Method and device for uplink transmission and reception in wireless communication system

Abstract

A method and a device for uplink transmission and reception in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method by which a terminal performs uplink transmission, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel; and transmitting, to the base station, in the first TO, the first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which a third spatial parameter is set, on the basis that each of the first UL channel in which a first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which a second spatial parameter is set is scheduled on a first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI, and on the basis that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be simultaneously used in the same TO, wherein the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be simultaneously used in the same TO.

Description

Method and device for performing uplink transmission and reception in a wireless communication system

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and device for performing uplink transmission and reception in a wireless communication system.

[0002] Mobile communication systems were developed to provide voice services while ensuring user activity. However, they have expanded beyond voice to include data services. Currently, explosive growth in traffic is leading to resource shortages and users' demand for higher-speed services, necessitating a more advanced mobile communication system.

[0003] Next-generation mobile communication systems must support explosive data traffic growth, dramatically increasing data rates per user, a vastly increased number of connected devices, ultra-low end-to-end latency, and high energy efficiency. To achieve these goals, various technologies are being studied, including dual connectivity, massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO), in-band full duplex, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), super wideband support, and device networking.

[0004] The technical problem of the present disclosure is to provide a method and device for performing uplink transmission and reception in a wireless communication system.

[0005] In addition, an additional technical task of the present disclosure is to provide a method and device for applying beams to each panel when simultaneous transmission across multi panels (STxMP) is established in a wireless communication system.

[0006] The technical problems to be achieved in the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below.

[0007] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system includes the steps of: receiving, from a base station, first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel; and based on the first UL channel having a first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel having a second spatial parameter set being scheduled on a first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI, respectively: transmitting, in the first TO, the first UL channel having the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel having a third spatial parameter set, to the base station, based on the first UL channel having the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel having the second spatial parameter set being unable to be used simultaneously in the same TO, wherein the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO.

[0008] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for a base station to perform uplink reception in a wireless communication system includes the steps of transmitting, to a terminal, first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel; and based on the first UL channel having a first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel having a second spatial parameter set being scheduled on a first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI, respectively: receiving, from the terminal, in the first TO, the first UL channel having the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel having a third spatial parameter set, based on the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO, wherein the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO.

[0009] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method and apparatus for performing uplink transmission and reception in a wireless communication system can be provided.

[0010] In addition, by various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method and device for applying a beam per panel when STxMP is set in a wireless communication system can be provided.

[0011] Additionally, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal can efficiently perform STxMP-based transmission.

[0012] The effects that can be obtained from the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains from the description below.

[0013] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and are part of the detailed description to aid in understanding the present disclosure, provide embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the detailed description, describe the technical features of the present disclosure.

[0014] Figure 1 illustrates the structure of a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0015] FIG. 2 illustrates a frame structure in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0016] FIG. 3 illustrates a resource grid in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0017] FIG. 4 illustrates a physical resource block in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0018] FIG. 5 illustrates a slot structure in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0019] FIG. 6 illustrates physical channels used in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied and a general signal transmission and reception method using the same.

[0020] FIG. 7 illustrates a signaling procedure between a network and a terminal for an uplink transmission and reception method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation procedure of a terminal and a base station when an uplink channel is scheduled for each slot.

[0022] FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an uplink transmission operation of a terminal in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0023] FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an uplink reception operation of a base station in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0024] FIG. 11 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description set forth below, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to explain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the present disclosure may be practiced. The following detailed description includes specific details to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details.

[0026] In some cases, to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present disclosure, known structures and devices may be omitted or illustrated in block diagram form focusing on the core functions of each structure and device.

[0027] In the present disclosure, when a component is said to be "connected," "coupled," or "connected" to another component, this may include not only a direct connection but also an indirect connection in which another component exists between them. Furthermore, the terms "comprises" or "has" in the present disclosure specify the presence of the mentioned features, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0028] In this disclosure, terms such as “first,” “second,” etc. are used only to distinguish one component from another and are not used to limit the components, and do not limit the order or importance between the components unless specifically stated otherwise. Accordingly, within the scope of this disclosure, a first component in one embodiment may be referred to as a second component in another embodiment, and similarly, a second component in one embodiment may be referred to as a first component in another embodiment.

[0029] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the scope of the claims. As used in the description of the embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The term "and / or" as used herein may refer to any one of the associated enumerated items, or is meant to refer to and encompass any and all possible combinations of two or more of them. Furthermore, the use of " / " between words in this disclosure has the same meaning as "and / or" unless otherwise stated.

[0030] The present disclosure describes a wireless communication network or a wireless communication system, and operations performed in the wireless communication network may be performed in a process of controlling the network and transmitting or receiving a signal from a device (e.g., a base station) that manages the wireless communication network, or in a process of transmitting or receiving a signal to or between terminals connected to the wireless network.

[0031] In the present disclosure, transmitting or receiving a channel means transmitting or receiving information or a signal through the channel. For example, transmitting a control channel means transmitting control information or a signal through the control channel. Similarly, transmitting a data channel means transmitting data information or a signal through the data channel.

[0032] Hereinafter, downlink (DL) refers to communication from a base station to a terminal, and uplink (UL) refers to communication from a terminal to a base station. In downlink, a transmitter may be part of a base station, and a receiver may be part of a terminal. In uplink, a transmitter may be part of a terminal, and a receiver may be part of a base station. A base station may be expressed as a first communication device, and a terminal may be expressed as a second communication device. A base station (BS) may be replaced by terms such as a fixed station, Node B, eNB (evolved-NodeB), gNB (Next Generation NodeB), BTS (base transceiver system), access point (AP: Access Point), network (5G network), AI (Artificial Intelligence) system / module, RSU (road side unit), robot, drone (UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), AR (Augmented Reality) device, VR (Virtual Reality) device, etc.In addition, the terminal may be fixed or mobile, and may be replaced with terms such as UE (User Equipment), MS (Mobile Station), UT (user terminal), MSS (Mobile Subscriber Station), SS (Subscriber Station), AMS (Advanced Mobile Station), WT (Wireless terminal), MTC (Machine-Type Communication) device, M2M (Machine-to-Machine) device, D2D (Device-to-Device) device, vehicle, RSU (road side unit), robot, AI (Artificial Intelligence) module, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), AR (Augmented Reality) device, VR (Virtual Reality) device, etc.

[0033] The following technologies can be used in various wireless access systems, such as CDMA, FDMA, TDMA, OFDMA, and SC-FDMA. CDMA can be implemented using wireless technologies such as UTRA (Universal Terrestrial Radio Access) or CDMA2000. TDMA can be implemented using wireless technologies such as GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) / GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) / EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution). OFDMA can be implemented using wireless technologies such as IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802-20, and E-UTRA (Evolved UTRA). UTRA is part of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a part of E-UMTS (Evolved UMTS) that uses E-UTRA, and LTE-A (Advanced) / LTE-A pro is an evolved version of 3GPP LTE. 3GPP NR (New Radio or New Radio Access Technology) is an evolved version of 3GPP LTE / LTE-A / LTE-A pro.

[0034] For clarity, the description is based on the 3GPP communication system (e.g., LTE-A, NR), but the technical idea of ​​the present disclosure is not limited thereto. LTE refers to technology after 3GPP TS (Technical Specification) 36.xxx Release 8. Specifically, LTE technology after 3GPP TS 36.xxx Release 10 is referred to as LTE-A, and LTE technology after 3GPP TS 36.xxx Release 13 is referred to as LTE-A pro. 3GPP NR refers to technology after TS 38.xxx Release 15. LTE / NR may be referred to as a 3GPP system. "xxx" refers to a standard document detail number. LTE / NR may be collectively referred to as a 3GPP system. For background technology, terms, abbreviations, etc. used in the description of the present disclosure, reference may be made to matters described in standard documents published prior to the present disclosure. For example, reference may be made to the following documents.

[0035] For 3GPP LTE, see TS 36.211 (Physical channels and modulation), TS 36.212 (Multiplexing and channel coding), TS 36.213 (Physical layer procedures), TS 36.300 (General description), and TS 36.331 (Radio resource control).

[0036] For 3GPP NR, see TS 38.211 (Physical channels and modulation), TS 38.212 (Multiplexing and channel coding), TS 38.213 (Physical layer procedures for control), TS 38.214 (Physical layer procedures for data), TS 38.300 (Overall description of NR and New Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN)), and TS 38.331 (Radio Resource Control Protocol Specification).

[0037] Abbreviations for terms that may be used in this disclosure are defined as follows.

[0038] - BM: beam management

[0039] - CQI: Channel Quality Indicator

[0040] - CRI: Channel state information - reference signal resource indicator

[0041] - CSI: Channel State Information

[0042] - CSI-IM: Channel State Information - Interference Measurement

[0043] - CSI-RS: Channel state information - reference signal

[0044] - DMRS: Demodulation Reference Signal

[0045] - FDM: frequency division multiplexing

[0046] - FFT: fast Fourier transform

[0047] - IFDMA: interleaved frequency division multiple access

[0048] - IFFT: inverse fast Fourier transform

[0049] - L1-RSRP: Layer 1 reference signal received power

[0050] - L1-RSRQ: Layer 1 reference signal received quality

[0051] - MAC: Medium Access Control

[0052] - NZP: non-zero power

[0053] - OFDM: orthogonal frequency division multiplexing

[0054] - PDCCH: Physical downlink control channel

[0055] - PDSCH: Physical downlink shared channel

[0056] - PMI: precoding matrix indicator

[0057] - RE: resource element

[0058] - RI: Rank indicator

[0059] - RRC: Radio Resource Control

[0060] - RSSI: Received signal strength indicator

[0061] - Rx: Reception

[0062] - QCL: quasi co-location

[0063] - SINR: signal to interference and noise ratio

[0064] - SSB (or SS / PBCH block): Synchronization signal block (including primary synchronization signal (PSS), secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and physical broadcast channel (PBCH))

[0065] - TDM: Time Division Multiplexing

[0066] - TRP: transmission and reception point

[0067] - TRS: Tracking Reference Signal

[0068] - Tx: transmission

[0069] - UE: user equipment

[0070] - ZP: Zero Power

[0071] System General

[0072] As more and more communication devices demand greater communication capacity, the need for improved mobile broadband communications compared to existing radio access technologies (RATs) is emerging. Furthermore, massive machine type communications (MTC), which connects numerous devices and objects to provide diverse services anytime, anywhere, is also a key issue to be considered in next-generation communications. Furthermore, communication system design that considers reliability and latency-sensitive services / terminals is being discussed. Accordingly, the introduction of next-generation RATs that consider enhanced mobile broadband communication (eMBB), massive MTC (MMTC), and ultra-reliable and low latency communication (URLLC) is being discussed. For convenience, these technologies are referred to as NR in this disclosure. NR is an expression representing an example of 5G RAT.

