Patent Publication Number: US-11395286-B2

Title: Method for transmitting and receiving uplink control information in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is the National Stage filing under 35 U.S.C. 371 of International Application No. PCT/KR2018/016249, filed on Dec. 19, 2018, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62/607,847, filed on Dec. 19, 2017, and 62/617,077, filed on Jan. 12, 2018, the contents of which are all hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, to a method for transmitting and receiving uplink control information and apparatus for supporting the same. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Mobile communication systems have been generally developed to provide voice services while guaranteeing user mobility. Such mobile communication systems have gradually expanded their coverage from voice services through data services up to high-speed data services. However, as current mobile communication systems suffer resource shortages and users demand even higher-speed services, development of more advanced mobile communication systems is needed. 
     The requirements of the next-generation mobile communication system may include supporting huge data traffic, a remarkable increase in the transfer rate of each user, the accommodation of a significantly increased number of connection devices, very low end-to-end latency, and high energy efficiency. To this end, various techniques, such as small cell enhancement, dual connectivity, massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO), in-band full duplex, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), supporting super-wide band, and device networking, have been researched. 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Technical Problem 
     The disclosure proposes a method for transmitting and receiving uplink control information (UCI) in a wireless communication system. 
     Specifically, the disclosure proposes a method for triggering transmission of uplink control information via an uplink shared channel. 
     In particular, the disclosure proposes a method for designing downlink control information (DCI) to schedule transmission of uplink control information via an uplink shared channel. 
     The technical objects to attain in the disclosure are not limited to the above-described technical objects and other technical objects which are not described herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description. 
     Technical Solution 
     According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method of transmitting uplink control information by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system comprises receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling transmission of the uplink control information and transmitting, to the base station, the uplink control information via a physical uplink shared channel based on the DCI. A specific field included in the DCI may include indication information related to whether only the uplink control information is transmitted via the physical uplink shared channel. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the method performed by the UE, the specific field may be a channel state information (CSI) request field, and the indication information may be a specific value of the CSI request field pre-configured for the uplink control information through higher layer signaling. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the method performed by the UE, the specific field may be a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) field, and the indication information may be a reserved MCS value among pre-configured MCS values. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the method performed by the UE, the specific field may be a hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ)-related field, and the indication information may be a specific HARQ process identifier pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the method performed by the UE, the specific field may be a resource allocation field in a time domain, and the indication information may be a starting symbol value of the physical uplink shared channel, pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the method performed by the UE, the specific field may be a resource allocation field, and the indication information may be a resource size in a time domain and/or a resource size in a frequency domain, pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a user equipment (UE) transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system comprises a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting and receiving a radio signal and a processor functionally connected with the RF unit. The processor controls to receive, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling transmission of the uplink control information and transmit, to the base station, the uplink control information via a physical uplink shared channel based on the DCI. A specific field included in the DCI may include indication information related to whether only the uplink control information is transmitted via the physical uplink shared channel. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the UE, the specific field may be a channel state information (CSI) request field, and the indication information may be a specific value of the CSI request field pre-configured for the uplink control information through higher layer signaling. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the UE, the specific field may be a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) field, and the indication information may be a reserved MCS value among pre-configured MCS values. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the UE, the specific field may be a hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ)-related field, and the indication information may be a specific HARQ process identifier pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the UE, the specific field may be a resource allocation field in a time domain, and the indication information may be a starting symbol value of the physical uplink shared channel, pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the UE, the specific field may be a resource allocation field, and the indication information may be a resource size in a time domain and/or a resource size in a frequency domain, pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a base station receiving uplink control information in a wireless communication system comprises a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting and receiving a radio signal and a processor functionally connected with the RF unit. The processor controls to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling transmission of the uplink control information and receive, from the UE, the uplink control information via a physical uplink shared channel based on the DCI. A specific field included in the DCI may include indication information related to whether only the uplink control information is transmitted via the physical uplink shared channel. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the base station, the specific field may be a channel state information (CSI) request field, and the indication information may be a specific value of the CSI request field pre-configured for the uplink control information through higher layer signaling. 
     Further, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, in the base station, the specific field may be a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) field, and the indication information may be a reserved MCS value among pre-configured MCS values. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     According to embodiments of the disclosure, it may be possible to efficiently transmit uplink control information and uplink data via an uplink shared channel. In particular, it is possible to efficiently schedule transmission and reception of uplink control information in systems supporting a small payload size. 
     Further, according to embodiments of the disclosure, the UE may differentiate downlink control information received from the base station between DCI for assigning a normal PUSCH (e.g., a PUSCH for UL data) and DCI for assigning a PUSCH for UCI transmission without UL data, without losing the flexibility of resource allocation. 
     Advantages which may be obtained in the disclosure are not limited to the aforementioned effects and other unmentioned advantages will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included herein as a part of detailed descriptions to help understanding the disclosure, provide embodiments of the disclosure and describe technical features of the disclosure with detailed descriptions below. 
         FIG. 1  illustrates one example of the overall system structure of an NR to which a method proposed by the present specification may be applied. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a relationship between an uplink frame and a downlink frame in a wireless communication system to which a method proposed by the present specification may be applied. 
         FIG. 3  shows an example of a frame structure in an NR system. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates one example of a resource grid supported by a wireless communication system to which a method proposed by the present specification may be applied. 
         FIG. 5  shows examples of a resource grid for each antenna port and numerology to which a method proposed in this specification may be applied. 
         FIG. 6  shows an example of a self-contained structure to which a method proposed in this specification may be applied. 
         FIG. 7  is a flowchart illustrating operations of a UE transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system to which a method as proposed according to the disclosure is applicable. 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating operations of a base station receiving uplink control information in a wireless communication system to which a method as proposed according to the disclosure is applicable. 
         FIG. 9  is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless communication device to which methods proposed according to the disclosure are applicable. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating an example of the RF module of a wireless communication device to which a method proposed in this specification may be applied. 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating another example of the RF module of a wireless communication device to which a method proposed in this specification may be applied. 
     
    
    
