Method, device and system for transmitting uplink control information

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, device, and communication system for transmitting uplink control information. The method includes a step in which a terminal device transmits uplink control information, the uplink control information being associated with at least two TRPs. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the uplink control information is transmitted using a spatial diversity scheme. That is, the same data can reach the network side via different spatial domain paths or different TRPs (transmission and reception points) from the terminal side. In this way, even if one path is blocked, other paths can continue to operate, thereby ensuring high reliability of the uplink control information. Furthermore, this scheme can obtain gains through spatial diversity, thereby avoiding or reducing the number of retransmissions of the uplink control information and reducing the transmission delay of the uplink data.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of communications. [Background technology]

[0002] To meet both reliability and coverage requirements, NR (New Radio) introduces multiple uplink control channel formats (PUCCH formats) to accommodate different scenarios, and also introduces a flexible uplink information transmission mechanism to improve system performance.

[0003] The above description of the background art is merely for the purpose of explaining the configuration of the present invention more clearly and completely, and is provided for the understanding of those skilled in the art. These configurations described in the background art of the present invention should not be construed as being well known to those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The inventors of the present invention have discovered that NR supports high carrier frequencies up to 52.6 GHz. At high carrier frequencies, the diffraction ability of high-frequency signals is poor, making them susceptible to blockage by obstacles. Blockage of the transmission signal significantly degrades the quality of the transmission channel, reducing the reliability of the transmission signal and / or increasing the transmission delay. This is highly detrimental to URLLC (Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications) services. URLLC generally requires a communication delay of less than 3 milliseconds. If the transmission channel for uplink control information is blocked by an obstacle, the delay may not meet the requirements of the URLLC service using existing mechanisms.

[0005] In order to reduce the impact of the above-mentioned high frequency transmission channel instability on the transmission of uplink control information, embodiments of the present invention provide a method, device and system for transmitting uplink control information, which transmits the uplink control information in a spatial diversity manner (i.e., transmits it on different TRPs), thereby improving the reliability of the transmission of uplink control information and effectively reducing the impact of channel instability on transmission delay. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for transmitting uplink control information, the method including a step of a terminal device transmitting uplink control information, the uplink control information being associated with at least two TRPs.

[0007] Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for indicating transmission of uplink control information, the method comprising: a step of a network device sending indication information to a terminal device, the indication information indicating that the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs.

[0008] Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for transmitting uplink control information, the apparatus comprising: a transmitter for transmitting uplink control information, the uplink control information being associated with at least two TRPs.

[0009] Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for indicating transmission of uplink control information, the apparatus including: a transmitter for transmitting indication information to a terminal device, the indication information indicating that the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs.

[0010] The advantageous effects of the embodiments of the present invention are as follows: According to the embodiments of the present invention, uplink control information is transmitted in a spatial diversity manner. That is, the same data from the terminal side can reach the network side via different spatial domain paths or different transmission and reception points (TRPs). In this way, even if one path is blocked, other paths can continue to operate, thereby ensuring high reliability of the uplink control information. In addition, this method can obtain gains through spatial diversity, thereby avoiding or reducing the number of retransmissions of uplink control information and reducing the transmission delay of uplink data.

[0011] As shown in the following description and drawings, specific embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in detail to illustrate ways in which the principles of the present invention can be employed. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. The present invention encompasses all modifications, alterations, and equivalents within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

[0012] Features described and / or shown in one embodiment may be used in the same or similar manner in one or more other embodiments, may be combined with features in other embodiments, or may be substituted for features in other embodiments.

[0013] It should be noted that in this text, the term "comprise / have" means the presence of a feature, element, step or component, and does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, steps or components. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] Elements and features depicted in one drawing and one embodiment of an example of the invention may be combined with elements and features shown in one or more drawings or embodiments, and in the drawings, like reference numerals may indicate corresponding elements in multiple drawings and may indicate corresponding elements used in more than one embodiment.

[0015] The drawings included are used to further understand the embodiments of the present invention, constitute a part of the specification, are used to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and together with the written description, explain the principles of the present invention. Note that the drawings described below are merely some examples of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can easily imagine other drawings based on these drawings. [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of PUCCH format 0. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 0. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of PUCCH format 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 1. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating yet another example of PUCCH format 1. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating yet another example of PUCCH format 1. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of PUCCH format 2. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of PUCCH format 2. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of PUCCH format 3. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 3. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of PUCCH format 3. [Figure 12]FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of PUCCH format 3. [Figure 13] 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for transmitting uplink control information according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 14] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 0 and each TRP. [Figure 15] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 1 and each TRP. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 1 and each TRP. [Figure 17] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 2 and each TRP. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 2 and each TRP. [Figure 19] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating yet another example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 2 and each TRP. [Figure 20] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 3 and each TRP. [Figure 21] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 3 and each TRP. [Figure 22] FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency hopping pattern for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-symbol TRP mapping shown in FIG. 14. [Figure 23] 16 is a schematic diagram showing a frequency hopping pattern for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the Inter-block TRP mapping shown in FIG. 15. [Figure 24] FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency hopping pattern for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the intra-slot TRP mapping shown in FIG. 15. [Figure 25]FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency hopping pattern for inter-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-2-slot TRP mapping shown in FIG. 16. [Figure 26] FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency hopping pattern for inter-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-slot TRP mapping shown in FIG. 16. [Figure 27] FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency hopping pattern for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-symbol TRP mapping shown in FIG. 17. [Figure 28] FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency hopping pattern for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-symbol TRP mapping shown in FIG. 19. [Figure 29] 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for instructing uplink control information transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 30] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an apparatus for transmitting uplink control information according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 31] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an apparatus for indicating uplink control information transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 32] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 33] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 34] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] The above and other features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description. In the specification and drawings, specific embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in detail, and some of the embodiments in which the principles of the present invention can be adopted are shown. However, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. The present invention includes all modifications, variations, and equivalents within the scope of the appended claims. Below, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. These embodiments are merely illustrative and do not limit the present invention.

[0017] In embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first," "second," etc. are used in titles to distinguish between different elements, but do not represent the spatial arrangement or temporal order of these elements, and these elements are not limited to these terms. The term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the terms listed in the associated list. The terms "comprise," "include," "have," etc. refer to the presence of listed features, elements, elements, or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, elements, or components.

[0018] In the embodiments of the present invention, the singular forms "one," "the," etc., include the plural and should be understood broadly as "one kind" or "one class," and are not limited to "one." Furthermore, the term "said" should be understood to include both the singular and the plural, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, the term "described in" should be understood to mean "described at least in part," and the term "based on" should be understood to mean "based at least in part," unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0019] In embodiments of the present invention, the terms "communication network" or "wireless communication network" may refer to a network conforming to any communication standard, such as, for example, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A, LTE-Advanced), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), High-Speed ​​Packet Access (HSPA), etc.

[0020] Additionally, communications between devices in a communications system may occur according to any stage of communications protocol, including, but not limited to, 1G (generation), 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G, 4G, 4.5G, and future 5G, New Radio (NR), etc., and / or other currently known or future developed communications protocols.

[0021] In an embodiment of the present invention, the term "network device" refers to a device in a communication system that allows a terminal device to access the communication system and provides a service to the terminal device, and may include, but is not limited to, a base station (BS), an access point (AP), a transmission reception point (TRP), a broadcast transmitter, a mobility management entity (MME), a gateway, a server, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), etc.

[0022] Among them, the base station may include, but is not limited to, a Node B (NodeB or NB), an evolved Node B (eNodeB or eNB), a 5G base station (gNB), etc., as well as a remote radio head (RRH), a remote radio unit (RRU), a relay, or a low-power node (e.g., femto, pico, etc.). The term "base station" may include some or all of these functions, and each base station may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. The term "cell" may refer to a base station and / or its coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

[0023] In the embodiments of the present invention, the term "User Equipment" (UE) or "Terminal Equipment" (TE) refers to a device that accesses a communication network and receives network services via, for example, a network device. The terminal device may be fixed or mobile, and may also be referred to as a mobile station (MS), a terminal, a subscriber station (SS), an access terminal (AT), a station, etc.

