Configuring based on network coding

A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

• determining a network coding (NC) configuration for transmission of a scheduled network-coded application data unit (ADU);
• receiving the scheduled network-coded ADU in at least one transport block (TB);
• determining, for each TB of the at least one TB, a code block (CB) threshold based at least on the NC configuration;
• configuring, for each TB of the at least one TB, a NC-aware hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process as a HARQ process with the CB threshold;
• using the CB threshold to determine a NC-aware HARQ feedback report;
• and
• feeding back the NC-aware HARQ feedback report to a transmitting device.

A base station, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the base station to:
• determine a network coding (NC) configuration for encoding an application data unit (ADU) for transmission over a plurality of transport blocks (TBs);
• determine a plurality of CB thresholds, wherein each CB threshold of the plurality of CB thresholds corresponds to each TB of the plurality of TBs to meet for successful NC decoding and recovery of the ADU;
• signal the NC configuration, the plurality of CB thresholds, or a combination thereof to a receiver device for a NC-aware hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback of the plurality of TBs;
• schedule the ADU for transmission to a receiver device;
• and
• receive an NC-aware HARQ feedback from the receiver device for each TB of the plurality of TBs, wherein the processor applies the NC-aware HARQ feedback to determine necessary TB retransmissions of the ADU.

A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:
• determine a network coding (NC) configuration for transmission of a scheduled network-coded application data unit (ADU);
• receive the scheduled network-coded ADU in at least one transport block (TB);
• determine, for each TB of the at least one TB, a code block (CB) threshold based at least on the NC configuration;
• configure, for each TB of the at least one TB, a NC-aware hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process as a HARQ process with the CB threshold;
• use the CB threshold to determine a NC-aware HARQ feedback report;
• and
• feed back the NC-aware HARQ feedback report to a transmitting device.