Physical uplink control channel repetition across slot types

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communications. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator and a second PUCCH resource indicator from a base station, the first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, and the second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of a repeated PUCCH message. The UE may determine a first time slot for the first instance and a second time slot for the second instance, and transmit the first instance in the first PUCCH resource in the first time slot and transmit the second instance in the second PUCCH resource in the second time slot. Many other aspects are described.

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 039,693, filed on June 16, 2020, entitled “PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROLCHANNEL REPETITION ACROSS SLOT TYPES,” and U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 17 / 303,394, filed on May 27, 2021, entitled “PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL REPETITION ACROSSSLOT TYPES,” which are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to wireless communications and to techniques and apparatus for physical uplink control channel repetition across time slot types. Background Art

[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple access technologies that can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power). Examples of such multiple access technologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and long term evolution (LTE). LTE / LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard released by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0005] A wireless network may include many base stations (BSs) that may support communications for many user equipments (UEs). A UE may communicate with a BS via a downlink and an uplink. A "downlink" or "forward link" refers to a communication link from a BS to a UE, and an "uplink" or "reverse link" refers to a communication link from a UE to a BS. As will be described in more detail herein, a BS may be referred to as a Node B, gNB, access point (AP), radio head, transmit receive point (TRP), new radio (NR) BS, or 5G Node B.

[0006] The above-mentioned multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different user devices to communicate at the city, country, region and even global level. NR, which may also be referred to as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard released by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectrum efficiency, reducing costs, improving services, utilizing new spectrum and better integrating with other open standards using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CP-OFDM) with cyclic prefix (CP) on the downlink (DL) and CP-OFDM and / or SC-FDM (e.g., also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink (UL), as well as supporting beamforming, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology and carrier aggregation. However, as the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, further improvements in LTE, NR and other radio access technologies are needed. Summary of the invention

[0007] In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) may include receiving a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator and a second PUCCH resource indicator from a base station, the first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, and the second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message. The method may include determining a first time slot for the first instance and a second time slot for the second instance, and sending the first instance in the first PUCCH resource in the first time slot and sending the second instance in the second PUCCH resource in the second time slot.

[0008] In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a base station may include: determining, for a repeated PUCCH message from a UE, a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message; and sending to the UE a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating the second PUCCH resource for the second instance.

[0009] In some aspects, a UE for wireless communication may include: a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a first PUCCH resource indicator and a second PUCCH resource indicator from a base station, the first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, and the second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message. The one or more processors may be configured to determine a first time slot for the first instance and a second time slot for the second instance, and to send the first instance in the first PUCCH resource in the first time slot and to send the second instance in the second PUCCH resource in the second time slot.

[0010] In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication may include: a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to determine, for a repeated PUCCH message from a UE, a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message; and send to the UE a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating the first PUCCH resource of the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating the second PUCCH resource of the second instance.

[0011] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication. The one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, may cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations: receive a first PUCCH resource indicator and a second PUCCH resource indicator from a base station, the first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, and the second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of a repeated PUCCH message. The one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations: determine a first time slot for the first instance and a second time slot for the second instance, and send the first instance in the first PUCCH resource in the first time slot and send the second instance in the second PUCCH resource in the second time slot.

[0012] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication. The one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, may cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations: determine, for a repeated PUCCH message from a UE, a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message, and send to the UE a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating the second PUCCH resource for the second instance.

[0013] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication may include: means for receiving, from a base station, a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message. The apparatus may include means for determining a first time slot for the first instance and a second time slot for the second instance, and means for sending the first instance in the first PUCCH resource in the first time slot and sending the second instance in the second PUCCH resource in the second time slot.

[0014] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication may include a unit for determining, for a repeated PUCCH message from a UE, a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message, and a unit for sending to the UE a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating the second PUCCH resource for the second instance.

[0015] Aspects generally include methods, apparatuses, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, wireless communication devices, and / or processing systems as generally described herein with reference to and as illustrated in the drawings and description.

[0016] The foregoing has summarized the features and technical advantages of the examples according to the present disclosure in a fairly broad sense so that the following "specific embodiments" can be better understood. Additional features and advantages will be described hereinafter. The disclosed concepts and specific examples can be easily used as the basis for modifying or designing other structures for the same purpose of achieving the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. When considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein (both their organization and method of operation) and the related advantages will be better understood from the following description. Each of the figures in the drawings is provided for the purpose of illustration and description, rather than as a definition of the limitations of the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order that the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure may be understood in detail, a more specific description may be provided with reference to the above brief summary of aspects of some of them shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it is to be noted that the accompanying drawings only illustrate certain typical aspects of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered as limiting the scope thereof, as the description may allow for other equally valid aspects. The same reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0018] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a base station communicating with a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of a frame structure in a wireless communication network according to the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of a time slot format according to the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of time slot types according to the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of time division duplexing according to the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of frequency division duplex (FDD) according to the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of FDD according to the present disclosure.

[0026] Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of FDD according to the present disclosure.

[0027] Fig.10 is a diagram illustrating an example of FDD according to the present disclosure.

[0028] Fig.11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource set according to the present disclosure.

[0029] Fig.12 is a diagram showing an example of PUCCH repetition in a slot pattern according to the present disclosure.

[0030] Fig.13 is a diagram showing an example of PUCCH repetition across slot types according to the present disclosure.

[0031] Fig.14 is a diagram showing an example of PUCCH repetition across slot types according to the present disclosure.

[0032] Fig.15 is a diagram showing an example of PUCCH repetition across slot types according to the present disclosure.

[0033] Fig.16 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure.