[0024] Among them, the terminal device may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modulation / demodulation device, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a machine-type communication device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a smartphone, a smart watch, a digital camera, etc.

[0025] For example, in a scenario such as the Internet of Things (IoT), the user equipment may be a monitoring or measuring device or apparatus, including, but not limited to, a Machine Type Communication (MTC) terminal, an in-vehicle communication terminal, a Device to Device (D2D) terminal, a Machine to Machine (M2M) terminal, etc.

[0026] The following describes concepts and definitions related to embodiments of the present invention for ease of understanding of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0027] In an embodiment of the present invention, PUCCH format 0 is a short PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) whose length may be one or two time-domain symbols. Its frequency-domain bandwidth is one PRB (Physical Resource Block). For each symbol, PUCCH format 0 is configured with a low-PAPR (low Peak-to-Average Power Ratio) sequence with a length of 12 and carries one or two UCI bits (uplink control bits). Compared with the one-symbol PUCCH format 0, the two-symbol PUCCH format 0 includes two low-PAPR sequences with a length of 12, each corresponding to the same information bit. Therefore, compared with the one-symbol PUCCH format 0, the two-symbol PUCCH format 0 also carries one or two UCI bits, but its longer time-domain length allows it to accumulate higher energy at the receiving end, thereby improving coverage.

[0028] It should be noted that PUCCH format 0 supports intra-slot frequency hopping, which allows the PUCCH to utilize frequency domain diversity gains in uplink bandwidths larger than its scheduling bandwidth, improving reliability.

[0029] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of PUCCH format 0. As shown in Figure 1, when a UE receives a UE-specific PDSCH (UE-dedicated physical downlink shared channel), it needs to feed back a corresponding HARQ-ACK (hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement). Therefore, T proc,1 After that, the corresponding HARQ-ACK feedback is sent using PUCCH format 0, where the time domain length L of PUCCH format 0 is two codes. proc,1 is the UE PDSCH processing procedure time.

[0030] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 0. In the example of Figure 2, intra-slot frequency hopping occurs. As shown in Figure 2, it is similar to the example of Figure 1, except that in the example of Figure 2, the first and second symbols of PUCCH format 0 occupy different frequency domain resources.

[0031] In an embodiment of the present invention, PUCCH format 1 is a long PUCCH, and its length may be 4 to 14 time domain symbols. The frequency domain bandwidth occupied by it is one PRB. PUCCH format 1 adopts a time division multiplexing configuration of DM-RS and UCI to achieve higher reliability. The entire PUCCH format 1 carries one or two UCI bits, and the coverage requirements of different scenarios can be met by configuring the time domain length of the PUCCH.

[0032] PUCCH format 1 also supports inter-UE resource multiplexing, i.e., different UEs can multiplex the same time-frequency resources using different time-domain orthogonal cover codes (TD-OCCs) for PUCCH format 1. PUCCH format 1 also supports time-domain repetition, i.e., slot-based time-domain repetition, which allows the receiver to easily obtain additional signal energy and further improve coverage. PUCCH format 1 also supports intra-slot frequency hopping, which allows the PUCCH to utilize frequency-domain diversity gain and improve reliability. PUCCH format 1 also supports inter-slot frequency hopping, which allows the PUCCH to utilize frequency-domain diversity gain and improve reliability.

[0033] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of PUCCH format 1. As shown in Figure 3, when a UE receives a UE-specific PDSCH, it needs to feed back the corresponding HARQ-ACK. Therefore, T proc,1 Then, the corresponding HARQ-ACK feedback is sent using PUCCH format 1, where the time domain length L of PUCCH format 1 is 12 symbols. Here, the length of the orthogonal cover code corresponding to the DM-RS is the same as the number of symbols occupied by the DM-RS, i.e., the DM-RS occupies 6 symbols, and the length of its time domain orthogonal cover code is also 6. Similarly, the length of the orthogonal cover code corresponding to the UCI is the same as the number of symbols occupied by the UCI, i.e., the UCI occupies 6 symbols, and the length of its time domain orthogonal cover code is also 6.

[0034] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 1. In the example of FIG. 4, intra-slot frequency hopping occurs. As shown in FIG. 4, this example is similar to the example of FIG. 3, except that in the example of FIG. 4, the first and second halves of PUCCH format 1 occupy different frequency domain resources (the first and second halves correspond to two hops, respectively). In the first hop, the DM-RS occupies three symbols, and the length of its time-domain orthogonal cover code is also three. In the second hop, the DM-RS occupies three symbols, and the length of its time-domain orthogonal cover code is also three. Similarly, the length of the orthogonal cover code corresponding to the UCI is the same as the number of symbols occupied by the UCI in each hop. That is, in the first hop, the UCI occupies three symbols, and the length of its time-domain orthogonal cover code is also three. In the second hop, the UCI occupies three symbols, and the length of its time-domain orthogonal cover code is also three.

[0035] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 1, illustrating the time domain repetition of PUCCH. As shown in Figure 5, when a UE receives a UE-specific PDSCH, it needs to feed back the corresponding HARQ-ACK. Therefore, T proc,1 Then, the corresponding HARQ-ACK feedback is sent in slot n+k using PUCCH format 1. Here, the time domain length L of PUCCH format 1 is 12 symbols and the number of repetitions is 4. The PUCCH repetitions are in four consecutive slots starting from slot n+k. In each slot, the time-frequency resources occupied by the PUCCH repetitions are the same.

[0036] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of PUCCH format 1. In the example of Figure 6, inter-slot frequency hopping occurs. As shown in Figure 6, it is similar to the example of Figure 5, except that in the example of Figure 6, PUCCH repetitions of PUCCH format 1 alternately occupy different frequency domain resources in different slots.

[0037] In addition, the PUCCH in which time domain repetition occurs may perform intra-slot frequency hopping. Here, the frequency hopping method in each slot may refer to FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted here.

[0038] In an embodiment of the present invention, PUCCH format 2 is a short PUCCH, and its length may be one or two time-domain symbols. The frequency-domain bandwidth occupied by it may be 1 to 16 PRBs. PUCCH format 2 adopts a DM-RS and UCI frequency division multiplexing configuration to carry more UCI bits. The number of UCI bits carried by the entire PUCCH format 2 is greater than two, allowing a large number of UCI bits to be transmitted in a short time, thereby reducing the UCI feedback delay.

[0039] It should be noted that PUCCH format 2 supports intra-slot frequency hopping, which allows the PUCCH to utilize frequency domain diversity gain and improve reliability.

[0040] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of PUCCH format 2. As shown in Figure 7, when a UE receives a UE-specific PDSCH, it needs to feed back the corresponding HARQ-ACK. proc,1Then, send the corresponding HARQ-ACK feedback using PUCCH format 2, where the time domain length L of PUCCH format 2 is two symbols.

[0041] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 2. In the example of Figure 8, intra-slot frequency hopping occurs. As shown in Figure 8, it is similar to the example of Figure 7, except that in the example of Figure 8, the first and second symbols of PUCCH format 2 occupy different frequency domain resources.

[0042] In an embodiment of the present invention, PUCCH format 3 is a long PUCCH, and its length may be 4 to 14 time domain symbols. The frequency domain bandwidth occupied by PUCCH format 3 may be 1 to 16 PRBs. PUCCH format 3 adopts a time division multiplexing configuration of DM-RS and UCI. The number of UCI bits carried by the entire PUCCH format 3 is greater than 2, and can occupy a longer time domain resource, so PUCCH format 3 can transmit a large number of UCI bits while ensuring coverage.

[0043] In addition, PUCCH format 3 supports time-domain repetition, i.e., slot-based time-domain repetition, which allows the receiver to easily obtain additional signal energy and further improve coverage. PUCCH format 3 also supports intra-slot frequency hopping, which allows the PUCCH to utilize frequency-domain diversity gain to improve reliability. PUCCH format 3 also supports inter-slot frequency hopping, which allows the PUCCH to utilize frequency-domain diversity gain to improve reliability.

