IP Library Granted Patent US 11,463,291
Granted Patent B2
US 11,463,291 · App. 16/880,438 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Downlink control information indicating a slot format of an active bandwidth part

Inventors: Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kyungmin Park (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L27/2613H04L5/001H04L27/2602H04W72/042H04W72/044H04W72/1268
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Patent No.
US 11,463,291
App. No.
16/880,438
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration parameters comprising: a monitoring periodicity; and a first parameter indicating one or more symbols. A downlink control channel is monitored for a downlink control information indicating a slot format of an active bandwidth part. The monitoring is during at least one monitoring symbol determined based on the monitoring periodicity and the first parameter. The downlink control information comprising one or more fields indicating the slot format is received. One or more transport blocks in one or more uplink symbols determined based on a first slot format is transmitted via the active bandwidth part.

Claims (66)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters indicating:

a monitoring periodicity of a downlink control channel associated with a slot format indication (SFI) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

one or more symbols of the downlink control channel; and

a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation for monitoring the downlink control channel;

determining, based on the monitoring periodicity and the one or more symbols, a monitoring occasion for the downlink control channel to receive a downlink control information associated with the SFI RNTI;

monitoring, when the DRX operation is not in an active time and during the monitoring occasion, the downlink control channel for the downlink control information associated with the SFI RNTI and indicating a slot format of an active bandwidth part;

receiving the downlink control information indicating the slot format; and

transmitting, via the active bandwidth part, one or more transport blocks in one or more uplink symbols determined based on the slot format.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the downlink control information comprise a plurality of bits; and

a first bit in the plurality of bits corresponds to the active bandwidth part; and

a first value of the first bit indicates whether the downlink control information indicates the slot format for the active bandwidth part.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the configuration parameters indicate the SFI RNTI.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein downlink control information comprises one or more identifiers of the active bandwidth part.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the configuration parameters indicate the SF.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slot format indicates:

the one or more uplink symbols;

zero or more downlink symbols; and

zero or more flexible symbols.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink control information is transmitted via a group common control channel.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise a first parameter comprising a plurality of bits comprising a first bit, wherein the first bit corresponds to a first symbol of the one or more symbols, and a value of the first bit indicates that the first symbol is a monitoring symbol.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring periodicity indicates a first number of slots.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a second downlink control information indicating transmission of the one or more transport blocks.

11. A system comprising:

a base station; and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from the base station, configuration parameters indicating:

a monitoring periodicity of a downlink control channel associated with a slot format indication (SFI) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

one or more symbols of the downlink control channel; and

a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation for monitoring the downlink control channel;

determining, based on the monitoring periodicity and the one or more symbols, a monitoring occasion for the downlink control channel to receive a downlink control information associated with the SFI RNTI;

monitor, when the DRX operation is not in an active time and during the monitoring occasion, the downlink control channel for the downlink control information associated with the SFI RNTI and indicating a slot format of an active bandwidth part;

receive the downlink control information indicating the slot format; and

transmit, via the active bandwidth part, one or more transport blocks in one or more uplink symbols determined based on the slot format.

12. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters indicating:

a monitoring periodicity of a downlink control channel associated with a slot format indication (SFI) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

one or more symbols of the downlink control channel; and

a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation for monitoring the downlink control channel;

determining, based on the monitoring periodicity and the one or more symbols, a monitoring occasion for the downlink control channel to receive a downlink control information associated with the SFI RNTI;

monitoring, when the DRX operation is not in an active time and during the monitoring occasion, the downlink control channel for the downlink control information associated with the SFI RNTI and indicating a slot format of an active bandwidth part;

receiving the downlink control information indicating the slot format; and

transmitting, via the active bandwidth part, one or more transport blocks in one or more uplink symbols determined based on the slot format.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein:

the downlink control information comprise a plurality of bits; and

a first bit in the plurality of bits corresponds to the active bandwidth part; and

a first value of the first bit indicates whether the downlink control information indicates the slot format for the active bandwidth part.

14. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein:

the configuration parameters indicate the SFI RNTI.

15. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein downlink control information comprises one or more identifiers of the active bandwidth part.

16. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein:

the configuration parameters indicate the SF RNTI.

17. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the slot format indicates:

the one or more uplink symbols;

zero or more downlink symbols; and

zero or more flexible symbols.

18. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the downlink control information is transmitted via a group common control channel.

19. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise a first parameter comprising a plurality of bits comprising a first bit, wherein the first bit corresponds to a first symbol of the one or more symbols, and a value of the first bit indicates that the first symbol is a monitoring symbol.

20. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the monitoring periodicity indicates a first number of slots.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2022
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060714/0260 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2021
From: BABAEI, ALIREZA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055247/0140 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16193844 · Nov 16, 2018
Provisional Application 62586957 · Nov 16, 2017
Provisional Application 62587277 · Nov 16, 2017
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