[0034] Fig.17 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a base station according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] Various aspects of the present disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure can be implemented in different forms and should not be understood as being limited to any specific structure or function presented throughout the present disclosure. On the contrary, these aspects are provided so that the present disclosure is sufficient and complete, and the scope of the present disclosure is fully conveyed to those skilled in the art. Based on the teachings of this article, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that, whether it is realized independently of any other aspect of the present disclosure or realized in combination with any other aspect of the present disclosure, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the present disclosure disclosed herein. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein can be used to implement a device or practice method. In addition, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such devices and methods that are practiced using other structures, functions, or structures and functions in addition to or different from the various aspects of the present disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the present disclosure disclosed herein can be embodied by one or more elements of the claims.

[0036] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various devices and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and will be illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements can be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether these elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0037] It should be noted that although aspects may be described herein using terminology generally associated with 5G or NR radio access technology (RAT), aspects of the present disclosure may be applied to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT, and / or RATs beyond 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0038] Figure 1 is a diagram showing an example of a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (NR) network and / or an LTE network, among other examples. The wireless network 100 may include a number of base stations 110 (shown as BS 110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 110d) and other network entities. A base station (BS) is an entity that communicates with a user equipment (UE) and may also be referred to as an NR BS, Node B, gNB, 5G Node B (NB), access point, or transmit receive point (TRP). Each BS may provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area. In 3GPP, the term "cell" may refer to a coverage area of ​​a BS and / or a BS subsystem serving that coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

[0039] A BS may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and / or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access to UEs with service subscriptions. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access to UEs with service subscriptions. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access to UEs associated with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG)). A BS for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS. A BS for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS. A BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS. In Figure 1In the example shown in , BS 110a may be a macro BS for macro cell 102a, BS 110b may be a pico BS for pico cell 102b, and BS 110c may be a femto BS for femto cell 102c. A BS may support one or more (e.g., three) cells. The terms "eNB", "base station", "NR BS", "gNB", "TRP", "AP", "Node B", "5G NB", and "cell" may be used interchangeably herein.

[0040] In some aspects, the cells may not necessarily be fixed, and the geographic area of ​​the cells may move depending on the location of the mobile BS. In some aspects, the BSs may be interconnected with each other and / or to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 using any suitable transport network through various types of backhaul interfaces (such as direct physical connections or virtual networks).

[0041] The wireless network 100 may also include a relay station. A relay station is an entity that receives transmissions of data from an upstream station (e.g., a BS or a UE) and sends transmissions of data to a downstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS). A relay station may also be a UE that can relay transmissions for other UEs. Figure 1 In the example shown in FIG. 1 , a relay BS 110 d may communicate with a macro BS 110 a and a UE 120 d to facilitate communication between the BS 110 a and the UE 120 d. A relay BS may also be referred to as a relay station, a relay base station, or a relay.

[0042] The wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network including different types of BSs, such as a macro BS, a pico BS, a femto BS, and / or a relay BS. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different effects on interference in the wireless network 100. For example, a macro BS may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 to 40 watts), while a pico BS, a femto BS, and a relay BS may have a lower transmit power level (e.g., 0.1 to 2 watts).

[0043] A network controller 130 may be coupled to a set of BSs and may provide coordination and control for these BSs. The network controller 130 may communicate with the BSs via a backhaul. The BSs may also communicate directly or indirectly with each other via a wireless or wired backhaul.

[0044] UE 120 (e.g., 120a, 120b, 120c) can be distributed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE can be fixed or mobile. UE can also be referred to as an access terminal, terminal, mobile station, subscriber unit, station, etc. UE can be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet computer, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device or equipment, a biometric sensor / device, a wearable device (smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music or video device or a satellite radio), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, an industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.

[0045] Some UEs may be considered as machine type communication (MTC) or evolved or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, and / or location tags that can communicate with a base station, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. A wireless node may provide, for example, a connection to a network or to a network (e.g., a wide area network such as the Internet or a cellular network) via a wired or wireless communication link. Some UEs may be considered as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband Internet of Things) devices. Some UEs may be considered as customer premises equipment (CPE). UE 120 may be included in a housing that houses components of UE 120 (e.g., processor components and / or memory components). In some aspects, processor components and memory components may be coupled together. For example, a processor component (e.g., one or more processors) and a memory component (e.g., a memory) may be operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0046] In general, any number of wireless networks can be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network can support a specific RAT and can operate on one or more frequencies. RAT can also be referred to as radio technology and / or air interface. Frequency can also be referred to as carrier and / or frequency channel. Each frequency can support a single RAT in a given geographic area to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks can be deployed.

[0047] In some aspects, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly (e.g., without using base station 110 as an intermediary to communicate with each other) using one or more side link channels. For example, UE 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocol (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocol or vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocol) and / or mesh network. In this case, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations performed by base station 110 as described elsewhere herein.

[0048] As mentioned above, providing Figure 1 As an example. Other examples may differ from the Figure 1 Examples described.

[0049] The devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using an electromagnetic spectrum that may be subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc. based on frequency or wavelength. For example, the devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using an operating band having a first frequency range (FR1) that may span 410 MHz to 7.125 GHz, and / or may communicate using an operating band having a second frequency range (FR2) that spans 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. Frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are sometimes referred to as mid-band frequencies. Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often referred to as a "sub-6 GHz" band. Similarly, FR2 is often referred to as a "millimeter wave" band, although different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz-300 GHz) identified as a "millimeter wave" band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Therefore, unless otherwise expressly stated, it should be understood that the terms "below 6 GHz", etc., if used herein, can broadly refer to frequencies less than 6 GHz, frequencies within FR1, and / or mid-band frequencies (e.g., greater than 7.125 GHz). Similarly, unless otherwise expressly stated, it should be understood that the terms "millimeter wave", etc., if used herein, can broadly refer to frequencies within the EHF band, frequencies within FR2, and / or mid-band frequencies (e.g., less than 24.25 GHz). It is contemplated that the frequencies included in FR1 and FR2 can be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0050] Figure 2is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a base station 110 communicating with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 in accordance with the present disclosure. The base station 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a through 234t, and the UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a through 252r, where in general T≥1 and R≥1.

