CN109691204B

CN109691204B - Network node, user device and method for a wireless communication system

Info

Publication number: CN109691204B
Application number: CN201880003400.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许华
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2017-02-06
Filing date: 2018-01-23
Publication date: 2020-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 2038-01-23
Also published as: TW201830990A; TWI698134B; CN109691204A; WO2018141220A1

Abstract

A network node, a user device and a method for a wireless communication system are provided. The network node includes a processor and a transceiver. The processor is configured to allocate a plurality of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) having a PUSCH format defined for the resources. The resources are associated with a user device and include at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for data. The at least one first PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB. The transceiver is configured to signal the allocation information to the user device. The allocation information includes frequency locations of the plurality of resources.

Description

Network node, user device and method for a wireless communication system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communication systems, and in particular, to a network node, a user equipment and a method for a wireless communication system.

Background

In Long Term Evolution (LTE), physical channels of LTE can be classified into downlink channels and uplink channels. The downlink channel includes, for example, a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The uplink channel includes, for example, a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) and a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).

LTE provides a PUCCH for transmitting Uplink Control Information (UCI). In order to maintain a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) characteristic, simultaneous transmission of PUCCH and PUSCH is not allowed. Therefore, if transmission of UCI is requested in a sub-frame of a scheduled PUSCH, UCI is transmitted by multiplexing UCI to a PUSCH, thereby increasing complexity of multiplexing UCI on a PUSCH.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a network node, a user equipment, and a method for a wireless communication system, which can reduce the complexity of multiplexing Uplink Control Information (UCI) on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), and can maintain consistent design and performance of UCI on the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) and the PUSCH.

In a first aspect of the invention, a network node for a wireless communication system comprises a processor and a transceiver. The processor is configured for allocating a plurality of resources on a physical uplink shared channel. The physical uplink shared channel has a PUSCH format defined for the resource. The resource is associated with a user device and includes at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for data. The at least one first PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB. The transceiver is configured to signal the allocation information to the user device. The allocation information includes frequency locations of the plurality of resources.

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the at least one first PRB includes two first PRB s. The two first PRBs are separated from each other and located on both edges of at least one second PRB.

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the at least one first PRB includes a plurality of first PRBs. The at least one second PRB includes a plurality of second PRBs. The first PRBs are distributed among the second PRBs.

According to an embodiment incorporating the first aspect of the invention, the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of UCIs, and the processor is configured to partition resources for different UCIs using intra-slot hopping.

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, resources for the first UCI are allocated at the first edge of the at least one second PRB and within the first portion of the slot.

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the resources for the first UCI are allocated at the second edge of the at least one second PRB and within the second portion of the slot.

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of different types of UCI, and the processor is configured to partition resources in the at least one first PRB for the at least one UCI.

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the at least one UCI of one type comprises a positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the processor is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signal at the beginning of the slot.

According to an embodiment incorporating the first aspect of the present invention, the at least one UCI of another type includes periodic Channel State Information (CSI), the CSI being transmitted after the ACK/NACK signal in the slot.

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the resources for the at least one UCI comprise positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signals, and the processor is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signals at the beginning of the slot.

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the resources for the at least one UCI comprise positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signals, and the processor is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signals on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the processor is configured to use at least one of the same modulation scheme and the same mapping scheme for at least one UCI on the PUSCH and the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).

According to an embodiment in combination with the first aspect of the invention, the processor is configured to use the same waveform for at least one UCI and data on PUSCH.

In a second aspect of the present invention, a user equipment for a wireless communication system includes a processor and a transceiver. The processor is configured to determine Uplink Control Information (UCI) for at least one network node. The transceiver is configured for transmitting UCI to at least one network node in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH). Multiple resources are allocated to the PUSCH. The PUSCH has a PUSCH format defined for resources. The resources include at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for data. The at least one first PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB.

