Systems and Methods for Reliable Transmission Over Network Resources

Abstract

A method includes receiving a first assignment for a first transmission with a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (process ID) in a first network resource, receiving a second assignment for a second transmission with a second HARQ process ID in a second network resource, wherein the first network resource and the second network resource differ in a domain other than a time domain, detecting an indication indicating that the first HARQ process ID and the second HARQ process ID map to a same transmission block (TB), and communicating with an access node, a transmission associated with at least one of the first HARQ process ID or the second HARQ process ID.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a first assignment for a first transmission in a first network resource;   transmitting, to the UE, a second assignment for a second transmission in a second network resource,   wherein the first network resource and the second network resource are associated with different transmission/receiving points (TRPs) of an access node, and the first assignment and the second assignment are in a single downlink control information (DCI);   transmitting, to the UE, an indication including a semi-static configuration indicating that the first transmission and the second transmission are for a same transport block (TB); and   communicating, with the UE, at least one transmission of the first transmission or the second transmission in at least one respective network resource of the first network resource or the second network resource.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the communicating the at least one transmission comprises:
 receiving, from the UE, the at least one transmission.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the communicating the at least one transmission comprises:
 transmitting, to the UE, the at least one transmission.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first network resource and the second network resource include at least one of a frequency resource, a time resource, a code resource, a spatial resource, a carrier, a component carrier, or a bandwidth part (BWP). 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication is the semi-static configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication is a combination of the semi-static configuration and dynamic signaling. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus comprising:
 one or more processors in communication with a non-transitory memory storage storing instructions, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:   transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a first assignment for a first transmission in a first network resource;
 transmit, to the UE, a second assignment for a second transmission in a second network resource, 
 wherein the first network resource and the second network resource are associated with different transmission/receiving points (TRPs) of an access node, and the first assignment and the second assignment are in a single downlink control information (DCI), the access node comprising the apparatus; 
 transmit, to the UE, an indication including a semi-static configuration indicating that the first transmission and the second transmission are for a same transport block (TB); and 
 communicate, with the UE, at least one transmission of the first transmission or the second transmission in at least one respective network resource of the first network resource or the second network resource. 
   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the instructions to cause the apparatus to communicate the at least one transmission comprise instructions to cause the apparatus to:
 receive, from the UE, the at least one transmission.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the instructions to cause the apparatus to communicate the at least one transmission comprise instructions to cause the apparatus to:
 transmit, to the UE, the at least one transmission.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the first network resource and the second network resource include at least one of a frequency resource, a time resource, a code resource, a spatial resource, a carrier, a component carrier, or a bandwidth part (BWP). 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the indication is the semi-static configuration. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the indication is a combination of the semi-static configuration and dynamic signaling. 
     
     
         13 . An apparatus comprising:
 one or more processors in communication with a non-transitory memory storage storing instructions, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:   receive a first assignment for a first transmission in a first network resource;   receive a second assignment for a second transmission in a second network resource,   wherein the first network resource and the second network resource are associated with different transmission/receiving points (TRPs) of an access node, and the first assignment and the second assignment are in a single downlink control information (DCI);   detect an indication including a semi-static configuration indicating that the first transmission and the second transmission are for a same transport block (TB); and   communicate, with the access node, at least one transmission of the first transmission or the second transmission in at least one respective network resource of the first network resource and the second network resource.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the instructions to cause the apparatus to communicate the at least one transmission comprise instructions to cause the apparatus to:
 receive the at least one transmission from the access node.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the instructions to cause the apparatus to communicate the at least one transmission comprise instructions to cause the apparatus to:
 transmit the at least one transmission to the access node.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the first network resource and the second network resource include at least one of a frequency resource, a time resource, a code resource, a spatial resource, a carrier, a component carrier, or a bandwidth part (BWP). 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the indication is the semi-static configuration. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the indication is a combination of the semi-static configuration and dynamic signaling.