WO2018085666A1

WO2018085666A1 - Modulation and coding scheme restriction for specific combinations of transport block size and number of resource blocks for limited buffer rate matching

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Publication number: WO2018085666A1
Application number: PCT/US2017/059946
Authority: WO
Inventors: Qiaoyang Ye; Debdeep CHATTERJEE
Original assignee: Intel IP Corporation
Priority date: 2016-11-04
Filing date: 2017-11-03
Publication date: 2018-05-11

Abstract

Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission. The second circuitry may be operable to determine a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission. The third circuitry may be operable to establish a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

Description

MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME RESTRICTION FOR SPECIFIC COMBINATIONS OF TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE AND NUMBER OF RESOURCE BLOCKS FOR LIMITED

BUFFER RATE MATCHING

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

[0001] The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to United

States Provisional Patent Application Serial Number 62/418,087 filed November 4, 2016 and entitled "MCS AND TBS FOR FEMTC WITH LBRM," and to United States Provisional Patent Application Serial Number 62/418,957 filed November 8, 2016 and entitled

"FURTHER ENHANCED MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME AND TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE," which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND

[0002] A variety of wireless cellular communication systems have been implemented, including a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3 GPP) Universal Mobile

Telecommunications System, a 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) system, and a 3GPP LTE- Advanced (LTE-A) system. Next-generation wireless cellular communication systems based upon LTE and LTE-A systems are being developed, such as a fifth generation (5G) wireless system, 5G mobile networks system, and New Radio (NR) wireless systems. Next- generation wireless cellular communication systems may provide support for massive numbers of user devices like Narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) devices, Cellular Internet-of-Things (CIoT) devices, or Machine-Type Communication (MTC) devices. Such devices may have very low device complexity, may be latency -tolerant, and may be designed for low throughput and very low power consumption.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0003] The embodiments of the disclosure will be understood more fully from the detailed description given below and from the accompanying drawings of various embodiments of the disclosure. However, while the drawings are to aid in explanation and understanding, they are only an aid, and should not be taken to limit the disclosure to the specific embodiments depicted therein.

[0004] Figs. 1A and IB illustrate scenarios of link-level performance for Physical

Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

l [0005] Fig. 2 illustrates a rate matching procedure, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0006] Figs. 3A and 3B illustrate a table of Transport Block Sizes (TBSes) for

Bandwidth Reduced (BR) Low Complexity (BL) / Coverage Enhancement (CE) User

Equipments (UEs), in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0007] Figs. 4A and 4B illustrate a table of TBSes and Resource Block (RB) allocations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0008] Fig. 5 illustrates a table of numbers of rate-matched bits with Quadrature

Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) and 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM), in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0009] Figs. 6A and 6B illustrate a table of coding rates for corresponding TBS and

RB allocations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0010] Fig. 7 illustrates a table of TBSes and RB allocations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0011] Fig. 8 illustrates an Evolved Node B (eNB) and a UE, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0012] Fig. 9 illustrates hardware processing circuitries for a UE for new Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) implementations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0013] Fig. 10 illustrates hardware processing circuitries for an eNB for new MCS implementations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0014] Fig. 11 illustrates methods for a UE for new MCS implementations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0015] Fig. 12 illustrates methods for an eNB for new MCS implementations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0016] Fig. 13 illustrates example components of a device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0017] Fig. 14 illustrates example interfaces of baseband circuitry, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] Various wireless cellular communication systems have been implemented or are being proposed, including a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), a 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) system, a 3GPP LTE-Advanced system, and a 5th Generation wireless system / 5th Generation mobile networks (5G) system / New Radio (NR) system. Next-generation wireless cellular communication systems may provide support for massive numbers of user devices like Narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) devices, Cellular Internet-of-Things (CIoT) devices, or Machine-Type Communication (MTC) devices. Such devices may have very low device complexity, may be latency -tolerant, and may be designed for low throughput and very low power consumption.

[0019] One objective pertaining to Further Enhanced MTC (FeMTC) may be higher data rates. This may relate to, among other things: implementing Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) bundling in Coverage Enhancement (CE) mode A in Half Duplex Frequency Division Duplex (HD-FDD); implementing larger maximum Transport Block Sizes (TBSes); implementing larger maximum Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) / Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) channel bandwidth in connected mode (at least in CE mode A), in order to enhance support for various applications and scenarios (such as voice and audio streaming); and implementing up to 10 Downlink (DL) HARQ processes in CE mode A in Full-Duplex FDD (FD-FDD). Accordingly, for example, in order to support higher data-rate operations for FeMTC, Bandwidth Reduced (BR) Low Complexity (BL) / CE UEs with a maximum bandwidth (BW) of 5 megahertz (MHz) (e.g., 3GPP Release-14 compliant BL UEs) may implement a maximum TBS of 4008 bits for PDSCH, 4008 bits for PUSCH, or both.

[0020] Meanwhile, a maximum TBS for enhanced MTC (eMTC) UEs may be 1000 bits (e.g., for 3GPP Release-13 compliant eMTC UEs). In supporting larger TBSes for some UEs (e.g., for 5 MHz 3GPP Release-14 BL UEs), soft buffer size may increase. With Full Buffer Rate Matching (FBRM) for channel encoding and decoding, the equation

N*96* [(X+28)/32] may be used for calculating the soft buffer size, where N may be a maximum number of DL HARQ processes, and X may be a maximum DL TBS.

[0021] So, as a first example, with a maximum TBS of 1000 bits and a maximum of 8

DL HARQ processes, an eMTC UE (e.g., a Release 13 eMTC UE) may have a total number of soft channel bits of 25344. As a second example, with a maximum TBS of 4008 bits and maximum of 8 DL HARQ processes, a BL UE (e.g., a MHz 3 GPP Release-14 BL UE) may have a total number of soft channel bits of 97536.

[0022] As the soft buffer size may be a factor that impacts the cost of a device, reducing a soft buffer size may be advantageous (e.g., for 5 MHz 3GPP Release-14 BL UEs). A first option may be to establish a soft buffer size of N*96*([(X+28)/32], where N may be a maximum number of DL HARQ processes, and X may be a maximum DL TBS. A second option may be to establish a soft buffer size smaller than the soft buffer size of the first option.

[0023] A reduction in soft buffer size may be facilitated by using a Limited Buffer

Rate matching (LBRM) technique, where the rate matching procedure may be such that a storage requirement is reduced by enforcing an earlier wrap-around of a virtual circular buffer, and accordingly, a Redundancy Version (RV) location may be compressed to fit all 4 RVs within a wrap-around period. With LBRM (for, e.g., Category 3, Category 4, and Category 5 UEs, which may correspond with a maximum effective mother code rate of 2/3), then a total number of soft channel bits may be reduced to 50% of the above values. For the second example above, a BL UE (e.g., a MHz 3 GPP Release-14 BL UE) with 8 DL HARQ processes may have a total number of soft channel bits of 48768.

[0024] Figs. 1A and IB illustrate scenarios of link-level performance for Physical

Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. A first scenario 110 and a second scenario 120 may compare the performance for a PDSCH TBS of 4008 with Full Buffer Rate Matching (FBRM) to the performance for a PDSCH TBS of 4008 with LBRM for a soft buffer size reduction of 50%. First scenario 110 may correspond with a modulation order of 2 (e.g., QPSK), while second scenario 120 may correspond with a modulation order of 4 (e.g., 16QAM). (First scenario 110 and second scenario 120 may correspond with cross-SF CE over up to 2 SFs, and various Repetition Levels (RLs), and the channel simulated may be EPA-1 Hz.)

[0025] So, with an RL of 1 (e.g., only initial transmission), for the case of TBS of

4008 bits over 24 Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs), a reduction of soft buffer size may correspond with a performance degradation between FBRM and LBRM a modulation order of 4 (e.g., 16QAM); while a reduction of soft buffer size may correspond with almost the same performance between FBRM and LBRM for a modulation order of 2 (e.g., QPSK). To clarify possible reasons for such observations, the following may be calculated:

[0026] 1. With LBRM of 50% soft buffer size reduction, the soft buffer size may be

N_soft = 48768 bits.

[0027] 2. A number of rows in a coded bit matrix may be:

[0028] 3. A number of coded bits may be:

= N_row * N_column * 3 = 127 * 32 * 3 = 12192. [0029] 4. A soft buffer size for a code block may be:

son ) (48768 )

N_cb = min ^{sof t} , /e_w [ = min j— 5— , 12192 J = 6096

M D, L-HARQ I 8

where Nsoft may be a size of the soft buffer, and MDL-HARQ may be a number of DL HARQ processes.

[0030] 5. An RV starting location may be:

Net

= N_row * I 2 * * rv_idx + 2 where rvidx may be an index of RV.

[0031] 6. In the considered setup, ko may have the following values, where every 12 columns may have a new RV. For RV0:

N_cb

— N_row * * rv_ir]Y + 2 = 127 * 2 = 254

8 * N_r

For RVl :

Ncb 6096

ko = N_row * 2 * rv_idx

8*N_r + 2) = 127 * * 1 + 2 = 127 * 14 =

8_*127

1778

For RV2:

6096

I row * 2 * 2

8*N_r * rv_ldx + 2) = 127 * (

8_*127 * 2 + 2 = 127 * 26

3302

For RV3:

N, cb 6096

^0 ⁼ Nrow * ^rvidx + 2 ) = 127 * I 2 * * 3 + 2 = 127 * 38

8 * N_r 8 * 127

= 4826

[0032] 7. With 24 PRBs, 16QAM, a Control Format Indicator (CFI) of 3, and 2 Cell-

Specific Reference Signal (CRS) ports, a number of rate matched bits may be E = 24*(12*11- 12)*4 = 11520, while with 24 PRBs and QPSK, a number of rate matched bits may be E = 5760.

[0033] 8. Perform a rate matching procedure. Fig. 2 illustrates a rate matching procedure, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. A rate matching procedure 200, which may be similar to a rate matching procedure form 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 36.212, may be performed. [0034] Based on these calculations, various things may help explain the performance degradation of LBRM in certain cases (e.g., for cases with 4008 bits transmitted over 24 PRBs with 16QAM).

[0035] In the example considered above in which the number of rate matched bits may be E = 11520, if LBRM is used with N_Cb = 6096, columns from 1 to 48 may all be included in an initial transmission. Compared to an FBRM case with N_Cb = 12192, a significant amount of parity bits might not be included in the transmission with LBRM even though a number of rate-matched bits for the transmission may be large, and thus the performance may degrade with LBRM (as discussed further herein).

[0036] Alternatively, in an example considered in which the number of rate matched bits may be E = 5760, the bits that can be carried within one transmission may be the same for LBRM and FBRM, and thus the performance may be expected to be the same.