According to an embodiment in combination with the second aspect of the invention, the transceiver is configured for receiving allocation information from at least one network node. The allocation information includes frequency locations of the plurality of resources. The transceiver is configured to transmit UCI in a PUSCH according to the allocation information.

According to an embodiment in combination with the second aspect of the invention, the at least one first PRB includes two first PRB s. The two first PRBs are separated from each other and located on both edges of at least one second PRB.

According to an embodiment incorporating the second aspect of the invention, the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of UCIs, and the processor is configured to use intra-slot hopping to partition resources for different UCIs.

According to an embodiment in combination with the second aspect of the present invention, the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of different types of UCI, and the processor is configured to partition resources in the at least one first PRB for the at least one UCI, the at least one UCI of one type comprising a positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the processor is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signal at the start of a slot.

In a third aspect of the invention, a method for a wireless communication system comprises allocating a plurality of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) and signaling allocation information to a user equipment. The PUSCH has a PUSCH format defined for resources. The resource is associated with a user device. The resources include at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for data. The at least one first PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB. The allocation information includes frequency locations of the plurality of resources.

According to an embodiment in combination with the third aspect of the invention, the at least one first PRB includes two first PRB s. The two first PRBs are separated from each other and located on both edges of at least one second PRB.

According to an embodiment incorporating the third aspect of the present invention, at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of UCIs. The method also includes using intra-slot hopping to partition resources for different UCIs.

According to an embodiment in combination with the third aspect of the present invention, the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of different types of UCI, and the processor is configured to partition resources in the at least one first PRB for the at least one UCI, the at least one UCI of one type comprising a positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the processor is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signal at the start of a slot.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the at least one first PRB for UCI is located on the edge of the at least one second PRB for data, which can reduce the complexity of multiplexing UCI on the PUSCH and, at the same time, can maintain consistent design and performance of UCI on the PUCCH and PUSCH.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the related art, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive and labor.

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a network node for a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 shows a flow diagram of a method for a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 shows a block diagram of a user equipment for a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic diagram of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic diagram of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 shows a schematic diagram of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, along with technical contents, structural features, and objects and effects achieved thereby. In particular, the terminology used in the embodiments of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1, a network node 100 communicates with a wireless communication system 500. The network node 100 includes a processor 102 and a transceiver 104. The processor 102 is in communication with the transceiver 104. The network node 100 may include one or more optional antennas 106 coupled to the transceiver 104. The processor 102 is configured to allocate a plurality of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH). The PUSCH has a PUSCH format that defines the resources. The resources are associated with a user equipment 300 (refer to fig. 3) of the wireless communication system 500 and include at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for a data.

The at least one first PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB. This means that the allocated at least one first PRB is intended for the user equipment 300 for transmitting UCI. It should be noted, however, that if a Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) or other orthogonal multiplexing (orthogonal multiplexing) method is used, the same first PRBs may be allocated to more than one user equipment 300. The transceiver 104 is configured to signal the user device 300 with the allocation information. The allocation information includes frequency locations and numbers of the resources for the PUSCH.

The network node 100 or base station, e.g. a Radio Base Station (RBS), may in some networks be referred to as a transmitter, e.g. an eNB, eNodeB, NodeB or B node, depending on the used communication technology and terminology. The radio network nodes may be of different classes, e.g. macro base station (macro eNodeB), home base station (home eNodeB) or micro base station (pico eNodeB), based on the transmit power and the size of the cell. The radio network node may be a Station (STA). A station may be any device that contains a Medium Access Control (MAC) compliant IEEE802.11 and a physical layer (PHY) interface to the Wireless Medium (WM).

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the method 200 may be performed in the network node 100. The method 200 includes allocating a plurality of resources on a PUSCH as shown at block 202 and signaling allocation information to a user device 300 as shown at block 204. The PUSCH has a PUSCH format that defines the resources. The resources are associated with the user equipment 300 and include at least one first PRB for at least one UCI and at least one second PRB for data. The at least one PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB. The allocation information includes frequency locations of the plurality of resources.

