Uplink control information reporting

Abstract

Various aspects of the disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a mobile station can transmit, from the mobile station to a base station, first uplink control information (UCI) associated with a first UCI stage using a time- frequency resource of a slot. The mobile station can transmit, from the mobile station to the base station, second UCI associated with a second UCI stage using the time-frequency resource of the slot. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Description

[0001] Cross-reference of related applications

[0002] This patent application claims priority to the following applications: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 198,211, filed October 2, 2020, entitled “UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION REPORTING”; and U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 17 / 446,889, filed September 3, 2021, entitled “UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION REPORTING”, which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] In summary, various aspects of this disclosure relate to wireless communication, and to technologies and apparatus for uplink control information reporting. Background Technology

[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of telecommunications services such as telephone, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems employ multiple access technologies that enable communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). 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 / Improved LTE is an enhanced set of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard released by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0005] A wireless network may include one or more base stations that support communication for one or more user equipment (UE) devices. The UE may communicate with the base station via downlink and uplink communication. "Downlink" (or "DL") refers to the communication link from the base station to the UE, and "uplink" (or "UL") refers to the communication link from the UE to the base station.

[0006] The above multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunications standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate at the city, country, region, and / or even global levels. New Radio (NR) (which may be referred to as 5G) is an enhancement set to the LTE mobile standard released by 3GPP. NR is designed to better integrate with other open standards by improving spectrum efficiency, reducing costs, improving service, utilizing new spectrum, and using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with Cyclic Prefix (CP) on the downlink (CP-OFDM), and using CP-OFDM and / or Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiplexing (SC-FDM) (also known as Discrete Fourier Transform Extended OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink, as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technologies and carrier aggregation, thereby better supporting mobile broadband internet access. As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to grow, further improvements to LTE, NR, and other radio access technologies remain useful. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a mobile station includes: using time-frequency resources of a time slot to transmit from the mobile station to a base station a first UCI associated with a first uplink control information (UCI) phase; and using the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit from the mobile station to the base station a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase.

[0008] In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a mobile station includes: transmitting a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to a base station using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot; and transmitting a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station using a second number of resource blocks in the time slot that are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0009] In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a base station includes: using time-frequency resources of a time slot at the base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station; and using the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station.

[0010] In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a base station includes: receiving a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot at the base station; and receiving a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station using a second number of resource blocks in the time slot that are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain at the base station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0011] In some aspects, a mobile station for wireless communication includes: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to: use time-frequency resources of a time slot to transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to a base station; and use the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station.

[0012] In some aspects, a mobile station for wireless communication includes: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to: transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to a base station using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot; and transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station using a second number of resource blocks in the time slot that are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0013] In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication includes: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to: use time-frequency resources of a time slot at the base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station; and use the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station.

[0014] In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication includes: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to: use a first number of resource blocks in a time slot at the base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station; and use a second number of resource blocks in the time slot, which are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0015] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile station, cause the mobile station to: use the time-frequency resources of a time slot to transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to a base station; and use the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station.

[0016] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile station, cause the mobile station to: transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to a base station using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot; and transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station using a second number of resource blocks in the time slot that are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0017] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, cause the base station to: use time-frequency resources of a time slot at the base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station; and use the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station.

[0018] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication includes one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, cause the base station to: use a first number of resource blocks in a time slot to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station; and use a second number of resource blocks in the time slot, separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0019] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes: a unit for transmitting a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the apparatus to a base station using time-frequency resources of a time slot; and a unit for transmitting a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the apparatus to the base station using the time-frequency resources of the time slot.

[0020] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes: a unit for transmitting a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the apparatus to a base station using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot; and a unit for transmitting a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the apparatus to the base station using a second number of resource blocks in the time slot that are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0021] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes: a unit for using time-frequency resources of a time slot at the apparatus to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station; and a unit for using the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the apparatus to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station.

[0022] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes: a unit for receiving, at the apparatus, a first number of resource blocks in a time slot for receiving, a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station; and a unit for receiving, at the base station, a second number of resource blocks in the time slot that are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain for receiving, a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0023] In general, the aspects include methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, wireless communication equipment and / or processing systems as fully described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings and description and as shown by the accompanying drawings and description.

[0024] The foregoing has provided a fairly broad overview of the features and technical advantages of examples according to this disclosure in order to better understand the following detailed description. Additional features and advantages will be described below. The disclosed concepts and specific examples can be readily used as the basis for modifying or designing other structures for achieving the same purpose as this disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein (both their organization and manner of operation) and their associated advantages will be better understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, based on the following description. Each drawing in the accompanying drawings is provided for illustrative and descriptive purposes and is not intended to define a limitation of the claims.

[0025] While aspects are described herein by way of example, those skilled in the art will understand that such aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The techniques described herein can be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes, and / or packaging arrangements. For example, some aspects can be implemented via integrated chip embodiments or other devices based on non-modular components (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles, communication devices, computing devices, industrial devices, retail / purchasing devices, medical devices, and / or artificial intelligence devices). Aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, modular components, non-modular components, non-chip-level components, device-level components, and / or system-level components. Devices incorporating the described aspects and features may include additional components and features for the implementation and enforcement of the claimed and described aspects. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include one or more components for analog and digital purposes (e.g., hardware components including antennas, radio frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders, and / or summers). The innovations described herein are intended to be implemented in a variety of devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements, and / or end-user devices with different sizes, shapes, and configurations. Attached Figure Description

[0026] To gain a full understanding of the foregoing features of this disclosure, a more specific description of the invention, briefly summarized above, can be obtained by referring to various aspects, some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the drawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of this disclosure and are therefore not intended to limit its scope, as other equally valid aspects can be recognized by this description. Identical reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to this disclosure.

[0028] Figure 2This is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a base station and a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to this disclosure.

[0029] Figure 3-6 This is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink control information (UCI) reporting in accordance with this disclosure.

[0030] Figure 7-10 This is a diagram illustrating an example of what is associated with making a UCI report in accordance with this disclosure.

[0031] Figure 11-14 This is a diagram illustrating an example process associated with making a UCI report according to this disclosure.

[0032] Figure 15-16 This is a block diagram of an example device for wireless communication based on the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The various aspects of this disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to any particular structure or function presented throughout this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of this disclosure to those skilled in the art. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or in combination with any other aspect of this disclosure. For example, an apparatus or a method may be implemented using any number of the aspects set forth herein. Furthermore, the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover such apparatuses or methods implemented using structures, functions, or structures and functions other than or different from the aspects of this disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the claims.

[0034] Several aspects of a telecommunications system will now be described with reference to various devices and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in detail below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, through various frames, 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 such an element is implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the entire system.

[0035] While this document may use terms commonly associated with 5G or New Radio (NR) Radio Access Technology (RAT) to describe aspects, aspects of this disclosure may be applied to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT and / or RATs after 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0036] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 according to this disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or a 4G (e.g., LTE) network, as well as other examples. The wireless network 100 may include one or more base stations 110 (shown as BS 110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 110d), user equipment (UE) 120 or multiple UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, and UE 120e), and / or other network entities. Base station 110 is the entity that communicates with UE 120. Base station 110 (sometimes referred to as BS) may include, for example, an NR base station, an LTE base station, a Node B, an eNB (e.g., in 4G), a gNB (e.g., in 5G), an access point, and / or a Transmit / Receive Point (TRP). Each base station 110 may provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area. In the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the term “cell” can refer to the coverage area of ​​base station 110 and / or the base station subsystem serving that coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

[0037] Base station 110 can provide communication coverage for macro cells, pico cells, femtocells, and / or another type of cell. A macro cell can cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and can allow unrestricted access by UE 120 with service subscriptions. A pico cell can cover a relatively small geographic area and can allow unrestricted access by UE 120 with service subscriptions. A femtocell can cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a residential area) and can allow restricted access by UE 120 associated with that femtocell (e.g., UE 120 in a Closed User Group (CSG)). Base station 110 for macro cells can be referred to as a macro base station. Base station 110 for pico cells can be referred to as a pico base station. Base station 110 for femtocells can be referred to as a femtocell or a home base station. Figure 1 In the example shown, BS 110a can be a macro base station for macro cell 102a, BS 110b can be a pico base station for pico cell 102b, and BS 110c can be a femto base station for femto cell 102c. A base station can support one or more (e.g., three) cells.

[0038] In some examples, the cell may not be stationary, and the geographical area of ​​the cell may move depending on the location of the mobile base station 110 (e.g., a mobile base station). In some examples, any suitable transport network can be used to interconnect the base stations 110 with each other and / or with one or more other base stations 110 or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 via various types of backhaul interfaces (such as direct physical connections or virtual networks).