     MODE FOR DISCLOSURE 
     In what follows, preferred embodiments of the disclosure will be described in detail with reference to appended drawings. Detailed descriptions to be disclosed below with reference to the appended drawings are intended to describe illustrative embodiments of the disclosure but are not intended to represent the sole embodiment of the disclosure. Detailed descriptions below include specific details to provide complete understanding of the disclosure. However, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the disclosure may be embodied without the specific details to be introduced. 
     In some cases, to avoid obscuring the gist of the disclosure, well-known structures and devices may be omitted or may be depicted in the form of a block diagram with respect to core functions of each structure and device. 
     A base station in this document is regarded as a terminal node of a network, which performs communication directly with a UE. In this document, particular operations regarded to be performed by the base station may be performed by an upper node of the base station depending on situations. In other words, it is apparent that in a network consisting of a plurality of network nodes including a base station, various operations performed for communication with a UE can be performed by the base station or by network nodes other than the base station. The term Base Station (BS) may be replaced with a term such as fixed station, Node B, evolved-NodeB (eNB), Base Transceiver System (BTS), Access Point (AP), or gNB (generation NB, general NB, gNodeB). Also, a terminal can be fixed or mobile, and the term may be replaced with a term such as User Equipment (UE), Mobile Station (MS), User Terminal (UT), Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS), Subscriber Station (SS), Advanced Mobile Station (AMS), Wireless Terminal (WT), Machine-Type Communication (MTC) device, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) device, or Device-to-Device (D2D) device. 
     In what follows, downlink (DL) refers to communication from a base station to a terminal, while uplink (UL) refers to communication from a terminal to a base station. In downlink transmission, a transmitter may be part of the base station, and a receiver may be part of the terminal. Similarly, in uplink transmission, a transmitter may be part of the terminal, and a receiver may be part of the base station. 
     Specific terms used in the following descriptions are introduced to help understanding the disclosure, and the specific terms may be used in different ways as long as it does not leave the technical scope of the disclosure. 
     The technology described below may be used for various types of wireless access systems based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA). CDMA may be implemented by such radio technology as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) or CDMA2000. TDMA can be implemented by such radio technology as Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), or Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE). OFDMA may be implemented by such radio technology as the IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), the IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), the IEEE 802-20, or Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA). UTRA is part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) is part of the Evolved UMTS (E-UMTS) which uses the E-UTRA, employing OFDMA for downlink and SC-FDMA for uplink transmission. The LTE-A (Advanced) is an evolved version of the 3GPP LTE system. 
     The embodiments of the disclosure may be supported by standard documents disclosed for at least one of wireless access systems such as the IEEE 802, 3GPP, and 3GPP2. In other words, those steps or portions among embodiments of the disclosure not described to clearly illustrate the technical principles of the disclosure may be backed up by the aforementioned documents. Also, all of the terms disclosed in the present document may be described by the aforementioned standard documents. 
     For the purpose of clarity, descriptions are given mainly with respect to the 3GPP LTE/LTE-A/NR(New RAT), but the technical features of the disclosure are not limited to the specific system. 
     As smartphones and Internet-of-things (IoT) devices proliferate, the amount of information exchanged over a communication network increases. Thus, an environment (e.g., enhanced mobile broadband communication) for more quickly providing services to more users than legacy communication systems (or legacy radio access technology) do needs to be taken into account for next-generation radio access technology. 
     To that end, communication systems under discussion consider machine type communication (MTC) that connects multiple devices and objects together and provides services. Also discussed are communication systems (e.g., ultra-reliable and low latency communication (URLLC)) that take account of communication reliability and/or latency-sensitive services and/or terminals. 
     For illustration purposes, the next generation radio access technology may be referred to below as new radio access technology (new RAT or NR), and NR-applied wireless communication system may be referred to as an NR system. 
     Definition of Terms 
     eLTE eNB, An eLTE eNB is an evolution of an eNB that supports a connection for an EPC and an NGC. 
     gNB, A node for supporting NR in addition to a connection with an NGC. 
     New RAN, A radio access network that supports NR or E-UTRA or interacts with an NGC. 
     Network slice, A network slice is a network defined by an operator so as to provide a solution optimized for a specific market scenario that requires a specific requirement together with an inter-terminal range. 
     Network function, A network function is a logical node in a network infra that has a well-defined external interface and a well-defined functional operation. 
     NG-C, A control plane interface used for NG2 reference point between new RAN and an NGC. 
     NG-U, A user plane interface used for NG3 reference point between new RAN and an NGC. 
     Non-standalone NR, A deployment configuration in which a gNB requires an LTE eNB as an anchor for a control plane connection to an EPC or requires an eLTE eNB as an anchor for a control plane connection to an NGC. 
     Non-standalone E-UTRA, A deployment configuration an eLTE eNB requires a gNB as an anchor for a control plane connection to an NGC. 
     User plane gateway, A terminal point of NG-U interface. 
     General System 
       FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall structure of a new radio (NR) system to which a method proposed by the disclosure may be implemented. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , an NG-RAN is composed of gNBs that provide an NG-RA user plane (new AS sublayer/PDCP/RLC/MAC/PHY) and a control plane (RRC) protocol terminal for a UE (User Equipment). 
     The gNBs are connected to each other via an Xn interface. 
     The gNBs are also connected to an NGC via an NG interface. 
     More specifically, the gNBs are connected to a Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) via an N2 interface and a User Plane Function (UPF) via an N3 interface. 
     NR(New Rat) Numerology and Frame Structure 
     In the NR system, multiple numerologies may be supported. The numerologies may be defined by subcarrier spacing and a CP (Cyclic Prefix) overhead. Spacing between the plurality of subcarriers may be derived by scaling basic subcarrier spacing into an integer N (or μ). In addition, although a very low subcarrier spacing is assumed not to be used at a very high subcarrier frequency, a numerology to be used may be selected independent of a frequency band. 
     In addition, in the NR system, a variety of frame structures according to the multiple numerologies may be supported. 
     Hereinafter, an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) numerology and a frame structure, which may be considered in the NR system, will be described. 
     A plurality of OFDM numerologies supported in the NR system may be defined as in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 μ 
                 Δf = 2 μ  · 15[kHz] 
                 Cyclic prefix 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 0 
                 15 
                 Normal 
               
               
                   
                 1 
                 30 
                 Normal 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 60 
                 Normal, Extended 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 120 
                 Normal 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 240 
                 Normal 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Regarding a frame structure in the NR system, a size of various fields in the time domain is expressed as a multiple of a time unit of T s =1/(Δf max ·N f ). In this case, Δf max =480·10 3 , and N f =4096. DL and UL transmission is configured as a radio frame having a section of T f =(Δf max N f /100)·T s =10 ms. The radio frame is composed of ten subframes each having a section of T sf =(Δf max N f /1000)·T s =1 ms. In this case, there may be a set of UL frames and a set of DL frames. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a relationship between a UL frame and a DL frame in a wireless communication system to which a method proposed by the disclosure may be implemented. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , a UL frame number I from a User Equipment (UE) needs to be transmitted T TA =N TA  T s  before the start of a corresponding DL frame in the UE. 
     Regarding the numerology μ, slots are numbered in ascending order of n s   μ ∈{0, . . . , N subframe   slots,μ −1} in a subframe, and in ascending order of n s,f   μ ∈{0, . . . , N subframe   slots,μ −1} in a radio frame. One slot is composed of continuous OFDM symbols of N symb   μ  and, N symb   μ  is determined depending on a numerology in use and slot configuration. The start of slots n s   μ  in a subframe is temporally aligned with the start of OFDM symbols n s   μ N symb   μ  in the same subframe. 
     Not all UEs are able to transmit and receive at the same time, and this means that not all OFDM symbols in a DL slot or an UL slot are available to be used. 
     Table 2 shows the number of OFDM symbols (N symb   slot ) for each slot, the number of slots (N slot   frame,μ ) for each radio frame, and the number of slots (N slot   frame,μ ) for each subframe in a normal CP. Table 3 shows the number of OFDM symbols for each slot, the number of slots for each radio frame, and the number of slots for each subframe in an extended CP. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 μ 
                 N symb   slot   
                 N slot   frame, μ   
                 N slot   subframe, μ   
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 0 
                 14 
                 10 
                 1 
               
               
                   
