# US 2021/0243778 A1 · Simultaneous feedback information and uplink shared channel transmissions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0243778 A1 - Document ID: US20210243778A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/164,567 - Filed: 2021-02-01 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-04 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Kazuki Takeda; Peter Gaal; Wanshi Chen; Yi Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243778A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04L 1/0026: {Transmission of channel quality indication} - H04L 1/0027: {Scheduling of signalling, e.g. occurrence thereof} - H04L 1/1614: {using bitmaps} - H04L 1/1664: {the supervisory signal being transmitted together with payload signals; piggybacking} - H04L 1/1854: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 1/1864: {ARQ related signaling (H04L1/1607 takes precedence)} - H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0057: {Physical resource allocation for CQI} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/535: {based on resource usage policies} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A UE may receive a piggybacking status for a first uplink carrier of a set of uplink carriers configured for the UE, receive a first uplink grant that indicates an uplink shared channel occasion on the first uplink carrier, generate uplink control information for a downlink transmission from a base station, where the uplink control information may be associated with an uplink control channel occasion that overlaps in time with the uplink shared channel occasion, and perform, based on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier, an uplink shared channel transmission on the first uplink carrier during the uplink shared channel occasion and a uplink control transmission of the uplink control information on a second uplink carrier of the plurality of uplink carriers during the uplink control channel occasion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving a piggybacking status for a first uplink carrier of a plurality of uplink carriers configured for the UE; receiving a first uplink grant that indicates an uplink shared channel occasion on the first uplink carrier; generating uplink control information for a downlink transmission from a base station, wherein the uplink control information is associated with an uplink control channel occasion that overlaps in time with the uplink shared channel occasion; and performing, based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier, an uplink shared channel transmission on the first uplink carrier during the uplink shared channel occasion and an uplink control transmission of the uplink control information on a second uplink carrier of the plurality of uplink carriers during the uplink control channel occasion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: selecting the second uplink carrier for the uplink control transmission based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the uplink control channel occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier comprises: receiving a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is disabled for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier comprises: receiving a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is disabled for a group of uplink carriers within the plurality of uplink carriers, wherein the group of uplink carriers comprises the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4 wherein the group of uplink carriers grouped according to one or more of: frequency range, frequency band, timing advance group, cell group, physical uplink control channel group, or UE. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier comprises: receiving a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is enabled for a group of uplink carriers within the plurality of uplink carriers, wherein the first uplink carrier is absent from the group of uplink carriers. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the control message is configured per cell-group, or per uplink control channel group, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the first uplink grant comprises: receiving a downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant; and wherein performing the uplink shared channel transmission comprises encoding the uplink shared channel transmission irrespective of the downlink assignment index. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: ignoring the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant is fixed at a preconfigured value based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: determining a codebook size for the uplink control transmission on the second uplink carrier based at least in part on the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a second uplink grant that indicates a second uplink shared channel transmission occasion on the second uplink carrier, the second uplink grant comprising a downlink assignment index; and determining a codebook size for the uplink control transmission on the second uplink carrier based at least in part on the downlink assignment index of the second uplink grant. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a downlink assignment index is absent from the first uplink grant. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmissions on the first uplink carrier are disabled based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein an uplink shared channel indication field in the first uplink grant is set to a bit value of 1 based at least in part on a channel state information occasion overlapping with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmissions on the first uplink carrier during channel state information occasions that are orthogonal in time to uplink control information transmissions by the UE based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a control message scheduling an aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier during a channel state information occasion that overlaps in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: dropping the aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion; and performing a persistent channel state information transmission on the second uplink carrier. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: dropping a persistent channel state information transmission on the second uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion; and performing the aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier during the uplink control channel occasion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: piggybacking a persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a minimum uplink shared transmission preparation time of the first uplink carrier remains fixed and irrespective of other carriers based at least in part on the piggybacking status. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a minimum uplink shared transmission preparation time of the first uplink carrier is based at least in part on the piggybacking status, an uplink shared transmission preparation time associated with the second uplink carrier, and a minimum subcarrier spacing configuration used for scheduling an uplink control channel transmission overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 23 A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising: transmitting to a user equipment (UE) a piggybacking status for a first uplink carrier of a plurality of uplink carriers configured for the UE; transmitting a first uplink grant that indicates an uplink shared channel occasion on the first uplink carrier, wherein the uplink shared channel occasion overlaps in time with an uplink control channel occasion associated with uplink control information for a downlink transmission from the base station; and receiving, based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier, an uplink shared channel transmission on the first uplink carrier during the uplink shared channel occasion and an uplink control transmission of the uplink control information on a second uplink carrier of the plurality of uplink carriers during the uplink control channel occasion. