Method for performing uplink transmission control of an electronic device, and associated apparatus

A method for performing uplink (UL) transmission control of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:

• determining a set of UL transmission patterns for a dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH) and a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), wherein one of the set of UL transmission patterns indicates whether UL transmission of a plurality of slots of one of the DPDCH and the DPCCH in at least one transmission time interval (TTI) is required, respectively;
• and
• performing UL transmission of the DPDCH and the DPCCH according to the set of UL transmission patterns, wherein with aid of a UL transmission pattern for the DPDCH within the set of UL transmission patterns, UL transmission of at least one slot of the DPDCH is prevented in the at least one TTI;
• wherein the step of determining the set of UL transmission patterns for the DPDCH and the DPCCH further comprises:
• based on at least one predetermined rule, when it is detected that no UL transmission of a specific slot of the DPDCH in the at least one TTI is required and an acknowledgement (ACK) for downlink (DL) is determined to be sent before a time point of the specific slot of the DPDCH in the at least one TTI, determining a UL transmission pattern for the DPCCH to prevent UL transmission of at least one subsequent slot of the DPCCH in the at least one TTI, wherein the at least one subsequent slot of the DPCCH comprises a corresponding slot of the DPCCH in the at least one TTI.

An apparatus for performing uplink (UL) transmission control of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising at least one portion of the electronic device, the apparatus comprising:

• a transmitter arranged to transmit information for the electronic device;
• and
• a processing circuit, coupled to the transmitter, arranged to determine a set of UL transmission patterns for a dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH) and a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), wherein one of the set of UL transmission patterns indicates whether UL transmission of a plurality of slots of one of the DPDCH and the DPCCH in at least one transmission time interval (TTI) is required, respectively, and the transmitter performs UL transmission of the DPDCH and the DPCCH according to the set of UL transmission patterns;
• wherein with aid of a UL transmission pattern for the DPDCH within the set of UL transmission patterns, UL transmission of at least one slot of the DPDCH is prevented in the at least one TTI;
• based on at least one predetermined rule, the processing circuit determines a UL transmission pattern for the DPCCH within the set of UL transmission patterns according to at least one characteristic of the DPDCH, to prevent at least one pilot of at least one slot of the DPCCH from being transmitted in the at least one TTI;
• and
• based on the at least one predetermined rule, when it is detected that no UL transmission of a specific slot of the DPDCH in the at least one TTI is required, the processing circuit determines whether UL transmission of any of a Transport Format Combination Indicator (TFCI) field and a Transmit Power Control (TPC) field within a corresponding slot of the DPCCH in the at least one TTI is required, to determine the UL transmission pattern for the DPCCH to selectively prevent UL transmission of the corresponding slot of the DPCCH in the at least one TTI according to at least one characteristic of the DPCCH, wherein whether UL transmission of the corresponding slot of the DPCCH in the at least one TTI is allowed corresponds to whether the UL transmission of the any of the TFCI field and the TPC field within the corresponding slot of the DPCCH in the at least one TTI is required.

An apparatus for performing uplink (UL) transmission control of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising at least one portion of the electronic device, the apparatus comprising:

• a transmitter arranged to transmit information for the electronic device;
• and
• a processing circuit, coupled to the transmitter, arranged to determine a set of UL transmission patterns for a dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH) and a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), wherein one of the set of UL transmission patterns indicates whether UL transmission of a plurality of slots of one of the DPDCH and the DPCCH in at least one transmission time interval (TTI) is required, respectively, and the transmitter performs UL transmission of the DPDCH and the DPCCH according to the set of UL transmission patterns;
• wherein with aid of a UL transmission pattern for the DPDCH within the set of UL transmission patterns, UL transmission of at least one slot of the DPDCH is prevented in the at least one TTI;
• and
• based on at least one predetermined rule, when it is detected that no UL transmission of a specific slot of the DPDCH in the at least one TTI is required and an acknowledgement (ACK) for downlink (DL) is determined to be sent before a time point of the specific slot of the DPDCH in the at least one TTI, the processing circuit determines a UL transmission pattern for the DPCCH to prevent UL transmission of at least one subsequent slot of the DPCCH in the at least one TTI;
• and the at least one subsequent slot of the DPCCH comprises a corresponding slot of the DPCCH in the at least one TTI.