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`[0001]
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`METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING UPLINK
`FEEDBACK TRANSMISSION FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION
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`[0002]
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`This application is related to wireless communications.
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`FIELD OF INVENTION
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`[0003]
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`[0004]
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`[0005]
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`BACKGROUND
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`Uplink Feedback Transmission on PUCCH
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`In long term evolution (LTE) wireless communications, the specifications
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`include hybrid automatic repeat
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`request
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`(HARQ) positive acknowledgment
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`(ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) (hereafter ACK/NACK or A/N), due to
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`downlink (DL) transmissionsin the absence of uplink (UL) data are transmitted on a
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`physical UL control channel (PUCCH). The PUCCH isa shared channelfor carrying
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`control signaling from multiple wireless transmit/recelve units (WTRUs), and consists
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`of a frequency resource of one resource block (12 subcarriers). In LTE, ACK/NACK
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`signaling of one to two bits takes place on PUCCHformat 1la/1b. Figure 1 showsthe
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`PUCCHFormat1a/1b structure for one slot with a normalcyclic prefix (CP) according
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`to LTE, with data blocks 101 and reference blocks 102 (demodulation reference signals
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`(DM RS)).
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`[0006]
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`Binary phase shift keying (BPSK)/quadrature phaseshift keying (QPSK)
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`modulation is transmitted on each single carrier-frequency division multiple access
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`(SC-FDMA) data symbol by modulating a cyclic time shift of the base sequence of
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`length-12 prior to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation.
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`Moreover, a time-domain cover code is used to codedivision multiplex (CDM) multiple
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`users on the same resource block (RB).
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`[0007]
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`[0008]
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`HARQ ACK/NACK Transmission using DFT-S-OFDM
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`For carrier aggregation,
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`the maximum number of bits to indicate
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`ACK/NACK/discontinuous transmission (DTX) states for single and dual codeword
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`HARQ transmission corresponding to multiple (DL) component carriers (CCs) is
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`expected to be around 8 and 12 bits, respectively. Several potential UL ACK/NACK
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`transmission schemes for carrier aggregation have been proposed. Amongdifferent
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`ACK/NACK multiplexing candidates, DFT-S-OFDM is one of the most feasible
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`solutions to support large payload sizes. The HARQ feedback transmission scheme
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`based on the DFT-S-OFDMstructurefor one slot with normal CP is shownin Figure 2,
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`with data blocks 201 and reference blocks 202 (DM RS).
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`[0009]
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`According to this scheme, the ACK/NACKbits are encoded, modulated
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`and spread over one slot after DFT precoding through the use of a cover code. The
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`spreading factor of the cover code depends on the numberof available data SC-FDMA
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`symbols within a slot. For example, in Figure 2, the spreadingfactor is equalto five.
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`In this scheme, multiple users are multiplexed using time-domain spreading codes.
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`[0010]
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`[0011]
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`HARQ ACK/NACKTransmission using channelselection
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`With ChannelSelection, at least one bit of information would be conveyed
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`by the selection of the indices on which the PUCCH transmission is performed (1.e., n
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`bit(s) of information when 2n indices are available to the WTRU for PUCCH A/N
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`transmission). The WTRU would transmit a PUCCH formattype 1 like signal on one
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`(or more) of those multiple candidate PUCCHindices, and both the signal itself and on
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`which PUCCHindices (or combination thereof) it 1s sent then encode the ACK/NACK
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`information.
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`[0012]
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`[0013]
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`Primary Cell and Secondary Cell(s)
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`Whenreferred to hereafter, the term “primary component carrier (PCCY’
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`includes, without loss of generality, a carrier of a WTRU configured to operate with
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`multiple component carriers for which some functionality, such as for example,
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`derivation of security parameters and NAS information, may be applicable only to that
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`component carrier. The WTRU maybe configured with at least one PCC for the
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`downlink (DL PCC) andonefor the uplink (UL PCC). Consequently, a carrier which is
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`not a PCC of the WTRUis hereafter referred to as a Secondary Component Carrier
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`(SCC).
