阅读说明：本技术 用于上行链路功率控制的方法和装置 (Method and apparatus for uplink power control ) 是由 拉维克兰·诺里 维贾伊·南贾 侯赛因·巴盖里 拉维·库奇波特拉 于 2017-03-23 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及用于上行链路功率控制的方法和装置。一种方法和装置以减少的延迟对上行链路传输进行调度。可在子帧中接收使用第一传输功率来发送的第一上行链路传输。可在所述子帧中接收使用第二传输功率来发送的至少第二上行链路传输,其中所述第一上行链路传输和所述第二上行链路传输在时间上重叠至少一个符号持续时间。(The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for uplink power control. A method and apparatus schedules uplink transmissions with reduced delay. A first uplink transmission sent using a first transmission power may be received in a subframe. At least a second uplink transmission sent using a second transmission power may be received in the subframe, wherein the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission overlap in time by at least one symbol duration.)

1. A method, the method comprising:

receiving a first uplink transmission sent using a first transmission power in a subframe;

receiving at least a second uplink transmission sent using a second transmission power in the subframe, wherein the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission overlap in time by at least one symbol duration;

wherein the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission is determined at a device based on a first set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with a first transmission time interval length, wherein a higher layer is higher than a physical layer, wherein the first uplink transmission spans the first transmission time interval length, and wherein the first transmission time interval length comprises a first number of symbols; and is

A second transmission power for a second uplink transmission is determined based on a second set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with a second transmission time interval length, wherein the second uplink transmission spans the second transmission time interval length, and wherein the second transmission time interval length includes a second number of symbols and the second number is different from the first number.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second light sources are selected from the group consisting of,

wherein the first uplink transmission carries at least one selected from data and hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement, and

wherein the second uplink transmission carries at least one selected from data and hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first transmission power comprises: determining the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission such that a combined transmission power of the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission during any symbol in the subframe does not exceed a configured maximum transmit power value.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the first transmission power further comprises: determining the same transmission power for all symbols of the first uplink transmission.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the first transmission power further comprises: determining a same transmission power for all symbols of the first uplink transmission that occur in a same slot of a subframe in which the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission overlap in time.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the first transmission power further comprises: determining the same transmission power for overlapping symbols of the first uplink transmission that occur in subframes in which the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission overlap in time.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the first transmission power further comprises: determining different transmission power levels for symbols of the first and second transmissions that overlap in time with each other and for symbols of the first and second transmissions that do not overlap in time with each other.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the first transmission power further comprises: determining a scaling factor value and using the scaling factor value in determining the first transmission power.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first transmission power comprises: determining a first transmission power of the first uplink transmission based on a priority rule according to which the first uplink transmission is of lower priority than the second uplink transmission.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a prioritization indicator indicating which of the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission takes precedence over the other;

the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission are prioritized based on the prioritization indicator; and

the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission is determined based on the scheduled priority.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission are prioritized based on a type of transmission; and

the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission is determined based on the scheduled priority.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prioritizing the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission, wherein transmissions having smaller transmission time interval lengths have higher priority; and

the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission is determined based on the scheduled priority.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission are on a same uplink carrier.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first and second light sources are selected from the group consisting of,

wherein a symbol of the first number of symbols of the first uplink transmission is based on a discrete Fourier transform spread according to a number of frequency resources used for the first uplink transmission, and

wherein symbols of the second number of symbols of the second uplink transmission are based on discrete Fourier transform spreading according to a number of frequency resources used for the second uplink transmission.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein overlapping symbols of the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission are based on a first discrete fourier transform spread according to a number of frequency resources for the first uplink transmission on the frequency resources for the first uplink transmission and on a second discrete fourier transform spread according to a number of frequency resources for the second uplink transmission on the frequency resources for the second uplink transmission.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission are made using a same timing advance value.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the first number of symbols comprises a first number of single-carrier frequency division multiple access symbols, and wherein the second number of symbols comprises a second number of single-carrier frequency division multiple access symbols.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a priority between the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission; and

uplink transmissions with higher priority are received, while uplink transmissions with lower priority are dropped.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein uplink transmissions having shorter transmission time intervals are prioritized over uplink transmissions having longer transmission time intervals.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver for

Receiving a first uplink transmission sent using a first transmission power in a subframe;

receiving at least a second uplink transmission sent using a second transmission power in the subframe, wherein the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission overlap in time by at least one symbol duration;

a controller for

Determining the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission based on a first set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with a first transmission time interval length, wherein a higher layer is higher than a physical layer, wherein the first uplink transmission spans the first transmission time interval length, and wherein the first transmission time interval length comprises a first number of symbols, and

determining the second transmission power of the second uplink transmission based on a second set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with a second transmission time interval length, wherein the second uplink transmission spans the second transmission time interval length, and wherein the second transmission time interval length includes a second number of symbols and the second number is different from the first number.

21. The apparatus as set forth in claim 20, wherein,

wherein the first uplink transmission carries at least one selected from data and hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement, and

wherein the second uplink transmission carries at least one selected from data and hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the controller determines a first transmission power of the first uplink transmission such that a combined transmission power of the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission during any symbol in the subframe does not exceed a configured maximum transmit power value.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the controller determines a first transmission power for the first uplink transmission based on a priority rule according to which the first uplink transmission is of lower priority than the second uplink transmission.

Technical Field

The present disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for scheduling uplink transmissions with reduced latency. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to wireless communication device transmissions using shortened transmission time intervals.

Background

Currently, in Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication systems, the time-frequency resources are divided into subframes, with each 1ms subframe having two 0.5ms slots, and each slot having seven Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SCFDMA) symbols in the time domain for uplink transmissions. In the frequency domain, the resources within a slot are divided into Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs), where each resource block spans 12 subcarriers.

In current LTE systems, a 1ms minimum Transmission Time Interval (TTI) is used to schedule User Equipment (UE) uplink data. Within each scheduled TTI, the UE transmits data over a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) in the PRB pair indicated by the uplink grant that schedules data transmission to the UE. Each PRB pair comprises two PRBs, one in each slot. For an FDD system, if an uplink grant is received in subframe n, the UE sends PUSCH in subframe n +4 in response to the grant and looks up ACK/NACK corresponding to the transmission in subframe n + 8. If a NACK is indicated, the UE will retransmit in subframe n +12, resulting in an 8ms HARQ round trip delay. TDD systems typically have similar or longer round trip delays. This results in delays that delay the transmission and reception of the communication signal.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method and apparatus for scheduling uplink transmissions with reduced latency.

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FIG. 1 is an example illustration of a system according to a possible embodiment;

fig. 2 is an example illustration of subframes showing HARQ-ACK feedback in uplink subframe n +4 for a downlink rTTI in DL subframe n and for a downlink sTTI in DL subframe n +2, according to a possible embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an example illustration of HARQ-ACK feedback in uplink subframe n +4 for downlink sTTI-1 in DL subframe n +2 and sTTI-2 in DL subframe n +2, in accordance with a possible embodiment;

figure 4 is an example illustration of a subframe showing an example of PUCCH resource mapping for the first case with rTTI and sTTI according to a possible embodiment;

figure 5 is an example illustration of a subframe showing an example of PUCCH resource mapping for the second case with sTTI-1 and sTTI-2, according to a possible embodiment;

fig. 6 is an example subframe illustrating uplink of simultaneous PUSCH on sTTI and rTTI with common RS symbol positions and separate DFT precoding, according to a possible embodiment;

fig. 7 is an example subframe illustrating uplink of simultaneous PUSCH on sTTI and rTTI with common RS symbol positions and separate DFT precoding, according to a possible embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an example illustration of device-to-device operation according to a possible embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an example illustration of a 1ms device-to-device subframe with 2 symbols of UL data in symbols 9-10, according to a possible embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an example flow chart illustrating operation of a device according to a possible embodiment; and

fig. 11 is an example block diagram of an apparatus according to a possible embodiment.

