Uplink control information for enabling autonomous uplink transmissions

Abstract

The invention relates to uplink control information for enabling autonomous uplink transmissions. Embodiments include a computer readable storage medium, user equipment, a method of performing operations, and an integrated circuit. The operations include generating configured grant uplink control information (CG-UCI), generating hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information, generating channel state information (CSI), and mapping the CG-UCI, the HARQ-ACK, and the CSI to resource elements (REs) in a resource block (RB) of a configured grant physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, where the PUSCH transmission includes a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), and where the HARQ-ACK, the CSI, and the CG-UCI, the HARQ-ACK, and the CSI are mapped to the resource elements (REs) in the resource block (RB) of the configured grant physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. And wherein the mapping comprises one of mapping a concatenated bit sequence or omitting a portion of the CSI.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the PCT international application that has an international filing date of April 8, 2020, a national application number of 202080099527.8, and an invention title of "Uplink Control Information for Enabling Autonomous Uplink Transmission". Background Art

[0002] A user equipment (UE) may establish a connection with at least one of multiple different networks or network types. When establishing a network connection such as, for example, a connection to a 5G New Radio (NR) network, the UE may connect to the network via an unlicensed portion of the spectrum.

[0003] For NR unlicensed operation (NR-U), autonomous uplink (UL) transmission (AUL) and asynchronous hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) retransmission are utilized in NR-U to avoid long delays caused by the uncertainty of channel availability on the unlicensed portion of the spectrum. To achieve this goal, new configured grant-based uplink control information (CG-UCI) is introduced to signal the selected HARQ process identifier (ID), redundancy version (RV), and new data indicator (NDI) for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. Currently, PUSCH already supports multiplexing of the following three UCI types: HARQ acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK), channel state information (CSI) part 1, and CSI part 2. If another UCI is added, this addition will increase the specification and implementation complexity. Therefore, the three UCIs in PUSCH transmission have been utilized to control the timing budget of UCI multiplexing. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Some exemplary embodiments include a computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations. These operations include: generating configured grant uplink control information (CG-UCI), generating hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information, generating channel state information (CSI), and mapping the CG-UCI, the HARQ-ACK, and the CSI to resource elements (REs) in resource blocks (RBs) of a configured grant physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, where the PUSCH transmission includes demodulation reference signals (DMRS).

[0005] Other exemplary embodiments include a user equipment (UE) connected to a 5G New Radio (NR) network on a band in unlicensed spectrum. The UE includes a processor configured to: generate configured grant uplink control information (CG-UCI), generate hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) information, generate channel state information (CSI), and map the CG-UCI, the HARQ-ACK, and the CSI to resource elements (REs) of a configured grant physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, where the PUSCH transmission includes demodulation reference signals (DMRS). The UE further includes a transceiver configured to transmit the CG-PUSCH over the band to the 5G NR network. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] Figure 1 An exemplary network arrangement is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments.

[0007] Figure 2 An exemplary UE is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments.

[0008] Figure 3A A method of decoding bits is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments.

[0009] Figure 3B A method of decoding bits is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments.

[0010] Figures 4A to 4C An example of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) slot of a CG-PUSCH is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments.

[0011] Figure 5 An example subframe of a configured grant - physical uplink shared channel (CG-PUSCH) slot is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0012] Exemplary embodiments may be further understood with reference to the following description and related drawings, in which like elements are denoted with the same reference numerals. Exemplary embodiments relate to a user equipment (UE) that sends UCI information to a g-node B (gNB) of a 5G New Radio (NR) network over an unlicensed (NR-U) band of a spectrum. Exemplary embodiments allow information to be autonomously transmitted from the UE over 5G NR-U without the UE sending a scheduling request and waiting for an uplink grant from the gNB.

[0013] Exemplary embodiments are described with respect to a UE. However, the use of the UE is for illustrative purposes only. Exemplary embodiments can be utilized with any electronic component that can establish a connection with a network and is configured with hardware, software, and / or firmware for exchanging information and data with the network. Thus, the UE described herein is used to represent any electronic component.