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`[0014]
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`The DL PCC may,for example, correspond to the CC used by the WTRU
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`to derive initial security when initially accessing the system. The UL PCC may,for
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`example, correspond to the CC whose PUCCHresources are configured to carry Uplink
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`Control Information (UCI)
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`including HARQ A/N feedback and Channel State
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`Information (CSI, e.g., CQI, rank information RI and/or PMI information) feedback for
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`a given WTRU.
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`[0015]
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`A cell of aWTRU maytypically have a DL CC, and optionally, may be
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`combined with a set of UL resources (e.g., an UL CC). Consequently, for LTE R10 the
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`PrimaryCell (hereafter PCell) may have a combination of DL PCC, and an UL PCC; a
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`Secondary Cell (hereafter SCell) of the WTRU’s multicarrier configuration have a DL
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`SCC, and optionally an UL SCC (.e., asymmetric configurations, where a WTRU is
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`configured with more DL CCs than UL CCs, are supported in LTE R10). For LTE R10,
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`the WTRU’s multicarrier configuration includes one PCell and upto five SCells.
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`[0016]
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`Using carrier aggregation, the UL feedback payloadscales linearly with
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`the numberof configured/activated componentcarriers. A single WTRU-specific UL
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`CC is configured semi-statically for carrying PUCCH ACK/NACK,scheduling request
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`(SR), and periodic channel state information (CSI) from a WTRU. An ACK/NACK
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`multiplexing schemebased on the DFT-S-OFDM structure has been recently proposed
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`to support large ACK/NACKpayload sizes. It would be desirable to address design
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`challenges associated with such a scheme when it
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`is used for UL feedback
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`transmissions.
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`[0017]
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`User multiplexing: Based on the DFT-S-OFDM structure, the HARQ
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`ACK/NACKsand/or CSI from multiple WTRUsare multiplexed into a single PUCCH
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`RB using orthogonal code division multiplexing. Solutions are desirable to assure
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`orthogonality among the WTRUs multiplexed into a single PUCCH RB, implicitly
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`identify PUCCH resource allocation at the WTRU,randomizeinter-cell interference,
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`and randomize intra-cell interference.
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`[0018]
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`Channel coding: According to one of the variants of DFT-S-OFDM, the
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`schemeis capable of transmitting 24 QPSK symbols which 1s equivalent to 48 encoded
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`bits. Given that
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`the UL feedback payload size scales with the number of
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`configured/activated CCs, it is important to design a variable channel coding scheme
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`that provides a reasonable coding gain over a range of payload sizes. The maximum
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`numberof the HARQ ACK/NACKbits to be transmitted under carrier aggregation is
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`limited to 10-12 bits. Thus, the channel encoder should be optimized such that the
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`performance targets related to the ACK/NACK transmissions at low signal-to-
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`interference plus noise ratios (SINRs) may be achieved. The payload size for CSI
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`transmissions using carrier aggregation is expected to be in the range of 20-55 bits.
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`Accordingly, the channel encoderdesign for the CSI feedback signaling should target
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`reliable reception of large payloads.
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`[0019]
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`Physical resource mapping: The DFT-S-OFDM based structure may be
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`used to transmit the HARQ ACK/NACK and/or CSI on a single PUCCH RB. The
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`physical mapping of feedback symbols on the available resource elements greatly
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`impacts the performanceof feedback transmissions. One of the limitations related to
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`ACK/NACK mappingis that conventional systemsdo not sufficiently exploit frequency
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`diversity. Another constraint of PUCCH transmissions is that
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`there is no
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`dimensioning of the corresponding resources with respect to the ACK/NACKand/or
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`CSI payload. Solutions are thus needed to map feedback symbols on the resource
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`elements of a single PUCCH RBsuchthatthe frequency diversity gain is maximized,
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`and multiplex ACK/NACK and CSI on a single RB such that the respective
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`performance targets are met.
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`[0020]
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`UL soundingreference signal (SRS): The transmission of HARQ AN and
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`SRS may be configured to be in the same subframe. The way in which these
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`transmissions are to be handled by DFT-S-OFDM based structure has not been
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`addressed.