[0051] At the base station 110, the transmit processor 220 may receive data for one or more UEs from the data source 212, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on a channel quality indicator (CQI) received from the UE, process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for each UE based at least in part on the MCS selected for the UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. The transmit processor 220 may also process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, upper layer signaling) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 may also generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS), demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signals (PSS) or secondary synchronization signals (SSS)). A transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, as needed, and may provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MOD) 232a through 232t. Each modulator 232 may process a corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator 232 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. The T downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t may be transmitted via T antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.

[0052] At the UE 120, antennas 252a to 252r may receive downlink signals from the base station 110 and / or other base stations, and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a to 254r, respectively. Each demodulator 254 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) the received signal to obtain input samples. Each demodulator 254 may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. The MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all R demodulators 254a to 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols when necessary, and provide detected symbols. The receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260, and provide decoded control information and system information to the controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" may refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor may determine reference signal received power (RSRP), received signal strength indicator (RSSI), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), and / or CQI, among other examples. In some aspects, one or more components of UE 120 may be included in housing 284.

[0053] The network controller 130 may include a communication unit 294, a controller / processor 290, and a memory 292. The network controller 130 may include, for example, one or more devices in a core network. The network controller 130 may communicate with the base station 110 via the communication unit 294.

[0054] Antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t and / or antennas 252a to 252r) may include, or may be included within, one or more antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and / or antenna arrays, as well as other examples. Antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and / or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements. Antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and / or antenna arrays may include sets of coplanar antenna elements or sets of non-coplanar antenna elements. Antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and / or antenna arrays may include antenna elements within a single housing and / or antenna elements within multiple housings. Antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and / or antenna arrays may include antennas coupled to one or more transmit and / or receive components (such as, Figure 2 One or more antenna elements of one or more components in.

[0055] On the uplink, at the UE 120, a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 and control information from a controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). The transmit processor 264 may also generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266, if necessary, further processed by modulators 254a through 254r (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM, CP-OFDM), and transmitted to the base station 110. In some aspects, the modulator and demodulator (e.g., MOD / DEMOD 254) of the UE 120 may be included in a modem of the UE 120. In some aspects, the UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna(s) 252, modulators and / or demodulators 254, MIMO detectors 256, receive processors 258, transmit processors 264, and / or TX MIMO processors 266. The transceiver may be configured by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 280) and memory 282 to perform operations described herein (e.g., as described with reference to Figures 13 to 17 any aspects of any method described).

[0056] At the base station 110, uplink signals from the UE 120 and other UEs may be received by the antenna 234, processed by the demodulator 232, detected by the MIMO detector 236 as needed, and further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by the UE 120. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to the data sink 239 and the decoded control information to the controller / processor 240. The base station 110 may include a communication unit 244 and communicate with the network controller 130 via the communication unit 244. The base station 110 may include a scheduler 246 to schedule the UE 120 for downlink and / or uplink communications. In some aspects, the modulator and demodulator (e.g., MOD / DEMOD 232) of the base station 110 may be included in a modem of the base station 110. In some aspects, the base station 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antennas 234, modulators and / or demodulators 232, MIMO detectors 236, receive processors 238, transmit processors 220, and / or TX MIMO processors 230. The transceiver may be configured by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 to perform operations described herein (e.g., as described with reference to Figures 13 to 17 any aspects of any method described).

[0057] Figure 2The controller / processor 240 of the base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or any other component may perform one or more techniques associated with repetition of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) across time slot types as described in greater detail elsewhere herein. For example, Figure 2 The controller / processor 240 of the base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or any other component in the base station 110 may perform or direct, for example, Fig.16 The process of 1600 Fig.17 The operations of process 1700 and / or other processes. Memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some aspects, memory 242 and / or memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions (e.g., code and / or program code) for wireless communication. For example, one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of base station 110 and / or UE 120 (e.g., directly, or after compilation, conversion and / or interpretation), may cause one or more processors, UE 120 and / or base station 110 to perform or direct, for example, the operations described herein. Fig.16 The process of 1600 Fig.17 The operations of process 1700 and / or other processes. In some aspects, executing instructions may include running instructions, converting instructions, compiling instructions, and / or interpreting instructions, among other examples.

[0058] In some aspects, UE 120 may include means for receiving, from a base station, a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message; means for determining a first time slot for the first instance and a second time slot for the second instance; and / or means for sending the first instance in a first PUCCH resource in a first time slot and sending the second instance in a second PUCCH resource in a second time slot. In some aspects, such means may include combining Figure 2 One or more components of UE 120 are depicted, such as controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, and / or receive processor 258.

[0059] In some aspects, base station 110 may include means for determining, for a repeated PUCCH message from a UE, a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message, and / or means for sending to the UE a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating the second PUCCH resource for the second instance. In some aspects, such means may include combining Figure 2 One or more components of base station 110 are depicted, such as antenna 234, DEMOD 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, controller / processor 240, transmit processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, MOD 232, and / or antenna 234.

[0060] Although Figure 2 The blocks in the figure are shown as different components, but the functions described above with reference to the blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component or in various combinations of components. For example, the functions described with respect to the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, and / or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of the controller / processor 280.

[0061] As mentioned above, providing Figure 2 As an example. Other examples can be related to Figure 2 The examples described are different.

