Use of the physical uplink control channel in a 3rd generation partnership project communication system

A method of scheduling an uplink transmission in a communication system that implements persistent type scheduling and dynamic type scheduling, wherein persistent type scheduling allocates a resource for a longer period of time than dynamic type scheduling, the method comprising:

• determining whether to one of perform dynamic scheduling and persistent scheduling of communication resource for a User Equipment, UE, the communication resource being a communication resource of at least one of a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel, PUSCH, and a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel, PDSCH;
• allocating the communication resource to the UE, the communication resource allocation comprising one or more of dynamic scheduling, wherein a resource allocation for a single frame is provided to the UE, and persistent scheduling, wherein a resource allocation for a plurality of frames is provided to the UE;
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• selecting an assignment of a resource of a Physical Uplink Control CHannel, PUCCH, for a conveyance of uplink control data by the UE, wherein the selection of the assignment of the PUCCH is based on the determination of which of dynamic scheduling and persistent scheduling to perform for the UE.

A method for scheduling an uplink transmission in a communication system that implements persistent scheduling and dynamic scheduling, wherein persistent scheduling allocates a resource for a longer period of time than dynamic scheduling, the method comprising:

• receiving resource scheduling of at least one of a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel, PUSCH, and a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel, PDSCH from a base station, wherein the resource scheduling is determined to be one of a persistent scheduling and a dynamic scheduling;
• selecting an assignment of a Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resource based on the determination of which of persistent scheduling and dynamic scheduling is performed for the resource scheduling;
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• in response to selecting the assignment of the PUCCH resource, transmitting uplink control data on the PUCCH.

A user equipment capable of operating in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

• a resource allocation receiver that is configured to receive resource scheduling of at least one of a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel, PUSCH, and a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel, PDSCH from a base station, wherein the resource scheduling is determined to be one of a persistent scheduling and a dynamic scheduling, wherein persistent scheduling allocates a resource for a longer period of time than dynamic scheduling;
• a processor that is configured to select an assignment of a Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resource based on the determination of which of persistent scheduling and dynamic scheduling is performed for the resource scheduling;
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• a transmitter that is configured to, in response to selecting the assignment of the PUCCH resource, transmit uplink control data on the PUCCH.