                 1 
                 14 
                 20 
                 2 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 14 
                 40 
                 4 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 14 
                 80 
                 8 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 14 
                 160 
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 3 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 μ 
                 N symb   slot   
                 N slot   frame, μ   
                 N slot   subframe, μ   
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 2 
                 12 
                 40 
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIG. 3  shows an example of a frame structure in an NR system.  FIG. 3  is merely for convenience of description and does not limit the scope of the disclosure. 
     Table 3 is an example in which μ=2, that is, subcarrier spacing (SCS) is 60 kHz. Referring to Table 2, 1 subframe (or frame) may include 4 slots. A 1 subframe={1,2,4} slots shown in  FIG. 3  is an example, and the number of slots that may be included in 1 subframe may be defined like Table 2. 
     Furthermore, a mini-slot may be configured with 2, 4 or 7 symbols and may be configured with symbols more or less symbols than the 2, 4 or 7 symbols. 
     Regarding physical resources in the NR system, an antenna port, a resource grid, a resource element, a resource block, a carrier part, etc. may be considered. 
     Hereinafter, the above physical resources possible to be considered in the NR system will be described in more detail. 
     First, regarding an antenna port, the antenna port is defined such that a channel over which a symbol on one antenna port is transmitted can be inferred from another channel over which a symbol on the same antenna port is transmitted. When large-scale properties of a channel received over which a symbol on one antenna port can be inferred from another channel over which a symbol on another antenna port is transmitted, the two antenna ports may be in a QC/QCL (quasi co-located or quasi co-location) relationship. Herein, the large-scale properties may include at least one of delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, average gain, and average delay. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates an example of a resource grid supported in a wireless communication system to which a method proposed by the disclosure may be implemented. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , a resource grid is composed of N RB   μ N sc   RB  subcarriers in a frequency domain, each subframe composed of 14·2μ OFDM symbols, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     In the NR system, a transmitted signal is described by one or more resource grids, composed of N RB   μ N sc   RB  subcarriers, and 2 μ N symb   (μ)  OFDM symbols. Herein, N RB   μ ≤N RB   max,μ . The above N RB   max,μ  indicates the maximum transmission bandwidth, and it may change not just between numerologies, but between UL and DL. 
     In this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , one resource grid may be configured for the numerology μ and an antenna port p. 
       FIG. 5  shows examples of a resource grid for each antenna port and numerology to which a method proposed in this specification may be applied. 
     Each element of the resource grid for the numerology μ and the antenna port p is indicated as a resource element, and may be uniquely identified by an index pair (k, l ). Herein, k=0, . . . , N RB   μ N sc   RB −1 is an index in the frequency domain, and  l =0, . . . , 2 μ N symb   (μ) −1 indicates a location of a symbol in a subframe. To indicate a resource element in a slot, the index pair (k, l ) is used. Herein, l=0, . . . , N symb   μ −1. 
     The resource element (k, l ) for the numerology μ and the antenna port p corresponds to a complex value a k, l     (p,μ) . When there is no risk of confusion or when a specific antenna port or numerology is specified, the indexes p and μ may be dropped and thereby the complex value may become a k, l     (p)  or a k, l   . 
     Furthermore, a physical resource block is defined as N sc   RB =12 contiguous subcarriers on the frequency domain. 
     A point A plays a role as a common reference point of a resource block grid and may be obtained as follows. 
     offsetToPointA for PCell downlink indicates a frequency offset between the lowest subcarrier of the lowest resource block, overlapping an SS/PBCH block used for a UE for initial cell selection, and the point A, and is represented as a resource block units assuming a 15 kHz subcarrier spacing for FR1 and a 60 kHz subcarrier spacing for FR2; 
     absoluteFrequencyPointA indicates the frequency-location of the point A represented as in an absolute radio-frequency channel number (ARFCN). 
     Common resource blocks are numbered from 0 to the upper side in the frequency domain for the subcarrier spacing configuration μ. 
     The center of the subcarrier 0 of a common resource block 0 for the subcarrier spacing configuration μ is identical with the ‘point A.’ A resource element (k,l) for a common resource block number n CRB   μ  and the subcarrier spacing configuration μ in the frequency domain may be given like Equation 1 below. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     In this case, k may be relatively defined at the point A so that k=0 corresponds to a subcarrier having the point A as the center. Physical resource blocks are numbered from 0 to N BWP,j   size −1 within a bandwidth part (BWP). i is the number of a BWP. In the BWP i, the relation between the physical resource block n PRB  and the common resource block n CRB  may be given by Equation 2 below.
 
 n   CRB   =n   PRB   +N   BWP,i   start   [Equation 2]
 
     In this case, N BWP,j   start  may be a common resource block in which the BWP relatively starts in the common resource block 0. 
     Self-Contained Structure 
     A time division duplexing (TDD) structure taken into consideration in an NR system is a structure in which both uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) are processed in one slot (or subframe). This is for minimizing latency of data transmission in the TDD system. The structure may be referred to as a self-contained structure or a self-contained slot. 
       FIG. 6  shows an example of a self-contained structure according to some implementations of this disclosure.  FIG. 6  is merely for convenience of description and does not limit the scope of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , as in the case of legacy LTE, a case where one transmission unit (e.g., slot, subframe) is configured with 14 orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols is assumed. 
     In  FIG. 6 , a region  602  means a downlink control region, and a region  604  means an uplink control region. Furthermore, regions (i.e., regions not having separate indication) except the region  602  and the region  604  may be used for the transmission of downlink data or uplink data. 
     That is, uplink control information and downlink control information may be transmitted in one self-contained slot. In contrast, in the case of data, uplink data or downlink data may be transmitted in one self-contained slot. 
     If the structure shown in  FIG. 6  is used, downlink transmission and uplink transmission are sequentially performed and the transmission of downlink data and the reception of uplink ACK/NACK may be performed within one self-contained slot. 
     Consequently, when an error occurs in data transmission, the time consumed up to the retransmission of data can be reduced. Accordingly, latency related to data forwarding can be minimized. 
     In a self-contained slot structure, such as  FIG. 6 , there is a need for a time gap for a process of a base station (eNodeB, eNB, gNB) and/or a terminal (user equipment (UE)) changing from a transmission mode to a reception mode or of the base station and/or the terminal changing from a reception mode to a transmission mode. In relation to the time gap, when uplink transmission is performed after downlink transmission in a self-contained slot, some OFDM symbol(s) may be configured as a guard period (GP). 
     Analog Beamforming 
     In mmWave (mmW) communication systems, as signal wavelength shortens, multiple antennas may be installed in the same area. For example, in a 30 GHz band, the wavelength is about 1 cm, and if antennas are installed at 0.5 lambda intervals on a 5 cm×5 cm panel according to a 2-dimensional array, a total of 100 antenna elements may be installed. 
     Thus, coverage and throughput may be increased by raising the beamforming (BF) gain using multiple antenna elements in mmW communication systems. 
     In this case, the installation of a transceiver unit (TXRU) to enable adjustment of transmission power and phase per antenna element allows for independent beamforming per frequency resource. 
     However, installing TXRUs for all the antenna elements (e.g., 100 antenna elements) may lose practicability in light of costs. Thus, it may be considered to map multiple antenna elements to one TXRU and control the beam direction using an analog phase shifter. 
     Such analog beamforming scheme may generate only one beam direction over the entire band and is thus incapable of frequency-selective beam operation. 
     Thus, hybrid beamforming may be taken into account. Hybrid beamforming is an intermediate form between digital beamforming and analog beamforming and has B TXRUs fewer than Q antenna elements. In this case, although there are differences in connections between B TXRUs and Q antenna elements, the number of beam directions in which simultaneous signal transmission is possible is limited to B or less. 
     In NR systems, a UE may be configured to transmit uplink control information (UCI) via an uplink shared channel (i.e., uplink data channel) (e.g., physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). In this case, the UCI may be multiplexed with the UE&#39;s uplink data (i.e., user data) and then transmitted or, without being multiplexed with any uplink data, the UCI may be transmitted. That is, in NR systems, the PUSCH may be configured to carry UCI alone, carry UL data (e.g., UL-shared channel, UL-SCH), or carry the UL data and UCI multiplexed together. 
     In legacy systems (e.g., LTE systems), to differentiate the DCI for PUSCH for carrying UCI alone, the UE is configured to use the DCI field, e.g., MCS, CSI request field, or frequency-domain resource allocation. However, in NR systems, given supporting a DCI structure different from those of the legacy systems and more various use cases, it may be inefficient or difficult to use the legacy method as it is. 
     As an example, in the legacy system, a resource allocation of four resource blocks (RBs) or less in the frequency domain is used to determine the DCI for PUSCH carrying only UCI. However, in the NR system, services with a small packet size (i.e., payload size) such as ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) may require frequency resources of 4 RBs or less, and necessary resources may be configured to be smaller than the UCI. 
     In this sense, the NR system requires new methods for the UE to differentiate the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying UCI alone. Thus, according to the disclosure, there are proposed methods for designing DCI for the UE to differentiate the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI. Specifically, according to the disclosure, there is proposed a method of design to be able to differentiate DCI using the field(s) constituting the DCI. 
     Further, the embodiments and/or methods described in the disclosure are differentiated solely for ease of description, and some components in any one method may be replaced, or combined with components of another method. 
     Method 1 
     First described is a method for differentiating DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the CSI request field. 
     Specifically, the value of the CSI request field or the field itself may be used. 
     In the NR system, the CSI request field may be configured via semi-static scheduling (e.g., RRC signaling), or the size of the field may be configured to be variable. Thus, the UE may be configured to differentiate the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI based on whether the CSI request field has been configured. Or, the UE may be configured to differentiate the DCI based on whether the value of the CSI request field indicates a specific value (e.g., a value preset between the UE and the base station or a value pre-defined according to the specifications) or not. 
     As an example, where the value of the CSI request field indicates a non-zero value, the UE may determine that the DCI is for UL-SCH-less UCI transmission or minimum UCI transmission. Or in such a case, where the value of the field indicates a specific value set by, e.g., high layer signaling, the UE may determine that this is for UL-SCH-less UCI transmission. 
     At this time, each value of the CSI request field may be associated with, e.g., a preconfigured UCI transmission parameter via, e.g., high layer signaling. Thus, in such a case, the UCI transmission parameter mapped to each value may correspond to information for identifying whether the UL-SCH is included, i.e., whether the DCI is for UL-SCH-less transmission or minimum UCI transmission. 
     Method 2 
     Another method to be considered is a method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) field. 
     Specifically, a reserved MCS region in a predefined MCS table may be utilized for differentiating the DCI. In this case, to determine the modulation order to be utilized for UCI transmission, multiple reserved MCS values may be used for differentiating the DCI. 
     An example is assumed that I_MCS=n denotes the modulation order m, and I_MCS=n′ is the modulation order m′. In such a case, the UE may be configured to use the PUSCH indicated (i.e., scheduled) by the DCI is used for UL-SCH-less UCI transmission if the MCS field of the received DCI is n or n′. However, in this case, different modulation orders, e.g., m or m′, may be used. 
     As a specific example, Tables 4, 5, and 6 below provide a description related to a scheme for setting the above-described reserved MCS value. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 5.1.3.1 Modulation order and target code rate determination 
               