[0062] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 of a frame structure in a wireless communication network according to the present disclosure. Figure 3 The frame structure shown in is used for frequency division duplex (FDD) in telecommunication systems such as LTE, NR, etc. The transmission timeline for each of the downlink and uplink may be divided into units of radio frames (sometimes referred to as frames). Each radio frame may have a predetermined duration (e.g., 10 milliseconds (ms)) and may be divided into a set of Z (Z ≥ 1) subframes (e.g., with indices from 0 to Z-1). Each subframe may have a predetermined duration (e.g., 1 ms) and may include a set of time slots (e.g., in Figure 3 2m time slots per subframe are shown in FIG, where m is the index of the parameter set used for transmission, such as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.). Each time slot may include a set of L symbol periods. For example, each time slot may include fourteen symbol periods (e.g., Figure 3), seven symbol periods, or another number of symbol periods. In the case where a subframe includes two time slots (e.g., when m=1), the subframe may include 2L symbol periods, where the 2L symbol periods in each subframe may be assigned indices from 0 to 2L-1. In some aspects, the scheduling unit for FDD may be frame-based, subframe-based, time slot-based, mini-slot-based, symbol-based, etc.

[0063] As pointed out above, Figure 3 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Figure 3 Examples described.

[0064] Figure 4 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of a time slot format according to the present disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, the time-frequency resources in the radio access network can be divided into resource blocks, as shown by a single resource block (RB) 405. RB 405 is sometimes referred to as a physical resource block (PRB). RB 405 includes a set of subcarriers (e.g., 12 subcarriers) and a set of symbols (e.g., 14 symbols) that can be scheduled by base station 110 as a unit. In some aspects, RB 405 can include a set of subcarriers in a single time slot. As shown, a single time-frequency resource included in RB 405 can be referred to as a resource element (RE) 410. RE 410 can include a single subcarrier (e.g., in frequency) and a single symbol (e.g., in time). Symbols can be referred to as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. RE 410 can be used to transmit a modulated symbol, which can be a real value or a complex value.

[0065] In some telecommunication systems (e.g., NR), RB 405 may span 12 subcarriers over a duration of 0.1 milliseconds (ms), where the subcarrier spacing is, for example, 15 kilohertz (kHz), 30kHz, 60kHz, or 120kHz. A radio frame may include 40 time slots and may have a length of 10ms. Thus, each time slot may have a length of 0.25ms. However, the time slot length may vary depending on the parameter set used for communication (e.g., subcarrier spacing, cyclic prefix format, etc.). The time slot may be configured with a link direction for transmission, such as a downlink (D) or an uplink (U). In some aspects, the link direction of the time slot may be dynamically configured. The time slot may also be configured as a special time slot (S), which may include a guard time for switching directions.

[0066] As pointed out above, Figure 4 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Figure 4 Examples described.

[0067] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 of time slot types in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0068] In some aspects, a frame may have a 10×2 μ timeslots, where μ is related to the subcarrier spacing used by the network. The network can configure a timeslot pattern with a specified timeslot type for each timeslot.

[0069] Figure 5 Ten time slots are shown, where the first few are used for downlink transmission (D) and the following slots are special (S) slots. Figure 5 In the , two special time slots include REs for downlink transmission (all subcarriers but a limited number of symbols), guard time, and REs for uplink transmission (all subcarriers but a limited number of symbols). Figure 5 In the slot pattern shown, the slot for uplink transmission is adjacent to and immediately follows each special slot. Figure 5 The time slot pattern in can be marked as "DDDSUDDDSU".

[0070] As pointed out above, Figure 5 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Figure 5 Examples described.

[0071] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 of time division duplexing (TDD) in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0072] Figure 6 An example of a slot pattern of "DDSU" used by the network is shown. The network may indicate the slot pattern with a slot format indicator, and the operator may use the same slot pattern in adjacent channels. For unpaired spectrum, where a single frequency band is used for both uplink and downlink, the network may use TDD to schedule transmissions in both uplink and downlink. In some aspects, transmissions may be dynamically scheduled. Figure 6 The downlink control information is shown before the downlink data transmission. The uplink data transmission follows the downlink data transmission.

[0073] As pointed out above, Figure 6 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Figure 6 Examples described.

[0074] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example 700 of FDD according to the present disclosure.

[0075] Figure 7A component carrier is shown divided into downlink bandwidth and uplink bandwidth. This division helps limit the loss of UEs at the cell edge. FDD can be applied across component carriers, or within a component carrier for carrier aggregation. Downlink data can be transmitted in one frequency portion of a component carrier, such as a higher or lower frequency bandwidth portion (BWP), while uplink data can be sent in an intermediate BWP. For example, Figure 7 Downlink data sent in the lower BWP and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) sent in the middle BWP are shown. There may be some spacing for guard bandwidth. The slot pattern may be capable of supporting full duplex.

[0076] FDD reduces latency for an always-on uplink, improves power for higher uplink throughput, and can be combined with TDD.Time slots that provide bidirectional transmission on different subbands within the same component carrier may have a timeslot type called Sub-Band Full Duplex (SBFD).

[0077] As pointed out above, Figure 7 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Figure 7 Examples described.

[0078] Figure 8 are diagrams illustrating examples 800 , 802 of FDD according to the present disclosure.

[0079] Networks can use different variations of slot patterns. For example, Figure 8 An example 800 of a time slot pattern of a special time slot, two SBFD time slots, and an uplink time slot is shown. Figure 8 An example of a time slot pattern of a downlink time slot, two SBFD time slots having a first BWP size for an uplink, and a SBFD time slot having a second, larger BWP size for the uplink is shown 802. In some aspects, in one SBFD time slot, the BWP for the uplink may be 80 megahertz (MHz) and the BWP for the downlink may be 20 MHz, while in another SBFD time slot, the BWP for the uplink may be 20 MHz and the BWP for the downlink may be 80 MHz.

[0080] As mentioned above, Figure 8 Some examples are provided. Other examples may vary from Figure 8 Examples described.

[0081] Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example 900 of FDD according to the present disclosure.

[0082] Fig. 9An example 900 of a time slot pattern with continuous uplink and downlink BWPs is shown. For example, Fig. 9 The slot pattern shown has the same BWP of PUSCH in each slot and the same BWP of downlink data in each slot. This pattern can be considered as fixed continuous uplink and downlink FDD.

[0083] As pointed out above, Fig. 9 Examples are provided. Other examples may vary from Fig. 9 Examples described.