[0073] A new RAT system, including NR, uses OFDM or a similar transmission scheme. The new RAT system may follow OFDM parameters different from those of LTE. Alternatively, the new RAT system may follow the existing LTE / LTE-A numerology but support a larger system bandwidth (e.g., 100 MHz). Alternatively, a single cell may support multiple numerologies. That is, terminals operating under different numerologies can coexist within a single cell.

[0074] A numerology corresponds to a single subcarrier spacing in the frequency domain. Different numerologies can be defined by scaling the reference subcarrier spacing by an integer N.

[0075] Figure 1 illustrates the structure of a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0076] Referring to Fig. 1, the NG-RAN consists of gNBs that provide NG-RA (NG-Radio Access) user plane (i.e., new AS (access stratum) sublayer / PDCP (packet data convergence protocol) / RLC (radio link control) / MAC / PHY) and control plane (RRC) protocol termination for UE. The gNBs are interconnected via Xn interfaces. The gNBs are also connected to the NGC (New Generation Core) via the NG interface. More specifically, the gNBs are connected to the AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) via the N2 interface and to the UPF (User Plane Function) via the N3 interface.

[0077] FIG. 2 illustrates a frame structure in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0078] NR systems can support multiple numerologies. Numerologies can be defined by subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix (CP) overhead. Multiple subcarrier spacings can be derived by scaling the base (reference) subcarrier spacing by an integer N (or μ). Furthermore, even if it is assumed that very low subcarrier spacing is not used at very high carrier frequencies, the numerology used can be selected independently of the frequency band. Furthermore, NR systems can support various frame structures corresponding to multiple numerologies.

[0079] Below, we examine OFDM numerologies and frame structures that can be considered in NR systems. The various OFDM numerologies supported in NR systems can be defined as shown in Table 1 below.

[0080] μΔf=2 μ ·15 [kHz]CP015 Normal 130 Normal 260 Normal, Extended 3120 Normal 4240 Normal

[0081] NR supports multiple numerologies (or subcarrier spacing (SCS)) to support various 5G services. For example, when the SCS is 15 kHz, it supports a wide area in traditional cellular bands, when the SCS is 30 kHz / 60 kHz, it supports dense-urban, lower latency, and wider carrier bandwidth, and when the SCS is 60 kHz or higher, it supports a bandwidth larger than 24.25 GHz to overcome phase noise. The NR frequency band is defined by two types of frequency ranges (FR1, FR2). FR1 and FR2 can be configured as shown in Table 2 below. In addition, FR2 can mean millimeter wave (mmW).

[0082] Frequency Range Designation Corresponding Frequency Range Subcarrier Spacing FR1410MHz - 7125MHz 15, 30, 60kHz FR224250MHz - 52600MHz 60, 120, 240kHz

[0083] Regarding the frame structure in the NR system, the sizes of the various fields in the time domain are T c =1 / (Δf max ·N f ) is expressed as a multiple of the time unit. Here, Δf max =480·10 3 Hz, and N f =4096. Downlink and uplink transmissions are T f =1 / (Δf max N f / 100)·T c = It is organized into radio frames with a duration of 10ms. Here, each radio frame is T sf =(Δf max N f / 1000)·T c = It consists of 10 subframes with a duration of 1ms. In this case, there may be one set of frames for uplink and one set of frames for downlink. In addition, transmission in uplink frame number i from a terminal is T earlier than the start of the corresponding downlink frame from the terminal. TA =(N TA +N TA,offset )T c It should start before. For the subcarrier spacing configuration μ, slots are n within a subframe. s μ ∈{0,..., N slot subframe,μ-1} are numbered in increasing order, and n within a radio frame. s,f μ ∈{0,..., N slot frame,μ -1} are numbered in increasing order. One slot is N symb slot It consists of consecutive OFDM symbols, and N symb slot is determined by CP. Slot n in subframe s μ The start of OFDM symbol n in the same subframe s μ N symb slotare aligned temporally with the start of the OFDM symbol. Not all terminals can transmit and receive simultaneously, which means that not all OFDM symbols in a downlink slot or uplink slot can be used. Table 3 shows the number of OFDM symbols per slot (N) in a general CP. symb slot ), the number of slots per wireless frame (N slot frame,μ ), number of slots per subframe (N slot subframe,μ), and Table 4 shows the number of OFDM symbols per slot in the extended CP, the number of slots per radio frame, and the number of slots per subframe.

[0084] μN symb slot N slot frame,μ N slot subframe,μ01410111420221440431480841416016

[0085] μN symb slot N slot frame,μ N slot subframe,μ212404

[0086] FIG. 2 is an example when μ=2 (SCS is 60 kHz), and referring to Table 3, 1 subframe can include 4 slots. 1 subframe={1,2,4} slots illustrated in FIG. 2 is an example, and the number of slot(s) that can be included in 1 subframe is defined as in Table 3 or Table 4. In addition, a mini-slot can include 2, 4, or 7 symbols, or more or fewer symbols. With respect to physical resources in an NR system, antenna ports, resource grids, resource elements, resource blocks, carrier parts, etc. can be considered. Hereinafter, the physical resources that can be considered in an NR system will be described in detail. First, with respect to antenna ports, antenna ports are defined such that the channel through which a symbol on an antenna port is carried can be inferred from the channel through which another symbol on the same antenna port is carried. If a large-scale property of the channel through which a symbol on one antenna port is carried can be inferred from the channel through which a symbol on another antenna port is carried, then two antenna ports are said to be in a QC / QCL (quasi co-located or quasi co-location) relationship. Here, the large-scale property includes one or more of delay spread, Doppler spread, frequency shift, average received power, and received timing. FIG. 3 illustrates a resource grid in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0087] Referring to Figure 3, the resource grid is N in the frequency domain. RB μ N sc RB It consists of subcarriers, and one subframe is 14·2 μ It is described as an example, but not limited to, that it consists of OFDM symbols. In an NR system, the transmitted signal is N RB μ N sc RB One or more resource grids consisting of subcarriers and 2 μ N symb (μ) is described by OFDM symbols. Here, N RB μ ≤N RB max,μ is. The above N RB max,μ represents the maximum transmission bandwidth, which may vary not only between numerologies but also between uplink and downlink. In this case, one resource grid may be configured for each μ and antenna port p. Each element of the resource grid for μ and antenna port p is referred to as a resource element and is uniquely identified by an index pair (k, l').

[0088] Here, k=0,...,N RB μ N sc RB -1 is the index in the frequency domain, and l'=0,...,2 μ N symb (μ) -1 indicates the position of the symbol within the subframe. When referring to a resource element in a slot, an index pair (k,l) is used. Here, l=0,...,N symb μ -1. The resource element (k,l') for μ and antenna port p is a complex value ak,l' (p,μ) . If there is no risk of confusion or if a particular antenna port or numerology is not specified, the indices p and μ can be dropped, resulting in a complex value of a k,l' (p) or a k,l' This can be. Also, a resource block (RB) is N in the frequency domain. sc RB =12 is defined as consecutive subcarriers.

[0089] Point A serves as a common reference point of the resource block grid and is obtained as follows.

[0090] - offsetToPointA for the Primary Cell (PCell) downlink represents the frequency offset between point A and the lowest subcarrier of the lowest resource block overlapping the SS / PBCH block used by the UE for initial cell selection. It is expressed in resource block units assuming 15 kHz subcarrier spacing for FR1 and 60 kHz subcarrier spacing for FR2.

[0091] - absoluteFrequencyPointA represents the frequency-position of point A expressed as ARFCN (absolute radio-frequency channel number).

[0092] Common resource blocks (CRBs) are numbered from 0 upwards in the frequency domain for a subcarrier spacing setting μ. The center of subcarrier 0 of CRB 0 for a subcarrier spacing setting μ coincides with 'point A'. Common resource block number n in the frequency domain CRB μThe relationship between the resource elements (k, l) and the subcarrier spacing setting μ is given by the following mathematical expression 1.

[0093]

[0094] In Equation 1, k is defined relative to point A such that k = 0 corresponds to the subcarrier centered at point A. Physical resource blocks are numbered from 0 to N within the bandwidth part (BWP). BWP,i size,μ -Numbered from -1, where i is the number of BWP. Physical resource block n in BWP i PRB and common resource block n CRB The relationship between them is given by the mathematical formula 2 below.

[0095]

[0096] N BWP,i start,μ is a common resource block where BWP starts relative to common resource block 0.

[0097] FIG. 4 illustrates a physical resource block in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied. FIG. 5 illustrates a slot structure in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0098] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a slot includes multiple symbols in the time domain. For example, in the case of a normal CP, one slot includes seven symbols, but in the case of an extended CP, one slot includes six symbols.

[0099] A carrier comprises multiple subcarriers in the frequency domain. An RB (Resource Block) is defined as multiple (e.g., 12) consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain. A BWP (Bandwidth Part) is defined as multiple consecutive (physical) resource blocks in the frequency domain, and can correspond to a single numerology (e.g., SCS, CP length, etc.). A carrier can comprise up to N (e.g., 5) BWPs. Data communication is performed through activated BWPs, and only one BWP can be activated for a single terminal. Each element in the resource grid is referred to as a Resource Element (RE), to which one complex symbol can be mapped.

[0100] The NR system can support up to 400 MHz per component carrier (CC). If a terminal operating in such a wideband CC always operates with the radio frequency (RF) chip for the entire CC turned on, the terminal battery consumption may increase. Alternatively, when considering multiple use cases operating within a single wideband CC (e.g., eMBB, URLLC, Mmtc, V2X, etc.), different numerologies (e.g., subcarrier spacing, etc.) may be supported for each frequency band within the CC. Alternatively, each terminal may have different maximum bandwidth capabilities. Considering this, the base station can instruct the terminal to operate only in a portion of the bandwidth of the wideband CC, rather than the entire bandwidth. This portion of bandwidth is conveniently defined as the bandwidth part (BWP). A BWP can be composed of consecutive RBs on the frequency axis and can correspond to a single numerology (e.g., subcarrier spacing, CP length, slot / mini-slot interval).