Detailed Description

Embodiments provide methods and apparatus for scheduling uplink transmissions with reduced latency. According to a possible embodiment, a first transmission power of a first uplink transmission may be determined at a device based on a first set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with a first TTI length. The higher layers may be higher than the physical layer. The first uplink transmission may span a first TTI length. The first TTI length may include a first number of symbols. A second transmission power for the second uplink transmission may be determined based on a second set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with the second TTI length. The second uplink transmission may span a second TTI length. The second TTI length may include a second number of symbols. The second number may be different from the first number. The first uplink transmission may be sent in the subframe using the first transmission power. At least a second uplink transmission may be sent in the subframe using a second transmission power. The first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission may overlap in time by at least one symbol duration.

Fig. 1 is an example illustration of a system 100 according to a possible embodiment. System 100 can include a wireless communication device 110, a base station 120, and a network 130. The wireless communication device 110 can be a User Equipment (UE) such as a wireless terminal, portable wireless communication device, smart phone, cellular phone, flip phone, personal digital assistant, device with subscriber identity module, personal computer, selective call receiver, tablet computer, laptop computer, or any other device capable of sending and receiving communication signals over a wireless network. Base station 120 can be an enhanced node B, an access point, another device, or any other element capable of providing access between a wireless communication device and a network.

The network 130 can include any type of network capable of sending and receiving wireless communication signals. For example, the network 130 can include a wireless communication network, a cellular telephone network, a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) -based network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -based network, an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) -based network, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, a third generation partnership project (3GPP) -based network, a satellite communication network, a high-altitude platform network, and/or other WWAN communication networks.

In operation, transmission of UE data using a shorter minimum Transmission Time Interval (TTI), such as shorter than 1ms, can be used to reduce latency in LTE systems. A shorter minimum tti (stti) can allow a UE to transmit data with reduced latency compared to current LTE systems. For example, scheduling UE transmissions over an sTTI length of 0.5ms, such as using a shortened physical uplink shared channel (shortened PUSCH or sPUSCH) scheduled across a Physical Resource Block (PRB) of 0.5ms in a 1ms subframe, or scheduling UE transmissions over an sTTI length of approximately 140us, such as sPUSCH, using a shortened Physical Resource Block (PRB) schedule across two single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) symbols within a slot in a subframe, may not only reduce the time taken to transmit a data packet, but may also reduce the round trip time for possible hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) retransmissions related to the data packet. The disclosed embodiments enable UE transmission over a shortened TTI.

The UE transmissions can be received by one or more base stations, such as an eNB, or other UEs in the communication network. When UE transmissions are received by other UEs, the transmissions can also be referred to as sidelink transmissions.

For the configuration of sTTI operation, sTTI transmissions can be supported using at least one of two approaches, such as transmissions based on a shortened minimum TTI length. For the first approach to support sTTI transmissions, the UE can be configured by higher layers, such as a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, or other higher layers, to operate in sTTI mode. The configuration can indicate a specific sTTI length. Once configured, the UE can expect to receive an Uplink (UL) grant only for sTTI transmissions, and can conduct UE transmissions based on the configured sTTI length in response to the grant.

For the second approach for supporting sTTI transmissions, the UE can be configured by higher layers to operate in sTTI mode. The configuration can indicate a specific sTTI length. Once configured, in addition to receiving a grant to schedule a UL transmission having a conventional TTI (rtti) length, such as the TTI length currently used in LTE systems, the UE can also expect the UE to receive a grant to schedule a UL transmission having the configured sTTI length. As an example of TTI length in current LTE systems, PUSCH/transmission and associated demodulation reference signals (DMRS) can continuously span the first 13 SC-FDMA symbols or all SC-FDMA symbols of a subframe. Such transmissions can be generally referred to as 1ms TTI transmissions or regular TTI transmissions.

The second approach can be more flexible than the simpler first approach. Although sTTI transmissions help to reduce latency, they may also require more control signaling and pilot overhead than conventional 1ms TTI transmissions. The second approach can provide the network with more options to trade off latency versus control signaling/pilot overhead. In both approaches, the network can decide when to configure a UE with sTTI mode based on receiving an indication from the UE. The indication can be, for example, a Scheduling Request (SR) associated with the sTTI operation or a Buffer Status Report (BSR) indicating that there is data in the UE buffer that requires the sTTI operation. According to a possible embodiment, when the MAC layer is used to configure the short TTI, the configuration signaling can be sent in the form of an sTTI activation/deactivation MAC control element (MAC CE).

If the UE has data to send, it can request UL transmission resources using at least three different methods, such as requesting the network to send UL grants. One method of requesting UL grant is a Scheduling Request (SR) -based method. In this method, the UE can be configured by the network with a set of physical layer SR resources. When the UE has data to send, it can send a transmission on the SR resource, in response to which the network can send a grant to the UE. Each SR resource can be a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource mapped to a pair of PRBs in a 1ms subframe, where each PRB occupies a 0.5ms slot within the 1ms subframe. The SR resources can occur in multiple subframes, wherein the set of SR resources can include SR resources in all possible subframes. The subframe in which the SR resource can occur can be configured by a higher layer.

Another method for requesting UL grant can be a RACH-based method. In this approach, if the UE is not configured with SR resources, the UE can initiate a random access procedure by using a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) transmission.

Another method for requesting UL grant is a Buffer Status Report (BSR) -based method. In this method, the UE can use a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer message called BSR to indicate the amount of outstanding data it has to send. The BSR can be carried on the physical layer using PUSCH. The PUSCH can be transmitted using one or more PRB pairs in a subframe, where each PRB pair includes two PRBs, where each PRB can be transmitted in each 0.5ms slot of the subframe.

To send data using sTTI instead of regular TTI, the UE can request a grant for sTTI transmission. One or more of the following methods can be used to enable data transmission using sTTI operation. One way to enable the use of sTTI for transmitting data is by using different SR resources for regular and sTTI transmissions. In the present method, the UE can be configured with two different sets of SR resources. The UE can use the first set of SR resources to indicate to the network that it has data that can be scheduled using regular TTI transmissions. The second set of SR resources that the UE can use indicates to the network that it has data to send, which requires sTTI transmission for lower latency.

The second set of SR resources can be transmitted on a physical channel that spans a duration of < 0.5 ms. Each SR resource of the second set can be a shortened PUCCH resource (sPUCCH). Alternatively, each SR resource of the second set can be a shortened pusch (spusch) resource. For this option, the UE can optionally send a Buffer Status Report (BSR) on the SR resources. Alternatively, each SR resource of the second set can comprise a Sounding Reference Signal (SRs) resource. Alternatively, each SR resource of the second set can comprise a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) resource.

The SR resources of the second set can be mapped to a single PRB in a 0.5ms slot of the subframe. Alternatively, the SR resource can be mapped to one of 1/2/3/4 SCFDMA symbols of the subframe and span the entire transmission bandwidth configuration, or a subset of PRBs within the transmission bandwidth configuration. The UE may send a BSR in the second set of SR resources indicating that there is low latency or critical data in its buffer. The BSR can also indicate the buffer size of outstanding low latency/critical data in the UE buffer. The second set of SR resources can be configured to occur more frequently than the first set of SR resources.

For the case where the second set of resources comprises PUCCH resources, the UE can transmit an SR using a first PUCCH resource from the first higher layer configured set of PUCCH resources for indicating to the network that it has data to transmit that can be scheduled using regular TTI transmissions; and transmitting an SR using a second PUCCH resource of the PUCCH resource set configured from the second higher layer, for indicating to the network that it has data to be transmitted that can be scheduled using sTTI transmission. The UE can also generally use PUCCH resources to transmit HARQ-ACKs in response to DL data, which can be determined based on a Control Channel Element (CCE) index of a control channel scheduling DL data transmission. If the UE has to send a HARQ-ACK in a subframe and also has a pending SR for requesting a regular TTI transmission, the UE can use PUCCH resources from the first higher layer configured PUCCH resource set in the subframe instead of the PUCCH resource determined from the CCE index where the HARQ-ACK is to be sent. If the UE has to send a HARQ-ACK in a subframe and also has a pending SR for requesting sTTI transmission or has a pending request for regular TTI transmission and sTTI transmission, the UE can use the PUCCH resource set from the second higher layer configuration in place of the PUCCH resource determined from the CCE index in the subframe to send the HARQ-ACK. In one example, the first PUCCH resource can span a first number of symbols (e.g., 14 symbols), while the second PUCCH resource can span a second number of symbols (e.g., 7 symbols) that is less than the first number. In another example, both the first and second PUCCH resources can span the same number of symbols.

