IP Library Granted Patent US 12,470,340
Granted Patent B2
US 12,470,340 · App. 17/882,142 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

User equipment and method for handling physical downlink shared channel reception

Inventors: Hai-Han Wang (Taipei, TW); Chia-Hung Wei (Taipei, TW); Hung-Chen Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04L5/0048H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,470,340
App. No.
17/882,142
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method by a UE for handling PDSCH reception includes receiving, from a BS, a first PDSCH configuration in a CFR configuration for a multicast PDSCH, a second PDSCH configuration in a BWP configuration for a unicast PDSCH, and first DCI scheduling the multicast PDSCH, the first PDSCH configuration including a first aperiodic resource set configuration, the second PDSCH configuration including a resource configuration and a second aperiodic resource set configuration, the resource configuration for configuring one or more ZP CSI-RS resources, and the first DCI including a first field for triggering a first aperiodic ZP CSI-RS; and determining, based on the first field, a first ZP CSI-RS resource set, which is not available for reception of the multicast PDSCH, from a first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets configured by the first aperiodic resource set configuration. The resource configuration is absent in the first PDSCH configuration.

Claims (62)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for handling physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station (BS), a first PDSCH configuration in a common frequency resource (CFR) configuration for a multicast PDSCH, the first PDSCH configuration including a first aperiodic resource set configuration;

receiving, from the BS, a second PDSCH configuration in a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration for a unicast PDSCH, the second PDSCH configuration including a resource configuration and a second aperiodic resource set configuration, wherein:

the resource configuration is used for configuring one or more zero-power (ZP) channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resources,

the resource configuration is absent in the first PDSCH configuration,

the first aperiodic resource set configuration is used for configuring a first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets associated with the resource configuration,

each of the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets includes at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources, and

the second aperiodic resource set configuration is used for configuring a second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets associated with the resource configuration;

receiving, from the BS, first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling the multicast PDSCH, the first DCI including a first field for triggering a first aperiodic ZP CSI-RS; and

determining, based on the first field, a first ZP CSI-RS resource set, which is not available for reception of the multicast PDSCH, from the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the BS, second DCI scheduling the unicast PDSCH, the second DCI including a second field for triggering a second aperiodic ZP CSI-RS; and

determining, based on the second field, a second ZP CSI-RS resource set, which is not available for reception of the unicast PDSCH, from the second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets,

wherein each of the second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets includes at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second field of the second DCI indicates a resource set identity (ID) of the second ZP CSI-RS resource set.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the CFR configuration is included in the BWP configuration.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first field of the first DCI indicates a resource set identity (ID) of the first ZP CSI-RS resource set.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources is associated with a resource identity (ID), and

the at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources included in each of the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets is indicated by a list of resource IDs configured by the first aperiodic resource set configuration, the list of resource IDs being associated with the at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources.

7 . A user equipment (UE) for handling physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception, the UE comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media and configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to cause the UE to:

receive, from a base station (BS), a first PDSCH configuration in a common frequency resource (CFR) configuration for a multicast PDSCH, the first PDSCH configuration including a first aperiodic resource set configuration;

receive, from the BS, a second PDSCH configuration in a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration for a unicast PDSCH, the second PDSCH configuration including a resource configuration and a second aperiodic resource set configuration, wherein:

the resource configuration is used for configuring one or more zero-power (ZP) channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resources,

the resource configuration is absent in the first PDSCH configuration,

the first aperiodic resource set configuration is used for configuring a first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets associated with the resource configuration,

each of the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets includes at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources, and

the second aperiodic resource set configuration is used for configuring a second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets associated with the resource configuration;

receive, from the BS, first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling the multicast PDSCH, the first DCI including a first field for triggering a first aperiodic ZP CSI-RS; and

determine, based on the first field, a first ZP CSI-RS resource set, which is not available for reception of the multicast PDSCH, from the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets.

8 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to cause the UE to:

receive, from the BS, second DCI scheduling the unicast PDSCH, the second DCI including a second field for triggering a second aperiodic ZP CSI-RS; and

determine, based on the second field, a second ZP CSI-RS resource set, which is not available for reception of the unicast PDSCH, from the second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets,

wherein each of the second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets includes at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources.

9 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the second field of the second DCI indicates a resource set identity (ID) of the second ZP CSI-RS resource set.

10 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the CFR configuration is included in the BWP configuration.

11 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the first field of the first DCI indicates a resource set identity (ID) of the first ZP CSI-RS resource set.

12 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein:

each of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources is associated with a resource identity (ID), and

the at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources included in each of the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets is indicated by a list of resource IDs configured by the first aperiodic resource set configuration, the list of resource IDs being associated with the at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources.

13 . A method performed by a base station (BS) for handling physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a first PDSCH configuration in a common frequency resource (CFR) configuration for a multicast PDSCH, the first PDSCH configuration including a first aperiodic resource set configuration;

transmitting, to the UE, a second PDSCH configuration in a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration for a unicast PDSCH, the second PDSCH configuration including a resource configuration and a second aperiodic resource set configuration, wherein:

the resource configuration is used for configuring one or more zero-power (ZP) channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resources,

the resource configuration is absent in the first PDSCH configuration,

the first aperiodic resource set configuration is used for configuring a first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets associated with the resource configuration,

each of the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets includes at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources, and

the second aperiodic resource set configuration is used for configuring a second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets associated with the resource configuration; and

transmitting, to the UE, first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling the multicast PDSCH, the first DCI including a first field for triggering a first aperiodic ZP CSI-RS, wherein:

the first field enables the UE to determine a first ZP CSI-RS resource set, which is not available for reception of the multicast PDSCH, from the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, second DCI scheduling the unicast PDSCH, the second DCI including a second field for triggering a second aperiodic ZP CSI-RS, wherein:

the second field enables the UE to determine a second ZP CSI-RS resource set, which is not available for reception of the unicast PDSCH, from the second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets, and

each of the second list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets includes at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the second field of the second DCI indicates a resource set identity (ID) of the second ZP CSI-RS resource set.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the CFR configuration is included in the BWP configuration.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the first field of the first DCI indicates a resource set identity (ID) of the first ZP CSI-RS resource set.

18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein:

each of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources is associated with a resource identity (ID), and

the at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources included in each of the first list of ZP CSI-RS resource sets is indicated by a list of resource IDs configured by the first aperiodic resource set configuration, the list of resource IDs being associated with the at least one of the one or more ZP CSI-RS resources.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069028/0473 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2022
From: WANG, HAI-HAN; WEI, CHIA-HUNG; CHEN, HUNG-CHEN
To: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060735/0537 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63260041 · Aug 6, 2021
Provisional Application 63260043 · Aug 6, 2021
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