Search space set monitoring for physical downlink control channel iterations
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- QUALCOMM INC
- Filing Date
- 2026-02-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-16
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Abstract
Claims
1. A method for wireless communication in user equipment (UE), Receiving a configuration from the base station that indicates a first monitoring pattern for a first search space set within a transmission time interval, and a second monitoring pattern for a second search space set within the same transmission time interval, The base station receives an instruction that a first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set is linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set for downlink control channel iterations. Monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set and the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set, at least in part on the fact that the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern have the same period and offset. A method that includes [a certain feature].
2. Verifying that the number of monitoring opportunities in the first monitoring pattern is the same as the number of monitoring opportunities in the second monitoring pattern, wherein monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates is at least partially based on the verification. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
3. Determine, at least in part, that the monitoring opportunities from each of the first and second search space sets are linked, at least in part, to the temporal ordering of monitoring opportunities within the first and second search space sets, respectively, based on verifying that the first and second monitoring patterns have the same number of monitoring opportunities. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:
4. Determine, at least in part, that the monitoring opportunities from each of the first and second search space sets are linked, at least in part, to the order of the index values associated with the monitoring opportunities within the first and second search space sets, respectively, based on verifying that the first and second monitoring patterns have the same number of monitoring opportunities. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:
5. The method according to claim 2, further comprising determining, at least in part, that a first monitoring opportunity in the first set of search spaces is linked to a second monitoring opportunity in the second set of search spaces, based on verifying that the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern have the same number of monitoring opportunities.
6. Based at least in part on determining that the first monitoring opportunity is linked to the second monitoring opportunity, it is determined that the first downlink control channel candidate of the first group of downlink control channel candidates located within the first monitoring opportunity is linked to the second downlink control channel candidate of the second group of downlink control channel candidates located within the second monitoring opportunity. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:
7. Based at least in part on the aforementioned monitoring, a first iteration of the downlink control message on the first downlink control channel candidate and a second iteration of the downlink control message on the second downlink control channel candidate are received. The first iteration of the downlink control message and the second iteration of the downlink control message are combined. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:
8. Verifying that the duration of the first search space set within the period of the monitoring pattern is the same as the duration of the second search space set within the period of the monitoring pattern, wherein monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates is at least partially further based on the verification. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
9. A method for wireless communication in user equipment (UE), Receiving a configuration from the base station that indicates a first monitoring pattern for a first search space set within a first transmission time interval, and a second monitoring pattern for a second search space set within a second transmission time interval, The base station receives an instruction that a first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set is linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set for downlink control channel iterations. Monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set and the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set, at least partially based on the fact that the first search space set and the second search space set have the same period but different offsets. A method that includes [a certain feature].
10. To determine whether one or more sets of rules are satisfied, the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern are compared, It is determined, at least in part, that the first downlink control channel candidate of the first group of downlink control channel candidates is linked to the second downlink control channel candidate of the second group of downlink control channel candidates, based at least in part on the satisfaction of one or more of the above rules. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:
11. Determining that one or more rules are satisfied based at least in part on the first slot number of the first transmission time interval, the first frame number associated with the first transmission time interval, the first offset of the first search space set, the second slot number of the second transmission time interval, the second frame number associated with the second transmission time interval, the second offset of the second search space set, or any combination thereof, wherein the second frame number multiplied by the number of slots per frame plus the second slot number of the slot is greater than the first frame number multiplied by the number of slots per frame plus the second slot number minus the period of the same period of the first search space set and the second search space set, The method according to claim 10, further comprising:
12. Ordering the first set of search spaces and the second set of search spaces, wherein determining that one or more rules are satisfied is at least partially based on ordering the first set of search spaces and the second set of search spaces. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:
13. The base station receives an instruction that the first search space set is ordered before the second search space set. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:
14. Identifying a first index for the first set of search spaces and a second index for the second set of search spaces, wherein comparing the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern comprises comparing the first index with the second index. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:
15. Receiving a first iteration of the downlink control message on the first downlink control channel candidate and a second iteration of the downlink control message on the second downlink control channel candidate, at least in part on the satisfaction of one or more of the aforementioned rules, The first iteration of the downlink control message and the second iteration of the downlink control message are combined. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:
16. Determining, at least in part, whether one or more of the above rules are satisfied, that the first transmission time interval is located before the second transmission time interval. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:
17. The method according to claim 9, wherein the duration of the first search space set within the period of the monitoring pattern is the same as the duration of the second search space set within the period of the monitoring pattern.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the duration comprises the transmission time interval.
19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising a set of transmission time intervals having the aforementioned durations consecutively.