[0101] Meanwhile, a base station can configure multiple BWPs even within a single CC configured for a terminal. For example, a BWP occupying a relatively small frequency domain can be configured in a PDCCH monitoring slot, while the PDSCH indicated by the PDCCH can be scheduled on a larger BWP.

[0102] Alternatively, if UEs are concentrated in a specific BWP, some UEs can be assigned to different BWPs for load balancing. Alternatively, considering frequency domain inter-cell interference cancellation between neighboring cells, some spectrum in the middle of the total bandwidth can be excluded and both BWPs can be assigned within the same slot. In other words, the base station can assign at least one DL / UL BWP to UEs associated with a wideband CC.

[0103] The base station can activate at least one DL / UL BWP among the DL / UL BWP(s) configured at a specific point in time (by L1 signaling or MAC CE (Control Element) or RRC signaling, etc.). In addition, the base station can instruct switching to another configured DL / UL BWP (by L1 signaling or MAC CE or RRC signaling, etc.). Alternatively, switching to a designated DL / UL BWP may be performed when a timer value expires based on a timer. In this case, the activated DL / UL BWP is defined as an active DL / UL BWP. However, since the UE may not receive the configuration for the DL / UL BWP when performing the initial access process or before the RRC connection is set up, the DL / UL BWP assumed by the UE in such a situation is defined as the initially active DL / UL BWP.

[0104] FIG. 6 illustrates physical channels used in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied and a general signal transmission and reception method using the same.

[0105] In wireless communication systems, terminals receive information from a base station via the downlink and transmit it to the base station via the uplink. The information transmitted and received between the base station and terminals includes data and various control information, and various physical channels exist depending on the type and purpose of the information being transmitted and received.

[0106] When the terminal is powered on or enters a new cell, it performs an initial cell search operation, such as synchronizing with the base station (S601). To this end, the terminal receives a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (PSS) from the base station to synchronize with the base station and obtain information such as a cell identifier (ID). Afterwards, the terminal can receive a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) from the base station to obtain broadcast information within the cell. Meanwhile, the terminal can receive a downlink reference signal (DL RS) during the initial cell search phase to check the downlink channel status.

[0107] A terminal that has completed an initial cell search can obtain more specific system information by receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) according to information carried in the PDCCH (S602).

[0108] Meanwhile, when accessing a base station for the first time or when there are no radio resources for signal transmission, the terminal may perform a random access procedure (RACH) with the base station (steps S603 to S606). To this end, the terminal may transmit a specific sequence as a preamble via the random access channel (RACH) (steps S603 and S605) and receive a response message to the preamble via the PDCCH and the corresponding PDSCH (steps S604 and S606). In the case of a contention-based RACH, a contention resolution procedure may additionally be performed.

[0109] The terminal that has performed the procedure described above can then perform PDCCH / PDSCH reception (S607) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) / physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission (S608) as general uplink / downlink signal transmission procedures. In particular, the terminal receives downlink control information (DCI) through the PDCCH. Here, DCI includes control information such as resource allocation information for the terminal, and its format varies depending on its intended use.

[0110] Meanwhile, the control information that the terminal transmits to the base station via the uplink or that the terminal receives from the base station includes downlink / uplink ACK / NACK (Acknowledgement / Non-Acknowledgement) signals, CQI (Channel Quality Indicator), PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator), RI (Rank Indicator), etc. In the case of the 3GPP LTE system, the terminal can transmit the above-described control information such as CQI / PMI / RI via PUSCH and / or PUCCH.

[0111] Table 5 shows an example of the DCI format in the NR system.

[0112] DCI Format Utilization 0_0 Scheduling of PUSCH within a cell 0_1 Scheduling of one or multiple PUSCH within a cell, or indicating cell group (CG: cell group) downlink feedback information to the UE 0_2 Scheduling of PUSCH within a cell 1_0 Scheduling of PDSCH within a DL cell 1_1 Scheduling of PDSCH within a cell 1_2 Scheduling of PDSCH within a cell

[0113] Referring to Table 5, DCI formats 0_0, 0_1, and 0_2 may include resource information related to scheduling of PUSCH (e.g., UL / SUL (Supplementary UL), frequency resource allocation, time resource allocation, frequency hopping, etc.), transport block (TB) related information (e.g., MCS (Modulation Coding and Scheme), NDI (New Data Indicator), RV (Redundancy Version), etc.), HARQ (Hybrid - Automatic Repeat and request) related information (e.g., process number, DAI (Downlink Assignment Index), PDSCH-HARQ feedback timing, etc.), multi-antenna related information (e.g., DMRS sequence initialization information, antenna port, CSI request, etc.), power control information (e.g., PUSCH power control, etc.), and the control information included in each DCI format may be predefined. DCI format 0_0 is used for scheduling of PUSCH in one cell. Information included in DCI format 0_0 is transmitted with CRC (cyclic redundancy check) scrambled by C-RNTI (cell radio network temporary identifier, Cell RNTI), CS-RNTI (Configured Scheduling RNTI), or MCS-C-RNTI (Modulation Coding Scheme Cell RNTI).

[0114] DCI format 0_1 ​​is used to indicate scheduling of one or more PUSCHs in a cell, or configure grant (CG) downlink feedback information to the UE. The information contained in DCI format 0_1 ​​is CRC-scrambled and transmitted using the C-RNTI, CS-RNTI, SP-CSI-RNTI (Semi-Persistent CSI RNTI), or MCS-C-RNTI.

[0115] DCI format 0_2 is used for scheduling PUSCH in a cell. The information contained in DCI format 0_2 is CRC-scrambled and transmitted using C-RNTI, CS-RNTI, SP-CSI-RNTI, or MCS-C-RNTI.

[0116] Next, DCI formats 1_0, 1_1, and 1_2 may include resource information related to scheduling of PDSCH (e.g., frequency resource allocation, time resource allocation, virtual resource block (VRB)-physical resource block (PRB) mapping, etc.), transport block (TB) related information (e.g., MCS, NDI, RV, etc.), HARQ related information (e.g., process number, DAI, PDSCH-HARQ feedback timing, etc.), multi-antenna related information (e.g., antenna port, transmission configuration indicator (TCI), sounding reference signal (SRS) request, etc.), PUCCH related information (e.g., PUCCH power control, PUCCH resource indicator, etc.), and control information included in each DCI format may be predefined.

[0117] DCI format 1_0 is used for scheduling PDSCH in a DL cell. The information contained in DCI format 1_0 is CRC-scrambled and transmitted using C-RNTI, CS-RNTI, or MCS-C-RNTI.

[0118] DCI format 1_1 is used for scheduling PDSCH in a single cell. The information contained in DCI format 1_1 is CRC-scrambled and transmitted using C-RNTI, CS-RNTI, or MCS-C-RNTI.

[0119] DCI format 1_2 is used for scheduling PDSCH in a single cell. The information contained in DCI format 1_2 is CRC-scrambled and transmitted using C-RNTI, CS-RNTI, or MCS-C-RNTI.

[0120] Quasi-Co Location (QCL)

[0121] Antenna ports are defined such that the channel through which a symbol on an antenna port is carried can be inferred from the channel through which another symbol on the same antenna port is carried. Two antenna ports are said to be in a QC / QCL (quasi co-located or quasi co-location) relationship if the properties of the channel through which a symbol on one antenna port is carried can be inferred from the channel through which a symbol on another antenna port is carried.

[0122] Here, the channel characteristics include one or more of delay spread, Doppler spread, frequency / Doppler shift, average received power, received timing / average delay, and spatial Rx parameter. Here, the spatial Rx parameter refers to a spatial (reception) channel characteristic parameter such as angle of arrival.

[0123] A terminal may be configured with a list of up to M TCI-State settings in the upper layer parameter PDSCH-Config to decode PDSCHs based on detected PDCCHs having DCI intended for the terminal and a given serving cell. M depends on the UE capability.

[0124] Each TCI-State contains parameters for establishing a quasi co-location relationship between one or two DL reference signals and the DM-RS port of the PDSCH.

[0125] The quasi-colocation relationship is established by the upper-layer parameters qcl-Type1 for the first DL RS and qcl-Type2 (if set) for the second DL RS. For two DL RSs, the QCL types are not the same, regardless of whether the references are the same DL RS or different DL RSs.

[0126] The quasi co-location type corresponding to each DL RS is given by the higher layer parameter qcl-Type of QCL-Info, and can take one of the following values:

[0127] - 'QCL-TypeA': {Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, delay spread}

[0128] - 'QCL-TypeB': {Doppler shift, Doppler spread}

[0129] - 'QCL-TypeC': {Doppler shift, average delay}

[0130] - 'QCL-TypeD': {Spatial Rx parameter}

[0131] For example, if a target antenna port is a specific NZP CSI-RS, the corresponding NZP CSI-RS antenna port(s) can be instructed / configured to be QCL with a specific TRS from a QCL-Type A perspective and with a specific SSB from a QCL-Type D perspective. A terminal that has received such an instruction / configuration can receive the corresponding NZP CSI-RS using the Doppler and delay values ​​measured at the QCL-TypeA TRS, and apply the reception beam used for QCL-TypeD SSB reception to the corresponding NZP CSI-RS reception.

[0132] The UE can receive an activation command by MAC CE signaling, which is used to map up to eight TCI states to codepoints in the DCI field 'Transmission Configuration Indication'.

[0133] Additionally, one or more DL TCI states as well as one or more UL TCI states may be indicated together via DL DCI (e.g., DCI format 1_1 or 1_2). As another example, DL DCI may include only UL TCI states without DL TCI states. UL beam (i.e., UL spatial parameters) and power control related parameters may be indicated by the UL TCI states. For example, one UL TCI state may be indicated via the TCI field of DL DCI, and the UL TCI state may be applied to all or part of a set of PUSCH / PUCCH / SRS resources after a beam application time.

[0134] Multi-TRP related actions

[0135] Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) is a technique that effectively controls interference by having multiple base stations exchange (e.g., using the X2 interface) or utilize channel information (e.g., RI / CQI / PMI / LI (layer indicator)) fed back from terminals and cooperatively transmit it to terminals. Depending on the method used, CoMP can be categorized into joint transmission (JT), coordinated scheduling (CS), coordinated beamforming (CB), dynamic point selection (DPS), and dynamic point blocking (DPB).