[0014] Exemplary embodiments are also described with reference to a network including a 5G New Radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT). However, in some embodiments, even though the following description will mainly focus on 5G NR RAT, the network can include a Long Term Evolution (LTE) RAT. Although the UE can communicate with the network through both licensed and unlicensed bands of the spectrum, the following description will mainly focus on NR-U communication between the UE and the network.

[0015] The first problem in implementing efficient configured grant physical uplink shared channel (CG-PUSCH) transmission for NR-U is how to prioritize uplink control information (UCI) transmission when the total number of UCI types, including CG-UCI and legacy UCI, in a time slot exceeds the maximum value (e.g., three UCIs, as discussed above).

[0016] According to an exemplary embodiment, when a CG-PUSCH transmission includes more than three UCI types, the CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK can be concatenated before decoding and multiplexing of the UCI information. Thus, the CG-UCI can be mapped as a single encoded UCI instead of two separate (CG-UCI plus HARQ-ACK) UCIs.

[0017] According to another exemplary embodiment, when a CG-PUSCH transmission includes more than three UCI types, the UE can determine which UCI contains the least important information and omit that UCI (e.g., omit it from encoding and multiplexing).

[0018] The second problem in implementing efficient CG-PUSCH transmission for NR-U is how to map the selected UCI information on the physical resources scheduled for PUSCH, assuming a subset of UCIs is selected.

[0019] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE determines which UCI bits are to be mapped at the start of a resource block group (RBG) and which UCI bits are to be mapped to the resource elements immediately following the demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on the determined priorities, which will be discussed below.

[0020] Figure 1FIG. 0 illustrates an exemplary network arrangement 100 in accordance with various exemplary embodiments. The exemplary network arrangement 100 includes a UE 110. Those skilled in the art will understand that the UE 110 can be any type of electronic component configured to communicate via a network, such as, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a smart phone, a phablet, an embedded device, a wearable device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, etc. It should also be understood that an actual network arrangement may include any number of UEs used by any number of users. Thus, for illustrative purposes, only an example with a single UE 110 is provided.

[0021] The UE 110 can be configured to communicate with one or more networks. In the example of network configuration 100, the networks with which the UE 110 can communicate wirelessly are a 5G New Radio (NR) radio access network (5GNR-RAN) 120, an LTE radio access network (LTE-RAN) 122, and a wireless local area network (WLAN) 124. However, it should be understood that the UE 110 can also communicate with other types of networks, and the UE 110 can also communicate with a network via a wired connection. Thus, the UE 110 can include a 5G NR chipset for communicating with the 5G NR-RAN 120, an LTE chipset for communicating with the LTE-RAN 122, and an ISM chipset for communicating with the WLAN 124.

[0022] The 5G NR-RAN 120 and the LTE-RAN 122 can be part of a cellular network that can be deployed by a cellular provider (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, etc.). These networks 120, 122 can include, for example, cells or base stations (NodeB, eNodeB, HeNB, eNBS, gNB, gNodeB, macro cell base stations, micro cell base stations, small cell base stations, femto cell base stations, etc.) configured to send and receive traffic from UEs equipped with appropriate cellular chipsets. The WLAN 124 can include any type of wireless local area network (WiFi, hotspots, IEEE 802.11x networks, etc.).

[0023] UE 110 can be connected to the 5G NR-RAN 120 via the gNB 120A. The gNB 120A can be configured with the necessary hardware (e.g., antenna arrays), software, and / or firmware to perform massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) functions. Massive MIMO can refer to a base station configured to generate multiple beams for multiple UEs. During operation, UE 110 can be within the range of multiple gNBs. Thus, simultaneously or alternatively, UE 110 can also be connected to the 5G NR-RAN 120 via the gNB 120B. The references to the two gNBs 120A and 120B are for illustrative purposes only. Exemplary embodiments can be applied to any suitable number of gNBs. Additionally, UE 110 can communicate with the eNB 122A of the LTE-RAN 122 to transmit and receive control information for downlink and / or uplink synchronization with respect to the connection to the 5G NR-RAN 120.

