WO2021003727A1 - Configured grant uplink shared channel transmission - Google Patents

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WO2021003727A1
WO2021003727A1 PCT/CN2019/095536 CN2019095536W WO2021003727A1 WO 2021003727 A1 WO2021003727 A1 WO 2021003727A1 CN 2019095536 W CN2019095536 W CN 2019095536W WO 2021003727 A1 WO2021003727 A1 WO 2021003727A1
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  • aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communication and to techniques for configured grant uplink shared channel transmission.
  • Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasts.
  • Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (for example, bandwidth, transmit power, etc. ) .
  • multiple-access technologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency-division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE) .
  • LTE/LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) .
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • a wireless communication network may include a number of base stations (BSs) that can support communication for a number of user equipment (UEs) .
  • a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station (BS) via the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) .
  • the DL (or forward link) refers to the communication link from the BS to the UE
  • the UL (or reverse link) refers to the communication link from the UE to the BS.
  • a BS may be referred to as a NodeB, an LTE evolved nodeB (eNB) , a gNB, an access point (AP) , a radio head, a transmit receive point (TRP) , a New Radio (NR) BS, a 5G NodeB, or the like.
  • eNB LTE evolved nodeB
  • AP access point
  • TRP transmit receive point
  • NR New Radio
  • NR which also may be referred to as 5G
  • 5G is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) .
  • NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making use of new spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) with a cyclic prefix (CP) (CP-OFDM) on the DL, using CP-OFDM or SC-FDM (for example, also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM) ) on the UL (or a combination thereof) , as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation.
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
  • SC-FDM for example, also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)
  • MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
  • the method may include receiving configuration information for a configured grant, wherein the UE is associated with a time division duplexing (TDD) band and a frequency division duplexing (FDD) band, and wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band; selecting resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using at least one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria; and transmitting the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
  • TDD time division duplexing
  • FDD frequency division duplexing
  • the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple configured uplink grants, and selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria includes selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple configured uplink grants.
  • the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple resource allocations of a grant, and selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria includes selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple resource allocations.
  • the UE when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  • the UE when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  • the UE when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a reference signal transmission symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  • the UE when a resource on the FDD band overlaps an uplink slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  • the UE may receive an indicator associated with a bitmap indicating resources, of a plurality of resources on the FDD band, that are to be selected as the selected resources, wherein selecting the selected resources using the bitmap-based criteria comprises selecting, by the UE, the resources indicated by the indicator associated with the bitmap as the selected resources.
  • the indicator is received via radio resource control signaling or downlink control information and the bitmap is received via radio resource control signaling or system information.
  • the UE may receive information identifying a plurality of bitmaps, including the bitmap, and corresponding indicators including the indicator.
  • the FDD band is a lower-frequency band than the TDD band.
  • the UE may include memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory.
  • the memory and the one or more processors may be configured to receive configuration information for a configured grant, wherein the UE is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band, and wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band; select resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria; and transmit the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
  • the non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication.
  • the one or more instructions when executed by one or more processors of a UE, may cause the one or more processors to receive configuration information for a configured grant, wherein the UE is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band, and wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band; select resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria; and transmit the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
  • the apparatus may include means for receiving configuration information for a configured grant, wherein the apparatus is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band, and wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band; means for selecting resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria; and means for transmitting the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
  • aspects generally include a method, apparatus, system, computer program product, non-transitory computer-readable medium, user equipment, base station, wireless communication device, or processing system as substantially described herein with reference to and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings and appendix.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a wireless network.
  • Figure 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a base station in communication with a UE in a wireless network.
  • Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink resource selection for a configured grant.
  • Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using grant-based criteria.
  • Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using a set of rules.
  • Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using bitmap-based criteria.
  • Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a user equipment.
  • the described implementations may be implemented in any device, system or network that is capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals according to any of the wireless communication standards, including any of the IEEE 802.11 standards, the standard, code division multiple access (CDMA) , frequency division multiple access (FDMA) , time division multiple access (TDMA) , Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) , GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) , Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) , Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) , Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) , Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) , 1xEV-DO, EV-DO Rev A, EV-DO Rev B, High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) , High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) , High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) , Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) , Long Term Evolution (LTE) , AMPS, or other known signals that are used
  • a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission can be dynamically scheduled using an uplink (UL) grant provided in downlink control information (DCI) , or can be scheduled using a configured grant.
  • a configured grant may be a configured grant of Type 1 or a configured grant of Type 2.
  • the configured grant of Type 1 may be semi-statically configured to operate upon the reception of a radio resource control (RRC) trigger without the detection of a UL grant in a DCI.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • the configured grant of Type 2 may be semi-persistently scheduled by a UL grant in a valid activation DCI.
  • Both configured grants of Type 1 and Type 2 enable the UE to continue using a previously-granted resource (in other words, a fixed resource allocation) to transmit a PUSCH until receiving a deactivation trigger in DCI.
  • Both configured grants of Type 1 and Type 2 can reduce delay by reducing or eliminating the need for scheduling request (SR) or buffer status report (BSR) transmission, and can reduce downlink (DL) resource usage for DCI transmission compared to dynamic scheduling.
  • SR scheduling request
  • BSR buffer status report
  • a UE may communicate on multiple carriers, such as when using a carrier aggregation (CA) technique.
  • a UE may communicate on a frequency division duplexing (FDD) carrier and a time division duplexing (TDD) carrier.
  • the UE may use one of these carriers as a primary cell (PCell) and the other as a secondary cell (SCell) .
  • the UE may be configured with a configured grant for UL transmission on the FDD UL.
  • a UL/DL configuration of the TDD carrier may conflict with the configured grant for UL transmission on the FDD UL.
  • different symbols may be available for UL transmission in different slots on the FDD UL, since the FDD UL may not be permitted to carry UL transmission contemporaneously with UL symbols of the TDD carrier.
  • uplink resources of the FDD UL may be inefficiently utilized, thereby reducing throughput.
  • Some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide selection of resources for transmission on an FDD UL based at least in part on a configured grant and using one or more criteria or rules.
  • the configured grant may be configured to improve resource utilization of the FDD UL compared to a technique in which a single repeating resource is configured, such as using multiple configured grants, larger configured grants, or a similar approach.
  • the selection of the resources for transmission on the FDD UL may improve resource utilization and improve throughput. Furthermore, by selecting particular resources for FDD UL transmission at the UE, the UE may conserve resources that would otherwise be used for dynamic scheduling of UL transmissions of the UE. For example, this may allow the UE to use a configured grant (with lower overhead relative to a dynamic grant) despite the changing availability of UL symbols due to the varying TDD UL/DL configuration. Still further, semi-static configuration for the PUSCH and semi-persistently scheduling of the PUSCH can be supported in network deployments where DL FDD resources are very limited. Even further, UL enhancement in terms of throughput, faster acknowledgment/negative acknowledgment delay, and UL coverage can be achieved.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a wireless network 100.
  • the wireless network 100 may be an LTE network or some other wireless network, such as a 5G or NR network.
  • Wireless network 100 may include a number of BSs 110 (shown as BS 110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 110d) and other network entities.
  • a BS is an entity that communicates with user equipment (UEs) and also may be referred to as a base station, a NR BS, a Node B, a gNB, a 5G node B (NB) , an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP) , or the like.
  • Each BS may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area.
  • the term “cell” can refer to a coverage area of a BS, a BS subsystem serving this coverage area, or a combination thereof, depending on the context in which the term is used.
  • a BS may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, another type of cell, or a combination thereof.