[0136] The M-TRP transmission method, in which M TRPs transmit data to one terminal, can be broadly divided into i) eMBB M-TRP transmission, a method for increasing transmission rate, and ii) URLLC M-TRP transmission, a method for increasing reception success rate and reducing latency.

[0137] In addition, from the perspective of DCI transmission, M-TRP transmission methods can be divided into i) M-TRP transmission based on M-DCI (multiple DCI) in which each TRP transmits a different DCI, and ii) M-TRP transmission based on S-DCI (single DCI) in which one TRP transmits a DCI. For example, in the case of S-DCI-based M-TRP transmission, all scheduling information for data transmitted by an M TRP must be delivered to the terminal through a single DCI, so it can be used in an ideal backhaul (ideal BH: ideal BackHaul) environment in which dynamic cooperation between the two TRPs is possible.

[0138] The UE may recognize the PUSCH (or PUCCH) scheduled by the DCI received in different control resource sets (CORESETs) (or CORESETs belonging to different CORESET groups) as a PUSCH (or PUCCH) transmitted in different TRPs, or as a PDSCH (or PDCCH) of different TRPs. In addition, the method for UL transmission (e.g., PUSCH / PUCCH) transmitted in different TRPs, described below, can be equally applied to UL transmission (e.g., PUSCH / PUCCH) transmitted in different panels belonging to the same TRP.

[0139] Hereinafter, the CORESET group identifier (group ID) described / mentioned in the present disclosure may mean an index / identification information (e.g., ID) for distinguishing a CORESET for each TRP / panel. And the CORESET group may be a group / union of CORESETs distinguished by an index / identification information (e.g., ID) / the CORESET group ID for distinguishing a CORESET for each TRP / panel. For example, the CORESET group ID may be specific index information defined in the CORSET configuration. In this case, the CORESET group may be set / indicated / defined by an index defined in the CORESET configuration for each CORESET. And / or the CORESET group ID may mean an index / identification information / indicator for distinguishing / identifying between CORESETs set / associated with each TRP / panel. Hereinafter, the CORESET group ID described / mentioned in the present disclosure may be expressed by being replaced with a specific index / specific identification information / specific indicator for distinguishing / identifying the CORESETs set / associated in each TRP / panel. The CORESET group ID, i.e., the specific index / specific identification information / specific indicator for distinguishing / identifying the CORESETs set / associated in each TRP / panel, may be set / instructed to the terminal through higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling) / second layer signaling (L2 signaling, e.g., MAC-CE) / first layer signaling (L1 signaling, e.g., DCI). For example, PDCCH detection may be set / instructed to be performed for each TRP / panel (i.e., for each TRP / panel belonging to the same CORESET group) in units of the corresponding CORESET group.And / or, uplink control information (e.g., CSI, HARQ-A / N (ACK / NACK), SR (scheduling request)) and / or uplink physical channel resources (e.g., PUCCH / PRACH / SRS resources) may be separately managed / controlled for each TRP / panel in the corresponding CORESET group (i.e., for each TRP / panel belonging to the same CORESET group). And / or, HARQ A / N (process / retransmission) for PDSCH / PUSCH, etc. scheduled for each TRP / panel in the corresponding CORESET group (i.e., for each TRP / panel belonging to the same CORESET group) may be managed.

[0140] For example, the ControlResourceSet information element (IE), which is an upper layer parameter, is used to configure a time / frequency control resource set (CORESET). For example, the control resource set (CORESET) may be related to detection and reception of downlink control information. The ControlResourceSet IE may include a CORESET-related ID (e.g., controlResourceSetID) / an index of a CORESET pool for the CORESET (e.g., CORESETPoolIndex) / time / frequency resource configuration of the CORESET / TCI information related to the CORESET, etc. For example, the index of the CORESET pool (e.g., CORESETPoolIndex) may be set to 0 or 1. In the above description, a CORESET group may correspond to a CORESET pool, and a CORESET group ID may correspond to a CORESET pool index (e.g., CORESETPoolIndex).

[0141] The Rel-17 NR standard supports (1) MTRP PDCCH repetition transmission, (2) MTRP PDCCH single frequency network (SFN) transmission, (3) MTRP PDSCH SFN transmission, (4) MTRP PUSCH repetition transmission based on S-DCI, and (4) MTRP PUCCH repetition transmission based on a single PUCCH resource. All of these transmission techniques are URLLC target enhancements for increased reliability, in which the same contents (i.e., DCI or UL / DL TB or UCI) are repeatedly transmitted. In the case of MTRP PDCCH repetitive transmission, it is repeatedly transmitted in TDM or FDM, MTRP PDCCH / PDSCH SFN is repeatedly transmitted at the same time / frequency / layer, S-DCI-based MTRP PUSCH repetitive transmission is repeatedly transmitted in TDM, and single PUCCH resource-based MTRP PUCCH repetitive transmission is repeatedly transmitted in TDM.

[0142] Simultaneous transmission across multi-panel (STxMP)

[0143] In Rel-18, the introduction of a method for UEs to simultaneously transmit multiple channels / reference signals (RSs) of the same type or multiple channels / RSs of different types is being discussed. While existing UEs are restricted from transmitting multiple channels / RSs at the same time (i.e., on the same time resource) (for example, simultaneous transmission of multiple SRS resources from different SRS resource sets for UL beam measurement is possible, but simultaneous transmission of multiple PUSCHs is not possible), this restriction may be relaxed in future advanced UEs, and future advanced UEs may be able to simultaneously transmit multiple channels or RSs using multiple transmit panels. This operation may be referred to as simultaneous transmission across multi-panels (STxMP), and a UE supporting this operation may be referred to as an STxMP UE. For example, two PUSCHs (PUSCH 1, 2) corresponding to (carrying) two UL TBs may be scheduled in the same resource element (RE) (or multiple identical REs), and spatial relation RS 1 and power control (PC) parameter set 1 (i.e., UL TCI state 1) and spatial relation RS 2 and PC parameter set 2 (i.e., UL TCI state 2) may be configured for transmission of PUSCH 1 and 2, respectively. The UE may transmit PUSCH 1 using panel 1 corresponding to UL TCI state 1, and simultaneously transmit PUSCH 2 using panel 2 corresponding to UL TCI state 2.

[0144] When scheduling a PUSCH via DCI, the base station can indicate whether the PUSCH will be transmitted in STxMP mode, in a single panel, or in M-TRP PUSCH repetition mode. In this case, the UE must have STxMP capability, and the STxMP mode (e.g., SDM method / mode or SFN method / mode) may be enabled in advance via higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling). For this purpose, the existing SRS resource set indication field may be redefined and used, or a new DCI field may be introduced.

[0145] Two methods are being considered for the Rel-18 STxMP transmission technique: single frequency network (SFN) and spatial division multiplexing (SDM).

[0146] The SFN method transmits the same channel (or RS) from one panel to another. However, since the UL channel (or RS) of each panel is different, it is transmitted using a different precoder, different transmission power, and different transmission beam (i.e., spatial relation RS indicated by UL TCI) for each panel.

[0147] The SDM method is a method that can be transmitted from rank 2 and higher, and some of the multi-layers are transmitted on panel 1, and the remaining layers are transmitted on panel 2. For example, in a 2-layer transmission, the first layer can be transmitted on panel 1, and the second layer can be transmitted on panel 2. Even in this case, since the UL channels of each panel are different, different precoders, different transmission powers, and different transmission beams (i.e., spatial relation RSs indicated by UL TCI) are used for transmission for each panel.

[0148] The following operations may be supported to dynamically switch between STxMP SDM mode and sTRP transmission.

[0149] - For sTRP transmission, the maximum number of layers of sTRP transmission can be set by maxRank (or Lmax).

[0150] - For SDM mode: A single maximum number of layers (e.g., separate from maxRank (or Lmax) for sTRP) can be set, which applies separately to the first and second SRS resource sets.

[0151] The total number of PUSCH antenna ports used for SDM and sTRP may be the same, but is not limited thereto.

[0152] FIG. 7 illustrates a signaling procedure between a network and a UE for a PUSCH transmission and reception method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0153] FIG. 7 illustrates signaling between a network (e.g., TRP 1, TRP 2) and a UE in a situation of multiple TRPs (i.e., M-TRP, or multi-cell, where all TRPs can be replaced with cells) to which the methods proposed in the present disclosure (e.g., combinations of one or more of the proposed methods in Embodiments 1 to 4-1, which will be described later) can be applied.

[0154] Here, the UE / network side is exemplary and can be replaced with various devices as described with reference to FIG. 10. FIG. 7 is provided for convenience of explanation and does not limit the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, some of the steps shown in FIG. 7 may be omitted depending on the situation and / or settings. In addition, the network side / UE operation of FIG. 7 may refer to or utilize the aforementioned uplink transmission / reception operation, M-TRP-related operation, etc.

[0155] In the following description, the network side may be a single base station including multiple TRPs, or may be a single cell including multiple TRPs. Alternatively, the network side may include multiple RRHs (remote radio heads) / RRUs (remote radio units). For example, ideal / non-ideal backhaul may be established between TRP 1 and TRP 2 constituting the network side. In addition, although the following description is based on multiple TRPs, it can be equally extended and applied to transmission through multiple panels / cells, and can also be extended and applied to transmission through multiple RRHs / RRUs, etc.

[0156] A panel may be replaced with an expression such as an SRS resource set, a CORESET group (or a CORESET pool), a TRP, a beam, a capability value index, an antenna array, a cell (e.g., a macro cell / small cell / pico cell, etc.), a transmission point (TP), a base station (gNB, etc.), etc. As described above, a panel and / or a TRP may be distinguished based on information about a CORESET group (or a CORESET pool) (e.g., a CORESET index, an ID).

[0157] For example, different SRS resource sets / SRS resources may be mapped / configured / corresponded to different panels. For example, the first panel may be mapped to SRS resource set 0, and the second panel may be mapped to SRS resource set 1. The SRS resource(s) of SRS resource set 0 may refer to the transmit antenna port(s) of the first panel, and the SRS resource(s) of SRS resource set 1 may refer to the transmit antenna port(s) of the second panel.

[0158] For example, if a single terminal is configured to transmit and receive with multiple TRPs (or cells), this may mean that multiple CORESET groups (or CORESET pools) are configured for the single terminal. The configuration of such CORESET groups (or CORESET pools) can be performed via higher-layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling).

