IP Library Granted Patent US 9,712,278
Granted Patent B2
US 9,712,278 · App. 15/201,696 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Adjusting blind decoding of downlink control channel

Inventors: Kyu Jin Park (Seoul, KR); Seung Hyun Kang (Seoul, KR); Woo-Jin Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: KT CORPORATION
H04L1/0038H04W28/06H04W72/042H04W88/02H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 9,712,278
App. No.
15/201,696
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is related to adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel in a base station. A method of adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel may include creating an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) using the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each of one or more EPDCCH sets for user equipment; and transmitting the created EPDCCH to the user equipment. Herein, the number of EPDCCH candidates is determined based on at least one of (i) a resource size associated with configuration of each EPDCCH set and (ii) the total number of EPDCCH sets.

Claims (21)

1. A method of adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel in a base station, the method comprising:

creating an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) using the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each of one or more EPDCCH sets for user equipment; and

transmitting the created EPDCCH to the user equipment,

wherein in a case of two EPDCCH sets, when the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming one EPDCCH set is equal to the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming total EPDCCH sets,

the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each EPDCCH set is determined same number.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of EPDCCH candidates associated with a part or all of corresponding aggregation levels (ALs) in the one EPDCCH set or in a part or all of the EPDCCH sets is in proportion to at least one of (i) a resource size associated with configuration of each EPDCCH set and (ii) a reciprocal of the total number of EPDCCH sets.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the resource size is the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming each EPDCCH set.

4. A method of adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel in user equipment, the method comprising:

receiving a downlink signal from a base station; and

performing a blind decoding procedure in an EPDCCH region of the received downlink signal, by applying the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each of one or more EPDCCH sets,

wherein in a case of two EPDCCH sets, when the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming one EPDCCH set is equal to the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming total EPDCCH sets,

the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each EPDCCH set is determined same number.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the number of EPDCCH candidates associated with a part or all of corresponding aggregation levels (ALs) in the one EPDCCH set or in a part or all of the EPDCCH sets is in proportion to at least one of (i) a resource size associated with configuration of each EPDCCH set and (ii) a reciprocal of the total number of EPDCCH sets.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the resource size is the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming each EPDCCH set.

7. User equipment for adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel, the user equipment comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a downlink signal from a base station; and

a control processor configured to perform a blind decoding in an EPDCCH region of the received downlink signal, by applying the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each of one or more EPDCCH sets,

wherein in a case of two EPDCCH sets, when the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming one EPDCCH set is equal to the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming total EPDCCH sets,

the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each EPDCCH set is determined same number.

8. The user equipment of claim 7 , wherein the number of EPDCCH candidates associated with a part or all of corresponding aggregation levels (ALs) in the one EPDCCH set or in a part or all of the EPDCCH sets is in proportion to at least one of (i) a resource size associated with configuration of each EPDCCH set and (ii) a reciprocal of the total number of EPDCCH sets.

9. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the resource size is the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) forming each EPDCCH set.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2017
From: KT CORPORATION
To: GOOGLE INC.
Reel/Frame 043778/0700 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2016
From: PARK, KYU JIN; KANG, SEUNG HYUN; CHOI, WOO-JIN
To: KT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039072/0576 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2012-0109011 · Sep 28, 2012 · national
KR 10-2013-0104930 · Sep 2, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14038863 · Sep 27, 2013
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