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`In fact, by using a shortened PUCCH transmission in such subframes,
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`wherebythe last SC-FDMA symbolof the AN is used for SRS transmission, the same
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`spreadingfactor cannot be applied on the data SC-FDMA symbols on both slots within
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`a subframe.
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`[0021]
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`Extended CP: In the case of extended CP with five data SC-FDMA
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`symbols and one demodulation reference signal (DMRS)perslot, the structure of DFT-
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`S-OFDM would be different from the normal CP case. An extension of DFT-S-OFDM
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`based structure to the subframes with extended CP1s desired.
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`[0022]
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`[0023]
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`SUMMARY
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`A method and apparatus are described for performing uplink (UL)
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`feedback transmission for carrier aggregation. In one scenario, user multiplexing is
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`implemented to assure orthogonality among WTRUs multiplexed into a single physical
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`ULcontrol channel (PUCCH)resource block (RB), implicitly identify PUCCH resource
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`allocation at the WTRU, and randomize inter-cell and intra-cell interference through
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`both subcarrier and slot-level hopping, as well as scrambling.
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`In other scenarios,
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`channelcoding, physical resource mapping of UL control information (UCD), and UCI
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`transmission in the presence of a sounding reference signal (SRS)or an extended cyclic
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`prefix (CP) are described.
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`[0024]
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`Specific properties of a transmission are disclosed using methods based on
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`Channel Selection.
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`In particular, one characteristic that
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`is
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`specific to such
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`transmission(s) 1s that information bits encoded using Channel Selection (2.e., the b
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`bits that are conveyed by the detection of a transmission on oneof N resources, where
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`N = 2b), are typically more robustly decoded by a receiver than information bit(s)
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`obtained by decodingthereceived signal on the PUCCHresource. This is because the
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`detection of whether or not a signal on a PUCCH resource is present (.e., DTX
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`detection) is more accurate than the decodingof the information bit(s) in the received
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`signal once a signal is indeed detected.
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`[0025]
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`[0026]
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`A more detailed understanding maybe had from the followingdescription,
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`given by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
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`[0027]
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`[0028]
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`Figure 1 shows a conventional PUCCH format 1a/1b structure in LTE;
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`Figure 2 shows a conventional hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)
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`positive acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) transmission
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`according to a discrete Fourier transform-spread-orthogonal frequency division
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`multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM) method;
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`[0029]
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`[0030]
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`Figure 3 shows a an LTE wireless communication system/access network;
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`Figure 4 shows an exemplary block diagram of an LTE wireless
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`communication system;
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`[0031]
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`Figure 5 shows a processing procedurefor wireless transmit/recelve unit
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`(WTRU) feedback;
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`[0032]
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`[0033]
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`[0034]
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`Figure 6 shows a PUCCHchannel coding chain at the WTRU;
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`Figure 7 showsallocation of different control fields on the PUCCH;
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`Figure 8 shows a shortened PUCCHstructure for DFT-S-OFDM when
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`soundingreference signal (SRS) transmission is enabled for a spreadingfactor (SF) of
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`5}
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`[0035]
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`Figure 9 shows a shortened PUCCHstructure for DFT-S-OFDM when
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`SRS transmission is enabled for SF=3;
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`[0036]
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`Figure 10 shows a PUCCHstructure for DFT-S-OFDM with an extended
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`cyclic prefix (CP) for SF=5; and
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`[0037]
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`Figure 11 shows a PUCCHstructure for DFT-S-OFDM with an extended
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`CP for SF=8.
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`[0038]
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`Whenreferred to hereafter, the terminology "wireless transmit/receive
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`unit (WTRU)"includes but1s not limited to a user equipment (UE), a mobile station, a
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`fixed or mobile subscriber unit, a pager, a cellular telephone, a personal digital
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`assistant (PDA), a computer, or any other type of device capable of operating in a
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`wireless environment.