Referring to fig. 3, a user device 300 includes a processor 302 and a transceiver 304. The processor 302 is in communication with a transceiver 304. In this embodiment, the user device 300 may also include one or more optional antennas 306 coupled to the transceiver 304. The processor 302 of the user equipment 300 is configured to determine UCI for at least one network node 100. UCI relates to information about transmissions between the user equipment 300 and the network node 100, such as Scheduling Request (SR) transmissions, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback, and periodic Channel State Information (CSI) reports.

The transceiver 304 of the user device 300 receives UCI from the processor 302 and is further configured for transmitting UCI in PUSCH to the network node 100. Multiple resources are allocated to the PUSCH. The PUSCH has a PUSCH format that defines the resources. The resources include at least one first PRB for UCI and at least one second PRB for data. The at least one first PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB. The transceiver 304 is configured to receive allocation information from at least one network node 100. The allocation information includes frequency locations of the plurality of resources. The transceiver 304 is configured to transmit UCI in PUSCH according to the allocation information.

The user equipment 300, which may be, for example, a mobile station, a wireless terminal and/or a mobile terminal, is used for communicating with the wireless communication system 500, sometimes also referred to as a cellular radio system. User device 300 may be further referred to as a wireless-enabled mobile phone, a cellular phone, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer. The user device 300, which may be, for example, a portable, pocket-type, hand-held, mobile device including a computer or vehicle, is capable of voice and/or data communication with another entity, such as another receiver or server, via a radio access network. The user device 300 may be a Station (STA). A station may be any device that contains a Medium Access Control (MAC) compliant IEEE802.11 and a physical layer (PHY) interface to the Wireless Medium (WM).

In Long Term Evolution (LTE), UCI includes a positive-Acknowledgement (ACK)/negative-acknowledgement (NACK) signal, CSI, and Rank Indicator (RI). UCI may be piggybacked onto PUSCH when there is scheduled data in the same subframe (sub-frame). In other cases, when aperiodic CSI feedback exists, the aperiodic CSI feedback is transmitted onto the PUSCH even without data transmission due to a large payload amount. Since UCI requires a lower coding rate than data, an offset is applied to obtain a plurality of Resource Elements (REs). The resource elements are used to carry UCI. Different types of UCI may be placed at different locations according to importance. Generally, ACK/NACK and RI are more important than CSI (which may include a Precoding Matrix Index (PMI) and a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI)), and thus are placed around a Reference Signal (RS) symbol to benefit from more accurate channel estimation. Data is punctured (processed) by UCI to avoid rate matching variations due to inserted UCI. In general, UCI on PUSCH requires considerable additional effort to ensure that UCI is correctly transmitted and received. Even with such a non-trivial effort, the impact on UCI and data is not negligible. On the one hand, UCI performance on PUSCH may not be the same as UCI performance on Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH). On the other hand, data transmission may be affected due to puncturing (puncturing) of UCI.

To reduce the above impact in both specification and system performance, some of the design principles used in LTE may be modified. In an embodiment, the transmission of UCI and data is separate, e.g., UCI is transmitted in separate PRBs instead of data, and even in the same UCI, the overall resource allocation of PUSCH may be signaled together concurrently. One way is to use PRBs for UCI on both edges of the allocated frequency resources.

Referring to fig. 4, in an embodiment, first PRBs located at both sides of an allocation resource may be used for UCI, and second PRBs may be used for data. The at least one first PRB comprises two first PRBs, and the two first PRBs are separated from each other and are located on two edges of the at least one second PRB.

Referring to fig. 5, in another embodiment, some distributed first PRBs may be allocated and interleaved with second PRBs for data according to the payload of UCI. The at least one first PRB comprises a plurality of first PRBs. The at least one second PRB comprises a plurality of second PRBs. The first PRBs are distributed among the second PRBs.