[0084] Fig.10 is a diagram illustrating an example 1000 of FDD according to the present disclosure.

[0085] Fig.10 An example of a time slot pattern with variable allocation of SBFD time slots is shown 1000. The first three SBFD time slots allocate more bandwidth for downlink data in a continuous uplink and downlink pattern. Fig.10 A fourth SBFD slot is also shown, which allocates more bandwidth to uplink data on PUSCH. For example, PUSCH is transmitted on a larger BWP surrounding a smaller BWP for downlink data.

[0086] As pointed out above, Fig.10 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Fig.10 Examples described.

[0087] Fig.11 is a diagram illustrating an example 1100 of a PUCCH resource set in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0088] A UE may be configured with up to four PUCCH resource sets. A PUCCH resource set may be configured with up to 16 PUCCH resources. A PUCCH resource is a set of time-frequency REs that includes a certain number of frequency tones (subcarriers) and a certain number of OFDM symbols. The UE may use one of the four PUCCH resource sets based at least in part on the uplink control information (UCI) payload size. A base station (e.g., gNB) may indicate which PUCCH resource set the UE uses with three explicit bits for the physical downlink shared channel RE mapping indicator in the downlink control information (DCI) and a one-bit based control channel element index.

[0089] Fig.11 An example 1100 of a PUCCH resource set with 8 PUCCH resources is shown. Each PUCCH resource is shown as a configuration of REs within a tone*OFDM symbol grid. Fig.11, tones (subcarriers) are shown in the vertical direction, and OFDM symbols are shown in the horizontal direction. There are different "shapes" and "sizes" for RE configurations. For example, one RE configuration may have a wide rectangular shape and a small number of REs, while another RE configuration may have fewer symbols but a large number of subcarriers (tall and thin). In some aspects, different RE configurations may have the same number of REs. In some aspects, different RE configurations may have different numbers of REs.

[0090] As pointed out above, Fig.11 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Fig.11 Examples described.

[0091] Fig.12 is a diagram illustrating an example 1200 of PUCCH repetition in a slot pattern according to the present disclosure. Fig.12 A first example of a repeated PUCCH message (also referred to herein as PUCCH repetition) of a UE in a first uplink slot and a second example of a PUCCH repetition in a second uplink slot are shown. Even though the PUCCH resource has an RE configuration with only a few subcarriers, the RE configuration has a large number of symbols (e.g., 14 symbols). If the PUCCH resource is limited to one RE configuration, some PUCCH resources may not be suitable for an S slot type or an SBFD slot type. For example, Fig.12 The PUCCH resources shown in FIG. 1 fit into the uplink time slot, but the PUCCH resources cannot fit into the fewer uplink REs of the previous special time slot. Fig.12 The slot pattern shown in is "DDDSUDDDSU", so there are four slots between the first uplink slot and the second uplink slot. Therefore, there will be some delay before the UE completes the PUCCH repetition, and this delay may affect the quality of service for the users of the UE. The delay also highlights the inefficient use of signaling resources.

[0092] As pointed out above, Fig.12 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Fig.12 Examples described.

[0093] Fig.13 is a diagram illustrating an example 1300 of PUCCH repetition across slot types in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0094] According to various aspects described herein, a base station may provide at least two PUCCH resource indicators (e.g., in a DCI) instead of just one PUCCH resource indicator. Each PUCCH resource indicator may indicate a PUCCH resource with an RE configuration (e.g., M frequency tones * N OFDM symbols), and thus PUCCH resources of different RE configurations may be used for instances of PUCCH repetition. The UE may be able to schedule instances of PUCCH repetition in adjacent time slots (or closer time slots) and reduce or eliminate latency between instances. The UE may save signaling resources and improve quality of service.

[0095] For example, Fig.13 Shown with Fig.12 The same time slot pattern as shown in . However, because the base station determines that the "higher" RE configuration is suitable for the uplink REs of the special time slot, the base station can use a first PUCCH resource indicator to indicate a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of PUCCH repetition with such RE configuration. The next time slot is an uplink time slot that can accommodate PUCCH resources with a large number of symbols and fewer subcarriers (a "long and wide" RE configuration). The base station can use a second PUCCH resource indicator to indicate a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of PUCCH repetition with such RE configuration. The UE does not need to wait for the next uplink time slot to complete the repetition, and the latency is reduced.

[0096] As pointed out above, Fig.13 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Fig.13 The described examples. For example, RE configurations of other sizes or shapes may be suitable for other appropriately sized PUCCH resources.

[0097] Fig.14 is a diagram illustrating an example 1400 of PUCCH repetition across slot types according to the present disclosure. Fig.14 Base stations 1410 (eg, Figure 1 and Figure 2 110) and UE 1420 (eg, Figure 1 and Figure 2 UE 120 depicted in FIG.

[0098] The BS 1410 may determine a first time slot of a first instance of a PUCCH repetition to be sent by the UE 1420. The BS 1410 may indicate the first time slot for the first instance in the DCI.

[0099] As indicated by reference numeral 1430, BS 1410 may determine, based at least in part on a first slot type for a first slot, a first PUCCH resource indicator corresponding to a RE configuration that will fit into the first slot. BS 1410 may determine, based at least in part on a second slot type for a second slot, a second PUCCH resource indicator corresponding to a RE configuration that will fit into the second slot. The first slot type and the second slot type may be different and thus the first slot type may have a PUCCH resource indicator and the second slot type may have a different second PUCCH resource indicator.

[0100] As indicated by reference numeral 1435, the BS 1410 may transmit and the UE 1420 may receive a first PUCCH resource indicator for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator for the second instance.

[0101] As indicated by reference numeral 1440, UE 1420 may determine a first time slot for a first instance. UE 1420 may send a first instance of a PUCCH repetition in a PUCCH resource of a first time slot based at least in part on a first time slot type of the first time slot. A first PUCCH resource indicator may indicate a first PUCCH resource (which RE configuration is used as a PUCCH resource) for the first time slot. UE 1420 may use a first PUCCH resource in the first time slot for the first instance of the PUCCH repetition. UE 1420 may use a second PUCCH resource indicated by a second PUCCH resource indicator for sending a second instance of the PUCCH repetition in a second time slot.