[0159] Additionally, a base station may be a general term for an object that transmits and receives data with a terminal. For example, the base station may be a concept that includes one or more Transmission Points (TPs), one or more Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs), etc. Furthermore, the TPs and / or TRPs may include a panel of the base station, a transmission and reception unit, etc.

[0160] Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 7, for example, the terminal may report terminal capability information to the network via / using TRP 1 (and / or TRP 2).

[0161] Here, for a terminal supporting multi-panel (i.e., STxMP) uplink (e.g., PUSCH) transmission, the terminal capability information may include at least one of i) information on a codebook subset supported for each of the first panel and the second panel, and ii) information on a codebook subset supported for each of multi-panel transmission (i.e., STxMP) and non-multi-panel transmission (i.e., STRP (single TRP) transmission). Additionally, the terminal capability information reported by the terminal to the base station may include various types of capability information described in Embodiments 1 to 4-1 below.

[0162] The UE can receive configuration information from the network via / using TRP 1 (and / or TRP 2) (S701).

[0163] The above configuration information may include information related to the configuration of the network (e.g., TRP configuration) / information related to transmission and reception based on M-TRP (e.g., resource allocation, etc.). In this case, the configuration information may be transmitted via upper layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC-CE, etc.).

[0164] Additionally, for example, the configuration information may include information for configuring joint TCI and / or separate DL / UL TCI. For example, the configuration information may include a list of TCI states that provide a reference for determining an uplink transmission spatial filter of a DMRS / uplink signal (e.g., SRS) of an uplink channel (e.g., PUSCH, PUCCH).

[0165] In addition, for example, the configuration information may include information on a multi-panel (i.e., STxMP) PUSCH transmission scheme. For example, it may include information (e.g., a higher layer parameter multipanelscheme) that sets whether to transmit multi-panel (i.e., STxMP), and through the information, whether to transmit STxMP and the STxMP transmission scheme (e.g., SDM scheme or SFN scheme) may be set.

[0166] Additionally, for example, the configuration information may include information for setting the maximum number of layers per panel for multi-panel (i.e., STxMP) PUSCH transmission. That is, when a UE supports two panels and multi-panel PUSCH transmission is set through two panels, the configuration information may include first information / parameter for setting the maximum number of layers for a first panel (e.g., a higher layer parameter maxRank1, a higher layer parameter for setting the Lmax1 value, etc.) and second information / parameter for setting the maximum number of layers for a second panel (e.g., a higher layer parameter maxRank2, a higher layer parameter for setting the Lmax2 value, etc.). Additionally, the configuration information may further include third information / parameter for setting the maximum number of layers for STRP PUSCH transmission (e.g., a higher layer parameter maxRank, a higher layer parameter for setting the Lmax value, etc.). Additionally, the configuration information may further include codebook subset information for the first panel (e.g., upper layer parameter codebookSubset1) and codebook subset information for the second panel (e.g., upper layer parameter codebookSubset2).

[0167] Additionally, for example, the configuration information may include information on an SRS resource set, and at least two SRS resource sets may be configured for the multi-panel PUSCH transmission. Here, depending on whether the usage for the SRS resource set is set to "codebook" or "non-codebook," it may be indicated whether the PUSCH transmission scheduled by the DCI referencing the corresponding SRS resource set corresponds to a codebook-based uplink transmission or a non-codebook-based uplink transmission.

[0168] In addition, the above configuration information may include configuration information related to STRP PUSCH transmission or multi-panel (i.e., STxMP) PUSCH transmission described in the proposed method described below.

[0169] The terminal receives downlink control information (DCI) from the network via / using TRP 1 (and / or TRP 2) (S702).

[0170] The above DCI may be transmitted via a downlink control channel (e.g., PDCCH) and may schedule a STRP PUSCH transmission or a multi-panel (STxMP) PUSCH transmission (i.e., including a UL grant).

[0171] Additionally, the DCI may include a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set indicator field, a first precoding-related field, and a second precoding-related field.

[0172] Here, based on the value of the SRS resource set indicator field, it can be indicated whether the PUSCH transmission scheduled by the DCI is a STRP PUSCH transmission (e.g., the value of the SRS resource set indicator field is 00 or 01) or a multi-panel (STxMP) PUSCH transmission (e.g., the value of the SRS resource set indicator field is 10 or 11).

[0173] Additionally, when the PUSCH transmission is a codebook-based transmission, the first precoding-related field and the second precoding-related field may correspond to a first precoding information and number of layers field and a second precoding information and number of layers field, respectively.

[0174] Additionally, when the PUSCH transmission is a non-codebook-based transmission, the first precoding-related field and the second precoding-related field may correspond to a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator field and a second SRS resource indicator field, respectively.

[0175] A precoder and / or rank applied across one or more layers for a first panel may be indicated / determined by the first precoding-related field, and a precoder and / or rank applied across one or more layers for a second panel may be indicated / determined by the second precoding-related field.

[0176] The terminal transmits a PUSCH to the network via / using TRP 1 (and / or TRP 2) (S703).

[0177] Here, for STRP PUSCH transmission, the UE can perform STRP PUSCH transmission to the network through / using a single TRP according to the scheduling of DCI based on a single spatial relationship RS (or UL TCI state).

[0178] Alternatively, for multi-panel (STxMP) PUSCH transmission, the UE may perform multi-panel (STxMP) PUSCH transmission (SDM or SFN) to the network via / using multiple TRPs using multiple panels according to scheduling of DCI based on different spatial relationship RSs (or different UL TCI states).

[0179] How to apply beam when transmitting STxMP

[0180] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a base station may transmit to a terminal information for scheduling UL channel 1 to be transmitted N1 times (N1 is a natural number greater than or equal to 1) and information for scheduling UL channel 2 N2 times (N2 is a natural number greater than or equal to 1). At this time, the information for scheduling UL channel 1 to be transmitted N1 times may be transmitted via DCI 1, configured grant (CG 1) information, or RRC message 1 including scheduling information of UL channel 1. In addition, the information for scheduling UL channel 2 to be transmitted N2 times may be transmitted via DCI 2, CG 2 information, or RRC message 2 including scheduling information of UL channel 2. Here, each of UL channels 1 and 2 may be one of SRS, PUSCH, or PUCCH.

[0181] For example, when UL channel 1 and UL channel 2 are scheduled to be transmitted in a transmission occasion (TO) corresponding to the same time unit (e.g., symbol / slot, etc.), if the terminal has a capability related to STxMP transmission, the terminal can simultaneously transmit UL channel 1 and UL channel 2 to the base station.

[0182] As an example of the present disclosure, it is assumed that “N1=4” and “N1=2” are set, and UL channel 1 is PUSCH and UL channel 2 is PUCCH.

[0183] For example, UL TCI (or UL beam or UL spatial relation RS) 1 may be set for PUSCH scheduled in the first TO and the third TO, and UL TCI (or UL beam or UL spatial relation RS) 2 may be set for PUSCH scheduled in the second TO and the fourth TO. That is, UL TCI applied to PUSCH transmission may be set to [1 2 1 2] in TO order. And, UL TCI (or UL beam or UL spatial relation RS) 3 may be set for PUCCH scheduled in the first TO, and UL TCI (or UL beam or UL spatial relation RS) 4 may be set for PUCCH scheduled in the second TO. That is, UL TCI applied to PUSCH transmission may be set to

[0034] in TO order.

[0184] According to the example described above, when slots correspond to TOs, PUSCH transmissions can be scheduled in slots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and PUCCH transmissions can be scheduled in slots 1 and 2. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 8, PUSCH and PUCCH can be scheduled to be transmitted simultaneously in slots 1 and 2.

[0185] A terminal can report information about beams that can be simultaneously transmitted / applied (e.g., beam pairs that can be simultaneously transmitted / applied) to a base station (i.e., group-based beam reporting). A beam pair that can be simultaneously transmitted / applied may refer to a beam pair that can be applied to STxMP transmission.

[0186] For example, a base station may set / instruct a terminal to report the number of simultaneously transmitted / applicable beam pairs per unit time / unit count. If the base station sets / instructs a terminal to report one simultaneously transmitted / applicable beam pair per unit time / unit count, the terminal may report one simultaneously transmitted / applicable beam pair per unit time / unit count.

[0187] For example, referring to FIG. 8, if UL beam 1 and UL beam 3 are reported as beam pairs that can be simultaneously transmitted / applied, the terminal can simultaneously transmit UL channel 1 to which UL beam 1 is applied / set and UL channel 2 to which UL beam 2 is applied / set in slot 1.

[0188] However, since UL beam 2 applied / set to UL channel 1 in slot 2 and UL beam 4 applied / set to UL channel 2 are not reported by the terminal as beam pairs that can be simultaneously transmitted / applied, UL channel 1 and UL channel 2 to which UL beam 2 and UL beam 4 are applied / set, respectively, may not be transmitted simultaneously in slot 2.

[0189] The base station cannot determine which panel a terminal maps a specific beam to for transmission. When multiple beams are mapped to the same panel by a terminal, and simultaneous transmission using those multiple beams is scheduled / configured by the base station, the terminal may not be able to perform simultaneous transmission using those multiple beams.

[0190] Below, we will explain the procedure when the beam applied / set to each channel cannot be applied when transmitting two channels simultaneously according to the STxMP technique.

[0191] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an uplink transmission operation of a terminal in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure may be applied. In FIGS. 9 and 10 , each of the first UL channel and the second UL channel may be one of a PUSCH, a PUCCH, and an SRS.

[0192] The terminal can receive first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first UL channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel from the base station (S910).

[0193] That is, the terminal can receive a first DCI for scheduling a first UL channel and a second DCI for scheduling a second UL channel. The following describes an M-DCI-based STxMP procedure, but is not limited thereto. The terminal can receive a single DCI for scheduling the first UL channel and the second UL channel, and the description below can also be applied even when a single DCI is transmitted and received.

[0194] It is assumed that a first UL channel having a first spatial parameter set and a second UL channel having a second spatial parameter set are each scheduled on a first TO by a first DCI and a second DCI. That is, the terminal can receive configuration information for the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter as spatial parameters for the first UL channel and the second UL channel, respectively, from the base station. Here, the configuration information can be transmitted to the terminal through control information such as an RRC message. In addition, it is assumed that when repeated transmission of the first UL channel and the second UL channel is scheduled, they are scheduled to be transmitted on the same TO (e.g., the first TO).

