Granted Patent B2

US 12,348,992 · App. 17/665,476 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventors: Mostafa Khoshnevisan (San Diego, CA); Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Xiaoxia Zhang (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W24/08H04W16/28H04W72/0446H04W72/046H04W72/23

Abstract

Claims (88)

1. An apparatus for wireless communication by a first network node, comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled with the processor, the processor configured to:

receive, from a second network node, first control information that includes information indicative of two or more linked search space sets, wherein a first group of downlink control channel candidates in a first search space set of the two or more linked search space sets are linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in a second search space set of the two or more linked search space sets;

receive, from the second network node, second control information that includes information indicative of one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of one or more control resource sets associated with the two or more linked search space sets, wherein the one or more TCI states are used for at least a subset of communications between the first network node and the second network node after a period of time;

refrain from linking the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the second control information that includes the information indicative of one TCI state; and

receive, using the one or more TCI states, a first downlink control information message via the first group of downlink control channel candidates in a first monitoring occasion associated with the first search space set, the second group of downlink control channel candidates in a second monitoring occasion associated with the second search space set, or a combination thereof, wherein a quantity of repetitions of the first downlink control information message received by the first network node is determined based at least in part on a quantity of TCI states of the one or more TCI states.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

count a first downlink control channel candidate of the first group of downlink control channel candidates toward a blind decoding limit associated with a first slot; and

count a second downlink control channel candidate of the second group of downlink control channel candidates toward the blind decoding limit associated with the first slot based at least in part on the second control information that includes the information indicative of one TCI state, the first downlink control channel candidate and the second downlink control channel candidate being located in the first slot.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the first downlink control information message, the processor is further configured to:

receive, using the one TCI state, the first downlink control information message in one of the first group of downlink control channel candidates or the second group of downlink control channel candidates.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the second network node, a radio resource control message enabling the first network node to refrain from linking the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the second control information that includes the information indicative of one TCI state, the processor further configured to refrain from linking based at least in part on receiving the radio resource control message.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, using the one TCI state, a second downlink control information message in the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second monitoring occasion associated with the second search space set; and

decode the first downlink control information message independently from the second downlink control information message.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one TCI state is associated with a first coreset associated with the first search space set and a second coreset associated with the second search space set.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the second network node, third control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of a first group of control resource sets comprising a first control resource set associated with the first search space set and a second group of control resource sets comprising a second control resource set associated with the second search space set; and

determine whether the first network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the third control information, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the second control information based at least in part on the determination.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether the first network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on whether a first control resource set associated with the first search space set is a same control resource set as a second control resource set associated with the second search space set.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the second network node, third control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of one or more groups of control resource sets;

receive, from the second network node, fourth control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of a first control resource set associated with the first search space set, a second control resource set associated with the second search space set, or both, wherein the first control resource set, the second control resource set, or both, are distinct from the one or more groups of control resource sets; and

determine whether the first network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the fourth control information.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an antenna element configured to:

receive the first control information, the second control information, the first downlink control information message, or any combination thereof.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first network node, comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled with the processor, the processor configured to:

output, to a second network node, first control information that includes information indicative of two or more linked search space sets, wherein a first group of downlink control channel candidates in a first search space set of the two or more linked search space sets are linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in a second search space set of the two or more linked search space sets;

output, to the second network node, second control information that includes information indicative of one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of one or more control resource sets associated with the two or more linked search space sets, wherein the processor is further configured to use the one or more TCI states for at least a subset of communications between the first network node and the second network node after a period of time;

determine, based at least in part on outputting the second control information that includes information indicative of one TCI state, that the first group of downlink control channel candidates are independent from the second group of downlink control channel candidates; and

output, using the one or more TCI states, a first downlink control information message via the first group of downlink control channel candidates in a first monitoring occasion associated with the first search space set, the second group of downlink control channel candidates in a second monitoring occasion associated with the second search space set, or a combination thereof, wherein a quantity of repetitions of the first downlink control information message output by the first network node is determined based at least in part on a quantity of TCI states of the one or more TCI states.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

output, to the second network node, a radio resource control message enabling the second network node to refrain from linking the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the second control information that includes the information indicative of one TCI state, the determination based at least in part on outputting the radio resource control message.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

output, according to the one TCI state, a second downlink control information message in the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second monitoring occasion associated with the second search space set, the first downlink control information message independent from the second downlink control information message.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

output, to the second network node, third control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of a first group of control resource sets comprising a first control resource set associated with the first search space set and a second group of control resource sets comprising a second control resource set associated with the second search space set; and

determine whether the second network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the third control information, wherein the processor is further configured to output the first downlink control information message is based at least in part on the determination.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether the second network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on whether a first control resource set associated with the first search space set is the same as a second control resource set associated with the second search space set.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

output, to the second network node, third control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of one or more groups of control resource sets;

output, to the second network node, fourth control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of a first control resource set associated with the first search space set, a second control resource set associated with the second search space set, or both, wherein the first control resource set, the second control resource set, or both, are distinct from the one or more groups of control resource sets; and

determine whether the second network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the fourth control information.