[0102] In some aspects, UE 1420 can prepare each instance transmission by locating the next time slot with OFDM symbols configured or signaled by BS 1410 for uplink transmission, and selecting the PUCCH resource to be used (corresponding to the PUCCH resource indicator) based at least in part on the time slot type of the next time slot. In some aspects, there can be a mapping between the PUCCH resource indicator and the time slot type. For example, a first PUCCH resource indicator can be used for an uplink time slot, a second PUCCH resource indicator can be used for a special time slot, and a third indicator can be used for a SBFD time slot. Based at least in part on the time slot type determined for a given time slot, the UE can use the corresponding PUCCH resource indicator to send an instance in that time slot.

[0103] UE 1420 may send a first instance in a first PUCCH resource in a first time slot and a second instance in a second PUCCH resource in a second time slot, as indicated by reference numeral 1445. Since the time slots may be closer together, or even adjacent, the UE may experience less latency.

[0104] Although various aspects described herein relate to two or three different PUCCH resource indicators, the described aspects may be applied to more PUCCH resource indicators corresponding to other slot types, other SBFD slot configurations, or other RE configurations.

[0105] As pointed out above, Fig.14 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Fig.14 Examples described.

[0106] Fig.15 1500 , 1502 are diagrams illustrating examples of PUCCH repetition across slot types according to the present disclosure.

[0107] Fig.15 An example 1500 is shown where the first ("higher") PUCCH resource fits in the first uplink timeslot but not in the uplink REs of the previous SBFD timeslot, which has an intermediate BWP for the uplink. The first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource may have to fit in the first uplink timeslot and the later second uplink timeslot. Because there are four timeslots between the first uplink timeslot and the second uplink timeslot, there will be some delay before the UE completes the PUCCH repetition.

[0108] In some aspects, if a SBFD time slot is present, the base station may provide a third PUCCH resource indicator for the SBFD time slot. Fig.15 An example 1502 is shown where the base station uses separate PUCCH resource indicators for a first PUCCH resource for a first instance and a second PUCCH resource for the first instance. As shown in example 1502, the base station may use a third PUCCH resource indicator for a SBFD time slot to fit in the middle BWP for the uplink. The base station may provide a first PUCCH resource indicator for a "higher" PUCCH resource that will fit in an adjacent uplink time slot. As a result, there is no additional delay between PUCCH repetition instances, and the UE may complete PUCCH repetitions faster.

[0109] As pointed out above, Fig.15 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those regarding Fig.15 The described examples. For example, RE configurations of other sizes or shapes may fit into other appropriately sized SBFD time slots.

[0110] Fig.161 is a diagram illustrating an example process 1600 performed, for example, by a UE in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 1600 is an example in which a UE (eg, UE 120) performs operations associated with PUCCH repetition across slot types.

[0111] like Fig.16 As shown, in some aspects, process 1600 may include receiving, from a base station, a first PUCCH resource indicator and a second PUCCH resource indicator, the first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, and the second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message (block 1610). For example, as described above, a UE (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282) may receive, from a base station, a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message.

[0112] like Fig.16 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1600 may include determining a first time slot for the first instance and a second time slot for the second instance (block 1620). For example, as described above, the UE (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282) may determine the first time slot for the first instance and the second time slot for the second instance.

[0113] like Fig.16 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1600 may include transmitting a first instance in a first PUCCH resource in a first time slot and transmitting a second instance in a second PUCCH resource in a second time slot (block 1630). For example, as described above, the UE (e.g., using receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, controller / processor 280, memory 282) may transmit the first instance in a first PUCCH resource in a first time slot and transmit the second instance in a second PUCCH resource in a second time slot.

[0114] Process 1600 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects as described below and / or in combination with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0115] In a first aspect, determining a first time slot for a first instance and a second time slot for a second instance includes determining the first time slot for the first instance based at least in part on an RE configuration of a first PUCCH resource and a first time slot type of the first time slot, and determining the second time slot for the second instance based at least in part on an RE configuration of a second PUCCH resource and a second time slot type of the second time slot.

[0116] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, at least one of the first time slot type or the second time slot type is one of a special time slot type or a sub-band full duplex time slot type.

[0117] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the first RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource is different from the second RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource.

[0118] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the first RE configuration includes the same number of REs as the second RE configuration.

[0119] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the first RE configuration includes a different number of REs than the second RE configuration.

[0120] In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the second time slot is adjacent to the first time slot.

[0121] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the repeated PUCCH message comprises a repetition of uplink control information.

[0122] although Fig.16 Example blocks of process 1600 are shown, but in some aspects, process 1600 may include Fig.16 Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than the blocks shown in . Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks in the blocks of process 1600 may be executed in parallel.

[0123] Fig.17 17 is a diagram illustrating an example process 1700 performed, for example, by a base station in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 1700 is an example in which a base station (eg, base station 110) performs operations associated with PUCCH repetition across slot types.

[0124] like Fig.17As shown, in some aspects, process 1700 may include, for a repeated PUCCH message from a UE, determining a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message (block 1710). For example, as described above, a base station (e.g., using transmit processor 220, receive processor 238, controller / processor 240, memory 242) may determine, for a repeated PUCCH message from a UE, a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message.

[0125] like Fig.17 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1700 may include sending to the UE a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for the second instance (block 1720). For example, as described above, the base station (e.g., using transmit processor 220, receive processor 238, controller / processor 240, memory 242) may send to the UE a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for the second instance.

[0126] Process 1700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects as described below and / or in combination with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0127] In a first aspect, determining a first PUCCH resource for a first instance and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance includes determining the first PUCCH resource for the first instance based at least in part on an RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a first time slot type of a first time slot, and determining the second PUCCH resource for the second instance based at least in part on an RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource for the second instance and a second time slot type of the second time slot.