[0044] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of PUCCH format 3. As shown in Figure 9, when a UE receives a UE-specific PDSCH, it needs to feed back the corresponding HARQ-ACK. proc,1 Then, transmit the corresponding HARQ-ACK feedback using PUCCH format 3 (including other UCI bits transmitted in the same slot), where the time domain length L of PUCCH format 3 is 12 symbols.

[0045] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 3. In the example of Figure 10, intra-slot frequency hopping occurs. As shown in Figure 10, it is similar to the example of Figure 9, except that in the example of Figure 10, the first and second halves of PUCCH format 3 occupy different frequency domain resources.

[0046] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of PUCCH format 3, illustrating the time domain repetition of PUCCH. As shown in Figure 11, when a UE receives a UE-specific PDSCH, it needs to feed back the corresponding HARQ-ACK. Therefore, T proc,1 Then, PUCCH format 3 is used to transmit the corresponding HARQ-ACK feedback in slot n+k. Here, the time domain length L of PUCCH format 3 is 4 symbols, and the number of repetitions is 4. PUCCH repetitions are in four consecutive slots, respectively, starting from slot n+k. In each slot, the time-frequency resources occupied by PUCCH repetitions are the same.

[0047] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of PUCCH format 3. In the example of Figure 12, inter-slot frequency hopping occurs. As shown in Figure 12, it is similar to the example of Figure 11, except that in the example of Figure 12, PUCCH repetitions of PUCCH format 3 alternately occupy different frequency domain resources in different slots.

[0048] In addition, the PUCCH in which time domain repetition occurs may perform intra-slot frequency hopping. Here, the frequency hopping method in each slot may refer to FIG. 10, and the description thereof will be omitted here.

[0049] In the embodiment of the present invention, PUCCH format 4 is the same as PUCCH format 3. The difference is that the frequency domain bandwidth occupied by PUCCH format 4 is fixed to one PRB. In addition, to facilitate resource sharing between UEs, PUCCH format 4 can perform block-wise spreading or frequency domain spreading. For specific methods, please refer to the related art, and the description here will be omitted.

[0050] Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, which are merely illustrative and not limiting of the present invention.

[0051] First Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for transmitting uplink control information, which is described from the terminal device side. Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the method for transmitting uplink control information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 13, the method includes the following steps:

[0052] Step 1301: A terminal device transmits uplink control information, where the uplink control information (PUCCH) is associated with at least two TRPs.

[0053] According to the above method of the embodiment of the present invention, the uplink control information is transmitted in a spatial diversity manner. That is, the same data from the terminal side can reach the network side via different spatial domain paths or different TRPs (transmission and reception points). In this way, even if one path is blocked, other paths can continue to operate, thereby ensuring high reliability of the uplink control information. In addition, this method can obtain gains through spatial diversity, thereby avoiding or reducing the number of retransmissions of the uplink control information and reducing the transmission delay of the uplink data.

[0054] In the embodiment of the present invention, as mentioned above, the format of the resource corresponding to the above PUCCH is at least one of the following:

[0055] PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, PUCCH format 4.

[0056] In some embodiments, the uplink control information being associated with at least two TRPs means that the uplink control information is cyclically mapped (associated) with each TRP in units of N1 symbols. For example, the first N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and the next N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs. The remaining symbols of the uplink control information are then associated (mapped) with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N1 symbols, respectively, by applying the same TRP correlation method (or applying the same TRP mapping pattern) as above.

[0057] According to this embodiment, PUCCH transmits at the symbol level for different TRPs, which can improve reliability. In addition, even if some TRPs are blocked, the next symbol can be quickly communicated to the network device via another path, thereby reducing delay.

[0058] In this embodiment, N1 may be 1 or 2. In some embodiments, each TRP is mapped at least once within each slot of the PUCCH.

[0059] In some embodiments, the uplink control information being associated with at least two TRPs means that, in a slot associated with the uplink control information, the uplink control information is cyclically mapped (associated) to each TRP in units of time domain portions within the slot. For example, in a slot associated with the uplink control information, a first time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and a remaining time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0060] According to this embodiment, the PUCCH can be transmitted to different TRPs within one slot, thereby improving reliability. Even if a part of the TRP is blocked, the PUCCH can be quickly communicated with the network device via another path, resulting in less delay. Furthermore, this method can map the PUCCH time domain resources within one slot to different TRPs, which makes it easy to implement in hardware. This is because hardware typically processes uplink control information in units of slots, and this method can be tailored to the slot-level processing time of the hardware, thereby reducing hardware costs.

[0061] In this embodiment, in some aspects, each TRP is mapped at least once within each slot of the PUCCH.

[0062] In this embodiment, the number of symbols in each time domain portion may be a function of the total number of the at least one TRP. This allows the PUCCH time domain resources in one slot to be mapped to different TRPs, which can be easily implemented in hardware. This is because hardware typically processes uplink control information in units of slots, and this method can be adapted to the slot-level processing time of the hardware, thereby reducing hardware costs.

[0063] In some embodiments, the uplink control information being associated with at least two TRPs means that the uplink control information is cyclically mapped (associated) with each TRP in units of N2 slots. For example, the first N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and the next N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs. The remaining slots of the uplink control information are then associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N2 slots using the same TRP correlation method (or the same TRP mapping pattern) as above.

[0064] According to this embodiment, the PUSCH can reduce the total number of TRP switching times by switching between multiple TRPs in units of slots, and can be applied to low-performance terminal devices, thereby easily reducing the production costs of terminal devices. Here, the low-performance terminal device refers to, for example, a terminal device in which the number of TRP switching times per unit time is limited, or a scenario in which reliability requirements are high but delay requirements are relatively loose. The terminal device can use this method to reduce the number of TRP switching times and achieve power saving effects.

[0065] In this embodiment, the number N2 may be 1, 2, 4, or 8. Generally, among multiple TRPs, the TRP with the best channel quality is preferentially transmitted in the time domain. When N2 is large, when there is no occlusion, the terminal device can quickly transmit data via the optimal TRP, thereby improving system performance. When N2 is small, when the optimal TRP is occluded, different TRPs are alternately mapped in shorter time units, so that the terminal device can quickly transmit data via other TRPs, thereby reducing delay.

[0066] 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 0 and each TRP. The scenario in FIG. 14 corresponds to FIG. 1, and illustrates that a PUCCH is associated with two TRPs.

[0067] The mapping scheme of Figure 14 may be referred to as inter-symbol TRP mapping, i.e., the PUCCH is cyclically mapped (associated) with each TRP in units of N1 (N1=1) symbols. As shown in Figure 14, the first symbol of the PUCCH is associated with TRP#1, and the second symbol of the PUCCH is associated with TRP#2.

[0068] 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 1 and each TRP. The scenario in FIG. 15 corresponds to FIG. 3 and illustrates that PUCCH is associated with two TRPs.

[0069] As shown in Figure 15, in inter-block TRP mapping, two consecutive symbols (one DM-RS and one UCI) are considered as one block and mapped to one TRP. If the length of the PUCCH is odd, the last block contains only the DM-RS. In this example, the PUCCH is cyclically mapped (associated) to each TRP in units of N1 (N1=2) symbols.

[0070] As shown in Figure 15, in intra-slot TRP mapping, the PUCCH in one slot is divided into two time domain parts, and the length of the first time domain part is (outside 1) TIFF0007758724000001.tif13169, which is mapped to TRP#1 and the remaining time domain portion is mapped to TRP#2, where: (outside 2) TIFF0007758724000002.tif7169 is the number of symbols that one PUCCH occupies in one slot. In this example, the PUCCH is associated with TRP#1 and TRP#2, each of which is a unit of two time domain parts in slot n+k (the first 6 symbols and the last 6 symbols of slot n+k).

[0071] In this embodiment, the length of the orthogonal cover code of the uplink control information may be determined based on a time domain resource associated with the uplink control information and / or based on a time domain length of a repetition or transmission occasion associated with the uplink control information, where the time domain resource, repetition, or transmission occasion is associated with one TRP of the at least two TRPs. Therefore, since the channels corresponding to each TRP are different, this design allows cover codes of corresponding lengths to be assigned to time-frequency resources of the uplink control information corresponding to different TRPs. Therefore, a pair of UEs with similar channel characteristics (corresponding to the same TRP) share a set of orthogonal cover codes, thereby ensuring the orthogonality of the cover codes, avoiding interference between terminal devices, and improving system performance.