[0039] Wireless network 100 may include one or more relay stations. A relay station is an entity that can receive data transmissions from an upstream station (e.g., base station 110 or UE 120) and transmit the data transmissions to a downstream station (e.g., UE 120 or base station 110). A relay station may be a UE 120 capable of relaying transmissions for other UE 120s. Figure 1 In the example shown, BS 110d (e.g., a relay base station) can communicate with BS 110a (e.g., a macro base station) and UE 120d to facilitate communication between BS 110a and UE 120d. The base station 110 for relay communication can be referred to as a relay station, relay base station, repeater, etc.

[0040] Wireless network 100 can be a heterogeneous network comprising different types of base stations 110 (such as macro base stations, pico base stations, femto base stations, relay base stations, etc.). These different types of base stations 110 can have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and / or different effects on interference in wireless network 100. For example, macro base stations can have high transmit power levels (e.g., 5 to 40 watts), while pico base stations, femto base stations, and relay base stations can have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 to 2 watts).

[0041] Network controller 130 can be coupled to or communicate with a group of base stations 110, and can provide coordination and control for these base stations 110. Network controller 130 can communicate with base stations 110 via backhaul communication links. Base stations 110 can communicate with each other directly or indirectly via wireless or wired backhaul communication links.

[0042] UE 120 may be distributed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. UE 120 may include, for example, access terminals, terminals, mobile stations, and / or subscriber units. UE 120 may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smartphone), 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 device, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring or smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device, and / or a satellite radio unit, etc.), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, a GPS device, and / or any other suitable device configured to communicate via wireless or wired media.

[0043] Some UEs 120 may be considered Machine-Type Communication (MTC) or Evolved or Enhanced Machine-Type Communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC UEs and / or eMTC UEs may 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. Some UEs 120 may be considered Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) devices. Some UEs 120 may be considered customer premises equipment. UE 120 may be included within a housing that houses the components of UE 120, such as processor components and / or memory components. In some examples, the processor components and memory components may be coupled together. For example, the processor components (e.g., one or more processors) and memory components (e.g., memory) may be operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0044] Typically, any number of wireless networks 100 can be deployed in a given geographical area. Each wireless network 100 can support a specific RAT and can operate on one or more frequencies. A RAT can be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. A frequency can be referred to as a carrier, frequency channel, etc. Each frequency can support a single RAT in a given geographical area to avoid interference between wireless networks using different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks can be deployed.

[0045] In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., without using base station 110 as an intermediary for communication with each other). For example, UEs 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols, and / or mesh networks. In such examples, UEs 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by base station 110.

[0046] Devices in Wireless Network 100 can communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which can be further subdivided by frequency or wavelength into various categories, bands, channels, etc. For example, devices in Wireless Network 100 can communicate using one or more operating frequency bands. In 5G NR, the two initial operating frequency bands have been designated as frequency range names FR1 (410MHz–7.125GHz) and FR2 (24.25GHz–52.6GHz). It should be understood that although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6GHz, FR1 is generally (interchangeably) referred to as the “below 6GHz” band in various documents and articles. Similar naming issues sometimes arise regarding FR2, although it differs from the Extremely High Frequency (EHF) band (30GHz–300GHz) designated as a “millimeter wave” band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), it is generally (interchangeably) referred to as the “millimeter wave” band in documents and articles.

[0047] The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are generally referred to as intermediate frequency (IF) bands. Recent 5G NR studies have designated the operating bands used for these IF bands as the frequency range name FR3 (7.125 GHz – 24.25 GHz). Bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 and / or FR2 characteristics, and thus can effectively extend the features of FR1 and / or FR2 into the IF band. Furthermore, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operation beyond 52.6 GHz. For example, three higher operating frequency bands have been designated as the frequency range names FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz – 71 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz – 114.25 GHz), and FR5 (114.25 GHz – 300 GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF band.

[0048] Considering the examples above, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that when the term "below 6 GHz" is used herein, it can broadly refer to frequencies that are less than 6 GHz, can be within FR1, or can include intermediate frequency band frequencies. Furthermore, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that when the term "millimeter wave" is used herein, it can broadly refer to frequencies that can include intermediate frequency band frequencies, can be within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1 and / or FR5, or can be within the EHF band. It is anticipated that the frequencies included in these operating frequency bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1 and / or FR5) can be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0049] As pointed out above, Figure 1 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 1 The example described.

[0050] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of communication between a base station 110 and a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The base station 110 may be equipped with a set of antennas 234a to 234t, such as T antennas (T≥1). The UE 120 may be equipped with a set of antennas 252a to 252r, such as R antennas (R≥1).

[0051] At base station 110, transmitting processor 220 can receive data from data source 212 intended for UE 120 (or a set of UEs 120). Transmitting processor 220 can select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for UE 120 based at least in part on one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from UE 120. UE 120 can process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for UE 120 based at least in part on the MCS selected for UE 120, and can provide data symbols for UE 120. Transmitting processor 220 can process system information (e.g., semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, permission, and / or upper-layer signaling), and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. Transmit processor 220 can generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signal (CRS) or demodulation reference signal (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signal (PSS) or secondary synchronization signal (SSS)). Transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 can perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding, if applicable) on data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, and can provide a set of output symbol streams (e.g., T output symbol streams) to a set of corresponding modems 232 (e.g., T modems) (shown as modems 232a to 232t). For example, each output symbol stream can be provided to a modulator component (shown as MOD) of modem 232. Each modem 232 can use its respective modulator component to process the corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 can also use its respective modulator component to process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or up-convert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. Modems 232a to 232t can transmit a set of downlink signals (e.g., T downlink signals) via a set of corresponding antennas 234 (e.g., T antennas) (shown as antennas 234a to 234t).

[0052] At UE 120, an array of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a to 252r) can receive downlink signals from base station 110 and / or other base stations 110, and can provide a set of received signals (e.g., R received signals) to an array of modems 254 (e.g., R modems) (shown as modems 254a to 254r). For example, each received signal can be provided to a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of modem 254. Each modem 254 can use its respective demodulator component to condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and / or digitize) the received signal to obtain an input sample. Each modem 254 can use the demodulator component to further process the input sample (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain a received symbol. MIMO detector 256 can obtain the received symbol from modulator 254, can perform MIMO detection on the received symbol (if applicable), and can provide the detected symbol. The receiver processor 258 can 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 and system information to the controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" can refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor can determine Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) parameters, Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) parameters, Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) parameters, and / or CQI parameters, among other examples. In some examples, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in the housing 284.

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

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

[0055] On the uplink, at UE 120, transmit processor 264 can receive and process data from data source 262 and control information from controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reporting including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). Transmit processor 264 can generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. Symbols from transmit processor 264 can be pre-encoded (if applicable) by TX MIMO processor 266, further processed by modem 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to base station 110. In some examples, modem 254 of UE 120 may include modulator and demodulator. In some examples, UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, and / or TX MIMO processor 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 280) and memory 282 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., refer to...). Figure 7-14 ).

[0056] At base station 110, uplink signals from UE 120 and / or other UEs can be received by antenna 234, processed by modem 232 (e.g., a demodulator component of modem 232, shown as DEMOD), detected by MIMO detector 236 (if applicable), and further processed by receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by UE 120. Receive processor 238 can provide decoded data to data sink 239 and decoded control information to controller / processor 240. Base station 110 may include communication unit 244 and can communicate with network controller 130 via communication unit 244. Base station 110 may include scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink and / or uplink communication. In some examples, modem 232 of base station 110 may include modulator and demodulator. In some examples, base station 110 includes transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna 234, modem 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220, and / or TX MIMO processor 230. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., refer to...). Figure 7-14 ).

[0057] The controller / processor 240 of base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120 and / or Figure 2Any other components may perform one or more techniques associated with uplink control information (UCI) reporting, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller / processor 240 of base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component can perform or direct, for example Figure 11 Process 1100 Figure 12 Process 1200 Figure 13 Process 1300 Figure 14 The operation of process 1400 and / or other processes as described herein. Memory 242 and 282 may store data and program code for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some examples, 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, translation, and / or interpretation), may cause one or more processors, UE 120, and / or base station 110 to perform or instruct, for example... Figure 11 Process 1100 Figure 12 Process 1200 Figure 13 Process 1300 Figure 14 The operation of process 1400 and / or other processes as described herein. In some aspects, execution instructions may include run instructions, transformation instructions, compilation instructions, and / or interpretation instructions, as well as other examples.

[0058] In some aspects, a mobile station (e.g., UE 120) may include: a unit for using the time-frequency resources of a time slot to transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station; and / or a unit for using the time-frequency resources of that time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station. In some aspects, such a unit may include a combination of Figure 2 One or more components of the described UE 120, 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, a mobile station (e.g., UE 120) may include: a unit for transmitting a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot; and a unit for transmitting a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station using a second number of resource blocks in the time domain, separate from the first number of resource blocks, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks. In some aspects, such a unit may include a combination of Figure 2 One or more components of the described UE 120, 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.

[0060] In some aspects, base station 110 may include: a unit for using the time-frequency resources of a time slot at the base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station; and / or a unit for using the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from a mobile station. In some aspects, such a unit may include a combination of... Figure 2 One or more components of the described base station 110, 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.