[0024] Those skilled in the art will understand that any relevant processes can be performed for UE 110 to connect to the 5G NR-RAN 120. For example, as described above, the 5G NR-RAN 120 can be associated with a specific cellular provider where UE 110 and / or its user have protocol and credential information (e.g., stored on a SIM card). When the presence of the 5G NR-RAN 120 is detected, UE 110 can transmit the corresponding credential information to be associated with the 5G NR-RAN 120. More specifically, UE 110 can be associated with a specific base station (e.g., gNB 120A of the 5G NR-RAN 120).

[0025] In addition to the networks 120, 122, and 124, the network arrangement 100 also includes a cellular core network 130, the Internet 140, an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) 150, and a network service backbone 160. The cellular core network 130 can be regarded as an interconnected collection of components that manage the operation and traffic of the cellular network. The cellular core network 130 also manages the traffic flowing between the cellular network and the Internet 140. The IMS 150 can generally be described as an architecture for delivering multimedia services to UE 110 using IP protocols. The IMS 150 can communicate with the cellular core network 130 and the Internet 140 to provide multimedia services to UE 110. The network service backbone 160 communicates directly or indirectly with the Internet 140 and the cellular core network 130. The network service backbone 160 can generally be described as a set of components (e.g., servers, network storage arrangements, etc.) that implement a set of services that can be used to extend the functions for UE 110 to communicate with various networks.

[0026] Figure 2 An exemplary UE 110 is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments. It will be referred to Figure 1The UE 110 is described with reference to the network arrangement 100. The UE 110 may represent any electronic device and may include a processor 205, a memory arrangement 210, a display device 215, an input / output (I / O) device 220, a transceiver 225, and other components 230. The other components 230 may include, for example, an audio input device, an audio output device, a battery providing limited power, a data acquisition device, a port for electrically connecting the UE 110 to other electronic devices, one or more antenna panels, and the like.

[0027] The processor 205 may be configured to execute multiple engines of the UE 110. For example, the engines may include a UCI management engine 235. The UCI management engine 235 may perform various operations related to configuring CG-PUSCH transmissions over an unlicensed frequency band of the spectrum to one of the gNBs 120A, 120B.

[0028] The above engines are merely exemplary as applications (e.g., programs) executed by the processor 205. The functions associated with the engines may also be represented as separate integrated components of the UE 110 or may be modular components coupled to the UE 110, e.g., integrated circuits with or without firmware. For example, an integrated circuit may include an input circuit for receiving signals and a processing circuit for processing the signals and other information. The engines may also be embodied as one application or separate multiple applications. Additionally, in some UEs, the functionality described for the processor 205 is shared between two or more processors such as a baseband processor and an application processor. The exemplary embodiments may be implemented in any of these or other configurations of the UE.

[0029] The memory arrangement 210 may be a hardware component configured to store data related to the operations performed by the UE 110. The display device 215 may be a hardware component configured to display data to a user, while the I / O device 220 may be a hardware component that enables a user to input. The display device 215 and the I / O device 220 may be separate components or may be integrated together (such as a touch screen). The transceiver 225 may be a hardware component configured to establish connections with the 5G NR-RAN 120, LTE-RAN 122, WLAN 124, etc. Thus, the transceiver 225 may operate on multiple different frequencies or channels (e.g., a set of contiguous frequencies).

[0030] Figure 3AMethod 300 for decoding alignment according to various exemplary embodiments is shown. Method 300, performed by UE 110, allows for autonomous uplink transmission on 5G NR-U using the configured grant PUSCH resources from gNB 120A or 120B without the need for a scheduling request for the first and subsequent uplink grants for uplink transmission. At 305, UE 110 generates CG-UCI information. In some embodiments, the CG-UCI may include any combination of the following information: HARQ process ID, new data indicator (NDI), redundancy version (RV), channel occupancy time (COT) sharing information, UE-ID, and listen-before-talk (LBT) priority. Additionally, the CG-UCI includes a codeblock group transmission indicator (CBG-TI) as the end symbol of the CG-PUSCH in the last slot. Since multiple UEs can communicate with the gNB via 5G NR-U, this information allows the gNB to identify which UE sent the received transmission.

