Provided are a method and a device for hopping a frequency to perform uplink transmission. The method may include: receiving frequency hopping configuration information for a transport block transmitted using a plurality of slots; determining a frequency resource location to be hopped in the plurality of slots based on the frequency hopping configuration information; and transmitting the transport block through the plurality of slots according to the frequency resource location.

A method and an apparatus for uplink transmission in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal includes: receiving, from a base station, first SFI information indicating n flexible symbol(s); receiving, from the base station, second SFI information re-indicating m symbol(s) of the n flexible symbol(s) as uplink (UL) symbol(s); and transmitting an SRS to the base station through the m symbol(s) re-indicated as a UL symbol among the n flexible symbol(s) indicated as a flexible symbol. Therefore, performance of the communication system can be improved.

Methods and systems are provided for signaling for semi-static configuration in grant free uplink transmissions. Radio resource control (RRC) signaling is used to provide information from a base station to a user equipment (UE) that configure the grant free transmission resource to be used by the UE. In some implementations, the RRC signaling may be used in conjunction with system information that is transmitted to all UEs and/or Downlink Control Information (DCI) that the UE needs to access subsequent to the RRC signaling. In some implementations, the DCI includes an activation or deactivation indicator that the UE monitors to determine when the UE is allowed to transmit to the BS or should stop transmitting. Implementations allow for grant free transmission resources to be configured on an individual user based and a group basis.

A method for a terminal transmitting aperiodic channel state information (A-CSI), and a device using the method are provided. The method is characterised by: receiving a higher layer signal that configures a plurality of PUCCH resource sets; receiving DCI indicating one of PUCCH resources that are included in the plurality of PUCCH resource sets; and transmitting the A-CSI using a PUCCH resource that is determined based on the higher layer signal and the DCI, wherein the terminal selects one PUCCH resource set of the plurality from PUCCH resource sets based on a CSI process to which the A-CSI is transmitted, and transmits the A-CSI using the PUCCH resource that is indicated by the DCI of PUCCH resources that are included in the selected single PUCCH resource set.

Proposed in the present specification is a method for transmitting and receiving urgent information in a wireless communication system supporting machine type communication, and a device for same. Specifically, a method performed by a terminal may include the steps of: receiving information including a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) threshold value from a base station; determining a Coverage Enhancement (CE) mode on the basis of the RSRP threshold value and an RSRP measurement value; determining a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resource on the basis of the CE mode; and transmitting a PRACH preamble to the base station on the basis of the PRACH resource.

A communication method and system for converging a 5.sup.th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4.sup.th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) is provided. The communication method includes intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. This disclosure provides a grant-free-based data transmission method and apparatus.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for capability information for sounding reference signal (SRS) improvements. An exemplary method generally includes determining a capability of the UE related to additional sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions in a normal uplink (UL) subframe; transmitting, to a base station (BS), capability information indicating the determined capability of the UE; receiving SRS configuration information, wherein the SRS configuration information is based, at least in part, on the capability information; and transmitting at least one SRS in accordance with the SRS configuration information.

Apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for facilitating of measuring occasions for transmissions based on frequency division multiplexing and spatial division multiplexing are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes receiving, from a base station, a hopping pattern indication configuring a hopping pattern. The example method also includes measuring interference of respective CSI-RS transmitted to other UEs included in a UE group based on at least the hopping pattern indication. The example method also includes reporting the measured interference to the base station. An example method for wireless communication at a base station includes transmitting a hopping pattern indication to each of a plurality of UEs. The example method also includes transmitting reference signals for the plurality of UEs using the hopping pattern among multiple subbands, and receiving a report of interference measured by each of the plurality of UEs based on the reference signals.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for sounding reference signal (SRS) frequency hopping enhancements. An example method performed by user equipment generally includes determining a first sounding reference signal (SRS) frequency hopping pattern for transmitting one or more SRSs; determining an antenna switch will occur during the transmission of the one or more SRSs; determining a second SRS frequency hopping pattern for transmitting the one or more SRSs, wherein determining the second SRS frequency hopping pattern comprises using the first SRS frequency hopping pattern to generate the second SRS frequency hopping pattern based on the determined antenna switch; and transmitting a first set of SRSs of the one or more SRSs according to the first SRS frequency hopping pattern and transmitting a second set of SRSs of the one or more SRSs according to the second SRS frequency hopping pattern.

In an aspect, a BS is configured as a serving cell of a UE. The BS transmits data to the UE in accordance with a frequency hopping scheme over a first set of T-F resources of a first BWP and a second set of T-F resources of a second BWP. The BS (or another BS) further transmits, to the UE over a third BWP that is different than the second BWP, a PDCCH including a PI field with a PI associated with the transmitted data over the second set of T-F resources of the second BWP. The UE receives the data and the PDCCH. The UE processes the received data over (at least) the second set of T-F resources based on the PI.