[0128] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, at least one of the first time slot type or the second time slot type is one of a special time slot type or a sub-band full duplex time slot type.

[0129] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the second time slot is adjacent to the first time slot.

[0130] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the first RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource is different from the second RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource.

[0131] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the first RE configuration includes the same number of REs as the second RE configuration.

[0132] In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the first RE configuration includes a different number of REs than the second RE configuration.

[0133] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the repeated PUCCH message comprises a repetition of uplink control information.

[0134] although Fig.17 Example blocks of process 1700 are shown, but in some aspects, process 1700 may include Fig.17 Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than the blocks shown in . Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks in the blocks of process 1700 may be executed in parallel.

[0135] The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of these aspects.

[0136] The following provides an overview of some aspects of the disclosure:

[0137] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator and a second PUCCH resource indicator from a base station, the first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, and the second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of a repeated PUCCH message; determining a first time slot for the first instance and a second time slot for the second instance; and sending the first instance in the first PUCCH resource in a first a time slot and sending the second instance in the second PUCCH resource in a second time slot.

[0138] Aspect 2: A method according to Aspect 1, wherein determining a first time slot for a first instance and a second time slot for a second instance includes: determining the first time slot for the first instance based at least in part on a resource element (RE) configuration of a first PUCCH resource and a first time slot type of the first time slot; and determining the second time slot for the second instance based at least in part on a RE configuration of a second PUCCH resource and a second time slot type of the second time slot.

[0139] Aspect 3: The method according to aspect 2, wherein at least one of the first time slot type or the second time slot type is one of a special time slot type or a sub-band full-duplex time slot type.

[0140] Aspect 4: The method according to any one of aspects 1-3, wherein a first resource element (RE) configuration of the second PUCCH resource is different from a second RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource.

[0141] Aspect 5: The method according to aspect 4, wherein the first RE configuration includes the same number of REs as the second RE configuration.

[0142] Aspect 6: The method according to aspect 4, wherein the first RE configuration includes a different number of REs than the second RE configuration.

[0143] Aspect 7: The method according to any one of aspects 1-6, wherein the second time slot is adjacent to the first time slot.

[0144] Aspect 8: The method according to any one of aspects 1-7, wherein the repeated PUCCH message includes a repetition of uplink control information.

[0145] Aspect 9: A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising: determining, for a repeated physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) message from a user equipment (UE), a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message; and sending to the UE a first PUCCH resource indicator indicating the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating the second PUCCH resource for the second instance.

[0146] Aspect 10: A method according to Aspect 9, wherein determining a first PUCCH resource for a first instance and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance includes determining the first PUCCH resource for the first instance based at least in part on a resource element (RE) configuration of the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a first time slot type of the first time slot, and determining the second PUCCH resource for the second instance based at least in part on a RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource for the second instance and a second time slot type of the second time slot.

[0147] Aspect 11: The method according to aspect 10, wherein at least one of the first time slot type or the second time slot type is one of a special time slot type or a sub-band full-duplex time slot type.

[0148] Aspect 12: The method according to aspect 10, wherein the second time slot is adjacent to the first time slot.

[0149] Aspect 13: The method according to any one of aspects 9-12, wherein the first resource element (RE) configuration of the second PUCCH resource is different from the second RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource.

[0150] Aspect 14: The method according to aspect 13, wherein the first RE configuration includes the same number of REs as the second RE configuration.

[0151] Aspect 15: The method according to aspect 14, wherein the first RE configuration includes a different number of REs than the second RE configuration.

[0152] Aspect 16: The method according to any one of aspects 9-15, wherein the repeated PUCCH message includes a repetition of uplink control information.

[0153] Aspect 16: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform one or more of the methods described in aspects 1-15.

[0154] Aspect 17: A device for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to execute the method described in one or more of Aspects 1-15.

[0155] Aspect 18: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: at least one unit for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 1-15.

[0156] Aspect 19: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1-15.

[0157] Aspect 20: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1-15.

[0158] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as hardware, firmware, and / or a combination of hardware and software. Whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise, software should be broadly interpreted as instructions, instruction sets, codes, code segments, program codes, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, processes, and / or functions, etc. As used herein, a processor is implemented in hardware, firmware, and / or a combination of hardware and software.

[0159] It will be apparent that the systems and / or methods described herein may be implemented in various forms of hardware, firmware, and / or combinations of hardware and software. The actual specialized control hardware and software code used to implement these systems and / or methods are not limitations of the various aspects. Therefore, the operation and behavior of the systems and / or methods are not described herein with reference to specific software code - it is to be understood that software and hardware may be designed to implement the systems and / or methods based, at least in part, on the description herein.

[0160] As used herein, satisfying a threshold may refer to a value greater than a threshold, greater than or equal to a threshold, less than a threshold, less than or equal to a threshold, equal to a threshold, not equal to a threshold, etc., depending on the context.

[0161] Although specific feature combinations are recorded in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. In fact, many of these features can be combined in a manner not recorded in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification. Although each dependent claim as listed below can directly quote only one claim, the disclosure of various aspects includes the combination of each dependent claim with any other claim in the claim set. As used herein, the phrase referring to "at least one of" a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including a single member. As an example, "at least one of a, b or c" is intended to cover a, b, c, ab, ac, bc and abc, and any combination with multiple identical elements (e.g., aa, aaa, aab, aac, abb, acc, bb, bbb, bbc, cc and ccc or any other order of a, b and c).