[0031] At 310, UE 110 generates HARQ-ACK information based on the decoding result of the PDSCH reception. At 315, UE 110 determines the CSI of the UL channel. In some embodiments, UE 110 may divide the CSI into two parts, where each part includes different CSI information. CSI part 1 has a fixed payload size and is used to identify the number of information bits in part 2. For example, in some embodiments, CSI part 1 may include a rank indicator (RI) and wideband information, and the remaining CSI information may be incorporated into CSI part 2. In some embodiments, at 320, UE 110 concatenates the CG-UCI bits and the HARQ-ACK bits. As a result of the concatenation, the CG-UCI bits and the HARQ-ACK bits form a bit sequence. In some embodiments, the CG-UCI bits are at the beginning of the concatenated sequence to give the gNB as much time as possible to decode the CG-PUSCH, since the CG-UCI includes some prerequisite information for decoding the CG-PUSCH.

[0032] At 325, the concatenated CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK bit sequence is encoded and a CRC is attached. Finally, at 330, the UCI is multiplexed (e.g., mapped) into the resource elements (REs) of the CG-PUSCH, as detailed below.

[0033] Figure 3BMethod 350 for decoding alignment according to various exemplary embodiments is shown. Method 350 is performed by a gNB (e.g., gNB 120A) after receiving the coded CG-PUSCH transmission at 330 from UE 110. At 355, the gNB decodes the multiplexed UCI (e.g., CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK bit sequences, CSI part 1 and CSI part 2) to extract UCI data.

[0034] At 360, the gNB separates the concatenated bit sequence into individual CG-UCI bits and HARQ-ACK bits. At 365, the gNB extracts CG-UCI information from the CG-UCI bits to obtain UE-specific information such that the gNB can identify which UE sent the transmission. The extracted CG-UCE information may include, for example, HARQ process ID, NDI, RV, COT sharing information, UE-ID, LBT priority, and / or CBG-TI. At 370, the gNB extracts HARQ-ACK information from the HARQ-ACK bits.

[0035] As will be described below, when multiplexing CG-PUSCH transmissions, UE 110 may use different formats to multiplex CG-PUSCH transmissions. Therefore, the gNB 120A performing the decoding needs to understand the format used by UE 110 when multiplexing CG-PUSCH transmissions. For example, the CG-PUSCH transmission may include the format used by UE 110 such that the gNB 120A understands how to decode the CG-PUSCH transmission. In another example, the gNB 120A may indicate to UE 110 the format that it should use when multiplexing CG-PUSCH transmissions, e.g., via RRC signaling, etc. In another exemplary embodiment, the multiplexing format may be set according to a standard.

[0036] Figures 4A to 4C An example of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) time slot of a CG-PUSCH according to various exemplary embodiments is shown. In Figure 4A , the CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK concatenated bit sequence 410 starts mapping from the first symbol after the demodulation reference signal (DMRS) 405. In some cases, mapping the bit sequence immediately after the DMRS 405 provides improved performance in terms of frequency and time compared to mapping bits in REs that are further away from the DMRS. Therefore, UCI information with higher priority may be mapped immediately after the DMRS. In Figure 4A , the CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK concatenated bit sequence 410 has a higher priority than other UCI. Subsequently, CSI part 1 420 starts mapping from the first resource element (RE) in the first resource block and the first symbol of the CG-PUSCH time slot (the RE in the upper left corner).