               
                 For the PDSCH assigned by a PDCCH with DCI format  
               
               
                 1_0/1_1 with CRC scrambled by C-RNTI,  
               
               
                 if the higher layer parameter MCS-Table-PDSCH is not set to  
               
               
                 ‘256QAM’, the UE shall use I MCS  and Table 5.1.3.1-1 to determine  
               
               
                 the modulation order (Q m ) and Target code rate (R) used in the  
               
               
                 physical downlink shared channel.  
               
               
                 else  
               
               
                 the UE shall use I MCS  and Table 5.1.3.1-2 to determine the  
               
               
                 modulation order (Q m ) and Target code rate (R) used in the  
               
               
                 physical downlink shared channel.  
               
               
                 end  
               
               
                 Table 5.1.3.1-1: MCS index table 1 for PDSCH  
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 MCS 
                 Modulation 
                 Target code  
                   
               
               
                 Index 
                 Order 
                 Rate x [1024] 
                 Spectral 
               
               
                 I MCS   
                 Q m   
                 R 
                 efficiency 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 2 
                 120 
                 0.2344 
               
               
                 1 
                 2 
                 157 
                 0.3066 
               
               
                 2 
                 2 
                 193 
                 0.3770 
               
               
                 3 
                 2 
                 251 
                 0.4902 
               
               
                 4 
                 2 
                 308 
                 0.6016 
               
               
                 5 
                 2 
                 379 
                 0.7402 
               
               
                 6 
                 2 
                 449 
                 0.8770 
               
               
                 7 
                 2 
                 526 
                 1.0273 
               
               
                 8 
                 2 
                 602 
                 1.1758 
               
               
                 9 
                 2 
                 679 
                 1.3262 
               
               
                 10 
                 4 
                 340 
                 1.3281 
               
               
                 11 
                 4 
                 378 
                 1.4766 
               
               
                 12 
                 4 
                 434 
                 1.6953 
               
               
                 13 
                 4 
                 490 
                 1.9141 
               
               
                 14 
                 4 
                 553 
                 2.1602 
               
               
                 15 
                 4 
                 616 
                 2.4063 
               
               
                 16 
                 4 
                 658 
                 2.5703 
               
               
                 17 
                 6 
                 438 
                 2.5664 
               
               
                 18 
                 6 
                 466 
                 2.7305 
               
               
                 19 
                 6 
                 517 
                 3.0293 
               
               
                 20 
                 6 
                 567 
                 3.3223 
               
               
                 21 
                 6 
                 616 
                 3.6094 
               
               
                 22 
                 6 
                 666 
                 3.9023 
               
               
                 23 
                 6 
                 719 
                 4.2129 
               
               
                 24 
                 6 
                 772 
                 4.5234 
               
               
                 25 
                 6 
                 822 
                 4.8164 
               
               
                 26 
                 6 
                 873 
                 5.1152 
               
               
                 27 
                 6 
                 910 
                 5.3320 
               
               
                 28 
                 6 
                 948 
                 5.5547 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 29 
                 2 
                 reserved 
               
               
                 30 
                 4 
                 reserved 
               
               
                 31 
                 6 
                 reserved 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 5.1.3.1-2: MCS index table 2 for PDSCH 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 MCS 
                 Modulation 
                 Target code 
                   
               
               
                   
                 Index 
                 Order 
                 Rate x [1024] 
                 Spectral 
               
               
                   
                 I MCS   
                 Q m   
                 R 
                 efficiency 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 0 
                 2 
                 120 
                 0.2344 
               
               
                   
                 1 
                 2 
                 193 
                 0.3770 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 2 
                 308 
                 0.6016 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 2 
                 449 
                 0.8770 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 2 
                 602 
                 1.1758 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 4 
                 378 
                 1.4766 
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 4 
                 434 
                 1.6953 
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 4 
                 490 
                 1.9141 
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 4 
                 553 
                 2.1602 
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 4 
                 616 
                 2.4063 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 4 
                 658 
                 2.5703 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 6 
                 466 
                 2.7305 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 6 
                 517 
                 3.0293 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 6 
                 567 
                 3.3223 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 6 
                 616 
                 3.6094 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 6 
                 666 
                 3.9023 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 6 
                 719 
                 4.2129 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 6 
                 772 
                 4.5234 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 6 
                 822 
                 4.8164 
               
               
                   
                 19 
                 6 
                 873 
                 5.1152 
               
               
                   
                 20 
                 8 
                 682.5 
                 5.3320 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 8 
                 711 
                 5.5547 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 8 
                 754 
                 5.8906 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 8 
                 797 
                 6.2266 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 8 
                 841 
                 6.5703 
               
               
                   
                 25 
                 8 
                 885 
                 6.9141 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 8 
                 916.5 
                 7.1602 
               
               
                   
                 27 
                 8 
                 948 
                 7.4063 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 28 
                 2 
                 reserved 
               
               
                   
                 29 
                 4 
                 reserved 
               
               
                   
                 30 
                 6 
                 reserved 
               
               
                   
                 31 
                 8 
                 reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 6.1.4.1 Modulation order and target code rate determination  
               
               
                 For the PUSCH is assigned by a DCI format 0_0/0_1 with  
               
               
                 CRC scrambled by C-RNTI, If the higher layer parameters  
               
               
                 PUSCH-tp is disabled and MCS-Table-PUSCH is not set to  
               
               
                 ‘256QAM’, 
               
               
                 the UE shall use I MCS  and Table 5.1.3.1-1 to determine the  
               
               
                 modulation order (Q m ) and Target code rate (R) used in the  
               
               
                 physical downlink shared channel.  
               
               
                 elseif the higher layer parameters PUSCH-tp is disabled and  
               
               
                 MCS-Table-PUSCH is set to  
               
               
                 ‘256QAM’,  
               
               
                 the UE shall use I MCS  and Table 5.1.3.1-2 to determine the  
               
               
                 modulation order (Q m ) and Target code rate (R) used in the  
               
               
                 physical downlink shared channel.  
               
               
                 elseif the higher layer parameters PUSCH-tp is enabled and  
               
               
                 MCS-Table-PUSCH-transform-precoding is not set to  
               
               
                 ‘256QAM’,  
               
               
                 the UE shall use I MCS  and Table 6.1.4.1-1 to determine the  
               
               
                 modulation order (Q m ) and Target code rate (R) used in the  
               
               
                 physical downlink shared channel.  
               
               
                 else  
               
               
                 the UE shall use I MCS  and Table 5.1.3.1-2 to determine the  
               
               
                 modulation order (Q m ) and Target code rate (R) used in the  
               
               
                 physical downlink shared channel.  
               
