Systems and methods for base station configuration for PDCCH monitoring in wireless devices

Abstract

The invention relates to a system and method for base station configuration for PDCCH monitoring in a wireless device. The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for determining a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) Search Space Monitoring Configuration for a wireless device, the user equipment specifying PDCCH monitoring for a subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs) related to a spectrum above 52.6 GHz in a 5G New Air Interface (NR). In one embodiment, the monitoring limits associated with each of the SCSs are applied to each CC per slot, and user equipment (UE) decoding complexity associated with performing the monitoring limits for the different SCSs in the group is equal. In one embodiment, the monitoring limits associated with each of the SCSs are for a slot group of slots, and for applications within a duration range of the slot group.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of a PCT application filed on August 5, 2020, with national application number 202080104282.3, and entitled “System and method for base station configuration for PDCCH monitoring in wireless devices”, which entered the Chinese national phase. Technical Field

[0002] The present invention relates generally to wireless technologies, and more particularly to PDCCH monitoring by a user equipment (UE) in New Radio (NR). Background Art

[0003] Fifth-generation mobile networks (5G) are a wireless standard designed to improve data transmission speeds, reliability, availability, and more. While still under development, this standard includes numerous details related to various aspects of wireless communications, such as NR and NR in spectrum greater than 52.6 GHz. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for performing PDCCH monitoring. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to 5G NR and 5G NR operating in a spectrum above 52.6 GHz. In some embodiments, a method for network equipment to operate in a spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), the method comprising: determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for a subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a group of different subcarrier spacings (SCSs), these subcarrier spacings being associated with a spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), wherein monitoring restrictions associated with each of these SCSs are applied to each CC per time slot, including the number of blind decodings (BDs) and the number of CCEs per component carrier (CC), and the UE decoding complexity associated with performing monitoring restrictions for different SCSs in the group is equal; and transmitting monitoring configuration information identifying the monitoring configuration to the wireless device.

[0005] In some embodiments, a network device includes one or more processors configured to perform operations including: determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for a subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs), these subcarrier spacings being associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), wherein monitoring limits are associated with each of these SCSs, including a number of blind decodings (BDs) and a number of CCEs per component carrier (CC) for a time slot group of multiple time slots and for an application within the duration of the time slot group; and transmitting monitoring configuration information identifying the monitoring configuration to the wireless device.

[0006] In some embodiments, one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media have instructions stored therein that, when executed by one or more processors of a network equipment, cause the network equipment to perform the following operations: determine a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for a subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs), these subcarrier spacings being associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), wherein monitoring restrictions are associated with each of these SCSs, including a number of blind decodings (BDs) and a number of CCEs per component carrier (CC) for a time slot group of multiple time slots and for an application within the duration of the time slot group; and transmit monitoring configuration information identifying the monitoring configuration to the wireless device.

[0007] In some embodiments, the baseband processor is configured to perform the following operations: determine a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for a subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs), these subcarrier spacings being associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), wherein monitoring limits are associated with each of these SCSs, including a number of blind decodings (BDs) and a number of CCEs per component carrier (CC) for a time slot group of multiple time slots and for an application within the duration of the time slot group; and transmit monitoring configuration information identifying the monitoring configuration to the wireless device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] The present invention is illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements.

[0009] Figure 1 An exemplary wireless communication system is shown in accordance with some embodiments.

[0010] Figure 2 Uplink and downlink communications are shown according to some embodiments.

[0011] Figure 3 An exemplary block diagram of a UE according to some embodiments is shown.

[0012] Figure 4 An exemplary block diagram of a BS according to some embodiments is shown.

[0013] Figure 5 An example block diagram of cellular communication circuitry is shown in accordance with some embodiments.

[0014] Figure 6 is a data flow diagram of one embodiment of a configuration process for configuring a wireless device.

[0015] Figure 7 An example of span spacing is shown, where X represents the distance between spans according to the symbol, and Y represents the length of the span according to the symbol.

[0016] Figure 8A and Figure 8B The maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates per CC per slot and the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs (and their associated channel estimates) per CC per slot are shown.

[0017] Figure 9A and Figure 9B The maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates per CC per slot and the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs (and their associated channel estimates) per CC per slot are shown.

[0018] Figure 10A and Figure 10B The maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates per CC per slot and the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs (and their associated channel estimates) per CC per slot under options 1 and 2 are shown when SCS is utilized to scale PDCCH monitoring.

[0019] Figure 11 An example of scaling PDCCH monitoring based on SCS is shown.

[0020] Figure 12 An example is shown where, for each slot in a slot group, PDCCH monitoring occurs within the first X symbols, where X is an integer.

[0021] Figure 13is an example of a static aggregate.

[0022] Figure 14 is an example of a dynamic aggregate.

[0023] Figure 15 The position of the MO within the span is shown.

[0024] Figure 16 Three examples of the location of the MO are shown.

[0025] Figure 17 Examples are shown of the locations of MOs based on symbols transmitted with beams that enable communication with UEs.

[0026] Figure 18 is a flow chart of one embodiment of a process for configuring a UE.

[0027] Figure 19 is a flow chart of another implementation of a process for configuring a UE.

[0028] Figure 20 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the process by which network equipment configures a UE.

[0029] Figure 21 is a flow chart of another embodiment of the process by which network equipment configures a UE. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) that specifies PDCCH monitoring for one subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs) associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR). In one embodiment, monitoring restrictions associated with each of these SCSs, including the number of blind decodes (BDs) and the number of CCEs per component carrier (CC), are applied per time slot per CC, and the UE decoding complexity associated with performing the monitoring restrictions for different SCSs in the group is equal. In one embodiment, the monitoring restrictions for the SCSs are scaled versions of each other and increase based on a decrease in symbol size (i.e., an increase in subcarrier spacing). In one embodiment, these monitoring restrictions associated with each of these SCSs are for a time slot group of multiple time slots and are for application over the duration of the time slot group.

[0031] However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known components, structures, and techniques have not been shown in detail to avoid obscuring the understanding of this description.

[0032] Reference in this specification to "some embodiments" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The appearance of the phrase "in some embodiments" in various places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.

[0033] In the following description and claims, the terms "coupled" and "connected" and their derivatives may be used. It should be understood that these terms are not intended to be synonymous with each other. "Coupled" is used to indicate that two or more elements that may or may not be in direct physical or electrical contact with each other cooperate or interact with each other. "Connected" is used to indicate the establishment of communication between two or more elements that are coupled to each other.

[0034] The processes illustrated in the following figures are performed by processing logic that may include hardware (e.g., circuitry, dedicated logic, etc.), software (such as software running on a general-purpose computer system or a dedicated machine), or a combination of both. Although the processes are described below as operating in certain sequential order, it should be understood that some of the operations described may be performed in a different order. Furthermore, some operations may be performed in parallel rather than sequentially.

[0035] The terms "server," "client," and "device" are intended to refer generally to data processing systems and not specifically to a particular form factor of a server, client, and / or device.

[0036] The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device that specifies PDCCH monitoring for one subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs) associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR). In one embodiment, monitoring restrictions associated with each of these SCSs, including the number of blind decodings (BDs) and the number of CCEs per component carrier (CC), are applied to each CC per time slot, and the user equipment (UE) decoding complexity associated with performing monitoring restrictions for different SCSs in the group is equal. In one embodiment, the monitoring restrictions for the SCSs are scaled versions of each other and increase based on a reduction in symbol size. In one embodiment, these monitoring restrictions associated with each of these SCSs are for a time slot group of multiple time slots and are for application within the duration of the time slot group.

[0037] Frequency bands used for 5G networks occur in two sets - Frequency Range 1 (FR1) and Frequency Range 2 (FR2). FR1 covers communications from 450 MHz to 6 GHz, which includes the LTE frequency range. FR2 covers 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. FR2 is known as millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum. In some implementations, UEs and base stations can communicate via NR (also known as NR-U) in an unlicensed band above FR2.

[0038] In some embodiments, 5G NR operates in a spectrum above the 52.6 GHz band (e.g., frequencies greater than 52.6 GHz, such as between 52.6 GHz and 71 GHz) into a 5G network. The radio waves in this band have wavelengths in the so-called millimeter band, and the radiation in this band is referred to as millimeter waves. When operating at these frequencies, 5G NR enables both uplink and downlink operations in unlicensed and / or licensed bands and supports features such as, but not limited to, wideband carriers, flexible parameter sets, dynamic TDD, beamforming, and dynamic scheduling / HARQ timing.

[0039] It should be understood that aspects of the present disclosure described with respect to NR are also applicable to NR in spectrum above the 52.6 GHz band, unless the context indicates otherwise.

[0040] Figure 1 1 shows a simplified exemplary wireless communication system according to some embodiments. Note that Figure 1 The system is only one example of a possible system, and features of the present disclosure may be implemented in any of a variety of systems as desired.

[0041] As shown, the exemplary wireless communication system includes a base station 102A that communicates with one or more user devices 106A, 106B, 106N, etc. via a transmission medium. Each of the user devices may be referred to herein as a "user equipment" (UE). Therefore, user device 106 is referred to as a UE or UE device.

[0042] Base station (BS) 102A may be a base transceiver station (BTS) or a cell site ("cellular base station") and may include hardware that enables wireless communications with UEs 106A through 106N.