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`[0040]
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`Whenreferred to hereafter, the terminology "base station" includes butis
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`not limited to a Node-B, a site controller, an access point (AP), or any other type of
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`interfacing device capable of operating in a wireless environment.
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`[0041]
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`Figure 3 shows an LTE wireless communication system/access network
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`300 which includes an evolved-universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN)
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`205. The E-UTRAN 205 includes several eNodeBs 220. A WTRU 210 is in
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`communication with an eNodeB 220. The eNodeBs 220 interface with each other using
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`an X2 interface. Each of the eNodeBs 220 also interface with a mobility management
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`entity (MME)/serving gateway (S-GW) 230 through an $1 interface. Although a single
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`WTRU 210 and three eNodeBs 220 are shownin Figure3, it should be apparent that
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`any combination of wireless and wired devices may be included in the LTE wireless
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`communication system/access network 3800.
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`[0042]
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`Figure 4
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`is an exemplary block diagram of an LTE wireless
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`communication system 400 including the WTRU 210, the eNodeB 220, and the MME/S-
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`GW 230. As shown in Figure 4, the WTRU 210, the eNodeB 220 and the MME/S-GW
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`230 are configured to perform UL feedback transmission for carrier aggregation.
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`[0043]
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`In addition to the components that may be found in a typical WTRU,the
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`WTRU 210 includesa processor 316 with an optional linked memory 322, at least one
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`transceiver 314, an optional battery 320, and an antenna 318. The processor 316 is
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`configured to perform UL feedback transmission for carrier aggregation. The
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`transceiver 314 is in communication with the processor 316 and the antenna 318 to
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`facilitate the transmission and reception of wireless communications. In case a battery
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`320 is used in the WTRU 210, it powers the transceiver 314 and the processor 316.
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`[0044]
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`In addition to the components that maybe found in a typical eNodeB,the
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`eNodeB 220 includesa processor 317 with an optional linked memory 315, transceivers
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`319, and antennas 321. The processor 317 is configured to perform UL feedback
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`transmission for carrier aggregation.
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`[0045]
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`The transceivers 319 are in communication with the processor 317 and
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`antennas 821 to facilitate the transmission andreception of wireless communications.
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`The eNodeB 220 is connected to the MME/S-GW 230 which includes a processor 333
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`with an optional linked memory 334.
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`[0046]
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`The WTRU mayuse the following processing steps in order to feedback
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`control information to the network (NW): cyclic redundancy check (CRC) attachment,
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`channel coding, rate matching, channel interleaver, scrambling, modulation, sub-
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`carrier or slot level hopping and resource allocation.
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`[0047]
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`A possible representation of the processing steps for the physical uplink
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`control channel (PUCCH)1sillustrated in Figure 5, where any order, combination,or
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`variation of the processing stepsis possible. The order, combination,or variation of the
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`processing steps may be dependent on the mode, and or configuration, of the
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`procedures for WTRU feedback of control information using a PUCCH.
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`[0048]
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`WTRU feedback of control information on PUCCH may use the steps
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`illustrated in Figure 5 in combination with the transmission of a physical uplink
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`shared channel (PUSCH).
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`[0049]
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`Both reference signals and control signals of the WTRUs assigned to
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`transmit on the sameset of subcarriers are fully orthogonal. Morespecifically, the
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`orthogonality among WTRUs1s achieved by a combinationof: Cyclic time shifts of the
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`same Zadoff—Chu (ZC) base sequence on the DMRS symbols, (orthogonality between
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`DMRS&s of different WTRUs occupying the sameset of subcarriers RB is provided by
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`usingdifferent cyclic time shifts of the same ZC base sequence), and the time-domain
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`orthogonal cover code on the DM-RS symbols. Orthogonality between DMRSs of
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`different WTRUsoccupying the sameset of subcarriers or RB 1s provided by using
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`different time-domain orthogonal cover-codes on the DMRSs. The length-2 and length-
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`3 orthogonalblock spreading codes could be based on Walsh—Hadamardcodes or DFT
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`codes generated from DFT matrix of different sizes, respectively, and can be used in
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`conjunction with the DFT-S-OFDM based PUCCH formats with 2 and 3 DMRS
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`symbols (1.e., SF=5 and SF=8, respectively).