[0037] Therefore, when LBRM is adopted for the above example, the performance with E = 5760 (e.g., with QPSK) may be better than the performance with E = 1 1520 (e.g., with 16QAM). This may be because a coding gain from 16QAM with LBRM may be limited due to a reduced soft buffer size, while QPSK may have better detection performance.

[0038] Accordingly, discussed herein are proposed new Modulation and Coding

Scheme (MCS) tables (e.g., for 5 MHz 3 GPP Release-14 BL UEs), which may

advantageously improve performance with adoption of LBRM. Performance may advantageously improve based upon a change in a modulation order relative to that defined in legacy LTE (e.g., from higher values to 2 for certain cases of TBS and RB allocation), depending on the reduced soft buffer size.

[0039] In the following description, numerous details are discussed to provide a more thorough explanation of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art, however, that embodiments of the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form, rather than in detail, in order to avoid obscuring embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0040] Note that in the corresponding drawings of the embodiments, signals are represented with lines. Some lines may be thicker, to indicate a greater number of constituent signal paths, and/or have arrows at one or more ends, to indicate a direction of information flow. Such indications are not intended to be limiting. Rather, the lines are used in connection with one or more exemplary embodiments to facilitate easier understanding of a circuit or a logical unit. Any represented signal, as dictated by design needs or preferences, may actually comprise one or more signals that may travel in either direction and may be implemented with any suitable type of signal scheme.

[0041] Throughout the specification, and in the claims, the term "connected" means a direct electrical, mechanical, or magnetic connection between the things that are connected, without any intermediary devices. The term "coupled" means either a direct electrical, mechanical, or magnetic connection between the things that are connected or an indirect connection through one or more passive or active intermediary devices. The term "circuit" or "module" may refer to one or more passive and/or active components that are arranged to cooperate with one another to provide a desired function. The term "signal" may refer to at least one current signal, voltage signal, magnetic signal, or data/clock signal. The meaning of "a," "an," and "the" include plural references. The meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on."

[0042] The terms "substantially," "close," "approximately," "near," and "about" generally refer to being within +/- 10% of a target value. Unless otherwise specified the use of the ordinal adjectives "first," "second," and "third," etc., to describe a common object, merely indicate that different instances of like objects are being referred to, and are not intended to imply that the objects so described must be in a given sequence, either temporally, spatially, in ranking, or in any other manner.

[0043] It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein are, for example, capable of operation in other orientations than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

[0044] The terms "left," "right," "front," "back," "top," "bottom," "over," "under," and the like in the description and in the claims, if any, are used for descriptive purposes and not necessarily for describing permanent relative positions.

[0045] For purposes of the embodiments, the transistors in various circuits, modules, and logic blocks are Tunneling FETs (TFETs). Some transistors of various embodiments may comprise metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors, which include drain, source, gate, and bulk terminals. The transistors may also include Tri-Gate and FinFET transistors, Gate All Around Cylindrical Transistors, Square Wire, or Rectangular Ribbon Transistors or other devices implementing transistor functionality like carbon nanotubes or spintronic devices. MOSFET symmetrical source and drain terminals i.e., are identical terminals and are interchangeably used here. A TFET device, on the other hand, has asymmetric Source and Drain terminals. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other transistors, for example, Bi-polar junction transistors-BJT PNP/NPN, BiCMOS, CMOS, etc., may be used for some transistors without departing from the scope of the disclosure.

[0046] For the purposes of the present disclosure, the phrases "A and/or B" and "A or

B" mean (A), (B), or (A and B). For the purposes of the present disclosure, the phrase "A, B, and/or C" means (A), (B), (C), (A and B), (A and C), (B and C), or (A, B and C).

[0047] In addition, the various elements of combinatorial logic and sequential logic discussed in the present disclosure may pertain both to physical structures (such as AND gates, OR gates, or XOR gates), or to synthesized or otherwise optimized collections of devices implementing the logical structures that are Boolean equivalents of the logic under discussion.

[0048] In addition, for purposes of the present disclosure, the term "eNB" may refer to a legacy LTE capable Evolved Node-B (eNB), a centimeter-wave (cmWave) capable eNB or a cmWave small cell, a millimeter-wave (mmWave) capable eNB or an mmWave small cell, an Access Point (AP), an NB-IoT capable eNB, a CIoT capable eNB, an MTC capable eNB, and/or another base station for a wireless communication system. The term "gNB" may refer to a 5G-capable or NR-capable eNB, and the term "eNB" may also refer to a gNB. For purposes of the present disclosure, the term "UE" may refer to a legacy LTE capable User Equipment (UE), a next-generation or 5G capable UE, an mmWave capable UE, a cmWave capable UE, a Station (STA), an NB-IoT capable UE, a CIoT capable UE, an MTC capable UE, and/or another mobile equipment for a wireless communication system. The term "UE" may also refer to a 5G-capable or NR-capable UE.

[0049] Various embodiments of eNBs and/or UEs discussed below may process one or more transmissions of various types. Some processing of a transmission may comprise demodulating, decoding, detecting, parsing, and/or otherwise handling a transmission that has been received. In some embodiments, an eNB or UE processing a transmission may determine or recognize the transmission's type and/or a condition associated with the transmission. For some embodiments, an eNB or UE processing a transmission may act in accordance with the transmission's type, and/or may act conditionally based upon the transmission's type. An eNB or UE processing a transmission may also recognize one or more values or fields of data carried by the transmission. Processing a transmission may comprise moving the transmission through one or more layers of a protocol stack (which may be implemented in, e.g., hardware and/or software-configured elements), such as by moving a transmission that has been received by an eNB or a UE through one or more layers of a protocol stack. [0050] Various embodiments of eNBs and/or UEs discussed below may also generate one or more transmissions of various types. Some generating of a transmission may comprise modulating, encoding, formatting, assembling, and/or otherwise handling a transmission that is to be transmitted. In some embodiments, an eNB or UE generating a transmission may establish the transmission's type and/or a condition associated with the transmission. For some embodiments, an eNB or UE generating a transmission may act in accordance with the transmission's type, and/or may act conditionally based upon the transmission's type. An eNB or UE generating a transmission may also determine one or more values or fields of data carried by the transmission. Generating a transmission may comprise moving the transmission through one or more layers of a protocol stack (which may be implemented in, e.g., hardware and/or software-configured elements), such as by moving a transmission to be sent by an eNB or a UE through one or more layers of a protocol stack.

[0051] In various embodiments, resources may span various Resource Blocks (RBs),

Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs), and/or time periods (e.g., frames, subframes, and/or slots) of a wireless communication system. In some contexts, allocated resources (e.g., channels, Orthogonal Frequency -Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, subcarrier frequencies, resource elements (REs), and/or portions thereof) may be formatted for (and prior to) transmission over a wireless communication link. In other contexts, allocated resources (e.g., channels, OFDM symbols, subcarrier frequencies, REs, and/or portions thereof) may be detected from (and subsequent to) reception over a wireless communication link.

[0052] Figs. 3A and 3B illustrate a table of TBSes for Bandwidth Reduced BL / CE

UEs, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Table 1 (which may have a first part 310, a second part 320, and a third part 330) may be substantially similar to a TBS table in 3GPP Release-13 LTE (e.g., for 3 GPP Release-13 BL/CE UEs).

[0053] A minimum soft buffer size considered for LBRM may be 50% of a soft buffer size for FBRM, where FBRM may have N_Cb < 12192 and LBMR may have N_Cb≤ 6096. The following conditions may accordingly be considered to determine cases for performance improvement with LBRM.

[0054] 1. Any TBS smaller than or equal to 50% of a maximum TBS may not be impacted by the LBRM. In other words, TBS < 2004 bits may not be impacted.

[0055] 2. Note that some modulation schemes (e.g., modulation schemes supported for 3GPP Release-14 BL/CE UEs) may be merely QPSK and 16QAM. The QPSK cases do not need to be considered, as it is already the smallest modulation order. [0056] 3. The cases with a number of output bits E < 6096 may not be important to consider, since the number of bits that can be read out for rate matching may be limited by E, and therefore the bits that are rate matched from a coded matrix may be the same regardless of the soft buffer size.

[0057] 4. A TBS may be disposed to not being larger than E with QPSK, otherwise the performance may be significantly diminished.

[0058] With the above conditions, cases with RB allocations < 12 (which have

E < 5760) and with 16QAM may be excluded from consideration, and cases with a number of RBs between 13 and 25, and a TBS index (ITBS) greater than 8.

[0059] Figs. 4A and 4B illustrate a table of TBSes and Resource Block (RB) allocations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Table 2 summarizes cases of numbers of allocated PRBs (N PRB) and I TBS that may be considered for performance improvement with LBRM. Table 2 has a first TBS table 410 and a second TBS table 420. First TBS table 410 may be obtained by truncating a 3GPP Release-13 LTE TBS table to be up to 4008 bits, while second TBS table 420 may be obtained by truncating the 3GPP Release-13 LTE TBS table and additionally replacing some or all of the maximum TBS values greater than 4008 by 4008 bits. Either version of the TBS table may be suitable for adoption for UEs with maximum of 5 MHz channel BW.

[0060] First TBS table 410 may have a set of first cases 41 1 and a set of second cases

412. QPSK may be used in first cases 411 , and 16QAM may still be used in second cases 412. Second TBS table 420 may have a set of first cases 421 and a set of second cases 422. QPSK may be used in first cases 421 , and 16QAM may still be used in second cases 422. Second TBS table 420 may also have a set of third cases 423 (emphasized in bold and italics), in which second TBS table 420 differs from first TBS table 410.

[0061] Fig. 5 illustrates a table of numbers of rate-matched bits with Quadrature

Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) and 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM), in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Table 3 may provide E values (e.g., numbers of rate matched bits) with QPSK and with 16QAM, for cases summarized in Table 2 of Figs. 4A and 4B

[0062] As described herein, for some of the cases of TBS and RB allocation that are closer to a maximum TBS of 4008 bits, it may be beneficial to use QPSK modulation rather than 16QAM, to advantageously limit a performance degradation from LBRM compared to FBRM. [0063] A maximum effective mother code rate may be denoted as R_m,max, and a maximum TBS may be denoted as TBSmax. A process soft buffer size may then be:

B ⁼ TBSmax / Rm,max.

The maximum TBS may be calculated by:

TBSmax = NRB,max*NRE*MCRo ,max,

Where NRE may be a number of REs per PRB, NRB.max may denote a maximum number of PRBs, and MCRo ,max^— Jmax *Ro,max may denote a maximum initial modulation and coding rate. Thus, the process soft buffer size may be:

B ⁼ TBSmax / Rm,max ⁼ NRB,max*NRE* Umax ,max / Rm,max.