[0195] In describing the present disclosure, spatial parameters may be replaced by spatial filters, beams, beam / source RSs, (DL / UL) TCI states, or RSs indicated by spatial relationship information.

[0196] As an example of the present disclosure, based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: the terminal can transmit the first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which the third spatial parameter is set to the base station in the first TO (S920).

[0197] For example, if the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter are each associated with the same SRS resource set index or the same CORESET pool index (i.e., if both the first and second spatial parameters are mapped to the same panel), the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter may not be used / applied simultaneously. Additionally, the terminal may report to the base station a set of spatial parameters (e.g., a beam-pair set) that can be used / applied simultaneously. Assume that the terminal does not report the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter as spatial parameters that can be used / applied simultaneously.

[0198] For example, assume that the terminal reports information to the base station regarding a third spatial parameter that can be used simultaneously with the first spatial parameter. That is, the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO. Accordingly, the terminal can replace the second spatial parameter applied to the second UL channel with the third spatial parameter.

[0199] At this time, the priority of the first UL channel may be higher than the priority of the second UL channel. Additionally or alternatively, the SRS resource set index or CORESET pool index of the first UL channel may be higher or lower than the SRS resource set index or CORESET pool index of the second UL channel. That is, the UL channel for which the spatial parameter is to be changed may be determined based on the size of the SRS resource set index or / and CORESET pool index of each of the first UL channel and the second UL channel.

[0200] As another example, the terminal may arbitrarily identify a spatial parameter that can be used simultaneously with the first spatial parameter. That is, the terminal may identify a third spatial parameter as a spatial parameter that can be used simultaneously with the first spatial parameter, and then replace the second spatial parameter applied to the second UL channel with the third spatial parameter.

[0201] However, this is only one embodiment, and based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: the terminal can transmit to the base station a first UL channel in which the fourth spatial parameter is set and a second UL channel in which the second spatial parameter is set in the first TO. That is, the terminal can replace the first spatial parameter set in the first UL channel among the two UL channels with the fourth spatial parameter. In this case, the terminal can transmit to the base station information related to the fourth spatial parameter that can be used simultaneously with the second spatial parameter.

[0202] As an example of the present disclosure, based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: the terminal can transmit information included in the second UL channel to the base station through the first UL channel for which the first spatial parameter is set. That is, the terminal can piggyback or multiplex the information included in the second UL channel onto the first UL channel. In this case, the priority of the first UL channel may be higher than the priority of the second UL channel. As another example, the SRS resource set index or CORESET pool index of the first UL channel may be higher or lower than the SRS resource set index or CORESET pool index of the second UL channel.

[0203] In another example of the present disclosure, based on the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO, and the first UL channel and the second UL channel are frequency division multiplexed in the first TO: the terminal can transmit the first UL channel and the second UL channel to the base station using the first spatial parameter.

[0204] In another example of the present disclosure, based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO, the terminal may transmit a first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set in the first TO, and transmit a second UL channel in which the second spatial parameter is set in the second TO. In this case, the priority of the first UL channel may be higher than the priority of the second UL channel. In another example, the SRS resource set index or CORESET pool index of the first UL channel may be higher or lower than the SRS resource set index or CORESET pool index of the second UL channel.

[0205] That is, the terminal may delay transmission of the second UL channel. After the first UL channel is transmitted from the first TO, the terminal may transmit the second UL channel on the second TO channel.

[0206] The method performed by the terminal described in the example of FIG. 9 may be performed by the first device (100) of FIG. 11. For example, one or more processors (102) of the first device (100) of FIG. 11 may receive a first DCI related to a first UL channel and a second DCI related to a second UL channel from a base station through one or more transceivers (106). The one or more processors (102) may transmit a first UL channel in which a first spatial parameter is set and a second UL channel in which a third spatial parameter is set to the base station through one or more processors (106).

[0207] The above memory (104) can store instructions for performing the method described in the example of FIG. 9 when executed by one or more processors (102).

[0208] FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an uplink reception operation of a base station in a wireless communication system to which the present disclosure can be applied.

[0209] The base station can transmit a first DCI related to a first UL channel and a second DCI related to a second UL channel to the terminal (S1010).

[0210] For example, a base station may schedule repeated transmissions of a first UL channel via a first DCI, and may schedule repeated transmissions of a second UL channel via a second DCI. In this case, it is assumed that the TOs associated with the first UL channel and the second UL channel transmission overlap in the first TO.

[0211] That is, it is assumed that a first UL channel with a set spatial parameter and a second UL channel with a set second spatial parameter are scheduled on a first TO by a first DCI and a second DCI, respectively. Based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: the base station can receive the first UL channel with the set first spatial parameter and the second UL channel with the set third spatial parameter from the terminal in the first TO.

[0212] The method performed by the base station described in the example of FIG. 10 may be performed by the second device (200) of FIG. 11. For example, one or more processors (202) of the second device (200) of FIG. 11 may transmit a first DCI related to a first UL channel and a second DCI related to a second UL channel to a terminal through one or more transceivers (206). The one or more processors (202) may receive, from the terminal through one or more transceivers (206), a first UL channel in which a first spatial parameter is set and a second UL channel in which a third spatial parameter is set in a first TO.

[0213] Furthermore, one or more memories (204) of the second device (200) may store instructions for performing the method described in the example of FIG. 10 when executed by one or more processors (202).

[0214] Hereinafter, embodiments related to the terminal and base station described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 will be described in detail. That is, the embodiments described below relate to a method performed by the terminal and base station when, in the case of simultaneous transmission of two channels according to the STxMP technique, application of the beam applied / set to each channel is not possible.

[0215] Example 1

[0216] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is assumed that a terminal cannot simultaneously use / apply beams (e.g., beam 2 and beam 4 of FIG. 8) applied / set to each of UL channel 1 and UL channel 2 scheduled to be transmitted in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8).

[0217] In describing the present disclosure, i) if the terminal reports / judges that it cannot simultaneously use beams applied / set to each of UL channel 1 and UL channel 2, ii) if the terminal does not perform group-based beam reporting for beams applied / set to each of UL channel 1 and UL channel 2, or / and iii) if the beams applied / set to each of UL channel 1 and UL channel 2 are mapped to the same panel, it may be determined that the terminal cannot simultaneously use beams applied / set to each of UL channel 1 and UL channel 2.

[0218] At this time, if the terminal has previously reported information about a beam (e.g., beam X) that can be transmitted simultaneously with a beam (e.g., beam 2 of FIG. 8) of UL channel 1 scheduled in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8), the terminal may apply / set the previously set beam (e.g., beam 2 of FIG. 8) to UL channel 1 and apply / set beam X to UL channel 2. Then, the terminal may simultaneously transmit UL channel 1 and UL channel 2, to which beam 2 and beam X are applied, in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8). That is, the beam (e.g., beam 4 of FIG. 8) previously applied / set to UL channel 2 may be replaced by beam X by the terminal.

[0219] If the terminal has previously reported multiple beams capable of simultaneous transmission with the beam of UL channel 1 (e.g., beam 2 of FIG. 8), the terminal may select the most recently reported beam among the multiple beams and set / apply the selected beam to UL channel 2.

[0220] Here, the plurality of beams that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 1 reported by the terminal (e.g., beam 2 of FIG. 8) may be included in the most recently performed group-based beam report, but are not limited thereto. The terminal may select a beam that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 1 by considering all sequentially performed group-based beam reports. That is, the terminal may identify beam(s) that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 1 through all sequentially performed group-based beam reports, and select one of the beam(s) (e.g., the most recently reported beam) to set / apply to UL channel 2.

[0221] Additionally, assume that beam X does not exist. That is, assume that there is no beam that can be transmitted simultaneously with a beam (e.g., beam 2 in FIG. 8) of UL channel 1 scheduled for a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 in FIG. 8) when considering group-based beam reporting. In this case, if the terminal has previously reported a beam (e.g., beam Y) that can be transmitted simultaneously with a beam (e.g., beam 4 in FIG. 8) applied to UL channel 2 scheduled for a specific slot, the terminal can apply / configure beam Y to UL channel 1 and apply / configure the previously set beam (e.g., beam 4) to UL channel 2.

[0222] And, the terminal can simultaneously transmit UL channel 1 and UL channel 2, each with beam Y and beam 4 applied, in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8). That is, the beam previously applied / set to UL channel 1 (e.g., beam 2 of FIG. 8) can be replaced by the terminal with beam Y.

[0223] If the terminal has previously reported multiple beams capable of simultaneous transmission with the beam of UL channel 2 (e.g., beam 4 of FIG. 8), the terminal may select the most recently reported beam among the multiple beams and set / apply the selected beam to UL channel 1.

[0224] As described above, the plurality of beams that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 2 reported by the terminal (e.g., beam 4 of FIG. 8) may be included in the most recently performed group-based beam report, but is not limited thereto. The terminal may select a beam that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 2 by considering all sequentially performed group-based beam reports. That is, the terminal may identify beam(s) that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 2 through all sequentially performed group-based beam reports, and select one of the beam(s) (e.g., the most recently reported beam) to set / apply to UL channel 1.

[0225] Although the method in which the terminal preferentially searches / selects a beam that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 1 (e.g., beam 2 in FIG. 8) has been described above, it is not limited thereto. The terminal may also preferentially search / select a beam that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 2 (e.g., beam 4 in FIG. 8). As another example, the order in which beams are searched / selected may be determined based on the properties / characteristics of the UL channel.

[0226] For example, if UL channel 1 is PUSCH and UL channel 2 is PUCCH, the terminal can preferentially search / select a beam that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 1 (or UL channel 2).

[0227] Additionally or alternatively, the terminal may preferentially search / select a beam that can be transmitted simultaneously with a beam of a UL channel having a higher (or lower) index among the SRS resource set indices (or CORESET pool indices) associated with each of UL channel 1 and UL channel 2.

[0228] The embodiments described below relate to how a terminal may perform when the aforementioned beam X and / or beam Y does not exist. That is, the embodiments described below (embodiments 2 to 7) relate to operations when the terminal has not reported a beam capable of simultaneous transmission with the beam of UL channel 1 (or / and UL channel 2).

[0229] Example 2

[0230] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may apply a beam (e.g., beam 2 of FIG. 8) previously applied / set to UL channel 1 in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8). Then, the terminal may find and apply an arbitrary beam X that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam applied / set to UL channel 1 to UL channel 2.