20. Verify that the number of monitoring opportunities in the first monitoring pattern is the same as the number of monitoring opportunities in the second monitoring pattern, Based at least in part on verifying that the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern have the same number of monitoring opportunities, it is determined that the first monitoring opportunity in the first search space set is linked to the second monitoring opportunity in the second search space set, Based at least in part on determining that the first monitoring opportunity is linked to the second monitoring opportunity, it is determined that the first downlink control channel candidate of the first group of downlink control channel candidates is linked to the second downlink control channel candidate of the second group of downlink control channel candidates. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:
21. Based at least in part on the aforementioned monitoring, a first iteration of the downlink control message on the first downlink control channel candidate and a second iteration of the downlink control message on the second downlink control channel candidate are received. The first iteration of the downlink control message and the second iteration of the downlink control message are combined. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:
22. A device for wireless communication in user equipment (UE), At least one processor, The memory coupled to the at least one processor and The memory is equipped with, Receiving a configuration from the base station that indicates a first monitoring pattern for a first search space set within a transmission time interval, and a second monitoring pattern for a second search space set within the same transmission time interval, The base station receives an instruction that a first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set is linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set for downlink control channel iterations. Monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set and the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set, at least in part on the fact that the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern have the same period and offset. The device stores instructions that can be executed by at least one processor to cause the device to perform the following actions: Device.
23. The aforementioned instruction, Verifying that the number of monitoring opportunities in the first monitoring pattern is the same as the number of monitoring opportunities in the second monitoring pattern, wherein monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates is at least partially based on the verification. The apparatus according to claim 22, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
24. The aforementioned instruction, Determine, at least in part, that the monitoring opportunities from each of the first and second search space sets are linked, at least in part, to the temporal ordering of monitoring opportunities within the first and second search space sets, respectively, based on verifying that the first and second monitoring patterns have the same number of monitoring opportunities. The apparatus according to claim 23, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
25. The aforementioned instruction, Determine, at least in part, that the monitoring opportunities from each of the first and second search space sets are linked, at least in part, to the order of the index values associated with the monitoring opportunities within the first and second search space sets, respectively, based on verifying that the first and second monitoring patterns have the same number of monitoring opportunities. The apparatus according to claim 23, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
26. The aforementioned instruction, The apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising the at least one processor, which can cause the apparatus to determine, at least in part, that a first monitoring opportunity in the first search space set is linked to a second monitoring opportunity in the second search space set, based at least in part on verifying that the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern have the same number of monitoring opportunities.
27. The aforementioned instruction, Based at least in part on determining that the first monitoring opportunity is linked to the second monitoring opportunity, it is determined that the first downlink control channel candidate of the first group of downlink control channel candidates located within the first monitoring opportunity is linked to the second downlink control channel candidate of the second group of downlink control channel candidates located within the second monitoring opportunity. The apparatus according to claim 26, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
28. The aforementioned instruction, Based at least in part on the aforementioned monitoring, a first iteration of the downlink control message on the first downlink control channel candidate and a second iteration of the downlink control message on the second downlink control channel candidate are received. The first iteration of the downlink control message and the second iteration of the downlink control message are combined. The apparatus according to claim 27, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
29. The aforementioned instruction, Verifying that the duration of the first search space set within the period of the monitoring pattern is the same as the duration of the second search space set within the period of the monitoring pattern, wherein monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates is at least partially further based on the verification. The apparatus according to claim 22, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
30. A device for wireless communication in user equipment (UE), At least one processor, The memory coupled to the at least one processor and The memory is equipped with, Receiving a configuration from the base station that indicates a first monitoring pattern for a first search space set within a first transmission time interval, and a second monitoring pattern for a second search space set within a second transmission time interval, The base station receives an instruction that a first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set is linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set for downlink control channel iterations. Monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set and the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set, at least partially based on the fact that the first search space set and the second search space set have the same period but different offsets. The device stores instructions that can be executed by at least one processor to cause the device to perform the following actions: Device.
31. The aforementioned instruction, To determine whether one or more sets of rules are satisfied, the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern are compared, It is determined, at least in part, that the first downlink control channel candidate of the first group of downlink control channel candidates is linked to the second downlink control channel candidate of the second group of downlink control channel candidates, based at least in part on the satisfaction of one or more of the above rules. The apparatus according to claim 30, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the following.
