Uplink Control Information Compression for NR Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

In New Radio (NR) systems, there is no clear method for terminals to transmit uplink control information when it exceeds the maximum number of bits configured by the network, affecting demodulation performance of the uplink control channel.

Innovation Solution

A radio communication method involving compression processing of Coding Block Group (CBG)-based feedback response information to reduce the number of bits in uplink control information, ensuring it does not exceed the configured maximum, which includes performing compression on CBG-based feedback response information using various compression modes and ratios until the desired bit count is achieved, and optionally discarding channel state information or filling with placeholder information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If CBG-based feedback response information is transmitted for each transmission block, then transmission efficiency is improved, but the number of bits in uplink control information increases beyond the configured maximum

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission efficiencyVSAvoidnumber of bits
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The feedback response information is segmented into multiple priority levels (first priority, second priority, third priority). The terminal device selectively transmits only the most important segments (first priority feedback information) when bit limit is reached, discarding lower priority segments. This segmentation allows the system to maintain transmission efficiency for critical data while reducing overall bit quantity to fit within configured limits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal device extracts and retains only the most essential feedback information (first priority CBG-level feedback) when the total bit count exceeds the maximum. Lower priority information (second and third priority feedback) is removed or discarded. This extraction principle ensures that the most important transmission efficiency data is preserved while eliminating excess bits that cause the contradiction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Quantity of substance

If uplink control information bits are reduced to meet configured maximum, then transmission power limitations are reduced, but information completeness may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of bitsVSAvoidfeedback information completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

Different priority levels are assigned to different feedback information based on their importance. First priority feedback information (most critical) is preserved, while second and third priority information (less critical) is discarded when bit reduction is needed. This local quality differentiation ensures that information loss is minimized by retaining only the most essential data while reducing total bit count.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal device changes the parameter of information selection by applying priority-based filtering. Instead of transmitting all feedback information equally, it transforms the information set by removing lower priority elements, thereby reducing bit count while preserving the most important feedback data. This parameter change approach balances information completeness with bit quantity constraints.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11343020B2Data compression method and device
Publication Date: 2022.05.24 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

A radio communication method and device are provided. The method includes: performing a compression processing on uplink control information to be transmitted in a target time unit, wherein the compression processing includes a compression processing performed on Coding Block Group (CBG)-based feedback response information included in the uplink control information; and transmitting the uplink control information after the compression processing in the target time unit.