Disabling hybrid automatic repeat request feedback

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to devices and methods for wireless communication, and to techniques and devices associated with disabling hybrid automatic repeat request feedback. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information indicating whether hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback is disabled for one or more (HARQ) processes. The UE may receive a downlink communication. The downlink communication may include a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. The UE may selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the HARQ identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Description

[0001] This invention patent application is a divisional application of the invention patent application with international application number PCT / US2021 / 070260, international application date March 10, 2021, application number 202180019930.X entering the Chinese national phase, and name “Disable Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Feedback”.

[0002] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0003] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 988,267, filed on March 11, 2020, entitled “DISABLING HYBRID AUTOMATICREPEAT REQUEST FEEDBACK,” and U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 17 / 249,675, filed on March 9, 2021, entitled “DISABLING HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEATREQUEST FEEDBACK,” which are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0004] Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to devices and methods for wireless communications, and to techniques and devices associated with disabling hybrid automatic repeat request feedback. Background Art

[0005] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple access technologies that can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, 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 / LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0006] A wireless network may include several base stations (BSs) that can support communications for several user equipments (UEs). A UE may communicate with a BS via a downlink and an uplink. A "downlink" (or "forward link") refers to a communication link from a BS to a UE, while an "uplink" (or "reverse link") refers to a communication link from a UE to a BS. As will be described in more detail herein, a BS may be referred to as a Node B, a gNB, an Access Point (AP), a Radio Head, a Transmit Receiving Point (TRP), a New Radio (NR) BS, a 5G Node B, and the like.

[0007] The above multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different user equipment to communicate at the city, country, region, and even global level. NR (which may also be referred to as 5G) is an enhancement set to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) (CP-OFDM) with cyclic prefix (CP) on the downlink (DL), using CP-OFDM and / or SC-FDM (e.g., also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink (UL), and supporting beamforming, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology and carrier aggregation to improve spectrum efficiency, reduce costs, improve services, utilize new spectrum, and better integrate with other open standards. As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to grow, further improvements to LTE, NR and other radio access technologies are still useful. Summary of the invention

[0008] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment includes: receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; receiving a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication; and selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0009] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a base station includes: transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; and transmitting downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0010] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment includes: transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for an uplink communication; receiving a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0011] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a base station includes: receiving an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication; identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and transmitting a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0012] In some aspects, a user equipment for wireless communications includes a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: receive information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; receive downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication; and selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0013] In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication includes a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: transmit information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; and transmit downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0014] In some aspects, a user equipment for wireless communication includes a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: transmit an indication of whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for uplink communication; receive a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitor for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0015] In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication includes a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to: receive an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication; identify a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and transmit a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0016] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set including one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a relay user equipment, causes the user equipment to: receive information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; receive a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication; and selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0017] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, causes the base station to: transmit information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; and transmit a downlink communication comprising a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0018] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set including one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a relay user equipment, causes the user equipment to: transmit an indication of whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for an uplink communication; receive a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitor for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0019] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set including one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, causes the base station to: receive an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication; identify a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and transmit a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0020] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communications includes: a device for receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; a device for receiving downlink communications, the downlink communications including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communications; and a device for selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communications based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0021] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communications includes: a device for transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; and a device for transmitting downlink communications, the downlink communications including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communications.

[0022] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communications includes: a device for transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for an uplink communication; a device for receiving a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and a device for selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0023] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communications includes: a device for transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for an uplink communication; a device for identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and a device for transmitting a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0024] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a UE may include: receiving a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication; and selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the HARQ identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0025] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a base station may include: determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for downlink communication; identifying a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication; and transmitting the downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0026] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a UE may include: transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for uplink communication; receiving a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0027] In some aspects, a wireless communication method performed by a base station may include: receiving an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback for uplink communication; identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and transmitting a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0028] In some aspects, a UE for wireless communication may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The memory and the one or more processors may be configured to: receive a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication; and selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the HARQ identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0029] In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The memory and the one or more processors may be configured to: determine whether to provide HARQ feedback for a downlink communication; identify a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication; and transmit the downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0030] In some aspects, a UE for wireless communication may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The memory and the one or more processors may be configured to: transmit an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback for uplink communication; receive a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitor for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0031] In some aspects, a base station for wireless communication may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The memory and the one or more processors may be configured to: receive an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback for uplink communication; identify a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and transmit a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0032] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication. The one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, may cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations: receiving a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication; and selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the HARQ identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0033] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication. The one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, may cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations: determine whether to provide HARQ feedback for a downlink communication; identify a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication; and transmit the downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0034] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication. The one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, may cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations: transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for uplink communication; receiving a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0035] In some aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication. The one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a base station, may cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations: receiving an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback for uplink communication; identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and transmitting a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0036] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communications may include: a device for receiving downlink communications, the downlink communications including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communications; and a device for selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communications based at least in part on the HARQ identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0037] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communications may include: a device for determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for a downlink communication; a device for identifying a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication; and a device for transmitting the downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0038] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communications may include: a device for transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for uplink communications; a device for receiving a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and a device for selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0039] In some aspects, an apparatus for wireless communications may include: a device for receiving an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback for uplink communications; a device for identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communications based at least in part on the indication; and a device for transmitting a grant associated with the uplink communications, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communications.

[0040] Aspects generally include methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, wireless communication devices, and / or processing systems as substantially described herein with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specification.

[0041] The foregoing has broadly outlined the features and technical advantages of examples according to the present disclosure in an effort to make the following detailed description better understood. Additional features and advantages will be described hereinafter. The disclosed concepts and specific examples can be easily used as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for implementing the same purpose as the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein, both in terms of their organization and method of operation, and the associated advantages will be better understood by considering the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Each of the accompanying drawings is provided for the purpose of illustration and description and is not intended to define limitations on the claims.

[0042] Although various aspects are described in the present disclosure by explaining some examples, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that these aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The technology 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-module components (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles, communication equipment, computing equipment, industrial equipment, retail / shopping equipment, medical equipment, or devices that enable artificial intelligence). Various aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, module components, non-module components, non-chip-level components, device-level components, or system-level components. The equipment incorporating the various aspects and features described may include additional components and features for implementing and practicing the various aspects claimed and described. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include several components (e.g., hardware components, including antennas, RF chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, (all) processors, interleavers, adders, or summers) for analog and digital purposes. The various aspects described herein are intended to be practiced in various devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements, or end-user devices of various sizes, shapes, and configurations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] In order to understand the above-stated features of the present disclosure in detail, the above briefly summarized content may be described in more detail with reference to various aspects, some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings only illustrate certain typical aspects of the present disclosure and should not be considered to limit its scope, as the description may allow for other equally effective aspects. The same reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0044] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0045] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a base station and a UE are in communication in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0046] Figures 3A-3Gis a diagram illustrating various examples associated with disabling HARQ feedback according to the present disclosure.

[0047] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by user equipment according to the present disclosure.

[0048] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a base station according to the present disclosure.

[0049] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by user equipment according to the present disclosure.

[0050] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a base station according to the present disclosure.

[0051] Figure 8-15 is a block diagram of an example device for wireless communications according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] As described below, a non-terrestrial network (NTN) may utilize a non-terrestrial base station to provide or assist UE access to a core network. The non-terrestrial base station may be located on a platform, which may be, for example, a satellite (e.g., a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite, a medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite, a geostationary orbit (GEO) satellite, etc.), a balloon, an airship, an airplane, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a drone, etc. In an NTN system, due to the relatively large distance between the UE and the non-terrestrial base station and / or the relatively large distance between the terrestrial base station and the non-terrestrial base station, the propagation delay may be significant. In some cases, due to the significant propagation delay in the NTN system, disabling HARQ feedback to avoid a pause in the HARQ process may be desirable. Thus, some HARQ processes may need to be configured to disable HARQ feedback. In one or more examples, such configuration may be performed by a higher layer (e.g., a radio link control (RLC) layer, also referred to as an L3 layer), while the HARQ feedback is sent by a lower layer (e.g., a physical (PHY) layer, also referred to as an L1 layer).

[0053] Some aspects described herein provide techniques and devices for disabling HARQ feedback. For example, the techniques and devices described herein enable configuration and use of a HARQ process (e.g., a downlink HARQ process or an uplink HARQ process) with HARQ feedback disabled at the physical layer. In some aspects, the techniques and devices described herein may be used to disable HARQ feedback to reduce the likelihood of stalling a HARQ process in, for example, an NTN network or another scenario where a HARQ process stall may occur.

[0054] In the case of a downlink HARQ process, the base station may identify the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication. In one or more examples, when HARQ feedback is to be provided, the base station may identify the HARQ process for which HARQ feedback is enabled. Conversely, when HARQ feedback will not be provided, the base station may identify the HARQ process for which HARQ feedback is disabled. The base station may then transmit a downlink communication, which includes a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. The base station may selectively monitor to find HARQ feedback associated with the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication. The UE may receive the downlink communication and may selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the HARQ identifier and information (e.g., configuration, dynamic indication, etc.) indicating whether HARQ feedback is enabled or disabled for the HARQ process.

[0055] In the case of an uplink HARQ process, the UE may transmit to the base station an indication of whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for uplink communication. The base station may receive the indication and identify the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication. In one or more examples, when HARQ feedback is to be provided, the base station may identify the HARQ process for which HARQ feedback is enabled. Conversely, when HARQ feedback is not provided, the base station may identify the HARQ process for which HARQ feedback is disabled. The base station may then transmit a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. The UE may receive the grant, transmit uplink communication according to the grant, and selectively monitor for retransmission grants based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0056] The various aspects of the present disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure can be implemented in many different forms and should not be interpreted as being limited to any specific structure or function given throughout the present disclosure. On the contrary, these aspects are provided to make the present disclosure thorough and complete, and it will fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art. Based on the teachings of this article, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the present disclosure disclosed herein, whether it is independently implemented or implemented in combination with any other aspect of the present disclosure. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein can be used to implement a device or practice method. In addition, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such devices or methods practiced using supplements or other other structures, functionality, or structures and functionality as the various aspects of the present disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the present disclosure disclosed herein can be implemented by one or more elements of the claims.

[0057] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various devices and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements can be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0058] It should be noted that while various aspects may be described herein using terminology generally associated with 5G or NR radio access technologies (RATs), various aspects of the present disclosure may be applied to other RATs, such as 3G RATs, 4G RATs, and / or RATs after 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0059] Figure 1 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be a 5G (NR) network and / or an LTE network, etc. or may include elements thereof. The wireless network 100 may include several base stations 110 (shown as BS110a, BS110b, BS110c, and BS110d) and other network entities. A base station (BS) is an entity that communicates with a user equipment (UE) and may also be referred to as an NR BS, a B node, a gNB, a 5G B node (NB), an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP), etc. Each BS may provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area. In 3GPP, the term "cell" may refer to a coverage area of ​​a BS and / or a BS subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

[0060] A BS may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and / or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a residence) and may allow restricted access by UEs associated with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG)). A BS for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS. A BS for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS. A BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS. In Figure 1 In the example shown in , BS 110a may be a macro BS for macro cell 102a, BS 110b may be a pico BS for pico cell 102b, and BS 110c may be a femto BS for femto cell 102c. The BS may support one or more (e.g., three) cells. The terms "eNB", "base station", "NR BS", "gNB", "TRP", "AP", "B node", "5G NB", and "cell" may be used interchangeably herein.

[0061] In some aspects, the cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of ​​the cell may move depending on the location of the mobile BS. In some aspects, the BSs may be interconnected to each other and / or to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 via various types of backhaul interfaces, such as direct physical connections or virtual networks, using any suitable transport network.

[0062] The wireless network 100 may also include a relay station. A relay station is an entity that can receive transmissions of data from an upstream station (e.g., a BS or a UE) and send transmissions of the data to a downstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS). A relay station may also be a UE that can relay transmissions for other UEs. Figure 1 In the example shown in , a relay BS 110d may communicate with a macro BS 110a and a UE 120d to facilitate communication between the BS 110a and the UE 120d. A relay BS may also be referred to as a relay station, a relay base station, a relay, or the like.