For the case where each SR resource of the second set of SR resources is a Sounding Reference Signal (SRs) resource, the UE can be configured to transmit on a regular SRs resource, such as a resource on which the UE transmits for channel sounding purposes, and on an SR-specific SRs resource, such as a resource configured for SR transmission on which the UE transmits for requesting UL transmission resources, such as requesting UL grants. If both the regular and SR-specific SRS resources occur in the same SC-FDMA symbol and the UE needs to transmit an SR, the UE can transmit on the SR-specific SRS resources and drop transmission on the regular SRS resources. If the UE does not need to transmit an SR, the UE can transmit on its regular SRS resources.

For the case where each SR resource of the second set of SR resources is a DMRS resource, the UE can transmit a DMRS using a predefined/preconfigured DMRS cyclic shift value to indicate the presence of an SR request.

Another way to be able to send data using sTTI is by using different PRACH resources to request regular and sTTI transmissions. By this approach, when the UE is configured in sTTI operation mode, the UE can be configured with two different sets of PRACH resources. The second set of PRACH resources can occur more frequently in time than the first set. The UE may transmit the RACH preamble using the second set of PRACH resources only when the UE has reduced latency data to transmit, and otherwise using the first set of RACH resources. When using the second set of RACH resources, the UE is able to use a shorter RACH preamble, such as a smaller duration preamble, one example of which is PRACH format 4, compared to the preamble used for transmissions using the first set of PRACH resources.

Another way to be able to transmit data using sTTI is to use a modified BSR. In the method, the UE can send a modified BSR that can be modified compared to a BSR sent by a conventional LTE UE and compared to a UE that is not configured with an sTTI mode. The bits in the modified BSR can indicate that the UE has unprocessed data that needs to be sent with reduced latency. In response to the modified BSR, the network can send a UL grant scheduling UL sTTI resource to the UE. The modified BSR can include additional bits indicating the presence of critical or low latency data in the UE buffer based on which the network can transmit UL grant scheduling sTTI resources. For example, a BSR with a bit set to "1" can indicate that there is critical or low latency data that requires sTTI permission, and a BSR without additional bits or a BSR with a bit set to "0" can indicate that sTTI permission is not required. In current LTE systems, buffer status can be indicated for 4 different Logical Channel Groups (LCGs). For UEs configured with sTTI operation, the number of LCGs can be extended. For example, the UE can be allowed to report buffer status for 5 or more LCGs. The UE can report a BSR with LCG ID > -4 to indicate the presence of low latency/critical data requiring sTTI based transmission. The modified BSR may be configured with different BSR parameters, such as retxsrb-Timer, by higher layers, such as RRC. For example, the same retxsrb-Timer value can be set by higher layers for both regular and low latency data, but it can be indicated in the TTI and not in the subframe. In this case, a single indication can be used for this purpose, such as an indication of retxsrb-Timer ═ 2, which means 2 subframes for regular data and 2 sTTI for low latency data. For regular and periodic BSRs, if more than one LCG has data available for transmission in the TTI in which the BSR is sent, then a long BSR can be reported if it can be sent in the TTI. Otherwise, a short BSR can be reported. If the UE is configured with sTTI and a delay tolerant packet arrives, sTTI resources may or may not be used to send BSRs for delay tolerant data, depending on the configuration done by higher layer signaling. The modified BSR can include bits indicating a TTI length value suitable for transmitting data in the UE buffer.

The downlink control information format (DCI format) used for UL grant scheduling sPUSCH transmission can be different from the DCI format used for UL grant scheduling conventional 1ms TTI PUSCH transmission. Assuming a first DCI format, such as DCI format 0 used in current LTE systems, and assuming a second DCI format, such as a new DCI format S0 for scheduling of the sPUSCH, a UE configured for the sTTI operation mode can be configured to monitor the UL grant. If the UE detects a UL grant with the first DCI format, it can send a PUSCH in response to the grant. If the UE detects a UL grant with the second DCI format, it can send a sPUSCH in response to the grant. The grant with the second DCI format can also optionally indicate the sTTI length. The sTTI length can be indicated by the number of SC-FDMA symbols. Alternatively, the grant with the second DCI format can indicate the number of consecutive sttis assigned to the UE. In some cases, the assigned sTTI can exist in more than one subframe.

The sTTI lengths for UL and DL can be the same. Alternatively, they can be different. For example, for coverage reasons, a UE can be configured with one OFDM symbol Downlink (DL) sTTI and one slot (or 7 SC-FDMA symbols) UL sTTI. In this case, each DL subframe can have 14 DL sTTI, and each UL subframe can have two UL sTTI. One option can be to identify sTTI based on a subframe index and sTTI index pair, where (n, x) denotes TTI x (or sTTI x) within subframe n. DL sTTI within a given subframe can be ordered using 0, 1, 2, ·, Nsttid-1, where Nsttid can be the maximum number of DL sTTI durations possible within a subframe duration. Similarly, 0, 1, 2,. and nsttou-1 can be used to order the UL sTTI within a given subframe, where nsttou can be the maximum number of UL sTTI durations possible within a subframe duration. The timing relationship between UL grant reception and UL transmission can be defined after considering the minimum processing time (Tp) required for the UE to prepare UL transmission after receiving the grant.

For example, let Tp be 0.5ms, Nsttid be 14(DL sTTI length 1 OFDM symbol), and Nsttiu be 2(UL sTTI length 7 SC-FDMA symbols). Then, for a grant received in DL sTTI (n, 0), such as DL sTTI 0 in subframe n, a corresponding UL transmission can occur in UL sTTI (n,1), such as UL sTTI 1 in subframe n. Similarly, for a grant received in a DL sTTI (n,1), (n, 2. (n, 6), after considering the processing time Tp, a corresponding UL transmission can occur in a UL sTTI (n,1), such as a first available uplink sTTI; and similarly, for a grant received in DL sTTI (n, 7), (n, 8. (n, 13), a corresponding UL transmission can occur in UL sTTI (n +1, 0).

For systems where the length of the UL sTTI is less than the length of the DL sTTI, the sTTI index parameter can be signaled in the grant to identify the particular UL sTTI to which the grant applies. The sTTI index parameter can identify the sTTI index within a subframe using the approach described in the two paragraphs above. For example, let Tp be 0.5ms, Nsttid be 2(DL sTTI length 7 OFDM symbols) and Nsttiu be 14(UL sTTI length 1SC-FDMA symbols). For this case, the UL grant sent in DL sTTI (n, 0) can be used to schedule UL transmissions in one or more of sTTI (n +1,0) (i.e., subframes n +1 and sTTI index 0), (n +1,1) (i.e., subframes n +1 and sTTI index 1),. to (n +1,6) (i.e., subframes n +1 and sTTI index 1), and the UL grant sent in DL sTTI (n,1) can be used to schedule UL transmissions in one or more of sTTI (n +1,7), (n +1,1),. to. (n +1, 13). In view of this, in addition to implicit timing based on processing time, a particular UL sTTI within a set of schedulable sTTI (e.g., an sTTI within a given subframe) can be indicated to the UE using a bit in the UL grant. When cross-carrier scheduling is used, the TTI lengths of UL and DL can be different. For example, a first Component Carrier (CC) can have a DL sTTI of 0.5ms and a second CC can have a UL sTTI of 1SC-FDMA symbol.

Fig. 2 is an example illustration 200 of subframes showing hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback in uplink subframe n +4 for a downlink rTTI in DL subframe n and a downlink sTTI in DL subframe n +2, according to a possible embodiment. HARQ feedback on the UL in response to DL data transmissions on sTTI less than the conventional 1ms TTI subframe operation can be enhanced to support reduced latency. The HARQ-ACK can represent an ACK/NACK/DTX response for a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) release physical downlink control channel/enhanced physical downlink control channel (PDCCH/EPDCCH) or transport block associated with the serving cell. Other enhancements can also be used for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback.

