IP Library Granted Patent US 12,095,706
Granted Patent B2
US 12,095,706 · App. 17/765,377 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Information determination method and device, information adjustment method, threshold usage method, terminal, and storage medium

Inventors: Jing Shi (Shenzhen, CN); Peng Hao (Shenzhen, CN); Xianghui Han (Shenzhen, CN); Yu Ngok Li (Hong Kong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04L5/0058H04L5/0092H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,095,706
App. No.
17/765,377
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are an information determination method and device, an information adjustment method, a threshold usage method, a terminal, and a storage medium. The information determination method includes: determining a second threshold of a target subcarrier spacing according to the number of cells that meet a first set condition, the total number of downlink cells, the number of supported cells reported by a terminal, and a first threshold.

Claims (70)

1. A wireless communication method, comprising:

performing a first determination, by a terminal configured with a number of downlink cells, for at least a first scheduling cell that supports an enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability, a first maximum number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) detection candidate sets, a second maximum number of non-overlapping control channel elements (CCEs) for a first subcarrier spacing, and a span pattern that is determined based on (X, Y),

wherein an interval between starts of two spans is not less than X symbols,

wherein Y indicates a number of symbols in a span, and

wherein the first maximum number and the second maximum number are determined for each span in a plurality of spans included in a time slot;

performing a second determination, by the terminal, for at least a second scheduling cell that does not support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability, a third maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets and a fourth maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs for a second subcarrier spacing,

wherein the third maximum number and the fourth maximum number are determined for each slot in a plurality of slots; and

performing, by the terminal, an operation related to a monitoring opportunity using the first maximum number, the second maximum number, the third maximum number, or the fourth maximum number.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets is determined according to a first number of cells that meet a condition, a first total number of downlink cells, a first number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and a first maximum number of PDCCH candidate sets in the span, and

wherein the second maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs is determined according to the first number of cells that meet the condition, the first total number of downlink cells, the first number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and a first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first number of supported cells is reported by the terminal for determining the first maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets and the second maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span.

4. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the first total number of downlink cells comprises a total number of span-based downlink cells, and

wherein the total number of span-based downlink cells is a total numbers of scheduled cells corresponding to scheduling cells that support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability.

5. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span is 36 in response the first subcarrier spacing being 15 KHz and the span pattern being (4, 3),

wherein the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span is 36 in response the first subcarrier spacing being 30 KHz and the span pattern being (4, 3),

wherein the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span is 56 in response the first subcarrier spacing being 15 KHz and the span pattern being (7, 3), and

wherein the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span is 56 in response the first subcarrier spacing being 30 KHz and the span pattern being (7, 3).

6. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the third maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets is determined according to a second number of cells that meet a condition, a second total number of downlink cells, a second number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and a second maximum number of PDCCH candidate sets in a slot, and

wherein the fourth maximum number non-overlapping CCEs is determined according to the second number of cells that meet the condition, the second total number of downlink cells, the second number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and the second maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the slot.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second number of supported cells is reported by the terminal for determining the third maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets and the fourth maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the slot.

8. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the second total number of downlink cells comprises a total number of slot-based downlink cells, and

wherein the total number of slot-based downlink cells is a total number of scheduled cells corresponding to scheduling cells that do not support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the terminal, a configuration that indicates that the first scheduling cell supports the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability and that the second scheduling cell does not support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability.

10. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor, configured to implement a method, the processor when configured causes the apparatus to:

perform a first determination, by a terminal configured with a number of downlink cells, for at least a first scheduling cell that supports an enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability, a first maximum number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) detection candidate sets, a second maximum number of non-overlapping control channel elements (CCEs) for a first subcarrier spacing, and a span pattern that is determined based on (X, Y),

wherein an interval between starts of two spans is not less than X symbols,

wherein Y indicates a number of symbols in a span, and

wherein the first maximum number and the second maximum number are determined for each span in a plurality of spans included in a time slot;

perform a second determination, by the terminal, for at least a second scheduling cell that does not support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability, a third maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets and a fourth maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs for a second subcarrier spacing,

wherein the third maximum number and the fourth maximum number are determined for each slot in a plurality of slots; and

perform, by the terminal, an operation related to a monitoring opportunity using the first maximum number, the second maximum number, the third maximum number, or the fourth maximum number.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 ,

wherein the first maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets is determined according to a first number of cells that meet a condition, a first total number of downlink cells, a first number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and a first maximum number of PDCCH candidate sets in the span, and

wherein the second maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs is determined according to the first number of cells that meet the condition, the first total number of downlink cells, the first number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and a first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first number of supported cells is reported by the terminal for determining the first maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets and the second maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the first total number of downlink cells comprises a total number of span-based downlink cells, and

wherein the total number of span-based downlink cells is a total numbers of scheduled cells corresponding to scheduling cells that support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span is 36 in response the first subcarrier spacing being 15 KHz and the span pattern being (4, 3),

wherein the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span is 36 in response the first subcarrier spacing being 30 KHz and the span pattern being (4, 3),

wherein the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span is 56 in response the first subcarrier spacing being 15 KHz and the span pattern being (7, 3), and

wherein the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span is 56 in response the first subcarrier spacing being 30 KHz and the span pattern being (7, 3).

15. The apparatus of claim 10 ,

wherein the third maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets is determined according to a second number of cells that meet a condition, a second total number of downlink cells, a second number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and a second maximum number of PDCCH candidate sets in a slot, and

wherein the fourth maximum number non-overlapping CCEs is determined according to the second number of cells that meet the condition, the second total number of downlink cells, the second number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and the second maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the slot.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the second number of supported cells is reported by the terminal for determining the third maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets and the fourth maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the slot.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 ,

wherein the second total number of downlink cells comprises a total number of slot-based downlink cells, and

wherein the total number of slot-based downlink cells is a total number of scheduled cells corresponding to scheduling cells that do not support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability.

18. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a configuration that indicates that the first scheduling cell supports the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability and that the second scheduling cell does not support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability.

19. A non-transitory computer readable program storage medium having code stored thereon, the code, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method, comprising:

performing a first determination, by a terminal configured with a number of downlink cells, for at least a first scheduling cell that supports an enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability, a first maximum number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) detection candidate sets, a second maximum number of non-overlapping control channel elements (CCEs) for a first subcarrier spacing, and a span pattern that is determined based on (X, Y),

wherein an interval between starts of two spans is not less than X symbols,

wherein Y indicates a number of symbols in a span, and

wherein the first maximum number and the second maximum number are determined for each span in a plurality of spans included in a time slot;

performing a second determination, by the terminal, for at least a second scheduling cell that does not support the enhanced physical downlink control channel monitoring capability, a third maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets and a fourth maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs for a second subcarrier spacing,

wherein the third maximum number and the fourth maximum number are determined for each slot in a plurality of slots; and

performing, by the terminal, an operation related to a monitoring opportunity using the first maximum number, the second maximum number, the third maximum number, or the fourth maximum number.

20. The non-transitory computer readable program storage medium of claim 19 ,

wherein the first maximum number of PDCCH detection candidate sets is determined according to a first number of cells that meet a condition, a first total number of downlink cells, a first number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and a first maximum number of PDCCH candidate sets in the span, and

wherein the second maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs is determined according to the first number of cells that meet the condition, the first total number of downlink cells, the first number of supported cells reported by the terminal, and a first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs in the span.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2024
From: SHI, JING; HAO, PENG; HAN, XIANGHUI; LI, YU NGOK
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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