[0043] The communication area (or coverage area) of a base station may be referred to as a "cell." The base station 102A and the UE 106 may be configured to communicate over a transmission medium using any of a variety of radio access technologies (RATs), also known as wireless communication technologies or telecommunication standards, such as GSM, UMTS (associated with, for example, WCDMA or TD-SCDMA air interfaces), LTE, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), 5G New Radio (5G-NR), HSPA, 3GPP2 CDMA2000 (e.g., 1xRTT, 1xEV-DO, HRPD, eHRPD), and the like. Note that if the base station 102A is implemented in the context of LTE, it may alternatively be referred to as an "eNodeB" or "eNB." Note that if the base station 102A is implemented in the context of 5G NR, it may alternatively be referred to as a "gNodeB" or "gNB."

[0044] As shown, base station 102A may also be configured to communicate with network 100 (e.g., a cellular service provider's core network, a telecommunications network such as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), and / or the Internet, among other possibilities). Thus, base station 102A may facilitate communications between user devices and / or between user devices and network 100. In particular, cellular base station 102A may provide UE 106 with various communication capabilities, such as voice, SMS, and / or data services.

[0045] Base station 102A and other similar base stations (such as base stations 102B...102N) operating according to the same or different cellular communication standards can therefore provide a network of cells that can provide continuous or nearly continuous overlapping service to UE 106A to UE 106N and similar devices over a geographic area via one or more cellular communication standards.

[0046] Thus, although base station 102A may function as Figure 1 106A-N, each UE 106 may also be capable of receiving signals from (and possibly within communication range of) one or more other cells (which may be provided by base stations 102B-N and / or any other base stations), which may be referred to as "neighboring cells." Such cells may also be capable of facilitating communications between user devices and / or between user devices and network 100. Such cells may include "macro" cells, "micro" cells, "pico" cells, and / or cells of any other variety of granularities of service area size. For example, in Figure 1 The base stations 102A-102B shown in FIG may be macro cells, while the base station 102N may be a micro cell. Other configurations are also possible.

[0047] In some embodiments, base station 102A may be a next-generation base station, such as a 5G New Radio (5G NR) base station or "gNB." In some embodiments, a gNB may be connected to a legacy evolved packet core (EPC) network and / or to an NR core (NRC) network. Furthermore, a gNB cell may include one or more transition and reception points (TRPs). Furthermore, a UE capable of operating in accordance with 5G NR may connect to one or more TRPs within one or more gNBs.

[0048] It is noted that the UE 106 is capable of communicating using multiple wireless communication standards. For example, in addition to at least one cellular communication protocol (e.g., GSM, UMTS (associated with, for example, WCDMA or TD-SCDMA air interfaces), LTE, LTE-A, 5G NR, HSPA, 3GPP2 CDMA2000 (e.g., 1xRTT, 1xEV-DO, HRPD, eHRPD), etc.), the UE 106 can be configured to communicate using wireless networking (e.g., Wi-Fi) and / or peer-to-peer wireless communication protocols (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi peer-to-peer). If desired, the UE 106 can also or alternatively be configured to communicate using one or more global navigation satellite systems (GNSS, such as GPS or GLONASS), one or more mobile television broadcast standards (e.g., ATSC-M / H or DVB-H), and / or any other wireless communication protocols. Other combinations of wireless communication standards (including more than two wireless communication standards) are also possible.

[0049] Figure 2 A UE 106A is shown that can communicate via uplink and downlink communications with the base station 102 according to some embodiments. The UEs may each be a device with cellular communication capabilities, such as a mobile phone, handheld device, computer or tablet computer, or virtually any type of wireless device.

[0050] The UE may include a processor configured to execute program instructions stored in a memory. The UE may perform any of the method embodiments described herein by executing such stored instructions. Alternatively or in addition, the UE may include a programmable hardware element such as an FPGA (field programmable gate array) configured to perform any of the method embodiments described herein, or any portion of any of the method embodiments described herein.

[0051] The UE may include one or more antennas for communicating using one or more wireless communication protocols or technologies. In some aspects, the UE may be configured to communicate using, for example, CDMA2000 (1xRTT / 1xEV-DO / HRPD / eHRPD) or LTE using a single shared radio and / or GSM or LTE using a single shared radio. The shared radio may be coupled to a single antenna, or may be coupled to multiple antennas (e.g., for MIMO) for performing wireless communications. Typically, the radio component may include any combination of a baseband processor, analog radio frequency (RF) signal processing circuitry (e.g., including filters, mixers, oscillators, amplifiers, etc.), or digital processing circuitry (e.g., for digital modulation and other digital processing). Similarly, the radio component may implement one or more receive chains and transmit chains using the aforementioned hardware. For example, the UE 106 may share one or more portions of a receive chain and / or transmit chain between multiple wireless communication technologies such as those discussed above.

[0052] In some embodiments, the UE may include a separate transmit chain and / or receive chain (e.g., including separate antennas and other radio components) for each wireless communication protocol with which it is configured to communicate. As another possibility, the UE may include one or more radio components shared between multiple wireless communication protocols, and one or more radio components used exclusively by a single wireless communication protocol. For example, the UE may include a shared radio component for communicating using either LTE or 5G NR (or LTE or 1xRTT, or LTE or GSM), and a separate radio component for communicating using each of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Other configurations are also possible.

[0053] In some embodiments, the UE and the base station can communicate via NR (also known as NR-U) in an unlicensed band. NR-U is an operating mode included in NR Release 16, which defines a technology for cellular operators to integrate unlicensed spectrum (e.g., frequencies greater than or equal to 52 GHz or between 52.6 GHz and 71 GHz) into 5G networks. The radio waves in this band have wavelengths in the so-called millimeter band, and the radiation in this band is called millimeter waves. NR-U implements both uplink and downlink operations in the unlicensed band. NR-U supports new features such as wideband carriers, flexible parameter sets, dynamic TDD, beamforming, and dynamic scheduling / HARQ timing. However, there are issues with dynamic scheduling, as discussed in other sections.

[0054] Figure 3 1 shows an exemplary simplified block diagram of a communication device 106 according to some embodiments. Note that Figure 3The block diagram of the communication device is only an example of a possible communication device. According to the embodiment, in addition to other devices, the communication device 106 can be a UE device, a mobile device or mobile station, a wireless device or wireless station, a desktop computer or computing device, a mobile computing device (e.g., a laptop computer, a notebook or a portable computing device), a tablet computer and / or a combination of devices. As shown, the communication device 106 may include a group of components 300 configured to perform core functions. For example, the group of components can be implemented as a system on a chip (SOC), which may include parts for various purposes. Alternatively, the group of components 300 can be implemented as a separate component or group of components for various purposes. This group of components 300 can be coupled to various other circuits of the communication device 106 (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly).

[0055] For example, the communication device 106 may include various types of memory (e.g., including NAND flash memory 310), input / output interfaces such as a connector I / F 320 (e.g., for connecting to a computer system; a docking station; a charging station; input devices such as a microphone, a camera, a keyboard; output devices such as a speaker; etc.), a display 360 that may be integrated with the communication device 106 or external to the communication device 106, and cellular communication circuitry 330 such as for 5G NR, LTE, GSM, etc., and short-range to medium-range wireless communication circuitry 329 (e.g., Bluetooth TM and WLAN circuitry). In some embodiments, the communication device 106 may include wired communication circuitry (not shown), such as, for example, a network interface card for Ethernet.

[0056] Cellular communication circuitry 330 may be (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) coupled to one or more antennas, such as antenna 335 and antenna 336, as shown. Short-range to medium-range wireless communication circuitry 329 may also be (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) coupled to one or more antennas, such as antennas 337 and 338, as shown. Alternatively, short-range to medium-range wireless communication circuitry 329 may be (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) coupled to antenna 335 and antenna 336, in addition to or in lieu of being (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) coupled to antenna 337 and antenna 338. Short-range to medium-range wireless communication circuitry 329 and / or cellular communication circuitry 330 may include multiple receive chains and / or multiple transmit chains for receiving and / or transmitting multiple spatial streams, such as in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) configuration.

[0057] In some embodiments, as further described below, the cellular communication circuitry 330 can include dedicated receive chains (including and / or coupled to (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) dedicated processors and / or radios) for multiple RATs (e.g., a first receive chain for LTE and a second receive chain for 5G-NR). Furthermore, in some embodiments, the cellular communication circuitry 330 can include a single transmit chain that can switch between radios dedicated to specific RATs. For example, a first radio can be dedicated to a first RAT, such as LTE, and can communicate with a dedicated receive chain and a transmit chain shared with an additional radio, such as a second radio that can be dedicated to a second RAT (e.g., 5G NR) and can communicate with both the dedicated receive chain and the shared transmit chain.

[0058] The communication device 106 may also include and / or be configured for use with one or more user interface elements. User interface elements may include various elements such as a display 360 (which may be a touch screen display), a keyboard (which may be a separate keyboard or may be implemented as part of the touch screen display), a mouse, a microphone and / or speakers, one or more cameras, one or more buttons, and / or any of a variety of other elements capable of providing information to a user and / or receiving or interpreting user input.

[0059] The communication device 106 may also include one or more smart cards 345 having SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) functionality, such as one or more UICC cards (Universal Integrated Circuit Cards) 345 .