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`Timed-Domain
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`Spreading code index
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`code
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`for RS symbols
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`Table 1
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`of Length-2
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`[0050]
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`Table 2 below shows time-domain spreading sequenceindices for DMRS
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`symbols; SF=4.
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`Timed-Domain
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`Spreading code index
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`for DMRS symbols
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`0
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`DFT code
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`of Length-3
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`[0051]
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`The orthogonality among WTRUs mayalso be achieved by the time-
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`domain orthogonal spreading code on data SC-FDMA symbols. Orthogonality between
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`the uplink control information (UCI) of different WTRUs occupying the sameset of
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`subcarriersor RB is provided by usingdifferent time-domain orthogonalcover-codes on
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`the data SC-FDMAsymbols.
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`[0052]
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`The length-5, length-4, and length-3 orthogonal block spreading codes
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`could be based on Walsh—Hadamardcodes or DFT codes generated from DFT matrix of
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`different sizes, and can be used in conjunction with the DFT-S-OFDM based PUCCH
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`formats with spreading factors equal to 5, 4 and3, respectively.
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`[0053]
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`For example, for a DFT-S-OFDM based PUCCH transmission with
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`normal CP and spreadingfactor of 5, the WIT'RU uses: A different cyclic time-shift of
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`length-12 ZC-based sequencefor frequency-domain spreading for each DM RS symbol
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`within a slot, a length-2 orthogonal block spreading code for DMRS time-domain
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`spreadingon the two available reference SC-FDMA symbols in eachslot, or a length-5
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`orthogonal block spreading code for data time-domain block spreading on the five
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`available data SC-FDMA symbols in eachslot.
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`[0054]
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`In the case of semi-persistently scheduled downlink data transmissions on
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`the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) without a corresponding downlink
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`erant on the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and/or dynamically
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`scheduled downlink data transmissions on the PDSCH indicated by downlink
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`assignment signaling on the PDCCH, the WTRU uses the PUCCH ACK/NACK
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`resource index to determine the combination of the cyclic timeshift of the ZC-based
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`sequence, a, and time-domain orthogonal codes assigned to the WT'RU within a
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`PUCCHregion.
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`[0055]
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`The PUCCH ACK/NACKresource index, 1), , used by the WTRUfor
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`transmission of the new PUCCHformat (e.g., PUCCH format 3) may be either semi-
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`statically configured by higherlayer signalingor implicitly determined by the WTRU
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`based on the indexof the first control channel element (CCE) of the downlink control
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`assignment on the DL primary component carrier (PCC). Subsequently, the WTRU
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`may determinethefollowing information from the identified PUCCH resource index,
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`(the cyclic shift for reference signals or DMRSa(n,,/), the orthogonal sequence indexfor
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`reference signals or DMRS m,.(”,) where n, is the slot numberwithin the radio frame,
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`/ is the index of the reference symbol within the slot, and & is the index of the
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`subcarrier within the RB on which PUCCHis being transmitted.
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`[0056]
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`The WTRU may determine the resource index within the two resource
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`blocks of a subframe to which the PUCCH 1s mapped according to
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`Mo (N,) = Mpyccn Mode
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`n,,(n,,.k)=n'(n,) 5
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`Equation (2)
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`n'(n,) = Ayuccu mod Ng
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`Equation (8)
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`with No“ as the spreadingfactor of the DFT-S-OFDMfor data block spreading and
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`“mod” as modulo operation.