[0063] The wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network including different types of BSs, such as a macro BS, a pico BS, a femto BS, a relay BS, etc. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different effects on interference in the wireless network 100. For example, a macro BS may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 to 40 watts), while a pico BS, a femto BS, and a relay BS may have a lower transmit power level (e.g., 0.1 to 2 watts).

[0064] In some examples, such as Figure 1 As indicated in , the cellular cells may be provided by the base stations 110 of the NTN. Such base stations 110 may also be referred to as non-terrestrial base stations 110 or non-terrestrial access points. As used herein, "NTN" may refer to a network for which access is provided or assisted by non-terrestrial base stations 110. In some NTN deployments, the non-terrestrial base stations 110 may be located on an airborne platform or an orbital platform. Examples of such platforms include satellites (e.g., LEO satellites, MEO satellites, GEO satellites, etc.), balloons, airships, airplanes, UAVs, drones, etc.

[0065] In some NTN deployments (e.g., sometimes referred to as transparent architecture or bent pipe architecture), non-ground base station 110 may act as a relay station to relay communications between UE 120 and ground base station 110 (e.g., base station 110 located on the ground or on a tower). In this case, non-ground base station 110 may perform, for example, frequency conversion and / or radio frequency amplification on the communications relayed between UE 120 and ground base station 110. For example, UE 120 may transmit uplink communications to non-ground base station 110, which may relay the uplink communications (e.g., after performing frequency conversion, radio frequency amplification, etc.) to ground base station 110. Ground base station 110 may perform additional processing on the uplink communications and / or may transmit the uplink communications to the core network. As another example, ground base station 110 may transmit downlink communications to non-ground base station 110, which may relay the downlink communications (e.g., after performing frequency conversion, radio frequency amplification, etc.) to UE 120. In some aspects, UE 120 and / or ground base station 110 may be referred to as a ground station (GS).

[0066] A network controller 130 may be coupled to a set of BSs and may provide coordination and control of these BSs. The network controller 130 may communicate with each BS via a backhaul. The BSs may also communicate with each other directly or indirectly, for example, via a wireless or wired backhaul.

[0067] UEs 120 (e.g., 120a, 120b, 120c) may be dispersed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile. UEs may also be referred to as access terminals, terminals, mobile stations, subscriber units, stations, etc. A UE may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device or equipment, a biometric sensor / device, a wearable device (smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music or video device, or a satellite radio), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, an industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.

[0068] Some UEs may be considered as machine type communication (MTC) UEs, or evolved or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, and / or location tags, which may communicate with a base station, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. A wireless node may provide connectivity to or to a network (e.g., a wide area network (such as the Internet) or a cellular network), for example, via a wired or wireless communication link. Some UEs may be considered as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband Internet of Things) devices. Some UEs may be considered as client equipment (CPE). UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as a processor component and / or a memory component. In some aspects, a processor component and a memory component may be coupled together. For example, a processor component (e.g., one or more processors) and a memory component (e.g., a memory) may be operationally coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0069] In general, any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network may support a specific RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies. RAT may also be referred to as radio technology, air interface, etc. Frequency may also be referred to as carrier, frequency channel, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.

[0070] like Figure 1As shown in , UE 120 may include a communication manager 140. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 140 may receive a downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication; and may selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the HARQ identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0071] Similarly, the base station 110 may include a communication manager 150. As described in greater detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may determine whether to provide HARQ feedback for a downlink communication; may identify a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication; and may transmit the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0072] like Figure 1 As shown in , UE 120 may include a communication manager 140. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 140 may transmit an indication of whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for an uplink communication; receive a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and may selectively monitor for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0073] Similarly, the base station 110 may include a communication manager 150. As described in greater detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may receive an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback for an uplink communication; may identify a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and may transmit a grant associated with the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0074] As indicated above, Figure 1 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those described in Figure 1 Examples described.

[0075] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a base station 110 and a UE 120 in communication in a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The base station 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a through 234t, and the UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a through 252r, where in general T≥1 and R≥1.

[0076] At the base station 110, the transmit processor 220 may receive data for one or more UEs from the data source 212, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on a channel quality indicator (CQI) received from the UE, process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for the UE based at least in part on the MCS selected for each UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. The transmit processor 220 may also process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or upper layer signaling), and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 may also generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signals (PSS) or secondary synchronization signals (SSS)). A transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, where applicable, and may provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MODs) 232a through 232t. Each modulator 232 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator 232 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. The T downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t may be transmitted via T antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.

[0077] At UE 120, antennas 252a to 252r may receive downlink signals from base station 110 and / or other base stations and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a to 254r, respectively. Each demodulator 254 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) the received signal to obtain input samples. Each demodulator 254 may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all R demodulators 254a to 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols where applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120 to a data sink 260, and provide decoded control information and system information to a controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" may refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor may determine a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, and / or a channel quality indicator (CQI) parameter, etc. In some aspects, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in the housing 284.

[0078] The network controller 130 may include a communication unit 294, a controller / processor 290, and a memory 292. The network controller 130 may include, for example, one or more devices in a core network. The network controller 130 may communicate with the base station 110 via the communication unit 294.

[0079] Antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t and / or antennas 252a to 252r) may include, or may be included within, one or more antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element sets, and / or antenna arrays, etc. Antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element sets, and / or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements. Antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element sets, and / or antenna arrays may include coplanar antenna element sets and / or non-coplanar antenna element sets. Antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element sets, and / or antenna arrays may include antenna elements within a single housing and / or antenna elements within multiple housings. Antenna panels, antenna groups, antenna element sets, and / or antenna arrays may include antenna elements coupled to one or more transmission and / or reception components (such as Figure 2 One or more antenna elements of one or more components).

[0080] On the uplink, at the UE 120, a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 and control information (e.g., for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI) from a controller / processor 280. The transmit processor 264 may also generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266, where applicable, further processed by modulators 254a through 254r (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to the base station 110. In some aspects, the modulator and demodulator (e.g., MOD / DEMOD 254) of the UE 120 may be included in a modem of the UE 120. In some aspects, the UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna(s) 252, modulator and / or demodulator 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., as described with reference to Figures 3A-3G and 4-7).

[0081] At the base station 110, uplink signals from the UE 120 and other UEs may be received by the antenna 234, processed by the demodulator 232, detected by the MIMO detector 236 where applicable, and further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by the UE 120. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to the data sink 239 and the decoded control information to the controller / processor 240. The base station 110 may include a communication unit 244 and communicate with the network controller 130 via the communication unit 244. The base station 110 may include a scheduler 246 to schedule the UE 120 for downlink and / or uplink communications. In some aspects, the modulator and demodulator (e.g., MOD / DEMOD 232) of the base station 110 may be included in a modem of the base station 110. In some aspects, the base station 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna(s) 234, modulator and / or demodulator 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., as described with reference to Figures 3A-3G and 4-7).

[0082] The controller / processor 240 of the base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component(s) of the base station 110 may perform one or more techniques associated with disabling HARQ feedback, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller / processor 240 of the base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component of the Figure 4 The process of 400 Figure 5 The process of 500 Figure 6 The process of 600 Figure 7 The operations of process 700, and / or other processes as described herein. Memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. Scheduler 246 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink and / or uplink.

[0083] In some aspects, the UE 120 may include: a device for receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; a device for receiving a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication; a device for selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process, and so on. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may include a device for performing one or more other operations described herein. In some aspects, such a device may include a communication manager 140. Additionally or alternatively, such a device may include a communication manager 140 in conjunction with Figure 2 One or more components of UE 120 are described.

[0084] In some aspects, the base station 110 may include: means for transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; means for transmitting a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication, etc. Additionally or alternatively, the base station 110 may include means for performing one or more other operations described herein. In some aspects, such means may include the communication manager 150. In some aspects, such means may include in conjunction with Figure 2 One or more components of base station 110 are described.

[0085] In some aspects, the UE 120 may include: means for transmitting an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for an uplink communication; means for receiving a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; means for selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process, and the like. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may include means for performing one or more other operations described herein. In some aspects, such means may include the communications manager 140. Additionally or alternatively, such means may include a communication manager 140 in conjunction with the communication manager 140. Figure 2 One or more components of UE 120 are described.

[0086] In some aspects, the base station 110 may include: means for transmitting an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for an uplink communication; means for identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; means for transmitting a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication, and the like. Additionally or alternatively, the base station 110 may include means for performing one or more other operations described herein. In some aspects, such means may include the communications manager 150. In some aspects, such means may include in conjunction with Figure 2 One or more components of base station 110 are described.

[0087] As indicated above, Figure 2 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those described in Figure 2 Examples described.

[0088] As described above, NTN can utilize non-terrestrial base stations to provide or assist UE access to the core network. The non-terrestrial base station can be located on a platform, which can be, for example, a satellite (e.g., LEO satellite, MEO satellite, GEO satellite, etc.), a balloon, an airship, an airplane, a UAV, a drone, etc. In the NTN system, due to the relatively large distance between the UE and the non-terrestrial base station and / or the relatively large distance between the terrestrial base station and the non-terrestrial base station, the propagation delay may be significant. In some cases, due to the significant propagation delay in the NTN system, disabling HARQ feedback to avoid the pause of the HARQ process may be desirable. In this way, some HARQ processes may need to be configured to disable HARQ feedback. In general, such configuration needs to be performed by a higher layer (e.g., an RLC layer, also referred to as an L3 layer), and the HARQ feedback is sent by a lower layer (e.g., a PHY layer, also referred to as an L1 layer).

[0089] Some aspects described herein provide techniques and devices for disabling HARQ feedback. For example, the techniques and devices described herein enable configuration and use of a HARQ process (e.g., a downlink HARQ process or an uplink HARQ process) with HARQ feedback disabled at the physical layer. In some aspects, the techniques and devices described herein may be used to disable HARQ feedback. Disabling HARQ feedback prevents stalling of the HARQ process. For example, as described herein, propagation delays may cause stalling of the HARQ process, which may reduce the quality of service of the UE (e.g., due to a high probability of HARQ process errors), cause waste of network resources, and reduce network performance and efficiency. Therefore, by enabling disabling HARQ feedback, the techniques and devices described herein reduce the possibility of stalling HARQ, thereby improving the quality of service of the UE (e.g., by reducing the possibility of HARQ process errors), reducing waste of network resources, and improving network performance and efficiency. It is worth noting that the techniques and devices described herein may be used in, for example, an NTN network or another scenario where a stall of the HARQ process may occur.

[0090] Figures 3A-3G is a diagram illustrating various examples associated with disabling HARQ feedback according to the present disclosure.

[0091] Figure 3A3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 associated with disabling HARQ feedback associated with downlink communications to be transmitted by a base station (e.g., base station 110) for reception by a UE (e.g., UE 120). The base station may be a non-terrestrial base station (e.g., non-terrestrial base station 110) or may be a terrestrial base station (e.g., terrestrial base station 110 that does not utilize the non-terrestrial base station as a relay). In some cases, when the base station is a terrestrial base station (e.g., terrestrial base station 110), the non-terrestrial base station (e.g., non-terrestrial base station 110) acts as a relay, such as Figure 3A As indicated.

[0092] like Figure 3A As indicated by reference numeral 302, the base station may provide, and the UE may receive, information indicating one or more HARQ processes in a set of HARQ processes configured on the UE for which HARQ feedback is to be disabled.

[0093] For example, a base station may transmit (e.g., via radio resource control (RRC) signaling) a configuration indicating that HARQ feedback will be disabled for one or more HARQ processes. In some aspects, the configuration includes a value indicating the number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled. For example, when Y (Y ≥ 1, such as 16) HARQ processes are configured, the value may indicate that HARQ feedback is disabled for X (X ≤ Y) of the Y HARQ processes. In some aspects, the X HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled may be determined as HARQ process 0 to HARQ process (X-1) or as HARQ process (YX) to HARQ process (Y-1). In this way, the configuration may indicate a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled. Alternatively, in some aspects, the configuration includes a bitmap that indicates whether HARQ feedback is disabled for each HARQ process in the set of HARQ processes (e.g., where bit 1 indicates that HARQ feedback is enabled for the corresponding HARQ process, and bit 0 indicates that HARQ feedback is disabled for the corresponding HARQ process). In some aspects, the configuration indicates that HARQ feedback is disabled for retransmissions of one or more of the one or more HARQ processes (e.g., HARQ feedback is disabled for retransmissions, but HARQ feedback is not disabled for initial transmissions). Additionally or alternatively, the configuration may indicate that HARQ feedback is disabled for initial transmissions of one or more of the one or more HARQ processes (e.g., HARQ feedback is disabled for initial transmissions, but HARQ feedback is not disabled for retransmissions).