[0231] That is, the terminal can search for and identify a beam that has a directionality / property similar to a beam previously applied / set to UL channel 2 (e.g., beam 4 in FIG. 8) and can transmit simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 1, and apply the identified beam to UL channel 2.

[0232] As another example, the terminal may apply a previously applied / set beam (e.g., beam 4 in FIG. 8) to UL channel 2 in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 in FIG. 8). Then, the terminal may find and apply any beam Y that can be transmitted simultaneously with the beam applied / set to UL channel 2 to UL channel 1.

[0233] That is, the terminal can search for and identify a beam that has a directionality / property similar to a beam previously applied / set to UL channel 1 (e.g., beam 2 in FIG. 8) and can transmit simultaneously with the beam of UL channel 2, and apply the identified beam to UL channel 1.

[0234] Example 3

[0235] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may transmit UL channel 1 and UL channel 2 by applying a beam-pair reported via group-based beam reporting in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8).

[0236] As described above, the terminal reports beam 1 and beam 3 as beam-pairs that can be applied / transmitted simultaneously, and assumes that UL channel 1 with beam 1 applied and UL channel 2 with beam 3 applied are simultaneously transmitted in a previous slot of a specific slot (e.g., slot 1 of FIG. 8). The terminal can then apply beam 1 to UL channel 1 again in the specific slot and apply beam 3 to UL channel 2, and transmit UL channel 1 and UL channel 2 simultaneously to the base station.

[0237] That is, as described above, if the above-described beam X and / or beam Y do not exist, the terminal may perform simultaneous uplink transmission in a specific slot using one of the simultaneously transmittable / applicable beam-pair(s) reported to the base station.

[0238] Example 4

[0239] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can drop one UL channel and transmit only one UL channel in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8). That is, beams set / applied to two UL channels scheduled in a specific slot cannot be transmitted / applied simultaneously, and if the aforementioned beam X and beam Y do not exist, the terminal can transmit only one of the two UL channels.

[0240] The terminal can decide which UL channel to drop based on the properties / characteristics of the two UL channels.

[0241] For example, if UL channel 1 is PUSCH and UL channel 2 is PUCCH, the terminal can drop UL channel 1 (or UL channel 2) and transmit the other one as a priority.

[0242] As another example, the UL channel to be dropped may be determined based on the SRS resource set index (or / and CORESET pool index) associated with each of the two UL channels. The UE may drop the UL channel associated with the SRS resource set index (or / and CORESET pool index) with the higher (or lower) value among the two UL channels and preferentially transmit the other UL channel to the base station.

[0243] As another example, the UL channel to be dropped may be determined based on the number of repeated transmissions of two UL channels. That is, the terminal may determine the UL channel to be dropped based on the number of repeated transmissions of two UL channels according to the scheduling / configuration of the base station.

[0244] For example, a high number of repetitions on a specific UL channel indicates that the reliability of the specific UL channel is important, so the terminal may preferentially transmit on the channel with the higher number of repetitions among two UL channels and drop the other UL channel. In another example, the terminal may preferentially transmit on the channel with the lower number of repetitions among two UL channels and drop the other UL channel. In other words, a low number of repetitions indicates fewer transmission opportunities, so the terminal may preferentially transmit on the channel with the lower number of repetitions.

[0245] The method for determining priorities of two UL channels described in Example 4 can be extended and applied to other embodiments.

[0246] Example 5

[0247] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may transmit one UL channel on top of another UL channel in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8). That is, if the beams set / applied to two UL channels scheduled in a specific slot cannot be transmitted / applied simultaneously, and the aforementioned beam X and beam Y do not exist, the terminal may piggyback or multiplex one of the two UL channels on top of the other.

[0248] For example, a terminal may transmit content (e.g., TB or UCI) to a base station via one of UL channels, UL channel 1 and UL channel 2, via another UL channel (e.g., piggybacking or multiplexing the content onto the other UL channel).

[0249] Example 6

[0250] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, when two UL channels are FDM-ed (i.e., when two UL channels are scheduled / transmitted in different RBs) in a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8), the terminal can transmit both UL channels to the base station simultaneously with one beam. That is, when the beams set / applied to two UL channels scheduled based on FDM in the specific slot cannot be transmitted / applied simultaneously, and the above-described beam X and beam Y do not exist, the terminal can transmit by applying one beam to the two UL channels.

[0251] The beam applied to the two UL channels may be determined as either the beam of UL channel 1 or the beam of UL channel 2. For example, the beam applied to the two UL channels may be determined based on the properties / characteristics of the UL channels.

[0252] As another example, beams applied to two UL channels may be determined based on SRS resource set indices and / or CORESET pool indices associated with the two UL channels. For example, if the SRS resource set index and / or CORESET pool index associated with UL channel 1 is higher (or lower) than the SRS resource set index and / or CORESET pool index associated with UL channel 2, the UE may simultaneously transmit UL channel 1 and UL channel 2 to the base station using a beam mapped / configured to UL channel 1 (e.g., beam 2 in FIG. 8) or a beam mapped / configured to UL channel 2 (e.g., beam 4 in FIG. 8).

[0253] Example 7

[0254] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may delay one of the two UL channels scheduled for a specific slot (e.g., slot 2 of FIG. 8). That is, if the beams set / applied to the two FDM-based scheduled UL channels in the specific slot cannot be transmitted / applied simultaneously, and the aforementioned beam X and beam Y do not exist, the terminal may delay one of the two UL channels and transmit the other first. Thereafter, the terminal may or may not transmit the delayed UL channel to the base station.

[0255] For example, the terminal can transmit one UL channel with a higher priority among the two UL channels in the scheduled time resource (e.g., the second TO in FIG. 8) and transmit the remaining UL channels in another TO (i.e., a TO in which STxMP does not occur). That is, the terminal can transmit the UL channel with a higher priority among the two UL channels using the beam set for the UL channel in the TO in which the UL channel is scheduled. In addition, the terminal can transmit the UL channel with a lower priority among the two UL channels in the next slot / symbol after the repeated transmission of the UL channel with the higher priority is completed.

[0256] As another example, a terminal may transmit simultaneously on a UL channel (e.g., UL channel 1) that has a beam pair capable of simultaneous transmission with a beam set on a lower priority channel (e.g., UL channel 2) after a specific slot. In this case, each UL channel may transmit simultaneously on the TO in which the UL channel having the beam pair capable of simultaneous transmission is scheduled.

[0257] As another example, if TOs scheduled for high priority UL channels after a particular slot are not consecutive, the terminal may transmit a low priority UL channel to the base station between TOs scheduled for high priority UL channels.

[0258] The described operation may include transmitting two channels simultaneously using a single panel (e.g., FDM-based transmission). The terminal may transmit terminal capability information to the base station indicating whether simultaneous transmission of two channels using a single panel is supported.

[0259] In describing the present disclosure, a group-based beam reported beam pair may include a beam pair that a terminal has completed reporting to a base station.

[0260] Additionally or alternatively, the group-based beam reported beam may include a beam pair for which an ACK / confirmation has been transmitted from the base station among multiple beams reported by the terminal to the base station. If the base station fails to decode the beam-pair report of the terminal or ignores / forgets the beam-pair report, the base station and the terminal may perceive the beam pairs that can be transmitted simultaneously differently. A beam pair for which the base station has not transmitted an ACK / confirmation may not be utilized as a beam pair that can be transmitted simultaneously in the above-described embodiment.

[0261] General devices to which the present disclosure may be applied

[0262] FIG. 11 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0263] Referring to FIG. 11, the first device (100) and the second device (200) can transmit and receive wireless signals through various wireless access technologies (e.g., LTE, NR).

[0264] A first device (100) includes one or more processors (102) and one or more memories (104), and may additionally include one or more transceivers (106) and / or one or more antennas (108). The processor (102) controls the memories (104) and / or the transceivers (106), and may be configured to implement the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure.

[0265] For example, the processor (102) may process information in the memory (104) to generate first information / signal and then transmit a wireless signal including the first information / signal through the transceiver (106). In addition, the processor (102) may receive a wireless signal including second information / signal through the transceiver (106) and then store information obtained from signal processing of the second information / signal in the memory (104).

[0266] The memory (104) may be connected to the processor (102) and may store various information related to the operation of the processor (102). For example, the memory (104) may perform some or all of the processes controlled by the processor (102), or may store software code including commands for performing the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. Here, the processor (102) and the memory (104) may be part of a communication modem / circuit / chip designed to implement a wireless communication technology (e.g., LTE, NR). The transceiver (106) may be connected to the processor (102) and may transmit and / or receive wireless signals via one or more antennas (108). The transceiver (106) may include a transmitter and / or a receiver. The transceiver (106) may be used interchangeably with an RF (Radio Frequency) unit. In the present disclosure, a device may also mean a communication modem / circuit / chip.

[0267] The second device (200) includes one or more processors (202), one or more memories (204), and may further include one or more transceivers (206) and / or one or more antennas (208). The processor (202) controls the memories (204) and / or the transceivers (206), and may be configured to implement the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. For example, the processor (202) may process information in the memory (204) to generate third information / signals, and then transmit a wireless signal including the third information / signals via the transceivers (206). In addition, the processor (202) may receive a wireless signal including fourth information / signals via the transceivers (206), and then store information obtained from signal processing of the fourth information / signals in the memory (204). The memory (204) may be connected to the processor (202) and may store various information related to the operation of the processor (202). For example, the memory (204) may perform some or all of the processes controlled by the processor (202), or may store software code including commands for performing the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. Here, the processor (202) and the memory (204) may be part of a communication modem / circuit / chip designed to implement a wireless communication technology (e.g., LTE, NR). The transceiver (206) may be connected to the processor (202) and may transmit and / or receive wireless signals via one or more antennas (208). The transceiver (206) may include a transmitter and / or a receiver. The transceiver (206) may be used interchangeably with an RF unit. In the present disclosure, a device may also mean a communication modem / circuit / chip.