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`For example, the assigned time-domain orthogonal cover-code can be
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`obtained as modulo-d and modulo-3 of the PUCCH resource index for a DFT-S-OFDM
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`based structure with spreading factor of 5 and 38, respectively. Note that by
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`introducing the time domain covercode for the RS symbols in eachslot of the PUCCH
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`in additionto cyclic shifts, another multiplexing dimensionis created. The examplesof
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`the PUCCH resourceindex allocation used by the WTRU within a PUCCH RBin the
`absenceof time-domain cover codefor the RS symbols for ss=2 and Miaw=2 are
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`Note that in the case of as:= 3 , only up to four WTRUs can be
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`that can be multiplexed on the same RB will be upper bounded bythe spreading factor
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`of the orthogonal block code used for spreading of control information on the data
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`Non-limiting exemplars of the PUCCHresource indexallocation used by
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`the WTRU within a PUCCH RBinthe case of orthogonal cover code applied to the
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`WTRU 4 WTRU 4
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`Both inter-cell and intra-cell interference randomizations for PUCCH
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`transmissionsare achieved through scrambling. Accordingly, in each subframein the
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`uplink, the WTRU scrambles thecontrol information encoded bits prior to modulation.
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`The scrambling sequence may be derived as a function of the identity of
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`the cell or cell identity (ID), e.g., at least one of the physical cell ID (PCI), from the
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`synchronization signalof the cell, (in particular, the PCI of the DL primary component
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`carrier (PCC) of the WTRU’s multicarrier configuration), or the cell ID, which reads on
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`of the public land mobile network (PLMN)(in particular, from the SIB1 of the DL PCC
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`of the WTRU’s multicarrier configuration).
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`The scrambling sequence may be derived as a function of the evolved
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`global cell ID (EGC), which include both the PLMN ID and the cell ID. When using an
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`identity of the cell to which the WTRU hasa radio resource control (RRC) connection,
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`the WTRU mayscramblethe control information using the PCI of the DL PCC ofits
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`multicarrier configuration.
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`The scrambling sequence may be derived as a function of the subframe
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`number within a radio frame.
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`The scrambling sequence may be derived as a function of the WTRU
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`identity, for example a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the WTRU such
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`as the WTRU’s cell-RNTI (C-RNTD.
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`The scrambling sequence maybe derived as a function of the identity of
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`the UL CC carrying a PUCCH or UL primaryCC, e.g., at least one of an identity
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`explicitly configured
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`configuration, the absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) or evolved
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`absolute radio frequency channel number (EARFCN), (.e., the UL frequency) of the UL
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`CC, the value of the carrier indication field (CIF) used for cross carrier scheduling
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`carried by PDCCH, or possibly the CIF value corresponding to the DL CC to which the
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`UL CC is linked to.
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`The scrambling sequence may be derived as a function of
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`the
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`number/identity of the activated DL CCs, the number/identity of the configured DL
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`CCs, or the identityof the DL CCs, which may includeat least one of the identity of the
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`DL PCC paired with the UL PCC which carriers PUCCH, or the identity of the DL
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`secondary component carrier (SCC) for which the HARQ ACK/NACK feedback
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`correspondsto.
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`The scrambling sequence maybe derived as a function of the numberof
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`DL PDSCHassignmentsreceived in the subframe for which HARQ feedbackis being
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`transmitted or reported, (possibly only including the dynamically scheduled PDSCH
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`DL assignments), a value derived as a function of the PUCCH resource on which the
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`WTRUtransmits the UCI, a value explicitly configured by the network as part of the
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`WTRU’s radio connection configuration, A value explicitly configured by the network as
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`part of the WTRU’s DL/UL PCC re-configuration, a value derived from the position(s)
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`of one or a subset of DL assignment(s) in the PDCCH(s) of oneor a subset of DL CCs,
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`an index provided by higherlayer(e.g., configuration or activation command).
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`In summary, the scrambling sequence maybe derived as a function ofat
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`least one of, or any combination of the above.
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`A cell-specific hopping scheme based on a predetermined hopping pattern
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`maybe used to achieveinter-cell interference randomization for DFT-S-OFDM based
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`PUCCHtransmissions. The hopping is performed on the subcarrier-level where, for a
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`given subcarrier 1n a given slot, the WTRU usesa different time-domain orthogonal
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`cover codes for data block spreading.
