Method and apparatus for detecting physical downlink control channel based on predicted information

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining a prediction accuracy of an aggregation level prediction model;

identifying whether the aggregation level prediction model is valid based on the prediction accuracy of the aggregation level prediction model and a preset value, wherein the aggregation level prediction model is identified as being valid based on the prediction accuracy being equal to or greater than the preset value;

predicting aggregation level information based on the aggregation level prediction model based on the aggregation level prediction model being identified as being valid, wherein the aggregation level information includes information about an aggregation level of a control channel element (CCE) related to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH);

determining a detection order for detecting the PDCCH based on the aggregation level information; and

detecting the PDCCH based on the determined detection order.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining input data for predicting the aggregation level information; and

predicting the aggregation level information based on the aggregation level prediction model and the input data;

wherein the input data is related to reporting data transmitted to a base station for determining the aggregation level of the CCE.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the input data includes at least one of a reference signal receiving power (RSRP), a channel quality indicator (CQI), a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a downlink control information (DCI) payload, or a PDCCH slot index.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predicting of the aggregation level information based on the aggregation level prediction model comprises determining a probability of detecting the PDCCH for each one of a plurality of aggregation levels; and

wherein the determining of the detection order for detecting PDCCH based on the aggregation level information comprises determining the detection order based on the probability for the each one of the plurality of aggregation levels.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the detection order is determined to first detect a CCE corresponding to an aggregation level having a largest probability value from among the plurality of aggregation levels.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a cell identifier of a cell to which the terminal is connected; and

identifying the aggregation level prediction model based on the cell identifier.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the cell identifier includes a new radio cell global identity (NCGI), and

wherein the NCGI includes at least one of a mobile country code (MCC), a mobile network code (MNC), or a next generation node (gNB) identification.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining the aggregation level prediction model from the server; and

updating the aggregation level prediction model based on reporting data which is transmitted to a base station for deciding the aggregation level of the CCE, and result data corresponding to the detecting of the PDCCH.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

reporting, to a base station, PDCCH detection capability information indicating whether the terminal has detected the PDCCH according to the determined detection order;

receiving, from the base station, information about a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle which is determined based on the PDCCH detection capability information; and

detecting the PDCCH according to the information about the DRX cycle.

10. The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the DRX cycle of the terminal is shorter than a DRX cycle of another terminal which detects the PDCCH based on blind detection.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the PDCCH detection capability information is transmitted using a radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

12. A terminal of a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

determine a prediction accuracy of an aggregation level prediction model,

identify whether the aggregation level prediction model is valid based on the prediction accuracy of the aggregation level prediction model and a preset value, wherein the aggregation level prediction model is identified as being valid based on the prediction accuracy being equal to or greater than the preset value;

predict aggregation level information based on the aggregation level prediction model based on the aggregation level prediction model being identified as being valid, wherein the aggregation level information includes information about an aggregation level of a control channel element (CCE) related to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH),

determine a detection order for detecting the PDCCH based on the aggregation level information, and

detect the PDCCH based on the determined detection order.

13. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

obtain input data for predicting the aggregation level information, and

predict the aggregation level information based on the aggregation level prediction model and the input data,

wherein the input data is related to a reporting data transmitted to a base station for determining the aggregation level of the CCE.

14. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a probability of detecting the PDCCH for each one of a plurality of aggregation levels, and

determine the detection order based on the probability for the each one of the plurality of aggregation levels.

15. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

obtain a cell identifier of a cell to which the terminal is connected; and

identify the aggregation level prediction model based on the cell identifier.

16. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

report, to a base station, PDCCH detection capability information indicating whether the terminal has detected the PDCCH according to the determined detection order;

receive, from the base station, information about a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle which is determined based on the PDCCH detection capability information; and

detect the PDCCH according to the information about the DRX cycle.