In this first case, for reduced latency, the UE can be configured with regular/legacy 1ms TTI subframes, rTTI, and shorter TTI, sTTI. Within the UL subframe, the UE may need to send HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to PDSCH transmissions on both the rTTI and the sTTI. For reduced latency, a shorter TTI for transmitting HARQ-ACK feedback for at least the sTTI may be preferred compared to a 1ms legacy TTI for HARQ-ACK transmission of the rTTI. For example, the HARQ-ACK PUCCH sTTI may be a slot duration, such as 0.5 ms.

Fig. 3 is an example illustration 300 of HARQ-ACK feedback in uplink subframe n +4 for downlink sTTI-1 in DL subframe n +2 and sTTI-2 in DL subframe n +2, according to a possible embodiment. In this second case, the UE may be configured with only sTTI, where the downlink sTTI is shorter than the uplink TTI PUCCH for HARQ-ACK transmission, such as 1/4 slots. In this case, the UE can send HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to multiple sttis within a single uplink PUCCH TTI. The uplink PUCCH sTTI may be shorter than the legacy TTI size of the 1ms subframe, e.g., the PUCCH sTTI can be slot duration.

Fig. 4 is an example illustration of a subframe 400 showing an example of PUCCH resource mapping for the first case with rTTI and sTTI according to a possible embodiment. Fig. 5 is an example illustration of a subframe 500 showing an example of PUCCH resource mapping for the second case with sTTI-1 and sTTI-2, according to a possible embodiment. For a combination of the two cases described above, a mechanism for multiple TTI transmission HARQ-ACK feedback with one uplink PUCCH TTI can be used.

For example, if an rTTI is configured, the UE can determine the PUCCH resources (n-rTTI) corresponding to the legacy 1ms subframe, rTTI, associated PDSCH transmission or downlink SPS release. The UE can determine PUCCH resources (nsttti) corresponding to a shorter TTI, sTTI, associated PDSCH transmission or downlink SPS release. The determination of the n-sTTI PUCCH resources may be implicit, such as based on a DL assignment message for the PDSCH, such as the location and/or type of DCI, and/or the type of downlink control channel and/or a resource indicator in the DCI. The determination of the n-sTTI PUCCH resources may also be explicitly configured by higher layer configuration. In one alternative, a Transmit Power Control (TPC) field in the DCI can be used to convey a resource indicator indicating the PUCCH resource. One of the TPC bits or states of the TPC field or other fields in the DCI may also be used to indicate that there is another TTI HARQ-ACK feedback in the same uplink subframe/slot that includes the sTTI HARQ-ACK feedback, such as a TTI assignment indicator or counter.

The mapping of n-sTTI PUCCH resources to physical resource blocks can be similar to n-rTTI, which maps to each of two slots in an uplink subframe. This may require the eNB to configure additional PUCCH resources, such as different PUCCH resource offsets and/or different PUCCH resource blocks, corresponding to multiple sttis that should carry HARQ-ACK feedback in a subframe, and thereby increase uplink overhead. The use of dual slot mapping across n-sTTI PUCCH resources may also increase the latency of sTTI transmissions. Alternatively, to reduce uplink overhead and latency, a shorter transmission duration can be used for the n-sTTI, such as one slot PUCCH duration, where a PDSCH transmission received on an sTTI within the first slot of the downlink subframe (n) can have a corresponding PUCCH resource only in the first slot of the uplink subframe (n + k), where a UE processing time based HARQ-ACK feedback delay, preparation of the HARQ-ACK uplink, and/or uplink timing advance can be. A PDSCH transmission received on an sTTI within the second slot of a downlink subframe can have a corresponding PUCCH resource only in the second slot of the uplink subframe. The downlink sTTI can be a slot duration or a portion of a slot duration. If the UE receives the PDSCH transmission only on rTTI or sTTI, the HARQ-ACK can be sent on the corresponding PUCCH resource n-rTTI or n-sTTI, respectively.

When the UE may be required to send HARQ-ACKs in the same uplink subframe corresponding to PDSCH transmissions over multiple TTIs, such as rTTI and sTTI, first sTTI (sTTI-1) and second sTTI (sTTI-2), different options can be used for HARQ-ACK feedback, which overlaps with the subframe. The following description can be extended for the first case of rTTI and sTTI HARQ-ACK feedback, but can be extended for other cases, such as the second case with sTTI-1 and sTTI-2.

The first option can be to use multiple PUCCH resource transmission, where the harq ack corresponding to the rTTI is sent on the n-rTTI PUCCH resource and the harq ack corresponding to the sTTI is sent on the n-sTTI PUCCH resource. Due to the multiple PUCCH resource transmission, the Cubic Metric (CM) of the waveform can be increased, resulting in the use of a larger Power Amplifier (PA) backoff and correspondingly smaller uplink control channel coverage as compared to a conventional single PUCCH resource transmission.

A second option can be to use a larger payload PUCCH, where the HARQ-ACK bits corresponding to the rTTI and sTTI are concatenated, coded and transmitted over the nrTTI PUCCH resource. In an alternative scheme, HARQ-ACKs for both rTTI and sTTI can be sent only in slots with both n-rTTI and n-sTTI PUCCH resources, in another slot HARQ-ACKs can be sent only for the rTTI on the n-rTTI PUCCH resources. Spatial bundling, such as an and operation between HARQ-ACK bits in case of multiple transport block reception, can be used to reduce the payload size for the sTTI and/or the rTTI.

A third option can be to use PUCCH resource/channel selection, where 1 bit associated with HARQ-ACK, spatially bundled with or without HARQ-ACK, in a slot with overlapping PUCCH resources, such as n-sTTI PUCCH resources, can be encoded via selecting between n-rTTI PUCCH resources and n-sTTI PUCCH resources. In another slot, the n-rTTI PUCCH resource can be used to send a harq ack corresponding to an rTTI. PUCCH resource selection can also be used on another slot in case a HARQ-ACK response corresponding to another sTTI may need to be sent on another slot. For the case of HARQ-ACK feedback for two TTIs (xTTI, yTTI) on the serving cell, PUCCH resource selection is described in the following table.

In a third option, a UE configured with a transmission mode supporting up to two transport blocks on a TTI type (rTTI or sTTI) is able to use the same HARQ-ACK response for both transport blocks in response to a PDSCH transmission with a single transport block or a PDCCH/EPDCCH indicating a downlink SPS release associated with the TTI type. The transmission modes for the rTTI and sTTI may be different. In case of a transmission mode such as Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) supporting up to two transport blocks over two TTIs, HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to one of the two TTIs can be spatially bundled, such as for the case where a-3-1 in the following table. The xTTI can be one value from two TTI sets { rTTI, sTTI } or { sTTI-1, sTTI-2 }. The yTTI can be other TTIs. In one example, xTTI — rTTI, yTTI — sTTI, and can be fixed in the specification.

In an alternative scheme, the values of xTTI and yTTI can be based on TTI assignment indicators and possibly on mapped sTTI PUCCH resource slot indices. For two TTIs { rTTI, sTTI }, if the TTI assignment indicator is "set" and the UE has missed a TTI assignment message corresponding to the rTTI, then xTTI ═ sTTI and yTTI ═ rTTI can be used. Assuming that the rTTI is not assigned, the UE can send the HARQ-ACK on the sTTI PUCCH resource (n-sTTI). Since there is no transmission on the rTTI PUCCH resource in another slot, the eNB can detect the missed rTTI assignment. The eNB can use the decision on the missed assignment to interpret the bits on the sTTI PUCCH resource, resulting in some potential delay if the sTTI PUCCH resource is in the first slot of the uplink subframe. The option can be to use xTTI-sTTI and y tti if sTTI PUCCH resource is in the second slot and HARQ-ACK is sent assuming that rTTI is not assigned, if sTTI PUCCH resource is in the first slot, then use xti-rti and y tti-sTTI and HARQ-ACK are sent according to the following table, where transmission on n-sTTI PUCCH resource is not used to indicate NACK for y tti and Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) for x tti.