[0060] As shown, the SOC 300 may include a processor 302 that may execute program instructions for the communication device 106 and a display circuit 304 that may perform graphics processing and provide display signals to a display 360. The processor 302 may also be coupled to a memory management unit (MMU) 340 (the MMU 340 may be configured to receive addresses from the processor 302 and translate those addresses into locations in memory (e.g., memory 306, read-only memory (ROM) 350, NAND flash memory 310)) and / or to other circuits or devices (such as the display circuit 304, the short-range wireless communication circuit 229, the cellular communication circuit 330, the connector I / F 320, and / or the display 360). The MMU 340 may be configured to perform memory protection and page table translation or setup. In some embodiments, the MMU 340 may be included as part of the processor 302.

[0061] As described above, the communication device 106 may be configured to communicate using wireless and / or wired communication circuitry.The communication device 106 may also be configured to provide PDCCH monitoring and associated configuration for such monitoring by user equipment devices and base stations.

[0062] As described herein, the communication device 106 may include hardware and software components for implementing the above features for performing PDCCH monitoring for the communication device 106 and the base station. For example, by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium), the processor 302 of the communication device 106 may be configured to implement some or all of the features described in the present invention. Alternatively (or in addition), the processor 302 may be configured as a programmable hardware element, such as an FPGA (field programmable gate array) or an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit). Alternatively (or in addition), in combination with one or more of the other components 300, 304, 306, 310, 320, 329, 330, 340, 345, 350, 360, the processor 302 of the communication device 106 may be configured to implement some or all of the features described in the present invention.

[0063] Furthermore, as described herein, processor 302 may include one or more processing elements. Thus, processor 302 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) configured to perform the functions of processor 302. Furthermore, each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., a first circuit, a second circuit, etc.) configured to perform the functions of processor 302.

[0064] Furthermore, as described herein, both cellular communication circuitry 330 and short-range wireless communication circuitry 329 may include one or more processing elements. In other words, one or more processing elements may be included in cellular communication circuitry 330, and similarly, one or more processing elements may be included in short-range wireless communication circuitry 329. Thus, cellular communication circuitry 330 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) configured to perform the functions of cellular communication circuitry 330. Furthermore, each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., a first circuit, a second circuit, etc.) configured to perform the functions of cellular communication circuitry 230. Similarly, short-range wireless communication circuitry 329 may include one or more ICs configured to perform the functions of short-range wireless communication circuitry 329. Furthermore, each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., a first circuit, a second circuit, etc.) configured to perform the functions of short-range wireless communication circuitry 329.

[0065] Figure 4 1 shows an exemplary block diagram of a base station 102 according to some embodiments. Note that Figure 4The base station 102 is only one example of a possible base station. As shown, the base station 102 may include a processor 404 that may execute program instructions for the base station 102. The processor 404 may also be coupled to a memory management unit (MMU) 440 or other circuit or device that may be configured to receive addresses from the processor 404 and translate those addresses into locations in memory (e.g., memory 460 and read-only memory (ROM) 450).

[0066] The base station 102 may include at least one network port 470. The network port 470 may be configured to couple to a telephone network and provide access to the telephone network as described above. Figure 1 and Figure 2 Multiple devices of the telephone network described in, such as UE device 106.

[0067] The network port 470 (or an additional network port) may also or alternatively be configured to couple to a cellular network, such as a core network of a cellular service provider. The core network may provide mobility-related services and / or other services to multiple devices, such as the UE device 106. In some cases, the network port 470 may couple to a telephone network via the core network, and / or the core network may provide a telephone network (e.g., in other UE devices served by the cellular service provider).

[0068] In some embodiments, base station 102 may be a next generation base station, such as a 5G New Radio (5G NR) base station, or "gNB". In such embodiments, base station 102 may be connected to a legacy evolved packet core (EPC) network and / or to an NR core (NRC) network. Furthermore, base station 102 may be considered a 5G NR cell and may include one or more transition and reception points (TRPs). Furthermore, UEs capable of operating in accordance with 5G NR may be connected to one or more TRPs within one or more gNBs. In some embodiments, the base station may operate in a 5G NR-U mode or in a mode that operates in a spectrum above the 52.6 GHz band.

[0069] Base station 102 may include at least one antenna 434 and possibly multiple antennas. The at least one antenna 434 may be configured to function as a wireless transceiver and may be further configured to communicate with UE device 106 via radio 430. Antenna 434 communicates with radio 430 via communication chain 432. Communication chain 432 may be a receive chain, a transmit chain, or both. Radio 430 may be configured to communicate via various wireless communication standards, including but not limited to 5G NR, 5G NR-U, LTE, LTE-A, GSM, UMTS, CDMA2000, Wi-Fi, and the like.

[0070] The base station 102 may be configured to perform wireless communications using multiple wireless communication standards. In some cases, the base station 102 may include multiple radios that enable the base station 102 to communicate according to multiple wireless communication technologies. For example, as one possibility, the base station 102 may include an LTE radio component for performing communications according to LTE and a 5G NR radio component for performing communications according to 5G NR and 5G NR-U. In this case, the base station 102 may be capable of operating as both an LTE base station and a 5G NR base station. As another possibility, the base station 102 may include a multimode radio component capable of performing communications according to any one of multiple wireless communication technologies (e.g., 5G NR and Wi-Fi, LTE and Wi-Fi, LTE and UMTS, LTE and CDMA2000, UMTS and GSM, etc.).

[0071] As further described later herein, BS 102 may include hardware and software components for implementing or supporting a specific implementation of the features described herein. The processor 404 of the base station 102 may be configured to implement or support a specific implementation of part or all of the methods described herein, for example, by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium). Alternatively, the processor 404 may be configured as a programmable hardware element such as an FPGA (field programmable gate array), or as an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) or a combination thereof. Alternatively (or in addition), in combination with one or more of the other components 430, 432, 434, 440, 450, 460, and 470, the processor 404 of the BS 102 may be configured to implement or support a specific implementation of part or all of the features described herein.

[0072] Furthermore, as described herein, processor 404 may be comprised of one or more processing elements. In other words, one or more processing elements may be included in processor 404. Thus, processor 404 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) configured to perform the functions of processor 404. Furthermore, each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., a first circuit, a second circuit, etc.) configured to perform the functions of processor 404.

[0073] Additionally, as described herein, radio 430 may be comprised of one or more processing elements. In other words, one or more processing elements may be included in radio 430. Thus, radio 430 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) configured to perform the functions of radio 430. Furthermore, each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., a first circuit, a second circuit, etc.) configured to perform the functions of radio 430.

[0074] Figure 5An exemplary simplified block diagram of a cellular communication circuit according to some embodiments is shown. Note that Figure 5 The block diagram of the cellular communication circuitry is only one example of possible cellular communication circuitry. Depending on the embodiment, the cellular communication circuitry 330 may be included in a communication device such as the communication device 106 described above. As described above, the communication device 106 may be a user equipment (UE) device, a mobile device or mobile station, a wireless device or wireless station, a desktop computer or computing device, a mobile computing device (e.g., a laptop, notebook, or portable computing device), a tablet computer, and / or a combination of devices, among other devices.

[0075] Cellular communication circuitry 330 may be (eg, communicatively; directly or indirectly) coupled to one or more antennas, such as ( Figure 3 In some embodiments, the cellular communication circuit 330 may include dedicated receive chains (including and / or coupled to (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) dedicated processors and / or radio components) for multiple RATs (e.g., a first receive chain for LTE and a second receive chain for 5G-NR). For example, Figure 5 As shown, the cellular communication circuitry 330 may include a modem 510 and a modem 520. The modem 510 may be configured for communication according to a first RAT (e.g., such as LTE or LTE-A), and the modem 520 may be configured for communication according to a second RAT (e.g., such as 5G NR).

[0076] As shown, the modem 510 may include one or more processors 512 and a memory 516 in communication with the processor 512. The modem 510 may communicate with a radio frequency (RF) front end 530. The RF front end 530 may include circuitry for transmitting and receiving radio signals. For example, the RF front end 530 may include receive circuitry (RX) 532 and transmit circuitry (TX) 534. In some embodiments, the receive circuitry 532 may communicate with a downlink (DL) front end 550, which may include circuitry for receiving radio signals via antenna 335a.

[0077] Similarly, the modem 520 may include one or more processors 522 and a memory 526 in communication with the processor 522. The modem 520 may communicate with an RF front end 540. The RF front end 540 may include circuitry for transmitting and receiving radio signals. For example, the RF front end 540 may include receive circuitry 542 and transmit circuitry 544. In some embodiments, the receive circuitry 542 may communicate with a DL front end 560, which may include circuitry for receiving radio signals via the antenna 335b.

[0078] In some embodiments, the switch 570 can couple the transmit circuitry 534 to the uplink (UL) front end 572. Furthermore, the switch 570 can couple the transmit circuitry 544 to the UL front end 572. The UL front end 572 can include circuitry for transmitting radio signals via the antenna 336. Thus, when the cellular communication circuitry 330 receives an instruction to transmit according to a first RAT (e.g., via a transmit chain including the transmit circuitry 534 and the UL front end 572), the switch 570 can be switched to a first state that allows the modem 510 to transmit signals according to the first RAT (e.g., via a transmit chain including the transmit circuitry 534 and the UL front end 572). Similarly, when the cellular communication circuitry 330 receives an instruction to transmit according to a second RAT (e.g., via a transmit chain including the transmit circuitry 544 and the UL front end 572), the switch 570 can be switched to a second state that allows the modem 520 to transmit signals according to the second RAT (e.g., via a transmit chain including the transmit circuitry 544 and the UL front end 572).

