IP Library Granted Patent US 12,672,150
Granted Patent B2
US 12,672,150 · App. 18/507,757 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Methods and apparatus for managing a bandwidth part

Inventors: Donggun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Taehyoung Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/23H04L5/001H04L5/0098H04W72/0453H04W72/53H04W76/27H04W76/28H04W76/38Y02D30/70
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Patent No.
US 12,672,150
App. No.
18/507,757
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal for managing a bandwidth part in a wireless communication system is provided. The terminal includes a transceiver and at least one processor configured to receive, from a base station, a first radio resource control (RRC) message including a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration, receive, from the base station, downlink control information including a bitmap indicating whether each of at least one downlink (DL) BWP is activated as a first BWP or a second BWP, wherein the first BWP is configured with a non-dormant BWP in the first RRC message, and the second BWP is configured with a dormant BWP in the first RRC message, when a first bit of the bitmap is 0, determine an active DL BWP corresponding to the first bit as the second BWP, and when the first bit of the bitmap is 1, determine whether a current active DL BWP corresponding to the first bit is the second BWP, when the current active DL BWP is the second BWP, set the current active DL BWP to the first BWP, and when the current active DL BWP is not the second BWP, determine to maintain the current active DL BWP.

Claims (46)

1 . A terminal for managing a bandwidth part in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including bandwidth part (BWP) configuration information, wherein based on the BWP configuration information, a first BWP is configured with a first active BWP activated from dormancy and a second BWP is configured with a dormant BWP,

receive, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) including a bitmap, wherein a bit of the bitmap corresponds to a secondary cell (SCell) group among at least one SCell group,

in case that a value of the bit of the bitmap is 0, set an active downlink (DL) BWP to the second BWP, for at least one SCell in the SCell group corresponding to the bit, and

in case that the value of the bit of the bitmap is 1:

in case that a current active DL BWP is the dormant BWP, set the active DL BWP to the first BWP, for the at least one SCell, and

in case that the current active DL BWP is not the dormant BWP, set the active DL BWP to the current active DL BWP, for the at least one SCell,

wherein most significant bit (MSB) to least significant bit (LSB) of the bitmap corresponds to one of the at least one SCell group in ascending order of a SCell group identifier.

2 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the SCell group includes a plurality of SCells.

3 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the DCI is received outside active time, the DCI is identified based on power saving radio network temporary identity (PS-RNTI).

4 . The terminal of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the DCI is received within active time, the DCI is identified based on cell radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI) or modulation coding scheme cell RNTI (MCS-C-RNTI).

5 . A base station for managing a bandwidth part in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including bandwidth part (BWP) configuration information, wherein based on the BWP configuration information, a first BWP is configured with a first active BWP activated from dormancy and a second BWP is configured with a dormant BWP, and

transmit, to the terminal, downlink control information (DCI) including a bitmap, wherein a bit of the bitmap corresponds to a secondary cell (SCell) group among at least one SCell group,

wherein, in case that a value of the bit of the bitmap is 0, an active downlink (DL) BWP is set to the second BWP, for at least one SCell in the SCell group corresponding to the bit,

wherein, in case that the value of the bit of the bitmap is 1 and a current active DL BWP is the dormant BWP, the active DL BWP is set to the first BWP, for the at least one SCell,

wherein, in case that the value of the bit of the bitmap is 1 and the current active DL BWP is not the dormant BWP, the active DL BWP is set to the current active DL BWP, for the at least one SCell, and

wherein most significant bit (MSB) to least significant bit (LSB) of the bitmap corresponds to one of the at least one SCell group in ascending order of a SCell group identifier.

6 . The base station of claim 5 , wherein the SCell group includes a plurality of SCells.

7 . The base station of claim 5 , wherein, in case that the DCI is received by the terminal outside active time, the DCI is identified based on power saving radio network temporary identity (PS-RNTI).

8 . The base station of claim 5 , wherein, in case that the DCI is received by the terminal within active time, the DCI is identified based on cell radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI) or modulation coding scheme cell RNTI (MCS-C-RNTI).

9 . A method, performed by a terminal, for managing a bandwidth part in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including bandwidth part (BWP) configuration information, wherein based on the BWP configuration information, a first BWP is configured with a first active BWP activated from dormancy and a second BWP is configured with a dormant BWP;

receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) including a bitmap, wherein a bit of the bitmap corresponds to a secondary cell (SCell) group among at least one SCell group;

in case that a value of the bit of the bitmap is 0, setting an active downlink (DL) BWP to the second BWP, for at least one SCell in the SCell group corresponding to the bit; and

in case that the value of the bit of the bitmap is 1:

in case that a current active DL BWP is the dormant BWP, setting the active DL BWP to the first BWP, for the at least one SCell, and

in case that the current active DL BWP is not the dormant BWP, setting the active DL BWP to the current active DL BWP, for the at least one SCell,

wherein most significant bit (MSB) to least significant bit (LSB) of the bitmap corresponds to one of the at least one SCell group in ascending order of a SCell group identifier.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the SCell group includes a plurality of SCells.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein, in case that the DCI is received outside active time, the DCI is identified based on power saving radio network temporary identity (PS-RNTI).

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein, in case that the DCI is received within active time, the DCI is identified based on cell radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI) or modulation coding scheme cell RNTI (MCS-C-RNTI).

13 . A method, performed by a base station, for managing a bandwidth part in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including bandwidth part (BWP) configuration information, wherein based on the BWP configuration information, a first BWP is configured with a first active BWP activated from dormancy and a second BWP is configured with a dormant BWP; and

transmitting, to the terminal, downlink control information (DCI) including a bitmap, wherein a bit of the bitmap corresponds to a secondary cell (SCell) group among at least one SCell group,

wherein, in case that a value of the bit of the bitmap is 0, an active downlink (DL) BWP is set to the second BWP, for at least one SCell in the SCell group corresponding to the bit,

wherein, in case that the value of the bit of the bitmap is 1 and a current active DL BWP is the dormant BWP, the active DL BWP is set to the first BWP, for the at least one SCell,

wherein, in case that the value of the bit of the bitmap is 1 and the current active DL BWP is not the dormant BWP, the active DL BWP is set to the current active DL BWP, for the at least one SCell, and

wherein most significant bit (MSB) to least significant bit (LSB) of the bitmap corresponds to one of the at least one SCell group in ascending order of a SCell group identifier.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the SCell group includes a plurality of SCells.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein, in case that the DCI is received by the terminal outside active time, the DCI is identified based on power saving radio network temporary identity (PS-RNTI).

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein, in case that the DCI is received by the terminal within active time, the DCI is identified based on cell radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI) or modulation coding scheme cell RNTI (MCS-C-RNTI).