[0037] In some embodiments, CSI part 1 420 is rate matched with the CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK concatenated bit sequence 410. That is, if the number of modulation symbols of the bits of a given sequence is greater than the number of REs in the PUSCH resource block for an integer multiple of symbols, the modulation symbols of the excess number of bits are evenly distributed among the REs of the next resource block. For example, as Figure 4A shown, the number of REs in each RB is twelve. However, the number of modulation symbols of the bits of the CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK concatenated bit sequence 410 is fifteen, and the number of modulation symbols of the bits of CSI part 1 420 is thirty-five. Therefore, the bits of CSI part 1 fill two REs in front of the DMRS, and the bits of the CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK concatenated bit sequence 410 fill the entire RE immediately following the DMRS. The remaining bits of both the CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK concatenated bit sequence 410 and CSI part 1 420 are evenly distributed among the subsequent REs. Any remaining bits from CSI part 1 420 are evenly distributed among the bits of CSI part 2 425 in the resource block of the next RE. The remaining bits of CSI part 2 are mapped in a manner similar to that just described (filling as many REs as possible and then evenly distributing any remaining bits among the resource blocks of the subsequent REs). Finally, the uplink shared channel (UL-SCH) 430 fills the remaining resource blocks of the CG-PUSCH time slot.

[0038] In some embodiments, instead of concatenating the CG-UCI and HARQ-ACK, UE 110 may omit one of the four UCIs to meet the three UCI limit (e.g., 320 of method 300 may be omitted). In some embodiments, UE 110 may omit the CSI part 2 data because CSI part 2 may contain less critical information than CSI part 1 data. In such embodiments, the three UCIs (CG-UCI, HARQ-ACK, and CSI part 1) may be encoded (e.g., mapped) individually according to the desired priority. As Figure 4B shown, CG-UCI 410a is prioritized and thus mapped immediately following the DMRS 405. HARQ-ACK 410b is mapped starting from the first symbol of the CG-PUSCH time slot and rate matched around CG-UCI 410a in the rate matching manner described above. Subsequently, CSI part 1 420 is mapped around the REs used by HARQ-ACK 410b and CG-UCI 410a, as Figure 4B depicted.

[0039] In Figure 4CIn [the above], the HARQ-ACK 410b is alternatively prioritized and thus mapped right after the DMRS 405. The CG-UCI 410a is mapped starting from the first symbol of the CG-PUSCH time slot and rate-matched around the HARQ-ACK 410b in the above-described rate-matching manner. Subsequently, the CSI part 1 420 is mapped around the REs used by the CG-UCI 410a and the HARQ-ACK 410b, as Figure 4C depicted. In this embodiment, the CG-UCI 410a is decoded at the gNB earlier than the case where the CG-UCI 410a is mapped in subsequent REs.

[0040] In some embodiments, a CG-PUSCH transmission with a short duration (e.g., corresponding to 3 REs in the frequency domain after performing the inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) operation) may be negatively affected by the power conversion cycles at the start and end of the CG-PUSCH transmission. Therefore, this conversion cycle can be considered to avoid performance degradation of the UCI transmission. To solve this problem, an offset is introduced into the CG-PUSCH during encoding such that the encoding skips multiple REs corresponding to the power conversion cycle of the first RB. For example, if the CG-UCI 410a or the HARQ-ACK 410b is mapped before the DMRS 405, the corresponding bits start to be mapped at a resource element after the first resource element of the first resource block. In some embodiments, the gNB can configure this offset for the UE 110 because different UEs may have different power conversion cycles. In some embodiments, this offset can alternatively be a fixed value.

[0041] Figure 5 FIG. [number] shows an example subframe / slot of a configured grant - physical uplink shared channel (CG-PUSCH) time slot according to various exemplary embodiments. In some embodiments, to provide enhanced flexibility regarding the coding rate of the CG-UCI on the CG-PUSCH, a new β-offset value for UE autonomous transmission on NR-U can be used to determine the number of REs to include the CG-UCI on the CG-PUSCH, and this offset value is configured by radio resource control (RRC) signaling. In some embodiments, the β-offset value of the HARQ-ACK can alternatively be used for the CG-UCI.