[0079] As described herein, the modem 510 may include hardware and software components for implementing the above-mentioned features or for determining a physical downlink shared channel for a user equipment device and a base station, as well as for various other technologies described herein. For example, by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium), the processor 512 may be configured to implement part or all of the features described herein. Alternatively (or in addition thereto), the processor 512 may be configured as a programmable hardware element such as an FPGA (field programmable gate array), or as an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit). Alternatively (or in addition thereto), in combination with one or more of the other components 530, 532, 534, 550, 570, 572, 335, and 336, the processor 512 may be configured to implement part or all of the feature portions described herein.

[0080] Furthermore, as described herein, processor 512 may include one or more processing elements. Thus, processor 512 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) configured to perform the functions of processor 512. Furthermore, each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., a first circuit, a second circuit, etc.) configured to perform the functions of processor 512.

[0081] As described herein, the modem 520 may include hardware and software components for implementing the above-mentioned features for determining physical downlink shared channel scheduling resources for user equipment devices and base stations, as well as for various other technologies described herein. For example, by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium), the processor 522 may be configured to implement part or all of the feature parts described herein. Alternatively (or in addition), the processor 522 may be configured as a programmable hardware element such as an FPGA (field programmable gate array), or as an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit). Alternatively (or additionally), in combination with one or more of the other components 540, 542, 544, 550, 570, 572, 335, and 336, the processor 522 may be configured to implement part or all of the feature parts described herein.

[0082] Furthermore, as described herein, processor 522 may include one or more processing elements. Thus, processor 522 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) configured to perform the functions of processor 522. Furthermore, each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., a first circuit, a second circuit, etc.) configured to perform the functions of processor 522.

[0083] In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring is performed by the UE to obtain downlink control information (DCI) to provide the UE with information about uplink and / or downlink transmissions. This information includes, for example, but is not limited to, physical layer resource allocations, power control commands, HARQ information for both uplink and downlink, and other information used to facilitate uplink and downlink transmissions. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring is symbol-level monitoring.

[0084] Figure 6 is a data flow diagram of one embodiment of a configuration process for configuring a wireless device. Figure 6 In the embodiment of the present invention, a gNB (or other network node) 601 includes a determining module 601A for determining a PDCCH search space monitoring configuration for a UE (or other wireless device), such as UE 602, and generating configuration information to configure the UE to perform PDCCH search space monitoring according to the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration. A transmitting module 601B transmits monitoring configuration information 603 (e.g., configuration information for configuring the wireless device to perform PDCCH search space monitoring).

[0085] The UE 602 includes a receiving module 602A for receiving monitoring configuration information 603 and a UE configuration module 602B for configuring the UE 602 based on the monitoring configuration information 603. In this case, the UE configuration module 602B performs necessary decoding and processing of the monitoring configuration information 603 to obtain information for configuring the UE 602, including information enabling the UE to perform functions related to PDCCH monitoring.

[0086] The UE may be configured to perform PDCCH monitoring on the first 3 OFDM symbols of a slot. This is referred to herein as configuration 1-1. In another embodiment, the UE may be configured to perform PDCCH monitoring on 3 consecutive OFDM symbols of a slot. This is referred to herein as configuration 1-2. In this configuration, the UE capability signaling indicates whether the UE supports receiving PDCCH scrambled with C-RNTI or CS-RNTI in a search space that is configured to monitor within a single span of any three consecutive OFDM symbols in a slot, and this configuration is only used for one frequency range (e.g., frequency range 1 (FR1) of 5G NR).

[0087] In yet another UE configuration (referred to as usage configuration 2), the UE may be configured to perform PDCCH monitoring that monitors the opportunities of the common search space (CSS) type 1, CSS type 3, and UE search space (UE-SS) on any OFDM symbol of the slot with a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) configuration. In one usage, this is an optional feature where the UE capability signaling indicates one of two options: 1) in the case where there is no gap between two DCIs, or the i-th minimum time interval between two unicast DCIs: 2 symbols / 15kHz, 4 symbols / 30kHz, 7 symbols / 60kHz, and 12 symbols / 120kHz.

[0088] In yet another configuration, the UE performs PDCCH monitoring for a monitoring opportunity, and the monitoring may be any OFDM symbol for a slot of configuration 2 with a span gap. Figure 7An example of a span gap is shown, where X represents the distance between spans in terms of symbols and Y represents the length of the span in terms of symbols. In the configuration previously defined in NR, the PDCCH monitoring configuration information indicates whether the UE supports PDCCH search space monitoring opportunities in any symbol of the time slot, with a minimum time interval between two consecutive transmissions of the PDCCH and a span of up to two OFDM symbols for two OFDM symbols or up to three OFDM symbols for four and seven OFDM symbols. In one configuration, the supported value set (X, Y) is (7, 3). In another configuration, the supported value set (X, Y) includes (4, 3) and (7, 3). In yet another configuration, the supported value sets (X, Y) are (2, 2), (4, 3), and (7, 3).

[0089] In one configuration, for the monitoring opportunity set within the same span, there is 1 downlink (DL) DCI + 1 uplink (UL) DCI for each scheduled CC across the monitoring opportunity set for FDD, and there is 1 DL DCI + up to 2 UL DCIs for each scheduled CC across the monitoring opportunity set for TDD. The number of different starting symbol indices for the span of all PDCCH monitoring opportunities for each time slot (including PDCCH monitoring opportunities of configuration 1-1) is no more than floor(14 / X), where X is an integer representing the minimum value among the values reported by the UE. In one configuration, in the secondary cell (SCell), the number of different starting symbol indices for the PDCCH monitoring opportunity of each time slot (including PDCCH monitoring opportunities of configuration 1-1) does not exceed 7, and the number of different starting symbol indices for the PDCCH monitoring opportunity of each half time slot (including PDCCH monitoring opportunities of configuration 1-1) does not exceed 4.

[0090] As discussed above, the UE is configured with a scheduling complexity that enables the UE to perform a predetermined number of blind decoding candidates (e.g., a maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates) and a predetermined number of non-overlapping CCEs (and their associated channel estimates) per slot per CC. In one configuration defined in NR Release 15, the UE has a scheduling complexity unit equal to 1 slot (i.e., the monitoring limit is per slot per component carrier (CC)), where the scheduling complexity unit is defined as the duration within which the complexity limit is valid. Figure 8A and Figure 8BThe maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates per CC per slot and the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs (and their associated channel estimates) per CC per slot are shown. If the monitoring limit is exceeded, the UE has experienced an oversubscription and the UE may use a discarding algorithm to perform a discard per slot so that the UE stops performing any additional blind decoding for that slot and processing any additional non-overlapping CCEs for that slot.

[0091] In the configuration defined in NR Release 16, the scheduling complexity unit is equal to 1 span (i.e., the monitoring limit is per CC per span). In this case, the monitoring limit includes a per-CC limit on the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs per monitoring span for all span configurations and the maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates per monitoring span. Figure 9A and Figure 9B The maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates (number of blind decodes) per CC per time slot and the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs (and their associated channel estimates) per CC per time slot are shown. In this configuration, the span is defined as (2,2), (4,3), or (7,3) according to (X,Y), as used for the configurations discussed above. These limits are approximately twice the span-based monitoring limits for the configurations defined in NR Release 15. For example, if the time slots are normalized, the span configuration (7,3) has 2 spans in the time slot and the limit is 2*56 (or twice the configuration defined in NR Release 15). In the event that the complexity limit is exceeded and the UE has experienced an overage, the UE may use a discarding algorithm to perform discarding of each span so that the UE stops performing any additional blind decodes for that span and processing any additional non-overlapping CCEs for that span.

[0092] In the above 52.6 GHz transmission, the subcarrier spacing (SCS) is increased to provide robustness to phase noise. In one embodiment, the SCS supported by the UE and gNB (or other network node) for transmission in the communication system is a set of SCSs including 120 kHz, 240 kHz, 480 kHz, and 960 kHz, as well as 1920 kHz. However, the set of SCSs may include fewer than all of these SCSs and may include other SCSs. This increase in subcarrier spacing results in a reduction in symbol (e.g., OFDM symbol) size. For example, comparing a 120 kHz SCS with a 960 kHz SCS, the symbol size is reduced by a factor of 8.

[0093] The reduction in symbol size leads to at least one problem. If the PDCCH monitoring process is unchanged from that used in 5G NR, the UE may be required to increase its PDCCH processing capability. In the previous example, when comparing 120kHz to 960kHz, the UE would have to perform eight times more PDCCH processing.

[0094] Furthermore, the smaller symbol size makes it more difficult for the UE to perform PDCCH monitoring. This is especially true if the PDCCH monitoring results in multiple PDCCH monitoring periods less than 14 symbols. This would prevent the use of Feature Groups (FGs) 3-5, 3-5a, and 3-5b described above.

