Assistance resource set associated with search space and decoding information
By providing decoding information through an assistance resource set, the network access node mitigates blind decoding in 5G NR systems, enhancing power efficiency and reducing decoding delays in downlink control channels.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/085302
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-01
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-09
AI Technical Summary
Existing communication systems face challenges in reducing power consumption, complexity, and decoding delay associated with blind decoding of downlink control channels in 5G NR systems.
A network access node transmits an assistance resource set with decoding information to client devices, indicating the configuration of downlink control channels, allowing for reduced blind decoding and dynamic adaptation of decoding behavior without reconfiguring search spaces.
This approach reduces complexity and power consumption by limiting blind decoding iterations and enabling dynamic control channel decoding, while maintaining compatibility with 5G NR and future cellular network generations.
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ASSISTANCE RESOURCE SET ASSOCIATED WITH SEARCH SPACE AND DECODING INFORMATIONTechnical Field
[0001] Embodiments of the invention relate to the use of an assistance resource set associated with search space and decoding information in communication systems. Furthermore, embodiments of the invention also relate to corresponding methods and a computer program.Background
[0002] In 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) , data and signaling messages are carried in Downlink (DL) and Uplink (UL) physical channels, for example, including Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) , Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) , Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) and Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) .
[0003] All these mentioned physical channels are important for guaranteeing multiple functions that make a communication achieving expected Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) possible in 5G NR. Among these physical channels, the role of PDCCH is highlighted as it is pivotal in 5G NR systems, and in wireless networks in general. The PDCCH is e.g., used for DL scheduling assignment, UL scheduling grant, slot format indication, preemption indication, power control, Channel State Information (CSI) reporting triggering, waveform switching, transmission configuration information indication and link adaptation.
[0004] The Downlink Control Information (DCI) is transmitted in the PDCCH. Depending on its format, the DCI may contain different fields, each with a specified use. The DCI is subject to multiple processing steps before resulting in a PDCCH payload. The design of the PDCCH in 5G NR was developed with the aim of ensuring good coverage and reliability. Detection and correct decoding of PDCCH and DCI therein are paramount to avoid link failure.Summary
[0005] An objective of embodiments of the invention is to provide a solution which mitigates or solves the drawbacks and problems of conventional solutions.
[0006] Another objective of embodiments of the invention is to provide a solution for enhancing the structure of downlink control channels in communication systems in order to achieve reduced power consumption, and complexity and delay reduction for control channel decoding.
[0007] The above and further objectives are solved by the subject matter of the independent claims. Further embodiments of the invention can be found in the dependent claims.
[0008] According to a first aspect of the invention, the above mentioned and other objectives are achieved with a network access node configured to:
[0009] transmit a first control message in at least one assistance resource set to at least one client device, wherein the assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space, and wherein the first control message indicates a decoding information for decoding a downlink control information in at least one control resource set associated with the search space; and
[0010] transmit the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.
[0011] An advantage of the network access node according to the first aspect is that the network access node provides decoding information in order to reduce or eliminate blind decoding of the downlink control information. Indeed, instead of trying to decode all candidate downlink control channels within a given search space, the client device will use the received decoding information in order to determine the exact configuration of the transmitted downlink control channel or to limit the number of blind decoding iterations.
[0012] The assistance resource set is used by the network access node in order to transmit the decoding information for decoding a downlink control information. The first control message transmitted in the assistance resource set may be decodable with low complexity, i.e., no blind decoding is needed. This first control message is used by the network access node in order to convey decoding information to facilitate decoding of the downlink control information, e.g., format and aggregation level of the transmitted downlink control information. The assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space which in turn is associated with a control resource set. The search space defines downlink control channel monitoring behavior. The assistance resource set is associated with a search space or with a control resource set, which is associated with a search space.
[0013] Consequently, without having to switch search space sets or reconfiguring search spaces, the network access node is capable of dynamically adapting downlink control information decoding behavior for the client device.
[0014] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the decoding information indicates a presence of the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.
[0015] An advantage with this implementation form is that the client device would only have to decode the decoding information in the assistance resource set in order to figure out whether it is going to receive a downlink control information in the next monitoring occasion, as defined by the search space. This means that no blind decoding of the downlink control channel would be performed and, consequently, complexity and power consumption reduction are achieved.
[0016] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the decoding information indicates any of: a quantity of candidate downlink control information, a format of the downlink control information, and / or an aggregation level of the downlink control information.
[0017] An advantage with this implementation form is that the decoding information is used by the network access node in order to reduce blind decoding by the client device of the downlink control channel. Indeed, by receiving decoding information on a quantity of candidate downlink control information, a format of the downlink control information, and / or an aggregation level of the downlink control information, the client device would limit its blind decoding iterations, consequently achieving complexity, power consumption and delay reduction for the decoding of the downlink control channel.
[0018] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the quantity of candidate downlink control information is larger than or equal to 1.
[0019] An advantage with this implementation form is that the client device would be informed, by using the decoding information of the number of candidate downlink information, in case the network access node is going to transmit one or multiple downlink control information intended for the client device.
[0020] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the decoding information indicates a monitoring behavior for monitoring the search space.
[0021] An advantage with this implementation form is that the network access node can control downlink control channel decoding behavior dynamically, without having to switch or reconfigure search space sets.
[0022] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the monitoring behavior comprises any of: a search space type restriction, a monitoring periodicity, a monitoring offset, a blind decoding limitation, a restriction on a number of candidate downlink control information, a downlink control information aggregation level and / or a format restriction, a monitoring skipping duration, and / or time period during which the decoding information is applicable.
[0023] An advantage with this implementation form is that the network access node can use the decoding information, transmitted in the assistance resource set to change all parameters relevant for downlink control channel decoding, in order to achieve lower decoding complexity, delay, and power consumption, without having to switch or reconfigure search space sets. Additionally, the decoding information may be applied to one monitoring occasion or to multiple consecutive ones, achieving further reduction in power consumption and decoding complexity.
