A scheduled entity , comprising: a transceiver ; a memory ; and a processing circuit coupled to the transceiver and the memory, the processing circuit adapted to: obtain a payload for an uplink transmission on a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH; and send the uplink transmission via the transceiver utilizing two or more physical uplink control channels, PUCCH, of a regular burst period, wherein each PUCCH is associated with a different frequency band of the regular burst period, wherein the processing circuit is further adapted to: determine whether a size of the payload is less than a first threshold, greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than or equal to a second threshold, or greater than the second threshold; employ a first frame structure, a first error code, or both the first frame structure and the first error code in response to determining the size of the payload is less than the first threshold; employ a second frame structure, a second error code, or both the second frame structure and the second error code in response to determining the size of the payload is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than or equal to the second threshold; and employ a third frame structure, a third error code, or both the third frame structure and the third error code in response to determining the size of the payload is greater than the second threshold, wherein the processing circuit adapted to employ the first frame structure in response to determining the size of the payload is less than the first threshold comprises the processing circuit adapted to: employ the first frame structure with a number of reference signal, RS, symbols that approximates a number of data symbols. a transceiver ; a memory ; and a processing circuit coupled to the transceiver and the memory, the processing circuit adapted to: obtain a payload for an uplink transmission on a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH; and send the uplink transmission via the transceiver utilizing two or more physical uplink control channels, PUCCH, of a regular burst period, wherein each obtain a payload for an uplink transmission on a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH; and send the uplink transmission via the transceiver utilizing two or more physical uplink control channels, PUCCH, of a regular burst period, wherein each PUCCH is associated with a different frequency band of the regular burst period, determine whether a size of the payload is less than a first threshold, greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than or equal to a second threshold, or greater than the second threshold; employ a first frame structure, a first error code, or both the first frame structure and the first error code in response to determining the size of the payload is less than the first threshold; employ a second frame structure, a second error code, or both the second frame structure and the second error code in response to determining the size of the payload is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than or equal to the second threshold; and employ a third frame structure, a third error code, or both the third frame structure and the third error code in response to determining the size of the payload is greater than the second threshold, wherein the processing circuit adapted to employ the first frame structure in response to determining the size of the payload is less than the first threshold comprises the processing circuit adapted to: employ the first frame structure with a number of reference signal, RS, symbols that approximates a number of data symbols. <EOS>