[0095] In one embodiment, a UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring for a set of different subcarrier spacings (SCSs) associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR) (including, for example, 120 kHz, 240 kHz, 480 kHz, and 960 kHz in one embodiment), wherein PDCCH search space monitoring includes PDCCH monitoring for one of the subcarrier spacings (SCSs), and detection restrictions associated with each of the SCSs (including the number of blind decodes (BDs) and the number of CCEs per component carrier (CC)) are applied per slot per CC, and UE decoding complexity associated with performing the monitoring restrictions for the different SCSs in the set is equal. That is, the UE decoding complexity associated with performing the monitoring restrictions for the different SCSs in the set is equal because, even if the number of blind decodes (BDs) and the number of CCEs per component carrier (CC) change with changes in the SCS and its associated duration, the overall UE complexity with respect to applying the monitoring restrictions does not increase compared to the configuration previously defined in NR. In other words, it remains constant over the same duration.In one embodiment, the overall UE complexity with respect to the application of monitoring restrictions is the same as or greater than NR.

[0096] In one embodiment, the UE decoding complexity associated with performing monitoring restrictions for different SCSs in the set is maintained by having the PDCCH monitoring performed by the UE for an SCS in the set of SCSs be scaled based on the SCS. Figure 8A and Figure 8BThe maximum number of monitored candidates (e.g., candidates requiring blind decoding (BD)) per time slot per CC and the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs per time slot per CC (e.g., the number of CCEs requiring channel estimation) are scaled for SCSs of 120kHz, 240kHz, 480kHz, and 960kHz compared to those SCSs with subcarrier spacing configurations μδ of 0 to 2.

[0097] In one embodiment, the scaling is uniform across all SCSs. For example, in a configuration referred to herein as Configuration 1-1, in which PDCCH monitoring is limited to the first three OFDM symbols in a slot, or in another configuration referred to herein as Configuration 1-2, in which PDCCH monitoring may occur in any span of up to three consecutive OFDM symbols, the monitoring limits relative to the maximum number of candidates for monitoring per CC per slot and the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs per CC per slot for SCSs of 120 kHz, 240 kHz, 480 kHz, and 960 kHz are all scaled identically. In one embodiment, the monitoring limits relative to the maximum number of candidates for monitoring per CC per slot and the maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs per CC per slot are 20 and 32 for SCSs of 120 kHz, 240 kHz, 480 kHz, and 960 kHz, respectively. This example is shown in the table Figure 10A and Figure 10B Therefore, from the scheduling complexity point of view, the scheduling complexity unit keeps the BD and CCE limit per time slot per CC the same for all. Note that this requires a significant increase in UE complexity.

[0098] In another embodiment, using Configuration 1-1 or Configuration 1-2 with a new SCS, the scaling changes as the SCS changes. In one embodiment, the scaled BD (blind decoding) and CCE limits are based on the increase in complexity (e.g., 2x) and the change in SCS. In one embodiment, the monitoring limit ratio Figure 10A and Figure 10B The limits shown in the zoom limits for option 1 in the are zoomed by a factor of two, and Figure 10A and Figure 10B This is shown as Option 2. Again, as with Option 1, the BD and CCE monitoring limits are per CC per slot.

[0099] Figure 11 An example of scaling PDCCH monitoring based on SCS is shown. Figure 11 , OFDM symbol 1101 represents one time slot at 120 kHz, and OFDM symbol 1102 represents the PDCCH information in the first three symbols of each of the eight time slots at 960 kHz. Figure 11as well as Figures 12 to 14 、 Figure 16 and Figure 17 For the 960kHz case, each color change is a different time slot, while for the 120kHz case, each color change is a single symbol. Therefore, the yellow time slot in the 960kHz case maps to a symbol in the 120kHz case.

[0100] In another embodiment where the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring according to Option 1 or 2, the UE performs PDCCH monitoring only for up to X symbols (or a span thereof), where X is an integer less than or equal to 3 (e.g., 1, 2, 3). Therefore, the monitoring opportunity (MO) may be up to three OFDM symbols, thereby reducing the maximum number of symbols allowed to be monitored.

[0101] In another embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring, where the PDCCH monitoring limits are defined within a group of time slots (i.e., a time slot group). In other words, the scheduling complexity units extend across the time slot group rather than a single time slot or span as described above, so that the duration to which they apply exceeds the duration of all time slots in the group. This may be referred to herein as time slot scheduling complexity aggregation. Thus, the UE does not stop performing blind decoding per time slot per CC and / or processing non-overlapping CCEs per time slot per CC until the limits have been exceeded for the duration of the time slot group.

[0102] In some embodiments, the slot group does not place restrictions on when the action of the DCI occurs. For example, the slot group does not control when the PDSCH is scheduled. In addition, in some embodiments, the DCI decoded within the slot group can schedule an action (or multiple actions) outside the slot group. For example, the DCI decoded within the slot group can schedule a single PDSCH or multiple PDSCHs based on cross-slot group scheduling. In addition, setting the monitoring restrictions to extend over the duration of a group of slots allows the PDCCH complexity to be defined over multiple slots, while allowing single or multiple PUSCH / PDSCH instances to be scheduled within a slot group (same slot group scheduling) or across slot groups (cross slot / cross slot group scheduling).

[0103] In another embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring with restrictions defined within a timeslot group to limit the increase in complexity for the UE seen in the uniformly scaled PDCCH monitoring configuration described above (where BD and non-overlapping CCE restrictions are uniformly scaled for SCSs of 120kHz, 240kHz, 480kHz, 960kHz) and the complexity restrictions per timeslot seen in the SCS-based scaling implementation (where BD and CCE restrictions are scaled based on the SCS), where the complexity restrictions are distributed over multiple timeslots. This may be advantageous in situations in beam-based systems where some timeslots may not have any beams. In some embodiments, when compared to other configurations previously defined in NR described above, the complexity restrictions for that timeslot can be "used" by another timeslot within the timeslot group without increasing the overall complexity load.

[0104] In one embodiment, these slot group complexity limits are defined based on a reference SCS. For example, in one embodiment, the monitoring limits applied by the UE are set equal to the limits of the reference SCS. For example, assume that the transmitted SCS is equal to 960kHz and the reference SCS = 120kHz. In this case, the scheduling complexity unit of the transmitted SCS is 8 slots (i.e., the slot group size is equal to 8), and the BD / CCE limits for each CC per slot group are defined and set to values based on the limits for the reference SCS, which are the BD / CCE limits associated with an SCE of 120kHz. Therefore, when the transmitted SCS is 960kHz, the blind decoding (BD) limit for 120kHz is equal to 20 and applied to the UE. Therefore, in one embodiment, the BD limit is set to a value (20N, N = 1, 2, 3, etc.) and the CCE limit is set to a value (32N, N = 1, 2, 3, etc.) (e.g., (if N = 1, BD: 20, CCE: 32; if N = 2, BD: 40, CCE: 64)).

[0105] In one embodiment, the UE is configured with configuration information that specifies the PDCCH monitoring opportunity (MO) for a time slot group. In some embodiments, the information specifies the location of the PDCCH MO. For example, in one embodiment, the information specifies the location of the PDCCH MO for each time slot within the time slot group. In another embodiment, the information specifies the location of the PDCCH MO defined within the time slot group, rather than for each time slot within the time slot group. In this case, in one embodiment, for each time slot in the time slot group, PDCCH monitoring occurs within the first X symbols, where X is an integer. Figure 12 An example of this approach is shown. Figure 12, for a 120 kHz SCS, a certain number of slots are shown in OFDM symbol 1201, and for a 960 kHz SCS, the information in OFDM symbol 1201 is aggregated into 8 slots in 1202, where the PDCCH information is located in the first two symbols of each slot. In one embodiment, X is configured (e.g., by the gNB). In another embodiment, X is SCS dependent. In one embodiment, for a 240 kHz SCS, X is 3, for a 480 kHz SCS, X is 6, and for a 960 kHz SCS, X is 12. In another embodiment, for each slot in a slot group, PDCCH monitoring occurs on any span of X consecutive symbols within that slot, where X is an integer. Figure 12 An example of this is shown in OFDM symbol 1203, where for a 960 kHz SCS, the information in OFDM symbol 1201 is aggregated into 8 slots, with the PDCCH information located in two symbols in each of these slots, but at different locations in two or more slots. In one embodiment, X is configured (e.g., by the gNB). In another embodiment, X is SCS-dependent. In one embodiment, for a 240 kHz SCS, X is 3, for a 480 kHz SCS, X is 6, and for a 960 kHz SCS, X is 12.

[0106] In some embodiments where the information specifies the location of the PDCCH MO, a PDCCH monitoring opportunity is defined for each slot group. In this case, in one embodiment, for each slot in the slot group, PDCCH monitoring occurs within the first X symbols, where X is an integer. Figure 12 An example of this is shown in OFDM symbol 1204 in , where for a 960kHz SCS, the information in OFDM symbol 1201 is aggregated into 8 slots, and the PDCCH information is located at the beginning of the first slot. In one embodiment, X is configured (e.g., by the gNB). In another embodiment, X is SCS dependent. In one embodiment, for a 240kHz SCS, X is 3, for a 480kHz SCS, X is 6, and for a 960kHz SCS, X is 12. In another embodiment, for each slot in a slot group, PDCCH monitoring occurs on any span of X consecutive symbols within that slot, where X is an integer. Figure 12An example of this is shown in OFDM symbol 1205, where for a 960 kHz SCS, the information in OFDM symbol 1201 is aggregated into 8 slots, and the PDCCH information appears in the third slot. In one embodiment, X is configured (e.g., by the gNB). In another embodiment, X is SCS-dependent. In one embodiment, for a 240 kHz SCS, X is 3, for a 480 kHz SCS, X is 6, and for a 960 kHz SCS, X is 12.