[0094] As another example, the base station may transmit a dynamic indication including information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process associated with the downlink communication. In some aspects, the dynamic indication may be transmitted via, for example, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a media access control element (MAC-CE), or the like. Thus, in some aspects, the base station may dynamically switch (e.g., bit 0 = not switched, bit 1 = switched) HARQ feedback for a given HARQ process via, for example, a PDCCH or a MAC-CE. In some aspects, the dynamic indication may further indicate that HARQ feedback is disabled for retransmissions of the HARQ process (e.g., HARQ feedback is disabled for retransmissions, but HARQ feedback is not disabled for initial transmissions). Additionally or alternatively, the configuration may indicate that HARQ feedback is disabled for initial transmissions of the HARQ process (e.g., HARQ feedback is disabled for initial transmissions, but HARQ feedback is not disabled for retransmissions). In some aspects, the dynamic indication may override a configuration indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process (e.g., a configuration previously provided to the UE by the base station).

[0095] As indicated by reference numeral 304, the base station may determine whether to provide HARQ feedback for a downlink communication to be transmitted to the UE. In some aspects, the base station determines whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on one or more mapping rules for a logical channel associated with the downlink communication. The mapping rule for the logical channel may be associated with, for example, a quality of service (QoS) flow. For example, the mapping rule may indicate that HARQ feedback will be provided for the QoS flow, or may indicate that HARQ feedback will not be provided for the QoS flow. As another example, the mapping rule for the logical channel may be associated with a logical channel configuration (e.g., a configuration indicating whether the logical channel is allowed to use a specific subcarrier spacing (SCS), a specific parameter set, etc.). Here, the mapping rule may indicate that HARQ feedback will be provided, for example, when the logical channel is allowed to use a specific SCS and a specific parameter set, or may indicate that HARQ feedback will not be provided, for example, when the logical channel is not allowed to use a specific SCS and a specific parameter set. As another example, the mapping rule for the logical channel may be associated with the amount of pending data of the logical channel. For example, when the amount of data required to be transmitted for the logical channel meets a threshold, the mapping rule may indicate that HARQ feedback will not be provided. In some aspects, the base station may be configured with one or more of the one or more mapping rules. Additionally or alternatively, the base station may receive one or more of the one or more mapping rules from the UE.

[0096] In some aspects, the base station determines whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on UE capability information associated with disabling HARQ feedback. For example, the capability information may include an indication of whether the UE supports disabling HARQ feedback for any HARQ process in the HARQ process set. As another example, the capability information may include an indication of a specific number of HARQ processes for which the UE supports disabling HARQ feedback. As another example, the capability information may include an indication of whether the UE supports disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process (e.g., the HARQ process associated with the downlink communication). In some aspects, the UE may provide and the base station may receive capability information associated with the UE. In some aspects, the capability information may include a bitmap indicating whether each HARQ process in the HARQ process set supports disabling HARQ feedback.

[0097] In some aspects, the capability information may include a preference for disabling HARQ feedback. That is, in some aspects, the UE may indicate a preference for dynamically disabling HARQ feedback associated with a HARQ process (e.g., when the UE is in connected mode). In some aspects, the UE may provide the preference via, for example, an RRC message, a MAC-CE, etc. and the base station may receive the preference via, for example, an RRC message, a MAC-CE, etc.

[0098] As indicated by reference numeral 306, the base station may identify a HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication. For example, the base station may determine that HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication, and may identify an available HARQ process with HARQ feedback enabled as the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. As another example, the base station may determine that HARQ feedback will not be provided for the downlink communication, and may identify an available HARQ process with HARQ feedback disabled as the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. As another example, the base station may determine that HARQ feedback will not be provided for the downlink communication, and may determine that a HARQ process without HARQ feedback disabled is available. In this example, the base station may identify an available HARQ process with HARQ feedback enabled as the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication, and may provide a dynamic indication to the UE so that HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0099] In some aspects, a base station may determine whether to provide HARQ feedback for a given HARQ process. In some aspects, a base station may determine whether HARQ feedback should be provided for a given HARQ process based at least in part on HARQ feedback received (e.g., from a UE) in a MAC-CE or uplink RRC message. In some aspects, a base station may transmit a configuration indicating a change regarding whether HARQ feedback should be provided for a given HARQ process or a change regarding a mapping rule for a logical channel based at least in part on determining whether HARQ feedback should be provided for a given HARQ process.

[0100] As a general example (applicable to both downlink and uplink communications), when data for communication arrives at a logical channel, an indication of whether HARQ feedback is required for the communication is indicated by a higher layer (e.g., an RLC layer) to a lower layer (e.g., a MAC layer). Here, the MAC entity may form a MAC protocol data unit (PDU) and provide the MAC PDU to the physical layer. In some aspects, the MAC entity may prioritize data from logical channels that require HARQ feedback over data from logical channels that do not require HARQ feedback. In some aspects, the MAC PDU includes data from one or more logical channels that require HARQ feedback, or includes data from one or more logical channels that do not require HARQ feedback. Here, an indication of whether HARQ feedback is required is provided to the physical layer (together with the MAC PDU). As described herein, a higher layer may generate an indication (i.e., may determine whether to provide HARQ feedback for communication) based at least in part on a QoS flow of a logical channel, a logical channel configuration of a logical channel, an amount of pending data for a logical channel, and the like. Based on the indication, the physical layer may then identify an available HARQ process to be used for communication (e.g., a HARQ process for which HARQ feedback is enabled or a HARQ process for which HARQ feedback is disabled, depending on the indication). In some aspects, if at least one MAC service data unit (SDU) requires HARQ feedback in a given MAC PDU, a HARQ process with HARQ feedback enabled is identified for communication. Notably, in some aspects, if a HARQ process that satisfies the indication is not available, the physical layer may override the configuration of the HARQ process. For example, the indication may indicate that HARQ feedback is to be provided for downlink communication, but the physical layer may determine that there is no available HARQ process with HARQ feedback enabled. Here, the physical layer may select a HARQ process with HARQ feedback disabled and provide a dynamic indication to the UE indicating that HARQ feedback is enabled for the selected HARQ process (e.g., as described above).

[0101] As indicated by reference numeral 308, the base station may transmit a downlink communication. Here, the downlink communication may include a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. That is, the downlink communication may include a HARQ process identifier that identifies the HARQ process identified by the base station as the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. As shown, the UE may receive the downlink communication, which includes a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0102] As indicated by reference numeral 310, the UE may determine whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process identified in a downlink communication, and as indicated by reference numeral 312, may selectively provide HARQ feedback associated with the downlink based at least in part on the determination. Thus, the UE may determine whether HARQ feedback is enabled for a HARQ process identified in a downlink, and selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on a HARQ identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the identified HARQ process. For example, the UE may receive (e.g., in a configuration, in a dynamic indication, etc., as described above) information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process, as described above. Here, when receiving a downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier associated with the HARQ process, the UE may identify the HARQ process as the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. The UE can therefore determine whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process, and can selectively provide HARQ feedback accordingly (e.g., when HARQ feedback is not disabled for the HARQ process, the UE can provide HARQ feedback, and when HARQ feedback is disabled for the identified HARQ process, the UE may not provide HARQ feedback).

[0103] As indicated by reference numeral 314, the base station can selectively monitor for HARQ feedback associated with the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication.

[0104] Figure 3B 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 350 associated with disabling HARQ feedback associated with uplink communications to be transmitted by a UE (e.g., UE 120) for reception by a base station (e.g., base station 110). The base station may be a non-terrestrial base station (e.g., non-terrestrial base station 110) or may be a terrestrial base station (e.g., terrestrial base station 110 that does not utilize the non-terrestrial base station as a relay). In some cases, when the base station is a terrestrial base station (e.g., terrestrial base station 110), the non-terrestrial base station (e.g., non-terrestrial base station 110) acts as a relay, such as Figure 3BAs indicated.

[0105] like Figure 3B As indicated by reference numeral 352 in the figure, the base station may provide and the UE may receive information indicating that HARQ feedback is disabled for one or more HARQ processes in the set of HARQ processes configured on the UE. For example, the base station may transmit a configuration indicating that HARQ feedback is to be disabled for one or more HARQ processes, or may transmit a dynamic indication including information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a given HARQ process, as described above in conjunction with Figure 3A As described.

[0106] As indicated by reference numeral 354, the UE may determine whether to provide HARQ feedback for uplink communications to be transmitted by the UE.

[0107] In some aspects, the UE determines whether to provide HARQ feedback for the uplink communication based at least in part on one or more mapping rules for a logical channel associated with the uplink communication. For example, the mapping rule for the logical channel may be associated with: a quality QoS flow associated with the logical channel; a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel; or a pending amount of data for the logical channel, etc., as described above. In some aspects, the UE may be configured with one or more of the one or more mapping rules. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may receive one or more of the one or more mapping rules (e.g., from a base station).

[0108] In some aspects, the UE determines whether to provide HARQ feedback for the uplink communication based at least in part on UE capability information associated with disabling HARQ feedback. For example, the capability information may include an indication of whether the UE supports disabling HARQ feedback for any HARQ process in a set of HARQ processes, a specific number of HARQ processes for which the UE supports disabling HARQ feedback, whether the UE supports disabling HARQ feedback for a given HARQ process, and the like, as described above. In some aspects, the UE may provide and the base station may receive capability information associated with the UE. In some aspects, the capability information may include a bitmap indicating whether disabling HARQ feedback is supported for each HARQ process in the set of HARQ processes. In some aspects, the capability information may include a preference for disabling HARQ feedback, as described above.

[0109] As indicated by reference numeral 356, the UE may transmit, and the base station may receive, an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback for an uplink communication. In some aspects, the indication may include an indication of whether the UE will monitor for a retransmission uplink grant associated with the uplink communication. In some aspects, the UE may transmit the indication in a scheduling request associated with the uplink communication. In some aspects, the UE may transmit a scheduling request including the indication via, for example, uplink control information (UCI), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a MAC-CE, a new physical SR configuration resource, a specific scheduling request opportunity, etc. Alternatively, in some aspects, the UE may transmit the indication in a buffer status report (BSR). Here, the BSR may include a logical channel identifier of a logical channel associated with the uplink communication. In some aspects, when the indication is transmitted via a MAC-CE, the MAC-CE may include a bitmap indicating, for each logical channel in a set of logical channels, whether monitoring is to be performed to find a retransmission grant. In some aspects, the MAC-CE is a fixed-size MAC-CE with zero length, where the indication may be transmitted using reserved bits in a subheader.

[0110] As indicated by reference numeral 358, the base station may identify a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on an indication of whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the uplink communication (i.e., an indication of whether the UE will monitor for a retransmission uplink grant associated with the uplink communication). For example, when the indication indicates that HARQ feedback is to be provided for the uplink communication, the base station may identify an available HARQ process with HARQ feedback enabled as the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. As another example, when the indication indicates that HARQ feedback is not to be provided for the uplink communication, the base station may identify an available HARQ process with HARQ feedback disabled as the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. As another example, when the indication indicates that HARQ feedback is not to be provided for the uplink communication, the base station may determine that a HARQ process without HARQ feedback disabled is available. In this example, the base station may identify an available HARQ process with HARQ feedback enabled as a HARQ process to be used for uplink communication, and may provide a dynamic indication to the UE so that HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0111] As indicated by reference numeral 360, the base station may transmit and the UE may receive a grant associated with the uplink communication. Here, the grant may include a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. That is, the grant may include a HARQ process identifier that identifies the HARQ process identified by the base station as the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0112] As indicated by reference numeral 362, the UE may transmit the uplink communication based at least in part on the grant, and the base station may receive the uplink communication transmitted by the UE.