To further increase frequency diversity (frequency diversity) of the UCI part, intra-slot hopping (intra-slot hopping) may also be supported. Referring to fig. 6, as an embodiment, two parts of UCI, UCI #1 and UCI #2 (which may contain different types of UCI), are transmitted on each side of frequency resource allocation of PUSCH, and in the middle of a slot, the two parts of UCI skip to the other side of the frequency resource allocation of PUSCH to obtain frequency diversity gain.

Referring to fig. 1 and 6-8, in one embodiment, at least one UCI includes multiple UCIs, and processor 102 is configured to partition the resources for the different UCIs by intra-slot hopping. The resources for different UCIs are located at the same frequency and in different consecutive time slots. The resources for different UCIs are separately located in a frequency domain and within the same time slot. The resources for the same UCIs are separately located in a frequency domain and in different consecutive time slots.

In another embodiment, processor 102 is configured to partition the resources for different UCIs. The resources for at least one UCI include a positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the processor 102 is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signal at the beginning of a slot. The resources for at least one UCI include positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signals, and the processor 102 is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signals on the PUCCH.

In UCI, since ACK/NACK and RI information are more important and require more protection, the ACK/NACK and RI information may be transmitted separately from other UCI. Also for low latency applications, it is desirable to decode the ACK/NACK first, and therefore it may be good to place the ACK/NACK and RI information around the beginning of the slot, so that the ACK/NACK and RI information may be decoded first. An example of such partitioning is illustrated in fig. 7, where ACK/NACK is transmitted around the beginning of the slot, followed by other UCI, e.g., PMI/CQI. It should be appreciated that the example illustrated in fig. 7 indicates that the ACK/NACK may not require too many symbols. In case the user equipment is located on the cell edge and more symbols are needed to carry the ACK/NACK, all symbols can be used for the ACK/NACK. For example, referring to fig. 6, resources allocated to UCI #1 may be used to carry ACK/NACK, while resources allocated to UCI #2 may be used for other UCI.

The ACK/NACK and some other UCI may also be transmitted on the PUCCH, e.g., on the PUCCH with the long duration and/or on the PUCCH with the short duration. For the PUCCH having a long duration, discrete fourier transform-spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM) is used as a Waveform (WF) due to a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) consideration. Some orthogonal sequences, such as Zadoff-Chu family, may be used to modulate/spread UCI and map (map) UCI along the frequency of each symbol. For UCI on PUSCH, although other coding/modulation schemes may be used for UCI, e.g., ACK/NACK, it may be better to modulate and map UCI on symbols in PUSCH in a similar manner as used on PUCCH, making performance more consistent and resource allocation more predictable. For example, the ACK/NACK may still be modulated/spread by some orthogonal sequence and mapped along the frequency on each symbol. Referring to fig. 8, after spreading using different orthogonal sequences on each symbol, a plurality of UCIs (ACK/NACKs) may be multiplexed.

Referring to fig. 1 and 9, the processor 102 is configured to use at least one of the same modulation scheme and the same mapping scheme for at least one UCI on the PUSCH and PUCCH. The processor 102 is configured to use the same waveform for at least one UCI and data on the PUSCH.

