Systems and methods for grant-free uplink transmissions

    公开(公告)号:US10595336B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15588229

    申请日:2017-05-05

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for performing combined grant-free and grant-based UL resource allocation. In a particular embodiment, a network entity sends a first type of UL transmission resource assignment selected from two types of UL transmission resource assignment mechanisms to a UE for grant-free transmission and a second type of UL transmission resource assignment from two types of UL transmission resource assignment mechanism to a UE for grant based transmission. The network entity then receives a first data transmission from the UE for grant free transmission using an assigned transmission resource and a second data transmission from the UE for grant based transmission using an assigned transmission resources. Other embodiments pertain to changing the resource allocation scheme from grant free to grant based for a UE, or vice versa. Examples reasons for doing so may include HARQ re-transmisisons.

    Systems and methods for signaling for semi-static configuration in grant-free uplink transmissions

    公开(公告)号:US11546929B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US15830928

    申请日:2017-12-04

    摘要: Methods and systems are provided for signaling for semi-static configuration in grant free uplink transmissions. Radio resource control (RRC) signaling is used to provide information from a base station to a user equipment (UE) that configure the grant free transmission resource to be used by the UE. In some implementations, the RRC signaling may be used in conjunction with system information that is transmitted to all UEs and/or Downlink Control Information (DCI) that the UE needs to access subsequent to the RRC signaling. In some implementations, the DCI includes an activation or deactivation indicator that the UE monitors to determine when the UE is allowed to transmit to the BS or should stop transmitting. Implementations allow for grant free transmission resources to be configured on an individual user based and a group basis.

    HARQ signaling for grant-free uplink transmissions

    公开(公告)号:US10673593B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US15799157

    申请日:2017-10-31

    摘要: In a wireless communication system, a grant-free uplink transmission is an uplink transmission sent from a user equipment (UE) to a base station that does not need a dynamic and explicit scheduling grant from the base station. Systems and methods are disclosed for performing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) for grant-free uplink transmissions. Signaling relating to the ACK/NACK for the HARQ, as well as signaling relating to configuring the UE for grant-free uplink transmission, is also disclosed.

    System and method for transmission in a grant-free uplink transmission scheme

    公开(公告)号:US10149327B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15656199

    申请日:2017-07-21

    IPC分类号: H04W74/08 H04W72/04 H04L1/18

    摘要: A system and method includes implementing, by a base station (BS), a reliable ultra-low latency transmission mechanism in a grant-free uplink transmission scheme having defined therein contention transmission unit (CTU) access regions and a plurality of CTUs. Implementing the reliable ultra-low latency transmission mechanism includes defining a reliable ultra-low latency CTU (RULL-CTU) access region from a portion of the CTU access regions of the grant-free transmission scheme, defining an RULL-CTU mapping scheme by mapping at least a portion of plurality of CTUs to the RULL-CTU access region to define a plurality of RULL-CTUs, defining a reliable ultra-low latency user equipment (RULL-UE) mapping scheme by defining rules for mapping a plurality of RULL-UEs to the plurality of RULL-CTUs in an initial pattern for initial transmissions in a first transmission time interval (TTI), and a regrouped pattern for redundant transmissions in a second TTI subsequent to the first TTI.