[0113] As indicated by reference numeral 364, the UE may determine whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process identified in the grant, and as indicated by reference numeral 366, may selectively monitor for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the determination. Here, the UE may determine whether HARQ feedback is enabled for the identified HARQ process, and selectively monitor for a retransmission grant of the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the identified HARQ process. For example, the UE may receive (e.g., in a configuration, in a dynamic indication, etc.) information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process, as described above. Here, when a grant including a HARQ process identifier associated with the HARQ process is received, the UE may identify the HARQ process as the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. The UE may therefore determine whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. Here, the UE may transmit the uplink communication based on the grant, and may accordingly selectively monitor for a retransmission grant of the uplink communication (e.g., when HARQ feedback is not disabled for the HARQ process, the UE may monitor for a retransmission grant, and when HARQ feedback is disabled for the identified HARQ process, the UE may not monitor for a retransmission grant).

[0114] As indicated by reference numeral 368, the base station may selectively provide a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. For example, when HARQ feedback is enabled for the HARQ process, the base station may provide retransmissions associated with the uplink communication as needed. Conversely, when HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process, the base station may refrain from providing retransmissions associated with the uplink communication.

[0115] Figure 3C is a diagram illustrating an example of identifying HARQ processes for different logical channels, as described herein. Figure 3C The described operations may be performed by a wireless communication device such as a base station (e.g., base station 110), a UE (e.g., UE 120), etc. Figure 3C In the embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication device may determine that HARQ feedback is not required for communication for the first logical channel (LCH1). The wireless communication device may, for example, determine that HARQ feedback is not required for communication for the first logical channel (LCH1) based at least in part on the indication of a QoS flow associated with the first logical channel (in Figure 3CIn this example, the wireless communication device may identify HARQ processes HPN-1 and HPN as HARQ processes to be used for the first logical channel.

[0116] As further shown, the wireless communication device may determine that HARQ feedback is required for communication of the second logical channel (LCH2). The wireless communication device may make this determination, for example, based at least in part on a logical channel configuration associated with the second logical channel (e.g., based at least in part on a mapping rule indicating that HARQ feedback is required). In this example, the wireless communication device may identify the HARQ process HP1 as the HARQ process to be used for the second logical channel.

[0117] As further shown, the wireless communication device may determine that HARQ feedback is required for communication of a third logical channel (LCHi). The wireless communication device may, for example, determine that HARQ feedback is required for communication of a third logical channel (LCHi) based at least in part on an indication of a QoS flow associated with the third logical channel (in Figure 3C The wireless communication device may identify HARQ processes HP2 and HP3 as HARQ processes to be used for the third logical channel.

[0118] Figure 3D-3G It is explained in Figure 3C In the context of the example HARQ process shown Figure 3A and 3B A diagram of an example of the process shown. Figure 3D-3G The reference numerals in the figure correspond to the reference numerals in the figure above. Figures 3A-3C Description reference numerals.

[0119] Figure 3D and 3E Examples associated with disabling HARQ feedback in a downlink scenario are explained.

[0120] exist Figure 3D In the embodiment, as indicated by reference numeral 302, the base station transmits and the UE receives information indicating that HARQ feedback is disabled for HARQ process HPN-1 (i.e., HARQ feedback is not disabled for HARQ processes other than HARQ process HPN-1). As indicated by reference numeral 304, the base station determines (e.g., based on executing Figure 3CAs shown by reference numeral 306, the base station transmits and the UE receives downlink communications, and the downlink communications include a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process HP2. As shown by reference numeral 310, the UE determines that HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communications based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process HP2 included in the downlink communications. As shown by reference numeral 312, the UE provides HARQ feedback associated with the downlink communications using the HARQ process HP2, and as shown by reference numeral 314, the base station monitors for HARQ feedback using the HARQ process HP2.

[0121] exist Figure 3E In the embodiment, as indicated by reference numeral 302, the base station transmits and the UE receives information indicating that HARQ feedback is disabled for HARQ process HPN-1 (i.e., HARQ feedback is not disabled for HARQ processes other than HARQ process HPN-1). As indicated by reference numeral 304, the base station determines (e.g., based on executing Figure 3C The base station transmits and the UE receives the downlink communication, as shown by reference numeral 308, and the downlink communication includes a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process HPN-1. As shown by reference numeral 310, the UE determines not to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process HPN-1 included in the downlink communication.

[0122] Figure 3F and 3G Examples associated with disabling HARQ feedback in an uplink scenario are explained.

[0123] exist Figure 3F In the embodiment, as indicated by reference numeral 352, the base station transmits and the UE receives information indicating that HARQ feedback is disabled for HARQ process HPN-1 (i.e., HARQ feedback is not disabled for HARQ processes other than HARQ process HPN-1). As indicated by reference numeral 354, the UE determines (e.g., based on executing Figure 3CAs shown in the figure, the UE transmits an indication that HARQ feedback is to be provided for uplink communication to be transmitted to the base station. As shown by reference numeral 356, the UE transmits an indication that HARQ feedback is to be provided for uplink communication. As shown by reference numeral 358, the base station receives the indication and identifies HARQ process HP2 (e.g., HARQ process HP2 is a HARQ process for which HARQ feedback is not disabled) as the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. As shown by reference numeral 360, the base station transmits and the UE receives an uplink grant, and the uplink grant includes a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process HP2. As shown by reference numeral 362, the UE receives the uplink grant and transmits the uplink communication according to the uplink grant. As shown by reference numeral 364, the UE determines that the UE will monitor for a retransmission grant based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process HP2 included in the uplink grant communication, and monitors for a retransmission grant as shown by reference numeral 366.

[0124] exist Figure 3G In the embodiment, as indicated by reference numeral 352, the base station transmits and the UE receives information indicating that HARQ feedback is disabled for HARQ process HPN-1 (i.e., HARQ feedback is not disabled for HARQ processes other than HARQ process HPN-1). As indicated by reference numeral 354, the UE determines (e.g., based on executing Figure 3C As shown by reference numeral 356, the UE transmits an indication that HARQ feedback is not provided for uplink communications. As shown by reference numeral 358, the base station receives the indication and identifies HARQ process HPN-1 (e.g., HARQ process HPN-1 is a HARQ process for which HARQ feedback is disabled) as the HARQ process to be used for uplink communications. As shown by reference numeral 360, the base station transmits and the UE receives an uplink grant, and the uplink grant includes a HARQ process identifier for HARQ process HPN-1. As shown by reference numeral 362, the UE receives the uplink grant and transmits uplink communications in accordance with the uplink grant. As shown by reference numeral 364, the UE determines that the UE does not need to monitor for a retransmission grant based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier for HARQ process HPN-1 included in the uplink grant communication.

[0125] As indicated above, Figures 3A-3G are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those described in Figures 3A-3G The content described.

[0126] Figure 4is a diagram illustrating an example process 400 performed, for example, by a UE in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 400 is an example in which a UE (eg, UE 120, etc.) performs operations associated with disabling HARQ feedback.

[0127] like Figure 4 As shown, in some aspects, process 400 may include receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process (block 410). Figure 8 The receiving component 802 depicted in can receive information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process, as described above.

[0128] like Figure 4 As further shown, in some aspects, process 400 may include receiving a downlink communication that includes a HARQ process identifier for a HARQ process that indicates that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication (block 420). For example, a UE (e.g., using Figure 8 The receiving component 802 depicted in can receive a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication, as described above.

[0129] like Figure 4 As further shown in FIG. 4 , in some aspects, process 400 may include selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process (block 430). Figure 8 The communication manager 804 or the transmission component 806 depicted in may selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process, as described above.

[0130] Process 400 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.

[0131] In a first aspect, process 400 includes receiving a configuration indicating disabling of HARQ feedback for one or more HARQ processes in a set of HARQ processes included in the set of HARQ processes, wherein the configuration includes the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0132] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the configuration is received via at least one of radio resource control signaling or downlink control information (DCI).

[0133] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the configuration comprises a value indicating a number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled among the one or more HARQ processes.

[0134] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the configuration comprises a bitmap indicating, for each HARQ process in the set of HARQ processes, whether HARQ feedback is disabled.

[0135] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the configuration indicates a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled.

[0136] In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0137] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback for initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0138] In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, process 400 includes receiving a dynamic indication including the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0139] In a ninth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, the dynamic indication is received via at least one of: a physical downlink control channel; or a medium access control (MAC) control element.

[0140] In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the HARQ process.

[0141] In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for an initial transmission of the HARQ process.

[0142] In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the dynamic indication overrides the configuration of indicating whether to disable HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0143] In a thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, the process 400 includes providing capability information associated with disabling HARQ feedback.

[0144] In the fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, the capability information includes an indication of at least one of: whether to support disabling HARQ feedback for any HARQ process in the HARQ process set; for a specific number of HARQ processes for which disabling HARQ feedback is supported; or whether to support disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0145] In a fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the capability information comprises a bitmap indicating, for each HARQ process in the HARQ process set, whether disabling HARQ feedback is supported.

[0146] In a sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the capability information includes a preference to disable HARQ feedback.

[0147] In a seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the preference to disable HARQ feedback is provided via at least one of: a radio resource control message, or a MAC control element.

[0148] In an eighteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, process 400 includes providing a mapping rule for a logical channel associated with the downlink communication.

[0149] In the nineteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, the mapping rule for the logical channel is associated with at least one of: a quality of service flow associated with the logical channel; a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel; or the amount of pending data for the logical channel.

[0150] although Figure 4 An example block diagram of process 400 is shown, but in some aspects, process 400 may include Figure 4 Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in the process 400. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of the process 400 may be executed in parallel.

[0151] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example process 500 performed, for example, by a base station in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 500 is an example in which a base station (eg, base station 110) performs operations associated with disabling HARQ feedback.

[0152] like Figure 5 As shown, in some aspects, process 500 may include transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process (block 510). Fig.12 The transmission component 1206 depicted in may transmit information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process, as described above.

[0153] like Figure 5 As further shown, in some aspects, process 500 may include transmitting a downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of a HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication (block 520). Fig.12 The transmission component 1206 depicted in may transmit a downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication, as described above.

[0154] Process 500 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.

[0155] In a first aspect, process 500 includes determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication; and identifying the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on the determination whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication.

[0156] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, transmitting information indicating whether to disable HARQ feedback includes transmitting a configuration indicating disabling HARQ feedback for one or more HARQ processes in a HARQ process set, the HARQ process being included in the HARQ process set, wherein the configuration includes the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0157] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the configuration is transmitted via at least one of radio resource control signaling or DCI.

[0158] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the configuration includes a value indicating the number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled among the one or more HARQ processes in the HARQ process set.

[0159] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the configuration comprises a bitmap indicating, for each HARQ process in the set of HARQ processes, whether HARQ feedback is disabled.

[0160] In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the configuration indicates a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled.

[0161] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0162] In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback for initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0163] In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, process 500 includes transmitting a dynamic indication including the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0164] In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the dynamic indication is transmitted via at least one of: a physical downlink control channel; or a MAC control element.

[0165] In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the HARQ process.

[0166] In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for an initial transmission of the HARQ process.

[0167] In a thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, the dynamic indication overrides the configuration of whether to disable HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0168] In a fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, process 500 includes receiving capability information associated with disabling HARQ feedback.

[0169] In the fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the capability information includes an indication of at least one of: whether to support disabling HARQ feedback for any HARQ process in a HARQ process set; a specific number of HARQ processes for which disabling HARQ feedback is supported; or whether to support disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0170] In a sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the capability information comprises a bitmap indicating, for each HARQ process in the HARQ process set, whether disabling HARQ feedback is supported.

[0171] In a seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the capability information includes a preference to disable HARQ feedback.

[0172] In an eighteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the preference to disable HARQ feedback is received via at least one of: a radio resource control message, or a MAC control element.

[0173] In a nineteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication is based at least in part on the capability information.

[0174] In the twentieth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, whether to provide HARQ feedback for the HARQ process is determined at least in part based on HARQ feedback received in a MAC control element or an uplink radio resource control message.

[0175] In a twenty-first aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twentieth aspects, process 500 includes transmitting a configuration indicating a change regarding whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the HARQ process or regarding a change in a mapping rule for a logical channel.

[0176] In a twenty-second aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-first aspects, determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication is based at least in part on a mapping rule for a logical channel associated with the downlink communication.