  • a macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (for example, several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription.
  • a pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription.
  • a femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (for example, a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs having association with the femto cell (for example, UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG) ) .
  • a BS for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS.
  • a BS for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS.
  • a BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS.
  • a BS 110a may be a macro BS for a macro cell 102a
  • a BS 110b may be a pico BS for a pico cell 102b
  • a BS 110c may be a femto BS for a femto cell 102c.
  • a BS may support one or multiple (for example, three) cells.
  • eNB base station
  • NR BS NR BS
  • gNB gNode B
  • AP AP
  • node B node B
  • 5G NB 5G NB
  • cell may be used interchangeably herein.
  • a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of a mobile BS.
  • the BSs may be interconnected to one another as well as to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces, such as a direct physical connection, a virtual network, or a combination thereof using any suitable transport network.
  • Wireless network 100 also may include relay stations.
  • a relay station is an entity that can receive a transmission of data from an upstream station (for example, a BS or a UE) and send a transmission of the data to a downstream station (for example, a UE or a BS) .
  • a relay station also may be a UE that can relay transmissions for other UEs.
  • a relay station 110d may communicate with macro BS 110a and a UE 120d in order to facilitate communication between BS 110a and UE 120d.
  • a relay station also may be referred to as a relay BS, a relay base station, a relay, etc.
  • Wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes BSs of different types, for example, macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, relay BSs, etc. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different impacts on interference in wireless network 100.
  • macro BSs may have a high transmit power level (for example, 5 to 40 Watts) whereas pico BSs, femto BSs, and relay BSs may have lower transmit power levels (for example, 0.1 to 2 Watts) .
  • a network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs and may provide coordination and control for these BSs.
  • Network controller 130 may communicate with the BSs via a backhaul.
  • the BSs also may communicate with one another, for example, directly or indirectly via a wireless or wireline backhaul.
  • UEs 120 may be dispersed throughout wireless network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile.
  • a UE also may be referred to as an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, a subscriber unit, a station, etc.
  • a UE may be a cellular phone (for example, a smart phone) , a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device or equipment, biometric sensors/devices, wearable devices (smart watches, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wrist bands, smart jewelry (for example, smart ring, smart bracelet) ) , an entertainment device (for example, a music or video device, or a satellite radio) , a vehicular component or sensor, smart meters/sensors, industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or any other suitable device that is configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • WLL wireless local loop
  • Some UEs may be considered machine-type communication (MTC) or evolved or enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC) UEs.
  • MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, location tags, etc., that may communicate with a base station, another device (for example, remote device) , or some other entity.
  • a wireless node may provide, for example, connectivity for or to a network (for example, a wide area network such as Internet or a cellular network) via a wired or wireless communication link.
  • Some UEs may be considered Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things) devices.
  • Some UEs may be considered a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) .
  • UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as processor components, memory components, similar components, or a combination thereof.
  • any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a given geographic area.
  • Each wireless network may support a particular RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies.
  • a RAT also may be referred to as a radio technology, an air interface, etc.
  • a frequency also may be referred to as a carrier, a frequency channel, etc.
  • Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs.
  • NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.
  • access to the air interface may be scheduled, where a scheduling entity (for example, a base station) allocates resources for communication among some or all devices and equipment within the scheduling entity’s service area or cell.
  • a scheduling entity for example, a base station
  • the scheduling entity may be responsible for scheduling, assigning, reconfiguring, and releasing resources for one or more subordinate entities. That is, for scheduled communication, subordinate entities utilize resources allocated by the scheduling entity.
  • Base stations are not the only entities that may function as a scheduling entity. That is, in some examples, a UE may function as a scheduling entity, scheduling resources for one or more subordinate entities (for example, one or more other UEs) . In this example, the UE is functioning as a scheduling entity, and other UEs utilize resources scheduled by the UE for wireless communication.
  • a UE may function as a scheduling entity in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, in a mesh network, or another type of network. In a mesh network example, UEs may optionally communicate directly with one another in addition to communicating with the scheduling entity.
  • P2P peer-to-peer
  • mesh network UEs may optionally communicate directly with one another in addition to communicating with the scheduling entity.
  • a scheduling entity and one or more subordinate entities may communicate utilizing the scheduled resources.
  • two or more UEs 120 may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (for example, without using a base station 110 as an intermediary to communicate with one another) .
  • the UEs 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communications, device-to-device (D2D) communications, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocol (which may include a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocol, a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocol, or similar protocol) , a mesh network, or similar networks, or combinations thereof.
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • the UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, as well as other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by the base station 110.
  • FIG 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example 200 of a base station 110 in communication with a UE 120.
  • base station 110 and UE 120 may respectively be one of the base stations and one of the UEs in wireless network 100 of Figure 1.
  • Base station 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a through 234t, and UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a through 252r, where in general T ⁇ 1 and R ⁇ 1.
  • a transmit processor 220 may receive data from a data source 212 for one or more UEs, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE, process (for example, encode and modulate) the data for each UE based at least in part on the MCS (s) selected for the UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs.
  • MCS modulation and coding schemes
  • CQIs channel quality indicators
  • the transmit processor 220 also may process system information (for example, for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) , etc. ) and control information (for example, CQI requests, grants, upper layer signaling, etc. ) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols.
  • system information for example, for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) , etc.
  • control information for example, CQI requests, grants, upper layer signaling, etc.
  • the transmit processor 220 also may generate reference symbols for reference signals (for example, the cell-specific reference signal (CRS) ) and synchronization signals (for example, the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and secondary synchronization signal (SSS) ) .
  • a transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MODs) 232a through 232t. Each modulator 232 may process a respective output symbol stream (for example, for OFDM, etc. ) to obtain an output sample stream.
  • Each modulator 232 may further process (for example, convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal.
  • T downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t may be transmitted via T antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.
  • the synchronization signals can be generated with location encoding to convey additional information.
  • antennas 252a through 252r may receive the downlink signals from base station 110 or other base stations and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a through 254r, respectively.
  • Each demodulator 254 may condition (for example, filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples.
  • Each demodulator 254 may further process the input samples (for example, for OFDM, etc. ) to obtain received symbols.
  • a MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all R demodulators 254a through 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols.
  • a receive processor 258 may process (for example, demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120 to a data sink 260, and provide decoded control information and system information to a controller or processor (controller/processor) 280.
  • a channel processor may determine reference signal received power (RSRP) , received signal strength indicator (RSSI) , reference signal received quality (RSRQ) , channel quality indicator (CQI) , etc.
  • RSRP reference signal received power
  • RSSI received signal strength indicator
  • RSRQ reference signal received quality
  • CQI channel quality indicator
  • one or more components of UE 120 may be included in a housing.
  • a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 and control information (for example, for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, CQI, etc. ) from controller/processor 280. Transmit processor 264 also may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by modulators 254a through 254r (for example, for DFT-s-OFDM, CP-OFDM, etc. ) , and transmitted to base station 110.
  • control information for example, for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, CQI, etc.
  • Transmit processor 264 also may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals.
  • the symbols from transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by modulators 254a through 254r (for example, for DFT-s-OFDM, CP-OFDM, etc.
  • the uplink signals from UE 120 and other UEs may be received by antennas 234, processed by demodulators 232, detected by a MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by UE 120.
  • Receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 and the decoded control information to a controller or processor (i.e., controller/processor) 240.
  • the base station 110 may include communication unit 244 and communicate to network controller 130 via communication unit 244.
  • the network controller 130 may include communication unit 294, a controller or processor (i.e., controller/processor) 290, and memory 292.
