2. The method of claim 1 wherein: where each resource location of the first resource hopping pattern has M physical resource dimensions, with Ai possibilities in for the i-th dimension, where i=1, . . . , M, M>=2, Ai>=2, and each resource location of the second resource hopping pattern has M physical resource dimensions, with Bi possibilities for the i-th dimension, where i=1, . . . , M, where all Bi<=Ai and at least one Bi
Claim: 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the M physical resource dimensions comprise time and at least one of frequency or space.
Claim: 4. The method of claim 1 wherein deriving the second resource hopping pattern from the first resource hopping pattern belonging to the resource hopping pattern pool comprises: puncturing the first resource hopping pattern to produce the second resource hopping pattern, wherein puncturing comprises: omitting at least one resource location from the first hopping pattern.
Claim: 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating signalling that at least partly indicates how to derive the second resource hopping pattern from the first resource hopping pattern.
Claim: 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating signalling indicating an index of the first resource hopping pattern.
Claim: 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating signalling to configure the resource hopping pool.
Claim: 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating signalling indicating a multiple access (MA) signature or a pattern of MA signatures, wherein communicating using the modified resource hopping pattern comprises using the indicated MA signature or pattern of MA signatures.
Claim: 9. The method of claim 1 wherein each resource hopping pattern of the resource hopping pattern pool hops between frequency locations that belong to a set of non-adjacent frequency locations, and no frequency location of the set appears twice in any resource hopping pattern.
Claim: 10. The method of claim 1, executed by a network device, wherein: the pool comprises at least one group of resource hopping patterns, wherein within each group of resource hopping patterns the resource hopping patterns are orthogonal to each other; the method further comprising assigning, by the network device, the same hopping pattern to multiple apparatus.
Claim: 11. The method of claim 10, executed by a network device, wherein: the pool comprises at least one group of resource hopping patterns, wherein within each group of resource hopping patterns the resource hopping patterns are orthogonal to each other, and wherein a respective different MA signature is associated with each group of resource hopping patterns; the method further comprising: assigning, by the network device, a resource hopping pattern, the resource hopping pattern being one of the resource hopping patterns of one of the at least one group, and assigning the respective MA signature of the one of the at least one group.
Claim: 12. The method of claim 10 further comprising: assigning, by the network device, an MA Signature hopping sequence that hops simultaneously with resource hopping.
Claim: 13. An apparatus comprising a processor and memory, the apparatus configured to execute a method comprising: deriving a second resource hopping pattern from a first resource hopping pattern belonging to a resource hopping pattern pool, wherein each resource hopping pattern is a pattern of resource locations for use in wireless communications, wherein the second resource hopping pattern is different from the first resource hopping pattern in terms of at least one of: number of resource locations included in the resource hopping pattern; resource locations included in the hopping pattern; communicating a non-orthogonal multiple access (NoMA) signal using the second resource hopping pattern.
Claim: 14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein deriving the second resource hopping pattern from the first resource hopping pattern belonging to the resource hopping pattern pool comprises: puncturing the first resource hopping pattern to produce the second resource hopping pattern, wherein puncturing comprises: omitting at least one resource location from the first hopping pattern.
Claim: 15. The apparatus of claim 13 further configured to communicate signalling that at least partly indicates how to derive the second resource hopping pattern from the first resource hopping pattern.
Claim: 16. The apparatus of claim 13 further configured to communicate signalling indicating an index of the first resource hopping pattern.
Claim: 17. The apparatus of claim 13 further configured to communicate signalling to configure the resource hopping pool.
Claim: 18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the apparatus is a network device, and wherein: the pool comprises at least one group of resource hopping patterns, wherein within each group of resource hopping patterns the resource hopping patterns are orthogonal to each other; the network device further configured to assign the same hopping pattern to multiple apparatus.
Claim: 19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the apparatus is a network device, and wherein: the pool comprises at least one group of resource hopping patterns, wherein within each group of resource hopping patterns the resource hopping patterns are orthogonal to each other, and wherein a respective different MA signature is associated with each group of resource hopping patterns; the network device further configured to: assign a resource hopping pattern, the resource hopping pattern being one of the resource hopping patterns of one of the at least one group, and assigning the respective MA signature of the one of the at least one group.
Claim: 20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further configured to assign an MA Signature hopping sequence that hops simultaneously with resource hopping.
Current International Class: 04; 04
Accession Number: edspap.20240146472
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