[0107] In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring can be causal or non-causal. When causal, PDCCH MO is only applied to symbols at the same time or in the future. When non-causal, PDCCH MO can be applied to any symbol starting from the beginning of the PDCCH time slot group.

[0108] In one embodiment, when a UE has a monitoring limit distributed across a timeslot group and reaches its limit and an overage occurs, the UE applies one or more algorithms to perform discarding. In one embodiment, overage and discarding are performed for each timeslot group. In another embodiment, overage and discarding are performed for each timeslot within a timeslot group. In this case, overage and discarding can be performed for each timeslot within a timeslot group based on the limit of each timeslot.

[0109] Optionally, in one embodiment, the UE is configured such that there is a minimum spacing between PDCCH MOs within a timeslot group. In one embodiment, the minimum spacing is at least one in each timeslot. Note that other minimum spacings may be used.

[0110] Optionally, in one embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring based on a uniform distribution of PDCCH MOs in the time slots of the time slot group. Optionally, in another embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring based on a non-uniform distribution of PDCCH MOs in the time slots of the time slot group.

[0111] In one embodiment, the slot groups are configurable. In one embodiment, the slot group configuration is semi-static. In one embodiment, this is controlled by the gNB or another network node. In one embodiment, where the slot groups have a semi-static slot group configuration, the number of slots in the slot group, the MO distribution within each slot group, and / or the limits on each slot group are communicated to the UE in a semi-static manner. For example, in one embodiment, such information may be communicated via RRC configuration.

[0112] In one embodiment, in case of a semi-static timeslot group configuration, the number of timeslots scheduled for each monitoring opportunity is semi-static.In one embodiment, scheduling for a plurality of aggregated timeslots is performed by a scheduling unit. Figure 13 is an example of a static aggregate. Figure 13 OFDM symbol 1301 shows one slot at 120 kHz, where PDCCH information appears in the first 24 symbols of the slot, OFDM symbol 1302 shows eight slots at 960 kHz, where information is aggregated across two slots, and OFDM symbol 1303 shows eight slots at 960 kHz, where information is aggregated across seven slots. OFDM symbol 1301 represents a reference. OFDM symbol 1302 shows the result of semi-static aggregation performed with respect to OFDM symbol 1301, resulting in three symbols per slot group (X equals 3) at the beginning of the slot group, where the slot group size is two slots. OFDM symbol 1303 shows the result of semi-static aggregation performed with respect to OFDM symbol 1301, resulting in nine symbols per slot group (X equals 9) at the beginning of the slot group, where the slot group size is eight slots.

[0113] In one embodiment, where the time slot groups have a semi-static time slot group configuration, the time slot groups are non-overlapping and adjacent to each other. In another embodiment, where the time slot groups have a semi-static time slot group configuration, the time slot groups are non-overlapping and may not be adjacent to each other. This can allow power savings when no active time slot groups are defined. In yet another embodiment where the time slot groups have a semi-static time slot group configuration, the time slot groups may overlap.

[0114] In one embodiment, semi-static configuration allows different slot group sizes to be configured simultaneously. For example, at time t1, the slot group size is 8, while at time t2, the slot group size is 16. In one embodiment, the slot group configuration is tied to the subcarrier spacing (SCS).

[0115] In one embodiment, the configuration of slot groups is dynamic. In one embodiment, this is controlled by the gNB or another network node. In one embodiment, where slot groups have a dynamic slot group configuration, the number of slots in the slot group, the distribution of MOs within each slot group, and / or the limits on each slot group are dynamically communicated to the UE. In one embodiment, this information is communicated via L-1 signaling. However, in alternative embodiments, this information can be communicated using another type of signaling or an alternative communication mechanism. In one embodiment, the UE is configured with multiple slot group configurations, and L-1 signaling is used to dynamically switch between slot group configurations, allowing the slot group size to change dynamically over time.

[0116] In one embodiment, in case of dynamic time slot group configuration, the number of time slots scheduled for each monitoring opportunity is dynamic.In one embodiment, scheduling for a plurality of aggregated time slots is performed by a scheduling unit. Figure 14 is an example of a dynamic aggregation. Figure 14 OFDM symbol 1401 shows a slot at 120 kHz, where PDCCH information appears in the first 24 symbols of the slot and represents a reference. OFDM symbol 1402 shows aggregated slots at 960 kHz, where 4 slots are aggregated, then 1 slot is aggregated, and then 3 slots are aggregated.

[0117] In one embodiment of a time slot group in which the time slot groups have a dynamic time slot group configuration, the time slot groups are non-overlapping and adjacent to each other. In another embodiment, in which the time slot groups have a dynamic time slot group configuration, the time slot groups are non-overlapping and may not be adjacent to each other. This allows for power savings when no active time slot groups are defined. In yet another embodiment in which the time slot groups have a semi-static time slot group configuration, the time slot groups may overlap.

[0118] In one embodiment, the slot group configuration is signaled to the UE. In one embodiment, DCI signaling is used to signal the slot group configuration. For example, in one embodiment, in slot group N-1, DCI signaling is used to indicate the slot group configuration for slot group N. In one embodiment, this signaling is UE-specific signaling. For example, UE-specific signaling is signaled in the GC-PDCCH. In one embodiment, UE-specific signaling is sent in UE-specific DCI.

[0119] In one embodiment, the UE receives configuration information and is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring for PDCCH MOs that can be set to occur on any OFDM symbol in a slot group with a gap. This enables any symbol within a slot group to contain a PDCCH MO (rather than the first X symbols or any X consecutive symbols as discussed above). In one embodiment, the locations of these MOs are based on symbols corresponding to beam pairs.

[0120] In one embodiment, all PDCCH monitoring opportunities may be located in any OFDM symbol of a slot group having a minimum time interval between a predetermined number (eg, 2) of consecutive transmissions of PDCCH. Figure 15 The position of the MO within the span is shown. Figure 15, X is the minimum number of OFDM symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs, Y is the number of OFDM symbols within which a monitoring opportunity occurs, and Z is the slot group size. In one embodiment, the signaling of the location of the PDCCH is fixed (configured). In one embodiment, the signaling of the location of the PDCCH is signaled by L1. However, alternative signaling may be used.

[0121] In one embodiment, X and Y are based on the actual symbols in the time slot / time slot group. In another embodiment, X and Y are based on the symbols transmitted using the beams that allow communication with the UE. For example, X refers to the number of symbols transmitted / received using a specific beam pair, and Y refers to the spacing based on the actual beam pair.

[0122] Unlike the PDCCH monitoring described above where (X, Y) is one of the sets (2, 2), (4, 3), or (7, 3), in one embodiment, X, Y, and Z are SCS and slot group size dependent.

[0123] In one embodiment, there is a minimum spacing between PDCCH MOs within a slot group. For example, in one embodiment, there is a minimum of at least 1 MO in each slot. Note that the distribution of PDCCH MOs can be uniform or non-uniform.

[0124] Figure 16 Three examples of the position of the MO are shown. Each of these examples is for an SCS of 960 kHz. Figure 16 , OFDM symbol 1601 shows an example where X is equal to 14, Y is equal to 3, Z is equal to 8, and offset is equal to 0, OFDM symbol 1602 shows an example where X is equal to 14, Y is equal to 3, Z is equal to 8, and offset is equal to 5, and OFDM symbol 1603 shows an example where X is equal to 8, Y is equal to 3, Z is equal to 8, and offset is equal to 0. Note that these examples are not meant to limit the techniques described herein to these specific values of X, Y, Z, and offset.

[0125] Figure 17 An example of the location of the MO based on the symbols transmitted with the beams that allow communication with the UE is shown. Figure 17, OFDM symbol 1701 shows an example in which X is equal to 2, Y is equal to 1, Z is not applicable (N / A), and the offset is N / A, and the first effective beam in each slot group is used as the position of PDCCH information, and OFDM symbol 1702 shows an example in which X is equal to 3, Y is equal to 2, Z is equal to 2, and the offset is equal to 0, and the next symbol used for the position of PDCCH information among all subsequent symbols is 3 symbols away from the previous span (with an effective beam), the span length is 2, and the slot group length is 2. Note that these examples are not meant to limit the techniques described herein to these specific values of X, Y, Z, and offset.

[0126] The configuration described above may be used in conjunction with having the position of the MO based on the symbols transmitted with the beams that allow communication with the UE. In one embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring on up to X (e.g., 3) symbols at the beginning of a scheduling unit that are transmitted with the beams that allow communication with the UE, wherein the scheduling unit size is variable (e.g., 8 time slots). In another embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring on up to three symbols at the beginning of a scheduling unit, wherein the scheduling unit size is based on the position of the symbols transmitted with the beams that allow communication with the UE. In another embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring on up to three symbols at the beginning of a scheduling unit that are transmitted with the beams that allow communication with the UE, wherein the scheduling unit size is based on the position of the symbols transmitted with the beams that allow communication with the UE.