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`be obtained by adding (modulo- Ne"“") a pseudo-random cell-specific offset to the
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`assigned time-domain orthogonal cover code index. Thus, the WTRU maydetermine
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`the resource index within the two resource blocks of a subframe to which the PUCCH
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`1s mapped accordingto:
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`n,.(n, sk) = (n" (n, k) + n'(n, modNEUE .
`where n“"(n,,k) 1s a cell-specific parameter that varies with the subcarrier number k
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`and the slot number »,. For example, for a DFT-S-OFDM based structure with
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`spreading factor of 5 and 3, the time-domain orthogonal cover code index on a given
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`subcarrier in even slots is obtained by adding (modulo-5) and (modulo-3) a pseudo-
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`randomcell-specific offset to the assigned time-domain orthogonal cover code index,
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`respectively.
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`A non-limiting example of parameter n@"(n,,k) for Njv“" = Sis given by
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`ngel(n, k) = oyCON+0, + 5k +i)-2'
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`2
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`Equation (6)
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`where c(i) 1s the pseudo-random sequence. The pseudo-random sequence generator
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`maybeinitialized with c,,, = Nis’ at the beginning of each radio frame. The pseudo-
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`random sequence used for time-domain orthogonal cover code hopping could be a
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`length-31 Gold sequence generator or other length Gold sequence generator.
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`The interference between cells and between WTRUsare randomized
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`through the use of a time-domain cover-code remapping scheme which1s used by the
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`WTRUin the secondslot according to a predetermined WTRU-specific or cell-specific
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`hopping pattern. The hopping in performed on the slot-level where in, for a given
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`subcarrier 1n each slot, the WTRU uses a different time-domain orthogonalcover code.
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`The WTRU may determine the resource index within the two RBs of a
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`subframe to which the PUCCHis mappedas:
`n,.(n,,k) =(n2"(n,k) + n'(n,))mod NEC,
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`where
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`n'(n,) = 2cy Mod Nee
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`2
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`for even slots (1.e., n,mod2=0), and
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`Equation(6)
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`Equation (7)
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`n'(n,) =|NEE™(n(n, =1) +1)fmod(NEU+1)-1
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`d
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`Equation (8)
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`for odd slots (1.e., », mod2 =1).
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`The HARQ ACK/NACK information bits and the CSI bits may be jointly
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`encoded prior to scrambling and modulation and then transmitted on both slots ofa
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`PUCCH subframe. The payload sizes for the HARQ ACK/NACK and the CSI
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`transmissions could be different. Besides, the channel coding rate could be variable
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`depending on the numberof activated or configured DL CCs and/or transmission
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`modes for which HARQ feedback or periodic CSI are needed to be transmitted.
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`The channel encoder may be a block coding-type scheme such as
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`with SF=5 or punctured (128, k) Reed-Muller code for DFT-S-OFDM based structure
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`with SF=3.
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`Accordingly in the case of SF=5, a (48, A) block code whichis derived from
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`a punctured RM (64, k) can be used whereA is the payload size of the UCI. The RM
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`code may be designed such that its codewordsare a linear combination of the N basis
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`sequences denoted M,, where N is the maximum number of PUCCH payloadbits.
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`Depending on whether or not DTX is signaled for a DL CC, the value of N could be
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`between 10-12 bits for the maximum numberof aggregated CCs (e.g., 5 DL CCs). The
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`encoded bit sequence of length 48 at the output of the channel encoder is denoted by
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`by.) 5°*54,, where:
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`A-|
`b,=>0a,-M,,,
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`Equation (9)
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`where 1 = 0,1, ..., 47 with a,,a,...4,,as the inputbits to the channel encoder.
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`Notethat joint coding can also be applied across a single slot rather than
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`across the subframe. According to this variant of the present invention, the rate
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`matching (RM) (82,k) encoded sequence is repeated on both slots for SF=5 (or a
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`RM(64,k) encoded sequence is repeated on both slots for SF=3). However, the joint
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`coding across both slots maximizes the maximum achievable frequency diversity gain
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`for UCI transmissions on PUCCH.
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`The HARQ ACK/NACK information bits