For two TTIs { sTTI-1, sTTI-2}, if the TTI assignment indicator is "set" and the UE has missed the TTI assignment message corresponding to sTTI-1, then xti-sTTI-1 and yti-sTTI-2 can be used and HARQ-ACK can be sent according to the following table, where transmissions on the n-sTTI-1PUCCH resource cannot be used to indicate NACK for yti and DTX for xti. If the TTI assignment indicator is set and the UE has received the rTTI assignment message, then xTTI-rTTI and yTTI-sTTI. The HARQ-ACK can be sent according to the following table, where sTTI HARQ-ACK feedback is used for resource selection.

Table 1 shows Transport Block (TB) and TTI to harq ACK (j) mapping options for PUCCH format 1bHARQ-ACK channel selection within a slot, according to a possible embodiment.

TABLE 1

Table 2 shows the transmission of format 1b ACK/NACK channel selection for a-2 according to a possible embodiment. For tables 2 and 3, "a" indicates the number of HARQ-ACK responses after spatial bundling for 3-1.

TABLE 2

Table 3 shows the transmission of format 1 bsack/NACK channel selection for a 3,3-1 according to a possible embodiment.

TABLE 3

In one alternative, for transmission modes such as MIMO that support up to two transport blocks, two PUCCH resources (n-xTTI-1, n-xTTI-2) can be determined. The resource n-xTTI-1 can be determined similar to that described above, and the resource n-xTTI-2 can be determined as n-xTTI-2 ═ n-xTTI-1+ 1. The resource selection tables for a-3 and a-4 are given below. These tables are similar to the 2-cell carrier aggregation table in LTE. For a-3, an xTTI is a TTI with a transmission mode such as MIMO that supports up to two transport blocks, if no other TTI is assigned or detected, the PUCCH resource corresponding to the TTI, such as the first PUCCH resource in the case where the TTI supports two TBs, may be used for HARQ-ACK feedback for the TTI, such as to provide backoff. If harq ACK feedback for a TTI supporting 1TB is to indicate ACK, a second PUCCH resource for a TTI supporting two TBs can be used. A TTI assignment indicator may not be needed because the additional PUCCH resources for two TB TTIs can be used to provide backoff in case of missing an assignment message.

Table 4 shows transmission for format 1b ACK/NACK channel selection for a ═ 3, two PUCCH resources for two transport block TTIs, according to a possible embodiment. For tables 4 and 5, "a" indicates the number of PUCCH resources.

TABLE 4

Table 5 shows transmission for format 1b ACK/NACK channel selection for a ═ 4, two PUCCH resources for two transport block TTIs, according to a possible embodiment.

TABLE 5

To extend to Carrier Aggregation (CA), larger payload PUCCH or PUCCH resource selection with spatial bundling and/or time domain bundling or compression can be used, such as similar to current Time Division Duplex (TDD) CA.

Fig. 6 is an uplink example subframe 600 illustrating simultaneous PUSCH on sTTI and rTTI with common RS symbol positions and separate DFT precoding, according to a possible embodiment. For UL shared channels for sTTI operation, the uplink rTTI and sTTI within a subframe can have a common RS symbol position. In the case of simultaneous transmission on uplink rTTI and uplink sTTI within a subframe, such as the sTTI overlapping in time with the rTTI and including a subset of SC-FDMA symbols, separate DFT precoding can be applied to the PUSCH corresponding to the sTTI and the rTTI to achieve faster decoding, such as for separate receiver processing blocks of the rTTI and the sTTI with different power levels, different Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCSs), and other differences.

Fig. 7 is an example subframe 700 showing uplink of simultaneous PUSCH on sTTI and rTTI with common RS symbol positions and separate DFT-precoded sTTI and rTTI, according to a possible embodiment. Where the sTTI PUSCH REs overlap with the rTTI PUSCH REs within the subframe, a PUSCH corresponding to an sTTI can be transmitted, such as where the sTTI preempts the rTTI on overlapping SC-FDMA symbols and the rTTI SCFDMA symbols are punctured. The PUSCH corresponding to the rTTI can be transmitted on the remaining SC-FDMA symbols.

In current LTE systems, the maximum transmit power (such as P for serving cell c and subframe n) based on the Pathloss (PL), the higher layer configured parameter set such as P0 and α, the PRB pair (M _ PUSCH _ RB) allocated to the UE, the subframe and the configuration of the serving cell adapted for transmission(s)_{cmax_c(n)}) And power control adjustments received via DL physical layer control signaling (PDCCH/EPDCCH) to calculate the UE transmission power for a given serving cell. For UE transmissions with shorter TTIs, advanced methods similar to current LTE systems can be used. However, for sTTI operation, overall system performance can be improved by configuring separate higher layer power control parameter sets, such as P0 and a, for regular TTI operation and sTTI operation of each physical channel for a given serving cell. For example, separate higher layer parameters can be used for rTTI based PUSCH and sTTI based sPUSCH.

If the UE is scheduled for sTTI and rTTI transmissions in the same subframe and the same serving cell, the UE should ensure that the sTTI transmission is performed in such a way that its total transmission power does not exceed P for that subframe and serving cell_{cmax_c}A value, where "_ c" in the subscript can refer to the serving cell index. For a UE configured with multiple serving cells, such as a UE supporting carrier aggregation, if the UE has regular TTI transmissions on one serving cell and sTTI transmissions on another serving cell, the UE can ensure that the total transmission power through both serving cells does not exceed the total transmission power applicable to a subframe (P) on all serving cells_cmax) Configured maximum transmit power. This can be used to ensure that the UE's transmissions conform to any rules defined for the frequency band in which the UE is operating, to minimize out-of-band emissions and adjacent channel power leakage ratio (ACLR), and to minimize band interference by complying with power control restrictions.

If the UE has to make an sTTI based transmission in at least SC-FDMA symbol x in subframe n with transmission power Pstti and also schedules the UE with regular TTI transmission in subframe n with transmission power Prtti, the UE can use one or more of the following methods to determine the transmission and power level of subframe n.

According to one method of determining the transmission and power level for subframe n, the UE can determine the priority of the transmission according to one or more priority rules defined below, and send only the highest priority transmission, and drop all other transmissions in that subframe.

According to another method of determining a transmission and power level for subframe n, the UE is able to send both sTTI and regular transmissions. If the total transmission power of both the sTTI transmission and the regular transmission, such as during all SC-FDMA symbol durations in a subframe, is less than P_{cmax_c(n)}This can be without any power scaling. If the total transmission power of both the sTTI transmission and the regular transmission during any SC-FDMA symbol duration in a subframe will exceed P_{cmax_c(n)}The UE can scale the sTTI transmission power or the regular transmission power according to one or more priority rules such that, after scaling, the sTTI transmission power or the regular transmission power is scaledThe total transmission power for both the sTTI transmission and the regular transmission will not exceed P during all SC-FDMA symbol durations in the subframe_{cmax_c(n)}。

One priority rule can be that transmissions of a particular TTI length, such as a shorter TTI, can be prioritized over transmissions of another TTI length, such as a longer TTI. According to another example, transmissions having a longer TTI can be prioritized over transmissions having a shorter TTI. This can be predefined or indicated to the UE via higher layer signaling or by other signaling as described below.

Another priority rule can be a transmission that can indicate prioritization to the UE via signaling. For example, if a UE is scheduled to transmit in subframe n using a regular TTI, such as via a first UL grant, and is also scheduled to transmit in an sTTI in subframe n, such as via a second UL grant, a bit, such as a priority flag field, or a code point in the first grant can indicate whether the UE should prioritize the transmission scheduled by the first grant. Similarly, a bit such as a priority flag field or a code point in the second grant can indicate whether the UE should prioritize transmissions scheduled by the second grant.

Another priority rule can be prioritization based on a combination of payload type, sTTI length, and physical channel type. For example, the prioritization can be 1>2>3>4>5>6, considering the following transmissions. Alternatively, the prioritization can be 2>1>3>4>5> 6. These numbers can indicate 1) the sTTI transmission with HARQ-ACK; 2) sTTI transmission in response to the UL grant having the priority flag field set to 1; 3) an rTTI transmission with HARQ-ACK; 4) sTTI transmission without HARQ-ACK; 5) rTTI transmission without HARQ-ACK; and 6) SRS transmission.