[0064] For a given TBS transmitted over NRB RBS and MCRo = qo*Ro in an initial transmission, a mother code rate may be:

Rm=NRB*NRE*MCRo / B = NRB / NRB.max * Rm,max / (qmax*Ro,max) * (qo * Ro)

Given NRB / NRB.max≤ 1 and qo / qmax≤l, it may be that R_m / Ro≤ Rm,max / Ro.max, where the ratio Rm / Ro may indicate a utilization of the soft buffer. When R_m / Ro≤ 1, an implication may be that an initial transmission does not exhaust the soft buffer, and performance may not be expected to be different between LBRM and FBRM. On the other hand, when

Rm / Ro > 1, an initial transmission may exhaust the soft buffer, and performance with LBRM may degrade compared to FBRM.

[0065] For example, consider a soft buffer size reduction of 50% with LBRM. For

4008 bits transmitted over 24 PRBs with 16QAM, it may be that NRB / NRB.max = 24 / 24 = 1, qo / qmax = 4 / 4 = 1, Rm,max = 2/3, and Ro,max = 1/3, and thus Rm / Ro=2. On the other hand, for 4008 bits transmitted over 24 PRBs with QPSK, it may be that NRB / NRB.max = 24 / 24 = 1, qo / qmax = 2 / 4 = 1 / 2, R_m,max = 2/3, and Ro,max = 1/3, and thus Rm / Ro=l.

[0066] Therefore, in the given example, an initial transmission with 16QAM may exhaust the soft buffer size, and LBRM may result in performance degradation, while QPSK may not exhaust the soft buffer size, and thus no performance difference between LBRM and FBRM may be expected. This is aligned with the observations depicted in Fig. 1.

[0067] Accordingly, in some embodiments, QPSK may be used instead of 16QAM for some cases of TBS and RB allocation (e.g., for first cases 411 and/or first cases 421 of Table 2). Meanwhile, in some embodiments, 16QAM (e.g., similar to 3GPP Release-13 LTE) may be used for some cases of TBS and RB allocation (e.g., for second cases 412 and/or second cases 422 of Table 2).

[0068] In some embodiments, the following cases of TBS and RB allocation may use

QPSK: (1) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 12 for resource allocation of 13-17 PRBs; (2) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 1 1 for resource allocation of 18-20 PRBs; (3) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 10 for resource allocation of 21-23 PRBs use QPSK; and/or (4) TBS index ITBS=9 for resource allocation of 24-25 PRBs.

[0069] For some embodiments, the following cases of TBS and RB allocation may use QPSK: (1) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 12 for resource allocation of 13-19 PRBs; (2) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 1 1 for resource allocation of 20-22 PRBs; (3) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 10 for resource allocation of 23-24 PRBs; and/or (4) TBS index ITBS=9 for resource allocation of 25 PRBs.

[0070] In some embodiments, TBS may be updated to 4008 for ITBS = 14 with

15-PRB allocation, ITBS = 13 with 16-PRB allocation and/or 17-PRB allocation, ITBS = 12 with 18-PRB allocation and/or 19-PRB allocation, ITBS = 1 1 with 21-PRB allocation and/or 22-PRB allocation, and/or ITBS = 10 with 24-PRB allocation.

[0071] For some embodiments, other cases of TBS and RB allocation may follow, for example, 3GPP Release-13 LTE TBS and MCS tables. Note that ITBS = 9 may support both QPSK and 16QAM, and following the above reasoning, merely QPSK may be used for RBs > 12.

[0072] In some embodiments, an additional constraint on the maximum coding rate,

(e.g., ¾) may be applied. However, this may reduce the number of cases where QPSK may advantageously be used.

[0073] Figs. 6A and 6B illustrate a table of coding rates for corresponding TBS and

RB allocations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Table 4

summarizes cases of coding rates for and that may be considered for performance improvement with LBRM. Table 4 may show a modulation scheme to be used when a maximum coding rate of 3/4 is added as an additional constraint. Table 4 has a first TBS table 610 and a second TBS table 620. First TBS table 610 may be based upon TBS values shown in first TBS table 410 of Fig. 4A, while second TBS table 620 may be based upon TBS values shown in second TBS table 420 of Fig. 4B.

[0074] First TBS table 610 may have a set of first cases 611 and a set of second cases

612. QPSK may be used in first cases 611 , and 16QAM may still be used in second cases 612. Second TBS table 620 may have a set of first cases 621 and a set of second cases 622. QPSK may be used in first cases 621 , and 16QAM may still be used in second cases 622. Second TBS table 620 may also have a set of third cases 623 (emphasized in bold and italics), in which second TBS table 620 differs from first TBS table 610. For of 11 or 12, Table 2 indicates that QPSK may be used for various cases of NPRB, while Table 4 indicates that 16QAM may be used for similar cases of NPRB.

[0075] In some embodiments, the following cases of TBS and RB allocation may use

QPSK: (1) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 10 for resource allocation of 13-23 PRBs; and/or (2) TBS index ITBS=9 for resource allocation of 24-25 PRBs.

[0076] For some embodiments, the following cases of TBS and RB allocation may use QPSK: (1) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 10 for resource allocation of 13-24 PRBs; and/or (2) TBS index ITBS=9 for resource allocation of 25 PRBs.

[0077] In some embodiments, other cases (e.g., cases not using QPSK) may follow

3GPP Release-13 LTE TBS and MCS. Note that a coding rate constraint 3/4 is considered as an illustrative example, and other coding rate constraint values are not precluded.

[0078] For some embodiments, both QPSK and 16QAM may be supported for cases of TBS and RB allocation discussed herein, instead of moving from 16QAM to QPSK. The replacement of QPSK by 16QAM for the same supported TBS and resource allocation cases may merely be beneficial as long as the resulting effective code rate is not too high, or if the performance may rely on use of Incremental Redundancy (IR) based gains from cycling of Redundancy Versions (RVs).

[0079] Thus, in some embodiments, for certain cases of TBS (e.g., ITBS) and resource allocation (e.g., NPRB), both QPSK and 16QAM may be supported. In various embodiments, the network may have the ability to indicate which modulation (e.g., QPSK or 16QAM) will be used, depending on other characteristics of the concerned PDSCH transmission. For example, without repetition, 16QAM may have better performance than QPSK, due to additional coding gain, while with repetitions, QPSK may have better performance than 16QAM, due to achieving additional coding gain from RV cycling and better detection performance.

[0080] In some embodiments, the following cases of TBS and RB allocation may support both QPSK and 16QAM: (1) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 12 for resource allocation of 13-17 PRBs; (2) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 11 for resource allocation of 18-20 PRBs; (3) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 10 for resource allocation of 21-23 PRBs; and/or (4) TBS index ITBS=9 for resource allocation of 24-25 PRBs.

[0081] For some embodiments, the following cases of TBS and RB allocation may support both QPSK and 16QAM: (1) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 12 for resource allocation of 13-19 PRBs; (2) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 11 for resource allocation of 20-22 PRBs; (3) TBS index ITBS from 9 to 10 for resource allocation of 23-24 PRBs; and/or (4) TBS index ITBS=9 for resource allocation of 25 PRBs.

[0082] Since performance degradation with QPSK may occur merely when the code rate is very high, QPSK may be used merely when the resulting code rate with QPSK is not very high. For example, for cases of TBS and RB allocation satisfying ITBS > 8 and

NPRB > 12, and a code rate with QPSK no larger than a number X (e.g., X=3/4), merely QPSK may be supported. For cases of TBS and RB allocation with ITBS > 8, NPRB > 12, and a code rate with QPSK greater than X but smaller than a number Y (e.g., Y=l), both QPSK and 16QAM may be supported. For cases of TBS and RB allocation with ITBS > 8,

NPRB > 12, and a code rate with QPSK equal to or greater than Y, merely 16QAM may be supported.

[0083] Fig. 7 illustrates a table of TBSes and RB allocations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Table 5 illustrates an example of embodiments in which cases of TBS and RB allocation may support both QPSK and 16QAM based on numbers X and Y, with X=3/4 and Y=l.

[0084] A TBS table 710 may have a set of first cases 711, a set of second cases 712, and a set of third cases 713. QPSK may be used in first cases 711, 16QAM may still be used in second cases 712, and both QPSK and 16QAM may be supported in third cases 713. In some embodiments,

[0085] In some embodiments, for cases of TBS with ITBS between 9 and 10 and an RB allocation of 13-25 PRBs, merely QPSK may be used. For cases of TBS with ITBS = 11 and an RB allocation of 13-22 PRBs, with ITBS = 12 and an RB allocation of 13-19 PRBs, and/or with ITBS = 13 and an RB allocation of 17 PRBs, both QPSK and 16QAM may be supported.

[0086] For the TBS and RB allocations which support both QPSK and 16QAM, the modulation to be used may be indicated in various ways. In some embodiments, the modulation may be dynamically indicated (e.g., via Downlink Control Information (DCI)). In 3 GPP Release-13 LTE, a TBS with ITBS = 9 may support both QPSK and 16QAM, and these two cases may correspond to two rows in the modulation and TBS index table.

Similarly, additional rows may be added to the modulation and TBS index table to characterize selection of TBS with QPSK and selection of TBS with 16QAM, for TBSs supporting both.

[0087] In some embodiments, additional MCS indices may be advantageous, and thus additional bits may be added in the DCI. For some DCI-based embodiments, additional bits may be added, such as in a "modulation and coding scheme" field in the DCI. One example of the modulation and TBS index table may be given by Table 6 below (for embodiments which may have TBSes and corresponding supported modulations in accordance with Table 5).

Table 6. PDSCH

[0088] For some DCI-based embodiments, one extra bit may be added to indicate or select the modulation. This bit may be interpreted by a UE merely for cases of TBS and RB allocation which are specified to support both QPSK and 16QAM. For other cases, the UE may still follow the modulation indicated by the "modulation and coding scheme" field, and may ignore this indication.

[0089] In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK modulation and 16QAM modulation may be indicated semi-statically via higher layer signaling (e.g., via UE-specific Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling). For some embodiments, for TBSs supporting both QPSK and 16QAM, UEs experiencing good coverage may be signaled to use 16QAM, while UEs experiencing poor coverage may be signaled to use QPSK.