  • the controller/processor 240 of base station 110, the controller/processor 280 of UE 120, or any other component (s) of Figure 2 may perform one or more techniques associated with configured grant uplink shared channel transmission, as described in more detail elsewhere herein.
  • the controller/processor 240 of base station 110, the controller/processor 280 of UE 120, or any other component (s) (or combinations of components) of Figure 2 may perform or direct operations of, for example, the process 700 of Figure 7 or other processes as described herein.
  • the memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively.
  • a scheduler 246 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink, the uplink, or a combination thereof.
  • the stored program codes when executed by the controller/processor 280 or other processors and modules at UE 120, may cause the UE 120 to perform operations described with respect to the process 700 of Figure 7 or other processes as described herein.
  • a scheduler 246 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink, the uplink, or a combination thereof.
  • the UE 120 may include means for performing one or more operations described herein, such as the process 700 of Figure 7 or other processes as described herein.
  • such means may include one or more components of UE 120 described in connection with Figure 2.
  • such means may include one or more components of base station 110 described in connection with Figure 2.
  • While blocks in Figure 2 are illustrated as distinct components, the functions described above with respect to the blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combination component or in various combinations of components.
  • the functions described with respect to the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, the TX MIMO processor 266, or another processor may be performed by or under the control of controller/processor 280.
  • Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 of uplink resource selection for a configured grant.
  • DL symbols are indicated by diagonal hatching and UL symbols are indicated by a dotted fill.
  • a DL symbol is a symbol that can be used for DL communication on the corresponding carrier, and a UL symbol is a symbol that can be used for UL communication on the corresponding carrier.
  • a UE 120 may be configured with a TDD carrier (shown as High Band TDD by reference number 305) , an FDD DL carrier (shown as Low Band FDD DL by reference number 310) , and an FDD UL carrier (shown as Low Band FDD UL by reference number 315) .
  • the FDD DL carrier 310 and the FDD UL carrier 315 may be the same carrier (such as different frequency regions of the carrier or different bandwidth parts on the carrier) .
  • the TDD carrier may be associated with a first band and the FDD UL carrier and FDD DL carrier may be associated with a second band.
  • the first band may be a higher-frequency band than the second band.
  • the first band may be a lower-frequency band than the second band.
  • the UE 120 may be configured with a configured grant resource on the FDD UL carrier 315.
  • Three examples of the configured grant resource are shown by reference number 320.
  • a UL transmission on a configured grant resource (on the FDD UL carrier 315) may not conflict with a UL symbol on the TDD carrier 305. If a configured grant resource conflicts with a UL symbol on the TDD carrier 305, the UE 120 may not use the configured grant resource. Examples of such conflicts are shown by reference number 325 and indicated by an X symbol through the conflicting portion of the configured resource grant.
  • a fixed resource allocation in a configured grant of Type 1 or Type 2 may lead to inefficient resource utilization in the case that different symbols are available for uplink transmission in different slots on the FDD UL carrier 315.
  • the resource allocation unit of the configured grant in the time domain, may only be usable if the resource allocation occurs in an available UL symbol, which may lead to unusable symbols, such as those shown by reference number 325.
  • a similar issue may arise for a UE 120 utilizing a supplemental uplink (SUL) , where a TDD carrier is used for UL/DL communication and an FDD SUL carrier is used for UL communication.
  • SUL supplemental uplink
  • configured grant resources on the FDD SUL carrier may conflict with UL symbols of the TDD carrier, meaning that these resources may not be available for transmission on the FDD SUL carrier.
  • the UE 120 may select resources of a configured grant for UL transmission in accordance with one or more criteria or rules, which are described in connection with Figures 4 through 6, below.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using grant-based criteria.
  • Example 400 includes a TDD carrier (such as TDD carrier 305) , an FDD DL carrier (such as FDD DL carrier 310) , and an FDD UL carrier (such as FDD UL carrier 315) .
  • the TDD carrier may be associated with a first band (such as a high band) and the FDD carriers may be associated with a second band (such as a low band) .
  • Resources of a configured grant are shown by reference number 410. As shown, the resources of the configured grant do not overlap the UL symbols of the TDD carrier (such as the sounding reference signal (SRS) symbols or UL data channel symbols) . Thus, a UE may use all resources of the configured grant for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier.
  • SRS sounding reference signal
  • a UE may receive configuration information that identifies the configured grant.
  • the configuration information may identify a periodicity (how often the configured grant occurs) , a time domain offset (an offset, from a reference time, at which the configured grant occurs) , or a time domain allocation (anumber of resources included in each occurrence of the configured grant) . If only a single periodicity, time domain offset, or time domain allocation is provided, such as in the configurations shown in Figure 3, the UE may not fully utilize the granted resources due to conflicts between the UL/DL configuration of the TDD carrier and the configured grant.
  • a BS may provide multiple configured uplink grants, or multiple resource allocations, that identify respective resources for UL communication on the FDD UL carrier.
  • the UE may receive an uplink grant that includes multiple resource allocations (such as multiple rrc-ConfiguredUplinkGrant information elements) . This is shown by reference numbers 420, 430, and 440.
  • each resource allocation may have a respective time domain offset and time domain allocation corresponding to one or more UL resource allocations.
  • the multiple resource allocations may not conflict with the TDD carrier’s UL symbols, thereby improving utilization of the FDD UL carrier’s UL resources.
  • the UE may receive multiple uplink grants (such as multiple ConfiguredGrantConfig configurations or a similar message) , each including a respective resource allocation and each being associated with a respective periodicity.
  • the resource allocations may not conflict with the TDD carrier’s UL symbols, thereby improving utilization of the FDD UL carrier’s UL resources.
  • the UE may resolve the conflict using one or more of the criteria or rules described elsewhere herein.
  • the UE may use configuration-based criteria to select resources for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier (such as in accordance with the configuration information described above) .
  • Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using a set of rules.
  • the configured grant resource allocation shown by reference number 510, may be configured as equal across all slots.
  • each slot includes a 14-symbol configured grant.
  • the UE may identify which symbols of the configured grant are to be used as UL symbols using a set of rules, shown as Rules 1 through 4.
  • Rule 1 may indicate that, for a symbol of the UL FDD carrier corresponding to a DL slot of the TDD carrier, the UE is to transmit a UL transmission on the symbol. Examples are shown by reference number 520. As shown, the TDD carrier is configured with DL symbols at the time resources shown by reference number 520, so the UE is to use the corresponding symbols of the FDD UL carrier for UL transmission.
  • Rule 2 may indicate that, for a symbol of the FDD UL carrier corresponding to a downlink symbol of a special slot of the TDD carrier, the UE is to transmit a UL transmission on the symbol. Examples are shown by reference number 530. As shown, DL symbols of a special slot of the TDD carrier are used for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier in accordance with Rule 2.
  • Rule 3 may indicate that, for a symbol of the FDD UL carrier corresponding to a reference signal symbol of a special slot of the TDD carrier, the UE is not to transmit a UL transmission on the symbol.
  • reference number 540 shows a gap in the UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier, despite the gap being part of the configured grant, based at least in part on the gap corresponding to an SRS symbol of the TDD carrier.
  • Rule 4 may indicate that, for a symbol of the FDD UL carrier corresponding to an uplink slot of the TDD carrier, the UE is not to transmit a UL transmission on the symbol.
  • reference number 550 shows a gap in the UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier, despite the gap being part of the configured grant, based at least in part on the gap corresponding to a UL slot of the TDD carrier.
