Blind detection and CCE allocation for carrier aggregation

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

determining N1 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect a respective one physical down link control channel (PDCCH) in a slot, N1 being a positive integer;

determining N2 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect respective at least two PDCCHs in the slot, N2 being a positive integer;

determining a number Q being an upper bound of total blind detections of PDCCH that the UE is capable of performing on the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers, Q being a positive integer;

determining a first predetermined scaling factor X, X being a positive number;

determining a number M1 being a first upper bound for blind detections on each of the N1 component carriers and a number M2 being a second upper bound for blind detections on each of the N2 component carriers, M1 being a positive integer, M2 being a positive integer and equal to X*M1; and

performing blind detections on the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers based on the upper bound of total blind detections, the first upper bound, and the second upper bound.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the respective one PDCCH on each of the N1 component carriers is to be received from a first TRP, wherein the respective at least two PDCCHs are to be received from the first TRP and a second TRP.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending an indication indicating a capability of the UE for performing the blind detections.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending an indication indicating a maximum number of component carriers configurable at the UE for supporting reception of at least two PDCCHs in a slot.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending an indication indicating a maximum number of active bandwidth parts across the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers and configurable at the UE for supporting reception of multiple PDCCHs in a slot.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving one or more configurations indicating that the UE is expected to receive one PDCCH on each of the N1 component carriers in a slot and to receive at least two PDCCHs on each of the N2 component carriers in a slot.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more configurations includes a respective non-physical layer configuration for each of the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving one or more configurations indicating that the UE is expected to receive one PDCCH per slot in a first bandwidth part and is expected to receive at least two PDCCHs per slot in a second bandwidth part, wherein the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part are within a component carrier, and

determining that the component carrier is belonging to the N1 component carriers when the first bandwidth part is activated or that the component carrier is belonging to the N2 component carriers when the second bandwidth part is activated.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined scaling factor is 2.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a configuration indicating the first predetermined scaling factor.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a number P being an upper bound of total Control-Channel Elements (CCEs) for PDCCH monitoring on the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers, P being a positive integer;

determining a second predetermined scaling factor Y, Y being a positive number;

determining C1 being an upper bound of CCEs for PDCCH monitoring on each of the N1 component carriers and C2 being an upper bound of CCEs for PDCCH monitoring on each of the N2 component carriers, C1 being a positive integer, C2 being a positive integer and equal to Y*C1.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second predetermined scaling factor is 2.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving a configuration indicating the second predetermined scaling factor.

14. 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:

determine N1 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect a respective one physical down link control channel (PDCCH) in a slot, N1 being a positive integer;

determine N2 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect respective at least two PDCCHs in the slot, N2 being a positive integer;

determine a number Q being an upper bound of total blind detections of PDCCH that the UE is capable of performing on the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers, Q being a positive integer;

determine a first predetermined scaling factor X, X being a positive number;

determine a number M1 being a first upper bound for blind detections on each of the N1 component carriers and a number M2 being a second upper bound for blind detections on each of the N2 component carriers, M1 being a positive integer, M2 being a positive integer and equal to X*M1; and

perform blind detections on the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers based on the upper bound of total blind detections, the first upper bound, and the second upper bound.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the respective one PDCCH on each of the N1 component carriers is to be received from a first TRP, wherein the respective at least two PDCCHs are to be received from the first TRP and a second TRP.

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

send an indication indicating a capability of the UE for performing the blind detections.

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

send an indication indicating a maximum number of component carriers configurable at the UE for supporting reception of at least two PDCCHs in a slot.

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

send an indication indicating a maximum number of active bandwidth parts across the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers and configurable at the UE for supporting reception of multiple PDCCHs in a slot.

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

receive one or more configurations indicating that the UE is expected to receive one PDCCH on each of the N1 component carriers in a slot and to receive at least two PDCCHs on each of the N2 component carriers in a slot.

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

determine N1 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect a respective one physical down link control channel (PDCCH) in a slot, N1 being a positive integer;

determine N2 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect respective at least two PDCCHs in the slot, N2 being a positive integer;

determine a number Q being an upper bound of total blind detections of PDCCH that the UE is capable of performing on the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers, Q being a positive integer;

determine a first predetermined scaling factor X, X being a positive number;

determine a number M1 being a first upper bound for blind detections on each of the N1 component carriers and a number M2 being a second upper bound for blind detections on each of the N2 component carriers, M1 being a positive integer, M2 being a positive integer and equal to X*M1; and

perform blind detections on the N1 component carriers and the N2 component carriers based on the upper bound of total blind detections, the first upper bound, and the second upper bound.