[0090] For some embodiments, an implicit indication may be used. The modulation selection for TBSs supporting both QPSK and 16QAM may be related to various factors, such as TBS, RB allocation, number of repetitions, and so on. Thus, an implicit indication rule may be predefined or otherwise predetermined. For example, for cases of TBS and RB allocation supporting both QPSK and 16QAM, QPSK may be used when the RL is greater than a number Z (e.g., Z = 1 or Z = 2) assuming use of RV cycling for Incremental

Redundancy (IR) coding gains, or when a code rate when assuming QPSK is not above a specified value (e.g., 3/4), otherwise 16QAM may be used. The value of Z may be predefined or otherwise predetermined, or may be semi-statically indicated via higher-layer signaling.

[0091] Fig. 8 illustrates an eNB and a UE, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Fig. 8 includes block diagrams of an eNB 810 and a UE 830 which are operable to co-exist with each other and other elements of an LTE network. High-level, simplified architectures of eNB 810 and UE 830 are described so as not to obscure the embodiments. It should be noted that in some embodiments, eNB 810 may be a stationary non-mobile device.

[0092] eNB 810 is coupled to one or more antennas 805, and UE 830 is similarly coupled to one or more antennas 825. However, in some embodiments, eNB 810 may incorporate or comprise antennas 805, and UE 830 in various embodiments may incorporate or comprise antennas 825.

[0093] In some embodiments, antennas 805 and/or antennas 825 may comprise one or more directional or omni-directional antennas, including monopole antennas, dipole antennas, loop antennas, patch antennas, microstrip antennas, coplanar wave antennas, or other types of antennas suitable for transmission of RF signals. In some MIMO (multiple-input and multiple output) embodiments, antennas 805 are separated to take advantage of spatial diversity.

[0094] eNB 810 and UE 830 are operable to communicate with each other on a network, such as a wireless network. eNB 810 and UE 830 may be in communication with each other over a wireless communication channel 850, which has both a downlink path from eNB 810 to UE 830 and an uplink path from UE 830 to eNB 810.

[0095] As illustrated in Fig. 8, in some embodiments, eNB 810 may include a physical layer circuitry 812, a MAC (media access control) circuitry 814, a processor 816, a memory 818, and a hardware processing circuitry 820. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that other components not shown may be used in addition to the components shown to form a complete eNB. [0096] In some embodiments, physical layer circuitry 812 includes a transceiver 813 for providing signals to and from UE 830. Transceiver 813 provides signals to and from UEs or other devices using one or more antennas 805. In some embodiments, MAC circuitry 814 controls access to the wireless medium. Memory 818 may be, or may include, a storage media/medium such as a magnetic storage media (e.g., magnetic tapes or magnetic disks), an optical storage media (e.g., optical discs), an electronic storage media (e.g., conventional hard disk drives, solid-state disk drives, or flash-memory-based storage media), or any tangible storage media or non-transitory storage media. Hardware processing circuitry 820 may comprise logic devices or circuitry to perform various operations. In some embodiments, processor 816 and memory 818 are arranged to perform the operations of hardware processing circuitry 820, such as operations described herein with reference to logic devices and circuitry within eNB 810 and/or hardware processing circuitry 820.

[0097] Accordingly, in some embodiments, eNB 810 may be a device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antenna ports, and an interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device.

[0098] As is also illustrated in Fig. 8, in some embodiments, UE 830 may include a physical layer circuitry 832, a MAC circuitry 834, a processor 836, a memory 838, a hardware processing circuitry 840, a wireless interface 842, and a display 844. A person skilled in the art would appreciate that other components not shown may be used in addition to the components shown to form a complete UE.

[0099] In some embodiments, physical layer circuitry 832 includes a transceiver 833 for providing signals to and from eNB 810 (as well as other eNBs). Transceiver 833 provides signals to and from eNBs or other devices using one or more antennas 825. In some embodiments, MAC circuitry 834 controls access to the wireless medium. Memory 838 may be, or may include, a storage media/medium such as a magnetic storage media (e.g., magnetic tapes or magnetic disks), an optical storage media (e.g., optical discs), an electronic storage media (e.g., conventional hard disk drives, solid-state disk drives, or flash-memory -based storage media), or any tangible storage media or non-transitory storage media. Wireless interface 842 may be arranged to allow the processor to communicate with another device. Display 844 may provide a visual and/or tactile display for a user to interact with UE 830, such as a touch-screen display. Hardware processing circuitry 840 may comprise logic devices or circuitry to perform various operations. In some embodiments, processor 836 and memory 838 may be arranged to perform the operations of hardware processing circuitry 840, such as operations described herein with reference to logic devices and circuitry within UE 830 and/or hardware processing circuitry 840.

[00100] Accordingly, in some embodiments, UE 830 may be a device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antennas, a wireless interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device, and a touch-screen display.

[00101] Elements of Fig. 8, and elements of other figures having the same names or reference numbers, can operate or function in the manner described herein with respect to any such figures (although the operation and function of such elements is not limited to such descriptions). For example, Figs. 9-10 and 13-14 also depict embodiments of eNBs, hardware processing circuitry of eNBs, UEs, and/or hardware processing circuitry of UEs, and the embodiments described with respect to Fig. 8 and Figs. 9-10 and 13-14 can operate or function in the manner described herein with respect to any of the figures.

[00102] In addition, although eNB 810 and UE 830 are each described as having several separate functional elements, one or more of the functional elements may be combined and may be implemented by combinations of software-configured elements and/or other hardware elements. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the functional elements can refer to one or more processes operating on one or more processing elements. Examples of software and/or hardware configured elements include Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), one or more microprocessors, DSPs, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs), and so on.

[00103] Fig. 9 illustrates hardware processing circuitries for a UE for new Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) implementations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. With reference to Fig. 8, a UE may include various hardware processing circuitries discussed herein (such as hardware processing circuitry 900 of Fig. 9), which may in turn comprise logic devices and/or circuitry operable to perform various operations. For example, in Fig. 8, UE 830 (or various elements or components therein, such as hardware processing circuitry 840, or combinations of elements or components therein) may include part of, or all of, these hardware processing circuitries.

[00104] In some embodiments, one or more devices or circuitries within these hardware processing circuitries may be implemented by combinations of software-configured elements and/or other hardware elements. For example, processor 836 (and/or one or more other processors which UE 830 may comprise), memory 838, and/or other elements or components of UE 830 (which may include hardware processing circuitry 840) may be arranged to perform the operations of these hardware processing circuitries, such as operations described herein with reference to devices and circuitry within these hardware processing circuitries. In some embodiments, processor 836 (and/or one or more other processors which UE 830 may comprise) may be a baseband processor.

[00105] Returning to Fig. 9, an apparatus of UE 830 (or another UE or mobile handset), which may be operable to communicate with one or more eNBs on a wireless network, may comprise hardware processing circuitry 900. In some embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 900 may comprise one or more antenna ports 905 operable to provide various transmissions over a wireless communication channel (such as wireless

communication channel 850). Antenna ports 905 may be coupled to one or more antennas 907 (which may be antennas 825). In some embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 900 may incorporate antennas 907, while in other embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 900 may merely be coupled to antennas 907.

[00106] Antenna ports 905 and antennas 907 may be operable to provide signals from a UE to a wireless communications channel and/or an eNB, and may be operable to provide signals from an eNB and/or a wireless communications channel to a UE. For example, antenna ports 905 and antennas 907 may be operable to provide transmissions from UE 830 to wireless communication channel 850 (and from there to eNB 810, or to another eNB). Similarly, antennas 907 and antenna ports 905 may be operable to provide transmissions from a wireless communication channel 850 (and beyond that, from eNB 810, or another eNB) to UE 830.

[00107] Hardware processing circuitry 900 may comprise various circuitries operable in accordance with the various embodiments discussed herein. With reference to Fig. 9, hardware processing circuitry 900 may comprise a first circuitry 910, a second circuitry 920, and/or a third circuitry 930. First circuitry 910 may be operable to determine a TBS of a UL transmission. First circuitry 910 may also be operable to determine an RB allocation of the UL transmission. Second circuitry 920 may be operable to establish an MCS for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission. First circuitry 910 may be operable to provide indicators of the TBS of the UL transmission and/or the RB allocation of the UL transmission to second circuitry 920 via an interface 915. Hardware processing circuitry 900 may also comprise an interface for sending the UL transmission to a transmission circuitry. [00108] In some embodiments, third circuitry 930 may be operable to encode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS. Second circuitry 920 may be operable to provide the established MCS to third circuitry 930 via an interface 925.

[00109] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00110] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00111] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and/or (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00112] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and/or (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00113] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as

QPSK or 16QAM for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00114] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK or 16QAM for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00115] For some embodiments, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for an I-TBS of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: (1) for a code rate with QPSK less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; (2) for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM; and/or (3) for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00116] In some embodiments, X may be 3/4 and Y may be 1, and the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00117] For some embodiments, X may be 3/4 and Y may be 1, and the MCS for the

UL transmission may be established as QPSK or 16QAM for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and/or (3) PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00118] In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK or 16QAM may be indicated via DCI. For some embodiments, the DCI may comprise a bit indicating the MCS. In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes may be indicated by an indicator carried by DCI. For some embodiments, a selection between QPSK or 16QAM may be indicated via RRC signaling. In some embodiments, a bit indicating the MCS may have a first value indicating QPSK, and a second value indicating 16QAM.

[00119] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established in accordance with a predetermined mapping based upon one or more of an RB allocation, a range of I-TBSes, and a repetition level. In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: LI signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

[00120] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when RV cycling is enabled. For some embodiments, the number Z may be predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by LI signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00121] For some embodiments, the number Z may be an integer multiple of 2 in

Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: PDSCH, or PUSCH. In some embodiments, the number Z may be an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: PDSCH, or PUSCH. For some embodiments, the number Z may be an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for PUSCH. In some embodiments, the number Z may be an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for PDSCH.

[00122] In various embodiments, the mechanisms and methods discussed herein with respect to UL transmissions may also be employed with respect to DL transmissions.

[00123] In some embodiments, first circuitry 910, second circuitry 920, and/or third circuitry 930 may be implemented as separate circuitries. In other embodiments, first circuitry 910, second circuitry 920, and/or third circuitry 930 may be combined and implemented together in a circuitry without altering the essence of the embodiments.

[00124] Fig. 10 illustrates hardware processing circuitries for an eNB for new MCS implementations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. With reference to Fig. 8, an eNB may include various hardware processing circuitries discussed herein (such as hardware processing circuitry 1000 of Fig. 10), which may in turn comprise logic devices and/or circuitry operable to perform various operations. For example, in Fig. 8, eNB 810 (or various elements or components therein, such as hardware processing circuitry 820, or combinations of elements or components therein) may include part of, or all of, these hardware processing circuitries.