  • the UE may be configured with the rules by an original equipment manufacturer of the UE, using RRC signaling, or the like. Thus, the UE may use a set of rules, such as any one or more of Rules 1 through 4, to select resources for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier.
  • Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using bitmap-based criteria.
  • the frame structure of the TDD carrier and the FDD UL carrier are fixed.
  • the symbols available for UL transmission on each slot on the FDD UL carrier also may be fixed.
  • a BS may define a bitmap to indicate which slots are available for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier. For example, assuming 14 symbols per slot, across the slots shown in example 600, the following bitmap may be used:
  • Each of the above bitmaps is associated with a respective indicator (00, 01, 10, or 00) .
  • the respective indicator may be used to indicate which bitmap is associated with each slot.
  • the UE may be configured with the bitmaps and the corresponding indicators (such as using system information, RRC configuration, or the like) .
  • the UE may receive (such as using RRC, DCI, or a similar messaging system) indicators for each slot of the FDD UL carrier, and the indicators may indicate which symbols can be used for UL transmission.
  • the indicator 00 corresponding to the bitmap 11111111111111, indicates that all symbols of the first slot are available for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier.
  • the indicator 01 corresponding to the bitmap 11111111111100, indicates that the final two symbols of the second slot are not available for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier (due to the final two symbols conflicting with the SRS of the special slot of the TDD carrier) .
  • the UE may use bitmap-based criteria to determine which symbols are available for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, by a user equipment, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • the process 700 shows where a UE, such as UE 120, performs operations associated with configured grant uplink shared channel transmission.
  • the process 700 may include receiving configuration information for a configured grant, where the UE is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band, and where the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band (block 710) .
  • the UE or an interface of the UE may receive configuration information for a configured grant, as described above.
  • the UE is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band.
  • the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band.
  • the process 700 may include selecting resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using at least one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria (block 720) .
  • the UE or an interface of the UE (such as using controller/processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, or antenna 252) may select resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using at least one of configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria, as described above.
  • the process 700 may include transmitting the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band (block 730) .
  • the UE or an interface of the UE (such as using controller/processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, or antenna 252) may transmit the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band, as described above.
  • the process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
  • the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple configured uplink grants, and selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria includes selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple configured uplink grants.
  • the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple resource allocations of a grant, and selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria includes selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple resource allocations.
  • the UE when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  • the UE when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  • the UE when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a reference signal transmission symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  • the UE when a resource on the FDD band overlaps an uplink slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  • the process 700 further comprises receiving an indicator associated with a bitmap indicating resources, of a plurality of resources on the FDD band, that are to be selected as the selected resources, wherein selecting the selected resources using the bitmap-based criteria comprises selecting, by the UE, the resources indicated by the indicator associated with the bitmap as the selected resources.
  • the indicator is received via radio resource control signaling or downlink control information and the bitmap is received via radio resource control signaling or system information.
  • the UE may receive information identifying a plurality of bitmaps, including the bitmap, and corresponding indicators including the indicator.
  • the FDD band is a lower-frequency band than the TDD band.
  • Figure 7 shows example blocks of the process 700
  • the process 700 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Figure 7. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of the process 700 may be performed in parallel.
  • the appendix is provided as an example only, and is to be considered part of the specification.
  • a definition, illustration, or other description in the appendix does not supersede or override similar information included in the detailed description or figures.
  • a definition, illustration, or other description in the detailed description or figures does not supersede or override similar information included in the appendix.
  • the appendix is not intended to limit the disclosure of possible aspects.
  • the term “component” is intended to be broadly construed as hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software.
  • a processor is implemented in hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software.
  • the phrase “based on” is intended to be broadly construed to mean “based at least in part on. ”
  • satisfying a threshold may refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, or the like.
  • a phrase referring to “at least one of” a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members.
  • “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover: a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, and a-b-c.
  • the hardware and data processing apparatus used to implement the various illustrative logics, logical blocks, modules and circuits described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be implemented or performed with a general purpose single-or multi-chip processor, a digital signal processor (DSP) , an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) , a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein.
  • a general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, or, any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine.
  • a processor also may be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
  • particular processes and methods may be performed by circuitry that is specific to a given function.
  • the functions described may be implemented in hardware, digital electronic circuitry, computer software, firmware, including the structures disclosed in this specification and their structural equivalents thereof, or in any combination thereof.
  • aspects of the subject matter described in this specification also can be implemented as one or more computer programs, i.e., one or more modules of computer program instructions, encoded on a computer storage media for execution by, or to control the operation of, data processing apparatus.
  • Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that can be enabled to transfer a computer program from one place to another.
  • a storage media may be any available media that may be accessed by a computer.
  • such computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that may be used to store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that may be accessed by a computer.
  • Disk and disc includes compact disc (CD) , laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD) , floppy disk, and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media. Additionally, the operations of a method or algorithm may reside as one or any combination or set of codes and instructions on a machine readable medium and computer-readable medium, which may be incorporated into a computer program product.

Abstract

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for selection of resources for transmission on a frequency division duplexing (FDD) uplink (UL) based at least in part on a configured grant and using one or more criteria or rules. The configured grant may be configured to improve resource utilization of the FDD UL as compared to a technique in which a single repeating resource is configured, such as using multiple configured grants, larger configured grants, or a similar approach.

Description

CONFIGURED GRANT UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL TRANSMISSION TECHNICAL FIELD
Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communication and to techniques for configured grant uplink shared channel transmission.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED TECHNOLOGY
Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasts. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (for example, bandwidth, transmit power, etc. ) . Examples of such multiple-access technologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency-division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE) . LTE/LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) .
A wireless communication network may include a number of base stations (BSs) that can support communication for a number of user equipment (UEs) . A user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station (BS) via the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) . The DL (or forward link) refers to the communication link from the BS to the UE, and the UL (or reverse link) refers to the communication link from the UE to the BS. As will be described in more detail herein, a BS may be referred to as a NodeB,  an LTE evolved nodeB (eNB) , a gNB, an access point (AP) , a radio head, a transmit receive point (TRP) , a New Radio (NR) BS, a 5G NodeB, or the like.
The above multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate on a municipal, national, regional, and even global level. NR, which also may be referred to as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making use of new spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) with a cyclic prefix (CP) (CP-OFDM) on the DL, using CP-OFDM or SC-FDM (for example, also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM) ) on the UL (or a combination thereof) , as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation.
SUMMARY
The systems, methods, and devices of this disclosure each have several innovative aspects, no single one of which is solely responsible for the desirable attributes disclosed herein.
One innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) . The method may include receiving configuration information for a configured grant, wherein the UE is associated with a time division duplexing (TDD) band and a frequency division duplexing (FDD) band, and wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band; selecting resources of the FDD band for the  uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using at least one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria; and transmitting the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
In some aspects, the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple configured uplink grants, and selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria includes selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple configured uplink grants.
In some aspects, the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple resource allocations of a grant, and selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria includes selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple resource allocations.
In some aspects, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
In some aspects, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
In some aspects, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a reference signal transmission symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
In some aspects, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps an uplink slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
In some aspects, the UE may receive an indicator associated with a bitmap indicating resources, of a plurality of resources on the FDD band, that are to be selected as the selected resources, wherein selecting the selected resources using the bitmap-based criteria comprises selecting, by the UE, the resources indicated by the indicator associated with the bitmap as the selected resources.
In some aspects, the indicator is received via radio resource control signaling or downlink control information and the bitmap is received via radio resource control signaling or system information.