32. The aforementioned instruction, Determining that one or more rules are satisfied based at least in part on the first slot number of the first transmission time interval, the first frame number associated with the first transmission time interval, the first offset of the first search space set, the second slot number of the second transmission time interval, the second frame number associated with the second transmission time interval, the second offset of the second search space set, or any combination thereof, wherein the second frame number multiplied by the number of slots per frame plus the second slot number of the slot is greater than the first frame number multiplied by the number of slots per frame plus the second slot number minus the period of the same period of the first search space set and the second search space set, The apparatus according to claim 31, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
33. The aforementioned instruction, Ordering the first set of search spaces and the second set of search spaces, wherein determining that one or more rules are satisfied is at least partially based on ordering the first set of search spaces and the second set of search spaces. The apparatus according to claim 32, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the following.
34. The aforementioned instruction, The base station receives an instruction that the first search space set is ordered before the second search space set. The apparatus according to claim 33, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the following.
35. The aforementioned instruction, Identifying a first index for the first set of search spaces and a second index for the second set of search spaces, wherein comparing the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern comprises comparing the first index with the second index. The apparatus according to claim 33, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the following.
36. The aforementioned instruction, Receiving a first iteration of the downlink control message on the first downlink control channel candidate and a second iteration of the downlink control message on the second downlink control channel candidate, at least in part on the satisfaction of one or more of the aforementioned rules, The first iteration of the downlink control message and the second iteration of the downlink control message are combined. The apparatus according to claim 31, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
37. The aforementioned instruction, Determining, at least in part, whether one or more of the above rules are satisfied, that the first transmission time interval is located before the second transmission time interval. The apparatus according to claim 31, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
38. The apparatus according to claim 30, wherein the duration of the first search space set within the period of the monitoring pattern is the same as the duration of the second search space set within the period of the monitoring pattern.
39. The apparatus according to claim 38, wherein the duration comprises the transmission time interval.
40. The apparatus according to claim 38, comprising a set of transmission time intervals in which the aforementioned durations are continuous.
41. The aforementioned instruction, Verify that the number of monitoring opportunities in the first monitoring pattern is the same as the number of monitoring opportunities in the second monitoring pattern, Based at least in part on verifying that the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern have the same number of monitoring opportunities, it is determined that the first monitoring opportunity in the first search space set is linked to the second monitoring opportunity in the second search space set, Based at least in part on determining that the first monitoring opportunity is linked to the second monitoring opportunity, it is determined that the first downlink control channel candidate of the first group of downlink control channel candidates is linked to the second downlink control channel candidate of the second group of downlink control channel candidates. The apparatus according to claim 30, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the following.
42. The aforementioned instruction, Based at least in part on the aforementioned monitoring, a first iteration of the downlink control message on the first downlink control channel candidate and a second iteration of the downlink control message on the second downlink control channel candidate are received. The first iteration of the downlink control message and the second iteration of the downlink control message are combined. The apparatus according to claim 41, further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform the above.
43. A device for wireless communication in user equipment (UE), Means for receiving a configuration from a base station that indicates a first monitoring pattern for a first search space set within a transmission time interval, and a second monitoring pattern for a second search space set within the same transmission time interval. Means for receiving instructions from the base station that a first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set is linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set for downlink control channel iterations, Means for monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set and the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set, at least in part on the fact that the first and second monitoring patterns have the same period and offset. A device equipped with the following features.
44. A device for wireless communication in user equipment (UE), Means for receiving a configuration from a base station that indicates a first monitoring pattern for a first search space set within a first transmission time interval and a second monitoring pattern for a second search space set within a second transmission time interval, Means for receiving instructions from the base station that a first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set is linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set for downlink control channel iterations, Means for monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set and the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set, at least partially based on the fact that the first search space set and the second search space set have the same period but different offsets. A device equipped with the following features.
45. A non-temporary computer-readable medium for storing a code for wireless communication in a user device (UE), wherein the code is Receiving a configuration from the base station that indicates a first monitoring pattern for a first search space set within a transmission time interval, and a second monitoring pattern for a second search space set within the same transmission time interval, The base station receives an instruction that a first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set is linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set for downlink control channel iterations. Monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set and the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set, at least in part on the fact that the first monitoring pattern and the second monitoring pattern have the same period and offset. A non-temporary computer-readable medium comprising instructions that can be executed by at least one processor to perform the following actions.
46. A non-temporary computer-readable medium for storing a code for wireless communication in a user device (UE), wherein the code is Receiving a configuration from the base station that indicates a first monitoring pattern for a first search space set within a first transmission time interval, and a second monitoring pattern for a second search space set within a second transmission time interval, The base station receives an instruction that a first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set is linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set for downlink control channel iterations. Monitoring the first group of downlink control channel candidates in the first search space set and the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second search space set, at least partially based on the fact that the first search space set and the second search space set have the same period but different offsets. A non-temporary computer-readable medium comprising instructions that can be executed by at least one processor to perform the following actions.