[00125] In some embodiments, one or more devices or circuitries within these hardware processing circuitries may be implemented by combinations of software-configured elements and/or other hardware elements. For example, processor 816 (and/or one or more other processors which eNB 810 may comprise), memory 818, and/or other elements or components of eNB 810 (which may include hardware processing circuitry 820) may be arranged to perform the operations of these hardware processing circuitries, such as operations described herein with reference to devices and circuitry within these hardware processing circuitries. In some embodiments, processor 816 (and/or one or more other processors which eNB 810 may comprise) may be a baseband processor.

[00126] Returning to Fig. 10, an apparatus of eNB 810 (or another eNB or base station), which may be operable to communicate with one or more UEs on a wireless network, may comprise hardware processing circuitry 1000. In some embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 1000 may comprise one or more antenna ports 1005 operable to provide various transmissions over a wireless communication channel (such as wireless

communication channel 850). Antenna ports 1005 may be coupled to one or more antennas 1007 (which may be antennas 805). In some embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 1000 may incorporate antennas 1007, while in other embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 1000 may merely be coupled to antennas 1007.

[00127] Antenna ports 1005 and antennas 1007 may be operable to provide signals from an eNB to a wireless communications channel and/or a UE, and may be operable to provide signals from a UE and/or a wireless communications channel to an eNB. For example, antenna ports 1005 and antennas 1007 may be operable to provide transmissions from eNB 810 to wireless communication channel 850 (and from there to UE 830, or to another UE). Similarly, antennas 1007 and antenna ports 1005 may be operable to provide transmissions from a wireless communication channel 850 (and beyond that, from UE 830, or another UE) to eNB 810.

[00128] Hardware processing circuitry 1000 may comprise various circuitries operable in accordance with the various embodiments discussed herein. With reference to Fig. 10, hardware processing circuitry 1000 may comprise a first circuitry 1010, a second circuitry 1020, and/or a third circuitry 1030. First circuitry 1010 may be operable to determine a TBS of a UL transmission. First circuitry 1010 may also be operable to determine an RB allocation of the UL transmission. Second circuitry 1020 may be operable to establish an MCS for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission. First circuitry 1010 may be operable to provide indicators of the TBS of the UL transmission and/or the RB allocation of the UL transmission to second circuitry 1020 via an interface 1015. Hardware processing circuitry 1000 may also comprise an interface for receiving the UL transmission from a receiving circuitry.

[00129] In some embodiments, third circuitry 1030 may be operable to decode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS. Second circuitry 1020 may be operable to provide the established MCS to third circuitry 1030 via an interface 1025.

[00130] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00131] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25. [00132] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and/or (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00133] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and/or (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00134] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as

[00135] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK or 16QAM for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00136] For some embodiments, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for an I-TBS of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: (1) for a code rate with QPSK less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; (2) for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM; and/or (3) for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00137] In some embodiments, X may be 3/4 and Y may be 1, and the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00138] For some embodiments, X may be 3/4 and Y may be 1, and the MCS for the

[00139] In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK or 16QAM may be indicated via DCI. For some embodiments, the DCI may comprise a bit indicating the MCS. In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes may be indicated by an indicator carried by DCI. For some embodiments, a selection between QPSK or 16QAM may be indicated via RRC signaling. In some embodiments, a bit indicating the MCS may have a first value indicating QPSK, and a second value indicating 16QAM.

[00140] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established in accordance with a predetermined mapping based upon one or more of an RB allocation, a range of I-TBSes, and a repetition level. In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: LI signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

[00141] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when RV cycling is enabled. For some embodiments, the number Z may be predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by LI signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00142] For some embodiments, the number Z may be an integer multiple of 2 in

[00143] In some embodiments, first circuitry 1010, second circuitry 1020, and/or third circuitry 1030 may be implemented as separate circuitries. In other embodiments, first circuitry 1010, second circuitry 1020, and/or third circuitry 1030 may be combined and implemented together in a circuitry without altering the essence of the embodiments.

[00144] In various embodiments, the mechanisms and methods discussed herein with respect to UL transmissions may also be employed with respect to DL transmissions.

[00145] Fig. 11 illustrates methods for a UE for new MCS implementations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. With reference to Fig. 8, methods that may relate to UE 830 and hardware processing circuitry 840 are discussed herein. Although the actions in method 1100 of Fig. 11 are shown in a particular order, the order of the actions can be modified. Thus, the illustrated embodiments can be performed in a different order, and some actions may be performed in parallel. Some of the actions and/or operations listed in Fig. 11 are optional in accordance with certain embodiments. The numbering of the actions presented is for the sake of clarity and is not intended to prescribe an order of operations in which the various actions must occur. Additionally, operations from the various flows may be utilized in a variety of combinations.

[00146] Moreover, in some embodiments, machine readable storage media may have executable instructions that, when executed, cause UE 830 and/or hardware processing circuitry 840 to perform an operation comprising the methods of Fig. 11. Such machine readable storage media may include any of a variety of storage media, like magnetic storage media (e.g., magnetic tapes or magnetic disks), optical storage media (e.g., optical discs), electronic storage media (e.g., conventional hard disk drives, solid-state disk drives, or flash- memory-based storage media), or any other tangible storage media or non-transitory storage media.

[00147] In some embodiments, an apparatus may comprise means for performing various actions and/or operations of the methods of Fig. 11.

[00148] Returning to Fig. 11, various methods may be in accordance with the various embodiments discussed herein. A method 1100 may comprise a determining 1110, a determining 1115, and an establishing 1120. Method 1100 may also comprise an encoding 1130.

[00149] In determining 1110, a TBS of a UL transmission may be determined. In determining 1115, an RB allocation of the UL transmission may be determined. In establishing 1120, an MCS for the UL transmission may be established based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

[00150] In some embodiments, in encoding 1130, the UL transmission may be encoded in accordance with the established MCS.

[00151] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00152] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00153] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and/or (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00154] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and/or (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00155] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as

[00156] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK or 16QAM for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00157] For some embodiments, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for an I-TBS of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: (1) for a code rate with QPSK less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; (2) for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM; and/or (3) for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00158] In some embodiments, X may be 3/4 and Y may be 1, and the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00159] For some embodiments, X may be 3/4 and Y may be 1, and the MCS for the

UL transmission may be established as QPSK or 16QAM for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and/or (3) PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22. [00160] In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK or 16QAM may be indicated via DCI. For some embodiments, the DCI may comprise a bit indicating the MCS. In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes may be indicated by an indicator carried by DCI. For some embodiments, a selection between QPSK or 16QAM may be indicated via RRC signaling. In some embodiments, a bit indicating the MCS may have a first value indicating QPSK, and a second value indicating 16QAM.

[00161] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established in accordance with a predetermined mapping based upon one or more of an RB allocation, a range of I-TBSes, and a repetition level. In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: LI signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

[00162] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when RV cycling is enabled. For some embodiments, the number Z may be predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by LI signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00163] For some embodiments, the number Z may be an integer multiple of 2 in

[00164] In various embodiments, the mechanisms and methods discussed herein with respect to UL transmissions may also be employed with respect to DL transmissions.

[00165] Fig. 12 illustrates methods for an eNB for new MCS implementations, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. With reference to Fig. 8, various methods that may relate to eNB 810 and hardware processing circuitry 820 are discussed herein. Although the actions in method 1200 of Fig. 12 are shown in a particular order, the order of the actions can be modified. Thus, the illustrated embodiments can be performed in a different order, and some actions may be performed in parallel. Some of the actions and/or operations listed in Fig. 12 are optional in accordance with certain embodiments. The numbering of the actions presented is for the sake of clarity and is not intended to prescribe an order of operations in which the various actions must occur. Additionally, operations from the various flows may be utilized in a variety of combinations.

[00166] Moreover, in some embodiments, machine readable storage media may have executable instructions that, when executed, cause eNB 810 and/or hardware processing circuitry 820 to perform an operation comprising the methods of Fig. 12. Such machine readable storage media may include any of a variety of storage media, like magnetic storage media (e.g., magnetic tapes or magnetic disks), optical storage media (e.g., optical discs), electronic storage media (e.g., conventional hard disk drives, solid-state disk drives, or flash- memory-based storage media), or any other tangible storage media or non-transitory storage media.

[00167] In some embodiments, an apparatus may comprise means for performing various actions and/or operations of the methods of Fig. 12.

[00168] Returning to Fig. 12, various methods may be in accordance with the various embodiments discussed herein. A method 1200 may comprise a determining 1210, a determining 1215, and an establishing 1220. Method 1200 may also comprise a decoding 1230.

[00169] In determining 1210, a TBS of a UL transmission may be determined. In determining 1215, an RB allocation of the UL transmission may be determined. In establishing 1220, an MCS for the UL transmission may be established based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

[00170] In some embodiments, in decoding 1230, the UL transmission may be decoded in accordance with the established MCS.

[00171] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00172] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00173] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and/or (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00174] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and/or (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00175] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as

[00176] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK or 16QAM for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; (3) PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and/or (4) PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00177] For some embodiments, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for an I-TBS of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: (1) for a code rate with QPSK less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; (2) for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM; and/or (3) for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00178] In some embodiments, X may be 3/4 and Y may be 1, and the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00179] For some embodiments, X may be 3/4 and Y may be 1, and the MCS for the

UL transmission may be established as QPSK or 16QAM for: (1) PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; (2) PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and/or (3) PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22. [00180] In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK or 16QAM may be indicated via DCI. For some embodiments, the DCI may comprise a bit indicating the MCS. In some embodiments, a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes may be indicated by an indicator carried by DCI. For some embodiments, a selection between QPSK or 16QAM may be indicated via RRC signaling. In some embodiments, a bit indicating the MCS may have a first value indicating QPSK, and a second value indicating 16QAM.

[00181] For some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established in accordance with a predetermined mapping based upon one or more of an RB allocation, a range of I-TBSes, and a repetition level. In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: LI signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

[00182] In some embodiments, the MCS for the UL transmission may be established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when RV cycling is enabled. For some embodiments, the number Z may be predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by LI signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00183] For some embodiments, the number Z may be an integer multiple of 2 in

[00184] In various embodiments, the mechanisms and methods discussed herein with respect to UL transmissions may also be employed with respect to DL transmissions.

[00185] Fig. 13 illustrates example components of a device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, the device 1300 may include application circuitry 1302, baseband circuitry 1304, Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry 1306, front-end module (FEM) circuitry 1308, one or more antennas 1310, and power management circuitry (PMC) 1312 coupled together at least as shown. The components of the illustrated device 1300 may be included in a UE or a RAN node. In some embodiments, the device 1300 may include less elements (e.g., a RAN node may not utilize application circuitry 1302, and instead include a processor/controller to process IP data received from an EPC). In some embodiments, the device 1300 may include additional elements such as, for example, memory /storage, display, camera, sensor, or input/output (I/O) interface. In other embodiments, the components described below may be included in more than one device (e.g., said circuitries may be separately included in more than one device for Cloud-RAN (C- RAN) implementations).