In some aspects, the UE may receive information identifying a plurality of bitmaps, including the bitmap, and corresponding indicators including the indicator.
In some aspects, the FDD band is a lower-frequency band than the TDD band.
Another innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in a UE for wireless communication. The UE may include memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory. The memory and the one or more processors may be configured to receive configuration information for a configured grant, wherein the UE is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band, and wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band; select resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more  rules, or bitmap-based criteria; and transmit the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
Another innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication. The one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a UE, may cause the one or more processors to receive configuration information for a configured grant, wherein the UE is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band, and wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band; select resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria; and transmit the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
Another innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for receiving configuration information for a configured grant, wherein the apparatus is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band, and wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band; means for selecting resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria; and means for transmitting the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
Aspects generally include a method, apparatus, system, computer program product, non-transitory computer-readable medium, user equipment, base station,  wireless communication device, or processing system as substantially described herein with reference to and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings and appendix.
Details of one or more implementations of the subject matter described in this disclosure are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, aspects, and advantages will become apparent from the description, the drawings and the claims. Note that the relative dimensions of the following figures may not be drawn to scale.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a wireless network.
Figure 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a base station in communication with a UE in a wireless network.
Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink resource selection for a configured grant.
Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using grant-based criteria.
Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using a set of rules.
Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using bitmap-based criteria.
Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a user equipment.
Like reference numbers and designations in the various drawings indicate like elements.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The following description is directed to certain implementations for the purposes of describing the innovative aspects of this disclosure. However, a person having ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the teachings herein can be applied in a multitude of different ways. Some of the examples in this disclosure are based on wireless and wired local area network (LAN) communication according to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 wireless standards, the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards, and the IEEE 1901 Powerline communication (PLC) standards. However, the described implementations may be implemented in any device, system or network that is capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals according to any of the wireless communication standards, including any of the IEEE 802.11 standards, the
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standard, code division multiple access (CDMA) , frequency division multiple access (FDMA) , time division multiple access (TDMA) , Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) , GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) , Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) , Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) , Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) , Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) , 1xEV-DO, EV-DO Rev A, EV-DO Rev B, High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) , High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) , High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) , Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) , Long Term Evolution (LTE) , AMPS, or other known signals that are used to communicate within a wireless, cellular or internet of things (IOT) network, such as a system utilizing 3G, 4G or 5G, or further implementations thereof, technology.
A physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission can be dynamically scheduled using an uplink (UL) grant provided in downlink control information (DCI) ,  or can be scheduled using a configured grant. A configured grant may be a configured grant of Type 1 or a configured grant of Type 2. The configured grant of Type 1 may be semi-statically configured to operate upon the reception of a radio resource control (RRC) trigger without the detection of a UL grant in a DCI. The configured grant of Type 2 may be semi-persistently scheduled by a UL grant in a valid activation DCI. Both configured grants of Type 1 and Type 2 enable the UE to continue using a previously-granted resource (in other words, a fixed resource allocation) to transmit a PUSCH until receiving a deactivation trigger in DCI. Both configured grants of Type 1 and Type 2 can reduce delay by reducing or eliminating the need for scheduling request (SR) or buffer status report (BSR) transmission, and can reduce downlink (DL) resource usage for DCI transmission compared to dynamic scheduling.
In some cases, a UE may communicate on multiple carriers, such as when using a carrier aggregation (CA) technique. For example, a UE may communicate on a frequency division duplexing (FDD) carrier and a time division duplexing (TDD) carrier. The UE may use one of these carriers as a primary cell (PCell) and the other as a secondary cell (SCell) . In some aspects, the UE may be configured with a configured grant for UL transmission on the FDD UL. However, a UL/DL configuration of the TDD carrier may conflict with the configured grant for UL transmission on the FDD UL. For example, different symbols may be available for UL transmission in different slots on the FDD UL, since the FDD UL may not be permitted to carry UL transmission contemporaneously with UL symbols of the TDD carrier. Thus, uplink resources of the FDD UL may be inefficiently utilized, thereby reducing throughput.
Some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide selection of resources for transmission on an FDD UL based at least in part on a configured grant and using one or more criteria or rules. The configured grant may be configured to  improve resource utilization of the FDD UL compared to a technique in which a single repeating resource is configured, such as using multiple configured grants, larger configured grants, or a similar approach.
Particular implementations of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented to realize one or more of the following potential advantages. The selection of the resources for transmission on the FDD UL may improve resource utilization and improve throughput. Furthermore, by selecting particular resources for FDD UL transmission at the UE, the UE may conserve resources that would otherwise be used for dynamic scheduling of UL transmissions of the UE. For example, this may allow the UE to use a configured grant (with lower overhead relative to a dynamic grant) despite the changing availability of UL symbols due to the varying TDD UL/DL configuration. Still further, semi-static configuration for the PUSCH and semi-persistently scheduling of the PUSCH can be supported in network deployments where DL FDD resources are very limited. Even further, UL enhancement in terms of throughput, faster acknowledgment/negative acknowledgment delay, and UL coverage can be achieved.
Figure 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a wireless network 100. The wireless network 100 may be an LTE network or some other wireless network, such as a 5G or NR network. Wireless network 100 may include a number of BSs 110 (shown as BS 110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 110d) and other network entities. A BS is an entity that communicates with user equipment (UEs) and also may be referred to as a base station, a NR BS, a Node B, a gNB, a 5G node B (NB) , an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP) , or the like. Each BS may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In 3GPP, the term “cell” can  refer to a coverage area of a BS, a BS subsystem serving this coverage area, or a combination thereof, depending on the context in which the term is used.
A BS may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, another type of cell, or a combination thereof. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (for example, several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (for example, a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs having association with the femto cell (for example, UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG) ) . A BS for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS. A BS for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS. A BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS. In the example shown in Figure 1, a BS 110a may be a macro BS for a macro cell 102a, a BS 110b may be a pico BS for a pico cell 102b, and a BS 110c may be a femto BS for a femto cell 102c. A BS may support one or multiple (for example, three) cells. The terms “eNB” , “base station” , “NR BS” , “gNB” , “TRP” , “AP” , “node B” , “5G NB” , and “cell” may be used interchangeably herein.
In some examples, a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of a mobile BS. In some examples, the BSs may be interconnected to one another as well as to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces, such as a direct physical connection, a virtual network, or a combination thereof using any suitable transport network.
Wireless network 100 also may include relay stations. A relay station is an entity that can receive a transmission of data from an upstream station (for example, a  BS or a UE) and send a transmission of the data to a downstream station (for example, a UE or a BS) . A relay station also may be a UE that can relay transmissions for other UEs. In the example shown in Figure 1, a relay station 110d may communicate with macro BS 110a and a UE 120d in order to facilitate communication between BS 110a and UE 120d. A relay station also may be referred to as a relay BS, a relay base station, a relay, etc.
Wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes BSs of different types, for example, macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, relay BSs, etc. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different impacts on interference in wireless network 100. For example, macro BSs may have a high transmit power level (for example, 5 to 40 Watts) whereas pico BSs, femto BSs, and relay BSs may have lower transmit power levels (for example, 0.1 to 2 Watts) .
network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs and may provide coordination and control for these BSs. Network controller 130 may communicate with the BSs via a backhaul. The BSs also may communicate with one another, for example, directly or indirectly via a wireless or wireline backhaul.