[0072] For example, the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence for the PUCCH may be determined based on the number of DM-RSs or UCIs in a block, as in the inter-block TRP mapping shown in Figure 15. Since one block includes one DM-RS and one UCI, the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence is 1.

[0073] Also, for example, the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence for the PUCCH may be determined based on the number of DM-RSs or UCIs corresponding to the same TRP in a slot, as in the inter-block TRP mapping shown in Figure 15. Since the number of DM-RSs or UCIs corresponding to TRP#1 in slot n+k is 3, the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence is 3.

[0074] Also, for example, the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence for the PUCCH may be determined based on the number of DM-RSs or UCIs corresponding to the same TRP in a slot, as in the intra-slot TRP mapping shown in Figure 15. Since the number of DM-RSs or UCIs corresponding to TRP#1 in slot n+k is 3, the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence is also 3.

[0075] In addition, the mapping relationship between the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence and the corresponding orthogonal cover code sequence may refer to the related art, that is, the mapping method of the related art may be reused, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0076] 15 shows only one slot, i.e., slot n+k. If the time domain resource occupied by the PUCCH exceeds one slot, each slot of the PUCCH performs TRP mapping and orthogonal cover code mapping using the above method.

[0077] Figure 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of the mapping relationship between PUCCH format 1 and each TRP. The scenario in Figure 16 corresponds to Figure 5 and illustrates that a PUCCH is associated with two TRPs.

[0078] As shown in Figure 16, in inter-slot TRP mapping, the PUCCH in each slot is alternately mapped to two TRPs (TRP#1 and TRP#2) in units of each slot in time domain order. In inter-2-slot TRP mapping, the PUCCH in each slot is alternately mapped to two TRPs (TRP#1 and TRP#2) in units of two slots in time domain order.

[0079] 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 2 and each TRP. The scenario in FIG. 17 corresponds to FIG. 7 and illustrates that a PUCCH is associated with two TRPs.

[0080] The mapping scheme in Figure 17 may be referred to as inter-symbol TRP mapping. As shown in Figure 17, the first symbol of the PUCCH is associated with TRP#1, and the second symbol of the PUCCH is associated with TRP#2.

[0081] Figure 18 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the mapping relationship between PUCCH format 2 and each TRP. The example of Figure 18 is a modification of the example of Figure 17, and differs from the example of Figure 17 in that the UCI bit carried by the first symbol of the PUCCH is the same as the UCI bit carried by the second symbol of the PUCCH. In other words, the first symbol corresponds to PUCCH repetition #1, and the second symbol corresponds to PUCCH repetition #2. In the example of Figure 18, as in Figure 17, the first symbol of the PUCCH is associated with TRP #1, and the second symbol of the PUCCH is associated with TRP #2. Note that the format corresponding to the PUCCH is PUCCH format 2, which is merely an example. The PUCCH in this example may be a PUCCH format other than PUCCH formats 0-4.

[0082] Figure 19 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of the mapping relationship between PUCCH format 2 and each TRP. The example of Figure 19 is a modification of the example of Figure 18, and differs from the example of Figure 18 in that each PUCCH repetition is composed of two symbols, and the UCI bits carried by the first half of the PUCCH (the first and second symbols) are the same as the UCI bits carried by the second half of the PUCCH (the third and fourth symbols). In the example of Figure 19, the first and second symbols of the PUCCH are associated with TRP#1, and the third and fourth symbols of the PUCCH are associated with TRP#2. As with the above example, the format corresponding to the PUCCH is PUCCH format 2, which is merely an example. The PUCCH in this example may be a PUCCH format other than PUCCH formats 0-4.

[0083] Figure 20 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mapping relationship between PUCCH format 3 and each TRP. The scenario in Figure 20 corresponds to Figure 9, and illustrates that a PUCCH is associated with two TRPs.

[0084] The mapping method in Figure 20 may be referred to as intra-TRP mapping. As shown in Figure 20, the PUCCH in one slot is divided into two time domain parts, of which the length of the first time domain part is (Outside 3) TIFF0007758724000003.tif13169, which is mapped to TRP#1, and the remaining time domain portion is mapped to TRP#2, where: (outside 4) TIFF0007758724000004.tif7169 is the number of symbols that one PUCCH occupies in one slot (in this example, (outside 5) TIFF0007758724000005.tif7169=12).

[0085] Figure 21 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the mapping relationship between PUCCH format 3 and each TRP. The scenario in Figure 21 corresponds to Figure 11 and illustrates that a PUCCH is associated with two TRPs. Unlike the scenario in Figure 11, the scenario in Figure 21 shows only two slots, slot n+k and slot n+k+1.

[0086] As shown in Figure 21, in inter-slot TRP mapping, the PUCCH in each slot is alternately mapped to two TRPs (TRP#1 and TRP#2) in units of each slot in time domain order. In inter-2-slot TRP mapping, the PUCCH in each slot is alternately mapped to two TRPs (TRP#1 and TRP#2) in units of two slots in time domain order.

[0087] In some aspects, in the embodiments of the present invention, when transmitting uplink control information, the terminal device may perform frequency hopping for the transmission of the uplink control information based on the at least two TRPs. For example, the terminal device may perform frequency hopping for the transmission of the uplink control information based on a transmission occasion, a repetition, or a time-frequency resource associated with one of the at least two TRPs.

[0088] According to this embodiment, when occlusion occurs, even if only some TRPs operate normally, it is possible to ensure that the transmission of uplink control signals performs frequency hopping reasonably according to the frequency hopping pattern, thereby achieving high frequency domain diversity gain.

[0089] In some embodiments, performing frequency hopping may refer to performing frequency hopping per slot, or performing frequency hopping within a slot based on a time domain portion corresponding to the uplink control information.

[0090] In some embodiments, the frequency hopping patterns associated with each of the at least two TRPs may be identical, allowing multiple TRPs to apply the same frequency hopping indication information and saving signaling overhead. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the frequency hopping patterns associated with each of the at least two TRPs may be different.

[0091] In an embodiment of the present invention, the frequency hopping pattern may be at least one of the following:

[0092] Whether frequency hopping is occurring or not Frequency hopping method, The number of frequency hops (hop count), i.e., the number of frequency hops or hop count corresponding to the frequency hopping; A starting position of the frequency hopping, e.g., a starting frequency domain position of the frequency hopping, and The frequency hopping offset, e.g., the relative frequency domain position of each subsequent hop.

[0093] Figure 22 is a schematic diagram showing a frequency hopping pattern for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-symbol TRP mapping shown in Figure 14. As shown in Figure 22, the first symbol of PUCCH corresponding to TRP#1 and the second symbol of PUCCH corresponding to TRP#2 occupy different frequency resources.

[0094] Figure 23 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency hopping pattern for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the Inter-block TRP mapping shown in Figure 15. As shown in Figure 23, in one slot, frequency hopping is performed in different time domain portions corresponding to the same TRP. In Figure 23, two hops are used as an example. The first time domain portion corresponding to TRP#1 is time domain symbols 2 and 3, which corresponds to the first hop. The second time domain portion corresponding to TRP#1 is time domain symbols 6 and 7, which corresponds to the second hop. The third time domain portion corresponding to TRP#1 is time domain symbols 10 and 11, which corresponds to the first hop (cyclically corresponding to the first hop of the two hops). The frequency hopping pattern associated with TRP#2 is the same as the frequency hopping pattern associated with TRP#1. Specifically, the time-frequency resources corresponding to TRP#1 are frequency hopped in units of blocks, the frequency hopping method is intra-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hoppings (or candidate frequency domain positions for frequency hopping) is 2. Similarly, the time-frequency resources corresponding to TRP#2 are frequency hopped in units of blocks, the frequency hopping method is also intra-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hoppings (or candidate frequency domain positions for frequency hopping) is also 2. Furthermore, the frequency domain position of the starting block corresponding to TRP#1 is the same as the frequency domain position of the starting block corresponding to TRP#2. Furthermore, the frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#1 are the same as the frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#2.

