Dynamic Management of Uplink Control Signaling Resources in Wireless Network

An apparatus comprising

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
• receive a first message indicating a plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources for the uplink transmission of a type of uplink control information, each set of uplink control channel resources having a resource configuration;
• receive a second message that is different from the first message, the second message indicating a selected set of uplink control channel resources, of the plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources, for the uplink transmission of a type of uplink control information;
• and
• send uplink control information via the selected set of uplink control channel resources.

An apparatus comprising

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
• determine a plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources for uplink transmission of a type of uplink control information, each set of uplink control channel resources having a resource configuration;
• send a first message indicating the plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources;
• select one set of the plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources;
• send a second message that is different from the first message, the second message indicating the selected set of uplink control channel resources for uplink transmission of a type of uplink control information;
• and
• receive uplink control information via the selected set of uplink control channel resources.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a user device from a base station, a first message indicating a plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources for the uplink transmission of a type of uplink control information, each set of uplink control channel resources having a resource configuration;
• receiving, by the user device from the base station, a second message that is different from the first message, the second message indicating a selected set of uplink control channel resources, of the plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources, for the uplink transmission of a type of uplink control information;
• and
• sending, by the user device to the base station, uplink control information via the selected set of uplink control channel resources.

A method comprising:

• determining, by a base station, a plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources for uplink transmission of a type of uplink control information, each set of uplink control channel resources having a resource configuration;
• sending, by the base station to a user device, a first message indicating the plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources;
• selecting, by the base station, one set of the plurality of sets of uplink control channel resources;
• sending, by the base station to the user device, a second message that is different from the first message, the second message indicating the selected set of uplink control channel resources for uplink transmission of a type of uplink control information;
• and
• receiving, by the base station from the user device, uplink control information via the selected set of uplink control channel resources.