QUALCOMM Incorporated
FEEDBACK TRANSMISSIONS BASED ON UPLINK GRANTS

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may identify and schedule a set of bits in the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for transmission of feedback for downlink transmissions occurring after transmission of the uplink grant scheduling the PUSCH. After receiving the uplink grant, a user equipment (UE) may receive control channel (PDCCH) transmissions that schedule downlink transmissions. The UE may monitor for and generate feedback for the downlink transmission. The UE may then utilize the bits indicated by the UL grant to transmit the feedback. In some examples, the UE may determine whether the indicated bits are adequate to transmit the feedback for the later downlink transmissions. When the UE determines that the extra bits are not adequate (e.g., there are not enough bits), then the UE may determine to transmit the feedback separate from the PUSCH resources scheduled by the uplink grant.