[0095] 23, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to TRP#1 and TRP#2 are the same, but as described above, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to the two may be different. Also, if the time domain resource occupied by the PUCCH exceeds one slot, the frequency hopping patterns for each slot of the PUCCH are mapped using the above method.

[0096] FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing a frequency hopping pattern for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the intra-slot TRP mapping shown in FIG. 15. As shown in FIG. 24, in one slot, frequency hopping is performed in different time domain parts corresponding to the same TRP. The transmission occasion (time domain symbols 3 to 8, i.e., length is (outside 6) For example, the length of the first part is (outer 7) TIFF0007758724000007.tif13169, which is mapped to the first hop, and the remainder is mapped to the second hop.

[0097] In the example of Figure 24, the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence may be determined based on the time domain length of each hop. For example, for the first hop associated with TRP#1, the hop length is three symbols, includes two DM-RS symbols, and therefore the corresponding cover code length is two. It also includes one UCI symbol, and therefore the corresponding cover code length is one. For the second hop associated with TRP#1, the hop length is three symbols, includes one DM-RS symbol, and therefore the corresponding cover code length is one. It also includes two UCI symbols, and therefore the corresponding cover code length is two. A similar relationship exists for TRP#2, but its description is omitted here. For the mapping relationship between the length of the orthogonal cover code sequence and the orthogonal cover code sequence, please refer to the related art, and its description is omitted here.

[0098] In the example of FIG. 24, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to TRP#1 and TRP#2 are the same. Specifically, for the time-frequency resource corresponding to TRP#1, frequency hopping is performed using the time domain portion as a unit, the frequency hopping method is intra-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hoppings (or candidate frequency domain positions for frequency hopping) is 2. Similarly, for the time-frequency resource corresponding to TRP#2, frequency hopping is performed using the time domain portion as a unit, the frequency hopping method is also intra-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hoppings (or candidate frequency domain positions for frequency hopping) is also 2. Furthermore, the frequency domain position of the starting block corresponding to TRP#1 is the same as the frequency domain position of the starting block corresponding to TRP#2. Furthermore, the frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#1 are the same as the frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#2. Note that, as described above, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to the two may be different. Furthermore, if the time domain resource occupied by the PUCCH exceeds one slot, each slot of the PUCCH is mapped to a frequency hopping pattern using the above method.

[0099] FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frequency hopping pattern of inter-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-2-slot TRP mapping shown in FIG. 16. As shown in FIG. 25, frequency hopping occurs sequentially at different repetitions (transmission occasions) corresponding to the same TRP. In FIG. 25, two hops are taken as an example. The first repetition (transmission occasion) corresponding to TRP#1 is in slot n+k and corresponds to the first hop, and the second repetition (transmission occasion) corresponding to TRP#1 is in slot n+k+1 and corresponds to the second hop. The frequency hopping pattern associated with TRP#2 is the same as the frequency hopping pattern associated with TRP#1. Specifically, the time-frequency resource corresponding to TRP#1 is frequency hopped in units of repetitions, the frequency hopping method is inter-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hops (or candidate frequency domain positions for frequency hopping) is two. Similarly, the time-frequency resource corresponding to TRP#2 performs frequency hopping in units of repetition, the frequency hopping method is inter-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hoppings (or frequency hopping candidate frequency domain positions) is 2. The frequency domain position of the starting repetition corresponding to TRP#1 is the same as the frequency domain position of the starting repetition corresponding to TRP#2. The frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#1 are the same as the frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#2.

[0100] In the example of FIG. 25, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to TRP#1 and TRP#2 are the same, but as described above, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to the two may be different.

[0101] FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram showing a frequency hopping pattern of inter-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-slot TRP mapping shown in FIG. 16. As shown in FIG. 26, hopping occurs sequentially at different repetitions (transmission occasions) corresponding to the same TRP. In FIG. 26, two hops are taken as an example. The first repetition (transmission occasion) corresponding to TRP#1 is in slot n+k and corresponds to the first hop, and the second repetition (transmission occasion) corresponding to TRP#1 is in slot n+k+2 and corresponds to the second hop. The frequency hopping pattern associated with TRP#2 is the same as the frequency hopping pattern associated with TRP#1. Specifically, the time-frequency resource corresponding to TRP#1 performs frequency hopping in units of repetitions, the frequency hopping method is inter-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hops (or candidate frequency domain positions for frequency hopping) is two. Similarly, the time-frequency resource corresponding to TRP#2 performs frequency hopping in units of repetition, the frequency hopping method is inter-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hoppings (or frequency hopping candidate frequency domain positions) is 2. The frequency domain position of the starting repetition corresponding to TRP#1 is the same as the frequency domain position of the starting repetition corresponding to TRP#2. The frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#1 are the same as the frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#2.

[0102] In the example of FIG. 26, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to TRP#1 and TRP#2 are the same, but as described above, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to the two may be different.

[0103] Figure 27 is a schematic diagram showing a frequency hopping pattern for inter-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-symbol TRP mapping shown in Figure 17. As shown in Figure 27, the first symbol of the PUCCH corresponding to TRP#1 and the second symbol of the PUCCH corresponding to TRP#2 occupy different frequency domain resources.

[0104] Figure 28 is a schematic diagram showing frequency hopping patterns for intra-slot frequency hopping corresponding to the inter-symbol TRP mapping shown in Figure 19. As shown in Figure 28, frequency hopping occurs between different symbols within each PUCCH repetition. For example, taking two hops as an example, in PUCCH repetition #1 corresponding to TRP #1, its first symbol corresponds to the first hop and its second symbol corresponds to the second hop. In PUCCH repetition #2 corresponding to TRP #2, its first symbol corresponds to the first hop and its second symbol corresponds to the second hop. Here, the frequency hopping pattern associated with TRP #2 is the same as the frequency hopping pattern associated with TRP #1. Specifically, the time-frequency resources corresponding to TRP#1 perform frequency hopping in units of repetitions, the frequency hopping method is intra-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hoppings (or candidate frequency domain positions for frequency hopping) is 2. Similarly, the time-frequency resources corresponding to TRP#2 perform frequency hopping in units of repetitions, the frequency hopping method is also intra-slot frequency hopping, and the number of frequency hoppings (or candidate frequency domain positions for frequency hopping) is also 2. Furthermore, the frequency domain position of the starting hop of repetition#1 corresponding to TRP#1 is the same as the frequency domain position of the starting hop of repetition#2 corresponding to TRP#2. Furthermore, the frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#1 are the same as the frequency domain offsets of the two frequency hopping candidate positions corresponding to TRP#2.

[0105] In the example of FIG. 28, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to TRP#1 and TRP#2 are the same, but as described above, the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to the two may be different.

[0106] In an embodiment of the present invention, the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the intra-slot TRP mapping of FIG. 20 may refer to FIG. 24, the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the inter-slot TRP mapping of FIG. 21 may refer to FIG. 26, and the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the inter-2-slot TRP mapping of FIG. 21 may refer to FIG. 25, and the description thereof will be omitted here.

[0107] The above describes the mapping between PUCCH and TRP and the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to each mapping using PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, and PUCCH format 3 as examples. However, the TRP mapping of PUCCH format 4 and the frequency hopping patterns corresponding to each mapping may refer to PUCCH format 3, and the description thereof will be omitted here.

[0108] In some aspects of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, the method preferably further includes the following steps:

[0109] Step 1302: The terminal device generates a sequence corresponding to the uplink control information based on the at least two TRPs.

[0110] According to this embodiment, since the corresponding TRPs are different, the sets of interfering terminal devices corresponding to each TRP are different. The sequence corresponding to the uplink control information is generated based on the associated TRP, which is beneficial to randomize the interference between terminal devices (transmitting uplink control information) corresponding to the same TRP, thereby reducing the interference between these terminal devices and improving system performance.

[0111] In some aspects of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, the method preferably further includes the following steps:

[0112] Step 1303: The terminal device receives indication information sent by a network device, which indicates that the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs.