Due to the overlap with the sTTI transmission in symbol x of subframe n, the UE may need to scale the transmission power of the regular transmission in subframe n. The UE can scale the transmission power of the regular transmission in all SC-FDMA symbols of the subframe n in which the regular transmission is made. For example, the UE can use the same transmission power for all SC-FDMA symbols of the subframe n in which regular transmission is performed. This can make it easier for the network to decode the UE transmission. Alternatively, the UE can scale the transmission power of the regular transmission in all SC-FDMA symbols of the slot of subframe n where the regular transmission and the sTTI transmission overlap in time. Alternatively, the UE can scale the transmission power of the regular transmission only in SC-FMA symbol x of subframe n. This can ensure that at least other symbols are transmitted at higher power and can improve robustness. However, the network should be able to take into account the power differences between the various SC-FDMA symbols when decoding conventional transmissions.

If the UE is scheduled to send a regular TTI transmission in a subframe and multiple sTTI transmissions are sent in the same subframe, the UE can scale the regular TTI transmission power such that the total transmission power considering the scaled regular TTI transmission power and the sTTI transmission having the maximum power among the sTTI transmissions scheduled for the subframe does not exceed the configured maximum transmission power for the subframe. In some cases, such as when UL carrier aggregation is used, regular TTI transmissions and sTTI transmissions can be scheduled on different uplink component carriers or serving cells. When regular TTI transmissions and sTTI transmissions are made on the same serving cell, it can generally be assumed that they employ the same Timing Advance (TA) value. The TA value can be used to determine the start of each UL subframe with respect to the corresponding DL subframe.

To assist the network in setting up or adjusting the UL transmission power, the UE can send one or more types of Power Headroom Reports (PHR). For example, at a high level, the UE can send a first type of PHR that is suitable for regular TTI transmissions and a second type of PHR that is suitable for shorter TTI transmissions.

In another example, the UE can transmit a first type of PHR for a subframe, where a configured maximum transmit power, such as P, that can be calculated for PHR calculation for the subframe given that there is only one type of TTI transmission in the subframe_{cmax_c}Even if there are actually two types of transmission of TTI transmissions in a subframe. This can be a PHR, where assuming that there is only a regular TTI transmission in a subframe, the configured maximum transmit power can be calculated, even though both regular TTI and sTTI transmissions are actually scheduled for the subframe. The UE can also send a second type of PHR for the subframe, assuming that there are both regular TTI transmissions and sTTI transmissions in the subframeThe PHR is calculated even though only one type of TTI transmission is actually sent in a subframe. For example, the UE can report the PHR, where the PHR can be calculated assuming the UE has both sTTI transmissions and regular TTI transmissions in a subframe. If the UE is actually scheduled to send regular TTI transmissions only in a subframe, then a power adjustment for the hypothesized sTTI transmission for PHR calculation can be calculated assuming a fixed resource allocation, such as 1RB, and a TPC command value, such as 0 dB.

Fig. 8 is an example illustration 800 of device-to-device (D2D), such as a sidelink, operation according to a possible embodiment. D2D can be a broadcast type communication where the transmitting device may not know the configuration of the receiving device, such as by receiving the TTI length used by the UE for UL/DL communication with the base station. Thus, a common TTI length for D2D operation can be used for all UEs. For example, to maintain backward compatibility, a 1ms TTI can be used for D2D operations, such as for discovery and communication, while each UE may support a shortened TTI for UL or DL communication with the eNB. Assuming that a common TTI length is used for D2D operation, such as 1ms, coexistence with cellular operation can be ensured.

Fig. 9 is an example illustration of a 1ms D2D subframe 900 with 2 symbols of UL data in symbols 9-10 according to a possible embodiment. From a single user perspective, cellular operation can be prioritized; that is, if the UE's UL communication overlaps its sidelink transmission, the sidelink transmission can be dropped. If the UE is transmitting a D2D signal using a 1ms-TTI and it is scheduled to transmit UL data in symbols 9 and 10, the UE may not transmit a D2D signal at symbols 9 and 10. However, the UE does not need to discard the entire D2D subframe, which is the case in the current specification. Different approaches can be used to handle the case where the side link operation coincides with the sTTI operation in the UL in the subframe.

According to one possible approach, when the D2D subframe and the sTTI data overlap, the entire D2D subframe can be discarded and the UE can only transmit data in the sTTI. This approach can be compatible with existing specifications, but depending on the arrival rate of low latency data and HARQ and TCP ACK delays may affect (such as cause dropping) multiple subframes, while there is only a small fraction of subframes colliding with sTTI data. For example, for a Round Trip Time (RTT) HARQ delay of 8 TTIs and a TTI length of 2 symbols, all consecutive UL subframes can contain sTTI data, each in only 2 out of 14 symbols. In the case of a D2D subframe configuration, such as indicated, of consecutive subframes, multiple D2D subframes can be dropped.

According to another possible approach, a D2D receiver, such as a receiving UE, can be informed which symbols can be punctured in the D2D subframe. For example, within or at the beginning of the D2D subframe, the sending UE can inform all D2D recipients which symbol indices are to be punctured, such as for non-D2D operations. Information may be conveyed explicitly or implicitly, such as via a scrambling sequence. Due to the different TA assumptions of UL and D2D, the receiving and transmitting UEs may also drop previous symbols before signaling the UL transmission location. The sending UE can also indicate such puncturing in the scheduling assignment sent to the D2D receiver. If a good part of the D2D subframe is to be used with sTTI UL operation, the UE can drop the D2D subframe. The discard threshold, such as exceeding one time slot in time, can be signaled by the serving cell or fixed in the specification. Unlike the existing specification where D2D reception is not possible in subframes where the receiving D2D UEs have UL data to send, in the case of sTTI operation, when the D2D receiving UEs have sTTI for UL transmission, only those symbols affected by UL transmission may not be used for D2D reception.

FIG. 10 is an example flowchart 1000 illustrating the operation of a device, such as device 110, according to a possible embodiment. At 1010, a prioritization indicator may be received indicating which of the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission takes precedence over the other.

At 1020, the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission may be prioritized. If such an indicator is received, the priority may be arranged based on the prioritization indicator. Alternatively, priority rules based on a combination of payload type, sTTI length, and physical channel type may be used to arrange priority. The first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission may also be prioritized based on the type of transmission. The first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission may additionally be prioritized if transmissions having smaller TTI lengths have higher priority.

At 1030, a first transmission power for a first uplink transmission may be determined at the device based on a first set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with the first TTI length. The higher layers may be higher than the physical layer. The first uplink transmission may span a first TTI length. The first TTI length may include a first number of SC-FDMA symbols. The first uplink transmission may carry data, HARQ-ACK, and/or other transmissions. The same transmission power may be determined for all SC-FDMA symbols of the first uplink transmission. The SC-FDMA symbols of the first number of SC-FDMA symbols of the first uplink transmission may be based on DFT spreading according to a number of frequency resources used for the first uplink transmission. The first transmission power may be determined by determining a scaling factor value and using the scaling factor value in determining the first transmission power.

At 1040, a second transmission power for a second uplink transmission may be determined based on a second set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with a second TTI length. The second uplink transmission may span a second TTI length. The second TTI length may include a second number of SC-FDMA symbols and the second number may be different from the first number. The SC-FDMA symbols of the second number of SC-FDMA symbols of the second uplink transmission may be based on DFT spreading according to a number of frequency resources used for the second uplink transmission. The second uplink transmission may carry data, HARQ-ACK, and/or other transmissions.

The first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission may be made using the same Timing Advance (TA) value. The overlapping SC-FDMA symbols of the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission may be based on a first DFT spreading according to a number of frequency resources used for the first uplink transmission (e.g., a first DFT spreading over a first number of subcarriers used for the first uplink transmission) and based on a second DFT spreading according to a number of frequency resources used for the second uplink transmission (e.g., a second separate DFT spreading over a second number of subcarriers used for the second uplink transmission). The first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission may be on the same uplink carrier.