[0268] Hereinafter, the hardware elements of the device (100, 200) will be described in more detail. Although not limited thereto, one or more protocol layers may be implemented by one or more processors (102, 202). For example, one or more processors (102, 202) may implement one or more layers (e.g., functional layers such as PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC, SDAP). One or more processors (102, 202) may generate one or more Protocol Data Units (PDUs) and / or one or more Service Data Units (SDUs) according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. One or more processors (102, 202) may generate messages, control information, data, or information according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure. One or more processors (102, 202) can generate signals (e.g., baseband signals) including PDUs, SDUs, messages, control information, data or information according to the functions, procedures, proposals and / or methods disclosed in the present disclosure, and provide the signals to one or more transceivers (106, 206). One or more processors (102, 202) can receive signals (e.g., baseband signals) from one or more transceivers (106, 206) and obtain PDUs, SDUs, messages, control information, data or information according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure.

[0269] One or more processors (102, 202) may be referred to as a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or a microcomputer. One or more processors (102, 202) may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. For example, one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), one or more Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), one or more Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), one or more Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), or one or more Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) may be included in one or more processors (102, 202). The descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in this disclosure may be implemented using firmware or software, and the firmware or software may be implemented to include modules, procedures, functions, etc. The descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in this disclosure may be implemented using firmware or software configured to perform one or more processors (102, 202) or stored in one or more memories (104, 204) and driven by one or more processors (102, 202). The descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or operation flowcharts disclosed in this disclosure may be implemented using firmware or software in the form of codes, instructions and / or sets of instructions.

[0270] One or more memories (104, 204) may be coupled to one or more processors (102, 202) and may store various forms of data, signals, messages, information, programs, codes, instructions, and / or commands. The one or more memories (104, 204) may be configured as ROM, RAM, EPROM, flash memory, hard drives, registers, cache memory, computer-readable storage media, and / or combinations thereof. The one or more memories (104, 204) may be located internally and / or externally to the one or more processors (102, 202). Additionally, the one or more memories (104, 204) may be coupled to the one or more processors (102, 202) via various technologies, such as wired or wireless connections.

[0271] One or more transceivers (106, 206) can transmit user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc., as mentioned in the methods and / or flowcharts of the present disclosure, to one or more other devices. One or more transceivers (106, 206) can receive user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc., as mentioned in the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or flowcharts of the present disclosure, from one or more other devices. For example, one or more transceivers (106, 206) can be connected to one or more processors (102, 202) and can transmit and receive wireless signals. For example, one or more processors (102, 202) can control one or more transceivers (106, 206) to transmit user data, control information, or wireless signals to one or more other devices. Additionally, one or more processors (102, 202) may control one or more transceivers (106, 206) to receive user data, control information, or wireless signals from one or more other devices. Additionally, one or more transceivers (106, 206) may be coupled to one or more antennas (108, 208), and one or more transceivers (106, 206) may be configured to transmit and receive user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, or the like, as referred to in the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operational flowcharts disclosed in the present disclosure, via one or more antennas (108, 208). In the present disclosure, one or more antennas may be multiple physical antennas or multiple logical antennas (e.g., antenna ports). One or more transceivers (106, 206) can convert received user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc. from RF band signals to baseband signals in order to process the received user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc. using one or more processors (102, 202).One or more transceivers (106, 206) may convert user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc. processed by one or more processors (102, 202) from baseband signals to RF band signals. For this purpose, one or more transceivers (106, 206) may include an (analog) oscillator and / or filter.

[0272] The embodiments described above are combinations of components and features of the present disclosure in a predetermined form. Each component or feature should be considered optional unless explicitly stated otherwise. Each component or feature may be implemented without being combined with other components or features. Furthermore, it is also possible to form embodiments of the present disclosure by combining some components and / or features. The order of operations described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be changed. Some components or features of one embodiment may be included in another embodiment or may be replaced with corresponding components or features of another embodiment. It is self-evident that claims that do not have an explicit citation relationship in the patent claims may be combined to form embodiments or incorporated as new claims through post-application amendments.

[0273] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in any respect, but rather as illustrative. The scope of the present disclosure should be determined by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all modifications within the scope of equivalents of the present disclosure are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0274] The scope of the present disclosure includes software or machine-executable instructions (e.g., an operating system, an application, firmware, a program, etc.) that cause operations according to the methods of various embodiments to be executed on a device or a computer, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having such software or instructions stored thereon and executable on the device or computer. Instructions that can be used to program a processing system to perform the features described in the present disclosure can be stored on / in a storage medium or a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product including such a storage medium can be used to implement the features described in the present disclosure. The storage medium can include, but is not limited to, high-speed random access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solid state memory devices, and can include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state storage devices. The memory optionally includes one or more storage devices remotely located from the processor(s). The memory or, alternatively, the non-volatile memory device(s) within the memory comprise a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The features described in this disclosure may be incorporated into software and / or firmware stored on any of the machine-readable media, which may control the hardware of the processing system and allow the processing system to interact with other mechanisms that utilize results according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Such software or firmware may include, but is not limited to, application code, device drivers, operating systems, and execution environments / containers.

[0275] Here, the wireless communication technology implemented in the device (100, 200) of the present disclosure may include not only LTE, NR, and 6G, but also Narrowband Internet of Things for low-power communication. At this time, for example, NB-IoT technology may be an example of LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) technology, and may be implemented with standards such as LTE Cat NB1 and / or LTE Cat NB2, and is not limited to the above-described names. Additionally or alternatively, the wireless communication technology implemented in the device (100, 200) of the present disclosure may perform communication based on LTE-M technology. At this time, for example, LTE-M technology may be an example of LPWAN technology, and may be called by various names such as eMTC (enhanced Machine Type Communication). For example, LTE-M technology can be implemented by at least one of various standards such as 1) LTE CAT 0, 2) LTE Cat M1, 3) LTE Cat M2, 4) LTE non-BL (non-Bandwidth Limited), 5) LTE-MTC, 6) LTE Machine Type Communication, and / or 7) LTE M, and is not limited to the above-described names. Additionally or alternatively, the wireless communication technology implemented in the device (100, 200) of the present disclosure can include at least one of ZigBee, Bluetooth, and Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) considering low-power communication, and is not limited to the above-described names. For example, ZigBee technology can create personal area networks (PAN) related to small / low-power digital communication based on various standards such as IEEE 802.15.4, and can be called by various names.

[0276] The method proposed in this disclosure is explained with a focus on examples applied to 3GPP LTE / LTE-A and 5G systems, but can be applied to various wireless communication systems in addition to 3GPP LTE / LTE-A and 5G systems.

Claims

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: A step of receiving first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel from a base station; and Based on each of the first UL channel with the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel with the second spatial parameter set being scheduled on the first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI: Based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: a step of transmitting the first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which the third spatial parameter is set to the base station in the first TO, A method wherein the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO.

2. In paragraph 1, A method in which information related to the third spatial parameter that can be used simultaneously with the first spatial parameter is transmitted from the terminal to the base station.

3. In paragraph 1, A method wherein each of the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter is associated with the same sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set index or the same CORESET (control resource set) pool index.

4. In paragraph 1, A method wherein the priority of the first UL channel is higher than the priority of the second UL channel.

5. In paragraph 1, A method wherein the SRS resource set index or CORESET pool index of the first UL channel is higher or lower than the SRS resource set index or CORESET pool index of the second UL channel.

6. In paragraph 1, Based on the above first spatial parameter and the above second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: The first UL channel in which the fourth spatial parameter is set in the first TO and the second UL channel in which the second spatial parameter is set are transmitted to the base station, A method wherein the second spatial parameter and the fourth spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO.

7. In paragraph 6, A method in which information related to the fourth spatial parameter that can be used simultaneously with the second spatial parameter is transmitted from the terminal to the base station.

8. In paragraph 1, A method wherein information included in the second UL channel is transmitted to the base station through the first UL channel for which the first spatial parameter is set, based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO.

9. In paragraph 1, A method wherein the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO, and the first UL channel and the second UL channel are frequency division multiplexed in the first TO: the first UL channel and the second UL channel are transmitted to the base station using the first spatial parameter.

10. In paragraph 1, A method wherein: the first UL channel for which the first spatial parameter is set is transmitted in the first TO, and the second UL channel for which the second spatial parameter is set is transmitted in the second TO, based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO.

11. In paragraph 1, A method wherein each of the first UL channel and the second UL channel is one of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or an SRS.

12. In a terminal on a wireless communication system, the terminal: one or more transceivers; and comprising one or more processors connected to said one or more transceivers, One or more of the above processors: Receiving first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel from a base station through the one or more transceivers; and Based on each of the first UL channel with the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel with the second spatial parameter set being scheduled on the first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI: Based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: the first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which the third spatial parameter is set are set to be transmitted to the base station through the one or more transceivers in the first TO; The above third spatial parameter and the above first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO, terminal.

13. In a method for a base station to perform uplink reception in a wireless communication system, the method comprises: A step of transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel to a terminal; and Based on each of the first UL channel with the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel with the second spatial parameter set being scheduled on the first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI: Based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: a step of receiving, from the terminal, the first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which the third spatial parameter is set in the first TO; A method wherein the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO.

14. In a base station on a wireless communication system, the base station: one or more transceivers; and comprising one or more processors connected to said one or more transceivers, One or more of the above processors: Transmitting first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel to a terminal through one or more transceivers; and Based on each of the first UL channel with the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel with the second spatial parameter set being scheduled on the first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI: Based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: the first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which the third spatial parameter is set are set to be received from the terminal through the one or more transceivers in the first TO; A base station, wherein the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO.

15. In a processing device configured to control a terminal in a wireless communication system, the processing device: one or more processors; and One or more computer memories operatively connected to said one or more processors and storing instructions that perform operations based on execution by said one or more processors, The above actions are: An operation of receiving first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel from a base station; and Based on each of the first UL channel with the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel with the second spatial parameter set being scheduled on the first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI: Based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: an operation of transmitting the first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which the third spatial parameter is set to the base station in the first TO, A processing device wherein the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO.

16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more instructions, The above one or more commands are executed by one or more processors, and the device performs uplink transmission in a wireless communication system: Receive first downlink control information (DCI) related to a first uplink (UL) channel and second DCI related to a second UL channel from a base station; and Based on each of the first UL channel with the first spatial parameter set and the second UL channel with the second spatial parameter set being scheduled on the first TO by the first DCI and the second DCI: Based on the fact that the first spatial parameter and the second spatial parameter cannot be used simultaneously in the same TO: the first UL channel in which the first spatial parameter is set and the second UL channel in which the third spatial parameter is set are controlled to be transmitted to the base station in the first TO; A computer-readable medium in which the third spatial parameter and the first spatial parameter can be used simultaneously in the same TO.

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