[0177] In the twenty-third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-second aspects, the mapping rule for the logical channel is associated with at least one of: a quality of service flow associated with the logical channel; a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel; or the amount of pending data for the logical channel.

[0178] In a twenty-fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-third aspects, process 500 includes receiving the mapping rule for the logical channel associated with the downlink communication.

[0179] In a twenty-fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fourth aspects, the prioritization for identifying the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication is based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication.

[0180] In a twenty-sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fifth aspects, process 500 includes selectively monitoring for HARQ feedback associated with the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication.

[0181] although Figure 5 An example block diagram of process 500 is shown, but in some aspects, process 500 may include Figure 5 Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in the process 500. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of the process 500 may be executed in parallel.

[0182] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example process 600 performed, for example, by a UE in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 600 is an example in which a UE (eg, UE 120) performs operations associated with disabling HARQ feedback.

[0183] like Figure 6 As shown in , in some aspects, process 600 may optionally include transmitting an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication (block 610). Figure 8 The transmission component 806 depicted in can transmit an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmissions for uplink communications, as described above.

[0184] like Figure 6 As further shown in FIG. 6 , in some aspects, process 600 may include receiving a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication (block 620). For example, a UE (e.g., using Figure 8 The receiving component 802 depicted in can receive a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication, as described above.

[0185] like Figure 6As further shown in FIG. 6 , in some aspects, process 600 may include selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process (block 630). For example, a UE (e.g., using Figure 8 The receiving component 802 or the communication manager 804 depicted in the figure may selectively monitor for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process, as described above.

[0186] Process 600 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.

[0187] In a first aspect, process 600 includes transmitting the uplink communication based at least in part on the grant.

[0188] In a second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, process 600 includes receiving a configuration indicating disabling HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for one or more HARQ processes in a HARQ process set, the HARQ process being included in the HARQ process set, wherein the configuration includes information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0189] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the configuration is received via at least one of radio resource control signaling or DCI.

[0190] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the configuration includes a value indicating the number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled among the one or more HARQ processes in the HARQ process set.

[0191] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the configuration includes a bitmap indicating, for each HARQ process in the HARQ process set, whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled.

[0192] In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the configuration indicates a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled.

[0193] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for subsequent retransmissions after an initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0194] In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for an initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0195] In a ninth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, process 600 includes receiving a dynamic indication including the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0196] In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the dynamic indication is received via at least one of: a physical downlink control channel; or a MAC control element.

[0197] In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the HARQ process.

[0198] In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for an initial transmission of the HARQ process.

[0199] In a thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, the dynamic indication overrides the configuration of whether to disable HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0200] In a fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, process 600 includes determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the uplink communication.

[0201] In a fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the uplink communication is based at least in part on the capability information.

[0202] In the sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the capability information includes an indication of at least one of: whether to support disabling HARQ feedback for any HARQ process in the HARQ process set; a specific number of HARQ processes for which disabling HARQ feedback is supported; or whether to support disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0203] In a seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the capability information includes a preference to disable HARQ feedback.

[0204] In an eighteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, determining whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for the uplink communication is based at least in part on a mapping rule for transmitting the uplink communication from a logical channel using the HARQ process.

[0205] In a nineteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, the mapping rule is associated with at least one of: a quality of service flow associated with the logical channel; a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel; or an amount of pending data for the logical channel.

[0206] In a twentieth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, process 600 includes receiving the mapping rule for the logical channel for determining whether the uplink communication can be transmitted in the HARQ process indicated in the uplink grant.

[0207] In a twenty-first aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twentieth aspects, the indication is transmitted in a scheduling request associated with the uplink communication.

[0208] In the twenty-second aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-first aspects, the scheduling request is transmitted via at least one of: uplink control information, a physical uplink control channel, or a new physical SR configuration resource, or a specific scheduling request opportunity.

[0209] In a twenty-third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-second aspects, the indication is transmitted in a buffer status report including a logical channel identifier of a logical channel associated with the uplink communication.

[0210] In a twenty-fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-third aspects, the indication is transmitted in a medium access control control element (MAC-CE).

[0211] In the twenty-fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fourth aspects, the MAC-CE includes a bitmap indicating, for each logical channel in a logical channel set, whether monitoring is to be performed to look for a retransmission grant, wherein the uplink communication is associated with a logical channel in the logical channel set.

[0212] although Figure 6An example block diagram of process 600 is shown, but in some aspects, process 600 may include Figure 6 Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in process 600. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of process 600 may be executed in parallel.

[0213] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, by a base station in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 700 is an example in which a base station (eg, base station 110) performs operations associated with disabling HARQ feedback.

[0214] like Figure 7 As shown in , in some aspects, process 700 may optionally include receiving an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication (block 710). For example, a base station (e.g., using Fig.12 The receiving component 1202 depicted in can receive an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communications, as described above.

[0215] like Figure 7 As further shown in FIG. 7 , in some aspects, process 700 may include identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication (block 720). Fig.12 The communication manager 1204 depicted in FIG. 1 may identify a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication, as described above.

[0216] like Figure 7 As further shown in FIG. 7 , in some aspects, process 700 may include transmitting a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication (block 730). For example, a base station (e.g., using Fig.12 The transmission component 1206 depicted in may transmit a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication, as described above.

[0217] Process 700 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.

[0218] In a first aspect, process 700 includes receiving the uplink communication after transmitting the grant.

[0219] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, process 700 includes selectively providing a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0220] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, process 700 includes transmitting a configuration indicating disabling HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for one or more HARQ processes in a HARQ process set, the HARQ process being included in the HARQ process set, wherein the configuration includes the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0221] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, the configuration is transmitted via at least one of radio resource control signaling or DCI.

[0222] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the configuration includes a value indicating the number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled among the one or more HARQ processes in the HARQ process set.

[0223] In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the configuration includes a bitmap that indicates, for each HARQ process in the HARQ process set, whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled.

[0224] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the configuration indicates a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled.

[0225] In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for subsequent retransmissions after an initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0226] In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for an initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0227] In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, process 700 includes transmitting a dynamic indication including the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0228] In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the dynamic indication is transmitted via at least one of: a physical downlink control channel; or a medium access control control element.

[0229] In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the HARQ process.

[0230] In a thirteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for an initial transmission of the HARQ process.

[0231] In a fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, the dynamic indication overrides the configuration of indicating whether to disable HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0232] In a fifteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, process 700 includes transmitting a mapping rule for a logical channel that determines whether the uplink communication may be transmitted in the HARQ process indicated in the grant.

[0233] In the sixteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the mapping rule is associated with at least one of: a quality of service flow associated with the logical channel; a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel; or a pending data volume of the logical channel.

[0234] In a seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, the indication is received in a scheduling request associated with the uplink communication.

[0235] In the eighteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the scheduling request is received via at least one of: uplink control information, a physical uplink control channel, or a new physical SR configuration resource, or a specific scheduling request opportunity.

[0236] In a nineteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, the indication is received in a buffer status report including a logical channel identifier of a logical channel associated with the uplink communication.

[0237] In a twentieth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, the indication is received in a medium access control control element (MAC-CE).

[0238] In the twenty-first aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twentieth aspects, the MAC-CE comprises a bitmap indicating, for each logical channel in a logical channel set, whether monitoring is to be performed to look for a retransmission grant, wherein the uplink communication is associated with a logical channel in the logical channel set.

[0239] although Figure 7 An example block diagram of process 700 is shown, but in some aspects, process 700 may include Figure 7 Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in the process 700. Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of the process 700 may be executed in parallel.

[0240] Figure 8 800 is a block diagram of an example device 800 for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. The device 800 may be, similar to, include, or be included in a UE (e.g., Figures 3A-3C In some aspects, the device 800 includes a receiving component 802, a communication manager 804, and a transmission component 806, which can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses). As shown, the device 800 can use the receiving component 802 and the transmission component 806 to communicate with another device 808 (such as a client, a server, a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device).

[0241] In some aspects, the device 800 may be configured to perform the Figures 3A-3C Additionally or alternatively, the device 800 may be configured to perform one or more of the processes described herein (such as Figure 4 The process of 400 Figure 6 600 or one or more other processes described herein. ). In some aspects, the apparatus 800 may include the above combined Figure 2 One or more components of a first UE are described.

[0242] The receiving component 802 may provide means for receiving communications (such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof) from the device 808. The receiving component 802 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 800 (such as the communications manager 804). In some aspects, the receiving component 802 may provide means for signal processing (such as filtering, amplifying, demodulating, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalizing, interference cancellation, or decoding, among other examples) the received communications, and may provide the processed signals to one or more other components. In some aspects, the receiving component 802 may include a combination of the above. Figure 2One or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described first UE.

[0243] The transmission component 806 may provide means for transmitting communications (such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof) to the device 808. In some aspects, the communication manager 804 may generate communications and may transmit the generated communications to the transmission component 806 for transmission to the device 808. In some aspects, the transmission component 806 may provide means for performing signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communications and may transmit the processed signals to the device 808. In some aspects, the transmission component 806 may include a combination of the above. Figure 2 One or more antennas, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memory, or combinations thereof of the described first UE. In some aspects, transmitting component 806 can be co-located with receiving component 802 in a transceiver.

[0244] In some aspects, the communication manager 804 may provide means for receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; means for receiving a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication; and means for selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. In some aspects, the communication manager 804 may include the above in combination with Figure 2 A controller / processor, a memory, or a combination thereof of a described UE.

[0245] In some aspects, the communication manager 804 may provide means for: transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for an uplink communication; receiving a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process. In some aspects, the communication manager 804 may include the above in combination with Figure 2 A controller / processor, a memory, or a combination thereof of a described UE.

[0246] In some aspects, the communications manager 804 may include a receiving component 802, a transmitting component 806, etc. In some aspects, the means provided by the communications manager 804 may include or be included in the means provided by the receiving component 802, the transmitting component 806, etc.

[0247] In some aspects, the communication manager 804 and / or one or more components of the communication manager 804 may include or may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in conjunction with Fig.10 In some aspects, the communication manager 804 and / or one or more of its components may include or may be combined with the above. Figure 2 The described UE 120 is implemented within a controller / processor, memory, or a combination thereof.

[0248] In some aspects, the communication manager 804 and / or one or more components of the communication manager 804 may be implemented in code (e.g., as software or firmware stored in memory), such as in conjunction with Fig.10 and / or Fig.11 For example, the communication manager 804 and / or the components (or parts of the components) of the communication manager 804 may be implemented as instructions or codes stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by a controller or processor to perform the functions or operations of the communication manager 804 and / or the components. If implemented in code, the functions of the communication manager 804 and / or the components may be implemented by the above combination. Figure 2 The described UE 120 may be executed by a controller / processor, memory, scheduler, communication unit, or a combination thereof.

[0249] Figure 8 The number and arrangement of components shown in the figure are provided as examples. In practice, there may be Figure 8 Additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in FIG. Figure 8 Two or more components shown in may be implemented in a single component, or Figure 8 The single component shown in may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 8 The component collection (e.g., one or more components) shown in FIG. 1 may be described as being executed by Figure 8 Another set of components shown in FIG. 1 performs one or more functions.

[0250] Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example 900 of a hardware implementation for a device 902 employing a processing system 904. The device 902 may be, be similar to, include, or be comprised of Figure 8 In the device 800 shown.

[0251] The processing system 904 may be implemented with a bus architecture generally represented by bus 906. Bus 904 may include any number of interconnecting buses and bridges depending on the specific application and overall design constraints of the processing system 906. Bus 906 links together various circuits including one or more processors and / or hardware components (represented by processor 908, illustrated components, and computer readable media / memory 910). Bus 906 may also link various other circuits such as timing sources, peripherals, voltage regulators, power management circuits, and the like.