According to various embodiments, the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission may be determined such that a combined transmission power of the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission during any SC-FDMA symbol in the subframe does not exceed the configured maximum transmit power value. The first transmission power of the first uplink transmission may also be determined based on a priority of the scheduled first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission. The same transmission power may be determined for overlapping SC-FDMA symbols of the first uplink transmission occurring in subframes in which the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission overlap in time. Different transmission power levels may be determined for symbols that overlap in time with one another for the first transmission and the second transmission and for symbols that do not overlap in time with one another for the first transmission and the second transmission. The first transmission power of the first uplink transmission may also be determined based on a priority rule according to which the first uplink transmission has a lower priority than the second uplink transmission. In addition, the same transmission power may be determined for all SC-FDMA symbols of the first uplink transmission occurring in the same slot of a subframe in which the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission overlap in time.

At 1050, a first uplink transmission may be sent in a subframe using a first transmission power. At 1060, at least a second uplink transmission may be sent in the subframe using a second transmission power. The first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission may overlap in time by at least one SC-FDMA symbol duration.

It should be understood that although specific steps are shown in the figures, various additional or different steps can be performed depending on the embodiment, and one or more specific steps can be rearranged, repeated, or eliminated altogether depending on the embodiment. Also, some steps performed can be repeated simultaneously on a continuous or continuous basis as other steps are performed. Further, different steps can be performed by different elements or in a single element of the disclosed embodiments.

Fig. 11 is an example block diagram of an apparatus 1100, such as a wireless communication device 110, according to a possible embodiment. The apparatus 1100 can include a housing 1110, a controller 1120 within the housing 1110, audio input and output circuitry 1130 coupled to the controller 1120, a display 1140 coupled to the controller 1120, a transceiver 1150 coupled to the controller 1120, an antenna 1155 coupled to the transceiver 1150, a user interface 1160 coupled to the controller 1120, a memory 1170 coupled to the controller 1120, and a network interface 1180 coupled to the controller 1120. The apparatus 1100 is capable of performing the methods described in all embodiments.

Display 1140 can be a viewfinder, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, a plasma display, a projection display, a touch screen, or any other device that displays information. The transceiver 1150 can include a transmitter and/or a receiver. The audio input and output circuitry 1130 can include a microphone, a speaker, a transducer, or any other audio input and output circuitry. The user interface 1160 can include a keypad, keyboard, buttons, touch pad, joystick, touch screen display, other additional displays, or any other device for providing an interface between a user and an electronic device. The network interface 1180 can be a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, an ethernet port, an infrared transmitter/receiver, an IEEE 1394 port, a WLAN transceiver, or any other interface capable of connecting a device to a network, device, or computer and capable of sending and receiving data communication signals. The memory 1170 can include random access memory, read only memory, optical memory, flash memory, removable storage, hard drives, cache memory, or any other memory capable of being coupled to a device.

The apparatus 1100 or the controller 1120 may implement any operating system, such as Microsoft WindowsOrAndroid^TMOr any other operating system. For example, the device operates softlyPieces may be written in any programming language, such as C, C + +, Java, or Visual Basic. The device software may also be implemented in an application framework, e.g.,a frame,A framework or any other application framework. The software and/or operating system may be stored in the memory 1170 or elsewhere on the device 1100. The apparatus 1100 or the controller 1120 may also use hardware to implement the disclosed operations. For example, the controller 1120 may be any programmable processor. The disclosed embodiments may also be implemented on a general purpose or special purpose computer, a programmed microprocessor or microprocessors, peripheral integrated circuit elements, application specific integrated circuits or other integrated circuits, hardware/electronic logic circuits such as discrete element circuits, programmable logic devices such as programmable logic arrays, field programmable gate arrays, or the like. In general, the controller 1120 may be any controller or processor device capable of operating an apparatus and implementing the disclosed embodiments.

In operation according to a possible embodiment, the controller 1120 is capable of determining a first resource for transmitting a scheduling request indication in a subframe. The first resource can be associated with an uplink data transmission using a first TTI length. The first TTI length can include a first number of SC-FDMA symbols. The controller 1120 can determine a second resource used to transmit the scheduling request indication in the subframe. The second resource can be associated with an uplink data transmission using a second TTI length. The second TTI length can include a second number of SC-FDMA symbols. The second number of SC-FDMA symbols can be smaller than the first number of SC-FDMA symbols.

The controller 1120 can select a scheduling request indication resource from one of the first resource and the second resource. When the apparatus 1100 has data to be transmitted using a TTI with a second number of SC-FDMA symbols, the controller 1120 can select the second resource as the scheduling request indication resource. The controller 1120 can also select the second resource as a scheduling request indication resource when the apparatus 1100 has data to be transmitted through a specific characteristic, and the controller 1120 can select the first resource as a scheduling request indication resource when the apparatus has data not to be transmitted through the specific characteristic. The transceiver 1150 can transmit the scheduling request indication in the selected scheduling request indication resource in the subframe.

According to a possible implementation, the first resource can be a first PUCCH resource and the second resource can be a second PUCCH resource. When a device has to send a HARQ-ACK indication in a subframe, transceiver 1150 can send the HARQ-ACK indication in the selected scheduling request indication resource.

According to another possible implementation, the first resource can be a PUCCH resource and the second resource can be an SRS resource. When apparatus 1100 has to transmit a pre-configured SRS transmission in a subframe and when the selected scheduling request indicates that the resource is a second resource, transceiver 1150 can transmit a scheduling request instead of the pre-configured SRS transmission in the subframe.

According to another possible implementation, the first resource can be a first PRACH resource and the second resource can be a second PRACH resource. When the apparatus 1100 has data to transmit using the second TTI length, the controller 1120 can select the second PRACH resource as the scheduling request indication. The transceiver 1150 can transmit the RACH preamble using the second PRACH resource in the subframe.

According to another possible implementation, the first resource can be a PUCCH resource and the second resource can be a DMRS resource. The transceiver 1150 can transmit the DMRS using at least one selected from a DMRS cyclic shift value associated with a scheduling request transmission and an orthogonal sequence associated with the scheduling request transmission.

In operation according to another possible embodiment, the controller 1120 can use a first Buffer Status Reporting (BSR) configuration when the apparatus 1100 is configured for UL transmissions utilizing a first TTI length, and can use a second BSR configuration when the apparatus 1100 is configured for UL transmissions utilizing at least a second TTI length that is shorter than the first TTI length. The controller 1120 can determine whether the apparatus 1100 has data to transmit with a particular characteristic. The data to be transmitted with the specific characteristic can be data that requires TTI resources using the second TTI length. The specific characteristic can be a specific QoS class identifier, a specific resource type, a specific priority level, a specific packet delay budget, a specific packet error loss rate, a specific latency requirement, a specific logical channel group identifier, and/or any other characteristic that may affect BSR configuration. Certain characteristics can be associated with reduced latency data transmission having a reduced latency relative to other data transmission latencies.

When the apparatus 1100 has data to transmit with a particular characteristic, the transceiver 1150 can transmit a BSR using the second BSR configuration. When the apparatus 1100 has data to transmit without utilizing particular characteristics, the transceiver 1150 can transmit a BSR using a first BSR configuration.

In operation according to another possible embodiment, the transceiver 1150 is capable of receiving a first downlink transmission in a first downlink TTI of a first duration in a first downlink subframe. The first downlink transmission can be a PDSCH transmission. The first downlink transmission can also be a control channel transmission indicating a SPS release. The transceiver 1150 is capable of receiving a second downlink transmission in a second downlink TTI of a second duration in a second downlink subframe. The first downlink TTI and the second downlink TTI may not overlap. The second downlink transmission can be a PDSCH transmission.

Controller 1120 can determine a first HARQ-ACK feedback and a first HARQ-ACK PUCCH resource in response to receiving a first downlink transmission in a first downlink TTI. The first HARQ-ACK PUCCH resource can be mapped to REs in a first uplink TTI of a third duration in the first uplink subframe.