UEs 120 (for example, 120a, 120b, 120c) may be dispersed throughout wireless network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile. A UE also may be referred to as an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, a subscriber unit, a station, etc. A UE may be a cellular phone (for example, a smart phone) , a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device or equipment, biometric sensors/devices, wearable devices (smart watches, smart  clothing, smart glasses, smart wrist bands, smart jewelry (for example, smart ring, smart bracelet) ) , an entertainment device (for example, a music or video device, or a satellite radio) , a vehicular component or sensor, smart meters/sensors, industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or any other suitable device that is configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.
Some UEs may be considered machine-type communication (MTC) or evolved or enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, location tags, etc., that may communicate with a base station, another device (for example, remote device) , or some other entity. A wireless node may provide, for example, connectivity for or to a network (for example, a wide area network such as Internet or a cellular network) via a wired or wireless communication link. Some UEs may be considered Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things) devices. Some UEs may be considered a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) . UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as processor components, memory components, similar components, or a combination thereof.
In general, any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network may support a particular RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies. A RAT also may be referred to as a radio technology, an air interface, etc. A frequency also may be referred to as a carrier, a frequency channel, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.
In some examples, access to the air interface may be scheduled, where a scheduling entity (for example, a base station) allocates resources for communication among some or all devices and equipment within the scheduling entity’s service area or cell. Within the present disclosure, as discussed further below, the scheduling entity may be responsible for scheduling, assigning, reconfiguring, and releasing resources for one or more subordinate entities. That is, for scheduled communication, subordinate entities utilize resources allocated by the scheduling entity.
Base stations are not the only entities that may function as a scheduling entity. That is, in some examples, a UE may function as a scheduling entity, scheduling resources for one or more subordinate entities (for example, one or more other UEs) . In this example, the UE is functioning as a scheduling entity, and other UEs utilize resources scheduled by the UE for wireless communication. A UE may function as a scheduling entity in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, in a mesh network, or another type of network. In a mesh network example, UEs may optionally communicate directly with one another in addition to communicating with the scheduling entity.
Thus, in a wireless communication network with a scheduled access to time–frequency resources and having a cellular configuration, a P2P configuration, and a mesh configuration, a scheduling entity and one or more subordinate entities may communicate utilizing the scheduled resources.
In some aspects, two or more UEs 120 (for example, shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (for example, without using a base station 110 as an intermediary to communicate with one another) . For example, the UEs 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communications, device-to-device (D2D) communications, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocol (which may include a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocol, a vehicle-to-infrastructure  (V2I) protocol, or similar protocol) , a mesh network, or similar networks, or combinations thereof. In this case, the UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, as well as other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by the base station 110.
Figure 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example 200 of a base station 110 in communication with a UE 120. In some aspects, base station 110 and UE 120 may respectively be one of the base stations and one of the UEs in wireless network 100 of Figure 1. Base station 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a through 234t, and UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a through 252r, where in general T ≥ 1 and R ≥ 1.
At base station 110, a transmit processor 220 may receive data from a data source 212 for one or more UEs, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE, process (for example, encode and modulate) the data for each UE based at least in part on the MCS (s) selected for the UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. The transmit processor 220 also may process system information (for example, for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) , etc. ) and control information (for example, CQI requests, grants, upper layer signaling, etc. ) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 also may generate reference symbols for reference signals (for example, the cell-specific reference signal (CRS) ) and synchronization signals (for example, the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and secondary synchronization signal (SSS) ) . A transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide T output symbol streams to T modulators  (MODs) 232a through 232t. Each modulator 232 may process a respective output symbol stream (for example, for OFDM, etc. ) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator 232 may further process (for example, convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. T downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t may be transmitted via T antennas 234a through 234t, respectively. According to various aspects described in more detail below, the synchronization signals can be generated with location encoding to convey additional information.
At UE 120, antennas 252a through 252r may receive the downlink signals from base station 110 or other base stations and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a through 254r, respectively. Each demodulator 254 may condition (for example, filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples. Each demodulator 254 may further process the input samples (for example, for OFDM, etc. ) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all R demodulators 254a through 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive processor 258 may process (for example, demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120 to a data sink 260, and provide decoded control information and system information to a controller or processor (controller/processor) 280. A channel processor may determine reference signal received power (RSRP) , received signal strength indicator (RSSI) , reference signal received quality (RSRQ) , channel quality indicator (CQI) , etc. In some aspects, one or more components of UE 120 may be included in a housing.
On the uplink, at UE 120, a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 and control information (for example, for reports including  RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, CQI, etc. ) from controller/processor 280. Transmit processor 264 also may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by modulators 254a through 254r (for example, for DFT-s-OFDM, CP-OFDM, etc. ) , and transmitted to base station 110. At base station 110, the uplink signals from UE 120 and other UEs may be received by antennas 234, processed by demodulators 232, detected by a MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by UE 120. Receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 and the decoded control information to a controller or processor (i.e., controller/processor) 240. The base station 110 may include communication unit 244 and communicate to network controller 130 via communication unit 244. The network controller 130 may include communication unit 294, a controller or processor (i.e., controller/processor) 290, and memory 292.
The controller/processor 240 of base station 110, the controller/processor 280 of UE 120, or any other component (s) of Figure 2 may perform one or more techniques associated with configured grant uplink shared channel transmission, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller/processor 240 of base station 110, the controller/processor 280 of UE 120, or any other component (s) (or combinations of components) of Figure 2 may perform or direct operations of, for example, the process 700 of Figure 7 or other processes as described herein. The  memories  242 and 282 may store data and program codes for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively. A scheduler 246 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink, the uplink, or a combination thereof.
The stored program codes, when executed by the controller/processor 280 or other processors and modules at UE 120, may cause the UE 120 to perform operations described with respect to the process 700 of Figure 7 or other processes as described herein. A scheduler 246 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink, the uplink, or a combination thereof.
The UE 120 may include means for performing one or more operations described herein, such as the process 700 of Figure 7 or other processes as described herein. In some aspects, such means may include one or more components of UE 120 described in connection with Figure 2. In some aspects, such means may include one or more components of base station 110 described in connection with Figure 2.
While blocks in Figure 2 are illustrated as distinct components, the functions described above with respect to the blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combination component or in various combinations of components. For example, the functions described with respect to the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, the TX MIMO processor 266, or another processor may be performed by or under the control of controller/processor 280.
Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 of uplink resource selection for a configured grant. In Figure 3, DL symbols are indicated by diagonal hatching and UL symbols are indicated by a dotted fill. A DL symbol is a symbol that can be used for DL communication on the corresponding carrier, and a UL symbol is a symbol that can be used for UL communication on the corresponding carrier.
As shown, a UE 120 may be configured with a TDD carrier (shown as High Band TDD by reference number 305) , an FDD DL carrier (shown as Low Band FDD DL by reference number 310) , and an FDD UL carrier (shown as Low Band FDD UL by reference number 315) . In some aspects, the FDD DL carrier 310 and the FDD UL  carrier 315 may be the same carrier (such as different frequency regions of the carrier or different bandwidth parts on the carrier) . In some aspects, the TDD carrier may be associated with a first band and the FDD UL carrier and FDD DL carrier may be associated with a second band. In some aspects, the first band may be a higher-frequency band than the second band. In some aspects, the first band may be a lower-frequency band than the second band.