[0252] The processing system 904 may be coupled to a transceiver 912. The transceiver 912 is coupled to one or more antennas 914. The transceiver 912 provides a means for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. The transceiver 912 receives signals from the one or more antennas 914, extracts information from the received signals, and provides the extracted information to the processing system 904 (specifically, the receiving component 916). In addition, the transceiver 912 receives information from the processing system 904 (specifically, the transmission component 918), and generates a signal to be applied to the one or more antennas 914 based at least in part on the received information. The communication manager 920 may be a component for the following operations: receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; receiving a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication; and selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 920 can be a component for: transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for uplink communication; receiving a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0253] The processor 908 is coupled to a computer-readable medium / memory 910. The processor 908 is responsible for general processing, including the execution of software stored on the computer-readable medium / memory 910. The software, when executed by the processor 908, causes the processing system 904 to perform various functions described herein in conjunction with the client. The computer-readable medium / memory 910 may also be used to store data that is manipulated by the processor 908 when executing the software. The processing system 904 may include Fig. 9The illustrated and / or unillustrated components may be software modules running in the processor 908, software modules residing / stored in the computer-readable medium / memory 910, one or more hardware modules coupled to the processor 908, or some combination thereof.

[0254] In some aspects, the processing system 904 can be a component of the UE 120 and can include the memory 282 and / or at least one of the following: the TX MIMO processor 266, the RX processor 258, and / or the controller / processor 280. In some aspects, the apparatus 902 for wireless communication provides: means for receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; means for receiving a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication; and means for selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. In some aspects, the processing system 904 can be a component of the UE 120 and can include the memory 282 and / or at least one of the following: the TX MIMO processor 266, the RX processor 258, and / or the controller / processor 280. In some aspects, the device 902 for wireless communication provides: a device for transmitting an indication of whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for an uplink communication; a device for receiving a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and a device for selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0255] The aforementioned means may be one or more components of the aforementioned components of the processing system 904 of the device 902 configured to perform the functions recited by the aforementioned means. As described elsewhere herein, the processing system 904 may include the TX MIMO processor 266, the RX processor 258, and / or the controller / processor 280. In one configuration, the aforementioned means may be the TX MIMO processor 266, the RX processor 258, and / or the controller / processor 280 configured to perform the functions and / or operations recited herein.

[0256] Fig. 9 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those in combination with Fig. 9 Examples described.

[0257] Fig.10is a diagram illustrating an example 1000 of an implementation of code and circuitry for a device 1002 for wireless communication. The device 1002 may be, be similar to, include, or be included in Fig. 9 In the device 902 shown in and / or in Figure 8 800 shown in . Device 1002 may include a processing system 1004, which may include: a bus 1006 coupling one or more components such as, for example, a processor 1008, a computer readable medium / memory 1010, a transceiver 1012, etc. As shown, the transceiver 1012 may be coupled to one or more antennas 1014.

[0258] like Fig.10 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1002 may include circuitry (circuitry 1016) for receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process. For example, the device 1002 may include circuitry 1016 to enable the device 1002 to receive information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process.

[0259] like Fig.10 As further shown, the device 1002 may include circuitry (circuitry 1018) for receiving downlink communications, the downlink communications including a HARQ process identifier for a HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communications. For example, the device 1002 may include circuitry 1018 to enable the device 1002 to receive downlink communications, the downlink communications including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communications.

[0260] like Fig.10 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1002 may include a circuit system (circuitry 1020) for selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. For example, the device 1002 may include the circuit system 1020 to enable the device 1002 to selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0261] like Fig.10As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1002 may include code (code 1022) stored in the computer-readable medium 1010 for receiving information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process. For example, the device 1002 may include code 1022, which, when executed by the processor 1008, may cause the transceiver 1012 to receive information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process.

[0262] like Fig.10 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1002 may include code stored in the computer-readable medium 1010 for receiving a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication (code 1024). For example, the device 1002 may include code 1024, which, when executed by the processor 1008, may cause the transceiver 1012 to receive a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication.

[0263] like Fig.10 As further shown in the figure, the device 1002 may include code (code 1026) stored in the computer-readable medium 1010 for selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. For example, the device 1002 may include code 1026, which, when executed by the processor 1008, may cause the transceiver 1012 to selectively provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0264] Fig.10 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those in combination with Fig.10 Examples described.

[0265] Fig.11 is a diagram illustrating an example 1100 of an implementation of code and circuitry for a device 1102 for wireless communication. The device 1102 may be, similar to, include, or be included in Fig. 9 In the device 902 shown in and / or in Figure 8 100. The device 1102 may include a processing system 1104, which may include a bus 1106 coupling one or more components such as, for example, a processor 1108, a computer readable medium / memory 1110, a transceiver 1112, etc. As shown, the transceiver 1112 may be coupled to one or more antennas 1114.

[0266] like Fig.11 As further shown in FIG. 1 , device 1102 may include circuitry (circuitry 1116) for transmitting an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communications. For example, device 1102 may include circuitry 1116 to enable device 1102 to transmit an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communications.

[0267] like Fig.11 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1102 may include circuitry for receiving a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication (circuitry 1118). For example, the device 1102 may include circuitry 1118 to enable the device 1102 to receive a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0268] like Fig.11 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1102 may include a circuit system (circuitry 1120) for selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process. For example, the device 1102 may include the circuit system 1120 to enable the device 1102 to selectively monitor for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0269] like Fig.11 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1102 may include code (code 1122) stored in the computer-readable medium 1110 for transmitting an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication. For example, the device 1102 may include code 1122, which, when executed by the processor 1108, may cause the transceiver 1112 to transmit an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication.

[0270] like Fig.11As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1102 may include code stored in the computer-readable medium 1110 for receiving a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication (code 1124). For example, the device 1102 may include code 1124, which when executed by the processor 1108 may cause the transceiver 1112 to receive a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0271] like Fig.11 As further shown in the figure, the device 1102 may include code (code 1126) stored in the computer-readable medium 1110 for selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process. For example, the device 1102 may include code 1126, which, when executed by the processor 1108, may cause the transceiver 1112 to selectively monitor for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0272] Fig.11 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those in combination with Fig.11 Examples described.

[0273] Fig.12 1 is a block diagram of an example device 1200 for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. The device 1200 may be, similar to, include, or be included in a base station (e.g., Figures 3A-3C In some aspects, the device 1200 includes a receiving component 1202, a communication manager 1204, and a transmission component 1206, which can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses). As shown, the device 1200 can use the receiving component 1202 and the transmission component 1206 to communicate with another device 1208 (such as a client, a server, a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device).

[0274] In some aspects, device 1200 may be configured to perform the Figures 3A-3C Additionally or alternatively, the device 1200 may be configured to perform one or more of the processes described herein (such as Figure 5 The process of 500 Figure 7700 or one or more other processes described herein. ). In some aspects, device 1200 may include the above combined Figure 2 One or more components of a first UE are described.

[0275] The receiving component 1202 may provide means for receiving communications (such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof) from the device 1208. The receiving component 1202 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 1200 (such as the communications manager 1204). In some aspects, the receiving component 1202 may provide means for signal processing (such as filtering, amplifying, demodulating, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalizing, interference cancellation, or decoding, among other examples) the received communications, and may provide the processed signals to one or more other components. In some aspects, the receiving component 1202 may include a combination of the above. Figure 2 One or more antennas, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described first UE.

[0276] The transmission component 1206 may provide means for transmitting communications (such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof) to the device 1208. In some aspects, the communication manager 1204 may generate communications and may transmit the generated communications to the transmission component 1206 for transmission to the device 1208. In some aspects, the transmission component 1206 may provide means for performing signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communications and may transmit the processed signals to the device 1208. In some aspects, the transmission component 1206 may include a combination of the above. Figure 2 One or more antennas, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described first UE. In some aspects, the transmission component 1206 can be co-located with the reception component 1202 in a transceiver. In some aspects, the communication manager 1204 can provide a device for transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; and a device for transmitting a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. In some aspects, the communication manager 1204 may include the above in combination Figure 2 A controller / processor, a memory, or a combination thereof of a described UE.

[0277] In some aspects, the communication manager 1204 may provide means for transmitting an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for an uplink communication; means for identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and means for transmitting a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. In some aspects, the communication manager 1204 may include the above in combination with Figure 2 A controller / processor, a memory, or a combination thereof of a described UE.

[0278] In some aspects, the communications manager 1204 may include a receiving component 1202, a transmitting component 1206, etc. In some aspects, the means provided by the communications manager 1204 may include or be included in the means provided by the receiving component 1202, the transmitting component 1206, etc.

[0279] In some aspects, the communication manager 1204 and / or one or more components of the communication manager 1204 may include or may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in conjunction with Fig.14 and / or Fig.15 In some aspects, the communications manager 1204 and / or one or more of its components may include or may be combined with the above. Figure 2 The described UE 120 is implemented within a controller / processor, memory, or a combination thereof.

[0280] In some aspects, the communication manager 1204 and / or one or more components of the communication manager 1204 may be implemented in code (e.g., as software or firmware stored in memory), such as in conjunction with Fig.14 and / or Fig.15 For example, the communication manager 1204 and / or the components (or portions of the components) of the communication manager 1204 may be implemented as instructions or codes stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by a controller or processor to perform the functions or operations of the communication manager 1204 and / or the components. If implemented in code, the functions of the communication manager 1204 and / or the components may be implemented by the above combined Figure 2 The described UE 120 may be executed by a controller / processor, memory, scheduler, communication unit, or a combination thereof.

[0281] Fig.12 The number and arrangement of components shown in the figure are provided as examples. In practice, there may be Fig.12 Additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in FIG. Fig.12Two or more components shown in may be implemented in a single component, or Fig.12 The single component shown in may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Fig.12 The component collection (e.g., one or more components) shown in FIG. 1 may be described as being executed by Fig.12 Another set of components shown in FIG. 1 performs one or more functions.

[0282] Fig.13 is a diagram illustrating an example 1300 of a hardware implementation for a device 1302 employing a processing system 1304. The device 1302 may be, be similar to, include, or be included in Fig.12 In the device 1200 shown.

[0283] The processing system 1304 may be implemented with a bus architecture generally represented by bus 1306. Bus 1306 may include any number of interconnecting buses and bridges depending on the specific application and overall design constraints of the processing system 1304. Bus 1306 links together various circuits including one or more processors and / or hardware components (represented by processor 1308, illustrated components, and computer readable media / memory 1310). Bus 1306 may also link various other circuits such as timing sources, peripherals, voltage regulators, power management circuits, and the like.

[0284] The processing system 1304 may be coupled to a transceiver 1312. The transceiver 1312 is coupled to one or more antennas 1314. The transceiver 1312 provides a means for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. The transceiver 1312 receives signals from the one or more antennas 1314, extracts information from the received signals, and provides the extracted information to the processing system 1304 (specifically, the receiving component 1316). In addition, the transceiver 1312 receives information from the processing system 1304 (specifically, the transmitting component 1318) and generates a signal to be applied to the one or more antennas 1314 based at least in part on the received information. The communication manager 1320 may be a component for the following operations: transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; and transmitting a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 1320 can be a component for: receiving an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication; identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and transmitting a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0285] Processor 1308 is coupled to computer readable medium / memory 1310. Processor 1308 is responsible for general processing, including execution of software stored on computer readable medium / memory 1310. The software, when executed by processor 1308, causes processing system 1304 to perform various functions described herein in conjunction with the client. Computer readable medium / memory 1310 may also be used to store data that is manipulated by processor 1308 when executing the software. Processing system 1304 may include Fig.13 The illustrated and / or unillustrated components may be software modules running in the processor 1308, software modules residing / stored in the computer-readable medium / memory 1310, one or more hardware modules coupled to the processor 1308, or some combination thereof.

[0286] In some aspects, the processing system 1304 may be a component of the base station 110 and may include the memory 242 and / or at least one of the TX MIMO processor 230, the RX processor 238, and / or the controller / processor 240. In some aspects, the device 1302 for wireless communication provides: means for transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; and means for transmitting a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication. The aforementioned means may be one or more of the aforementioned components of the processing system 1304 of the device 1302 configured to perform the functions recited by the aforementioned means.

[0287] In some aspects, the processing system 1304 may be a component of the base station 110 and may include the memory 242 and / or at least one of the TX MIMO processor 230, the RX processor 238, and / or the controller / processor 240. In some aspects, the device 1302 for wireless communication provides: means for transmitting an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication; means for identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and means for transmitting a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication. The aforementioned means may be one or more of the aforementioned components of the processing system 1304 of the device 1302 configured to perform the functions recited by the aforementioned means.