               
                 end  
               
               
                 Table 6.1.4.1-1: MCS index table for PUSCH with transform  
               
               
                 precoding and 64QAM  
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 MCS 
                 Modulation 
                 Target code Rate x 
                   
               
               
                 Index 
                 Order 
                 1024 
                 Spectral 
               
               
                 I MCS   
                 Q m   
                 R 
                 efficiency 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 1 
                 240 
                 0.2344 
               
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 314 
                 0.3066 
               
               
                 2 
                 2 
                 193 
                 0.3770 
               
               
                 3 
                 2 
                 251 
                 0.4902 
               
               
                 4 
                 2 
                 308 
                 0.6016 
               
               
                 5 
                 2 
                 379 
                 0.7402 
               
               
                 6 
                 2 
                 449 
                 0.8770 
               
               
                 7 
                 2 
                 526 
                 1.0273 
               
               
                 8 
                 2 
                 602 
                 1.1758 
               
               
                 9 
                 2 
                 679 
                 1.3262 
               
               
                 10 
                 4 
                 340 
                 1.3281 
               
               
                 11 
                 4 
                 378 
                 1.4766 
               
               
                 12 
                 4 
                 434 
                 1.6953 
               
               
                 13 
                 4 
                 490 
                 1.9141 
               
               
                 14 
                 4 
                 553 
                 2.1602 
               
               
                 15 
                 4 
                 616 
                 2.4063 
               
               
                 16 
                 4 
                 658 
                 2.5703 
               
               
                 17 
                 6 
                 466 
                 2.7305 
               
               
                 18 
                 6 
                 517 
                 3.0293 
               
               
                 19 
                 6 
                 567 
                 3.3223 
               
               
                 20 
                 6 
                 616 
                 3.6094 
               
               
                 21 
                 6 
                 666 
                 3.9023 
               
               
                 22 
                 6 
                 719 
                 4.2129 
               
               
                 23 
                 6 
                 772 
                 4.5234 
               
               
                 24 
                 6 
                 822 
                 4.8164 
               
               
                 25 
                 6 
                 873 
                 5.1152 
               
               
                 26 
                 6 
                 910 
                 5.3320 
               
               
                 27 
                 6 
                 948 
                 5.5547 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 28 
                 1 
                 reserved 
               
               
                 29 
                 2 
                 reserved 
               
               
                 30 
                 4 
                 reserved 
               
               
                 31 
                 6 
                 reserved 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Method 3 
     Another method to be considered is a method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the redundancy version (RV) field. 
     As an example, the RV sequence of transmission of UL data (e.g., UL-SCH) may be set to [0000] or [0231]. A scheme to be used in this case is to indicate that the DCI is not for transmission of UL data by indicating RV1, which is an RV less likely to be used. In other words, where the RV field value of the DCI received by the UE is RV1, the UE may recognize that the received DCI is for UCI only. 
     Method 4 
     Another method to be considered is a method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the new data indicator (NDI) field. 
     As an example, given method 3 described above, it may be efficient to set a value, which is not used generally for transmission of new data in a any field of the DCI, as the validation point. Thus, it may be useful to use the NDI value indicating new data, in combination with other methods described herein. 
     At this time, to represent the NDI value indicating new data, hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ) entity may be considered together (that is, HARQ process identifier (ID) (or HARQ PID), or latest NRI value). 
     Or, in the similar concept to virtual CRC, the NDI value may be fixed to a specific value, 00, or all 1&#39;s regardless of the HARQ PID. 
     Method 5 
     Another method to be considered is a method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the HARQ ID field. 
     Generally, since UCI is not retransmitted via an HARQ process, high reliability may be obtained by fixing the HARQ PID to a certain specific value. At this time, when the UE receives DCI assigned no UL data (i.e., UL-SCH), no influence may be had on the HARQ entity corresponding to the HARQ PID. 
     As an example, when the DCI indicating HARQ PID #1 is determined to be the DCI for UL-SCH-less UCI transmission, the UE may recognize that the DCI is not the DCI for actual HARQ PID #1. Thus, the previous transport block size (TBS) of HARQ PID #1 and previous NDI value may not be varied. 
     Method 6 
     A method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the resource allocation information (i.e., resource allocation field) in the time domain may be taken into consideration. 
     Specifically, the UE may be configured to differentiate the DCI using the starting symbol information of the resource allocation in the time domain. Generally, since a processing time shorter than that for UL-SCH is required for the UE to transmit UCI, a shorter starting symbol may also be supported. 
     Thus, a specific starting symbol value or region of the resource allocation in the time domain may be used to differentiate the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI without UL data (i.e., UL-SCH). 
     Method 7 
     Another method to be considered is a method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the code block group transmission information (CBGTI) field. 
     Similar to method 3 described above, since it would be less likely to transmit only small part of CBG upon transmission of new data, the CBGTI field may be used to indicate the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI in combination with the NDI. 
     As an example, the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI may be determined in a scheme of combining the NDI bit and the value which the most significant bit (MSB) of the field is 1 and the rest are 0&#39;s. 
     Method 8 
     A method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the resource allocation information (i.e., resource allocation field) in the time domain may be taken into consideration. 
     Generally, the payload size of UCI is smaller than that of PUSCH transmission. Thus, transmission of UCI only allows the UE to receive a smaller size of resource. Thus, where the size (e.g., transmission duration or number of symbols) of the resource allocated via resource allocation in the time domain is a predetermined value or smaller than the predetermined value, the UE may be configured to use such case to differentiate the DCI. Here, the predetermined value may be pre-defined according to the specifications or may be pre-configured via separate signaling between the UE and the base station. 
     Or, where the method is used in combination with other methods described herein, a method to be considered to reduce restrictions on the DCI for UL data (i.e., UL-SCH) may be to use the case where the size of the resource allocated is larger than the predetermined value. 
     Method 9 
     A method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the resource allocation information (i.e., resource allocation field) in the frequency domain may be taken into consideration. 
     Generally, the payload size of UCI is smaller than that of PUSCH transmission. Thus, transmission of UCI only allows the UE to receive a smaller size of resource. Thus, where the size (e.g., transmission duration or number of symbols) of the resource allocated via resource allocation in the frequency domain is a predetermined value or smaller than the predetermined value, the UE may be configured to use such case to differentiate the DCI. Here, the predetermined value may be pre-defined according to the specifications or may be pre-configured via separate signaling between the UE and the base station. 
     Since the NR system supports various services (e.g., eMBB, URLLC, mMTC, etc.), transmission of UL data (i.e., UL-SCH) may have a smaller size than UCI. Thus, it may be efficient to use together the above-described method 8 in using the method. 
     As an example, where the transmission duration allocated via DCI is identical to or larger than (i.e., not less than) than X symbols and where the RB size allocated is identical to or smaller than (i.e., not more than) Y (e.g., X=7 and Y=4), the UE may determine that the DCI is the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI. 
     Such operation may be configured depending on the number of RBs allocated regardless of resource allocation types (RA types) or may be configured to operate only in a specific RA type. 
     Method 10 
     Also considered is a method for differentiating the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI using the resource size (e.g., number of REs) derived by combining the resource allocation in the time domain and the resource allocation in the frequency domain. 
     Such operation may be configured depending on the number of RBs allocated regardless of resource allocation types (RA types) or may be configured to operate only in a specific RA type. 
     For example, generally, the payload size of UCI is smaller than that of PUSCH transmission. Thus, transmission of UCI only allows the UE to receive a smaller size of resource. Thus, where the size (e.g., transmission duration or number of symbols) of the resource allocated via resource allocation in the time domain is a predetermined value or smaller than the predetermined value, the UE may be configured to use such case to differentiate the DCI. 
     As a specific example, where the number (N_RE) of REs obtained via the given RA field (i.e., resource allocation information) meets the condition: N_RE≤4*Q(12*14-_RE overhead ), the UE may determine that the DCI is the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI. Here, function Q may mean a quantization function, such as of a floor, ceiling, or others. Such condition may be preconfigured according to the specifications or may be configured by high layer signaling and/or physical layer signaling (e.g., L1 signaling) by, e.g., the base station. 
     As another example, where UCI with a specific size is transmitted, the size of resources necessary may also be predetermined. Thus, it may be useful that the UE determines that the resource allocation of a specific size is UL data (i.e., UL-SCH)-less UCI transmission. 
     As a specific example, it is assumed that UE may identify the bit size X of the UCI to be transmitted via, e.g., the CSI request field. At this time, where the payload size Y corresponding to the resource allocation information and modulation order (i.e., RA+modulation order) given by the DCI meets a predetermined rate K (i.e., Y=X*K) or a specific threshold condition, the UE may determine that this is UL data (i.e., UL-SCH)-less UCI transmission. At this time, the above-described K value may be a predefined value or information (e.g., coding rate in the MCS table) obtained via, e.g., high layer signaling and/or physical layer signaling (e.g., L1 signaling) by the base station. 
     As another scheme to be considered, after identifying the DCI as the DCI for UL data-less UCI transmission via the above-described method, the UE determines what UCI to transmit in the resource size derived via the resource allocation field. As an example, allocation of a specific size of resource may mean that the UE is configured to transmit only part 1 CSI. 
     By the above-described methods, the UE may differentiate between the DCI for allocating the PUSCH for UL data (i.e., UL-SCH) and the DCI for allocating the PUSCH for transmission of UCI without UL data. 
     However, since the above-described methods may restrict the flexibility of PUSCH allocation for UL data (i.e., UL-SCH), a scheme of combining and applying the above-described methods needs to be taken into account. 
     As an example, where methods 1 to 3 described above simultaneously apply, when a CSI request is enabled, the UE may determine that the DCI indicating RV1 and reserved MCS is the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI without UL data. As another example, where the above-described methods (1, 2, 3 and 9) or (1, 2, 3, and 10) simultaneously apply, when a CSI request is enabled, the UE may determine that the DCI is the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI without UL data if the number of RBs obtained from the resource allocation field of the DCI indicating RV1 and the reserved MCS is smaller than (or equal to or smaller than) the value obtained from the signaling of the base station or a predefined value. 
     Further, since in the NR system, the DCI may have various sizes or various field configurations, different method combinations may apply depending on DCI types (e.g., the length of the CSI request field). At this time, a combination of specific methods may be used basically for differentiating DCI (e.g., methods (1, 2, and 3) or (1, 2, 3, 8, and 9)) or other methods may be added for a separate purpose or depending on the DCI type. As an example, a method additionally combined may be used to differently configure the UCI transmitted by the UE. 
     The UCI, particularly information to be included in the CSI report, may be determined by the CSI request field contained in the DCI. Each value of the CSI request field may be associated with the UCI transmission parameter preconfigured via, e.g., high layer signaling, as described above in connection with method 1. In this case, the UCI transmission parameter mapped to each value may include information about not only whether UL data (i.e., UL-SCH) is included but also information about the UCI on PUCCH (e.g., CSI on PUCCH). Where the CSI configuration associated with the CSI request field of DCI indicates the information about the CSI on the PUCCH, the DCI may be the DCI triggering the CSI on the PUCCH. 
     Where the CSI request field is not included in the DCI, the UE may determine that the DCI meeting the other conditions than method 1 described above is the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH carrying only UCI without UL data. As an example, it may be assumed that the DCI for the number of REs obtained from the resource allocation field of DCI indicating RV1 and MCS value when the above-described methods (2, 3, 9) or (2, 3, 10) simultaneously apply, the DCI indicating RV1 and the MCS value when the above-described methods 2 and 3 simultaneously apply, or the case where the number of RBs is smaller (or identical to or smaller than) than a predetermined value or a value obtained from signaling of the base station is the DCI for triggering the CSI on the PUCCH. In this case, information (e.g., reserved MCS value) of other field may be mapped to the CSI configuration in a similar manner to the CSI request field. 
     Further, a criterion for determining the DCI for triggering the CSI on the PUCCH may be provided separately from the above-described methods. 
     As a specific example, Table 7 below represents a description of a scheme of configuring the above-described CSI request field and determination of a transport block size (TBS). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 8.6.2 Transport block size determination 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 For a non-BL/CE UE and for 0 ≤ I MCS  ≤ 28, the UE shall first determine the TBS index (I TBS ) 
               
