Power Control for Enhancement of Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) Reliability for 5th Generation (5G) New Radio (NR)

A base station comprising:

• transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message with a first set of transmission power parameters and a second set of transmission power parameters;
• receiving circuitry configured to receive uplink control information (UCI) using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format 0, the UCI being received with a power based upon a set of power parameters selected from the group consisting of the first set of transmission power parameters and the second set of transmission power parameters, responsive to the type of Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communications;
• wherein the number of bits supported for the UCI using the PUCCH format 0 is selected from the group consisting of 1 bit and 2 bits;
• and,
• wherein a low-Peak to Average Power Ratio (low-PAPR) sequence is used for the PUCCH format 0.

A mobile station communication method comprising:

• receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message with a first set of transmission power parameters and a second set of transmission power parameters;
• transmitting uplink control information (UCI) using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format 0, the UCI being transmitted with a power based upon a set of power parameters selected from the group consisting of the first set of transmission power parameters and the second set of transmission power parameters, responsive to the type of Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used for scheduling physical downline shared channel (PDSCH) communications;
• wherein the number of bits supported for the UCI using the PUCCH format 0 is selected from the group consisting of 1 bit and 2 bits;
• and,
• wherein a low-Peak to Average Power Ratio (low-PAPR) sequence is used for the PUCCH format 0.

A base station communication method comprising:

• transmitting a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message with a first set of transmission power parameters and a second set of transmission power parameters;
• receiving uplink control information (UCI) using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format 0, the UCI being received with a power based upon a set of power parameters selected from the group consisting of the first set of transmission power parameters and the second set of transmission power parameters, responsive to the type of Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communications;
• wherein the number of bits supported for the UCI using the PUCCH format 0 is selected from the group consisting of 1 bit and 2 bits;
• and,
• wherein a low-Peak to Average Power Ratio (low-PAPR) sequence is used for the PUCCH format 0.