[00186] The application circuitry 1302 may include one or more application processors. For example, the application circuitry 1302 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The processor(s) may include any combination of general-purpose processors and dedicated processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, an so on). The processors may be coupled with or may include memory /storage and may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory /storage to enable various applications or operating systems to run on the device 1300. In some embodiments, processors of application circuitry 1302 may process IP data packets received from an EPC.

[00187] The baseband circuitry 1304 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The baseband circuitry 1304 may include one or more baseband processors or control logic to process baseband signals received from a receive signal path of the RF circuitry 1306 and to generate baseband signals for a transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 1306. Baseband processing circuity 1304 may interface with the application circuitry 1302 for generation and processing of the baseband signals and for controlling operations of the RF circuitry 1306. For example, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 1304 may include a third generation (3G) baseband processor 1304A, a fourth generation (4G) baseband processor 1304B, a fifth generation (5G) baseband processor 1304C, or other baseband processor(s) 1304D for other existing generations, generations in development or to be developed in the future (e.g., second generation (2G), sixth generation (6G), and so on). The baseband circuitry 1304 (e.g., one or more of baseband processors 1304A-D) may handle various radio control functions that enable communication with one or more radio networks via the RF circuitry 1306. In other embodiments, some or all of the functionality of baseband processors 1304A-D may be included in modules stored in the memory 1304G and executed via a Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1304E. The radio control functions may include, but are not limited to, signal modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, radio frequency shifting, and so on. In some embodiments,

modulation/demodulation circuitry of the baseband circuitry 1304 may include Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT), precoding, or constellation mapping/demapping functionality. In some embodiments, encoding/decoding circuitry of the baseband circuitry 1304 may include convolution, tail-biting convolution, turbo, Viterbi, or Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder/decoder functionality. Embodiments of modulation/demodulation and

encoder/decoder functionality are not limited to these examples and may include other suitable functionality in other embodiments.

[00188] In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 1304 may include one or more audio digital signal processor(s) (DSP) 1304F. The audio DSP(s) 1304F may be include elements for compression/decompression and echo cancellation and may include other suitable processing elements in other embodiments. Components of the baseband circuitry may be suitably combined in a single chip, a single chipset, or disposed on a same circuit board in some embodiments. In some embodiments, some or all of the constituent components of the baseband circuitry 1304 and the application circuitry 1302 may be implemented together such as, for example, on a system on a chip (SOC).

[00189] In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 1304 may provide for communication compatible with one or more radio technologies. For example, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 1304 may support communication with an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) or other wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN). Embodiments in which the baseband circuitry 1304 is configured to support radio communications of more than one wireless protocol may be referred to as multi-mode baseband circuitry.

[00190] RF circuitry 1306 may enable communication with wireless networks using modulated electromagnetic radiation through a non-solid medium. In various embodiments, the RF circuitry 1306 may include switches, filters, amplifiers, and so on to facilitate the communication with the wireless network. RF circuitry 1306 may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry 1308 and provide baseband signals to the baseband circuitry 1304. RF circuitry 1306 may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry to up-convert baseband signals provided by the baseband circuitry 1304 and provide RF output signals to the FEM circuitry 1308 for transmission. [00191] In some embodiments, the receive signal path of the RF circuitry 1306 may include mixer circuitry 1306A, amplifier circuitry 1306B and filter circuitry 1306C. In some embodiments, the transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 1306 may include filter circuitry 1306C and mixer circuitry 1306A. RF circuitry 1306 may also include synthesizer circuitry 1306D for synthesizing a frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 1306A of the receive signal path and the transmit signal path. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 1306 A of the receive signal path may be configured to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry 1308 based on the synthesized frequency provided by synthesizer circuitry 1306D. The amplifier circuitry 1306B may be configured to amplify the down-converted signals and the filter circuitry 1306C may be a low-pass filter (LPF) or band-pass filter (BPF) configured to remove unwanted signals from the down-converted signals to generate output baseband signals. Output baseband signals may be provided to the baseband circuitry 1304 for further processing. In some embodiments, the output baseband signals may be zero-frequency baseband signals, although this is not a requirement. In some embodiments, mixer circuitry 1306A of the receive signal path may comprise passive mixers, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.

[00192] In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 1306A of the transmit signal path may be configured to up-convert input baseband signals based on the synthesized frequency provided by the synthesizer circuitry 1306D to generate RF output signals for the FEM circuitry 1308. The baseband signals may be provided by the baseband circuitry 1304 and may be filtered by filter circuitry 1306C.

[00193] In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 1306A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 1306A of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for quadrature downconversion and upconversion, respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 1306A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 1306A of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for image rejection (e.g., Hartley image rejection). In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 1306 A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 1306 A may be arranged for direct downconversion and direct upconversion, respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 1306 A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 1306A of the transmit signal path may be configured for super-heterodyne operation.

[00194] In some embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be analog baseband signals, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. In some alternate embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be digital baseband signals. In these alternate embodiments, the RF circuitry 1306 may include analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry and the baseband circuitry 1304 may include a digital baseband interface to communicate with the RF circuitry 1306.

[00195] In some dual-mode embodiments, a separate radio IC circuitry may be provided for processing signals for each spectrum, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.

[00196] In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 1306D may be a fractional -N synthesizer or a fractional N/N+l synthesizer, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect as other types of frequency synthesizers may be suitable. For example, synthesizer circuitry 1306D may be a delta-sigma synthesizer, a frequency multiplier, or a synthesizer comprising a phase-locked loop with a frequency divider.

[00197] The synthesizer circuitry 1306D may be configured to synthesize an output frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 1306A of the RF circuitry 1306 based on a frequency input and a divider control input. In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 1306D may be a fractional N/N+l synthesizer.

[00198] In some embodiments, frequency input may be provided by a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), although that is not a requirement. Divider control input may be provided by either the baseband circuitry 1304 or the applications processor 1302 depending on the desired output frequency. In some embodiments, a divider control input (e.g., N) may be determined from a look-up table based on a channel indicated by the applications processor 1302.

[00199] Synthesizer circuitry 1306D of the RF circuitry 1306 may include a divider, a delay-locked loop (DLL), a multiplexer and a phase accumulator. In some embodiments, the divider may be a dual modulus divider (DMD) and the phase accumulator may be a digital phase accumulator (DP A). In some embodiments, the DMD may be configured to divide the input signal by either N or N+l (e.g., based on a carry out) to provide a fractional division ratio. In some example embodiments, the DLL may include a set of cascaded, tunable, delay elements, a phase detector, a charge pump and a D-type flip-flop. In these embodiments, the delay elements may be configured to break a VCO period up into Nd equal packets of phase, where Nd is the number of delay elements in the delay line. In this way, the DLL provides negative feedback to help ensure that the total delay through the delay line is one VCO cycle.

[00200] In some embodiments, synthesizer circuitry 1306D may be configured to generate a carrier frequency as the output frequency, while in other embodiments, the output frequency may be a multiple of the carrier frequency (e.g., twice the carrier frequency, four times the carrier frequency) and used in conjunction with quadrature generator and divider circuitry to generate multiple signals at the carrier frequency with multiple different phases with respect to each other. In some embodiments, the output frequency may be a LO frequency (fLO). In some embodiments, the RF circuitry 1306 may include an IQ/polar converter.

[00201] FEM circuitry 1308 may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry configured to operate on RF signals received from one or more antennas 1310, amplify the received signals and provide the amplified versions of the received signals to the RF circuitry 1306 for further processing. FEM circuitry 1308 may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry configured to amplify signals for transmission provided by the RF circuitry 1306 for transmission by one or more of the one or more antennas 1310. In various embodiments, the amplification through the transmit or receive signal paths may be done solely in the RF circuitry 1306, solely in the FEM 1308, or in both the RF circuitry 1306 and the FEM 1308.

[00202] In some embodiments, the FEM circuitry 1308 may include a TX/RX switch to switch between transmit mode and receive mode operation. The FEM circuitry may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path. The receive signal path of the FEM circuitry may include an LNA to amplify received RF signals and provide the amplified received RF signals as an output (e.g., to the RF circuitry 1306). The transmit signal path of the FEM circuitry 1308 may include a power amplifier (PA) to amplify input RF signals (e.g., provided by RF circuitry 1306), and one or more filters to generate RF signals for subsequent transmission (e.g., by one or more of the one or more antennas 1310).

[00203] In some embodiments, the PMC 1312 may manage power provided to the baseband circuitry 1304. In particular, the PMC 1312 may control power-source selection, voltage scaling, battery charging, or DC-to-DC conversion. The PMC 1312 may often be included when the device 1300 is capable of being powered by a battery, for example, when the device is included in a UE. The PMC 1312 may increase the power conversion efficiency while providing desirable implementation size and heat dissipation characteristics.

[00204] While Fig. 13 shows the PMC 1312 coupled only with the baseband circuitry 1304. However, in other embodiments, the PMC 1312 may be additionally or alternatively coupled with, and perform similar power management operations for, other components such as, but not limited to, application circuitry 1302, RF circuitry 1306, or FEM 1308. [00205] In some embodiments, the PMC 1312 may control, or otherwise be part of, various power saving mechanisms of the device 1300. For example, if the device 1300 is in an RRC_Connected state, where it is still connected to the RAN node as it expects to receive traffic shortly, then it may enter a state known as Discontinuous Reception Mode (DRX) after a period of inactivity. During this state, the device 1300 may power down for brief intervals of time and thus save power.

[00206] If there is no data traffic activity for an extended period of time, then the device 1300 may transition off to an RRC Idle state, where it disconnects from the network and does not perform operations such as channel quality feedback, handover, and so on. The device 1300 goes into a very low power state and it performs paging where again it periodically wakes up to listen to the network and then powers down again. The device 1300 may not receive data in this state, in order to receive data, it must transition back to

RRC Connected state.

[00207] An additional power saving mode may allow a device to be unavailable to the network for periods longer than a paging interval (ranging from seconds to a few hours). During this time, the device is totally unreachable to the network and may power down completely. Any data sent during this time incurs a large delay and it is assumed the delay is acceptable.