[0024] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the decoding information is addressed to a single client device or to a plurality of client devices.
[0025] An advantage with this implementation form is that the assistance resource set can be configured as specific for a single client device or common for multiple client devices. In case, the client devices have different traffic characteristics, a client device-specific decoding information and assistance resource set can be used. In case of client devices with correlated traffic patterns, a client device-common assistance resource set and decoding information can be used, consequently reducing the frequency–time resources needed to convey the decoding information to multiple client devices.
[0026] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the assistance resource set is arranged in a first set of physical resource blocks and the control resource set is arranged in a second set of physical resource blocks, and wherein the first set of physical resource blocks is mapped earlier in time in a time-frequency resource grid compared to the second set of physical resource blocks.
[0027] An advantage with this implementation form is that the time-frequency resources for the assistance resource set, in which the decoding information is transmitted, are received by the client device earlier than the time-frequency resources for the control resource set, in which the downlink control channel is transmitted. This means that the client device would decode the decoding information, before attempting to decode the corresponding downlink control information.
[0028] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in a same slot.
[0029] An advantage with this implementation form is that all the time-frequency resources needed to perform downlink channel decoding are received in the same slot, consequently streamlining the process from client device perspective.
[0030] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in overlapping physical resource blocks or in non-overlapping physical resource blocks.
[0031] An advantage with this implementation form is that the assistance resource set can reuse part (s) of the time-frequency resources of the control resource set, consequently reducing time-frequency resources needed to perform low complexity downlink control channel decoding according to the decoding information.
[0032] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the first control message is comprised in any of: an on off keying message, a frequency shift keying message, a quadrature amplitude modulation message, a phase shift keying message, a minimum shift keying, or a pre-defined sequence.
[0033] An advantage with this implementation form is that the coverage of the first control message is enhanced, as the first control message as a radio signal can be characterized with a low peak to average power ratio. Additionally, a low power transceiver can be used to decode it at the client device side.
[0034] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the downlink control information is comprised in a physical downlink control channel.
[0035] An advantage with this implementation form is that the proposed method can be used with limited impact on 5G NR and future cellular networks generations having a downlink control channel that is based on the 5G NR design.
[0036] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the network access node is configured to:
[0037] transmit a second control message to the client device, the second control message indicating an activation or a deactivation of the decoding information for decoding the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.
[0038] An advantage with this implementation form is that the network access node can revert the client device to downlink channel decoding according to the search space sets configuration, without any further restriction. This can be beneficial in case the client device uses separate receivers to receive the decoding information and the downlink control information. In this case, deactivating the decoding information could be used in order to enable the client device to power down its associated receiver. Alternately, in case the client device is going to receive multiple downlink control information, full downlink control channel candidates decoding could be beneficial.
[0039] In an implementation form of a network access node according to the first aspect, the second control message comprises a medium access control control element or a radio resource control message.
[0040] An advantage with this implementation form is that dynamic or semi-static signaling can be used to activate or deactivate the decoding information, providing further flexibility to the network access node.
[0041] According to a second aspect of the invention, the above mentioned and other objectives are achieved with a client device configured to:
[0042] receive a first control message in at least one assistance resource set from a network access node, wherein the assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space, and wherein the first control message indicates a decoding information for decoding a downlink control information in at least one control resource set associated with the search space;
[0043] receive the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space; and
[0044] decode the downlink control information based on the decoding information.
[0045] An advantage of the client device according to the second aspect is that the network access node provides decoding information to the client device in order to reduce or eliminate blind decoding of the downlink control information. Indeed, instead of trying to decode all candidate downlink control channels within a given search space, the client device will use the received decoding information in order to determine the exact configuration of the transmitted downlink control channel or to limit the number of blind decoding iterations.
[0046] The assistance resource set is used by the network access node in order to transmit the decoding information for decoding a downlink control information. The first control message transmitted in the assistance resource set may be decodable with low complexity, i.e., no blind decoding is needed. This first control message is used by the network access node in order to convey decoding information to facilitate decoding of the downlink control information, e.g., format and aggregation level of the transmitted downlink control information. The assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space which in turn is associated with a control resource set. The search space defines downlink control channel monitoring behavior. The assistance resource set is associated with a search space or with a control resource set, which is associated with a search space. Consequently, without having to switch search space sets or reconfiguring search spaces, the network access node is capable of dynamically adapting downlink control information decoding behavior for the client device.
[0047] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the decoding information indicates a presence of the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.
[0048] An advantage with this implementation form is that the client device would only have to decode the decoding information in the assistance resource set in order to figure out whether it is going to receive a downlink control information in the next monitoring occasion, as defined by the search space. This means that no blind decoding of the downlink control channel would be performed and, consequently, complexity and power consumption reduction are achieved.
[0049] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the decoding information indicates any of: a quantity of candidate downlink control information, a format of the downlink control information, and / or an aggregation level of the downlink control information.
[0050] An advantage with this implementation form is that the decoding information is used by the network access node in order to reduce blind decoding by the client device of the downlink control channel. Indeed, by receiving decoding information on a quantity of candidate downlink control information, a format of the downlink control information, and / or an aggregation level of the downlink control information, the client device would limit its blind decoding iterations, consequently achieving complexity, power consumption and delay reduction for the decoding of the downlink control channel.
[0051] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the quantity of candidate downlink control information is larger than or equal to 1.
[0052] An advantage with this implementation form is that the client device would be informed, by using the decoding information of the number of candidate downlink information, in case the network access node is going to transmit one or multiple downlink control information intended for the client device.
[0053] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the decoding information indicates a monitoring behavior for monitoring the search space.
[0054] An advantage with this implementation form is that the network access node can control downlink control channel decoding behavior dynamically, without having to switch or reconfigure search space sets.
[0055] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the monitoring behavior comprises any of: a search space type restriction, a monitoring periodicity, a monitoring offset, a blind decoding limitation, a restriction on a number of candidate downlink control information, a downlink control information aggregation level and / or a format restriction, a monitoring skipping duration, and / or time period during which the decoding information is applicable.