[0113] In some embodiments, the indication information is included in RRC signaling, and the parameters indicated by the RRC signaling are common for all PUCCH resources of the same type of PUCCH format, and one of the parameters provided by the RRC signaling is for indicating that the uplink control information relates to at least two TRPs.

[0114] According to this embodiment, PUCCHs of the same format apply the same TRP mapping scheme, which is advantageous in saving signaling overhead. In addition, each PUCCH resource can correspond to a different TRP mapping scheme, which allows the base station to more flexibly instruct uplink control channel transmission and improves system performance.

[0115] In some embodiments, the indication information is included in RRC signaling, and the RRC signaling affects a PUCCH resource with an ID.

[0116] According to this embodiment, each PUCCH resource having an ID can have its own TRP mapping method configured separately, which allows the base station to more flexibly instruct uplink control channel transmission according to channel conditions and improve system performance.

[0117] In this embodiment, the PUCCH format means one of the following:

[0118] PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, PUCCH format 4.

[0119] In an embodiment of the present invention, TRP is equivalent to at least one of the following concepts:

[0120] Transmission configuration indication state (TCI state), Spatial relation, reference signal, a reference signal set, an SRS resource group (the resource group contains one or more SRS resources); Spatial domain filter, Power control parameters, and A group of time alignment related parameters.

[0121] For the specific meaning of the above concepts, reference may be made to related art, and a description thereof will be omitted here.

[0122] For example, at least one transmission occasion of a PUSCH being associated with at least two TRPs is equivalent to at least one transmission occasion of a PUSCH being associated with at least two TCI states, i.e., the terminal device transmits the PUSCH based on parameters corresponding to the at least two TCI states.

[0123] As another example, at least one transmission occasion of the PUSCH being associated with at least two TRPs is equivalent to at least one transmission occasion of the PUSCH being associated with at least two spatial relationships.

[0124] As another example, at least one transmission occasion of the PUSCH being associated with at least two TRPs is equivalent to at least one transmission occasion of the PUSCH being associated with at least two reference signals, where the reference signals may be pathloss reference signals (pathloss RSs), CSI-RSs (Channel State Information Reference Signals), SSBs (Synchronization Signal Blocks), SRSs (Sounding Reference Signals), etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0125] As another example, associating at least one transmission occasion of a PUSCH with at least two TRPs is equivalent to associating at least one transmission occasion of a PUSCH with at least two reference signal sets. A reference signal set is one or more reference signals (RSs). Here, the reference signal may be a pathloss reference signal (RS), a CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal), an SSB (Synchronization Signal Block), an SRS (Sounding Reference Signal), etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0126] As another example, associating at least one transmission occasion of the PUSCH with at least two TRPs is equivalent to associating at least one transmission occasion of the PUSCH with at least two spatial domain filters.

[0127] As another example, at least one transmission occasion of the PUSCH being associated with at least two TRPs is equivalent to at least one transmission occasion of the PUSCH being associated with at least two power control parameters.

[0128] Although the above describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to Figure 13, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the execution order of each operation may be appropriately adjusted, some other operations may be added, or some of these operations may be deleted. Those skilled in the art will be able to make appropriate modifications to the above content without being limited to the description of Figure 13 above.

[0129] According to the method of the embodiment of the present invention, the uplink control information is transmitted using a spatial diversity scheme, which can ensure high reliability of the uplink control information, and can obtain gains from the spatial diversity scheme, thereby avoiding or reducing the number of retransmissions of the uplink control information and reducing the transmission delay of the uplink data.

[0130] <Second embodiment> The embodiment of the present invention provides a method for instructing uplink control information transmission, which will be described from the network side. This method is a network-side process corresponding to the method of the first embodiment, and the description of the same content as the first embodiment will be omitted.

[0131] 29 is a schematic diagram of a method for instructing uplink control information transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 29, the method includes the following steps:

[0132] Step 2901: A network device sends indication information to a terminal device, the indication information indicating that uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs.

[0133] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that the first N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs and the next N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0134] In some embodiments, the remaining symbols of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N1 symbols, respectively.

[0135] In some embodiments, the number N1 is at least one of 1 and 2.

[0136] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that, in a slot associated with the uplink control information, a first time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and a remaining time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0137] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that the first N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs and the next N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0138] In some embodiments, the remaining slots of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N2 slots, respectively.

[0139] In some embodiments, the number N2 is at least one of 1, 2, 4, and 8.

[0140] In some embodiments, the indication is included in RRC signaling, and the parameters indicated by the RRC signaling are common for all PUCCH resources of the same type of PUCCH format.

[0141] In some embodiments, the indication information is included in RRC signaling, and the RRC signaling affects a PUCCH resource with an ID.

[0142] In some embodiments, the PUCCH format is at least one of PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, and PUCCH format 4.

[0143] In some embodiments, the TRP is equal to at least one of the following groups of parameters related to transmission configuration indication state, spatial relationship, reference signal, reference signal set, SRS resource group, spatial domain filter, power control parameter, and time alignment (TA).

[0144] According to the method of the embodiment of the present invention, the uplink control information is transmitted using a spatial diversity scheme, which can ensure high reliability of the uplink control information, and can obtain gains from the spatial diversity scheme, thereby avoiding or reducing the number of retransmissions of the uplink control information and reducing the transmission delay of the uplink data.

[0145] <Third embodiment> An embodiment of the present invention provides a device for transmitting uplink control information, which may be, for example, a terminal device or an element or component configured in a terminal device.

[0146] 30 is a schematic diagram illustrating an uplink control information transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The problem-solving principle of the device is similar to that of the method of the first embodiment, so that the specific implementation may refer to the implementation of the method of the first embodiment, and the overlapping content will not be described.

[0147] 30, an apparatus 3000 for transmitting uplink control information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transmitting unit 3001. The transmitting unit 3001 transmits uplink control information, which is associated with at least two TRPs.

[0148] In some embodiments, the format of the resource corresponding to the uplink control information is at least one of PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, and PUCCH format 4.

[0149] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that the first N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs and the next N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0150] In some embodiments, the remaining symbols of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N1 symbols, respectively.

[0151] In some embodiments, the number N1 is at least one of 1 and 2.

[0152] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that, in a slot associated with the uplink control information, a first time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and a remaining time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0153] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that the first N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs and the next N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0154] In some embodiments, the remaining slots of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N2 slots, respectively.

[0155] In some embodiments, the number N2 is at least one of 1, 2, 4, and 8.

[0156] In some embodiments, the transmitter 3001 performs frequency hopping for transmitting the uplink control information based on the at least two TRPs.

[0157] In some embodiments, being based on at least two TRPs is based on a transmission occasion, a repetition, or a time-frequency resource associated with one of the at least two TRPs.

[0158] In some embodiments, performing frequency hopping comprises performing frequency hopping per slot based on a slot in which the uplink control information resides.

[0159] In some embodiments, performing the frequency hopping comprises performing frequency hopping within a slot based on a time domain portion corresponding to the uplink control information in the slot in which the uplink control information is located.

[0160] In some embodiments, the frequency hopping pattern associated with each of the at least two TRPs is the same.

[0161] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 30, the apparatus 3000 for transmitting uplink control information further includes a determining unit 3002. The determining unit 3002 determines a length of an orthogonal cover code for the uplink control information based on a time domain length of a time domain resource, repetition or transmission occasion associated with the uplink control information, where the time domain resource, repetition or transmission occasion is associated with one TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0162] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 30, the transmitting apparatus 3000 for uplink control information further includes a generating unit 3003. The generating unit 3003 generates a sequence corresponding to the uplink control information based on the at least two TRPs.

[0163] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 30, the apparatus 3000 for transmitting uplink control information further includes a receiver 3004. The receiver 3004 receives indication information transmitted by a network device, the indication information indicating that the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs.

[0164] In some embodiments, the indication is included in RRC signaling, and the parameters indicated by the RRC signaling are common for all PUCCH resources of the same type of PUCCH format.

[0165] In some embodiments, the indication information is included in RRC signaling, and the RRC signaling affects a PUCCH resource with an ID.

[0166] In some embodiments, the PUCCH format is at least one of PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, and PUCCH format 4.

