Methods and apparatuses for skipping transport block transmission depending on uplink control information transmission

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to
• receive a configuration message from a network node, wherein the configuration message indicates to the apparatus a configuration of skipping uplink transmission when there is no uplink data;
• and
• determine whether the apparatus is requested for uplink control information transmission for a subframe with uplink grant.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to transmit a configuration message for configuring at least one user equipment to skip uplink transmission when there is no uplink data;
• and
• receive, from the at least one user equipment, a transport block for a subframe with uplink control information transmission regardless of the configuration for skipping uplink transmission for the at least one user equipment.