Extension of physical downlink control channel coverage
View Patent ↗It is provided an apparatus, including observing means configured to observe a first parameter; deciding means configured to decide, based on the first parameter, whether or not an original search space of a downlink control channel of an orthogonal frequency division multiplex technology is to be redefined; and redefining means configured to redefine the original search space, thus obtaining a redefined search space.
1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories including computer program code, the one or more memories and the computer program code configured, with the one or more processors, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
monitoring a first parameter comprising an information when an original search space of a downlink control channel of an orthogonal frequency division multiplex technology is redefined;
checking whether or not the first parameter indicates the original search space is redefined; and
searching an entry at a search entry of the redefined search space.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories and the computer program code are further configured, with the one or more processors, to cause the apparatus to perform:
receiving the first parameter.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving the first parameter via radio resource control signaling.
4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first parameter is a parameter controlling a coverage for the downlink shared channel information.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the searching comprises not searching at a search position of the original search space.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the searching comprises searching at at least one search position not comprised in the original search space.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the aggregation level of the search position not comprised in the original search space is defined as m*4, m being a positive integer, including the aggregation levels of 16, 24, and 32.
8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the searching comprises searching at least two search positions having the same aggregation level, and wherein the one or more memories and the computer program code are further configured, with the one or more processors, to cause the apparatus to perform:
combining the entries of the at least two search positions; or
decoding the entries of the at least two search positions separately.
9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein both the original search space and the redefined search space are a user equipment specific search space or a common search space.
10. User equipment, comprising an apparatus according to claim 1 , said user equipment having a user equipment functionality according to the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technique.
11. A method comprising:
monitoring a first parameter comprising an information when an original search space of a downlink control channel of an orthogonal frequency division multiplex technology is redefined;
checking whether or not the first parameter indicates that the original search space is redefined; and
searching an entry at a search entry of the redefined search space if the checking means checks that the original search space is redefined.
12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising receiving the first parameter.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving the first parameter via radio resource control signaling.
14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein
the receiving comprises receiving the first parameter, wherein the first parameter is a parameter controlling a coverage for the downlink shared channel information.
15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the searching comprises not searching at a search position of the original search space.
16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the searching comprises searching at at least one search position not comprised in the original search space.
17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the aggregation level of the search position not comprised in the original search space is defined as m*4, m being a positive integer, including the aggregation levels of 16, 24, and 32.
18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the searching comprises searching at least two search positions having the same aggregation level, the method further comprising:
combining the entries of the at least two search positions; or
decoding the entries of the at least two search positions separately.
19. The method according to claim 11 , wherein both the original search space and the redefined search space are a user equipment specific search space or a common search space.
20. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising code for performing at least the following:
monitoring a first parameter comprising an information when an original search space of a downlink control channel of an orthogonal frequency division multiplex technology is redefined;
checking whether or not the first parameter indicates that the original search space is redefined; and
searching an entry at a search entry of the redefined search space if the checking means checks that the original search space is redefined.