[0288] As described elsewhere herein, the processing system 1304 may include the TX MIMO processor 230, the RX processor 258, and / or the controller / processor 240. In one configuration, the aforementioned means may be the TX MIMO processor 230, the RX processor 248, and / or the controller / processor 240 configured to perform the functions and / or operations recited herein.

[0289] Fig.13 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those in combination with Fig.13 Examples described.

[0290] Fig.14 is a diagram illustrating an example 1400 of an implementation of code and circuitry for a device 1402 for wireless communication. The device 1402 may be, similar to, include, or be included in Fig.13 In the device 1302 shown in and / or in Fig.12 1402. The device 1402 may include a processing system 1404, which may include a bus 1406 coupling one or more components such as, for example, a processor 1408, a computer-readable medium / memory 1410, a transceiver 1412, etc. As shown, the transceiver 1412 may be coupled to one or more antennas 1414.

[0291] like Fig.14 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1402 may include circuitry (circuitry 1416) for transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process. For example, the device 1402 may include circuitry 1416 to enable the device 1402 to transmit information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a HARQ process.

[0292] like Fig.14 As further shown in FIG. 1 , device 1402 may include circuitry for transmitting a downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication (circuitry 1418). For example, device 1402 may include circuitry 1418 to enable device 1402 to transmit a downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier for the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0293] like Fig.14As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1402 may include code (code 1420) stored in the computer-readable medium 1410 for transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process. For example, the device 1402 may include code 1420, which, when executed by the processor 1408, may cause the transceiver 1412 to transmit information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0294] like Fig.14 As further shown in the figure, the device 1402 may include code stored in the computer-readable medium 1410 for transmitting a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication (code 1422). For example, the device 1402 may include code 1422, which, when executed by the processor 1408, may cause the transceiver 1412 to transmit a downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication.

[0295] Fig.14 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those in combination with Fig.14 Examples described.

[0296] Fig.15 is a diagram illustrating an example 1500 of an implementation of code and circuitry for a device 1502 for wireless communication. The device 1502 may be, be similar to, include, or be included in Fig.13 In the device 1302 shown in and / or in Fig.12 1502 may include a processing system 1504, which may include a bus 1506 coupling one or more components such as, for example, a processor 1508, a computer readable medium / memory 1510, a transceiver 1512, etc. As shown, the transceiver 1512 may be coupled to one or more antennas 1514.

[0297] like Fig.15 As further shown in FIG. 1 , device 1502 may include circuitry (circuitry 1516) for receiving an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communications. For example, device 1502 may include circuitry 1516 to enable device 1502 to receive an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communications.

[0298] like Fig.15As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1502 may include circuitry (circuitry 1518) for identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication. For example, the device 1502 may include circuitry 1518 to enable the device 1502 to identify a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication.

[0299] like Fig.15 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1502 may include circuitry for transmitting a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication (circuitry 1520). For example, the device 1502 may include circuitry 1520 to enable the device 1502 to transmit a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0300] like Fig.15 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1502 may include code (code 1522) stored in the computer-readable medium 1510 for receiving an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication. For example, the device 1522 may include code 1520, which, when executed by the processor 1508, may cause the transceiver 1512 to receive an indication of whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication.

[0301] like Fig.15 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1502 may include code (code 1524) stored in the computer-readable medium 1510 for identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication. For example, the device 1502 may include code 1524, which, when executed by the processor 1508, may cause the transceiver 1512 to identify a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication.

[0302] like Fig.15 As further shown in FIG. 1 , the device 1502 may include code stored in the computer-readable medium 1510 for transmitting a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication (code 1526). For example, the device 1502 may include code 1526, which, when executed by the processor 1508, may cause the transceiver 1512 to transmit a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0303] Fig.15 are provided as examples. Other examples may differ from those in combination with Fig.15 Examples described.

[0304] The following provides an overview of some aspects of the disclosure:

[0305] Aspect 1: A wireless communication method performed by a user equipment, comprising: receiving information indicating whether a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback is disabled for a HARQ process; receiving downlink communication, the downlink communication including a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication; and selectively providing HARQ feedback for the downlink communication based at least in part on the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0306] Aspect 2: The method as described in Aspect 1 further includes: receiving a configuration indicating disabling HARQ feedback for one or more HARQ processes in a HARQ process set, wherein the HARQ process is included in the HARQ process set, wherein the configuration includes the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0307] Aspect 3: The method of aspect 2, wherein the configuration is received via at least one of radio resource control signaling or downlink control information (DCI).

[0308] Aspect 4: The method of aspect 2, wherein the configuration comprises a value indicating the number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled among the one or more HARQ processes.

[0309] Aspect 5: The method according to aspect 2, wherein the configuration comprises a bitmap, the bitmap indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for each HARQ process in the HARQ process set.

[0310] Aspect 6: The method according to aspect 2, wherein the configuration indicates a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled.

[0311] Aspect 7: The method according to Aspect 2, wherein the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0312] Aspect 8: The method according to aspect 2, wherein the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback for initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0313] Aspect 9: The method as described in any one of aspects 1-8 further comprises: receiving a dynamic indication, wherein the dynamic indication comprises the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0314] Aspect 10: The method of aspect 9, wherein the dynamic indication is received via at least one of: a physical downlink control channel; or a medium access control (MAC) control element.

[0315] Aspect 11: The method according to Aspect 9, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the HARQ process.

[0316] Aspect 12: The method according to Aspect 9, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for initial transmission of the HARQ process.

[0317] Aspect 13: The method according to Aspect 9, wherein the dynamic indication override indicates whether to disable the configuration of HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0318] Aspect 14: The method as described in any one of aspects 1-14 further comprises: providing capability information associated with disabling HARQ feedback.

[0319] Aspect 15: A method as described in Aspect 14, wherein the capability information includes an indication of at least one of: whether disabling HARQ feedback for any HARQ process in a HARQ process set is supported, a specific number of HARQ processes for which disabling HARQ feedback is supported, or whether disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process is supported.

[0320] Aspect 16: The method according to aspect 14, wherein the capability information comprises a bitmap, the bitmap indicating whether disabling of HARQ feedback is supported for each HARQ process in the HARQ process set.

[0321] Aspect 17: The method according to Aspect 14, wherein the capability information includes a preference for disabling HARQ feedback.

[0322] Aspect 18: The method of aspect 17, wherein the preference to disable HARQ feedback is provided via at least one of: a radio resource control message, or a medium access control (MAC) control element.

[0323] Aspect 19: The method as described in any one of aspects 1-18 further comprises: providing a mapping rule for a logical channel associated with the downlink communication.

[0324] Aspect 20: A method as described in Aspect 19, wherein the mapping rule for the logical channel is associated with at least one of: a quality of service flow associated with the logical channel, a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel, or an amount of pending data for the logical channel.

[0325] Aspect 21: A wireless communication method performed by a base station, comprising: transmitting information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process; and transmitting downlink communication, the downlink communication comprising a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process, the HARQ process identifier indicating that the HARQ process is to be used for the downlink communication.

[0326] Aspect 22: The method as described in Aspect 21 further includes: determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication; and identifying the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication based at least in part on the determination of whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication.

[0327] Aspect 23: A method as described in any one of Aspects 21-22, wherein transmitting the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled includes: transmitting a configuration indicating disabling HARQ feedback for one or more HARQ processes in a HARQ process set, the HARQ process being included in the HARQ process set, wherein the configuration includes the information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0328] Aspect 24: The method of aspect 23, wherein the configuration is transmitted via at least one of radio resource control signaling or downlink control information (DCI).

[0329] Aspect 25: The method of aspect 23, wherein the configuration comprises a value indicating the number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled among the one or more HARQ processes in the HARQ process set.

[0330] Aspect 26: The method of aspect 23, wherein the configuration comprises a bitmap, the bitmap indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for each HARQ process in the set of HARQ processes.

[0331] Aspect 27: The method according to Aspect 23, wherein the configuration indicates a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback is disabled.

[0332] Aspect 28: The method of aspect 23, wherein the configuration indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0333] Aspect 29: The method according to Aspect 23, wherein the configuration indicates disabling of HARQ feedback for initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0334] Aspect 30: The method according to any one of aspects 21-29, further comprising: transmitting a dynamic indication, the dynamic indication comprising information indicating whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0335] Aspect 31: The method of aspect 30, wherein the dynamic indication is transmitted via at least one of: a physical downlink control channel; or a medium access control control element.

[0336] Aspect 32: The method according to Aspect 30, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the HARQ process.

[0337] Aspect 33: The method according to Aspect 30, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for initial transmission of the HARQ process.

[0338] Aspect 34: The method according to Aspect 30, wherein the dynamic indication override indicates configuration of whether to disable HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0339] Aspect 35: The method as described in Aspect 30 further comprises: receiving capability information associated with disabling HARQ feedback.

[0340] Aspect 36: A method as described in Aspect 35, wherein the capability information includes an indication of at least one of: whether disabling HARQ feedback for any HARQ process in a HARQ process set is supported, a specific number of HARQ processes for which disabling HARQ feedback is supported, or whether disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process is supported.

[0341] Aspect 37: The method according to Aspect 35, wherein the capability information comprises a bitmap, the bitmap indicating whether disabling of HARQ feedback is supported for each HARQ process in the HARQ process set.

[0342] Aspect 38: The method of Aspect 35, wherein the capability information includes a preference for disabling HARQ feedback.

[0343] Aspect 39: The method of aspect 38, wherein the preference to disable HARQ feedback is received via at least one of: a radio resource control message, or a medium access control control element.

[0344] Aspect 40: The method of aspect 35, wherein determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication is based at least in part on the capability information.

[0345] Aspect 41: A method as described in any of Aspects 21-40, wherein whether to provide HARQ feedback for the HARQ process is determined at least in part based on HARQ feedback received in a medium access control (MAC) control element or an uplink radio resource control message.

[0346] Aspect 42: The method according to aspect 41 further comprises: transmitting a configuration indicating a change in whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the HARQ process or a change in a mapping rule for a logical channel.

[0347] Aspect 43: The method as recited in any one of Aspects 21-43, wherein determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the downlink communication is based at least in part on a mapping rule for a logical channel associated with the downlink communication.

[0348] Aspect 44: A method as described in Aspect 43, wherein the mapping rule for the logical channel is associated with at least one of: a quality of service flow associated with the logical channel, a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel, or an amount of pending data for the logical channel.

[0349] Aspect 45: The method of aspect 43 further comprises: receiving the mapping rule for the logical channel associated with the downlink communication.

[0350] Aspect 46: The method of aspect 21, wherein the prioritization for identifying the HARQ process to be used for the downlink communication is based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication.

[0351] Aspect 47: The method as described in any of aspects 21-46 further comprises: selectively monitoring for HARQ feedback associated with the downlink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is to be provided for the downlink communication.

[0352] Aspect 48: A wireless communication method performed by a user equipment, comprising: transmitting an indication of whether hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for uplink communication; receiving a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant comprising a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; and selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0353] Aspect 49: The method as described in aspect 48 further comprises: transmitting the uplink communication based at least in part on the grant.

[0354] Aspect 50: The method as described in any one of Aspects 48-49 further includes: receiving a configuration indicating disabling HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for one or more HARQ processes in a HARQ process set, wherein the HARQ process is included in the HARQ process set, wherein the configuration includes the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0355] Aspect 51: The method of aspect 50, wherein the configuration is received via at least one of radio resource control signaling or downlink control information (DCI).

[0356] Aspect 52: The method of aspect 50, wherein the configuration comprises a value indicating the number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled among the one or more HARQ processes in the HARQ process set.

[0357] Aspect 53: The method of aspect 50, wherein the configuration comprises a bitmap, the bitmap indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for each HARQ process in the set of HARQ processes.

[0358] Aspect 54: The method according to aspect 50, wherein the configuration indicates a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled.

[0359] Aspect 55: The method of aspect 50, wherein the configuration indicates disabling of HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for subsequent retransmissions after an initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0360] Aspect 56: The method of aspect 50, wherein the configuration indicates disabling of HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0361] Aspect 57: The method as described in any one of Aspects 48-56 further comprises: receiving a dynamic indication, wherein the dynamic indication comprises the information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0362] Aspect 58: The method of aspect 57, wherein the dynamic indication is received via at least one of: a physical downlink control channel; or a medium access control (MAC) control element.