[0167] In some embodiments, the TRP is equal to at least one of the following groups of parameters related to transmission configuration indication state, spatial relationship, reference signal, reference signal set, SRS resource group, spatial domain filter, power control parameter, and time alignment (TA).

[0168] Although the above description is limited to the components or modules related to the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto. The uplink control information transmitting device 3000 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include other components or modules, and reference may be made to related art for specific details of these components or modules.

[0169] Furthermore, for convenience of explanation, Fig. 30 only exemplifies the connection relationships or signal flows between the respective components or modules, but a person skilled in the art may employ various related technologies such as bus connections. The various components or modules described above may be implemented by hardware devices such as a processor, memory, transmitter, and receiver, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0170] According to the embodiment of the present invention, the uplink control information is transmitted using a spatial diversity scheme, which can ensure high reliability of the uplink control information, and can obtain gains through spatial diversity, thereby avoiding or reducing the number of retransmissions of the uplink control information and reducing the transmission delay of the uplink data.

[0171] <Fourth embodiment> An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for indicating uplink control information transmission, which may be, for example, a network device or an element or component configured in a network device.

[0172] 31 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for instructing transmission of uplink control information according to an embodiment of the present invention. The solution principle of the apparatus is similar to that of the method of the second embodiment, so that the specific implementation of the apparatus may refer to the implementation of the method of the second embodiment, and the overlapping content will not be described again.

[0173] 31, an apparatus 3100 for indicating uplink control information transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transmitter 3101. The transmitter 3101 transmits indication information to a terminal device, the indication information indicating that the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs.

[0174] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that the first N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs and the next N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0175] In some embodiments, the remaining symbols of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N1 symbols, respectively.

[0176] In some embodiments, the number N1 is at least one of 1 and 2.

[0177] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that, in a slot associated with the uplink control information, a first time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and a remaining time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0178] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs such that the first N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs and the next N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs.

[0179] In some embodiments, the remaining slots of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N2 slots, respectively.

[0180] In some embodiments, the number N2 is at least one of 1, 2, 4, and 8.

[0181] In some embodiments, the indication is included in RRC signaling, and the parameters indicated by the RRC signaling are common for all PUCCH resources of the same type of PUCCH format.

[0182] In some embodiments, the indication information is included in RRC signaling, and the RRC signaling affects a PUCCH resource with an ID.

[0183] In some embodiments, the PUCCH format is at least one of PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, and PUCCH format 4.

[0184] In some embodiments, the TRP is equal to at least one of the following groups of parameters related to transmission configuration indication state, spatial relationship, reference signal, reference signal set, SRS resource group, spatial domain filter, power control parameter, and time alignment (TA).

[0185] According to the embodiment of the present invention, the uplink control information is transmitted using a spatial diversity scheme, which can ensure high reliability of the uplink control information, and can obtain gains through spatial diversity, thereby avoiding or reducing the number of retransmissions of the uplink control information and reducing the transmission delay of the uplink data.

[0186] <Fifth embodiment> An embodiment of the present invention provides a communication system. Fig. 32 is a schematic diagram showing a communication system 3200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 32, the communication system 3200 includes a network device 3201 and a terminal device 3202. For convenience of explanation, Fig. 32 illustrates only one terminal device and one network device as an example, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0187] In an embodiment of the present invention, existing services or services that can be implemented in the future can be transmitted between the network device 3201 and the terminal device 3202. For example, these services include, but are not limited to, enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communication (mMTC), ultra reliable low latency communications (URLLC), vehicle-to-vehicle / vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.

[0188] In some embodiments, the network device 3201 transmits indication information to the terminal device 3202. The indication information indicates that the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. The terminal device 3202 receives the indication information and transmits the uplink control information based on the indication information.

[0189] In some embodiments, the terminal device 3202 is configured to perform the method described in the first embodiment, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second embodiment, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference and will not be described again.

[0190] In addition, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal device, which may be, for example, a UE, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be other devices.

[0191] 33 is a schematic diagram showing a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 33, the terminal device 3300 may include a processor 3301 and a memory 3302. The memory 3302 stores data and programs and is connected to the processor 3301. Note that this diagram is for illustrative purposes only, and other types of structures may be used to supplement or replace this structure to realize communication functions or other functions.

[0192] For example, the processor 3301 may be configured to execute a program to implement the method for transmitting uplink control information described in the first embodiment.

[0193] As shown in Fig. 33, the terminal device 3300 may further include a communication module 3303, an input unit 3304, a display 3305, and a power supply 3306. It is not necessary for the terminal device 3300 to include all of the units shown in Fig. 33. The terminal device 3300 may also include units not shown in Fig. 33, and prior art may be referred to.

[0194] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device, which may be, for example, a base station (gNB), but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be other network devices.

[0195] Fig. 34 is a schematic diagram showing a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 34, the network device 3400 may include a processor (central processing unit: CPU) 3401 and a memory 3402, and the memory 3402 is connected to the processor 3401. The memory 3402 may store various types of data, and may further store a data processing program and execute the program under the control of the processor 3401.

[0196] For example, the processor 3401 may be configured to execute a program to implement the method for instructing uplink control information transmission described in the second embodiment.

[0197] 34, the network device 3400 may further include a transceiver 3403 and an antenna 3404. The functions of the above components are similar to those of the prior art, and a description thereof will be omitted here. The network device 3400 does not need to include all the units shown in FIG. 34. The network device 3400 may further include units not shown in FIG. 34, and prior art may be referred to.

[0198] In an embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a computer-readable program that, when executed in a terminal device, causes a computer to execute the method for transmitting uplink control information described in the first embodiment above in the terminal device.

[0199] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a storage medium having a computer-readable program stored therein, the program, when executed, causing a computer to perform the method for transmitting uplink control information described in the first embodiment in a terminal device.

[0200] In an embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a computer-readable program, which, when executed in a network device, causes a computer to execute the method for instructing transmission of uplink control information described in the second embodiment above in the network device.

[0201] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a storage medium having a computer-readable program stored therein, the storage medium causing a computer to execute the method for instructing a network device to transmit uplink control information as described in the second embodiment above when the program is executed.

[0202] The above-described apparatus and methods of the present invention may be realized by hardware or a combination of hardware and software. The present invention relates to a computer-readable program that, when executed by a logic unit, causes the logic unit to implement the above-described apparatus or components, or to implement the above-described various methods or steps. The logic unit may be, for example, a field programmable logic unit, a microprocessor, or a processor used in a computer. The present invention also relates to a storage medium for storing the above-described program, for example, a hard disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a DVD, a flash memory, etc.

[0203] Each processing method in each device described with reference to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by hardware, a software module executed by a processor, or a combination of both. For example, one or more of the functional block diagrams shown in the drawings, or one or more combinations of the functional block diagrams, may correspond to each software module in a computer program flow or each hardware module. These software modules may correspond to each step shown in the drawings. These hardware modules may be implemented by implementing these software modules in hardware, for example, using a field programmable gate array (FPGA).

[0204] The software module may be located in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, mobile hard disk, CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known to those skilled in the art. The storage medium may be connected to the processor so that the processor reads information from or writes information to the storage medium, or the storage medium may be a component of the processor. The processor and the storage medium may be located in an ASIC. The software module may be stored in the memory of the mobile terminal or in a memory card inserted into the mobile terminal. For example, if a device (e.g., a mobile terminal) uses a relatively large-capacity MEGA-SIM card or a large-capacity flash memory device, the software module may be stored in the MEGA-SIM card or the large-capacity flash memory device.

[0205] One or more functional blocks and / or one or more combinations of functional blocks in the functional block diagrams set forth in the figures may be implemented with a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, a discrete hardware component, or any suitable combination thereof to perform the functions described herein. One or more functional blocks and / or one or more combinations of functional blocks in the functional block diagrams set forth in the figures may be implemented with, for example, a combination of computing devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in combination with a DSP communication, or any other configuration.

[0206] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to specific embodiments, the above description is merely illustrative and does not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Various modifications and changes may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and principles of the present invention, and these modifications and changes are also within the scope of the present invention.