[0127] In one embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring for any span of up to three symbols within a scheduling unit that are transmitted with beams that allow communication with the UE, wherein the scheduling unit size is variable (e.g., 8 time slots). In another embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring for any span of up to three symbols within a scheduling unit, wherein the scheduling unit size is based on the position of the symbols transmitted with beams that allow communication with the UE. In another embodiment, the UE is configured to perform PDCCH monitoring for any span of up to three symbols within a scheduling unit that are transmitted with beams that allow communication with the UE, wherein the scheduling unit size is based on the position of the symbols transmitted with beams that allow communication with the UE.

[0128] Exemplary Flowchart

[0129] Figure 18This is a flow chart of one embodiment of a process for configuring a UE. The process is performed by processing logic comprising hardware (circuitry, dedicated logic, etc.), software (e.g., software running on a chip, software running on a general-purpose computer system or a dedicated machine, etc.), firmware, or a combination of the three. In one embodiment, the operations in the process are performed by a UE in a 5G NR communication system.

[0130] See also Figure 18 The process begins with processing logic receiving monitoring configuration information, wherein the monitoring configuration information, which specifies PDCCH search space monitoring to be performed, specifies PDCCH monitoring for one subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs), the subcarrier spacings associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), and wherein monitoring restrictions associated with each of the SCSs, including the number of blind decodes (BDs) and the number of CCEs per component carrier (CC), are applied per slot per CC, and UE decoding complexity associated with performing the monitoring restrictions for different SCSs in the set is equal (processing block 1801). In one embodiment, the monitoring restrictions are scaled versions of each other and increase based on a decrease in symbol size.

[0131] In one embodiment, the monitoring limits are scaled versions of each other and increase based on the decrease in symbol size. In one embodiment, the BD and CCE limits associated with each increase in SCS differ by an integer scaling factor, where the integer is 2 or greater. In another embodiment, the BD and CCE limits associated with each increase in SCS differ by a nonlinear relationship.

[0132] In one embodiment, PDCCH search space monitoring is specified to occur over a span of X symbols, where X is an integer.

[0133] In response to receiving the monitoring configuration information, processing logic configures the UE to perform monitoring of each search space according to the monitoring configuration information, including PDCCH search space monitoring as specified in the monitoring configuration information (processing block 1802).

[0134] When performing PDCCH search space monitoring, processing logic may optionally perform discarding of one or both of candidates requiring blind decoding or candidates requiring channel estimation in response to exceeding a monitoring limit (processing block 1803).

[0135] Figure 19This is a flow chart of another embodiment of a process for configuring a UE. The process is performed by processing logic comprising hardware (circuitry, dedicated logic, etc.), software (e.g., software running on a chip, software running on a general-purpose computer system or a dedicated machine, etc.), firmware, or a combination of the three. In one embodiment, the operations in the process are performed by a UE in a 5G NR communication system.

[0136] See also Figure 19 The process begins with processing logic receiving monitoring configuration information, wherein the monitoring configuration information, which specifies PDCCH search space monitoring to be performed, specifies PDCCH monitoring for one subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs), these subcarrier spacings being associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), and wherein monitoring limits are associated with each of these SCSs, including a number of blind decodes (BDs) and a number of CCEs per component carrier (CC) for a timeslot group of multiple timeslots and for applications within the duration of the timeslot group (processing box 1901).

[0137] In one embodiment, monitoring limits are defined for each CC per time slot group. In one embodiment, monitoring limits are set based on limits of a reference SCS.

[0138] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies a PDCCH monitoring opportunity (MO) for each time slot of a time slot group. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring occurs over the first X symbols of each time slot in the time slot group, where X is an integer. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring occurs over a span of X consecutive symbols of each time slot in the time slot group, where X is an integer.

[0139] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies the PDCCH MO for each slot group. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring occurs over the first X symbols of each slot in the slot group, where X is an integer. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring occurs over a span of X consecutive symbols of each slot in the slot group, where X is an integer.

[0140] In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring is causal in that PDCCH MO applies only to symbols at the same time or future times. In another embodiment, PDCCH monitoring is non-causal in that PDCCH MO applies to any symbol starting from the beginning of a slot group.

[0141] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies a PDCCH MO with a minimum interval between consecutive MOs. In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies a PDCCH MO with a uniform or non-uniform distribution. In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information includes the number of time slots in a time slot group, the MO distribution within each time slot group, and the monitoring limit for each time slot group, and the monitoring configuration information is transmitted from the network node in a semi-static manner. In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information includes the number of time slots in a time slot group, the MO distribution within each time slot group, and the monitoring limit for each time slot group, and the monitoring configuration information is transmitted dynamically from the network node. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the monitoring configuration information is transmitted using layer 1 (L-1) signaling.

[0142] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information includes DCI signaling in a timeslot group, the DCI signaling indicating a timeslot group configuration from a next timeslot group immediately following the timeslot group.

[0143] In one embodiment, the time slot groups are independent of scheduling user data transmissions for wireless devices during time slots in the time slot group or across the time slot groups.

[0144] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies the location of the PDCCH MO based on the minimum number of symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs in the PDCCH MO, the number of symbols within which the MO appears, and the slot group size.

[0145] In one embodiment, one or both of the minimum number of symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs in a PDCCH MO and the number of symbols within which the MO appears are based on symbols of a slot group or a slot within a slot group. In one embodiment, one or both of the minimum number of symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs in a PDCCH MO and the number of symbols within which the MO appears are based on symbols transmitted with beams that are used for communication with a UE. In one embodiment, the minimum number of symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs in a PDCCH MO is equal to the number of symbols transmitted and / or received with a particular beam pair, and the number of symbols within which the MO appears is based on the actual beam pair.

[0146] In response to receiving the monitoring configuration information, processing logic configures the UE to perform monitoring of each search space according to the monitoring configuration information, including PDCCH search space monitoring as specified in the monitoring configuration information (processing block 1902).

[0147] When performing PDCCH search space monitoring, processing logic may optionally perform discarding of one or both of candidates requiring blind decoding or candidates requiring channel estimation in response to exceeding a monitoring limit (processing block 1903).

[0148] Figure 20 The present invention is a flowchart of one embodiment of a process by which network equipment configures a UE. The process is performed by processing logic comprising hardware (circuitry, dedicated logic, etc.), software (e.g., software running on a chip, software running on a general-purpose computer system or a dedicated machine, etc.), firmware, or a combination of the three. In one embodiment, the operations in the process are performed by the network equipment operating in a spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR).

[0149] See also Figure 20 The process begins with processing logic determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for one subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs) associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), and wherein monitoring restrictions associated with each of the SCSs, including the number of blind decodes (BDs) and the number of CCEs per component carrier (CC), are applied per slot per CC, and UE decoding complexity associated with performing monitoring restrictions for different SCSs in the set is equal (processing block 2001). In one embodiment, the monitoring restrictions are scaled versions of each other and increase based on a decrease in symbol size.

[0150] In one embodiment, the monitoring limits are scaled versions of each other and increase based on the decrease in symbol size. In one embodiment, the BD and CCE limits associated with each increase in SCS differ by an integer scaling factor, where the integer is 2 or greater. In another embodiment, the BD and CCE limits associated with each increase in SCS differ by a nonlinear relationship.

[0151] In one embodiment, PDCCH search space monitoring is specified to occur over a span of X symbols, where X is an integer.

[0152] After determining a PDCCH search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, processing logic transmits monitoring configuration information identifying the monitoring configuration to the wireless device (processing block 2002).

[0153] Figure 21The present invention is a flow chart of another embodiment of a process by which network equipment configures a UE. The process is performed by processing logic comprising hardware (circuitry, dedicated logic, etc.), software (e.g., software running on a chip, software running on a general-purpose computer system or a dedicated machine, etc.), firmware, or a combination of the three. In one embodiment, the operations in the process are performed by the network equipment operating in a spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR).

[0154] See also Figure 21 The process begins with processing logic determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for a subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of subcarrier spacings (SCSs) associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), and wherein monitoring limits are associated with each of the SCSs, including a number of blind decodes (BDs) and a number of CCEs per component carrier (CC) for a timeslot group of multiple timeslots and for applications within a duration of the timeslot group (processing block 2101).

[0155] In one embodiment, monitoring limits are defined for each CC per time slot group. In one embodiment, monitoring limits are set based on limits of a reference SCS.

[0156] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies a PDCCH monitoring opportunity (MO) for each time slot of a time slot group. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring occurs over the first X symbols of each time slot in the time slot group, where X is an integer. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring occurs over a span of X consecutive symbols of each time slot in the time slot group, where X is an integer.

[0157] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies the PDCCH MO for each slot group. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring occurs over the first X symbols of each slot in the slot group, where X is an integer. In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring occurs over a span of X consecutive symbols of each slot in the slot group, where X is an integer.

[0158] In one embodiment, PDCCH monitoring is causal in that PDCCH MO applies only to symbols at the same time or future times. In another embodiment, PDCCH monitoring is non-causal in that PDCCH MO applies to any symbol starting from the beginning of a slot group.