               
                 using I MCS  and Table 8.6.1-1 except if the transport block is disabled in DCI format 4/4A/4B 
               
               
                 as specified below. For a transport block that is not mapped to two-layer spatial multiplexing, 
               
               
                 the TBS is determined by the procedure in subclause 7.1.7.2.1. For a transport block that is 
               
               
                 mapped to two-layer spatial multiplexing, the TBS is determined by the procedure in 
               
               
                 subclause 7.1.7.2.2. For a non-BL/CE UE and for 29 ≤ I MCS  ≤ 31, if DCI format 0/0A/0B 
               
               
                 is used and I MCS  = 29 or, if DCI format 4 is used and only 1 TB is enabled and 
               
               
                 I MCS  = 29 for the enabled TB and the number of transmission layers is 1 or if 
               
               
                 DCI format 4A/4B is used and I MCS  = 29 for both TBs and N = 1 (determined by the procedure 
               
               
                 in subclause 8.0), and if the “CSI request” bit field is 1 bit and is set to trigger 
               
               
                 an aperiodic CSI report and N PRB  ≤ 4 or, the “CSI request” bit field is 2 bits and is 
               
               
                 triggering an aperiodic CSI report for one serving cell according to Table 7.2.1-1A, and, N PRB  ≤ 4 or, 
               
               
                 the “CSI request” bit field is 2 bits and is triggering aperiodic CSI report for more than one 
               
               
                 serving cell according to Table 7.2.1-1A and, N PRB  ≤ 20 or, the “CSI request” bit field 
               
               
                 is 2 bits and is triggering an aperiodic CSI report for one CSI process according 
               
               
                 to Table 7.2.1-1B and N PRB  ≤ 4 or, the “CSI request” bit field is 2 bits and is triggering 
               
               
                 an aperiodic CSI report for more than one CSI process according to Table 7.2.1-1B and, N PRB  ≤ 20 or, 
               
               
                 the “CSI request” bit field is 2 bits and is triggering an aperiodic CSI report for one CSI 
               
               
                 process or {CSI process, CSI subframe set}-pair according to Table 7.2.1-1C and N PRB  ≤ 4 
               
               
                 or, the “CSI request” bit field is 2 bits and is triggering an aperiodic CSI report for more than one 
               
               
                 CSI process and/or {CSI process, CSI subframe set}-pair according to Table 7.2.1-1C and 
               
               
                 N PRB  ≤ 20,, or the “CSI request” bit field is 3 bits and is triggering an aperiodic CSI report 
               
               
                 for one CSI process according to Table 7.2.1-1D or Table 7.2.1-1E and N PRB  ≤ 4, or the “CSI 
               
               
                 request” bit field is 3 bits and is triggering an aperiodic CSI report for 2 to 5 CSI 
               
               
                 processes according to Table 7.2.1-1D or Table 7.2.1-1E and N PRB  ≤ 20, or the “CSI 
               
               
                 request” bit field is 3 bits and is triggering an aperiodic CSI report for more than 5 
               
               
                 CSI processes according to Table 7.2.1-1D or Table 7.2.1-1E, or the “CSI request” 
               
               
                 bit field in DCI format 0A/0B/4A/4B is set to trigger an aperiodic CSI report, then there is 
               
               
                 no transport block for the UL-SCH and only the control information feedback for the current 
               
               
                 PUSCH reporting mode is transmitted by the UE. Otherwise, the transport block size shall 
               
               
                 be determined from the initial PDCCH/EPDCCH for the same transport block using 0 ≤ I MCS  ≤ 28. 
               
               
                 If there is no initial PDCCH/EPDCCH with an uplink DCI format for the same transport block 
               
               
                 using 0 ≤ I MCS  ≤ 28, the transport block size shall be determined from the most recent 
               
               
                 semi-persistent scheduling assignment PDCCH/EPDCCH, when the initial PUSCH for the same 
               
               
                 transport block is semi-persistently scheduled, or, the random access response grant for 
               
               
                 the same transport block, when the PUSCH is initiated by the random access response grant. 
               