[0056] An advantage with this implementation form is that the network access node can use the decoding information, transmitted in the assistance resource set to change all parameters relevant for downlink control channel decoding, in order to achieve lower decoding complexity, delay, and power consumption, without having to switch or reconfigure search space sets. Additionally, the decoding information may be applied to one monitoring occasion or to multiple consecutive ones, achieving further reduction in power consumption and decoding complexity.
[0057] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the decoding information is addressed to a single client device or to a plurality of client devices.
[0058] An advantage with this implementation form is that the assistance resource set can be configured as specific for a single client device or common for multiple client devices. In case, the client devices have different traffic characteristics, a client device-specific decoding information and assistance resource set can be used. In case of client devices with correlated traffic patterns, a client device-common assistance resource set and decoding information can be used, consequently reducing the frequency–time resources needed to convey the decoding information to multiple client devices.
[0059] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the assistance resource set is arranged in a first set of physical resource blocks and the control resource set is arranged in a second set of physical resource blocks, and wherein the first set of physical resource blocks is mapped earlier in time in a time-frequency resource grid compared to the second set of physical resource blocks.
[0060] An advantage with this implementation form is that the time-frequency resources for the assistance resource set, in which the decoding information is transmitted, are received by the client device earlier than the time-frequency resources for the control resource set, in which the downlink control channel is transmitted. This means that the client device would decode the decoding information, before attempting to decode the corresponding downlink control information.
[0061] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in the same slot.
[0062] An advantage with this implementation form is that all the time-frequency resources needed to perform downlink channel decoding are received in the same slot, consequently streamlining the process from client device perspective.
[0063] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in overlapping physical resource blocks or in non-overlapping physical resource blocks.
[0064] An advantage with this implementation form is that the assistance resource set can reuse part (s) of the time-frequency resources of the control resource set, consequently reducing time-frequency resources needed to perform low complexity downlink control channel decoding according to the decoding information.
[0065] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the first control message is comprised in any of: an on off keying message, a frequency shift keying message, a quadrature amplitude modulation message, a phase shift keying message, a minimum shift keying, or a pre-defined sequence.
[0066] An advantage with this implementation form is that the coverage of the first control message is enhanced, as the first control message as a radio signal can be characterized with a low peak to average power ratio. Additionally, a low power transceiver can be used to decode it at the client device side.
[0067] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the downlink control information is comprised in a physical downlink control channel.
[0068] An advantage with this implementation form is that the proposed method can be used with limited impact on 5G NR and future cellular networks generations having a downlink control channel that is based on the 5G NR design.
[0069] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the client device is configured to:
[0070] receive a second control message from the network access node, the second control message indicating an activation or a deactivation of the decoding information for decoding the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space; and
[0071] decode the downlink control information further based on the second control message.
[0072] An advantage with this implementation form is that the network access node can revert the client device to downlink channel decoding according to the search space sets configuration, without any further restriction. This can be beneficial in case the client device uses separate receivers to receive the decoding information and the downlink control information. In this case, deactivating the decoding information could be used in order to enable the client device to power down its associated receiver. Alternately, in case the client device is going to receive multiple downlink control information, full downlink control channel candidates decoding could be beneficial.
[0073] In an implementation form of a client device according to the second aspect, the second control message comprises a medium access control control element or a radio resource control message.
[0074] An advantage with this implementation form is that dynamic or semi-static signaling can be used to activate or deactivate the decoding information, providing further flexibility to the network access node.
[0075] According to a third aspect of the invention, the above mentioned and other objectives are achieved with a method for a network access node, the method comprises:
[0076] transmitting a first control message in at least one assistance resource set to at least one client device, wherein the assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space, and wherein the first control message indicates a decoding information for decoding a downlink control information in at least one control resource set associated with the search space; and
[0077] transmitting the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.
[0078] The method according to the third aspect can be extended into implementation forms corresponding to the implementation forms of the network access node according to the first aspect. Hence, an implementation form of the method comprises the feature (s) of the corresponding implementation form of the network access node.
[0079] The advantages of the methods according to the third aspect are the same as those for the corresponding implementation forms of the network access node according to the first aspect.
[0080] According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the above mentioned and other objectives are achieved with a method for a client device, the method comprises:
[0081] receiving a first control message in at least one assistance resource set from a network access node, wherein the assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space, and wherein the first control message indicates a decoding information for decoding a downlink control information in at least one control resource set associated with the search space;
[0082] receiving the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space; and
[0083] decoding the downlink control information based on the decoding information.
[0084] The method according to the fourth aspect can be extended into implementation forms corresponding to the implementation forms of the client device according to the second aspect. Hence, an implementation form of the method comprises the feature (s) of the corresponding implementation form of the client device.
[0085] The advantages of the methods according to the fourth aspect are the same as those for the corresponding implementation forms of the client device according to the second aspect.
[0086] Embodiments of the invention also relate to a computer program, characterized in program code, which when run by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute any method according to embodiments of the invention.
[0087] Further, embodiments of the invention also relate to a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium and the mentioned computer program, wherein the computer program is included in the computer readable medium, and may comprises one or more from the group of: read-only memory (ROM) , programmable ROM (PROM) , erasable PROM (EPROM) , flash memory, electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM) , hard disk drive, etc.
[0088] Further applications and advantages of embodiments of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description.Brief Description of the Drawings
[0089] The appended drawings are intended to clarify and explain different embodiments of the invention, in which:
[0090] - Fig. 1 shows a network access node according to embodiments of the invention;
[0091] - Fig. 2 shows a flow chart of a method for a network access node according to embodiments of the invention;
[0092] - Fig. 3 shows a client device according to embodiments of the invention;
[0093] - Fig. 4 shows a flow chart of a method for a client device according to embodiments of the invention; Fig. 5 shows a communication system according to embodiments of the invention;
[0094] - Fig. 6 shows a signaling diagram according to embodiments of the invention; and
[0095] Fig. 7 shows an exemplary layout of physical resources according to embodiments of the invention.Detailed Description
[0096] In 5G NR, a PDCCH candidate consists of a set of NR Control Channel Elements (CCEs) corresponding to an Aggregation Level (AL) . A PDCCH is transmitted in a Control Resource Set (CORESET) which is defined as a set of Resource Element Groups (REGs) under a given numerology.