Controller 1120 can determine a second HARQ-ACK feedback and a second HARQ-ACK PUCCH resource in response to receiving a second downlink transmission in a second downlink TTI. The second HARQ-ACK PUCCH resource can be mapped to REs in a second uplink TTI of a fourth duration in the first uplink subframe. The first UL TTI can include a portion of time that overlaps with the second UL TTI. According to a possible embodiment, the second downlink transmission can comprise two transport blocks AND the second HARQ-ACK feedback can be a spatial HARQ-ACK bundling response by a logical AND operation for corresponding separate HARQ-ACKs for the two transport blocks.

According to another possible implementation, the first downlink subframe can be different from the second downlink subframe, the second duration can be less than the first duration, and the fourth duration can be less than the third duration. According to another possible implementation, the first downlink subframe can be the same as the second downlink subframe, the second duration can be equal to the first duration, and the fourth duration can be equal to the third duration. According to another possible embodiment, the second duration can be smaller than the fourth duration. According to another possible embodiment, the first downlink TTI can include a first number of OFDM symbols, the second downlink TTI can include a second number of OFDM symbols, the first uplink TTI can include the first number of SC-FDMA symbols, and the second downlink TTI can include the second number of OFDM symbols.

Controller 1120 can select between the first HARQ-ACK PUCCH resource and the second HARQ-ACK PUCCH resource based at least on the determined second HARQ-ACK feedback. The transceiver 1150 can transmit a signal in response to the first HARQ-ACK feedback and the second HARQ-ACK feedback determined on the selected HARQ-ACK PUCCH resource on the overlapping portion of the first uplink TTI and the second uplink TTI in the first uplink subframe. According to one possible embodiment, the transmitted signal comprises a first signal and the transceiver is capable of transmitting a second signal in response to a first HARQ-ACK feedback determined on a first HARQ-ACK PUCCH resource on a time portion of a first UL TTI that does not overlap a second UL TTI.

In operation according to another possible embodiment, the controller 1120 is capable of determining a first transmission power for the first uplink transmission based on a first set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with the first TTI length. The higher layers can be higher than the physical layer. The first uplink transmission can span a first TTI length. The first TTI length can include a first number of SC-FDMA symbols. The first uplink transmission can carry data, HARQ-ACK, and/or any other transmission.

The controller 1120 can determine a second transmission power for the second uplink transmission based on a second set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with the second TTI length. The second uplink transmission can span a second TTI length. The second TTI length can include a second number of SC-FDMA symbols. The second number can be different from the first number. The second uplink transmission can carry data, HARQ-ACK, and/or any other transmission.

According to a possible implementation, the controller 1120 is capable of determining the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission such that the combined transmission power of the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission during any SC-FDMA symbol in the subframe does not exceed the configured maximum transmit power value. According to another possible embodiment, the controller 1120 is capable of determining the first transmission power of the first uplink transmission based on a priority rule according to which the first uplink transmission has a lower priority than the second uplink transmission.

The transceiver 1150 can send a first uplink transmission in a subframe using a first transmission power. Transceiver 1150 may be capable of transmitting at least a second uplink transmission in the subframe using a second transmission power. The first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission overlap in time by at least one SC-FDMA symbol duration.

In operation according to another possible embodiment, the controller 1120 is capable of calculating a first type of Power Headroom Report (PHR) based on the presence of only transmissions of the first TTI length in a subframe. Even if there are transmissions of the first TTI length and transmissions of the second TTI length in a subframe, the controller 1120 can calculate the first type of PHR based on the presence of only transmissions of the first TTI length in the subframe. The controller 1120 is capable of calculating a first type of PHR based on a first set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with a first TTI length.

The controller 1120 can calculate a second type of PHR based on the presence of transmissions of both the first TTI length and the second TTI length in the subframe. The controller is capable of calculating the second type of PHR based on the presence of transmissions of the first TTI length and the second TTI length in the subframe, even if there is only a transmission of one of the first TTI length and the second TTI length in the subframe. If there is no transmission of the second TTI length in the subframe, the controller 1120 can calculate a PHR of the second type based on the fixed resource block allocation and the fixed TPC command value. The controller 1120 can calculate a second type of PHR based on the first set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with the first TTI length and the second set of higher layer configured power control parameters associated with the second TTI length. The controller 1120 can calculate a PHR of a second type based on the fixed resource block allocation and the fixed TPC command value for the transmission of the second TTI length. The controller 1120 can calculate a second type of PHR based on the TPC command values and resource block allocation for physical channel transmission of the second TTI length received in the uplink grant.

The controller 1120 can calculate the PHR of the first type and/or the PHR of the second type by calculating the PHR based on transmission of only the physical channel of the first type in the subframe. The first type of physical channel can be a PUSCH. The controller 1120 can calculate the first type of PHR and/or the second type of PHR by calculating the PHR based on at least two types of physical channels in the subframe. The at least two types of first type physical channels can be PUSCH, and the at least two types of second type physical channels can be PUCCH.

The transceiver 1150 is capable of transmitting a first type of PHR and at least a second type of PHR. The transceiver 1150 can transmit at least the second type of PHR in the subframe using physical channel transmissions of the first TTI length, and the second TTI length can be shorter than the first TTI length. The transceiver 1150 can transmit the second type of PHR in the subframe using physical channel transmissions of a second TTI length, and the second TTI length can be shorter than the first TTI length.

In operation according to another possible embodiment, controller 1120 can compare the number of SC-FDMA symbols used for UL transmission in a TTI to a threshold of SC-FDMA symbols. The transceiver 1150 is capable of transmitting indications on the sidelink channel. The indication can indicate a location of an SC-FDMA symbol for the UL transmission when the number of SC-FDMA symbols occupied by the UL transmission is less than a threshold. The indication can be sent in a scheduling assignment sent by a device on a sidelink channel. The location of SC-FDMA for UL transmissions can be indicated using a scrambling sequence for sidelink transmissions. The sidelink channel can be a sidelink shared channel, a sidelink control channel, a sidelink discovery channel, and/or any other sidelink channel. When the number of SC-FDMA symbols occupied by UL transmissions is less than a threshold, transceiver 1150 is able to send both sidelink and UL transmissions in the TTI. When the number of SC-FDMA symbols occupied by UL transmission is less than a threshold, the controller 1120 can drop symbols associated with sidelink transmission, wherein the symbols can immediately precede the UL transmission. The sidelink transmission and the UL transmission may not overlap in time. When the number of SC-FDMA symbols occupied by the UL signal is at least a threshold, transceiver 1150 is able to send the UL transmission only in the TTI. Transceiver 1150 may be able to send only UL transmissions by dropping all sidelink transmissions scheduled during a TTI. The TTI can be a first TTI having a first TTI length, and the UL transmission can be sent using a second TTI having a TTI length less than the first TTI length, wherein the first TTI and the second TTI overlap in time.

The method of the present disclosure can be implemented on a programmed processor. However, the controllers, flow charts and modules may also be implemented on a general purpose or special purpose computer, a programmed microprocessor or microcontroller and peripheral integrated circuit elements, integrated circuits, hardwired electronic or logic circuits such as discrete element circuits, programmable logic devices, or the like. In general, any device on which resides a finite state machine capable of implementing the flowcharts shown in the figures may be used to implement the processor functions of this disclosure.

While the present disclosure has been described with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, various components of the embodiments may be interchanged, added, or substituted in the other embodiments. Moreover, all of the elements of each figure are not necessary for operation of the disclosed embodiments. For example, those of ordinary skill in the art of the disclosed embodiments will be able to make and use the teachings of the present disclosure by simply employing the elements of the independent claims. Accordingly, the embodiments of the disclosure as set forth herein are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

In this document, relational terms such as "first," "second," and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The phrase "at least one," "at least one selected from a group," or "at least one selected from" followed by a list is defined to mean one, some, or all, but not necessarily all, of the elements in the list. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes" or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further restriction, an element proceeded by "a," "an," etc. does not exclude that there are additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element. Moreover, the term another is defined as at least a second or more. The terms "comprising," "having," and the like, as used herein, are defined as comprising. Furthermore, the background section is written as an understanding by the inventors themselves of the context of some embodiments at the time of filing, and includes the inventors' own recognition of any problems with the prior art and/or problems encountered in their own work.