Another aspect to be considered is the Waveform (WF) of the UCI part on PUSCH. Two types of Waveforms (WF) have been agreed to be supported in the uplink of the new radio (5th generation mobile communication new radio,5G NR) of the fifth generation mobile communication system, namely DTS-S-OFDM and cyclic prefix orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CP-OFDM). Each Waveform (WF) has its own advantages and disadvantages. Generally, DFT-S-OFDM has a low PAPR and thus can improve coverage, while CP-OFDM has good spectral efficiency and is easier to implement Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO). However, CP-OFDM has a large PAPR and thus may have a small coverage. Since the data part in PUSCH can use either waveform for different scenarios, the same waveform can also be used more directly for the UCI part. This will guarantee similar performance/coverage between data and control, while also making UCI easier to the overall design of PUSCH, e.g., RS and MIMO schemes. Fig. 9 is an example in which both the UCI part and the data part in the PUSCH employ CP-OFDM Waveform (WF), and thus some distributed RSs may be multiplexed with the UCI part or the data part. The same waveform may allow RSs to be designed together and provide a more consistent and uniform RS pattern for good performance and reasonable overhead (overhead).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the at least one first PRB for the at least one UCI is located on the edge of the at least one second PRB for the data, which can reduce the complexity of multiplexing the UCI on the PUSCH and simultaneously can maintain consistent design and performance of the UCI on the PUCCH and the PUSCH.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that each of the units, algorithms, and steps described and disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether a function is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the application and design requirements of the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the functionality in varying ways for each particular application, and such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that reference may be made to the operation of the systems, devices and units in the above described embodiments because the operation of the systems, devices and units is substantially the same. For convenience of description and brevity, these operations will not be described in detail.

It is to be understood that the system, apparatus and method disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in other ways. The above embodiments are merely exemplary. The division of the units is only based on the division of the logic function, and other division modes can be realized. Multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system. Some features may also be ignored or skipped. On the other hand, the mutual coupling, direct coupling or communication coupling shown or discussed may be operated by some interfaces, devices or units, and may be an indirect or communication operation in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The elements as separate components for explanation may or may not be physically separate. The unit for displaying may or may not be a physical unit, i.e. may be located in one place, or may also be distributed over a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be used according to the purpose of the embodiments.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment may be integrated into one processing unit, and each unit exists separately and physically, or may be integrated into one processing unit having two or more units.

The software functional units may be stored in a computer readable storage medium if implemented and sold as a product. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions proposed by the embodiments of the present invention can be substantially or partially embodied in the form of software products. Alternatively, a part of the technical solution contributing to the conventional technology may be implemented as a software product. The software product stored in a computer is a storage medium including a plurality of commands for a computing device (e.g., a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to perform all or part of the steps disclosed in this embodiment. Storage media include a personal disk (USB disk), a removable hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a floppy disk, or other types of media capable of storing program code.

While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiment, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various configurations without departing from the scope of the invention as broadly explained.

Claims

1. A network node for a wireless communication system, comprising:

a processor configured to allocate a plurality of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) having a PUSCH format defined for the resources, the resources being associated with a user device and the resources comprising at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for data, wherein the at least one first PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB; and

a transceiver configured to signal allocation information to the user equipment, wherein the allocation information comprises a frequency location and a number of the resources;

wherein the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of UCIs, and the processor is configured to partition resources for different UCIs using intra-slot hopping; the processor is configured to use a same waveform for the at least one UCI on the PUSCH and the data, wherein the same waveform is a CP-OFDM waveform.

2. The network node of claim 1, wherein the at least one first PRB includes two first PRBs that are separated from each other and located on two edges of the at least one second PRB.

3. The network node of claim 1, wherein the at least one first PRB includes a plurality of first PRBs, the at least one second PRB includes a plurality of second PRBs, and the first PRBs are distributed among the second PRBs.

4. The network node of claim 1, wherein resources for the first UCI are allocated at the first edge of the at least one second PRB and within the first portion of the slot.

5. The network node of claim 4, wherein resources for the first UCI are allocated at a second edge of the at least one second PRB and within a second portion of a slot.

6. The network node of claim 1, wherein the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises UCIs of a plurality of different types, and the processor is configured to partition resources in the at least one first PRB for the at least one UCI.

7. The network node of claim 6, wherein the at least one UCI of one type comprises a positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the processor is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signal at a beginning of a slot.

8. The network node of claim 7, wherein the at least one UCI of another type includes periodic Channel State Information (CSI) that is transmitted after the ACK/NACK signal in the slot.

9. The network node of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to use at least one of a same modulation scheme and a same mapping scheme for at least one UCI on the PUSCH and a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).