The UE 120 may be configured with a configured grant resource on the FDD UL carrier 315. Three examples of the configured grant resource are shown by reference number 320. A UL transmission on a configured grant resource (on the FDD UL carrier 315) may not conflict with a UL symbol on the TDD carrier 305. If a configured grant resource conflicts with a UL symbol on the TDD carrier 305, the UE 120 may not use the configured grant resource. Examples of such conflicts are shown by reference number 325 and indicated by an X symbol through the conflicting portion of the configured resource grant. Thus, a fixed resource allocation in a configured grant of Type 1 or Type 2 may lead to inefficient resource utilization in the case that different symbols are available for uplink transmission in different slots on the FDD UL carrier 315. The resource allocation unit of the configured grant, in the time domain, may only be usable if the resource allocation occurs in an available UL symbol, which may lead to unusable symbols, such as those shown by reference number 325. A similar issue may arise for a UE 120 utilizing a supplemental uplink (SUL) , where a TDD carrier is used for UL/DL communication and an FDD SUL carrier is used for UL communication. In such a case, configured grant resources on the FDD SUL carrier may conflict with UL symbols of the TDD carrier, meaning that these resources may not be available for transmission on the FDD SUL carrier.
To improve resource utilization and reduce conflict with the TDD carrier 305, the UE 120 may select resources of a configured grant for UL transmission in accordance with one or more criteria or rules, which are described in connection with Figures 4 through 6, below.
Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using grant-based criteria. Example 400 includes a TDD carrier (such as TDD carrier 305) , an FDD DL carrier (such as FDD DL carrier 310) , and an FDD UL carrier (such as FDD UL carrier 315) . As shown, the TDD carrier may be associated with a first band (such as a high band) and the FDD carriers may be associated with a second band (such as a low band) .
Resources of a configured grant are shown by reference number 410. As shown, the resources of the configured grant do not overlap the UL symbols of the TDD carrier (such as the sounding reference signal (SRS) symbols or UL data channel symbols) . Thus, a UE may use all resources of the configured grant for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier.
In some aspects, a UE may receive configuration information that identifies the configured grant. In such a case, the configuration information may identify a periodicity (how often the configured grant occurs) , a time domain offset (an offset, from a reference time, at which the configured grant occurs) , or a time domain allocation (anumber of resources included in each occurrence of the configured grant) . If only a single periodicity, time domain offset, or time domain allocation is provided, such as in the configurations shown in Figure 3, the UE may not fully utilize the granted resources due to conflicts between the UL/DL configuration of the TDD carrier and the configured grant.
In some aspects, a BS may provide multiple configured uplink grants, or multiple resource allocations, that identify respective resources for UL communication on the FDD UL carrier. As a first example, the UE may receive an uplink grant that includes multiple resource allocations (such as multiple rrc-ConfiguredUplinkGrant information elements) . This is shown by  reference numbers  420, 430, and 440. In this case, each resource allocation may have a respective time domain offset and time domain allocation corresponding to one or more UL resource allocations. In some aspects, the multiple resource allocations may not conflict with the TDD carrier’s UL symbols, thereby improving utilization of the FDD UL carrier’s UL resources. As a second example, the UE may receive multiple uplink grants (such as multiple ConfiguredGrantConfig configurations or a similar message) , each including a respective resource allocation and each being associated with a respective periodicity. In this case, the resource allocations may not conflict with the TDD carrier’s UL symbols, thereby improving utilization of the FDD UL carrier’s UL resources. In a case when the resource allocations of an uplink grant or multiple uplink grants conflict with the TDD carrier’s UL/DL configuration, the UE may resolve the conflict using one or more of the criteria or rules described elsewhere herein. Thus, the UE may use configuration-based criteria to select resources for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier (such as in accordance with the configuration information described above) .
Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using a set of rules. In example 500, the configured grant resource allocation, shown by reference number 510, may be configured as equal across all slots. For example, each slot includes a 14-symbol configured grant. As shown by  reference numbers  520, 530, 540, and 550, the UE may identify which  symbols of the configured grant are to be used as UL symbols using a set of rules, shown as Rules 1 through 4.
Rule 1 may indicate that, for a symbol of the UL FDD carrier corresponding to a DL slot of the TDD carrier, the UE is to transmit a UL transmission on the symbol. Examples are shown by reference number 520. As shown, the TDD carrier is configured with DL symbols at the time resources shown by reference number 520, so the UE is to use the corresponding symbols of the FDD UL carrier for UL transmission.
Rule 2 may indicate that, for a symbol of the FDD UL carrier corresponding to a downlink symbol of a special slot of the TDD carrier, the UE is to transmit a UL transmission on the symbol. Examples are shown by reference number 530. As shown, DL symbols of a special slot of the TDD carrier are used for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier in accordance with Rule 2.
Rule 3 may indicate that, for a symbol of the FDD UL carrier corresponding to a reference signal symbol of a special slot of the TDD carrier, the UE is not to transmit a UL transmission on the symbol. For example, reference number 540 shows a gap in the UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier, despite the gap being part of the configured grant, based at least in part on the gap corresponding to an SRS symbol of the TDD carrier.
Rule 4 may indicate that, for a symbol of the FDD UL carrier corresponding to an uplink slot of the TDD carrier, the UE is not to transmit a UL transmission on the symbol. For example, reference number 550 shows a gap in the UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier, despite the gap being part of the configured grant, based at least in part on the gap corresponding to a UL slot of the TDD carrier. The UE may be configured with the rules by an original equipment manufacturer of the UE, using RRC signaling,  or the like. Thus, the UE may use a set of rules, such as any one or more of Rules 1 through 4, to select resources for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier.
Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 of uplink resource selection for a configured grant using bitmap-based criteria. In example 600, the frame structure of the TDD carrier and the FDD UL carrier are fixed. Thus, the symbols available for UL transmission on each slot on the FDD UL carrier also may be fixed. In example 600, a BS may define a bitmap to indicate which slots are available for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier. For example, assuming 14 symbols per slot, across the slots shown in example 600, the following bitmap may be used:
For the first U slot in the low band FDD UL: 11111111111111→00
For the second U slot in the low band FDD UL: 11111111111100→01
For the third U slot in the low band FDD UL: 00000001111111→10
For the last U slot in the low band FDD UL: 00000000000000→11
Each of the above bitmaps is associated with a respective indicator (00, 01, 10, or 00) . The respective indicator may be used to indicate which bitmap is associated with each slot. For example, the UE may be configured with the bitmaps and the corresponding indicators (such as using system information, RRC configuration, or the like) . The UE may receive (such as using RRC, DCI, or a similar messaging system) indicators for each slot of the FDD UL carrier, and the indicators may indicate which symbols can be used for UL transmission. Here, as shown by reference number 610, the indicator 00, corresponding to the bitmap 11111111111111, indicates that all symbols of the first slot are available for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier. Furthermore, the indicator 01, corresponding to the bitmap 11111111111100, indicates that the final two symbols of the second slot are not available for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier (due to the final two symbols conflicting with the SRS of the special slot of the  TDD carrier) . Thus, the UE may use bitmap-based criteria to determine which symbols are available for UL transmission on the FDD UL carrier.
Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, by a user equipment, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The process 700 shows where a UE, such as UE 120, performs operations associated with configured grant uplink shared channel transmission.
As shown in Figure 7, in some aspects, the process 700 may include receiving configuration information for a configured grant, where the UE is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band, and where the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band (block 710) . For example, the UE or an interface of the UE (such as using antenna 252, DEMOD 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, or controller/processor 280) may receive configuration information for a configured grant, as described above. In some aspects, the UE is associated with a TDD band and an FDD band. In some aspects, the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band.
As shown in Figure 7, in some aspects, the process 700 may include selecting resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using at least one of: configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria (block 720) . For example, the UE or an interface of the UE (such as using controller/processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, or antenna 252) may select resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using at least one of configuration-based criteria, one or more rules, or bitmap-based criteria, as described above.