               
                 In DCI format 4 a transport block is disabled if either the combination of I MCS  = 0 and 
               
               
                 N PRB  &gt; 1 or the combination of I MCS  = 28 and N PRB  = 1 is signaled, otherwise the transport 
               
               
                 block is enabled. In DCI formats 4A/4B a transport block is disabled if I MCS  = 29 and otherwise the transport 
               
               
                 block is enabled. If DCI format 4A/4B is used and I MCS  = 29 for both TBs, UE is not expected to receive the 
               
               
                 value of N &gt; 1 as determined by the procedure in subclause 8.0. For a BL/CE UE configured with 
               
               
                 CEModeA and a PUSCH transmission not scheduled by the Random Access Response Grant, the UE shall 
               
               
                 first determine the TBS index (I TBS ) using I MCS  and Table 8.6.1-2. For a BL/CE UE the TBS 
               
               
                 is determined by the procedure in subclause 7.1.7.2.1. For a BL/CE UE configured with CEModeA 
               
               
                 and a PUSCH transmission scheduled by the Random Access Response Grant, the UE shall determine the TBS index 
               
               
                 by the procedure in subclause 6.2. For a BL/CE UE configured with CEModeB, the TBS is determined according to the 
               
               
                 procedure in subclause 7.1.7.2.1 for 0 ≤ I TBS  ≤ 10, and N PRB  = 6 when resource allocation field is 
               