[0061] In some aspects, base station 110 may include: a unit for receiving a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot at the base station; and a unit for receiving a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station using a second number of resource blocks in a time slot, separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, at the base station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks. In some aspects, such a unit may include a combination of... Figure 2 One or more components of the described base station 110, 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.

[0062] Although Figure 2The boxes in the diagram are shown as different components, but the functions described above with respect to these boxes can be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component, or in various combinations of components. For example, the functions described with respect to transmit processor 264, receive processor 258, and / or TX MIMO processor 266 can be performed by or under the control of controller / processor 280.

[0063] As pointed out above, Figure 2 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 2 The example described.

[0064] A base station can schedule a mobile station (e.g., UE 120) to transmit aperiodic Channel State Information (CSI) reports on the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUSCH). The base station can use uplink permission to schedule the mobile station to transmit aperiodic CSI reports. In other words, the base station can grant uplink permission to the mobile station, and the mobile station can use the uplink permission to transmit aperiodic CSI reports via the PUSCH. Aperiodic CSI reports may include channel quality indicators, precoding matrix indicators, and / or rank indicators.

[0065] Aperiodic CSI reports can increase the payload size of the PUSCH, which may affect the reliability of aperiodic CSI reports transmitted in the PUSCH. Furthermore, the increased payload size of the PUSCH due to aperiodic CSI reports may affect the reliability of Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) reports or HARQ Acknowledgment-Negative Acknowledgment (ACK / NACK) reports transmitted via the PUSCH. Therefore, the mobile station can determine whether to send a soft ACK / NACK or HARQ-ACK report based at least in part on the received signal quality, where soft ACK / ACK can include HARQ-ACK, ACK / NACK, and / or CSI. "Soft" ACK / NACK can refer to both sending a CSI report and sending an ACK / NACK report. Soft ACK / NACK or HARQ-ACK reports can be transmitted from the mobile station as a UCI. The mobile station can measure the received signal quality based at least in part on the received signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio, estimated spectral efficiency, estimated interference, observed block error rate, observed bit error rate, and / or log-likelihood ratio quality with cyclic redundancy check. Depending on whether the received signal quality is good or not, the UE can determine whether to send a soft ACK / NACK or a HARQ-ACK report.

[0066] Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating example 300 of making a UCI report in accordance with this disclosure.

[0067] like Figure 3As shown, a base station can send downlink permission to a mobile station to schedule a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), which can be used to transmit downlink data from the base station to the mobile station. The transmission of downlink permission from the base station to the mobile station and the transmission of downlink data from the base station to the mobile station via the PDSCH can be separated into defined time periods, which can be represented by K0 (in symbols). After transmitting downlink data via the PDSCH, the mobile station can transmit uplink control channel data via the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH). The uplink control channel data may include HARQ-ACK and CSI. HARQ-ACK and CSI can be UCIs transmitted from the mobile station. The uplink control channel data may be at least partially based on downlink data previously transmitted via the PDSCH. The transmission of downlink data from the base station to the mobile station via the PDSCH and the transmission of uplink control channel data from the mobile station to the base station via the PUCCH can be separated into defined time periods, which can be represented by K1 (in symbols).

[0068] As pointed out above, Figure 3 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 3 The example described.

[0069] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating example 400 of making a UCI report in accordance with this disclosure.

[0070] like Figure 4 As shown, the base station can send a downlink grant to the mobile station to schedule a PDSCH, which can then be used to transmit downlink data from the base station to the mobile station. The transmission of the downlink grant from the base station to the mobile station and the transmission of downlink data via the PDSCH can be separated into defined time periods, which can be represented by K0 (in symbols). During this defined time period, the base station can send a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to the mobile station. The CSI-RS can trigger a CSI report that will be sent later by the mobile station.

[0071] After transmitting downlink data via PDSCH, the mobile station can transmit first uplink control channel data via a first PUCCH. The first uplink control channel data may include ACK / NACK. The mobile station can also transmit second uplink control channel data via a second PUCCH. The second uplink control channel data may include CSI. ACK / NACK and CSI may be UCI transmitted from the mobile station. In some cases, ACK / NACK and CSI may be included in the same PUCCH resource (e.g., time-frequency resource). The first uplink control channel data and / or the second uplink control channel data may be at least partially based on previously transmitted downlink data and / or CSI-RS via PDSCH. The first uplink control channel data and / or the second uplink control channel data may be transmitted separately to reduce latency and improve reliability.

[0072] The transmission of downlink data from the base station to the mobile station via the PDSCH and the transmission of first uplink control channel data from the mobile station to the base station via the first PUCCH can be separated into defined time periods, which can be represented by K10 (in symbols). The transmission of downlink data from the base station to the mobile station via the PDSCH and the transmission of second uplink control channel data from the mobile station to the base station via the second PUCCH can be separated into defined time periods, which can be represented by K11 (in symbols). In some cases, K11 can be equal to or greater than K10.

[0073] As pointed out above, Figure 4 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 4 The example described.

[0074] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating example 500 of making a UCI report in accordance with this disclosure.

[0075] like Figure 5As shown, a mobile station can perform a two-phase UCI report at least in part based on downlink data previously transmitted from the base station to the mobile station via PDSCH and / or CSI-RS previously transmitted from the base station to the mobile station. The first phase of the UCI report may involve the mobile station sending an ACK / NACK to the base station. The second phase of the UCI report may involve the mobile station sending a CSI to the base station. The ACK / NACK can be one bit, and the CSI can be K bits, where K is a positive integer. When performing a two-phase UCI report, the ACK / NACK can be sent on separate uplink resources (compared to the CSI). The ACK / NACK and CSI can be sent on separate time slots or uplink grants, or they can be sent using separate resource block allocations within the same time slot.

[0076] As pointed out above, Figure 5 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 5 The example described.

[0077] Figure 6 This is a diagram illustrating example 600 of making a UCI report in accordance with this disclosure.

[0078] like Figure 6 As shown, the mobile station can use PUCCH resources to transmit a first UCI and a second UCI using frequency division multiplexing. The first UCI (e.g., HARQ ACK / NACK) can be associated with a first phase of UCI reporting, and the second UCI (e.g., CSI) can be associated with a second phase of UCI reporting. A first number of bits can be used to represent the first UCI, and a second number of bits can be used to represent the second UCI.

[0079] exist Figure 6 In the example shown, the PUCCH resource may include X resource blocks at the same time but at different frequencies, where X is a positive integer. In this example, within the X resource blocks of the PUCCH resource, Y resource blocks may be assigned to the first stage of UCI reporting, at least in part, based on the configured PUCCH coding rate and / or a first number of bits corresponding to the first UCI, where Y is a positive integer. The second stage of UCI reporting may use the same PUCCH coding rate as the first stage of UCI reporting. Z resource blocks may be assigned to the second stage of UCI reporting, at least in part, based on the same PUCCH coding rate and / or a second number of bits corresponding to the second UCI, where Z is a positive integer. In this example, Y plus Z may equal X.

[0080] As pointed out above, Figure 6This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 6 The example described.

[0081] In previous designs, the two-stage UCI reporting performed by the mobile station involved transmitting the first and second UCIs using a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) method. However, the FDM method often results in a different number of first resource blocks associated with the first UCI than the number of second resource blocks associated with the second UCI. Consequently, the transmit power cannot be aligned between the transmissions of the first and second UCIs, which affects power control at the mobile station.

[0082] In various aspects of the techniques and apparatus described herein, a two-stage UCI reporting performed by a mobile station can involve transmitting a first UCI and a second UCI within the same resource (e.g., a single time-frequency resource) in a time slot. The first UCI and the second UCI may occupy the same resource in the time slot, but can be separated by different power levels or by different codes or sequences. By occupying the same resource in the time slot, the first UCI and the second UCI can achieve increased coding gain.

[0083] In various aspects of the techniques and apparatus described herein, a two-stage UCI reporting performed by a mobile station may involve transmitting a first UCI and a second UCI using a time-division multiplexing method. The first UCI and the second UCI can be transmitted from the mobile station on different time resources within a single time slot. Using the time-division multiplexing method, an equal number of resource blocks can be configured within a single time slot for transmitting the first UCI and the second UCI. The equal number of resource blocks can be configured via signaling from the base station or can be determined at the mobile station. The equal number of resource blocks in a single time slot can result in alignment of transmit power between the transmission of the first UCI and the transmission of the second UCI, thereby not affecting power control at the mobile station. This alignment of transmit power also maintains phase consistency between the first stage associated with the transmission of the first UCI and the second stage associated with the transmission of the second UCI.

[0084] Figure 7 This is a diagram illustrating example 700 of making a UCI report according to this disclosure. Figure 7 As shown, Example 700 includes communication between a mobile station (e.g., UE 120) and a base station (e.g., base station 110). In some aspects, the mobile station and the base station may be included in a wireless network such as wireless network 100. The mobile station and the base station may communicate on a wireless side walkway.

[0085] As shown by reference numeral 702 in the accompanying drawing, the mobile station can receive downlink control information (DCI) from the base station. The DCI may include power boost information. This power boost information (e.g., a beta value indicating the level of power boost) enables the mobile station to subsequently send a UCI to the base station.