[00208] Processors of the application circuitry 1302 and processors of the baseband circuitry 1304 may be used to execute elements of one or more instances of a protocol stack. For example, processors of the baseband circuitry 1304, alone or in combination, may be used execute Layer 3, Layer 2, or Layer 1 functionality, while processors of the application circuitry 1304 may utilize data (e.g., packet data) received from these layers and further execute Layer 4 functionality (e.g., transmission communication protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol (UDP) layers). As referred to herein, Layer 3 may comprise a radio resource control (RRC) layer, described in further detail below. As referred to herein, Layer 2 may comprise a medium access control (MAC) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, described in further detail below. As referred to herein, Layer 1 may comprise a physical (PHY) layer of a UE/RAN node, described in further detail below.

[00209] Fig. 14 illustrates example interfaces of baseband circuitry, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. As discussed above, the baseband circuitry 1304 of Fig. 13 may comprise processors 1304A-1304E and a memory 1304G utilized by said processors. Each of the processors 1304A-1304E may include a memory interface, 1404A- 1404E, respectively, to send/receive data to/from the memory 1304G.

[00210] The baseband circuitry 1304 may further include one or more interfaces to communicatively couple to other circuitries/devices, such as a memory interface 1412 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from memory extemal to the baseband circuitry 1304), an application circuitry interface 1414 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from the application circuitry 1302 of Fig. 13), an RF circuitry interface 1416 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from RF circuitry 1306 of Fig. 13), a wireless hardware connectivity interface 1418 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from Near Field Communication (NFC) components, Bluetooth® components (e.g., Bluetooth® Low Energy), Wi-Fi® components, and other communication components), and a power management interface 1420 (e.g., an interface to send/receive power or control signals to/from the PMC 1312.

[00211] It is pointed out that elements of any of the Figures herein having the same reference numbers and/or names as elements of any other Figure herein may, in various embodiments, operate or function in a manner similar those elements of the other Figure (without being limited to operating or functioning in such a manner).

[00212] Reference in the specification to "an embodiment," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," or "other embodiments" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments is included in at least some embodiments, but not necessarily all embodiments. The various appearances of "an embodiment," "one embodiment," or "some embodiments" are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiments. If the specification states a component, feature, structure, or characteristic "may," "might," or "could" be included, that particular component, feature, structure, or characteristic is not required to be included. If the specification or claim refers to "a" or "an" element, that does not mean there is only one of the elements. If the specification or claims refer to "an additional" element, that does not preclude there being more than one of the additional element.

[00213] Furthermore, the particular features, structures, functions, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. For example, a first embodiment may be combined with a second embodiment anywhere the particular features, structures, functions, or characteristics associated with the two embodiments are not mutually exclusive.

[00214] While the disclosure has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, many alternatives, modifications and variations of such embodiments will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the foregoing description. For example, other memory architectures e.g., Dynamic RAM (DRAM) may use the

embodiments discussed. The embodiments of the disclosure are intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as to fall within the broad scope of the appended claims.

[00215] In addition, well known power/ground connections to integrated circuit (IC) chips and other components may or may not be shown within the presented figures, for simplicity of illustration and discussion, and so as not to obscure the disclosure. Further, arrangements may be shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the disclosure, and also in view of the fact that specifics with respect to implementation of such block diagram arrangements are highly dependent upon the platform within which the present disclosure is to be implemented (i.e., such specifics should be well within purview of one skilled in the art). Where specific details (e.g., circuits) are set forth in order to describe example embodiments of the disclosure, it should be apparent to one skilled in the art that the disclosure can be practiced without, or with variation of, these specific details. The description is thus to be regarded as illustrative instead of limiting.

[00216] The following examples pertain to further embodiments. Specifics in the examples may be used anywhere in one or more embodiments. All optional features of the apparatus described herein may also be implemented with respect to a method or process.

[00217] Example 1 provides an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising: one or more processors to: determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission; determine a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and establish a

Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission; and an interface for sending the UL transmission to a transmission circuitry.

[00218] In example 2, the apparatus of example 1, wherein the one or more processors are to: encode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

[00219] In example 3, the apparatus of either of examples 1 or 2, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25. [00220] In example 4, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 3, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for:

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00221] In example 5, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 4, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for:

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00222] In example 6, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 5, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for:

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00223] In example 7, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 6, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00224] In example 8, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 7, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00225] In example 9, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 8, wherein, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for a Transport Block index (I TBS) of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: for a code rate with Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM); and for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00226] In example 10, the apparatus of example 9, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for: PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00227] In example 11, the apparatus of example 10, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM for: PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00228] In example 12, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 11, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[00229] In example 13, the apparatus of example 12, wherein the DCI comprises a bit indicating the MCS.

[00230] In example 14, the apparatus of either of examples 12 or 13, wherein a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes is indicated by an indicator carried by DCI.

[00231] In example 15, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 14, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[00232] In example 16, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 15, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established in accordance with a predetermined mapping based upon one or more of an RB allocation, a range of Transport Block indices (I TBSes), and a repetition level.

[00233] In example 17, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 16, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

[00234] In example 18, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 17, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when Redundancy Version (RV) cycling is enabled. [00235] In example 19, the apparatus of example 18, wherein the number Z is predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00236] In example 20, the apparatus of either of examples 18 or 19, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 2 in Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00237] In example 21, the apparatus of either of examples 18 or 19, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00238] In example 22, the apparatus of either of examples 18 or 19, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00239] In example 23, the apparatus of either of examples 18 or 19, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[00240] Example 24 provides a User Equipment (UE) device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antennas, a wireless interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device, and a touch-screen display, the UE device including the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 23.

[00241] Example 25 provides a method comprising: determining, for a User

Equipment (UE), a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission; determining a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and establishing a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

[00242] In example 26, the method of example 25, comprising: encoding the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

[00243] In example 27, the method of either of examples 25 through 26, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25. [00244] In example 28, the method of any of examples 25 through 27, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00245] In example 29, the method of any of examples 25 through 28, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00246] In example 30, the method of any of examples 25 through 29, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00247] In example 31, the method of any of examples 25 through 30, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00248] In example 32, the method of any of examples 25 through 31 , wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00249] In example 33, the method of any of examples 25 through 32, wherein, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for a Transport Block index (I TBS) of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: for a code rate with Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM); and for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00250] In example 34, the method of example 33, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for: PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00251] In example 35, the method of example 34, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM for: PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00252] In example 36, the method of any of examples 25 through 35, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[00253] In example 37, the method of example 36, wherein the DCI comprises a bit indicating the MCS.

[00254] In example 38, the method of either of examples 36 or 37, wherein a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes is indicated by an indicator carried by DCI.

[00255] In example 39, the method of any of examples 25 through 38, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[00256] In example 40, the method of any of examples 25 through 39, wherein the

[00257] In example 41, the method of any of examples 25 through 40, wherein the

[00258] In example 42, the method of any of examples 25 through 41, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when Redundancy Version (RV) cycling is enabled. [00259] In example 43, the method of example 42, wherein the number Z is predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00260] In example 44, the method of either of examples 42 or 43, wherein the number

Z is an integer multiple of 2 in Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00261] In example 45, the method of either of examples 42 or 43, wherein the number

Z is an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00262] In example 46, the method of either of examples 42 or 43, wherein the number

Z is an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00263] In example 47, the method of either of examples 42 or 43, wherein the number

Z is an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[00264] Example 48 provides machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method according to any of examples 25 through 47.

[00265] Example 49 provides an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising: means for determining a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission; means for determining a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and means for establishing a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

[00266] In example 50, the apparatus of example 49, comprising: means for encoding the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

[00267] In example 51, the apparatus of either of examples 49 through 50, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25. [00268] In example 52, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 51, wherein the

[00269] In example 53, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 52, wherein the

[00270] In example 54, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 53, wherein the

[00271] In example 55, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 54, wherein the

[00272] In example 56, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 55, wherein the

[00273] In example 57, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 56, wherein, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for a Transport Block index (I TBS) of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: for a code rate with Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM); and for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00274] In example 58, the apparatus of example 57, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for: PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00275] In example 59, the apparatus of example 58, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM for: PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00276] In example 60, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 59, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[00277] In example 61, the apparatus of example 60, wherein the DCI comprises a bit indicating the MCS.

[00278] In example 62, the apparatus of either of examples 60 or 61, wherein a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes is indicated by an indicator carried by DCI.

[00279] In example 63, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 62, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[00280] In example 64, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 63, wherein the

[00281] In example 65, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 64, wherein the

[00282] In example 66, the apparatus of any of examples 49 through 65, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when Redundancy Version (RV) cycling is enabled. [00283] In example 67, the apparatus of example 66, wherein the number Z is predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00284] In example 68, the apparatus of either of examples 66 or 67, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 2 in Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00285] In example 69, the apparatus of either of examples 66 or 67, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00286] In example 70, the apparatus of either of examples 66 or 67, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00287] In example 71, the apparatus of either of examples 66 or 67, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[00288] Example 72 provides machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a User

Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network to perform an operation comprising: determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission; determine a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and establish a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

[00289] In example 73, the machine readable storage media of example 72, the operation comprising: encode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

[00290] In example 74, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 72 through 73, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25. [00291] In example 75, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 74, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00292] In example 76, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 75, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00293] In example 77, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 76, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00294] In example 78, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 77, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00295] In example 79, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 78, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00296] In example 80, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 79, wherein, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for a Transport Block index (I TBS) of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: for a code rate with Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM); and for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00297] In example 81, the machine readable storage media of example 80, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1 ; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for: PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00298] In example 82, the machine readable storage media of example 81, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1 ; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM for: PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00299] In example 83, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 82, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[00300] In example 84, the machine readable storage media of example 83, wherein the DCI comprises a bit indicating the MCS.

[00301] In example 85, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 83 or

84, wherein a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes is indicated by an indicator carried by DCI.

[00302] In example 86, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 85, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[00303] In example 87, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 86, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established in accordance with a predetermined mapping based upon one or more of an RB allocation, a range of Transport Block indices (I TBSes), and a repetition level.

[00304] In example 88, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 87, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or higher-layer signaling. [00305] In example 89, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 72 through 88, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when Redundancy Version (RV) cycling is enabled.

[00306] In example 90, the machine readable storage media of example 89, wherein the number Z is predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00307] In example 91, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 89 or

90, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 2 in Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00308] In example 92, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 89 or

90, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00309] In example 93, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 89 or

90, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00310] In example 94, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 89 or

90, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[00311] Example 95 provides an apparatus of an Evolved Node B (eNB) operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network, comprising: one or more processors to: determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission; determine a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and establish a

Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission; and an interface for receiving the UL transmission from a receiving circuitry.