17. A method of wireless communications performed by a first network node, comprising:

receiving, from a second network node, first control information that includes information indicative of two or more linked search space sets, wherein a first group of downlink control channel candidates in a first search space set of the two or more linked search space sets are linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in a second search space set of the two or more linked search space sets;

receiving, from the second network node, second control information that includes information indicative of one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of one or more control resource sets associated with the two or more linked search space sets, wherein the one or more TCI states are used for at least a subset of communications between the first network node and the second network node after a period of time;

refraining from linking the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the second control information that includes the information indicative of one TCI state; and

receiving, using the one or more TCI states, a first downlink control information message via the first group of downlink control channel candidates in a first monitoring occasion associated with the first search space set, the second group of downlink control channel candidates in a second monitoring occasion associated with the second search space set, or a combination thereof, wherein a quantity of repetitions of the first downlink control information message received by the first network node is determined based at least in part on a quantity of TCI states of the one or more TCI states.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

counting a first downlink control channel candidate of the first group of downlink control channel candidates toward a blind decoding limit associated with a first slot; and

counting a second downlink control channel candidate of the second group of downlink control channel candidates toward the blind decoding limit associated with the first slot based at least in part on the second control information that includes the information indicative of one TCI state, the first downlink control channel candidate and the second downlink control channel candidate being located in the first slot.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein receiving the first downlink control information message further comprises:

receiving, using the one TCI state, the first downlink control information message in one of the first group of downlink control channel candidates or the second group of downlink control channel candidates.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving, from the second network node, a radio resource control message enabling the first network node to refrain from linking the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the second control information that includes the information indicative of one TCI state, wherein the first network node is configured to refrain from linking based at least in part on receiving the radio resource control message.

21. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving, using the one TCI state, a second downlink control information message in the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second monitoring occasion associated with the second search space set; and

decode the first downlink control information message independently from the second downlink control information message.

22. The method of claim 17 , wherein the one TCI state is associated with a first coreset associated with the first search space set and a second coreset associated with the second search space set.

23. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving, from the second network node, third control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of a first group of control resource sets comprising a first control resource set associated with the first search space set and a second group of control resource sets comprising a second control resource set associated with the second search space set; and

determining whether the first network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the third control information, wherein the first network node is further configured to receive the second control information based at least in part on the determination.

24. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining whether the first network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on whether a first control resource set associated with the first search space set is a same control resource set as a second control resource set associated with the second search space set.

25. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving, from the second network node, third control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of one or more groups of control resource sets;

receiving, from the second network node, fourth control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of a first control resource set associated with the first search space set, a second control resource set associated with the second search space set, or both, wherein the first control resource set, the second control resource set, or both, are distinct from the one or more groups of control resource sets; and

determining whether the first network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the fourth control information.

26. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving the first control information, the second control information, the first downlink control information message, or any combination thereof.

27. A method of wireless communications performed by a first network node, comprising:

outputting, to a second network node, first control information that includes information indicative of two or more linked search space sets, wherein a first group of downlink control channel candidates in a first search space set of the two or more linked search space sets are linked with a second group of downlink control channel candidates in a second search space set of the two or more linked search space sets;

outputting, to the second network node, second control information that includes information indicative of one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of one or more control resource sets associated with the two or more linked search space sets, wherein the one or more TCI states are used for at least a subset of communications between the first network node and the second network node after a period of time;

determining, based at least in part on outputting the second control information that includes information indicative of one TCI state, that the first group of downlink control channel candidates are independent from the second group of downlink control channel candidates; and

outputting, using the one or more TCI states, a first downlink control information message via the first group of downlink control channel candidates in a first monitoring occasion associated with the first search space set, the second group of downlink control channel candidates in a second monitoring occasion associated with the second search space set, or a combination thereof, wherein a quantity of repetitions of the first downlink control information message output by the first network node is determined based at least in part on a quantity of TCI states of the one or more TCI states.

28. The method of claim 27 , further comprising:

outputting, to the second network node, a radio resource control message enabling the second network node to refrain from linking the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the second control information that includes the information indicative of one TCI state, the determination based at least in part on outputting the radio resource control message.

29. The method of claim 27 , further comprising:

outputting, according to the one TCI state, a second downlink control information message in the second group of downlink control channel candidates in the second monitoring occasion associated with the second search space set, the first downlink control information message independent from the second downlink control information message.

30. The method of claim 27 , further comprising:

outputting, to the second network node, third control information that includes information indicative of a configuration of a first group of control resource sets comprising a first control resource set associated with the first search space set and a second group of control resource sets comprising a second control resource set associated with the second search space set; and

determining whether the second network node is to link the first group of downlink control channel candidates and the second group of downlink control channel candidates based at least in part on the third control information, wherein the first network node is further configured to output the first downlink control information message is based at least in part on the determination.

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