Method and apparatus for resource mapping of PDSCH on unlicensed spectrum

1. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting shared spectrum channel access, the UE comprising:

at least one transceiver configured to receive, from a base station (BS), a set of downlink channels supporting the shared spectrum channel access; and

at least one processor operably connected to the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:

identify, from the set of downlink channels, a window for synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block transmission, a bitmap for SS/PBCH blocks (ssb-PositionsInBurst), and a parameter for quasi-co-location (QCL) assumption Q,

determine, based on the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, the identified bitmap for the ssb-PositionsInBurst, and the identified parameter for the QCL assumption Q, a SS/PBCH block in the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission as one of:

a first set of SS/PBCH blocks assumed to be transmitted by the BS, or

a second set of SS/PBCH blocks not transmitted by the BS, and

determine a set of resources that is not available for at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) as overlapped with the first set of SS/PBCH blocks,

wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to receive, from the BS, the at least one PDSCH based on resources other than the determined set of resources.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the SS/PBCH block in the window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, with an index given by i+n·Q, wherein 0≤i≤Q−1 and n is a non-negative integer, is determined as one of:

in the first set of SS/PBCH blocks, if a (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst is identified as one, or

in the second set of SS/PBCH blocks, if the (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst is identified as zero.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify a (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst as a value of zero, if i≥Q.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a number of transmitted SS/PBCH blocks in the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission as a number of bits with value one in the ssb-PositionsInBurst.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one PDSCH does not carry remaining minimum system information (RMSI).

6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a default time domain resource allocation including a starting symbol S and a length of symbol L for the at least one PDSCH, and

wherein, the starting symbol S and the length of symbol L comprise:

a first set of values if the at least one PDSCH is operated with the shared spectrum channel access, and

a second set of values if the at least one PDSCH is operated without the shared spectrum channel access.

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein:

the first set of values is determined as {S, L}={6, 7}, and

the second set of values is determined as {S, L}={5, 2}.

8. A base station (BS) in a wireless communication system supporting shared spectrum channel access, the BS comprising:

at least one processor configured to determine a window for synchronize signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block transmission, a bitmap for SS/PBCH blocks (ssb-PositionsInBurst), and a parameter for quasi-co-location (QCL) assumption Q; and

at least one transceiver operably connected to the at least one processor, the at least one transceiver configured to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a set of downlink channels including the window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, the bitmap for ssb-PositionsInBurst, and the parameter for QCL assumption Q,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

indicate, to the UE, a SS/PBCH block, based on the window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, the bitmap for ssb-PositionsInBurst, and the parameter for QCL assumption Q, the SS/PBCH block that is identified in the window for the SS/PBCH block transmission being determined, at the UE, as one of:

a first set of SS/PBCH blocks assumed to be transmitted by the BS, or

a second set of SS/PBCH blocks assumed to be transmitted by the BS, and

determine a set of resources that is not available for at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) as overlapped with the first set of SS/PBCH blocks, and

wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to transmit, to the UE, the at least one PDSCH using other resources than the determined set of resources.

9. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the SS/PBCH block in the window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, with an index given by i+n·Q, wherein 0≤i≤Q−1 and n is a non-negative integer, is determined as one of:

in the first set of SS/PBCH blocks, if a (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst is identified as one, or

in the second set of SS/PBCH blocks, if the (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst is identified as zero.

10. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set a (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst as a value of zero, if i≥Q.

11. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set a number of transmitted SS/PBCH blocks in the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission as a number of bits with value one in the ssb-PositionsInBurst.

12. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the at least one PDSCH does not carry remaining minimum system information (RMSI).

13. The BS of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a default time domain resource allocation including a starting symbol S and a length of symbol L for the at least one PDSCH, and

wherein, the starting symbol S and the length of symbol L comprise:

a first set of values if the at least one PDSCH is operated with the shared spectrum channel access, and

a second set of values if the at least one PDSCH is operated without the shared spectrum channel access.

14. The BS of claim 13 , wherein:

the first set of values is determined as {S, L}={6, 7}, and

the second set of values is determined as {S, L}={5, 2}.

15. A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting shared spectrum channel access, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station (BS), a set of downlink channels supporting the shared spectrum channel access;

identifying, from the set of downlink channels, a window for synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block transmission, a bitmap for SS/PBCH blocks (ssb-PositionsInBurst), and a parameter for quasi-co-location (QCL) assumption Q;

determining, based on the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, the identified bitmap for the ssb-PositionsInBurst, and the identified parameter for the QCL assumption Q, a SS/PBCH block in the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission as one of:

a first set of SS/PBCH blocks assumed to be transmitted by the BS, or

a second set of SS/PBCH blocks not transmitted by the BS;

determining a set of resources that is not available for at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) as overlapped with the first set of SS/PBCH blocks; and

receiving, from the BS, the at least one PDSCH based on resource other than the determined set of resources.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the SS/PBCH block in the window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, with an index given by i+n·Q, wherein 0≤i≤Q−1 and n is a non-negative integer, is determined as one of:

in the first set of SS/PBCH blocks, if a (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst is identified as one, or

in the second set of SS/PBCH blocks, if the (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst is identified as zero.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising identifying a (i+1)th bit in the ssb-PositionsInBurst as a value of zero, if i≥Q.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising determining a number of transmitted SS/PBCH blocks in the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission as a number of bits with value one in the ssb-PositionsInBurst.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one PDSCH does not carry remaining minimum system information (RMSI).

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising determining a default time domain resource allocation including a starting symbol S and a length of symbol L for the at least one PDSCH,

wherein, the starting symbol S and the length of symbol L comprise:

a first set of values if the at least one PDSCH is operated with the shared spectrum channel access, the first set of values being determined as {S, L}={6, 7}, and

a second set of values if the at least one PDSCH is operated without the shared spectrum channel access, the second set of values being determined as {S, L}={5, 2}.