[0097] When receiving the PDCCH, the User Equipment (UE) performs blind decoding for a set of PDCCH candidates, which are determined by Search Space (SS) configuration among other things. Different types of SSs are supported, i.e., a SS common for a plurality of UE and a UE-specific for a single UE. Given the considerable complexity of PDCCH monitoring, the maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates is upper bounded according to specifications.
[0098] Considerable reduction in power consumption can be achieved with already supported 5G NR power saving schemes, such as PDCCH skipping and SS set switching. Nevertheless, these enhancements are based on original CORESET and SS structures, which may have limited their impact. Therefore, it is herein disclosed a solution for achieving power consumption reduction in control channel decoding among other things. The present solution further reduces the need for frequent blind decoding and decoding delay of control channels.
[0099] Fig. 1 shows a network access node 100 according to an embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the network access node 100 comprises a processor 102, a transceiver 104 and a memory 106. The processor 102 is coupled to the transceiver 104 and the memory 106 by communication means 108 known in the art. The network access node 100 may be configured for wireless and / or wired communications in a communication system. The wireless communication capability may be provided with an antenna or antenna array 110 coupled to the transceiver 104, while the wired communication capability may be provided with a wired communication interface 112 e.g., coupled to the transceiver 104.
[0100] The processor 102 may be referred to as one or more general-purpose central processing units (CPUs) , one or more digital signal processors (DSPs) , one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) , one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) , one or more programmable logic devices, one or more discrete gates, one or more transistor logic devices, one or more discrete hardware components, or one or more chipsets. The memory 106 may be a read-only memory, a random access memory (RAM) , or a non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) . The transceiver 104 may be a transceiver circuit, a power controller, or an interface providing capability to communicate with other communication modules or communication devices. The transceiver 104, memory 106 and / or processor 102 may be implemented in separate chipsets or may be implemented in a common chipset.
[0101] That the network access node 100 is configured to perform certain actions can in this disclosure be understood to mean that the network access node 100 comprises suitable means, such as e.g., the processor 102 and the transceiver 104, configured to perform the actions.
[0102] According to embodiments of the invention the network access node 100 is configured to: transmit a first control message 510 in at least one Assistance Resource Set (ARS) to at least one client device 300, wherein the ARS is associated with at least one SS, and wherein the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET associated with the SS; and transmit the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS.
[0103] The network access node 100 thus determines and uses the decoding information in order to assist one or multiple client devices in decoding the DCI, for which the decoding information applies and is associated with. For example, the network access node 100 may indicate in the decoding information a format of the DCI, an aggregation level of the DCI, a waveform of the DCI, etc. for simplifying the decoding at the client device 300.
[0104] Furthermore, in an embodiment of the invention, the network access node 100 comprises a transceiver configured to: transmit a first control message 510 in at least one ARS to at least one client device 300, wherein the ARS is associated with at least one SS, and wherein the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET associated with the SS; and transmit the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS.
[0105] Moreover, in yet another embodiment of the invention, the network access node 100 for a communication system 500 comprises a processor and a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: transmit a first control message 510 in at least one ARS to at least one client device 300, wherein the ARS is associated with at least one SS, and wherein the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET associated with the SS;and transmit the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS.
[0106] Fig. 2 shows a flow chart of a corresponding method 200 which may be executed in a network access node 100, such as the one shown in Fig. 1. The method 200 comprises: transmitting 202 a first control message 510 in at least one ARS to at least one client device 300, wherein the ARS is associated with at least one SS, and wherein the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET associated with the SS; and transmitting 204 the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS.
[0107] Fig. 3 shows a client device 300 according to an embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the client device 300 comprises a processor 302, a transceiver 304 and a memory 306. The processor 302 is coupled to the transceiver 304 and the memory 306 by communication means 308 known in the art. The client device 300 further comprises an antenna or antenna array 310 coupled to the transceiver 304, which means that the client device 300 is configured for wireless communications in a communication system.
[0108] The processor 302 may be referred to as one or more general-purpose CPU, one or more DSPs, one or more ASICs, one or more FPGAs, one or more programmable logic devices, one or more discrete gates, one or more transistor logic devices, one or more discrete hardware components, one or more chipsets. The memory 306 may be a read-only memory, a RAM, or a NVRAM. The transceiver 304 may be a transceiver circuit, a power controller, or an interface providing capability to communicate with other communication modules or communication devices, such as network nodes and network servers. The transceiver 304, the memory 306 and / or the processor 302 may be implemented in separate chipsets or may be implemented in a common chipset.
[0109] That the client device 300 is configured to perform certain actions can in this disclosure be understood to mean that the client device 300 comprises suitable means, such as e.g., the processor 302 and the transceiver 304, configured to perform the actions.
[0110] According to embodiments of the invention the client device 300 is configured to: receive a first control message 510 in at least one ARS from a network access node 100, wherein the ARS is associated with at least one SS, and wherein the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET associated with the SS; receive the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS; and decode the DCI based on the decoding information.
[0111] Furthermore, in an embodiment of the invention, the client device 300 comprises a transceiver configured to: receive a first control message 510 in at least one ARS from a network access node 100, wherein the ARS is associated with at least one SS, and wherein the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET associated with the SS; and receive the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS. The client device 300 comprises a processor configured to: decode the DCI based on the decoding information.
[0112] Moreover, in yet another embodiment of the invention, the client device 300 for a communication system 500 comprises a processor and a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a first control message 510 in at least one ARS from a network access node 100, wherein the ARS is associated with at least one SS, and wherein the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET associated with the SS;receive the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS; and decode the DCI based on the decoding information.