As shown in Figure 7, in some aspects, the process 700 may include transmitting the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band (block 730) . For example, the UE or an interface of the UE (such as using controller/processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, MOD 254, or antenna 252) may transmit the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band, as described above.
The process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
In a first aspect, the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple configured uplink grants, and selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria includes selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple configured uplink grants.
In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple resource allocations of a grant, and selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria includes selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple resource allocations.
In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through third aspects, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink symbol of  a special slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourth aspects, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a reference signal transmission symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps an uplink slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through sixth aspects, the process 700 further comprises receiving an indicator associated with a bitmap indicating resources, of a plurality of resources on the FDD band, that are to be selected as the selected resources, wherein selecting the selected resources using the bitmap-based criteria comprises selecting, by the UE, the resources indicated by the indicator associated with the bitmap as the selected resources.
In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through seventh aspects, the indicator is received via radio resource control signaling or downlink control information and the bitmap is received via radio resource control signaling or system information.
In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighth aspects, the UE may receive information identifying a plurality of bitmaps, including the bitmap, and corresponding indicators including the indicator.
In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through ninth aspects, the FDD band is a lower-frequency band than the TDD band.
Although Figure 7 shows example blocks of the process 700, in some aspects, the process 700 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Figure 7. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of the process 700 may be performed in parallel.
The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the aspects.
Further disclosure is included in the appendix. The appendix is provided as an example only, and is to be considered part of the specification. A definition, illustration, or other description in the appendix does not supersede or override similar information included in the detailed description or figures. Furthermore, a definition, illustration, or other description in the detailed description or figures does not supersede or override similar information included in the appendix. Furthermore, the appendix is not intended to limit the disclosure of possible aspects.
As used herein, the term “component” is intended to be broadly construed as hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. As used herein, a processor is implemented in hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. As used herein, the phrase “based on” is intended to be broadly construed to mean “based at least in part on. ”
Some aspects are described herein in connection with thresholds. As used herein, satisfying a threshold may refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, or the like.
As used herein, a phrase referring to “at least one of” a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members. As an example, “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover: a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, and a-b-c.
The various illustrative logics, logical blocks, modules, circuits and algorithm processes described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. The interchangeability of hardware and software has been described generally, in terms of functionality, and illustrated in the various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits and processes described above. Whether such functionality is implemented in hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.
The hardware and data processing apparatus used to implement the various illustrative logics, logical blocks, modules and circuits described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be implemented or performed with a general purpose single-or multi-chip processor, a digital signal processor (DSP) , an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) , a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, or, any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor also may be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a  DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. In some aspects, particular processes and methods may be performed by circuitry that is specific to a given function.
In one or more aspects, the functions described may be implemented in hardware, digital electronic circuitry, computer software, firmware, including the structures disclosed in this specification and their structural equivalents thereof, or in any combination thereof. Aspects of the subject matter described in this specification also can be implemented as one or more computer programs, i.e., one or more modules of computer program instructions, encoded on a computer storage media for execution by, or to control the operation of, data processing apparatus.
If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. The processes of a method or algorithm disclosed herein may be implemented in a processor-executable software module which may reside on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that can be enabled to transfer a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that may be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that may be used to store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that may be accessed by a computer. Also, any connection can be properly termed a computer-readable medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact disc (CD) , laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD) , floppy disk,  and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media. Additionally, the operations of a method or algorithm may reside as one or any combination or set of codes and instructions on a machine readable medium and computer-readable medium, which may be incorporated into a computer program product.
Various modifications to the aspects described in this disclosure may be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects without departing from the spirit or scope of this disclosure. Thus, the claims are not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but are to be accorded the widest scope consistent with this disclosure, the principles and the novel features disclosed herein.
Additionally, a person having ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate, the terms “upper” and “lower” are sometimes used for ease of describing the figures, and indicate relative positions corresponding to the orientation of the figure on a properly oriented page, and may not reflect the proper orientation of any device as implemented.
Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate aspects also can be implemented in combination in a single aspect. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single aspect also can be implemented in multiple aspects separately or in any suitable subcombination. Moreover, although features may be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination, and the claimed combination may be directed to a subcombination or variation of a subcombination.
Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. Further, the drawings may schematically depict one more example processes in the form of a flow diagram. However, other operations that are not depicted can be incorporated in the example processes that are schematically illustrated. For example, one or more additional operations can be performed before, after, simultaneously, or between any of the illustrated operations. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of various system components in the aspects described above should not be understood as requiring such separation in all aspects, and it should be understood that the described program components and systems can generally be integrated together in a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. Additionally, other aspects are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions recited in the claims can be performed in a different order and still achieve desirable results.
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  1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) , comprising:
    receiving configuration information for a configured grant,
    wherein the UE is associated with a time division duplexing (TDD) band and a frequency division duplexing (FDD) band, and
    wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band;
    selecting resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using at least one of:
    configuration-based criteria,
    one or more rules, or
    bitmap-based criteria; and
    transmitting the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
  2. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple configured uplink grants, and wherein selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria comprises selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple configured uplink grants.
  3. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information identifies the resources of the FDD band using multiple resource allocations of a grant, and wherein  selecting the selected resources of the FDD band using the configuration-based criteria comprises selecting the selected resources in accordance with the multiple resource allocations.
  4. The method of claim 1, wherein, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  5. The method of claim 1, wherein, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a downlink symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE selects the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  6. The method of claim 1, wherein, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps a reference symbol transmission symbol of a special slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band for the uplink transmission when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  7. The method of claim 1, wherein, when a resource on the FDD band overlaps an uplink slot on the TDD band, the UE is not to select the resource as one of the selected resources on the FDD band when the resource is identified by the configured grant in accordance with the one or more rules.
  8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
    receiving an indicator associated with a bitmap indicating resources, of a plurality of resources on the FDD band, that are to be selected as the selected resources, wherein selecting the selected resources using the bitmap-based criteria comprises selecting the resources indicated by the indicator associated with the bitmap as the selected resources.
  9. The method of claim 8, wherein the indicator is received via radio resource control signaling or downlink control information and the bitmap is received via radio resource control signaling or system information.
  10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
    receiving information identifying a plurality of bitmaps, including the bitmap, and corresponding indicators including the indicator.
  11. The method of claim 1, wherein the FDD band is a lower-frequency band than the TDD band.
  12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations according to the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.
  13. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
    a memory; and
    one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to perform operations according to the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.
  14. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
    means for performing operations according to the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.
  15. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
    a memory; and
    one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to:
    receive configuration information for a configured grant,
    wherein the UE is associated with a time division duplexing (TDD) band and a frequency division duplexing (FDD) band, and
    wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band;
    select resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of:
    configuration-based criteria,
    one or more rules, or
    bitmap-based criteria; and
    transmit the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
  16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising:
    one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE) , cause the one or more processors to:
    receive configuration information for a configured grant,
    wherein the UE is associated with a time division duplexing (TDD) band and a frequency division duplexing (FDD) band, and
    wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band;
    select resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of:
    configuration-based criteria,
    one or more rules, or
    bitmap-based criteria; and
    transmit the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
  17. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
    means for receiving configuration information for a configured grant,
    wherein the apparatus is associated with a time division duplexing (TDD) band and a frequency division duplexing (FDD) band, and
    wherein the configured grant is for an uplink transmission on the FDD band;
    means for selecting resources of the FDD band for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the configuration information and using one of:
    configuration-based criteria,
    one or more rules, or
    bitmap-based criteria; and
    means for transmitting the uplink transmission on the FDD band using the selected resources of the FDD band.
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