[0086] As indicated by reference numeral 704, the mobile station may use the time-frequency resources of a time slot to transmit a first UCI associated with the first UCI phase to the base station. The mobile station may use a single time-frequency resource within the time slot to transmit the first UCI to increase the coding gain of the first UCI. The first UCI may include ACK or NACK.

[0087] In some aspects, the mobile station may use a first orthogonal overlay code (OCC) to transmit the first UCI. In some aspects, the mobile station may use a first set of sequences to encode the first UCI. The mobile station may use the first set of sequences when sequence-based coding is used for data encoding / transmission at the mobile station. The first set of sequences may be associated with pseudo-random sequences (such as Gold sequences or Zadoff-Chu sequences).

[0088] As further illustrated by reference numeral 704, the mobile station can use the time-frequency resources of this time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with the second UCI phase to the base station. The mobile station can use a single time-frequency resource in this time slot to transmit the second UCI to increase the coding gain of the second UCI. The second UCI may include a CSI. The first UCI and the second UCI can be transmitted to the base station in a single transmission.

[0089] In some aspects, the mobile station may use a second OCC to transmit a second UCI. In some aspects, the mobile station may use a second sequence set to transmit a second UCI. The mobile station may use a second sequence set when sequence-based coding is used for data encoding / transmission at the mobile station. The second sequence set may be associated with pseudo-random sequences (such as Gold sequences or Zadoff-Chu sequences).

[0090] In some respects, the first set of sequences used to encode the first UCI may differ from the second set of sequences used to encode the second UCI. In one example, the first set of sequences used to encode the first UCI may be orthogonal to the second set of sequences used to encode the second UCI.

[0091] In some aspects, when using sequence-based coding, the first UCI can be encoded using a first set of sequences orthogonal to the second set of sequences used to encode the second UCI. For example, for N orthogonal sequences, N1 sequences are used to encode the first UCI, while N-N1 sequences can be used to encode the second UCI. Furthermore, two possible sequences with different coding properties can be used. For example, the first UCI can be encoded using DFT, Reed-Solomon codes, Gold sequences, or Walsh codes, while the second UCI can be encoded using the same methods.

[0092] In some aspects, the mobile station may apply a first transmit power to a first UCI and a second transmit power to a second UCI, at least in part, based on power enhancement information included in the DCI. In other words, the first transmit power may be associated with the first UCI, and the second transmit power may be associated with the second UCI. In some aspects, the first transmit power may be greater than the second transmit power when the first UCI is associated with an increased priority level compared to the second UCI.

[0093] For example, compared to a second UCI (e.g., CSI), a first UCI (e.g., ACK / NACK information) can be associated with an increased priority level, so that the first transmit power applied when transmitting the first UCI can be greater than the second transmit power applied when transmitting the second UCI.

[0094] As pointed out above, Figure 7 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 7 The example described.

[0095] Figure 8 This is a diagram illustrating example 800 of a UCI report made in accordance with this disclosure. Figure 8 As shown, Example 800 includes communication between a mobile station (e.g., UE 120) and a base station (e.g., base station 110). In some aspects, the mobile station and the base station may be included in a wireless network such as wireless network 100. The mobile station and the base station may communicate on a wireless side walkway.

[0096] As shown by reference numeral 802 in the accompanying drawing, the mobile station can receive resource block quantity information from the base station. The resource block quantity information may indicate a first number of resource blocks available in a time slot for transmitting a first UCI from the mobile station to the base station. The resource block quantity information may also indicate a second number of resource blocks available in a time slot for transmitting a second UCI from the mobile station to the base station. The first and second numbers of resource blocks may be fixed values. In some aspects, the mobile station may receive a DCI indicating the resource block quantity information. In some aspects, the mobile station may receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message indicating the resource block quantity information. In some aspects, the mobile station may receive a Media Access Control-Control Element (MAC-CE) indicating the resource block quantity information.

[0097] In some respects, the resource block quantity information can indicate that a first quantity of resource blocks is equal to a second quantity of resource blocks, which can allow for alignment of transmit power between transmissions of the first UCI and transmissions of the second UCI.

[0098] As indicated by reference numeral 804 in the accompanying drawings, the mobile station can receive from the base station a PUCCH configuration indicating a first PUCCH resource and a second PUCCH resource. The first PUCCH resource may be configured with a number of symbols for the definition of a first UCI, and the second PUCCH resource may be configured with a number of symbols for the definition of a second UCI. In some aspects, the number of symbols for the definition of the first UCI may not be equal to the number of symbols for the definition of the second UCI.

[0099] In some aspects, the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH can be associated with a PUCCH format. For example, a single PUCCH format can be associated with both the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource. In other aspects, the first PUCCH resource can be associated with a first PUCCH format, and the second PUCCH resource can be associated with a second PUCCH format. In other words, the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource can be associated with different PUCCH formats.

[0100] In some aspects, as indicated by reference numeral 804, a mobile station may receive a PUCCH configuration from a base station indicating a single PUCCH resource associated with a PUCCH format. The PUCCH resource may be configured with a defined number of symbols, wherein a first portion of the defined number of symbols will be associated with a first UCI, and a second portion of the defined number of symbols will be associated with a second UCI. In some aspects, the mobile station may receive the PUCCH configuration from the base station via a DCI, RRC message, or MAC-CE, the PUCCH configuration indicating the first portion and / or the second portion of the defined number of symbols.

[0101] In one example, a single PUCCH resource may correspond to Y OFDM symbols, where Y is a positive integer. The mobile station may receive an indication from the base station (via DCI, RRC messages, or MAC-CE) that X of the Y OFDM symbols will be used for the first UCI, and the remaining OFDM symbols will be used for the second UCI, where X is a positive integer.

[0102] In some aspects, a mobile station can receive an RRC message from a base station indicating the starting resource block and the maximum number of available resource blocks (or an upper limit on the number of resource blocks used) associated with a PUCCH format. In other words, the RRC message can indicate the starting resource block and the maximum number of available resource blocks used for each PUCCH format associated with PUCCH resources.

[0103] As indicated by reference numeral 806, the mobile station may determine the number of first resource blocks and the number of second resource blocks based at least in part on the following: the payload size of the first UCI or the second UCI, the PUCCH code rate configured by RRC, the number of symbols available for use in the applicable PUCCH format, or the number of symbols available in the first PUCCH resource and / or the second PUCCH resource as indicated in the PUCCH configuration.

[0104] In some aspects, the mobile station can determine the number of first resource blocks and the number of second resource blocks at least in part based on the second UCI. The second UCI can be associated with an increased number of bits compared to the first UCI, so the number of first and second resource blocks can be at least in part based on the second UCI rather than the first UCI.

[0105] As indicated by reference numeral 808, a mobile station may use a first number of resource blocks in a time slot to transmit a first UCI to a base station. The first UCI may be associated with a first UCI phase (or a first phase of UCI reporting). In some aspects, the mobile station may use a first number of resource blocks to transmit the first UCI, as determined at the mobile station based at least in part on resource block quantity information received from the base station (e.g., in a DCI, RRC message, or MAC-CE). In some aspects, the mobile station may use a first number of resource blocks to transmit the first UCI, as determined at the mobile station based at least in part on a PUCCH configuration received from the base station. In some aspects, the mobile station may use a first number of resource blocks to transmit the first UCI, as determined at the mobile station based at least in part on: payload size, RRC-configured PUCCH code rate, number of symbols available for the applicable PUCCH format, or the number of symbols available in the first PUCCH resource and / or the second PUCCH resource as indicated in the PUCCH configuration.

[0106] As further illustrated by reference numeral 808, the mobile station may use a second number of resource blocks in a time slot to transmit a second UCI to the base station. The second UCI may be associated with a second UCI phase (or a second phase of UCI reporting). Time division multiplexing may be used to separate the second number of resource blocks from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain. In some aspects, the first number of resource blocks may be equal to the second number of resource blocks. The first and second UCIs may be transmitted to the base station in a single transmission.

[0107] In some aspects, a mobile station may transmit a second UCI using a second number of resource blocks, as determined at the mobile station based at least in part on resource block quantity information received from the base station (e.g., in a DCI, RRC message, or MAC-CE). In some aspects, a mobile station may transmit a second UCI using a second number of resource blocks, as determined at the mobile station based at least in part on a PUCCH configuration received from the base station. In some aspects, a mobile station may transmit a second UCI using a second number of resource blocks, as determined at the mobile station based at least in part on: payload size, RRC-configured PUCCH code rate, number of symbols available for the applicable PUCCH format, or the number of symbols available in the first and / or second PUCCH resources as indicated in the PUCCH configuration.

[0108] As indicated by reference numeral 810, the base station can perform channel estimation for the second UCI phase at least in part based on the first UCI associated with the first UCI phase. For example, the base station can decode the first UCI associated with the first UCI phase. The base station can use the first UCI as additional DMRS to improve the channel estimation for the second UCI phase. In one example, since the first UCI and the second UCI are transmitted in the same time slot, the channel estimation for the second UCI phase can be improved.

