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Granted Patent B2
US 11,057,852 · App. 16/575,018 · Granted Jul 6, 2021

Method and apparatus for resource allocation and bandwidth part inactivity timer handling for vehicle-to-everything communication

Inventors: Anil Agiwal (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seungri Jin (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
H04W56/001H04L5/0092H04W4/40H04W24/08H04W72/042H04W76/11H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,057,852
App. No.
16/575,018
Granted
Jul 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method by a terminal for acquiring a system information (SI) message is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), determining at least one physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion associated with each of the plurality of SSBs in an SI window, and monitoring at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion associated with at least one of the plurality of SSBs to acquire the SI message.

Claims (37)

1. A method performed by a terminal for acquiring a system information (SI) message, comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs);

identifying at least one physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion associated with each of the plurality of SSBs in an SI window, wherein an (x*N+K)th PDCCH monitoring occasion of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window is mapped to a Kth SSB of the plurality of SSBs, where the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window is sequentially numbered from one, the plurality of SSBs are sequentially numbered in ascending order of SSB indexes of the plurality of SSBs from one, N is a number of the plurality of SSBs, and x is an integer greater than or equal to zero and less than a number of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window divided by N; and

monitoring at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion associated with at least one of the plurality of SSBs to acquire the SI message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window is greater than the number of the plurality of SSBs.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, information on the plurality of SSBs in a system information block (SIB) 1 ,

wherein each of the plurality of SSBs is identified based on the information on the plurality of SSBs.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, configuration information on a search space for SI message reception,

wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is identified based on the configuration information.

5. A terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

control the transceiver to receive, from a base station, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs),

identify at least one physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion associated with each of the plurality of SSBs in a system information (SI) window, wherein an (x*N+K)th PDCCH monitoring occasion of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window is mapped to a Kth SSB of the plurality of SSBs, where the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window is sequentially numbered from one, the plurality of SSBs are sequentially numbered in ascending order of SSB indexes of the plurality of SSBs from one, N is a number of the plurality of SSBs, and x is an integer greater than or equal to zero and less than a number of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window divided by N, and

monitor at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion associated with at least one of the plurality of SSBs to acquire an SI message.

6. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the number of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window is greater than the number of the plurality of SSBs.

7. The terminal of claim 5 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to receive, from the base station, information on the plurality of SSBs in a system information block (SIB) 1 , and

wherein each of the plurality of SSBs is identified based on the information on the plurality of SSBs.

8. The terminal of claim 5 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to receive, from the base station, configuration information on a search space for SI message reception, and

wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is identified based on the configuration information.

9. A method performed by a base station for transmitting a system information (SI) message, comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs); and

transmitting, to the terminal, the SI message in at least one physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion in an SI window using a downlink beam corresponding to an SSB associated with the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion among the plurality of SSBs,

wherein an (x*N+K)th PDCCH monitoring occasion of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window corresponds to a Kth SSB of the plurality of SSBs, where N is a number of the plurality of SSBs, x is an integer greater than or equal to zero and less than a number of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window divided by N.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, information on the plurality of SSBs and configuration information on a search space for SI message reception in a system information block (SIB) 1 .

11. A base station in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

control the transceiver to transmit, to a terminal, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), and

control the transceiver to transmit, to the terminal, a system information (SI) message in at least one physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion in an SI window using a downlink beam corresponding to an SSB associated with the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion among the plurality of SSBs,

wherein an (x*N+K)th PDCCH monitoring occasion of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window corresponds to a Kth SSB of the plurality of SSBs, where N is a number of the plurality of SSBs, x is an integer greater than or equal to zero and less than a number of the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion in the SI window divided by N.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit, to the terminal, information on the plurality of SSBs and configuration information on a search space for SI message reception in a system information block (SIB) 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: AGIWAL, ANIL; JN, SEUNGRI
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050468/0725 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62732775 · Sep 18, 2018
Related Publication 20200092833A1 · Mar 19, 2020