US 11,743,887 B2
Resource allocation for physical uplink control channel during initial access in new radio unlicensed
Lopamudra Kundu, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Gang Xiong, Portland, OR (US); Yongjun Kwak, San Diego, CA (US); and Yingyang Li, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/70,791.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,408, filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/937,113, filed on Nov. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0029731 A1, Jan. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 72/12 (2023.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 72/02 (2009.01); H04L 1/18 (2023.01); H04W 72/1268 (2023.01); H04L 1/1812 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/1268 (2013.01) [H04L 1/1812 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 72/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus to be employed as a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:
processor circuitry configurable to determine time and frequency resources to be used for transmission of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in an unlicensed spectrum before receipt of a dedicated PUCCH resource configuration based on different PUCCH formats, wherein the receipt of the dedicated PUCCH resource configuration is to take place during an initial access before a radio resource control (RRC) connection setup procedure; and
radiofrequency (RF) circuitry communicatively coupled with the processor circuitry, the RF circuitry operable to transmit the PUCCH using the determined time and frequency resources.