               
                 ‘110’ or ‘111’ otherwise N PRB  = 3. 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Further, when a certain DCI is determined to trigger the CSI on the PUCCH, it may be useful to disregard the criterion for the CSI on the PUSCH. In other words, when a certain DCI is determined to trigger the CSI on the PUCCH, although it is determined to be UL data (i.e., UL-SCH)-less UCI transmission on PUSCH by the above-described methods, the UE may be configured to transmit the UCI on the PUCCH configured according to the associated CSI configuration without transmitting the UCI on the PUSCH. 
     In this case, the criterion for the UCI transmission on the PUSCH without UL data may be used to trigger the CSI on the PUCCH without allocating a separate PUSCH resource via DCI. Specifically, where CSI on a pre-allocated PUCCH is triggered without allocating other resources via DCI, the above-described triggering condition for UCI transmission on PUSCH without UL data may be used. Further, through this, the triggering criterion of CSI on PUCCH may be configured independently from the CSI case on PUSCH. 
     Further, in various embodiments of the disclosure, where a slot aggregation factor (e.g., slot-aggregation-factor DL/UL, ReptK included in ConfiguredGrantConfig) is configured in the UE, one time/frequency resource allocation may indicate a larger resource or multiple resources. In this case, the operations of the above-described methods of using time/frequency resource allocation may be required to be varied. At this time, the following example schemes may be considered. 
     For example, the UE interprets the parameter under the assumption that the slot aggregation factor K is 1 and, then, if it determines that the received DCI is the DCI for UL data (i.e., UL-SCH)-less UCI transmission, although the slot aggregation factor K is configured, the UE may be configured to perform UCI transmission only in the first resource or a predesignated resource without applying the slot aggregation factor to the UCI. 
     As another example, the UE interprets the parameter under the assumption that the slot aggregation factor K is 1 and, then, if it determines that the received DCI is the DCI for UL data (i.e., UL-SCH)-less UCI transmission, the UE may be configured to apply the slot aggregation factor to the UCI and perform UCI transmission. As an example, if K is 4, the UE may perform the same UCI transmission (particularly, UL data-less UCI transmission) on four consecutive slots. 
     As another example, the UE interprets the parameter under the assumption that the slot aggregation factor K is 1 and, then, if it determines that the received DCI is the DCI for UL data (i.e., UL-SCH)-less UCI transmission, the UE may be configured to apply the slot aggregation factor to the UCI and perform UCI transmission. At this time, upon differentiating the DCI with the slot aggregation factor-applied parameter, a K-considered condition may be used. As an example, where the DCI is differentiated based on the number (i.e., N_RE) of REs given from the resource allocation field, N_RE≤K*4*Q(12*14−RE overhead ) may be used as a DCI differentiation condition. 
     Further, the above-described operation(s) related to the transmission using the slot aggregation factor and multiple resources are not limited to the parameter indicating the repetitive transmission in slot units configured via high layer signaling but may also be applied to repetitive transmission in units smaller than the repetitive transmission parameter, particularly slot, indicated via the DCI. 
       FIG. 7  is a flowchart illustrating operations of a UE transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system to which a method as proposed according to the disclosure is applicable.  FIG. 7  is intended merely for illustration purposes but not for limiting the scope of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , it is assumed that as a scheme for designing DCI for transmission of uplink control information (UCI), the UE and/or base station combines and applies any one or more of the above-described methods. 
     First, the UE may receive DCI for scheduling transmission of UCI from the base station (step S 705 ). 
     Thereafter, the UE may transmit the UCI to the base station via a physical uplink shared channel (i.e., PUSCH) based on the DCI (step S 710 ). 
     In this case, a specific field included in the DCI may include indication information related to whether the uplink control information is only transmitted via the uplink shared channel. 
     For example, as in method 1 described above, the specific field may be a channel state information (CSI) request field, and the indication information may be a specific value of the CSI request field pre-configured for the uplink control information via higher layer signaling. 
     And/or, as in method 2 described above, the specific field may be a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) field, and the indication information may be a reserved MCS value among pre-configured MCS values. 
     And/or, as in method 5 described above, the specific field may be a hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ)-related field, and the indication information may be a specific HARQ process identifier pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     And/or, as in method 6 described above, the specific field may be a resource allocation field in a time domain, and the indication information may be a starting symbol value of the physical uplink shared channel, pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     And/or, as in methods 8 to 10 described above, the specific field may be a resource allocation field, and the indication information may be a resource size in a time domain and/or a resource size in a frequency domain, pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     In connection therewith, the UE may be configured as a device shown in  FIGS. 9 and 10 . Given this, the operations of  FIG. 7  described above may be performed by the device of  FIGS. 9 and 10 . 
     For example, the processor  921  (and/or processor  1010 ) may control to receive the DCI for scheduling transmission of UCI from the base station (step S 705 ). Further, the processor  921  (and/or processor  1010 ) may control to transmit the UCI to the base station via a physical uplink shared channel (i.e., PUSCH) based on the DCI (step S 710 ). 
       FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating operations of a base station receiving uplink control information in a wireless communication system to which a method as proposed according to the disclosure is applicable.  FIG. 8  is intended merely for illustration purposes but not for limiting the scope of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , it is assumed that as a scheme for designing DCI for transmission of uplink control information (UCI), the UE and/or base station combines and applies any one or more of the above-described methods. 
     First, the base station may transmit DCI for scheduling transmission of UCI to the UE (step S 805 ). 
     Thereafter, the base station may receive the UCI from the UE via a physical uplink shared channel (i.e., PUSCH) based on the DCI (step S 810 ). 
     In this case, a specific field included in the DCI may include indication information related to whether the uplink control information is only transmitted via the uplink shared channel. 
     For example, as in method 1 described above, the specific field may be a channel state information (CSI) request field, and the indication information may be a specific value of the CSI request field pre-configured for the uplink control information via higher layer signaling. 
     And/or, as in method 2 described above, the specific field may be a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) field, and the indication information may be a reserved MCS value among pre-configured MCS values. 
     And/or, as in method 5 described above, the specific field may be a hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ)-related field, and the indication information may be a specific HARQ process identifier pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     And/or, as in method 6 described above, the specific field may be a resource allocation field in a time domain, and the indication information may be a starting symbol value of the physical uplink shared channel, pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     And/or, as in methods 8 to 10 described above, the specific field may be a resource allocation field, and the indication information may be a resource size in a time domain and/or a resource size in a frequency domain, pre-configured for the uplink control information. 
     In connection therewith, the base station may be configured as a device shown in  FIG. 9 . Given this, the operations of  FIG. 8  described above may be performed by the device of  FIG. 9 . 
     For example, the processor  911  may control to transmit the DCI for scheduling transmission of UCI to the UE (step S 805 ). Further, the processor  911  may control to receive the UCI transmitted from the UE via the physical uplink shared channel (i.e., PUSCH) based on the DCI (step S 710 ). 
     Use of the above-described scheme provides the technical effect of differentiating between the DCI for allocating a normal PUSCH (e.g., PUSCH for UL data) and the DCI for allocating a PUSCH for UCI transmission without UL data without losing flexibility of resource allocation, for downlink control information received from the base station. 
     General Apparatus to which the Disclosure May be Applied 
       FIG. 9  is a block diagram of a wireless communication device to which a method proposed in this specification may be applied. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , the wireless communication system includes a base station  910  and a plurality of terminals (or UEs)  920  located within the region of coverage of the BS  910 . 
     The BS  910  includes a processor  911 , a memory  912 , and a radio frequency (RF) unit  913 . The processor  911  implements functions, processes and/or methods proposed in above-described  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 8 . Layers of radio interface protocols may be implemented by the processor  911 . The memory  912  may be connected to the processor  911  and stores various types of information for driving the processor  911 . The RF unit  913  may be connected to the processor  911  and transmits and/or receives a radio signal. 
     The UE  920  includes a processor  921 , a memory  922  and an RF unit  923 . 
     The processor  921  implements the proposed functions, processes and/or methods proposed in  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 8 . Layers of radio interface protocols may be implemented by the processor  921 . The memory  922  may be connected to the processor  921  and stores various types of information for driving the processor  921 . The RF unit  923  may be connected to the processor  921  and transmits and/or receives a radio signal 
     The memory  912 ,  922  may be located inside or outside the processor  911 ,  921  and may be connected to the processor  911 ,  921  by various known means. 
     As an example, to transmit/receive downlink (DL) data in a wireless communication system supporting low-latency service, the UE may include a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting/receiving radio signals and a processor functionally connected with the RF unit. 
     The base station  910  and/or the UE  920  may include a single or multiple antennas. 
       FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     In particular,  FIG. 10  illustrates in greater detail the UE of  FIG. 9 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , the UE may include a processor (or a digital signal processor (DSP))  1010 , an RF module (or RF unit)  1035 , a power management module  1005 , an antenna  1040 , a battery  1055 , a display  1015 , a keypad  1020 , a memory  1030 , a subscriber identification module (SIM) card  1025  (which is optional), a speaker  1045 , and a microphone  1050 . The UE may include a single or multiple antennas. 
     The processor  1010  implements the functions, processes or steps, and/or methods proposed above in connection with  FIGS. 1 to 8 . Wireless interface protocol layers may be implemented by the processor  1010 . 
     The memory  1030  is connected with the processor  1010  to store information related to the operation of the processor  1010 . The memory  1030  may be positioned inside or outside the processor  1010  and be connected with the processor  1010  via various known means. 
     For example, the user inputs instruction information, e.g., a phone number, by voice activation using the microphone  1050  or by pressing (or touching) a button of the keypad  1020 . The processor  1010  receives the instruction information and handles performing a proper function, e.g., calling at the phone number. Operational data may be extracted from the SIM card  1025  or the memory  1030 . Further, the processor  1010  may display the instruction information or operational information on the display  1015  for convenience or user&#39;s recognition. 
     The RF module  1035  is connected with the processor  1010  to transmit and/or receive RF signals. The processor  1010  transfers instruction information to the RF module  1035  to initiate communication, e.g., to transmit a wireless signal constituting voice communication data. The RF module  1035  includes a receiver and a transmitter for receiving and transmitting wireless signals. The antenna  1040  functions to transmit and receive wireless signals. Upon receiving a wireless signal, the RF module  1035  transfers the signal for processing by the processor  1010  and convert the signal into a base-band signal. The processed signal may be converted into readable or audible information output via the speaker  1045 . 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating an example of the RF module of a wireless communication device to which a method proposed in this specification may be applied. 
     Specifically,  FIG. 11  shows an example of an RF module that may be implemented in a frequency division duplex (FDD) system. 
     First, in a transmission path, the processor described in  FIG. 8  and  FIG. 9  processes data to be transmitted and provides an analog output signal to a transmitter  1110 . 
     In the transmitter  1110 , the analog output signal is filtered by a low pass filter (LPF)  1111  in order to remove images caused by digital-to-analog conversion (ADC). The signal is up-converted from a baseband to an RF by a mixer  1112  and is amplified by a variable gain amplifier (VGA)  1113 . The amplified signal is filtered by a filter  1114 , additionally amplified by a power amplifier (PA)  1115 , routed by a duplexer(s)  1150 /antenna switch(es)  1160 , and transmitted through an antenna  1170 . 
     Furthermore, in a reception path, the antenna  1170  receives signals from the outside and provides the received signals. The signals are routed by the antenna switch(es)  1160 /duplexers  1150  and provided to a receiver  1120 . 
     In the receiver  1120 , the received signals are amplified by a low noise amplifier (LNA)  1123 , filtered by a band pass filter  1124 , and down-converted from the RF to the baseband by a mixer  1125 . 
     The down-converted signal is filtered by a low pass filter (LPF)  1126  and amplified by a VGA  1127 , thereby obtaining the analog input signal. The analog input signal is provided to the processor described in  FIGS. 8 and 9 . 
     Furthermore, a local oscillator (LO)  1140  generates transmission and reception LO signals and provides them to the mixer  1112  and the mixer  1125 , respectively. 
     Furthermore, a phase locked loop (PLL)  1130  receives control information from the processor in order to generate transmission and reception LO signals in proper frequencies, and provides control signals to the local oscillator  1140 . 
     Furthermore, the circuits shown in  FIG. 11  may be arrayed differently from the configuration shown in  FIG. 11 . 
       FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating another example of the RF module of a wireless communication device to which a method proposed in this specification may be applied. 
     Specifically,  FIG. 12  shows an example of an RF module that may be implemented in a time division duplex (TDD) system. 
     The transmitter  1210  and receiver  1220  of the RF module in the TDD system have the same structure as the transmitter and receiver of the RF module in the FDD system. 
     Hereinafter, only a different structure between the RF module of the TDD system and the RF module of the FDD system is described. Reference is made to the description of  FIG. 10  for the same structure. 
     A signal amplified by the power amplifier (PA)  1215  of the transmitter is routed through a band select switch  1250 , a band pass filter (BPF)  1260  and an antenna switch(es)  1270  and is transmitted through an antenna  1280 . 
     Furthermore, in a reception path, the antenna  1280  receives signals from the outside and provides the received signals. The signals are routed through the antenna switch(es)  1270 , the band pass filter  1260  and the band select switch  1250  and are provided to the receiver  1220 . 
     The aforementioned implementations are achieved by a combination of structural elements and features of the disclosure in a predetermined manner. Each of the structural elements or features should be considered selectively unless specified separately. Each of the structural elements or features may be carried out without being combined with other structural elements or features. In addition, some structural elements and/or features may be combined with one another to constitute the implementations of the disclosure. The order of operations described in the implementations of the disclosure may be changed. Some structural elements or features of one implementation may be included in another implementation, or may be replaced with corresponding structural elements or features of another implementation. Moreover, it is apparent that some claims referring to specific claims may be combined with another claims referring to the other claims other than the specific claims to constitute the implementation or add new claims by means of amendment after the application is filed. 
     The implementations of the disclosure may be achieved by various means, for example, hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. In a hardware configuration, the methods according to the implementations of the disclosure may be achieved by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc. 
     In a firmware or software configuration, the implementations of the disclosure may be implemented in the form of a module, a procedure, a function, etc. Software code may be stored in the memory and executed by the processor. The memory may be located at the interior or exterior of the processor and may transmit data to and receive data from the processor via various known means. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the disclosure without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosures. Thus, it is intended that the disclosure covers the modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The scheme for transmitting and receiving uplink control information in a wireless communication system of the disclosure has been illustrated as being applied to a 3GPP LTE/LTE-A system and a 5G system (new RAT system), but may be applied to various other wireless communication systems.