[0363] Aspect 59: The method of Aspect 57, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for retransmission of the HARQ process.

[0364] Aspect 60: The method of aspect 57, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for initial transmission of the HARQ process.

[0365] Aspect 61: The method of aspect 57, wherein the dynamic indication override indicates configuration of whether to disable HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0366] Aspect 62: The method as described in any one of aspects 48-61 further comprises: determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the uplink communication.

[0367] Aspect 63: The method of aspect 62, wherein determining whether to provide HARQ feedback for the uplink communication is based at least in part on capability information.

[0368] Aspect 64: A method as described in Aspect 63, wherein the capability information includes an indication of at least one of: whether disabling HARQ feedback for any HARQ process in a HARQ process set is supported, a specific number of HARQ processes for which disabling HARQ feedback is supported, or whether disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process is supported.

[0369] Aspect 65: The method of Aspect 63, wherein the capability information includes a preference for disabling HARQ feedback.

[0370] Aspect 66: The method as described in any of Aspects 48-65 further includes determining whether to provide HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for the uplink communication is based at least in part on a mapping rule for transmitting the uplink communication from a logical channel using the HARQ process.

[0371] Aspect 67: The method of Aspect 66, wherein the mapping rule is associated with at least one of: a quality of service flow associated with the logical channel, a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel, or an amount of pending data for the logical channel.

[0372] Aspect 68: The method of aspect 66 further comprises: receiving the mapping rule for the logical channel that determines whether the uplink communication can be transmitted in the HARQ process indicated in the uplink grant.

[0373] Aspect 69: The method of any one of aspects 48-68, wherein the indication is transmitted in a scheduling request associated with the uplink communication.

[0374] Aspect 70: The method of aspect 69, wherein the scheduling request is transmitted via at least one of: uplink control information, a physical uplink control channel; or a new physical SR configuration resource, or a specific scheduling request opportunity.

[0375] Aspect 71: The method of any of Aspects 48-70, wherein the indication is transmitted in a buffer status report including a logical channel identifier of a logical channel associated with the uplink communication.

[0376] Aspect 72: The method according to any one of aspects 48-71, wherein the indication is transmitted in a medium access control control element (MAC-CE).

[0377] Aspect 73: A method as described in Aspect 72, wherein the MAC-CE includes a bitmap, which indicates whether to perform monitoring for retransmission grant for each logical channel in the logical channel set, wherein the uplink communication is associated with a logical channel in the logical channel set.

[0378] Aspect 74: A wireless communication method performed by a base station, comprising: receiving an indication of whether to provide hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback or HARQ retransmission for uplink communication; identifying a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication based at least in part on the indication; and transmitting a grant for transmitting the uplink communication, the grant including a HARQ process identifier indicating the HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication.

[0379] Aspect 75: The method as described in aspect 74 further comprises: receiving the uplink communication after transmitting the grant.

[0380] Aspect 76: The method as described in any of aspects 74-75 further comprises: selectively providing a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0381] Aspect 77: The method as described in any one of Aspects 74-76 further includes: transmitting a configuration indicating disabling HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for one or more HARQ processes in a HARQ process set, wherein the HARQ process is included in the HARQ process set, wherein the configuration includes information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0382] Aspect 78: The method of aspect 77, wherein the configuration is transmitted via at least one of radio resource control signaling or downlink control information (DCI).

[0383] Aspect 79: The method of aspect 77, wherein the configuration comprises a value indicating the number of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled among the one or more HARQ processes in the HARQ process set.

[0384] Aspect 80: The method of aspect 77, wherein the configuration comprises a bitmap, the bitmap indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for each HARQ process in the set of HARQ processes.

[0385] Aspect 81: The method according to Aspect 77, wherein the configuration indicates a range of HARQ processes for which HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled.

[0386] Aspect 82: The method of aspect 77, wherein the configuration indicates disabling of HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for subsequent retransmissions after an initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0387] Aspect 83: The method of aspect 77, wherein the configuration indicates disabling of HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission for initial transmission of the one or more HARQ processes.

[0388] Aspect 84: The method as described in Aspect 77 further comprises: transmitting a dynamic indication, wherein the dynamic indication comprises information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

[0389] Aspect 85: The method of aspect 84, wherein the dynamic indication is transmitted via at least one of: a physical downlink control channel; or a medium access control control element.

[0390] Aspect 86: The method of aspect 84, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling of HARQ feedback for retransmission of the HARQ process.

[0391] Aspect 87: The method of aspect 84, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling HARQ feedback for initial transmission of the HARQ process.

[0392] Aspect 88: The method of aspect 84, wherein the dynamic indication override indicates configuration of whether to disable HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

[0393] Aspect 89: The method as described in any of aspects 74-88 further comprises: transmitting a mapping rule for a logical channel that determines whether the uplink communication can be transmitted in the HARQ process indicated in the grant.

[0394] Aspect 90: The method of aspect 89, wherein the mapping rule is associated with at least one of: a quality of service flow associated with the logical channel, a logical channel configuration associated with the logical channel, or an amount of pending data for the logical channel.

[0395] Aspect 91: The method as recited in any one of Aspects 74-90, wherein the indication is received in a scheduling request associated with the uplink communication.

[0396] Aspect 92: The method of aspect 91, wherein the scheduling request is received via at least one of: uplink control information, a physical uplink control channel; or a new physical SR configuration resource, or a specific scheduling request opportunity.

[0397] Aspect 93: The method of any of Aspects 74-92, wherein the indication is received in a buffer status report including a logical channel identifier of a logical channel associated with the uplink communication.

[0398] Aspect 94: The method of any one of Aspects 74-93, wherein the indication is received in a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC-CE).

[0399] Aspect 95: A method as described in Aspect 94, wherein the MAC-CE includes a bitmap, which indicates whether to perform monitoring for retransmission grant for each logical channel in the set of logical channels, wherein the uplink communication is associated with a logical channel in the set of logical channels.

[0400] Aspect 96: 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 a method as described in one or more of Aspects 1-20.

[0401] Aspect 97: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to perform the method as described in one or more of aspects 1-20.

[0402] Aspect 98: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing the method as described in one or more of aspects 1-20.

[0403] Aspect 99: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method of one or more of aspects 1-20.

[0404] Aspect 100: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method of one or more of aspects 1-20.

[0405] Aspect 101: 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 a method as described in one or more of Aspects 21-47.

[0406] Aspect 102: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to perform the method as described in one or more of aspects 21-47.

[0407] Aspect 103: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing the method as recited in one or more of Aspects 21-47.

[0408] Aspect 104: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method of one or more of aspects 21-47.

[0409] Aspect 105: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method of one or more of aspects 21-47.

[0410] Aspect 106: 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 a method as described in one or more of Aspects 48-73.

[0411] Aspect 107: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to perform the method as described in one or more of aspects 48-73.

[0412] Aspect 108: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing the method as recited in one or more of Aspects 48-73.

[0413] Aspect 109: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method as described in one or more aspects of aspects 48-73.

[0414] Aspect 110: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method as described in one or more aspects of aspects 48-73.

[0415] Aspect 111: 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 a method as described in one or more of Aspects 74-94.

[0416] Aspect 112: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to perform the method as described in one or more of aspects 74-94.

[0417] Aspect 113: An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing the method as described in one or more of aspects 74-94.

[0418] Aspect 114: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method of one or more of aspects 74-94.

[0419] Aspect 115: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method of one or more aspects of aspects 74-94.

[0420] The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired by practice of the various aspects.

[0421] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as a combination of hardware and / or hardware and software. "Software" should be broadly interpreted as meaning instructions, instruction sets, codes, code segments, program codes, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, and / or functions, etc., whether it is described in software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language or other terms. As used herein, processors are implemented with hardware, and / or a combination of hardware and software. It will be obvious that the systems and / or methods described herein can be implemented in different forms of hardware, and / or a combination of hardware and software. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code for implementing these systems and / or methods does not limit various aspects. Thus, the operation and behavior of these systems and / or methods are described herein without reference to specific software codes--it is understood that software and hardware can be designed to implement these systems and / or methods based at least in part on the description herein.

[0422] As used herein, satisfying a threshold may refer to a value being greater than a threshold, greater than or equal to a threshold, less than a threshold, less than or equal to a threshold, equal to a threshold, not equal to a threshold, etc., depending on the context.

[0423] Although specific feature combinations are described in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. In fact, many of these features can be combined in a manner not specifically described in the claims and / or undisclosed in the specification. Although each dependent claim listed below can be directly subordinate to only one claim, the disclosure of various aspects includes that each dependent claim is combined with each other claim in this group of claims. As used herein, the phrase quoting "at least one of" a column of items refers to any combination of these items, including single members. As an example, "at least one of a, b or c" is intended to cover: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc and abc, and any combination with multiple identical elements (for example, aa, aaa, aab, aac, abb, acc, bb, bbb, bbc, cc and ccc, or any other sorting of a, b and c).

[0424] Elements, actions or instructions used herein should not be interpreted as key or necessary unless explicitly described as such. Moreover, as used herein, the articles "one" and "a" are intended to include one or more projects, and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the article "the" is intended to include one or more projects quoted in conjunction with the article "the", and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the terms "set (set)" and "group" are intended to include one or more projects (for example, a combination of related items, non-related items, or related items and non-related items), and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In the occasion of intending to have only one project, the phrase "only one" or similar language is used. Moreover, as used herein, the terms "having", "containing", "including" etc. are intended to be open terms. In addition, the phrase "based on" is intended to mean "based at least in part on", unless otherwise explicitly stated. Furthermore, as used herein, the term "or" when used in a sequence is intended to be inclusive and may be used interchangeably with and " / or" unless expressly stated otherwise (e.g., when used in conjunction with "either of" or "only one of").

Claims

1. A device for wireless communication at a user equipment UE, comprising: one or more memories; as well as one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause the UE to: receiving configuration information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the configuration information indicating whether to enable HARQ feedback or disable HARQ feedback for one or more hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes; receiving a dynamic indication in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the dynamic indication indicating one of enabling HARQ feedback or disabling HARQ feedback for a HARQ process of the one or more HARQ processes, wherein the dynamic indication overrides the configuration information; receiving a downlink communication associated with a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process; as well as The HARQ feedback for the downlink communication is selectively provided based at least in part on the dynamic indication indicating one of enabling or disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dynamic indication comprises downlink control information (DCI) communication in the PDCCH.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling the HARQ feedback for one or more retransmissions of the HARQ process or disabling the HARQ feedback for an initial transmission of the HARQ process.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates that the HARQ feedback is enabled for one or more retransmissions of the HARQ process or that the HARQ feedback is enabled for an initial transmission of the HARQ process.

5. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising: one or more memories; as well as one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause the network entity to: transmitting configuration information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the configuration information indicating whether to enable HARQ feedback or disable HARQ feedback for one or more hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes; transmitting a dynamic indication in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the dynamic indication indicating one of enabling HARQ feedback or disabling HARQ feedback for a HARQ process of the one or more HARQ processes, wherein the dynamic indication overrides the configuration information; transmitting a downlink communication associated with a HARQ process identifier of the HARQ process; as well as The HARQ feedback for the downlink communication is selectively monitored based at least in part on the dynamic indication indicating one of enabling or disabling HARQ feedback for the HARQ process.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the dynamic indication comprises downlink control information (DCI) communication in the PDCCH.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates disabling the HARQ feedback for one or more retransmissions of the HARQ process or disabling the HARQ feedback for an initial transmission of the HARQ process.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the dynamic indication further indicates that the HARQ feedback is enabled for one or more retransmissions of the HARQ process or that the HARQ feedback is enabled for an initial transmission of the HARQ process.

9. A wireless communication method performed by a user equipment, comprising: transmitting an indication of whether hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback or HARQ retransmission is to be provided for uplink communications; receiving a grant to transmit the uplink communication, the grant comprising a HARQ process identifier indicating a HARQ process to be used for the uplink communication; as well as Selectively monitoring for a retransmission grant associated with the uplink communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and information indicating whether HARQ feedback or HARQ retransmission is disabled for the HARQ process.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: The uplink communication is transmitted based at least in part on the grant.

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