[0113] Fig. 4 shows a flow chart of a corresponding method 400 which may be executed in a client device 300, such as the one shown in Fig. 3. The method 400 comprises: receiving 402 a first control message 510 in at least one ARS from a network access node 100, wherein the ARS is associated with at least one SS, and wherein the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET associated with the SS; receiving 404 the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS; and decoding 406 the DCI based on the decoding information.
[0114] Fig. 5 shows a communication system 500 according to an embodiment of the invention. The communication system 500 in the disclosed embodiment comprises a network access node 100 and two or more client devices 300 configured to communicate and operate in the communication system 500. However, the communication system 500 may comprise any number of network access nodes 100 and any number of client devices 300 without deviating from the scope of the invention. The network access node 100 may be connected to a network NW such as e.g., a core network (CN) over a communication interface. The communication system 500 may be a communication system according to the 3GPP standard such as e.g., a 5G system in which case the client device 300 may be a user equipment (UE) and the network access node 100 may be a next generation node B (gNB) but the invention is not limited thereto.
[0115] Further details related to embodiments of the invention will now be described in a 5G NR context for example. Thus, 3GPP 5G terminology, definitions, expressions and system architecture will be used. Especially, the network access node 100 may in these embodiments be configured to perform any of the described functions of a gNB 100. The client device 300 may in these embodiments be configured to perform any of the described functions of a UE 300. It may however be noted that embodiments of the invention are not limited thereto.
[0116] In terms of 5G NR terminology, embodiments of the invention propose a solution for low complexity DL control channel decoding, and thus targeting the reduction of power consumption and decoding latency at the UE 300. In this respect, Fig. 6 shows a signaling diagram according to embodiments of the invention.
[0117] In step I in Fig. 6, the gNB 100 optionally transmits a second control message 520 to the UE 300. The purpose of the second control message 520 is to indicate an activation or a deactivation of the decoding information for decoding the DCI. Thus, the gNB 100 can control the use of the decoding information by the UE 300 through the transmission of the second control message 520. The second control message 520 may comprises a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message depending on the desired scheduling scheme employed.
[0118] In step II in Fig. 6, the UE 300 receives the second control message 520 from the gNB 100. The UE 300 extracts the information comprised in the second control message 520 and depending on whether second control message 520 indicates activation or deactivation the UE 300 will act accordingly. If the second control message 520 indicates deactivation of the decoding information, the UE 300 will no longer attempt to decode the signal in the ARS and revert to monitoring DCI according to the SS, until it receives another second control message 520 indicating activation of the decoding information in a first control message 510. Thus, when the second control message 520 indicates deactivation, the UE 300 may process a PDCCH based on the SS configuration without including decoding information from the ARS. In embodiments of the invention, the UE 300 continues to apply the decoding information in the first control message 510 until its validity time has elapsed, in case the previously received decoding information also indicates the validity time.
[0119] In examples of the invention, the UE 300 does not have to perform blind decoding, as once the decoding information is derived properly, the UE 300 can decode the DCI in one iteration only since the UE 300 have the necessary full decoding information. In further examples of the invention, blind decoding may still be performed by the UE 300 but substantially reduced which is the case when the UE 300 does not have the complete / full decoding information for decoding the DCI.
[0120] In step III in Fig. 6, the gNB 100 configures at least one UE 300 by transmitting a first control message 510 in at least one ARS to one or more UEs 300. The ARS comprises physical resources and is associated with at least one SS which may be understood as decoding behavior for the PDCCH in the CORESET. According to embodiments of the invention, the first control message 510 indicates a decoding information for decoding a DCI in at least one CORSET which in turn is associated with the SS. Generally, each CORESET or SS is associated with one or multiple ARSs in the configuration comprised in the first control message 510.
[0121] The number of UEs 300 receiving the first control message 510 is related to whether the decoding information is addressed to a single UE or to a plurality of UEs. In case of ARS for a plurality of UEs, UE multiplexing can be performed via scrambling, UE Identity (ID) -based sequence shifting, etc. In case of a UE-specific ARS, the resource elements used for the ARS can be reduced or more information is conveyed in the first control message 510. Alternatively, the excess of time-frequency resources in the ARS can be used to implement coverage extension schemes such as repetition.
[0122] It is envisaged that the decoding information may include different information related to the decoding of the DCI. Thus, in embodiments of the invention, the decoding information indicates a presence of the DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS. In this case, the decoding information is an indicator for the presence of the DCI. When there is no DCI intended to the UE 300, in the upcoming monitoring occasion for a downlink control signal in the associated SS, the UE 300 may skip monitoring. Consequently, reducing power consumption in the UE 300.
[0123] In further embodiments of the invention, the decoding information may indicate any of:
[0124] ● A quantity of candidate DCI -the decoding information indicates how many candidates of DCI that the UE 300 will try to decode. The UE 300 then restricts its DCI decoding to the indicated quantity. For example, if the SS configuration indicates N number of possible DCI candidates in the CORESET associated with the SS, and the decoding information indicates a quantity of candidate DCI equal to M, then the UE 300 will try to decode only M candidate DCI out of the N possible ones, wherein M<N; and / or
[0125] ● A format of the DCI -the decoding information indicates a single or multiple DCI formats from all the DCI formats configured in the SS. A format of the DCI determines the payload of the DCI and the meaning of its fields. The UE 300 does not try to decode DCIs with formats other than one or multiple indicated in the decoding information; and / or
[0126] ● An aggregation level of the DCI –the aggregation level defines the number of Resource Elements (REs) that are used to encode the DCI. Based on the aggregation level and mapping type, the UE 300 determines the REs within a CORESET, which is associated with a SS and which contain a DCI candidate. The UE 300 does not attempt to decode DCI candidates outside the REs determined by the mapping rule and the AL indicated in the decoding information; and / or
[0127] ● A waveform and / or modulation of the DCI -different waveforms and modulations have different performances in bit error rate and coverage. The decoding information may indicate the waveform and modulation used to encode and transmit the DCI which means that the UE 300 knows how to demodulate and decode the DCI.