[0159] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies a PDCCH MO with a minimum interval between consecutive MOs. In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies a PDCCH MO with a uniform or non-uniform distribution. In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information includes the number of time slots in a time slot group, the MO distribution within each time slot group, and the monitoring limit for each time slot group, and the monitoring configuration information is transmitted from the network node in a semi-static manner. In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information includes the number of time slots in a time slot group, the MO distribution within each time slot group, and the monitoring limit for each time slot group, and the monitoring configuration information is transmitted dynamically from the network node. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the monitoring configuration information is transmitted using layer 1 (L-1) signaling.

[0160] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information includes DCI signaling in a timeslot group, the DCI signaling indicating a timeslot group configuration from a next timeslot group immediately following the timeslot group.

[0161] In one embodiment, the time slot groups are independent of scheduling user data transmissions for wireless devices during time slots in the time slot group or across the time slot groups.

[0162] In one embodiment, the monitoring configuration information specifies the location of the PDCCH MO based on the minimum number of symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs in the PDCCH MO, the number of symbols within which the MO appears, and the slot group size.

[0163] In one embodiment, one or both of the minimum number of symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs in a PDCCH MO and the number of symbols within which the MO appears are based on symbols of a slot group or a slot within a slot group. In one embodiment, one or both of the minimum number of symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs in a PDCCH MO and the number of symbols within which the MO appears are based on symbols transmitted with beams that are used for communication with a UE. In one embodiment, the minimum number of symbols between the start of different PDCCH MOs in a PDCCH MO is equal to the number of symbols transmitted and / or received with a particular beam pair, and the number of symbols within which the MO appears is based on the actual beam pair.

[0164] After determining a PDCCH search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, processing logic transmits monitoring configuration information identifying the monitoring configuration to the wireless device (processing block 2102).

[0165] The part of the above content can be realized by utilizing a logic circuit such as a dedicated logic circuit or utilizing a microcontroller or other form of processing core for executing program code instructions.Thus, program code such as machine executable instructions can be utilized to execute the process taught by the above discussion, and the machine executable instructions make the machine execute these instructions to perform certain functions.In this context, "machine" can be a machine that converts an intermediate form (or "abstract") instruction into an instruction specific to a processor (for example, an abstract execution environment such as a "virtual machine" (for example, a Java virtual machine), an interpreter, a common language runtime, a high-level language virtual machine, etc.), and / or an electronic circuit that is arranged on a semiconductor chip (for example, a "logic circuit" realized using a transistor), and the electronic circuit is designed to execute instructions, and the processor is such as a general-purpose processor and / or a special-purpose processor.The process taught by the above discussion can also be executed by (as a substitute of a machine or in combination with a machine) an electronic circuit, and the electronic circuit is designed to execute a process (or a part thereof) without executing program code.

[0166] The present invention also relates to an apparatus for performing the operations described herein. The apparatus may be specially constructed for the desired purpose, or may comprise a general-purpose computer selectively activated or reconfigured by a computer program stored in the computer. Such a computer program may be stored on a computer-readable storage medium, such as, but not limited to, any type of disk, including floppy disks, optical disks, CD-ROMs and magneto-optical disks, read-only memory (ROM), RAM, EPROM, EEPROM, magnetic or optical cards, or any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions, and each coupled to a computer system bus.

[0167] A machine-readable medium includes any mechanism for storing or transmitting information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., a computer). For example, machine-readable media include read-only memory ("ROM"); random access memory ("RAM"); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; flash memory devices; etc.

[0168] Articles of manufacture can be used to store program code. Articles of manufacture storing program code can be implemented as, but not limited to, one or more memories (e.g., one or more flash memories, random access memories (static, dynamic, or other)), optical disks, CD-ROMs, DVD ROMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnetic or optical cards, or other types of machine-readable media suitable for storing electronic instructions. Program code can also be downloaded from a remote computer (e.g., a server) to a requesting computer (e.g., a client) via a data signal contained in a propagation medium (e.g., via a communication link (e.g., a network connection)).

[0169] The foregoing detailed description has been presented in terms of algorithms and symbolic representations of operations on data bits within a computer memory. These algorithmic descriptions and representations are the tools used by those skilled in the data processing arts to most effectively convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. An algorithm, as used here and generally, refers to a self-consistent sequence of operations leading to a desired result. These operations are those requiring physical manipulation of physical quantities. Typically, but not necessarily, these quantities take the form of electrical or magnetic signals capable of being stored, transferred, combined, compared, and otherwise manipulated. It has proven convenient, primarily for common sense, to refer to these signals as bits, values, elements, symbols, characters, terms, numbers, or the like.

[0170] It should be borne in mind, however, that all of these and similar terms are to be associated with the appropriate physical quantities and are merely convenient labels applied to these quantities. Unless otherwise specifically stated, it will be apparent from the foregoing discussion that discussions throughout this specification using terms such as "select," "determine," "receive," "form," "group," "aggregate," "generate," "remove," and the like will be understood to refer to actions and processes on a computer system or similar electronic computing device that manipulates data represented as physical (electronic) quantities in the computer system's registers and memories and converts it into other data similarly represented as physical quantities in the computer system's memories or registers or other such information storage, transmission, or display devices.

[0171] The process presented herein and display are not inherently relevant to any particular computer or other device. According to the teaching content of this paper, various general-purpose systems can be used together with program, or can prove that it is convenient to construct the more special-purpose device for carrying out described operation. According to the description below, the required structure for various these systems will be apparent. In addition, the present invention is not described with reference to any specific programming language. Should be appreciated that multiple programming languages can be used for realizing the teaching content of the present invention as described herein.

[0172] It is understood that the use of personally identifiable information should be subject to privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized to meet or exceed industry or government requirements for maintaining user privacy. Specifically, personally identifiable information data should be managed and processed to minimize the risk of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of authorized use should be clearly stated to users.

[0173] The foregoing discussion describes only some exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will readily recognize from these discussions, drawings and claims that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for network equipment to operate in spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), the method comprising: determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for one subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of different subcarrier spacings (SCSs), the set of different subcarrier spacings associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), wherein monitoring restrictions associated with each of the SCSs apply per slot per component carrier (CC), including a number of blind decodes (BDs) and a number of control channel elements (CCEs) per CC; and Monitoring configuration information identifying the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration is transmitted to the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein user equipment (UE) decoding complexity associated with performing the monitoring restriction for the different SCSs in the group is equal. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring limits are scaled versions of each other and increase based on a decrease in symbol size.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring limits associated with each increase in SCS, including the number of BDs and the number of CCEs, differ by an integer scaling factor, wherein the integer scaling factor is 2 or greater.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring limits including the number of BDs and the number of CCEs associated with each increase in SCS differ from each other in a non-linear relationship.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring is specified to occur over a span of X symbols, where X is an integer.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: One or more candidates requiring blind decoding or channel estimation are discarded in each time slot in response to exceeding the monitoring limit.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the monitoring limits is a per-CC limit on a maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs per monitoring span.

9. A network entity operating in spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), the network entity comprising one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising: determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for one subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of different subcarrier spacings (SCSs), the set of different subcarrier spacings associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), wherein monitoring restrictions associated with each of the SCSs apply per slot per component carrier (CC), including a number of blind decodes (BDs) and a number of control channel elements (CCEs) per CC; and Monitoring configuration information identifying the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration is transmitted to the wireless device.

10. The network entity of claim 9, wherein user equipment (UE) decoding complexity associated with performing the monitoring restriction for the different SCSs in the group is equal.

11. The network entity of claim 9, wherein the monitoring limits are scaled versions of each other and increase based on a decrease in symbol size.

12. The network entity of claim 11, wherein the monitoring limits including the number of BDs and the number of CCEs associated with each increase of the SCS differ by an integer scaling factor, wherein the integer scaling factor is 2 or greater.

13. The network entity of claim 11, wherein the monitoring limits including the number of BDs and the number of CCEs associated with each increase of the SCS differ from each other in a non-linear relationship.

14. The network entity of claim 9, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring is specified to occur over a span of X symbols, where X is an integer.

15. A baseband circuit operating in a spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), the baseband circuit comprising one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising: determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration specifies PDCCH monitoring for one subcarrier spacing (SCS) selected from a set of different subcarrier spacings (SCSs), the set of different subcarrier spacings associated with spectrum above 52.6 GHz in 5G New Radio (NR), wherein monitoring restrictions associated with each of the SCSs apply per slot per component carrier (CC), including a number of blind decodes (BDs) and a number of control channel elements (CCEs) per CC; and Monitoring configuration information identifying the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration is transmitted to the wireless device.

16. The baseband circuit of claim 15, wherein user equipment (UE) decoding complexity associated with performing the monitoring restriction for the different SCSs in the group is equal.

17. The baseband circuit of claim 15, wherein the monitoring limits are scaled versions of each other and increase based on a decrease in symbol size.

18. The baseband circuit of claim 17, wherein the monitoring limits including the number of BDs and the number of CCEs associated with each increase in SCS differ by an integer scaling factor, wherein the integer scaling factor is 2 or greater.

19. The baseband circuit of claim 17, wherein the monitoring limits including the number of BDs and the number of CCEs associated with each increase in SCS differ from each other in a nonlinear relationship.

20. The baseband circuitry of claim 15, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring is specified to occur over a span of X symbols, where X is an integer.

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