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein transmitting the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier comprises: transmitting a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is disabled for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein transmitting the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier comprises: transmitting a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is disabled for a group of uplink carriers within the plurality of uplink carriers, wherein the group of uplink carriers comprises the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the group of uplink carriers is grouped according to one or more of: frequency range, frequency band, timing advance group, cell group, physical uplink control channel group, or UE. ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein transmitting the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier comprises: transmitting a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is enabled for a group of uplink carriers within the plurality of uplink carriers, wherein the first uplink carrier is absent from the group of uplink carriers. ### Claim 28 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein transmitting the first uplink grant comprises: transmitting a downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant, wherein the uplink shared channel transmission is encoded irrespective of the downlink assignment index. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant is fixed at a value of 0 based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein a codebook size for the uplink control transmission on the second uplink carrier is based at least in part on the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant. ### Claim 31 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, further comprising: transmitting a second uplink grant that indicates a second uplink shared channel transmission occasion on the second uplink carrier, the second uplink grant comprising a downlink assignment index, wherein a codebook size for the uplink control transmission on the second uplink carrier is based at least in part on the downlink assignment index of the second uplink grant. ### Claim 32 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein a downlink assignment index is absent from the first uplink grant. ### Claim 33 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, further comprising: disabling aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmissions on the first uplink carrier disabled based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 34 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein an uplink shared channel indication field in the first uplink grant is set to a bit value of 1 based at least in part on a channel state information occasion overlapping with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 35 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, further comprising: receiving aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmissions on the first uplink carrier during channel state information occasions that are orthogonal in time to uplink control information transmissions by the UE based on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 36 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, further comprising: transmitting a control message scheduling an aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier during a channel state information occasion that overlaps in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, further comprising: receiving a persistent channel state information transmission on the second uplink carrier, wherein the aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission is dropped on the first uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, further comprising: receiving the aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier, wherein a persistent channel state information transmission is dropped on the second uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 39 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein a persistent channel state information transmission is piggybacked on the first uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 40 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein a minimum uplink shared transmission preparation time of the first uplink carrier remains fixed and irrespective of other carriers based at least in part on the piggybacking status. ### Claim 41 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein a minimum uplink shared transmission preparation time of the first uplink carrier is based at least in part on the piggybacking status, an uplink shared transmission preparation time associated with the second uplink carrier, and a minimum subcarrier spacing configuration used for scheduling an uplink control channel transmission overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 42 An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: a processor, memory coupled with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a piggybacking status for a first uplink carrier of a plurality of uplink carriers configured for the UE; receive a first uplink grant that indicates an uplink shared channel occasion on the first uplink carrier; generate uplink control information for a downlink transmission from a base station, wherein the uplink control information is associated with an uplink control channel occasion that overlaps in time with the uplink shared channel occasion; and perform, based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier, an uplink shared channel transmission on the first uplink carrier during the uplink shared channel occasion and an uplink control transmission of the uplink control information on a second uplink carrier of the plurality of uplink carriers during the uplink control channel occasion. ### Claim 43 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: select the second uplink carrier for the uplink control transmission based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the uplink control channel occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 44 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the instructions to receive the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is disabled for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 45 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the instructions to receive the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is disabled for a group of uplink carriers within the plurality of uplink carriers, wherein the group of uplink carriers comprises the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 46 (depends on 45) The apparatus of claim 45, frequency band, timing advance group, cell group, physical uplink control channel group, or UE. ### Claim 47 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the instructions to receive the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is enabled for a group of uplink carriers within the plurality of uplink carriers, wherein the first uplink carrier is absent from the group of uplink carriers. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the control message is configured per cell-group, or per uplink control channel group, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 49 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the instructions to receive the first uplink grant are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant; and wherein performing the uplink shared channel transmission comprises encoding the uplink shared channel transmission irrespective of the downlink assignment index. ### Claim 50 (depends on 49) The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: ignore the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 51 (depends on 49) The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant is fixed at a preconfigured value based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 52 (depends on 49) The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: determine a codebook size for the uplink control transmission on the second uplink carrier based at least in part on the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant. ### Claim 53 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a second uplink grant that indicates a second uplink shared channel transmission occasion on the second uplink carrier, the second uplink grant comprising a downlink assignment index; and determine a codebook size for the uplink control transmission on the second uplink carrier based at least in part on the downlink assignment index of the second uplink grant. ### Claim 54 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein a downlink assignment index is absent from the first uplink grant. ### Claim 55 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmissions on the first uplink carrier are disabled