[0128] In yet further embodiments of the invention, the decoding information may indicate a monitoring behavior for monitoring the SS. The monitoring behavior may, in embodiments of the invention, relate to any of:
[0129] ● A SS type restriction -in this case, the UE 300 does not attempt to decode DCIs in the SSs having a restricted type. For example, if the SS type restriction in the decoding information indicates UE-specific SS, then the UE 300 does not attempt to decode DCI in any of its dedicated SSs; and / or
[0130] ● A monitoring periodicity -the monitoring for DCI candidates within an SS performed according to an offset and periodicity is used to determine the time when the UE 300 attempt to decode DCI in the CORESET associated with the SS. Thus, the decoding information change the monitoring periodicity hence changing the behavior of DCI monitoring in time, thereby increasing or decreasing the time duration between possible monitoring occasions in a SS; and / or
[0131] ● A monitoring offset -the monitoring for DCI candidates within a SS performed according to an offset and periodicity is used to determine the time when each the UE 300 attempt to decode the DCI in the CORESET associated with the SS. In this case, the decoding information change the offset in time of the monitoring occasions hence changing the behavior of DCI monitoring in time, shifting it to a later or an earlier time occurrence; and / or
[0132] ● A blind decoding limitation as explained in other sections of the disclosure; and / or
[0133] ● A restriction on a number of candidate DCI as explained previously –thus the decoding information indicates how many DCI candidates that the UE 300 will try to decode. The UE 300 then restricts its DCI decoding to the indicated quantity. For example, if the SS configuration indicates N possible DCI candidates in the CORESET associated with the SS, and the decoding information indicates M quantity of candidate DCI, then the UE 300 will try to decode only M candidate DCIs out of the N possible ones, wherein M<N; and / or
[0134] ● A DCI aggregation level and / or a format restriction -the decoding information indicates a single or multiple DCI formats, from all the DCI formats configured in the SS. A format of the DCI determines the payload of the DCI and the meaning of its fields. The UE 300 does not try to decode DCIs with formats other than one or multiple indicated in the decoding information. In case the decoding information indicates a DCI aggregation level, the UE 300 does not attempt to decode DCI candidates outside the REs determines by the mapping rule and the aggregation level indicated in the decoding information; and / or
[0135] ● A monitoring skipping duration -the decoding information indicates a duration in number of slots, subframes or monitoring occasions in SS to skip. The UE 300 does not attempt to decode a DCI in the SS until the monitoring skipping duration has elapsed; and / or
[0136] ● A time period during which the decoding information is applicable -the decoding information indicates a duration during which one or multiple of the above monitoring behaviors are applicable. Once this duration elapsed, the UE 300 reverts to monitoring for DCI according to the SS unless it receives another decoding information indicating another monitoring behavior.
[0137] As stated in specifications, the UE 300 does not monitor the PDCCH candidates that exceed the blind decoding (BD) limit. Since ARS provides decoding information to reduce PDCCH blind decoding and monitoring, the decoding should not be dropped by PDCCH monitoring and mapping rules.
[0138] Two possible cases can be considered in this respect. If a SS is used with an associated ARS, then it cannot be overbooked regardless of its SS type. If a CORESET is used for the ARS, the CORESET should be only used for this purpose. Therefore, one or more SSs associated to this CORESET cannot be overbooked, or BD / CCE (CCE) corresponding to one or more SSs associated to the CORESET does not exceed the BD / CCE limit.
[0139] In examples of the invention, the gNB 100 encodes in the ARS decoding information in the form of a PDCCH decoding configuration indicator, which may be determined among many possible / configured PDCCH decoding configurations. Each PDCCH decoding configuration may configure one or multiple of transmitted DCI formats, ALs, BD limits, and monitoring limits.
[0140] In a non-limiting example, the most significant bit (MSB) or the least significant bit (LSB) of the bits obtained after decoding of the decoding information, at the UE 300, may be used as an indicator bit for PDCCH monitoring behavior. Considering the case when indicator bit is either “0” or “1” . Thus, the DCI may be comprised in a PDCCH in a DL transmission from the gNB 100 to the UE (s) 300.
[0141] When the indicator bit is equal to “0” , this can mean PDCCH monitoring reduction. That is, reducing the PDCCH monitoring in subsequent slots. The remaining bits obtained after decoding the decoding information can be used to indicate PDCCH monitoring skipping duration or SS switching.
[0142] When the indicator bit is equal to “1” , this may mean PDCCH decoding configuration restriction. In such case the gNB 100 provides decoding information for fast PDCCH decoding. The remaining bits obtained after decoding the decoding information can be used to indicate:
[0143] ● A DCI format -the decoding information indicates a single or multiple DCI formats from all the DCI formats configured in the SS; and / or
[0144] ● An AL of the DCI -the decoding information indicates a DCI AL the UE 300 does not attempt to decode DCI candidates outside the REs determines by the mapping rule and the AL indicated in the decoding information; and / or
[0145] ● A time period during which the decoding information is applicable.
[0146] Regarding the signaling aspects of the first control message 510 a number of possible alternatives may be considered. For signaling with low decoding complexity at the receiver of the UE 300, the first control message 510 may be comprised in any of:
[0147] ● An On Off Keying (OOK) message –the OOK is used to modulate the bits of the decoding information, at the gNB 100 transceiver, before transmission.
[0148] ● A frequency shift keying message –the frequency shift keying is used to modulate the bits of the decoding information, at the gNB 100 transceiver, before transmission.
[0149] ● A quadrature amplitude modulation message -the quadrature amplitude modulation is used to modulate the bits of the decoding information, at the gNB 100 transceiver, before transmission.
[0150] ● A phase shift keying message –the phase shift keying modulation is used to modulate the bits of the decoding information, at the gNB 100 transceiver, before transmission.