[0109] As pointed out above, Figure 8 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 8 The example described.

[0110] Figure 9 This is a diagram illustrating example 900 of making a UCI report in accordance with this disclosure.

[0111] like Figure 9As shown, the first UCI and the second UCI can occupy a single time-frequency resource of a time slot. The first UCI can be associated with a first UCI phase, and the second UCI can be associated with a second UCI phase. In some aspects, the first UCI and the second UCI can be separated within a single time-frequency resource of a time slot, at least partially based on different power levels. For example, the first UCI can be associated with a first power level, and the second UCI can be associated with a second power level. In some aspects, the first UCI and the second UCI can be separated within a single time-frequency resource of a time slot, at least partially based on different OCCs. For example, the first UCI can be associated with a first OCC, and the second UCI can be associated with a second OCC. In some aspects, the first UCI and the second UCI can be separated within a single time-frequency resource of a time slot, at least partially based on different sequences. For example, the first UCI can be associated with a first sequence set, and the second UCI can be associated with a second sequence set.

[0112] In some respects, when the first UCI and the second UCI are power aligned, the first UCI associated with the first UCI phase can be used as a DMRS for the second UCI phase, which can improve the decodeability of the second UCI phase.

[0113] As pointed out above, Figure 9 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 9 The example described.

[0114] Figure 10 This is a diagram illustrating Example 1000 of making a UCI report in accordance with this disclosure.

[0115] like Figure 10 As shown, a time-division multiplexing scheme can be used to transmit the first UCI associated with the first UCI phase and the second UCI associated with the second UCI phase. The same number of resource blocks can be used to transmit both the first and second UCI. For example, x resource blocks can be used to transmit the first UCI, and x resource blocks can also be used to transmit the second UCI, where x is a positive integer. By using the same number of resource blocks to transmit both the first and second UCI, transmit power can be aligned between the first and second UCI phases. Furthermore, y OFDM symbols can be used to transmit the first UCI, and z OFDM symbols can be used to transmit the second UCI. In some cases, y and z can be the same value, or they can be different values.

[0116] In some aspects, when the time-division multiplexing scheme is used with the same number of resource blocks, the first UCI associated with the first UCI phase can be used as the DMRS for the second UCI phase, which can improve the decodability of the second UCI phase.

[0117] As pointed out above, Figure 10 This is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from the one provided. Figure 10 The example described.

[0118] Figure 11 This is a diagram illustrating, for example, an example process 1100 performed by a mobile station according to this disclosure. Example process 1100 is an example in which a mobile station (e.g., UE 120) performs operations associated with making a UCI report.

[0119] like Figure 11 As shown, in some aspects, process 1100 may include: using the time-frequency resources of a time slot to transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station (block 1110). For example, the mobile station (e.g., using transmit processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, modulator 232, antenna 234, controller / processor 240, memory 242 and / or scheduler 246; and / or using antenna 252, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, modulator 254, controller / processor 280 and / or memory 282) may use the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit the first UCI associated with the first UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station, as described above.

[0120] like Figure 11 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1100 may include: using the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with the second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station (block 1120). For example, the mobile station (e.g., using transmit processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, modulator 232, antenna 234, controller / processor 240, memory 242 and / or scheduler 246; and / or using antenna 252, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, modulator 254, controller / processor 280 and / or memory 282) may use the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with the second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station, as described above.

[0121] Process 1100 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0122] In the first aspect, the first UCI is associated with a first transmit power, and the second UCI is associated with a second transmit power.

[0123] In the second aspect, the first transmission power is greater than the second transmission power.

[0124] In the third aspect, the first UCI is associated with an increased priority level compared to the second UCI.

[0125] In the fourth aspect, process 1100 includes: receiving downlink control information including power boosting information from a base station; and applying a first transmit power to a first UCI and a second transmit power to a second UCI, at least in part based on the power boosting information.

[0126] In the fifth aspect, the first UCI includes acknowledgment or negative acknowledgment, and the second UCI includes channel state information.

[0127] In the sixth aspect, sending the first UCI includes: using a first OCC to send the first UCI, and sending the second UCI includes: using a second OCC to send the second UCI.

[0128] In the seventh aspect, transmitting the first UCI includes encoding the first UCI using a first sequence set, and transmitting the second UCI includes encoding the second UCI using a second sequence set.

[0129] Although Figure 11 An example box of process 1100 is shown, but in some aspects, process 1100 may include... Figure 11 The boxes depicted in the diagram are compared to additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged in a different manner. Alternatively, two or more boxes in process 1100 may be executed in parallel.

[0130] Figure 12 This is a diagram illustrating, for example, an example process 1200 performed by a mobile station according to this disclosure. Example process 1200 is an example in which a mobile station (e.g., UE 120) performs operations associated with making a UCI report.

[0131] like Figure 12As shown, in some aspects, process 1200 may include: using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot to transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station (block 1210). For example, the mobile station (e.g., using transmit processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, modulator 232, antenna 234, controller / processor 240, memory 242 and / or scheduler 246; and / or using antenna 252, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, modulator 254, controller / processor 280 and / or memory 282) may use a first number of resource blocks in a time slot to transmit the first UCI associated with the first UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station, as described above.

[0132] like Figure 12 Further, in some aspects, process 1200 may include: using a second number of resource blocks separated in the time domain from a first number of resource blocks in a time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from a mobile station to a base station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks (block 1220). For example, a mobile station (e.g., using a transmit processor 220, a TX MIMO processor 230, a modulator 232, an antenna 234, a controller / processor 240, a memory 242, and / or a scheduler 246; and / or using an antenna 252, a transmit processor 264, a TX MIMO processor 266, a modulator 254, a controller / processor 280, and / or a memory 282) may use a second number of resource blocks separated in the time domain from a first number of resource blocks in a time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from a mobile station to a base station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks, as described above.

[0133] Process 1200 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0134] In the first aspect, process 1200 includes: receiving downlink control information from a base station indicating a first number of resource blocks and a second number of resource blocks.

[0135] In the second aspect, process 1200 includes: receiving from a base station a radio resource control message indicating a first number of resource blocks and a second number of resource blocks.

[0136] In the third aspect, process 1200 includes: receiving from the base station a media access control-control element indicating a first number of resource blocks and a second number of resource blocks.

[0137] In the fourth aspect, process 1200 includes: receiving from a base station an uplink control channel configuration indicating a first uplink control channel resource and a second uplink control channel resource, wherein the first uplink control channel resource is configured with a defined number of symbols for a first UCI, and the second uplink control channel resource is configured with a defined number of symbols for a second UCI.

[0138] In the fifth aspect, the number of symbols defined for the first UCI is not equal to the number of symbols defined for the second UCI.

[0139] In the sixth aspect, the first uplink control channel resources and the second uplink control channel resources are associated with the uplink control channel format.

[0140] In the seventh aspect, process 1200 includes: receiving from a base station a radio resource control configuration indicating the starting resource block and the maximum number of available resource blocks associated with the uplink control channel format.

[0141] In the eighth aspect, process 1200 includes determining a first number of resource blocks and a second number of resource blocks based at least in part on one or more of the following: payload size, uplink control channel code rate configured by radio resource control, number of symbols available for uplink control channel format, or number of symbols available in a first uplink control channel resource or a second uplink control channel resource.

[0142] In the ninth aspect, the first uplink control channel resource is associated with a first uplink control channel format, and the second uplink control channel resource is associated with a second uplink control channel format.

[0143] In the tenth aspect, process 1200 includes: receiving from a base station an uplink control channel configuration indicating uplink control channel resources associated with an uplink control channel format, wherein the uplink control channel resources are configured with a defined number of symbols, and wherein a first portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with a first UCI, and a second portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with a second UCI.

[0144] In the eleventh aspect, receiving uplink control channel configuration includes receiving one or more of a first portion of a defined number of symbols or a second portion of a defined number of symbols via downlink control information, radio resource control messages, or media access control-control elements.

[0145] In the twelfth aspect, the first number of resource blocks in the time slot are separated from the second number of resource blocks in the time slot using time-division multiplexing in the time domain.

[0146] In the thirteenth aspect, process 1200 includes: determining a first number of resource blocks and a second number of resource blocks based at least in part on a second UCI, wherein the second UCI is associated with an increased number of bits compared to the first UCI.

[0147] In the fourteenth aspect, the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks to align the transmit power between the first UCI phase and the second UCI phase.

[0148] Although Figure 12 An example box of process 1200 is shown, but in some aspects, process 1200 may include... Figure 12 The boxes depicted in the diagram are compared to additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged in a different manner. Alternatively, two or more boxes in process 1200 may be executed in parallel.

[0149] Figure 13 This is a diagram illustrating, for example, an example process 1300 performed by a base station according to this disclosure. Example process 1300 is an example in which a base station (e.g., base station 110) performs operations associated with making a UCI report.