based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 56 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein an uplink shared channel indication field in the first uplink grant is set to a bit value of 1 based at least in part on a channel state information occasion overlapping with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 57 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmissions on the first uplink carrier during channel state information occasions that are orthogonal in time to uplink control information transmissions by the UE based on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 58 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a control message scheduling an aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier during a channel state information occasion that overlaps in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 59 (depends on 58) The apparatus of claim 58, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: drop the aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion; and perform a persistent channel state information transmission on the second uplink carrier. ### Claim 60 (depends on 58) The apparatus of claim 58, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: drop a persistent channel state information transmission on the second uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion; and perform the aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier during the uplink control channel occasion. ### Claim 61 (depends on 58) The apparatus of claim 58, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: piggyback a persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 62 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein a minimum uplink shared transmission preparation time of the first uplink carrier remains fixed and irrespective of other carriers based at least in part on the piggybacking status. ### Claim 63 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein a minimum uplink shared transmission preparation time of the first uplink carrier is based at least in part on the piggybacking status, an uplink shared transmission preparation time associated with the second uplink carrier, and a minimum subcarrier spacing configuration used for scheduling an uplink control channel transmission overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 64 An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising: a processor, memory coupled with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit to a user equipment (UE) a piggybacking status for a first uplink carrier of a plurality of uplink carriers configured for the UE; transmit a first uplink grant that indicates an uplink shared channel occasion on the first uplink carrier, wherein the uplink shared channel occasion overlaps in time with an uplink control channel occasion associated with uplink control information for a downlink transmission from the base station; and receive, based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier, an uplink shared channel transmission on the first uplink carrier during the uplink shared channel occasion and an uplink control transmission of the uplink control information on a second uplink carrier of the plurality of uplink carriers during the uplink control channel occasion. ### Claim 65 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the instructions to transmit the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is disabled for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 66 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the instructions to transmit the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is disabled for a group of uplink carriers within the plurality of uplink carriers, wherein the group of uplink carriers comprises the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 67 (depends on 66) The apparatus of claim 66, wherein the group of uplink carriers is grouped according to one or more of frequency range, frequency band, timing advance group, cell group, physical uplink control channel group, or UE. ### Claim 68 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the instructions to transmit the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a control message comprising an indication that uplink control information piggybacking is enabled for a group of uplink carriers within the plurality of uplink carriers, wherein the first uplink carrier is absent from the group of uplink carriers. ### Claim 69 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the instructions to transmit the first uplink grant are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant, wherein the uplink shared channel transmission is encoded irrespective of the downlink assignment index. ### Claim 70 (depends on 69) The apparatus of claim 69, wherein the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant is fixed at a value of 0 based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 71 (depends on 69) The apparatus of claim 69, wherein a codebook size for the uplink control transmission on the second uplink carrier is based at least in part on the downlink assignment index in the first uplink grant. ### Claim 72 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a second uplink grant that indicates a second uplink shared channel transmission occasion on the second uplink carrier, the second uplink grant comprising a downlink assignment index, wherein a codebook size for the uplink control transmission on the second uplink carrier is based at least in part on the downlink assignment index of the second uplink grant. ### Claim 73 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein a downlink assignment index is absent from the first uplink grant. ### Claim 74 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: disable aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmissions on the first uplink carrier disabled based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 75 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein an uplink shared channel indication field in the first uplink grant is set to a bit value of 1 based at least in part on a channel state information occasion overlapping with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 76 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmissions on the first uplink carrier during channel state information occasions that are orthogonal in time to uplink control information transmissions by the UE based on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier. ### Claim 77 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit a control message scheduling an aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier during a channel state information occasion that overlaps in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 78 (depends on 77) The apparatus of claim 77, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a persistent channel state information transmission on the second uplink carrier, wherein the aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission is dropped on the first uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 79 (depends on 77) The apparatus of claim 77, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive the aperiodic or semi-persistent channel state information transmission on the first uplink carrier, wherein a persistent channel state information transmission is dropped on the second uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status for the first uplink carrier and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 80 (depends on 77) The apparatus of claim 77, wherein a persistent channel state information transmission is piggybacked on the first uplink carrier based at least in part on the piggybacking status and the channel state information occasion overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion. ### Claim 81 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein a minimum uplink shared transmission preparation time of the first uplink carrier remains fixed and irrespective of other carriers based at least in part on the piggybacking status. ### Claim 82 (depends on 64) The apparatus of claim 64, wherein a minimum uplink shared transmission preparation time of the first uplink carrier is based at least in part on the piggybacking status, an uplink shared transmission preparation time associated with the second uplink carrier, and a minimum subcarrier spacing configuration used for scheduling an uplink control channel transmission overlapping in time with the uplink shared channel occasion.