[0151] ● A minimum shift keying –the minimum shift keying modulation is used to modulate the bits of the decoding information, at the gNB 100 transceiver, before transmission.
[0152] ● A pre-defined sequence -the bits of the decoding information are mapped to one or multiple sequence from a predefined codebook, e.g., a codebook of Zadoff-Chu sequences, at the gNB 100 transceiver, before transmission.
[0153] In examples of the invention, the transmitted signal in the ARS can be decodable by a low power receiver of the UE 300 such as a low power receiver for wake-up signal (WUS) . Envelope detection with OOK modulation and sequence correlation / detection can be employed by the UE 300.
[0154] In step IV in Fig. 6, the UE 300 receives the mentioned first control message 510 in an ARS from the gNB 100. Generally, for each PDCCH monitoring occasion, the UE 300 starts by decoding the active ARS (s) that is associated with the CORESET / SS and thus derives the decoding information for decoding the DCI.
[0155] The distribution of the ARSs and the CORSETs in physical resources may be adapted to system requirements but it may be advantage if an ARS is transmitted before a CORSET in time. Thus, if the ARS is arranged in a first set of physical resource blocks and the CORSET is arranged in a second set of physical resource blocks, the first set of physical resource blocks is mapped earlier in time in a time-frequency resource grid compared to the second set of physical resource blocks as shown in Fig. 7.
[0156] It may also be noted from Fig. 7 that the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks may be arranged in a same slot even though the case of having the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks in different slots is also possible. This may also mean that the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in overlapping physical resource blocks or in non-overlapping physical resource blocks according to embodiments of the invention. This means that the ARS may be defined as a reserved region within the CORESET itself or outside the CORESET. Thus, the ARS can be transmitted with a gap of one or multiple slots before the associated CORESET and / or SS.
[0157] In Fig. 7, an example of the mapping of resources is shown, in a CORESET, depending on the AL. The higher the AL the more time-frequency resources are used to encode a candidate DCI. In the example portrayed in Fig. 7, four possible candidates with AL one, two candidates with AL two and two candidates with AL four are possible. In this example, the decoding information in the ARS may restrict the applicable AL and / or number of candidates for each AL.
[0158] In step V in Fig. 6, the gNB 100 transmits at least one DCI in the CORSET associated with the SS to the UE 300. The gNB 100 may transmit multiple DCIs to the UE 300 in the same CORESET, e.g., one DCI for downlink scheduling and one DCI for uplink scheduling. The gNB 100 may transmit the DCI to the UE 300 according to standards.
[0159] In step VI in Fig. 6, the UE 300 receives the at least one DCI in the CORSET from the gNB 100.
[0160] In step VII in Fig. 6, the UE 300 therefore decodes the received DCI based on and using the decoding information in the first control message 510 and further based on the decoding information in the second control message 520 if the UE 300 have received the second control message 520 from the gNB 100 in step II above. Thereby, the herein disclosed solution reduces the need for frequent blind decoding and decoding delay of control channels compared to conventional solutions. Furthermore, power consumption reduction in control channel decoding of the UE 300 is achieved.
[0161] The network access node herein may also be denoted as a radio network access node, an access network access node, an access point (AP) , or a base station (BS) , e.g., a radio base station (RBS) , which in some networks may be referred to as transmitter, “gNB” , “gNodeB” , “eNB” , “eNodeB” , “NodeB” or “B node” , depending on the standard, technology and terminology used. The radio network access nodes may be of different classes or types such as e.g., macro eNodeB, home eNodeB or pico base station, based on transmission power and thereby the cell size. The radio network access node may further be a station, which is any device that contains an IEEE 802.11-conformant MAC and PHY interface to the WM. The radio network access node may be configured for communication in 3GPP related LTE, LTE-advanced, 5G wireless systems, such as NR and their evolutions, as well as in IEEE related Wi-Fi, WiMAX and their evolutions.
[0162] The client device herein may be denoted as a user device, a user equipment (UE) , a mobile station, an internet of things (IoT) device, a sensor device, a wireless terminal and / or a mobile terminal, and is enabled to communicate wirelessly in a wireless communication system, sometimes also referred to as a cellular radio system. The UEs may further be referred to as mobile telephones, cellular telephones, computer tablets or laptops with wireless capability. The UEs in this context may be, for example, portable, pocket-storable, hand-held, computer-comprised, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices, enabled to communicate voice and / or data, via a radio access network (RAN) , with another communication entity, such as another receiver or a server. The UE may further be a station, which is any device that contains an IEEE 802.11-conformant media access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) interface to the wireless medium (WM) . The UE may be configured for communication in 3GPP related long term evolution (LTE) , LTE-advanced, fifth generation (5G) wireless systems, such as new radio (NR) , and their evolutions, as well as in IEEE related Wi-Fi, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) and their evolutions.
[0163] Furthermore, any method according to embodiments of the invention may be implemented in a computer program, having code means, which when run by processing means causes the processing means to execute the steps of the method. The computer program is included in a computer readable medium of a computer program product. The computer readable medium may comprise essentially any memory, such as previously mentioned a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, a flash memory, an EEPROM, or a hard disk drive.
[0164] Moreover, it should be realized that the network access node and the client device comprise the necessary communication capabilities in the form of e.g., functions, means, units, elements, etc., for performing or implementing embodiments of the invention. Examples of other such means, units, elements and functions are: processors, memory, buffers, control logic, encoders, decoders, rate matchers, de-rate matchers, mapping units, multipliers, decision units, selecting units, switches, interleavers, de-interleavers, modulators, demodulators, inputs, outputs, antennas, amplifiers, receiver units, transmitter units, DSPs, TCM encoder, TCM decoder, power supply units, power feeders, communication interfaces, communication protocols, etc. which are suitably arranged together for performing the solution.
