| CPC H04W 52/0206 (2013.01) [H04W 52/262 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive:
first information indicating use of a same power for transmission of a channel over more than one slot, and
second information indicating use of a same power, after a change in power, for transmission of the channel over more than one slot; and
a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to determine:
a first number of consecutive slots for transmission of the channel,
a second number of consecutive slots, from the first number of consecutive slots, for transmission of the channel with a same power, and
a third number of consecutive slots, from the first number of consecutive slots and after the second number of consecutive slots, for transmission of the channel with a same power,
wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit the channel with:
a first power in slots from the second number of consecutive slots, and
a second power in slots from the third number of consecutive slots.
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