[0162] Elements, actions or instructions used herein should not be interpreted as being critical or necessary unless clearly described. Moreover, as used herein, the articles "a" and "an" are intended to include one or more items and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the article "the" is intended to include one or more items quoted in conjunction with the article "the", and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the terms "set" and "group" are intended to include one or more items (e.g., related items, unrelated items, or a combination of related items and unrelated items), and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In the case where only one item is expected, the phrase "only one" or similar language is used. Moreover, as used herein, the terms "have", "have", "have" etc. are intended to be open terms. In addition, the phrase "based on" is intended to represent "based at least in part", unless otherwise clearly stated. Furthermore, as used herein, the term "or" when used in a serial form is intended to be inclusive and may be used interchangeably with "and / or" unless expressly stated otherwise (eg, if used in combination with "either" or "only one of").

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; as well as one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to: Receiving, from a network entity, a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator and a second PUCCH resource indicator, the first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, the second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message, wherein: a first number of time resources in a first resource element (RE) configuration of the first PUCCH resource is different from a second number of time resources in a second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource; or a first number of frequency resources in the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource is different from a second number of frequency resources in the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource; and The first instance is sent in the first PUCCH resource in a first time slot, and the second instance is sent in the second PUCCH resource in a second time slot, wherein the first time slot has a sub-band full-duplex time slot type.

2. The UE according to claim 1, wherein: The one or more processors are configured to: determining the first time slot for the first instance based at least in part on the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource and the sub-band full-duplex time slot type of the first time slot; as well as The second time slot for the second instance is determined based at least in part on the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource and a slot type of the second time slot.

3. The UE according to claim 2, wherein: The time slot type of the second time slot is an uplink time slot type.

4. The UE according to claim 1, wherein: The first number of time resources in the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource is greater than the second number of time resources in the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource.

5. The UE according to claim 1, wherein: The first RE configuration includes the same number of REs as the second RE configuration.

6. The UE according to claim 1, wherein: The first RE configuration includes a different number of REs than the second RE configuration.

7. The UE according to claim 1, wherein: The second time slot is adjacent to the first time slot.

8. The UE according to claim 1, wherein: The repeated PUCCH message includes a repetition of uplink control information.

9. The UE according to claim 1, wherein: The first number of frequency resources in the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource is smaller than the second number of frequency resources in the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource.

10. A network entity for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; as well as one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to: For a repeated physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) message from a user equipment (UE), determining a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message in a first time slot and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message in a second time slot, wherein the first time slot has a sub-band full-duplex time slot type; and wherein: A first number of time resources in a first resource element (RE) configuration of the first PUCCH resource is different from a second number of time resources in a second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource; or a first number of frequency resources in the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource is different from a second number of frequency resources in the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource; and A first PUCCH resource indicator indicating the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating the second PUCCH resource for the second instance are sent to the UE.

11. The network entity according to claim 10, wherein: The one or more processors are configured to: determining the first PUCCH resource for the first instance based at least in part on the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and the sub-band full-duplex slot type of the first time slot, and The second PUCCH resource for the second instance is determined based at least in part on the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource for the second instance and a slot type of the second slot.

12. The network entity according to claim 11, wherein: The time slot type of the second time slot is an uplink time slot type.

13. The network entity according to claim 11, wherein: The second time slot is adjacent to the first time slot.

14. The network entity according to claim 10, wherein: The first RE configuration includes the same number of REs as the second RE configuration.

15. The network entity according to claim 10, wherein: The first RE configuration includes a different number of REs than the second RE configuration.

16. The network entity according to claim 10, wherein: The repeated PUCCH message includes a repetition of uplink control information.

17. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a network entity, a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator and a second PUCCH resource indicator, the first PUCCH resource indicator indicating a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of a repeated PUCCH message, the second PUCCH resource indicator indicating a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message; wherein: a first number of time resources in a first resource element (RE) configuration of the first PUCCH resource is different from a second number of time resources in a second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource; or a first number of frequency resources in the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource is different from a second number of frequency resources in the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource; and The first instance is sent in the first PUCCH resource in a first time slot, and the second instance is sent in the second PUCCH resource in a second time slot, wherein the first time slot has a sub-band full-duplex time slot type.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising: determining the first time slot for the first instance based at least in part on the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource and the sub-band full-duplex time slot type of the first time slot; as well as The second time slot for the second instance is determined based at least in part on the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource and a slot type of the second time slot.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein: The time slot type of the second time slot is an uplink time slot type.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein: The first RE configuration includes the same number of REs as the second RE configuration.

21. The method according to claim 17, wherein: The first RE configuration includes a different number of REs than the second RE configuration.

22. The method according to claim 17, wherein: The second time slot is adjacent to the first time slot.

23. The method according to claim 17, wherein: The repeated PUCCH message includes a repetition of uplink control information.

24. A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising: For a repeated physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) message from a user equipment (UE), determining a first PUCCH resource for a first instance of the repeated PUCCH message in a first time slot and a second PUCCH resource for a second instance of the repeated PUCCH message in a second time slot, wherein the first time slot has a sub-band full-duplex time slot type; and wherein: a first number of time resources in a first resource element (RE) configuration of the first PUCCH resource is different from a second number of time resources in a second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource; or a first number of frequency resources in the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource is different from a second number of frequency resources in the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource; and A first PUCCH resource indicator indicating the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and a second PUCCH resource indicator indicating the second PUCCH resource for the second instance are sent to the UE.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: determining the first PUCCH resource for the first instance based at least in part on the first RE configuration of the first PUCCH resource for the first instance and the sub-band full-duplex slot type of the first time slot, and The second PUCCH resource for the second instance is determined based at least in part on the second RE configuration of the second PUCCH resource for the second instance and a slot type of the second slot.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein: The time slot type of the second time slot is an uplink time slot type.

27. The method according to claim 25, wherein: The second time slot is adjacent to the first time slot.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein: The first RE configuration includes the same number of REs as the second RE configuration.

29. The method of claim 24, wherein: The first RE configuration includes a different number of REs than the second RE configuration.

30. The method of claim 24, wherein: The repeated PUCCH message includes a repetition of uplink control information.

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