBs. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A network node for a wireless communication system, the network node comprising: a processor configured to allocate a plurality of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) for a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) having a PUCCH format defined for two or more PRBs, wherein the plurality of PRBs allocated for the PUCCH are associated with a user device; and a transceiver configured to signal allocation information to the user device, wherein the allocation information comprises a frequency location and a number of the plurality of PRBs. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The network node according to claim 1, wherein at least two PRBs of the plurality of PRBs are contiguously located in a frequency domain and within a same time slot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The network node according to claim 1, wherein at least two PRBs of the plurality of PRBs are located at a same frequency and within different contiguous time slots. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The network node according to claim 1, wherein the allocation information further comprises at least one of a modulation type and a modulation level for the plurality of PRBs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The network node according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the frequency location and the number of the plurality of PRBs is jointly encoded with at least one of the modulation type and the modulation level. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The network node according to claim 1, wherein the allocation information is signalled as physical layer signalling in a downlink control channel, or as higher layer signalling, or as a combination thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The network node according to claim 1, wherein the allocation information is signalled as indices or bitmaps. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The network node according to claim 7, wherein the allocation information is signalled as indices, and wherein each index is associated with a set of allocated PRBs contiguously located in the frequency domain and configured by higher layers. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The network node according to claim 8, wherein there are at least two sets of allocated PRBs having different sizes. ### Claim 10 A user device for a wireless communication system, the user device comprising: a processor configured to determine uplink control information for one or more network nodes; and a transceiver configured to transmit the uplink control information in a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) to the one or more network nodes, wherein a plurality of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) are allocated for the PUCCH, and wherein the PUCCH has a PUCCH format defined for two or more PRBs. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The user device according to claim 10, wherein the transceiver further is configured to receive allocation information from the one or more network nodes in physical layer signalling, or in higher layer signalling, or in a combination thereof, wherein the allocation information comprises a frequency location and a number of the plurality of PRBs; wherein the transceiver further is configured to transmit the uplink control information in the PUCCH according to the allocation information. ### Claim 12 A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program with a computer readable program code that, when executed by a processor, causes a device to perform the steps of: allocating a plurality of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) for a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) having a PUCCH format defined for two or more PRBs, wherein the plurality of PRBs allocated for the PUCCH are associated with a user device; and signalling allocation information to the user device, wherein the allocation information comprises a frequency location and a number of the plurality of PRBs. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 12, wherein at least two PRBs of the plurality of PRBs are contiguously located in a frequency domain and within a same time slot. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 12, wherein at least two PRBs of the plurality of PRBs are located at a same frequency and within different contiguous time slots. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 12, wherein the allocation information is signalled as physical layer signalling in a downlink control channel, or as higher layer signalling, or as a combination thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 12, wherein the allocation information is signalled as indices or bitmaps. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the allocation information is signalled as indices, and wherein each index is associated with a set of allocated PRBs contiguously located in the frequency domain and configured by higher layers. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program with a computer readable program code that, when executed by a processor, causes a device to perform the steps of: determining uplink control information for one or more network nodes; and transmitting the uplink control information in a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) to the one or more network nodes, wherein a plurality of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) are allocated for the PUCCH, and wherein the PUCCH has a PUCCH format defined for two or more PRBs. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 18, wherein the computer readable program code, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to perform the steps of: receiving allocation information from the one or more network nodes in physical layer signalling, or in higher layer signalling, or in a combination thereof, wherein the allocation information comprises a frequency location and a number of the plurality of PRBs; and transmitting the uplink control information in the PUCCH according to the allocation information.