Downlink assignment index operation for control channel repetition
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may monitor a first control channel candidate for first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a data channel and a second control channel candidate for second DCI scheduling the data channel, wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are associated with a control channel repetition scheme. The UE may transmit a feedback codebook regarding the data channel based at least in part on monitoring the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate, wherein the feedback codebook includes one of: a single position corresponding to the data channel, or a first position corresponding to the first DCI on the first control channel candidate and a second position corresponding to the second DCI on the second control channel candidate. Numerous other aspects are provided.
1. An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
a one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more memories and the one or more processors configured to:
monitor a first control channel candidate for first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a data channel and a second control channel candidate for second DCI scheduling the data channel, wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are associated with a control channel repetition scheme; and
transmit a feedback codebook regarding the data channel based at least in part on monitoring the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate, wherein the feedback codebook includes:
a single position corresponding to the data channel, wherein the single position is based at least in part on a reference control channel monitoring occasion for interpreting a downlink assignment index of the first DCI or the second DCI.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are linked to each other.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first DCI or the second DCI is successfully decoded, and wherein the single position indicates acknowledgment information for the data channel.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first DCI indicates a different downlink assignment index than the second DCI, and wherein the feedback codebook omits feedback information regarding one of the first DCI or the second DCI based at least in part on the first DCI indicating a different downlink assignment index than the second DCI.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, if the first DCI indicates a different downlink assignment index than the second DCI, the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine an error case associated with the first DCI and the second DCI.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, if the UE fails to decode the first DCI and the second DCI, the feedback codebook indicates a negative acknowledgment at the single position.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first DCI and the second DCI indicate a same downlink assignment index, and wherein the single position is associated with the same downlink assignment index.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the single position of the feedback codebook uses an earlier control channel monitoring occasion, of a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the first control channel candidate and a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the second control channel candidate, as the reference control channel monitoring occasion.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the single position of the feedback codebook uses a later control channel monitoring occasion, of a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the first control channel candidate and a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the second control channel candidate, as the reference control channel monitoring occasion.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first DCI indicates a first downlink assignment index and the second DCI indicates a second downlink assignment index.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first DCI indicates a first downlink assignment index and the second DCI indicates a second downlink assignment index.
12. An apparatus of a base station for wireless communication, comprising:
a one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more memories and the one or more processors configured to:
transmit, to a user equipment (UE), first downlink control information (DCI) and second DCI scheduling a data channel, wherein the first DCI is transmitted on a first control channel candidate and the second DCI is transmitted on a second control channel candidate, wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are associated with a control channel repetition scheme; and
receive a feedback codebook regarding the data channel based at least in part on monitoring the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate, wherein the feedback codebook includes:
a single position corresponding to the data channel, wherein the single position is based at least in part on a reference control channel monitoring occasion for interpreting a downlink assignment index of the first DCI or the second DCI.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are linked to each other.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the single position indicates acknowledgment information for the data channel based at least in part on at least one of the first DCI or the second DCI being successfully decoded.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first DCI indicates a different downlink assignment index than the second DCI, and wherein the feedback codebook ignores one of the first DCI or the second DCI based at least in part on the first DCI indicating a different downlink assignment index than the second DCI.
16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, if the first DCI and the second DCI are not successfully decoded, the feedback codebook indicates a negative acknowledgment at the single position.
17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first DCI and the second DCI indicate a same downlink assignment index, and wherein the single position is associated with the same downlink assignment index.
18. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the single position of the feedback codebook uses an earlier control channel monitoring occasion, of a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the first control channel candidate and a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the second control channel candidate, as the reference control channel monitoring occasion.
19. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the single position of the feedback codebook uses a later control channel monitoring occasion, of a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the first control channel candidate and a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the second control channel candidate, as the reference control channel monitoring occasion.
20. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
monitoring a first control channel candidate for first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a data channel and a second control channel candidate for second DCI scheduling the data channel, wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are associated with a control channel repetition scheme; and
transmitting a feedback codebook regarding the data channel based at least in part on monitoring the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate, wherein the feedback codebook includes:
a single position corresponding to the data channel, wherein the single position is based at least in part on a reference control channel monitoring occasion for interpreting a downlink assignment index of the first DCI or the second DCI.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are linked to each other.
22. The method of claim 20 , wherein at least one of the first DCI or the second DCI is successfully decoded, and wherein the single position indicates acknowledgment information for the data channel.
23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the first DCI indicates a different downlink assignment index than the second DCI, and wherein the feedback codebook omits feedback information regarding one of the first DCI or the second DCI based at least in part on the first DCI indicating a different downlink assignment index than the second DCI.
24. The method of claim 20 , wherein, if the first DCI indicates a different downlink assignment index than the second DCI, the method further comprises:
determining an error case associated with the first DCI and the second DCI.
25. The method of claim 20 , wherein, if the UE fails to decode the first DCI and the second DCI, the feedback codebook indicates a negative acknowledgment at the single position.
26. The method of claim 20 , wherein the first DCI and the second DCI indicate a same downlink assignment index, and wherein the single position is associated with the same downlink assignment index.
27. The method of claim 20 , wherein the single position of the feedback codebook uses an earlier control channel monitoring occasion, of a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the first control channel candidate and a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the second control channel candidate, as the reference control channel monitoring occasion.
28. The method of claim 20 , wherein the single position of the feedback codebook uses a later control channel monitoring occasion, of a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the first control channel candidate and a control channel monitoring occasion associated with the second control channel candidate, as the reference control channel monitoring occasion.
29. A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising:
transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), first downlink control information (DCI) and second DCI scheduling a data channel, wherein the first DCI is transmitted on a first control channel candidate and the second DCI is transmitted on a second control channel candidate, wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are associated with a control channel repetition scheme; and
receiving a feedback codebook regarding the data channel based at least in part on monitoring the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate, wherein the feedback codebook includes:
a single position corresponding to the data channel, wherein the single position is based at least in part on a reference control channel monitoring occasion for interpreting a downlink assignment index of the first DCI or the second DCI.
30. The method of claim 29 , wherein the first control channel candidate and the second control channel candidate are linked to each other.