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US 12,432,038 · App. 17/953,786 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Cross-carrier scheduling method and apparatus in next-generation mobile communication system

Inventors: Suyoung Park (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04L5/0098H04L1/0061H04L5/0092H04L5/0094H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,432,038
App. No.
17/953,786
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system includes receiving configuration information for a secondary cell (SCell), identifying whether a carrier indicator field (CIF) presence field is included in the configuration information for the SCell, receiving downlink control information for at least one other cell through the SCell based on identifying that a CIF presence field is included in the configuration information for the SCell, and performing bandwidth part (BWP) switching for the at least one other cell based on the downlink control information.

Claims (43)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a cross carrier scheduling configuration for a primary cell (PCell) comprising a serving cell index and information indicating a carrier indicator field (CIF) value used in a scheduling cell;

receiving a cross carrier scheduling configuration for a secondary cell (SCell) comprising information about the scheduling cell, the information about the scheduling cell comprising a CIF presence field;

receiving downlink control information (DCI) on the SCell, the DCI comprising a bandwidth part (BWP) identity (ID) and a carrier indicator indicating the PCell; and

performing BWP switching to a BWP corresponding to the BWP ID for the PCell based on the DCI received from the SCell.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

starting a BWP deactivation timer based on the DCI; and

performing BWP switching to a default BWP for the PCell based on the BWP deactivation timer expiring.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising skipping a start of a deactivation timer for the SCell,

wherein the DCI comprises at least one of: a DCI format indicator, a cyclic redundancy check (CRC), or frequency resource allocation information for a cell.

4. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a cross carrier scheduling configuration for a primary cell (PCell) comprising a serving cell index and information indicating a carrier indicator field (CIF) value used in a scheduling cell;

transmitting a cross carrier scheduling configuration for a secondary cell (SCell) comprising information about the scheduling cell, the information about the scheduling cell comprising a carrier indicator field (CIF) presence field;

transmitting downlink control information (DCI) on the SCell, the DCI comprising a bandwidth part (BWP) identity (ID) and a carrier indicator indicating the PCell; and

performing BWP switching to a BWP corresponding to the BWP ID for the PCell based on the DCI transmitted on the SCell.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein a BWP deactivation timer starts based on the DCI, and

wherein BWP switching to a default BWP is performed based on the BWP deactivation timer expiring.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein a start of a deactivation timer for the SCell is skipped, and

wherein the DCI comprises at least one of a DCI format indicator, a cyclic redundancy check (CRC), or frequency resource allocation information for a cell.

7. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, a cross carrier scheduling configuration for a primary cell (PCell) comprising a serving cell index and information indicating a carrier indicator field (CIF) value used in a scheduling cell,

receive, via the transceiver, a cross carrier scheduling configuration for a secondary cell (SCell) comprising information about the scheduling cell, the information about the scheduling cell comprising a CIF presence field,

receive, via the transceiver, downlink control information (DCI) on the SCell, the DCI comprising a bandwidth part (BWP) identity (ID) and a carrier indicator indicating the PCell, and

perform BWP switching to a BWP corresponding to the BWP ID for the PCell based on the DCI received from the SCell.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

start a BWP deactivation timer based on the DCI, and

perform BWP switching to a default BWP for the PCell based on the BWP deactivation timer expiring.

9. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to skip a start of a deactivation timer for the SCell, and

wherein the DCI comprises at least one of a DCI format indicator, a cyclic redundancy check (CRC), or frequency resource allocation information for a cell.

10. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

transmit, via the transceiver, a cross carrier scheduling configuration for a primary cell (PCell) comprising a serving cell index and information indicating a carrier indicator field (CIF) value used in a scheduling cell,

transmit, via the transceiver, a cross carrier scheduling configuration for a secondary cell (SCell) comprising information about the scheduling cell, the information about the scheduling cell comprising a carrier indicator field (CIF) presence field,

transmit, via the transceiver, downlink control information (DCI) on the SCell, the DCI comprising a bandwidth part (BWP) identity (ID) and a carrier indicator, and

perform BWP switching to a BWP corresponding to the BWP ID for the PCell based on the DCI transmitted on the SCell.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

start a BWP deactivation timer based on the DCI, and

perform BWP switching to a default BWP based on the BWP deactivation timer expiring.

12. The base station of claim 10 , wherein a start of a deactivation timer for the SCell is skipped, and

wherein the DCI comprises at least one of a DCI format indicator, a cyclic redundancy check (CRC), or frequency resource allocation information for a cell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: PARK, SUYOUNG; KIM, SOENGHUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061228/0956 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0037678 · Mar 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021002782 · Mar 5, 2021
Related Publication 20230092891A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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