[0150] like Figure 13 As shown, in some aspects, process 1300 may include: using time-frequency resources of a time slot at a base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station (block 1310). For example, a base station (e.g., using antenna 234, demodulator 232, MIMO detector 236, receiver processor 238, controller / processor 240, and / or memory 242) may use time-frequency resources of a time slot at the base station to receive the first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station, as described above.

[0151] like Figure 13 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1300 may include: using the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with the second UCI phase from the mobile station (block 1320). For example, the base station (e.g., using antenna 234, demodulator 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, controller / processor 240 and / or memory 242) may use the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with the second UCI phase from the mobile station, as described above.

[0152] Process 1300 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0153] In the first aspect, the first UCI is associated with a first transmit power, and the second UCI is associated with a second transmit power.

[0154] In the second aspect, the first transmission power is greater than the second transmission power.

[0155] In the third aspect, process 1300 includes: sending downlink control information including power boosting information to a mobile station, wherein, based at least in part on the power boosting information, a first transmit power is associated with a first UCI, and a second transmit power is associated with a second UCI.

[0156] In the fourth aspect, the first UCI includes acknowledgment or negative acknowledgment, and the second UCI includes channel state information.

[0157] In the fifth aspect, receiving the first UCI includes receiving the first UCI at least partially based on the first OCC, and receiving the second UCI includes receiving the second UCI at least partially based on the second OCC.

[0158] In the sixth aspect, receiving the first UCI includes decoding the first UCI at least partially based on the first sequence set, and receiving the second UCI includes decoding the second UCI at least partially based on the second sequence set.

[0159] In the seventh aspect, the first sequence set is orthogonal to the second sequence set.

[0160] Although Figure 13 An example box of process 1300 is shown, but in some aspects, process 1300 may include... Figure 13 The boxes depicted in the diagram are compared to additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged in a different manner. Alternatively, two or more boxes in process 1300 may be executed in parallel.

[0161] Figure 14 This is a diagram illustrating an example process 1400 performed by a base station, for example, according to this disclosure. Example process 1400 is an example in which a base station (e.g., base station 110) performs operations associated with making a UCI report.

[0162] like Figure 14As shown, in some aspects, process 1400 may include: using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot at a base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station (block 1410). For example, a base station (e.g., using antenna 234, demodulator 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, controller / processor 240, and / or memory 242) may use a first number of resource blocks in a time slot at the base station to receive the first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from a mobile station, as described above.

[0163] like Figure 14 Further, in some aspects, process 1400 may include: receiving a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from a mobile station using a second number of resource blocks in a time slot that are separated from a first number of resource blocks in the time domain at the base station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks (block 1420). For example, a base station (e.g., using antenna 234, demodulator 232, MIMO detector 236, receiver processor 238, controller / processor 240, and / or memory 242) may receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from a mobile station using a second number of resource blocks in a time slot that are separated from a first number of resource blocks in the time domain at the base station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks, as described above.

[0164] Process 1400 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0165] In the first aspect, process 1400 includes: sending downlink control information to the mobile station indicating a first number of resource blocks and a second number of resource blocks.

[0166] In the second aspect, process 1400 includes: sending a radio resource control message to a mobile station indicating a first number of resource blocks and a second number of resource blocks.

[0167] In the third aspect, process 1400 includes: sending a media access control-control element to the mobile station indicating a first number of resource blocks and a second number of resource blocks.

[0168] In the fourth aspect, process 1400 includes: sending to the mobile station an uplink control channel configuration indicating a first uplink control channel resource and a second uplink control channel resource, wherein the first uplink control channel resource is configured with a defined number of symbols for a first UCI, and the second uplink control channel resource is configured with a defined number of symbols for a second UCI.

[0169] In the fifth aspect, the number of symbols defined for the first UCI is not equal to the number of symbols defined for the second UCI.

[0170] In the sixth aspect, the first uplink control channel resources and the second uplink control channel resources are associated with the uplink control channel format.

[0171] In the seventh aspect, process 1400 includes: sending to the mobile station a radio resource control configuration indicating the starting resource block and the maximum number of available resource blocks associated with the uplink control channel format.

[0172] In the eighth aspect, the first number of resource blocks and the second number of resource blocks are based at least in part on one or more of the following: payload size, uplink control channel code rate configured by radio resource control, number of symbols available for uplink control channel format, or number of symbols available in the first uplink control channel resource or the second uplink control channel resource.

[0173] In the ninth aspect, the first uplink control channel resource is associated with a first uplink control channel format, and the second uplink control channel resource is associated with a second uplink control channel format.

[0174] In the tenth aspect, process 1400 includes: sending to a mobile station an uplink control channel configuration indicating uplink control channel resources associated with an uplink control channel format, wherein the uplink control channel resources are configured with a defined number of symbols, and wherein a first portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with a first UCI, and a second portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with a second UCI.

[0175] In the eleventh aspect, transmitting uplink control channel configuration includes transmitting one or more of a first portion or a second portion of a defined number of symbols via downlink control information, radio resource control messages, or media access control-control elements.

[0176] In the twelfth aspect, the first number of resource blocks in the time slot are separated from the second number of resource blocks in the time slot using time-division multiplexing in the time domain.

[0177] In the thirteenth aspect, the first number of resource blocks and the second number of resource blocks are at least partially based on the second UCI, wherein the second UCI is associated with an increased number of bits compared to the first UCI.

[0178] In the fourteenth aspect, the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks to align the transmit power between the first UCI phase and the second UCI phase.

[0179] In the fifteenth aspect, process 1400 includes: performing channel estimation for a second UCI phase based at least in part on a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase.

[0180] Although Figure 14 An example box of process 1400 is shown, but in some aspects, process 1400 may include... Figure 14 The boxes depicted in the diagram are compared to additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged in a different manner. Alternatively, two or more boxes in process 1400 may be executed in parallel.

[0181] Figure 15 This is a block diagram of an example device 1500 for wireless communication. Device 1500 may be a mobile station, or a mobile station may include device 1500. In some aspects, device 1500 includes a receiving component 1502 and a transmitting component 1504, which can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, device 1500 can use the receiving component 1502 and the transmitting component 1504 to communicate with another device 1506 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device). As further shown, device 1500 may include one or more of a power application component 1508 or a determination component 1510, and other examples.

[0182] In some respects, device 1500 can be configured to perform the functions described herein. Figure 7-8 One or more operations described herein. Alternatively or concurrently, the apparatus 1500 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as... Figure 9 The process 900 Figure 10 The process 1000 or a combination thereof. In some aspects, in Figure 15 The device 1500 and / or one or more components shown may include the above-described components. Figure 2 One or more components of the described mobile station. Alternatively or in addition, in Figure 15 One or more components shown can be combined with the above. Figure 2 Implementation within one or more components described. Alternatively, one or more of the components in a set may be implemented at least partially as software stored in memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by a controller or processor to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0183] Receiver 1502 may receive communications from device 1506, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. Receiver 1502 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of device 1500. In some aspects, receiver 1502 may perform signal processing on the received communications (e.g., filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, and other examples), and may provide the processed signal to one or more other components of device 1506. In some aspects, receiver 1502 may include the combinations described above. Figure 2 The mobile station described includes one or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiver processors, controllers / processors, memory, or combinations thereof.

[0184] Transmitting component 1504 can transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to device 1506. In some aspects, one or more other components of device 1506 can generate communications and provide the generated communications to transmitting component 1504 for transmission to device 1506. In some aspects, transmitting component 1504 can perform signal processing (e.g., filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, and other examples) on the generated communications and can transmit the processed signals to device 1506. In some aspects, transmitting component 1504 can include the combinations described above. Figure 2 The described mobile station includes one or more antennas, a modulator, a transmit MIMO processor, a transmit processor, a controller / processor, a memory, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the transmit component 1504 may be co-located with the receive component 1502 in a transceiver.

[0185] Transmitting component 1504 may use the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station. Transmitting component 1504 may use the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station.

[0186] The receiving component 1502 can receive downlink control information, including power boosting information, from the base station. The power application component 1508 can apply a first transmit power to a first UCI and a second transmit power to a second UCI, at least in part, based on the power boosting information. In some aspects, the power application component 1508 may include the above-described combination of... Figure 2 The mobile station described includes one or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiver processors, modulators, transmitter MIMO processors, transmitter processors, controllers / processors, memory, or combinations thereof.

[0187] Transmitting component 1504 may use a first OCC to transmit a first UCI. Transmitting component 1504 may use a second OCC to transmit a second UCI. Transmitting component 1504 may use a first sequence set to transmit the first UCI. Transmitting component 1504 may use a second sequence set to transmit the second UCI.

[0188] The transmitting component 1504 may use a first number of resource blocks in the time slot to transmit a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station. The transmitting component 1504 may use a second number of resource blocks in the time slot, which are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, to transmit a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0189] The receiving component 1502 can receive downlink control information indicating a first number and a second number of resource blocks from the base station. The receiving component 1502 can also receive radio resource control messages indicating a first number and a second number of resource blocks from the base station. Finally, the receiving component 1502 can receive media access control elements indicating a first number and a second number of resource blocks from the base station.