[00312] In example 96, the apparatus of example 95, wherein the one or more processors are to: decode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

[00313] In example 97, the apparatus of either of examples 95 or 96, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for:

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00314] In example 98, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 97, wherein the

[00315] In example 99, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 98, wherein the

[00316] In example 100, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 99, wherein the

[00317] In example 101, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 100, wherein the

[00318] In example 102, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 101, wherein the

[00319] In example 103, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 102, wherein, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for a Transport Block index (I TBS) of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: for a code rate with Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM); and for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00320] In example 104, the apparatus of example 103, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for: PRBs having an I- TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00321] In example 105, the apparatus of example 104, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM for: PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00322] In example 106, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 105, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[00323] In example 107, the apparatus of example 106, wherein the DCI comprises a bit indicating the MCS.

[00324] In example 108, the apparatus of either of examples 106 or 107, wherein a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes is indicated by an indicator carried by DCI.

[00325] In example 109, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 108, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[00326] In example 110, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 109, wherein the

[00327] In example 111, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 110, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or higher-layer signaling. [00328] In example 112, the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 111, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when Redundancy Version (RV) cycling is enabled.

[00329] In example 113, the apparatus of example 112, wherein the number Z is predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00330] In example 114, the apparatus of either of examples 112 or 113, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 2 in Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00331] In example 115, the apparatus of either of examples 112 or 113, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00332] In example 116, the apparatus of either of examples 112 or 113, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00333] In example 117, the apparatus of either of examples 112 or 113, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[00334] Example 118 provides an Evolved Node B (eNB) device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antenna ports, and an interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device, the eNB device including the apparatus of any of examples 95 through 117.

[00335] Example 119 provides a method comprising: determining, for an Evolved

Node-B (eNB), a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission; determining a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and establishing a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

[00336] In example 120, the method of example 119, comprising: decoding the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

[00337] In example 121, the method of either of examples 119 or 120, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00338] In example 122, the method of any of examples 119 through 121, wherein the

[00339] In example 123, the method of any of examples 119 through 122, wherein the

[00340] In example 124, the method of any of examples 119 through 123, wherein the

[00341] In example 125, the method of any of examples 119 through 124, wherein the

[00342] In example 126, the method of any of examples 119 through 125, wherein the

MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25. [00343] In example 127, the method of any of examples 119 through 126, wherein, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for a Transport Block index (I TBS) of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: for a code rate with Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM); and for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00344] In example 128, the method of example 127, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for: PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00345] In example 129, the method of example 128, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM for: PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00346] In example 130, the method of any of examples 119 through 129, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[00347] In example 131, the method of example 130, wherein the DCI comprises a bit indicating the MCS.

[00348] In example 132, the method of either of examples 130 or 131, wherein a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes is indicated by an indicator carried by DCI.

[00349] In example 133, the method of any of examples 119 through 132, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[00350] In example 134, the method of any of examples 119 through 133, wherein the

[00351] In example 135, the method of any of examples 119 through 134, wherein the

[00352] In example 136, the method of any of examples 119 through 135, wherein the

[00353] In example 137, the method of example 136, wherein the number Z is predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00354] In example 138, the method of either of examples 136 or 137, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 2 in Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00355] In example 139, the method of either of examples 136 or 137, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00356] In example 140, the method of either of examples 136 or 137, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00357] In example 141, the method of either of examples 136 or 137, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[00358] Example 142 provides machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method according to any of examples 119 through 141.

[00359] Example 143 provides an apparatus of an Evolved Node B (eNB) operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network, comprising: means for determining a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission; means for determining a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and means for establishing a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

[00360] In example 144, the apparatus of example 143, comprising: means for decoding the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS. [00361] In example 145, the apparatus of either of examples 143 or 144, wherein the

[00362] In example 146, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 145, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00363] In example 147, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 146, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00364] In example 148, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 147, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00365] In example 149, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 148, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a

Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00366] In example 150, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 149, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a

Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00367] In example 151, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 150, wherein, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for a Transport Block index (I TBS) of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: for a code rate with Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM); and for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00368] In example 152, the apparatus of example 151, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for: PRBs having an I- TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00369] In example 153, the apparatus of example 152, wherein X is 3/4 and Y is 1; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM for: PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00370] In example 154, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 153, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[00371] In example 155, the apparatus of example 154, wherein the DCI comprises a bit indicating the MCS.

[00372] In example 156, the apparatus of either of examples 154or 155, wherein a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes is indicated by an indicator carried by DCI.

[00373] In example 157, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 156, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[00374] In example 158, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 157, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established in accordance with a predetermined mapping based upon one or more of an RB allocation, a range of Transport Block indices (I TBSes), and a repetition level. [00375] In example 159, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 158, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

[00376] In example 160, the apparatus of any of examples 143 through 159, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when Redundancy Version (RV) cycling is enabled.

[00377] In example 161, the apparatus of example 160, wherein the number Z is predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00378] In example 162, the apparatus of either of examples 160 or 161, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 2 in Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00379] In example 163, the apparatus of either of examples 160 or 161, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00380] In example 164, the apparatus of either of examples 160 or 161, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00381] In example 165, the apparatus of either of examples 160 or 161, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage

Enhancement mode B, for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[00382] Example 166 provides machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of an Evolved Node B (eNB) operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network to perform an operation comprising: determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission; determine a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and establish a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission.

[00383] In example 167, the machine readable storage media of example 166, the operation comprising: decode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS. [00384] In example 168, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 166 or 167, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00385] In example 169, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 168, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00386] In example 170, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 169, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00387] In example 171, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 170, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00388] In example 172, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 171, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

[00389] In example 173, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 172, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase- Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and 22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

[00390] In example 174, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 173, wherein, for a first parameter X and a second parameter Y greater than the first parameter X, for a Transport Block index (I TBS) of greater than 8, and for an RB allocation of greater than 12: for a code rate with Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) less than or equal to X, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK; for a code rate with QPSK between X and Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM); and for a code rate with QPSK greater than Y, the MCS for the UL transmission is established as 16QAM.

[00391] In example 175, the machine readable storage media of example 174, wherein

X is 3/4 and Y is 1 ; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for: PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 25.

[00392] In example 176, the machine readable storage media of example 175, wherein

X is 3/4 and Y is 1 ; and wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK or 16QAM for: PRBs having an I-TBS of 13, in an RB allocation of 17; PRBs having an I-TBS of 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19; and PRBs having an I-TBS of 11, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 22.

[00393] In example 177, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 176, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[00394] In example 178, the machine readable storage media of example 177, wherein the DCI comprises a bit indicating the MCS.

[00395] In example 179, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 177 or 178, wherein a selection between QPSK, 16QAM, and one or more additional MCSes is indicated by an indicator carried by DCI.

[00396] In example 180, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 179, wherein a selection between Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) or 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (16QAM) is indicated via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. [00397] In example 181, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 180, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established in accordance with a predetermined mapping based upon one or more of an RB allocation, a range of Transport Block indices (I TBSes), and a repetition level.

[00398] In example 182, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 181, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having any I-TBS, in any RB allocation, based on a configuration transmission received by one of: Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or higher-layer signaling.

[00399] In example 183, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 166 through 182, wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as QPSK for PRBs having an I-TBS less than or equal to 15 when an indicated number of repetitions is greater than or equal to a number Z, and when Redundancy Version (RV) cycling is enabled.

[00400] In example 184, the machine readable storage media of example 183, wherein the number Z is predetermined, or based on a configuration transmission received by Layer 1 (LI) signaling, or based on a configuration transmission received by higher-layer signaling.

[00401] In example 185, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 183 or 184, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 2 in Coverage Enhancement mode A, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00402] In example 186, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 183 or 184, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 4 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for at least one of: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00403] In example 187, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 183 or 184, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 5 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[00404] In example 188, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 183 or 184, wherein the number Z is an integer multiple of 10 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) in Coverage Enhancement mode B, for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[00405] In example 189, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 23, and 95 through 117, wherein the one or more processors comprise a baseband processor.

[00406] In example 190, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 23, and 95 through 117, comprising a memory for storing instructions, the memory being coupled to the one or more processors. [00407] In example 191, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 23, and 95 through 1 17, comprising a transceiver circuitry for at least one of: generating transmissions, encoding transmissions, processing transmissions, or decoding transmissions.

[00408] In example 192, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 23, and 95 through 1 17, comprising a transceiver circuitry for generating transmissions and processing transmissions.

[00409] An abstract is provided that will allow the reader to ascertain the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to limit the scope or meaning of the claims. The following claims are hereby incorporated into the detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment.

Claims

CLAIMS We claim:

1. An apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising:

one or more processors to:

determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission;

determine a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and establish a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the UL transmission; and

an interface for sending the UL transmission to a transmission circuitry.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are to:

encode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

3. The apparatus of either of claims 1 or 2,

wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for:

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I-TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17;

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and

20;

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 21 and 23; and

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

4. The apparatus of either of claims 1 or 2,

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I-TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 19;

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and

22; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

5. The apparatus of either of claims 1 or 2,

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I-TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 23; and

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

6. The apparatus of either of claims 1 or 2,

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I-TBS) between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 24; and

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

7. Machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network to perform an operation comprising:

determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission;

determine a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and establish a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the

UL transmission.

8. The machine readable storage media of claim 7, the operation comprising:

encode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

9. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 7 through 8,

wherein the MCS for the UL transmission is established as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) for: Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I-TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17;

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and

20;

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

10. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 7 through 8,

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and

22;

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 10, in an RB allocation of between 23 and 24; and

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

11. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 7 through 8,

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

12. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 7 through 8,

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

13. An apparatus of an Evolved Node-B (eNB) operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network, comprising:

one or more processors to:

determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission;

an interface for receiving the UL transmission from a receiving circuitry.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the one or more processors are to:

decode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

15. The apparatus of either of claims 13 or 14,

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and

20;

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

16. The apparatus of either of claims 13 or 14,

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and

22;

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

17. The apparatus of either of claims 13 or 14,

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

18. The apparatus of either of claims 13 or 14,

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

19. Machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of an Evolved Node-B (eNB) operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network to perform an operation comprising:

determine a Transport Block Size (TBS) of an Uplink (UL) transmission;

determine a Resource Block (RB) allocation of the UL transmission; and

establish a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for the UL transmission based upon at least one of the TBS of the UL transmission and the RB allocation of the

UL transmission.

20. The machine readable storage media of claim 19, the operation comprising:

decode the UL transmission in accordance with the established MCS.

21. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 19 or 20,

Physical RBs (PRBs) having a Transport Block index (I-TBS) between 9 and 12, in an RB allocation of between 13 and 17; PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 18 and 20;

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

22. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 19 or 20,

PRBs having an I-TBS between 9 and 11, in an RB allocation of between 20 and

22;

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.

23. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 19 or 20,

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of between 24 and 25.

24. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 19 or 20,

PRBs having an I-TBS of 9, in an RB allocation of 25.