[0207] Furthermore, the following supplementary notes are disclosed regarding the embodiments including the above-mentioned examples. (Appendix 1) 1. A method for transmitting uplink control information, comprising: A method comprising: a step of a terminal device transmitting uplink control information, the uplink control information being associated with at least two TRPs. (Appendix 2) The uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and the next N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 3) 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the remaining symbols of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N1 symbols, respectively. (Appendix 4) 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the number N1 is at least one of 1 and 2. (Appendix 5) The uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein in a slot associated with the uplink control information, a first time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and a remaining time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 6) The uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and the next N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 7) 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the remaining slots of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP in units of N2 slots, respectively. (Appendix 8) 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the number N2 is at least one of 1, 2, 4, and 8. (Appendix 9) The step of transmitting uplink control information by the terminal device includes: 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: the terminal device performing frequency hopping for transmitting the uplink control information based on the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 10) The method of claim 1, further comprising: 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determination is based on a transmission occasion, repetition, or time-frequency resource associated with one TRP of the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 11) 11. The method of claim 9 or 10, wherein performing frequency hopping is performing frequency hopping based on a slot in which the uplink control information is located. (Appendix 12) 11. The method of claim 9 or 10, wherein performing frequency hopping is performing frequency hopping based on a time domain portion corresponding to the uplink control information in a slot in which the uplink control information is located. (Appendix 13) 10. The method of claim 9, wherein a frequency hopping pattern associated with each of the at least two TRPs is identical. (Appendix 13a) The frequency hopping pattern is Whether frequency hopping is occurring or not Frequency hopping method, The number of frequency hops, The starting position of the frequency hopping, and 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one of the frequency hopping offsets is a frequency hopping offset. (Appendix 14) 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a length of an orthogonal cover code for the uplink control information based on a time domain length of a time domain resource, repetition or transmission occasion associated with the uplink control information, the time domain resource, repetition or transmission occasion being associated with one TRP of the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 15) 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating a sequence corresponding to the uplink control information based on the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 16) 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving indication information sent by a network device, the indication information indicating that the uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. (Appendix 17) The indication information is included in RRC signaling; 17. The method according to Supplementary Note 16, wherein the parameters indicated by the RRC signaling are common for all PUCCH resources of a format. (Appendix 17a) The indication information is included in RRC signaling; 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the RRC signaling operates on a PUCCH resource with an ID. (Appendix 18) The PUCCH format is PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the PUCCH format is at least one of PUCCH format 4. (Appendix 19) The TRP is Transmission configuration indication state, spatial relationships, reference signal, a reference signal set, SRS resource group, spatial domain filters, power control parameters, and 19. The method of any of claims 1 to 18, wherein the parameter is equal to at least one of a group of parameters related to time alignment (TA). (Appendix 20) The format of the resource corresponding to the uplink control information is: PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, 19. The method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 18, wherein the PUCCH format is at least one of PUCCH format 4. (Appendix 21) A method for indicating uplink control information transmission, comprising: A method comprising: a step of a network device sending indication information to a terminal device, the indication information indicating that uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. (Appendix 22) The uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and the next N1 symbols of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 23) 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the remaining symbols of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP, respectively, in units of N1 symbols. (Appendix 24) 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the number N1 is at least one of 1 and 2. (Appendix 25) The uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein in a slot associated with the uplink control information, a first time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and a remaining time domain portion of the uplink control information is associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 26) The uplink control information is associated with at least two TRPs. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a first TRP of the at least two TRPs, and the next N2 slots of the uplink control information are associated with a second TRP of the at least two TRPs. (Appendix 27) 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the remaining slots of the uplink control information are associated with the first TRP and the second TRP, respectively, in units of N2 slots. (Appendix 28) 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the number N2 is at least one of 1, 2, 4, and 8. (Appendix 29) The indication information is included in RRC signaling; 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the parameters indicated by the RRC signaling are common for all PUCCH resources of a format. (Appendix 30) The PUCCH format is PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, 29. The method according to claim 29, wherein the PUCCH format is at least one of PUCCH format 4. (Appendix 31) The TRP is Transmission configuration indication state, spatial relationships, reference signal, a reference signal set, SRS resource group, spatial domain filters, power control parameters, and 31. The method of any of claims 21 to 30, wherein the parameter is equal to at least one of a group of parameters related to time alignment (TA). (Appendix 32) 21. A terminal device comprising: a memory having a computer program stored therein; and a processor, the processor configured to execute the computer program to implement a method according to any one of claims 1 to 20. (Appendix 33) 32. A network device comprising: a memory having a computer program stored therein; and a processor, the processor configured to execute the computer program to implement a method according to any one of claims 21 to 31. (Appendix 34) A communication system including a terminal device and a network device, the terminal device is configured to implement a method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 20; 32. A communication system, wherein the network device is configured to implement a method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 21 to 31.

Claims

1. A transmitter of uplink control information, Memory and a receiver coupled to the memory for receiving indication information transmitted by a network device, the indication information indicating that the uplink control information relates to at least two spatial relationships or at least two power control parameters; a transmitter coupled to the memory and configured to transmit the uplink control information using the at least two spatial relationships or the at least two power control parameters; The indication information applies to a PUCCH resource having an ID.

2. the at least two spatial relationships or at least two power control parameters include a first spatial relationship or a first power control parameter and a second spatial relationship or a second power control parameter; the first spatial relationship or the first power control parameter is used to transmit the first N1 symbols of the uplink control information; The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second spatial relationship or the second power control parameter is used to transmit a second N1 number of symbols of the uplink control information.

3. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the remaining symbols of the uplink control information are associated with the first spatial relationship or the first power control parameter and the second spatial relationship or the second power control parameter in units of N1 symbols.

4. the at least two spatial relationships or at least two power control parameters include a first spatial relationship or a first power control parameter and a second spatial relationship or a second power control parameter; the first spatial relationship or the first power control parameter is associated with a first time-domain portion of the uplink control information in a slot associated with the uplink control information; The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second spatial relationship or the second power control parameter relates to a remaining time-domain portion of the uplink control information.

5. the at least two spatial relationships or at least two power control parameters include a first spatial relationship or a first power control parameter and a second spatial relationship or a second power control parameter; the first spatial relationship or the first power control parameter is associated with a first N2 slots of the uplink control information; The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second spatial relationship or the second power control parameter is associated with a second N2 slots of the uplink control information.

6. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the remaining slots of the uplink control information are associated with the first spatial relationship or the first power control parameter and the second spatial relationship or the second power control parameter, respectively, in units of N slots.

7. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitter performs frequency hopping for transmission of the uplink control information based on at least one of a transmission occasion, a repetition, and a time-frequency resource associated with one spatial relationship or one power control parameter of the at least two spatial relationships or at least two power control parameters.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the frequency hopping is performed based on a slot in which the uplink control information resides.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the frequency hopping is performed based on a time domain portion corresponding to the uplink control information in a slot in which the uplink control information resides.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the uplink control information is a PUCCH repetition.

11. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a processor configured to determine a length of an orthogonal cover code for the uplink control information based on a time domain length of a time domain resource, repetition, or transmission occasion associated with the uplink control information, the time domain resource, repetition, or transmission occasion being associated with one spatial relationship or one power control parameter of the at least two spatial relationships or at least two power control parameters.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a processor that generates an orthogonal cover code sequence corresponding to the uplink control information based on the at least two spatial relationships or the at least two power control parameters.

13. The indication information is included in RRC signaling; The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the parameters indicated by the RRC signaling are the same for all resources belonging to the same type of PUCCH format.

14. The indication information is included in RRC signaling; The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the RRC signaling indicates that at least two spatial relationships or at least two power control parameters are configured for a PUCCH resource having an ID.

15. The format of the resource corresponding to the uplink control information is: PUCCH format 0, PUCCH format 1, PUCCH format 2, PUCCH format 3, The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH format is at least one of PUCCH format 4.

16. 1. An apparatus for indicating transmission of uplink control information, comprising: a transmitter for transmitting indication information to a terminal device, the indication information indicating that the uplink control information relates to at least two spatial relationships or at least two power control parameters; a receiver for receiving the uplink control information; The indication information applies to a PUCCH resource having an ID.

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