[0190] The receiving component 1502 can receive from the base station an uplink control channel configuration indicating a first uplink control channel resource and a second uplink control channel resource, wherein the first uplink control channel resource is configured with symbols for a defined number of first UCIs, and the second uplink control channel resource is configured with symbols for a defined number of second UCIs. The receiving component 1502 can also receive from the base station a radio resource control configuration indicating a start resource block and a maximum number of available resource blocks associated with the uplink control channel format.

[0191] The determining component 1510 may determine the first number of resource blocks and the second number of resource blocks based at least in part on one or more of the following: payload size, uplink control channel code rate configured by radio resource control, number of symbols available for the uplink control channel format, or number of symbols available in the first or second uplink control channel resource. In some aspects, the determining component 1510 may include the combination of the above. Figure 2 The mobile station described includes one or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiver processors, modulators, transmitter MIMO processors, transmitter processors, controllers / processors, memory, or combinations thereof.

[0192] The receiving component 1502 can receive from the base station an uplink control channel configuration indicating uplink control channel resources associated with an uplink control channel format, wherein the uplink control channel resources are configured with a defined number of symbols, and wherein a first portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with a first UCI, and a second portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with a second UCI. The receiving component 1502 can receive one or more of the first portion or the second portion of the defined number of symbols via downlink control information, radio resource control messages, or media access control-control elements.

[0193] The determining component 1510 can determine the first number of resource blocks and the second number of resource blocks at least in part based on the second UCI, wherein the second UCI is associated with an additional number of bits compared to the first UCI.

[0194] exist Figure 15 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as an example. In reality, they can exist in... Figure 15 The components shown are compared to additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner. Furthermore, in Figure 15 The two or more components shown can be implemented within a single component, or in Figure 15 The single component shown can be implemented as multiple distributed components. Alternatively, in Figure 15 The set (one or more) components shown can perform actions described by [the following]: Figure 15 The other set of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0195] Figure 16 This is a block diagram of an example device 1600 for wireless communication. Device 1600 may be a base station, or a base station may include device 1600. In some aspects, device 1600 includes a receiving component 1602 and a transmitting component 1604, which can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, device 1600 can use the receiving component 1602 and the transmitting component 1604 to communicate with another device 1606 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device). As further shown, device 1600 may include an estimation component 1608 and other examples.

[0196] In some respects, device 1600 can be configured to perform the functions described herein. Figure 7-8 One or more operations described herein. Alternatively or concurrently, the apparatus 1600 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as... Figure 11 Process 1100 Figure 12The process 1200 or a combination thereof. In some aspects, in Figure 16 The device 1600 and / or one or more components shown may include the above-described components. Figure 2 One or more components of the described base station. Alternatively or in addition, in Figure 16 One or more components shown can be combined with the above. Figure 2 Implementation within one or more components described. Alternatively, one or more of the components in a set may be implemented at least partially as software stored in memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by a controller or processor to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0197] Receiver 1602 may receive communications from device 1606, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. Receiver 1602 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of device 1600. In some aspects, receiver 1602 may perform signal processing on the received communications (e.g., filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, and other examples), and may provide the processed signal to one or more other components of device 1606. In some aspects, receiver 1602 may include the combinations described above. Figure 2 The described base station includes one or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiver processors, controllers / processors, memory, or combinations thereof.

[0198] Transmitting component 1604 can transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to device 1606. In some aspects, one or more other components of device 1606 can generate communications and provide the generated communications to transmitting component 1604 for transmission to device 1606. In some aspects, transmitting component 1604 can perform signal processing (e.g., filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, and other examples) on the generated communications and can transmit the processed signals to device 1606. In some aspects, transmitting component 1604 can include the combinations described above. Figure 2 The described base station includes one or more antennas, a modulator, a transmit MIMO processor, a transmit processor, a controller / processor, a memory, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the transmit component 1604 may be co-located with the receive component 1602 in a transceiver.

[0199] The receiving component 1602 can use the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station. The receiving component 1602 can also use the time-frequency resources of the time slot at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station.

[0200] The transmitting component 1604 can transmit downlink control information, including power boosting information, to the mobile station, wherein, based at least in part on the power boosting information, a first transmit power is associated with a first UCI, and a second transmit power is associated with a second UCI.

[0201] The receiving component 1602 can receive the first UCI at least partially based on the first OCC. The receiving component 1602 can receive the second UCI at least partially based on the second OCC. The receiving component 1602 can decode the first UCI at least partially based on the first sequence set. The receiving component 1602 can decode the second UCI at least partially based on the second sequence set.

[0202] The receiving component 1602 can use a first number of resource blocks in a time slot at the base station to receive a first UCI associated with a first UCI phase from the mobile station. The receiving component 1602 can also use a second number of resource blocks in a time slot, separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, at the base station to receive a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0203] Transmitting component 1604 can send downlink control information indicating a first number and a second number of resource blocks to the mobile station. Transmitting component 1604 can also send radio resource control messages indicating a first number and a second number of resource blocks to the mobile station. Transmitting component 1604 can also send media access control elements indicating a first number and a second number of resource blocks to the mobile station.

[0204] The transmitting component 1604 can transmit to the mobile station an uplink control channel configuration indicating a first uplink control channel resource and a second uplink control channel resource, wherein the first uplink control channel resource is configured with a defined number of symbols for a first UCI, and the second uplink control channel resource is configured with a defined number of symbols for a second UCI.

[0205] The transmitting component 1604 can transmit to the mobile station a radio resource control configuration indicating the starting resource block and the maximum number of available resource blocks associated with the uplink control channel format.

[0206] Transmitting component 1604 can transmit to the mobile station an uplink control channel configuration indicating uplink control channel resources associated with an uplink control channel format, wherein the uplink control channel resources are configured with a defined number of symbols, and wherein a first portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with a first UCI, and a second portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with a second UCI. Transmitting component 1604 can transmit one or more of the first portion or the second portion of the defined number of symbols via downlink control information, radio resource control messages, or media access control-control elements.

[0207] The estimation component 1608 can perform channel estimation for the second UCI phase, at least in part, based on the first UCI associated with the first UCI phase. In some aspects, the estimation component 1608 may include the above-described combination of... Figure 2 The described base station includes one or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiver processors, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memory, or combinations thereof.

[0208] exist Figure 16 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as an example. In reality, they can exist in... Figure 16 The components shown are compared to additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner. Furthermore, in Figure 16 The two or more components shown can be implemented within a single component, or in Figure 16 The single component shown can be implemented as multiple distributed components. Alternatively, in Figure 16 The set (one or more) components shown can perform actions described by [the following]: Figure 16 The other set of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0209] The following provides an overview of some aspects of this disclosure:

[0210] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a mobile station, comprising: using time-frequency resources of a time slot to transmit from the mobile station to a base station a first UCI associated with a first uplink control information (UCI) phase; and using the time-frequency resources of the time slot to transmit from the mobile station to the base station a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase.

[0211] Aspect 2: According to the method of aspect 1, wherein the first UCI is associated with a first transmit power and the second UCI is associated with a second transmit power.

[0212] Aspect 3: According to the method of aspect 2, wherein the first transmit power is greater than the second transmit power, and wherein the first UCI is associated with an increased priority level compared to the second UCI.

[0213] Aspect 4: The method according to aspect 2 further includes: receiving downlink control information including power boosting information from the base station; and applying the first transmit power to the first UCI and the second transmit power to the second UCI based at least in part on the power boosting information.

[0214] Aspect 5: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4, wherein the first UCI includes an acknowledgment or a negative acknowledgment, and the second UCI includes channel state information.

[0215] Aspect 6: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 5, wherein: transmitting the first UCI comprises: transmitting the first UCI using a first orthogonal overlay code (OCC); and transmitting the second UCI comprises: transmitting the second UCI using a second OCC.

[0216] Aspect 7: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 6, wherein: transmitting the first UCI comprises: encoding the first UCI using a first sequence set; and transmitting the second UCI comprises: encoding the second UCI using a second sequence set.

[0217] Aspect 8: A method of wireless communication performed by a mobile station, comprising: transmitting a first UCI associated with a first uplink control information (UCI) phase from the mobile station to a base station using a first number of resource blocks in a time slot; and transmitting a second UCI associated with a second UCI phase from the mobile station to the base station using a second number of resource blocks in the time slot that are separated from the first number of resource blocks in the time domain, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks.

[0218] Aspect 9: The method according to aspect 8 further includes: receiving downlink control information indicating the first number and the second number of resource blocks from a base station; receiving a radio resource control message indicating the first number and the second number of resource blocks from the base station; or receiving a media access control element indicating the first number and the second number of resource blocks from the base station.

[0219] Aspect 10: The method according to any one of Aspects 8 to 9 further includes: receiving from the base station an uplink control channel configuration indicating a first uplink control channel resource and a second uplink control channel resource, wherein the first uplink control channel resource is configured with symbols for a defined number of the first UCI, and the second uplink control channel resource is configured with symbols for a defined number of the second UCI.