[0165] Therefore, the processor (s) of the network access node and the client device may comprise, e.g., one or more instances of a CPU, a processing unit, a processing circuit, a processor, an ASIC, a microprocessor, or other processing logic that may interpret and execute instructions. The expression “processor” may thus represent a processing circuitry comprising a plurality of processing circuits, such as e.g., any, some or all of the ones mentioned above. The processing circuitry may further perform data processing functions for inputting, outputting, and processing of data comprising data buffering and device control functions, such as call processing control, user interface control, or the like.
[0166] Finally, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but also relates to and incorporates all embodiments within the scope of the appended independent claims.
Claims
1.A network access node (100) configured to:transmit a first control message (510) in at least one assistance resource set to at least one client device (300) , wherein the assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space, and wherein the first control message (510) indicates a decoding information for decoding a downlink control information in at least one control resource set associated with the search space; andtransmit the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.2.The network access node (100) according to claim 1, wherein the decoding information indicates a presence of the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.3.The network access node (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the decoding information indicates any of: a quantity of candidate downlink control information, a format of the downlink control information, and / or an aggregation level of the downlink control information.4.The network access node (100) according to claim 3, wherein the quantity of candidate downlink control information is larger than or equal to 1.5.The network access node (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the decoding information indicates a monitoring behavior for monitoring the search space.6.The network access node (100) according to claim 5, wherein the monitoring behavior comprises any of: a search space type restriction, a monitoring periodicity, a monitoring offset, a blind decoding limitation, a restriction on a number of candidate downlink control information, a downlink control information aggregation level and / or a format restriction, a monitoring skipping duration, and / or time period during which the decoding information is applicable.7.The network access node (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the decoding information is addressed to a single client device or to a plurality of client devices.8.The network access node (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the assistance resource set is arranged in a first set of physical resource blocks and the control resource set is arranged in a second set of physical resource blocks, and wherein the first set of physical resource blocks is mapped earlier in time in a time-frequency resource grid compared to the second set of physical resource blocks.9.The network access node (100) according to claim 8, wherein the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in a same slot.10.The network access node (100) according to claim 9, wherein the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in overlapping physical resource blocks or in non-overlapping physical resource blocks.11.The network access node (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first control message (510) is comprised in any of: an on off keying message, a frequency shift keying message, a quadrature amplitude modulation message, a phase shift keying message, a minimum shift keying, or a pre-defined sequence.12.The network access node (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the downlink control information is comprised in a physical downlink control channel.13.The network access node (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, configured to:transmit a second control message (520) to the client device (300) , the second control message (520) indicating an activation or a deactivation of the decoding information for decoding the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.14.The network access node (100) according to claim 13, wherein the second control message (520) comprises a medium access control control element or a radio resource control message.15.A client device (300) configured to:receive a first control message (510) in at least one assistance resource set from a network access node (100) , wherein the assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space, and wherein the first control message (510) indicates a decoding information for decoding a downlink control information in at least one control resource set associated with the search space;receive the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space; anddecode the downlink control information based on the decoding information.16.[Corrected under Rule 26, 07.05.2024]The client device (300) according to claim 15, wherein the decoding information indicates a presence of the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.17.The client device (300) according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the decoding information indicates any of: a quantity of candidate downlink control information, a format of the downlink control information, and / or an aggregation level of the downlink control information.18.The client device (300) according to claim 17, wherein the quantity of candidate downlink control information is larger than or equal to 1.19.The client device (300) according to any one of claims 15 to 18, wherein the decoding information indicates a monitoring behavior for monitoring the search space.20.The client device (300) according to claim 19, wherein the monitoring behavior comprises any of: a search space type restriction, a monitoring periodicity, a monitoring offset, a blind decoding limitation, a restriction on a number of candidate downlink control information, a downlink control information aggregation level and / or a format restriction, a monitoring skipping duration, and / or time period during which the decoding information is applicable.21.The client device (300) according to any one of claims 15 to 20, wherein the decoding information is addressed to a single client device or to a plurality of client devices.22.The client device (300) according to any one of claims 15 to 21, wherein the assistance resource set is arranged in a first set of physical resource blocks and the control resource set is arranged in a second set of physical resource blocks, and wherein the first set of physical resource blocks is mapped earlier in time in a time-frequency resource grid compared to the second set of physical resource blocks.23.The client device (300) according to claim 22, wherein the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in the same slot.24.The client device (300) according to claim 23, wherein the first set of physical resource blocks and the second set of physical resource blocks are arranged in overlapping physical resource blocks or in non-overlapping physical resource blocks.25.The client device (300) according to any one of claims 15 to 24, wherein the first control message (510) is comprised in any of: an on off keying message, a frequency shift keying message, a quadrature amplitude modulation message, a phase shift keying message, a minimum shift keying, or a pre-defined sequence.26.The client device (300) according to any one of claims 15 to 25, wherein the downlink control information is comprised in a physical downlink control channel.27.The client device (300) according to any one of claims 15 to 26, configured to:receive a second control message (520) from the network access node (100) , the second control message (520) indicating an activation or a deactivation of the decoding information for decoding the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space; anddecode the downlink control information further based on the second control message (520) .28.The client device (300) according to claim 27, wherein the second control message (520) comprises a medium access control control element or a radio resource control message.29.A method (200) for a network access node (100) , the method (200) comprising:transmitting (202) a first control message (510) in at least one assistance resource set to at least one client device (300) , wherein the assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space, and wherein the first control message (510) indicates a decoding information for decoding a downlink control information in at least one control resource set associated with the search space; andtransmitting (204) the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space.30.A method (400) for a client device (300) , the method (400) comprising:receiving (402) a first control message (510) in at least one assistance resource set from a network access node (100) , wherein the assistance resource set is associated with at least one search space, and wherein the first control message (510) indicates a decoding information for decoding a downlink control information in at least one control resource set associated with the search space;receiving (404) the downlink control information in the control resource set associated with the search space; anddecoding (406) the downlink control information based on the decoding information.31.A computer program with a program code for performing a method according to claim 29 or 30 when the computer program runs on a computer.
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