Techniques of controlling operation of M-DCI based M-TRP reception

1. A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising:

sending an indication to at least one of a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second TRP, the indication indicating a maximum total number of blind detections for monitoring multiple physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) from multiple TRPs and a maximum total number of control resource sets (CORESETs) in which the multiple PDCCHs from the multiple TRPs are monitored by the UE;

receiving, at the UE, a first trigger that enables the UE to perform multiple PDCCH based concurrent multiple-TRP reception with the first TRP and the second TRP;

receiving parameters according to which the UE perform multiple-PDCCH reception with the first TRP and the second TRP not exceeding a capability of the UE indicated by the indication; and

performing the multiple-PDCCH reception according to the parameters in response to receiving the first trigger.

2. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

determining, based on the first trigger, whether it is possible that the first TRP and the second TRP are to transmit a first down link control channel and a second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on a carrier; and

monitoring the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel in a particular slot when it is possible that the first TRP and the second TRP are to transmit the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on the carrier, wherein the first trigger is a higher layer configuration.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the higher layer configuration is a configuration carried in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first trigger is a configuration carried in a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) or in a downlink control information (DCI) message.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the monitoring the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel further comprises:

determining a first set of candidates in the particular slot allowed to carry the first down link control channel and a second set of candidates in the particular slot allowed to carry the second down link control channel;

performing blind decoding of on the first set of candidates to obtain the first down link control channel; and

performing blind decoding of on the second set of candidates to obtain the second down link control channel.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first set of candidates and the second set of candidates are in respective different control resource sets (CORESETs) in the particular slot.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first set of candidates and the second set of candidates are in a same control resource set (CORESET) in the particular slot.

8. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

send an indication to at least one of a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second TRP, the indication indicating a maximum total number of blind detections for monitoring multiple physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) from multiple TRPs and a maximum total number of control resource sets (CORESETs) in which the multiple PDCCHs from the multiple TRPs are monitored by the UE;

receive, at the UE, a first trigger that enables the UE to perform multiple PDCCH based concurrent multiple-TRP reception with the first TRP and the second TRP;

receive parameters according to which the UE perform multiple-PDCCH reception with the first TRP and the second TRP not exceeding a capability of the UE indicated by the indication; and

perform the multiple-PDCCH reception according to the parameters in response to receiving the first trigger.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine, based on the first trigger, whether it is possible that the first TRP and the second TRP are to transmit a first down link control channel and a second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on a carrier; and

monitor the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel in a particular slot when it is possible that the first TRP and the second TRP are to transmit the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on the carrier, wherein the first trigger is a higher layer configuration.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the higher layer configuration is a configuration carried in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first trigger is a configuration carried in a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) or in a downlink control information (DCI) message.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein to monitor the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel further comprises, the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a first set of candidates in the particular slot allowed to carry the first down link control channel and a second set of candidates in the particular slot allowed to carry the second down link control channel;

perform blind decoding of on the first set of candidates to obtain the first down link control channel; and

perform blind decoding of on the second set of candidates to obtain the second down link control channel.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first set of candidates and the second set of candidates are in respective different control resource sets (CORESETs) in the particular slot.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first set of candidates and the second set of candidates are in a same control resource set (CORESET) in the particular slot.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising code to:

send an indication to at least one of a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second TRP, the indication indicating a maximum total number of blind detections for monitoring multiple physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) from multiple TRPs and a maximum total number of control resource sets (CORESETs) in which the multiple PDCCHs from the multiple TRPs are monitored by the UE;

receive, at the UE, a first trigger that enables the UE to perform multiple PDCCH based concurrent multiple-TRP reception with the first TRP and the second TRP;

receive parameters according to which the UE perform multiple-PDCCH reception with the first TRP and the second TRP not exceeding a capability of the UE indicated by the indication; and

perform the multiple-PDCCH reception according to the parameters in response to receiving the first trigger.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the code is further configured to:

determine, based on the first trigger, whether it is possible that the first TRP and the second TRP are to transmit a first down link control channel and a second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on a carrier; and

monitor the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel in a particular slot when it is possible that the first TRP and the second TRP are to transmit the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on the carrier, wherein the first trigger is a higher layer configuration.