[0220] Aspect 11: According to the method of aspect 10, the number of symbols defined for the first UCI is not equal to the number of symbols defined for the second UCI.

[0221] Aspect 12: The method according to aspect 10, wherein the first uplink control channel resource and the second uplink control channel resource are associated with an uplink control channel format, and further comprising: receiving from the base station a radio resource control configuration indicating a starting resource block and a maximum number of available resource blocks associated with the uplink control channel format.

[0222] Aspect 13: The method according to aspect 12 further includes: determining the first number of resource blocks and the second number of resource blocks based at least in part on one or more of the following: payload size, uplink control channel code rate configured by radio resource control, number of symbols available for the uplink control channel format, or number of symbols available in the first uplink control channel resource or the second uplink control channel resource.

[0223] Aspect 14: According to the method of aspect 10, wherein the first uplink control channel resource is associated with a first uplink control channel format, and the second uplink control channel resource is associated with a second uplink control channel format.

[0224] Aspect 15: The method according to any one of Aspects 8 to 14 further includes: receiving from the base station an uplink control channel configuration indicating uplink control channel resources associated with an uplink control channel format, wherein the uplink control channel resources are configured with a defined number of symbols, and wherein a first portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with the first UCI, and a second portion of the defined number of symbols is associated with the second UCI, wherein receiving the uplink control channel configuration includes: receiving one or more of the first portion of the defined number of symbols or the second portion of the defined number of symbols via downlink control information, radio resource control messages, or media access control-control elements.

[0225] Aspect 16: The method according to any one of Aspects 8 to 15, wherein the first number of resource blocks in the time slot are separated from the second number of resource blocks in the time slot in the time domain using time-division multiplexing.

[0226] Aspect 17: The method according to any one of Aspects 8 to 16 further includes: determining the first number of resource blocks and the second number of resource blocks at least in part based on the second UCI, wherein the second UCI is associated with an increased number of bits compared to the first UCI.

[0227] Aspect 18: The method according to any one of Aspects 8 to 17, wherein the first number of resource blocks is equal to the second number of resource blocks to align transmit power between the first UCI phase and the second UCI phase.

[0228] Aspect 19: 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 the method according to one or more of aspects 1-7.

[0229] Aspect 20: A device for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1-7.

[0230] Aspect 21: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one unit for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 1-7.

[0231] Aspect 22: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, said code including instructions executable by a processor to perform the methods described in one or more of aspects 1-7.

[0232] Aspect 23: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more aspects of aspects 1-7.

[0233] Aspect 19: 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 the method according to one or more of aspects 8-18.

[0234] Aspect 20: A device for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to perform the method according to one or more aspects of aspects 8-18.

[0235] Aspect 21: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one unit for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 8-18.

[0236] Aspect 22: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, said code including instructions executable by a processor to perform the methods described in one or more of aspects 8-18.

[0237] Aspect 23: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more aspects of aspects 8-18.

[0238] The foregoing disclosure provides explanations and descriptions, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made based on the foregoing disclosure, or modifications and variations may be derived from practice in the aspects.

[0239] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be interpreted broadly as hardware, firmware, and / or a combination of hardware and software. Whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other names, "software" should be interpreted broadly as instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, threads of execution, procedures and / or functions, and other examples. As used herein, a "processor" is implemented using hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the systems and / or methods described herein can be implemented using various forms of hardware and / or combinations of hardware and software. The actual specialized control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods is not intended to limit any aspect. Therefore, the operation and behavior of systems and / or methods are described herein without reference to specific software code, because it will be understood by those skilled in the art that software and hardware can be designed to implement systems and / or methods at least in part based on the descriptions herein.

[0240] As used in this article, depending on the context, “meeting the threshold” can refer to a value greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, etc.

[0241] Even if a specific combination of features is recited in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, such combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of the aspects. Many features may be combined in a manner not specifically recited in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of an aspect includes a combination of each dependent claim with each other claim in the claim set. As used herein, the phrase “at least one of” referring to the list of items refers to any combination of those items, including a single member. For example, “at least one of a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a+b, a+c, b+c, and a+b+c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (e.g., a+a, a+a+a, a+a+b, a+a+c, a+b+b, a+c+c, b+b, b+b+b, b+b+c, c+c, and c+c+c or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

[0242] None of the elements, actions, or instructions used herein should be construed as essential or necessary unless explicitly stated otherwise. Furthermore, as used herein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more items referenced in conjunction with the article “the” and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “set” and “group” are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Where only one item is anticipated, the phrase “only one” or similar language is used. Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “has,” “have,” “having,” etc., are intended to be open-ended terms that do not limit the elements they modify (e.g., an element that “has” A may also have B). Furthermore, unless explicitly stated otherwise, the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “at least partially based on.” Furthermore, as used herein, the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a series, and may be used interchangeably with “and / or” unless otherwise expressly stated (e.g., if used in conjunction with “any” or “only one of”).

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication performed by a mobile station, comprising: A first UCI associated with the first uplink control information (UCI) phase is transmitted from the mobile station to the network node using a first sequence set for encoding; as well as A second UCI associated with a second UCI phase is transmitted from the mobile station to the network node using a second sequence set orthogonal to the first sequence set for encoding, wherein both the first UCI and the second UCI are transmitted using the same time slot and the same time-frequency resources within the same time slot.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first UCI is associated with a first transmit power, and the second UCI is associated with a second transmit power.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The first transmit power is greater than the second transmit power, and wherein the first UCI is associated with an increased priority level compared to the second UCI.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising: Receive downlink control information, including power boosting information, from the network node; as well as The first transmit power is applied to the first UCI and the second transmit power is applied to the second UCI, at least in part, based on the power boost information.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first UCI includes an acknowledgment or a negative acknowledgment, and the second UCI includes channel state information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein: Sending the first UCI includes: using the first sequence set and the first orthogonal cover code (OCC) to send the first UCI; and Sending the second UCI includes: using the second sequence set and the second OCC to send the second UCI.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first set of sequences is associated with a first encoding scheme, and the second set of sequences is associated with a second encoding scheme that is different from the first encoding scheme.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The power boost information includes a beta value that indicates the level of power boost.

9. An apparatus for wireless communication at a mobile station, comprising: One or more memory units; as well as One or more processors, at least in part based on information stored in the one or more memories, are configured to: The first UCI associated with the first uplink control information (UCI) phase is transmitted from the mobile station to the network node using a first sequence set for encoding; and A second UCI associated with a second UCI phase is transmitted from the mobile station to the network node using a second sequence set orthogonal to the first sequence set for encoding, wherein both the first UCI and the second UCI are transmitted using the same time slot and the same time-frequency resources within the same time slot.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, The first UCI is associated with a first transmit power, and the second UCI is associated with a second transmit power.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, The first transmit power is greater than the second transmit power, and wherein the first UCI is associated with an increased priority level compared to the second UCI.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, The one or more processors are further configured to: Receive downlink control information including power boosting information from the network node; and The first transmit power is applied to the first UCI and the second transmit power is applied to the second UCI, at least in part, based on the power boost information.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, The first UCI includes an acknowledgment or a negative acknowledgment, and the second UCI includes channel state information.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein: In order to transmit the first UCI, the one or more processors are configured to: transmit the first UCI using the first sequence set and the first orthogonal cover code (OCC); and In order to send the second UCI, the one or more processors are configured to use the second sequence set and the second OCC to send the second UCI.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, The first set of sequences is associated with a first encoding scheme, and the second set of sequences is associated with a second encoding scheme that is different from the first encoding scheme.

16. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein, The power boost information includes a beta value that indicates the level of power boost.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising: One or more instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a device at a mobile station, cause the mobile station to: The network node is sent a first UCI associated with the first uplink control information (UCI) phase using a first set of sequences for encoding; and A second UCI associated with a second UCI phase is sent to the network node using a second sequence set orthogonal to the first sequence set, wherein both the first UCI and the second UCI are sent using the same time slot and the same time-frequency resources within the same time slot.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein, The first UCI is associated with a first transmit power, and the second UCI is associated with a second transmit power.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18, wherein, The first transmit power is greater than the second transmit power, and wherein the first UCI is associated with an increased priority level compared to the second UCI.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18, wherein, The one or more instructions also cause the mobile station to: Receive downlink control information including power boosting information from the network node; and The first transmit power is applied to the first UCI and the second transmit power is applied to the second UCI, at least in part, based on the power boost information.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein, The first UCI includes an acknowledgment or a negative acknowledgment, and the second UCI includes channel state information.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein: Sending the first UCI includes: using the first sequence set and the first orthogonal cover code (OCC) to send the first UCI; and Sending the second UCI includes: using the second sequence set and the second OCC to send the second UCI.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein, The first set of sequences is associated with a first encoding scheme, and the second set of sequences is associated with a second encoding scheme that is different from the first encoding scheme.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein, The power boost information includes a beta value that indicates the level of power boost.

25. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a unit for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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