[0042] In some embodiments, when multiple starting positions in the CG-PUSCH time slot 510 are configured for potential starting symbols of the CG-PUSCH transmission on NR-U, the mapping of the UCI 560 can be fixed to avoid hypothesis detection at the gNB. In some embodiments, it can be from the last starting position within the time slot (e.g., Figure 5Start mapping the UCI 560 from the starting position 550 in []. Thus, if the mapping starts from 520, 530, or 540 and the listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure fails, potential puncturing of the UCI 560 is avoided. Since the fixed position is also known at the gNB side, blind detection of UL transmissions at the eNB is also avoided.

[0043] In some embodiments, the UCI mapping of the starting symbol of the UL transmission may alternatively start at the first starting position (e.g., Figure 5 the starting position 530 in []) after the LBT is successful. Thus, the latency of the CG-UCI transmission is reduced by starting the mapping at the starting position immediately after the LBT is successful.

[0044] It is well known that the use of personally identifiable information should follow privacy policies and practices that are recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or government requirements for maintaining user privacy. Specifically, personally identifiable information data should be managed and processed to minimize the risk of inadvertent or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of the authorized use should be clearly explained to the user.

[0045] Those skilled in the art will understand that the above-described exemplary embodiments can be implemented in any suitable software configuration or hardware configuration or a combination thereof. Exemplary hardware platforms for implementing the exemplary embodiments may include, for example, Intel x86-based platforms with compatible operating systems, Windows OS, Mac platforms and MAC OS, mobile devices with operating systems such as iOS, Android, etc. In other examples, the exemplary embodiments of the above methods can be embodied as a program including lines of code stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which can be executed on a processor or microprocessor when compiled.

[0046] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the present disclosure without departing from the essence or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is intended to cover modifications and variations of the present disclosure, provided that these modifications and variations are within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising processing circuitry coupled to a memory, the processing circuitry being configured to: Process a configured grant (CG) configuration based on signaling from a network, the configured grant (CG) configuration including a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource and a β-offset value for CG uplink control information (CG-UCI) to be included in a CG-PUSCH transmission using the PUSCH resource; and Generate the CG-PUSCH transmission using the PUSCH resource for transmission to the network, wherein the CG-UCI is multiplexed in the CG-PUSCH transmission based on the β-offset value.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the CG configuration is received via radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to generate the CG-UCI.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: Map the CG-UCI to resource elements (REs) in a resource block (RB) of the CG-PUSCH transmission.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the CG-UCI includes a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process ID, a redundancy version, a new data indicator (NDI), or channel occupancy time (COT) sharing information.

6. A computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by a processor of a user equipment (UE), causes the processor to perform operations, the operations including: Process a configured grant (CG) configuration based on signaling from a network, the configured grant (CG) configuration including a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource and a β-offset value for CG uplink control information (CG-UCI) to be included in a CG-PUSCH transmission using the PUSCH resource; and Generate the CG-PUSCH transmission using the PUSCH resource for transmission to the network, wherein the CG-UCI is multiplexed in the CG-PUSCH transmission based on the β-offset value.

7. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6, wherein the CG configuration is received via radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

8. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6, wherein the operations further include generating the CG-UCI.

9. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6, wherein the operations further include: Map the CG-UCI to resource elements (REs) in a resource block (RB) of the CG-PUSCH transmission.

10. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6, wherein the CG-UCI includes a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process ID, a redundancy version, a new data indicator (NDI), or channel occupancy time (COT) sharing information.

11. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: Process a configured grant (CG) configuration based on signaling from a network, the configured grant (CG) configuration including physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resources and a β-offset value for CG uplink control information (CG-UCI) to be included in a CG-PUSCH transmission using the PUSCH resources; and Generate the CG-PUSCH transmission using the PUSCH resources for transmission to the network, wherein the CG-UCI is multiplexed in the CG-PUSCH transmission based on the β-offset value.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the CG configuration is received via radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising generating the CG-UCI.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: Mapping the CG-UCI to resource elements (REs) in resource blocks (RBs) of the CG-PUSCH transmission.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the CG-UCI includes a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process ID, a redundancy version, a new data indicator (NDI), or channel occupancy time (COT) sharing information.

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