10. A user equipment for a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a processor configured to determine Uplink Control Information (UCI) for at least one network node; and

a transceiver configured to transmit the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) to the at least one network node in a PUSCH, wherein a plurality of resources are allocated to the PUSCH, the PUSCH having a PUSCH format defined for the resources, the resources comprising at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for data, the at least one first PRB being located on an edge of the at least one second PRB;

wherein the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of UCIs, resources for different UCIs being partitioned using intra-slot hopping; the at least one UCI on the PUSCH and the data use the same waveform, wherein the same waveform is a CP-OFDM waveform.

11. The user equipment of claim 10, wherein the transceiver is configured to receive allocation information from the at least one network node, the allocation information including a frequency location and a number of the resources, and the transceiver is configured to transmit the UCI in the PUSCH according to the allocation information.

12. The user equipment of claim 10, wherein the at least one first PRB includes two first PRBs, and the two first PRBs are separated from each other and located on two edges of the at least one second PRB.

13. The user equipment of claim 10, wherein the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises UCIs of a plurality of different types, and the processor is configured to partition resources in the at least one first PRB for the at least one UCI, one type of the at least one UCI comprising a positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the processor is configured to transmit the ACK/NACK signal at a beginning of a slot.

14. A method for a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

allocating a plurality of resources on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) having a PUSCH format defined for the resources, the resources being associated with a user device and the resources comprising at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for data, wherein the at least one first PRB is located on an edge of the at least one second PRB; and

signaling allocation information to the user equipment, wherein the allocation information comprises a frequency location and a number of the resources;

wherein the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of UCIs, and intra-slot hopping is used to partition resources for different UCIs; the at least one UCI on the PUSCH and the data use the same waveform, wherein the same waveform is a CP-OFDM waveform.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one first PRB includes two first PRBs, and the two first PRBs are separated from each other and located on two edges of the at least one second PRB.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of different types of UCIs, and the method further comprises: partitioning resources in the at least one first PRB for the at least one UCI, wherein the at least one UCI of one type includes a positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the method further comprises: the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted at the beginning of the slot.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one first PRB includes a plurality of first PRBs, the at least one second PRB includes a plurality of second PRBs, and the first PRBs are distributed among the second PRBs.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein resources for the first UCI are allocated at a first edge of the at least one second PRB and within a first portion of a slot.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein resources for the first UCI are allocated at a second edge of the at least one second PRB and within a second portion of the slot.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one UCI of another type includes periodic Channel State Information (CSI) that is transmitted after the ACK/NACK signal in the slot.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises: at least one of the same modulation scheme and the same mapping scheme is used for at least one UCI on the PUSCH and a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).

22. A method for a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining Uplink Control Information (UCI) for at least one network node; and

transmitting the UCI to the at least one network node in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), wherein a plurality of resources are allocated to the PUSCH, the PUSCH having a PUSCH format defined for the resources, the resources comprising at least one first Physical Resource Block (PRB) for at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) and at least one second PRB for data, the at least one first PRB being located on an edge of the at least one second PRB;

the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) includes a plurality of UCIs, resources for the different UCIs partitioned using intra-slot hopping; the at least one UCI on the PUSCH and the data use the same waveform, wherein the same waveform is a CP-OFDM waveform.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the method further comprises: receiving allocation information from the at least one network node and transmitting the UCI in the PUSCH according to the allocation information, the allocation information including a frequency location and a number of the resources.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the at least one first PRB includes two first PRBs, and the two first PRBs are separated from each other and located on two edges of the at least one second PRB.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the at least one Uplink Control Information (UCI) comprises a plurality of different types of UCIs, and the method further comprises: partitioning resources in the at least one first PRB for the at least one UCI, wherein the at least one UCI of one type includes a positive Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the method further comprises: the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted at the beginning of the slot.

26. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method of any one of claims 14 to 21.

27. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method of any one of claims 22 to 25.