IP Library Granted Patent US 12,490,243
Granted Patent B2
US 12,490,243 · App. 18/032,156 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

PDCCH transmission method and apparatus, and PDCCH receiving method and apparatus

Inventors: Xuemei Qiao (Beijing, CN); Yang Liu (Beijing, CN); Qin Mu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W72/0446H04L5/0051H04W72/232
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Patent No.
US 12,490,243
App. No.
18/032,156
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission method, applicable to a base station, includes: transmitting, in multiple slots, PDCCHs to a UE; wherein the PDCCHs in at least two slots of the multiple slots are consecutive in time domain.

Claims (40)

1 . A physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission method, performed by a base station, comprising:

transmitting, in multiple slots, PDCCHs to a user equipment (UE);

wherein the PDCCHs in at least two slots of the multiple slots are consecutive in time domain; and

wherein a PDCCH in an odd slot of the multiple slots is located at a rear end of the odd slot, and a PDCCH in an even slot of the multiple slots is located at a front end of the even slot; or a PDCCH in an odd slot of the multiple slots is located at a front end of the odd slot, and a PDCCH in an even slot of the multiple slots is located at a rear end of the even slot.

2 . The PDCCH transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the PDCCHs in the multiple slots correspond to a same transport block.

3 . The PDCCH transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein

the PDCCHs in the at least two slots are separated in the time domain by zero symbol.

4 . The PDCCH transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein

the PDCCHs in the at least two slots are separated in the time domain by one or more symbols, and a number of the one or more symbols is greater than zero and less than or equal to a preset value.

5 . The PDCCH transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein in response to a position of the UE being stationary, a number of demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) in the PDCCH is a first number, and in response to the position of the UE being nonstationary, the number of the DMRSs in the PDCCH is a second number;

wherein the first number is less than the second number.

6 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements steps of the PDCCH transmission method of claim 1 .

7 . A physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving method, performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving PDCCHs transmitted by a base station in multiple slots;

wherein the PDCCHs in at least two slots of the multiple slots are consecutive in time domain, the UE wakes up before receiving two PDCCHs consecutive in the time domain, the UE remains awake during receiving the two PDCCHs consecutive in the time domain, and the UE enters a micro-sleep state after receiving the two PDCCHs consecutive in the time domain; and

wherein a PDCCH in an odd slot of the multiple slots is located at a rear end of the odd slot, and a PDCCH in an even slot of the multiple slots is located at a front end of the even slot; or a PDCCH in an odd slot of the multiple slots is located at a front end of the odd slot, and a PDCCH in an even slot of the multiple slots is located at a rear end of the even slot.

8 . The PDCCH receiving method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

determining, based on the PDCCHs in the multiple slots, a downlink control information (DCI) corresponding to a same transport block.

9 . The PDCCH receiving method according to claim 7 , wherein

the PDCCHs in the at least two slots are separated in the time domain by zero symbol.

10 . The PDCCH receiving method according to claim 7 , wherein

the PDCCHs in the at least two slots are separated in the time domain by one or more symbols, and a number of the one or more symbols is greater than zero and less than or equal to a preset value.

11 . The PDCCH receiving method according to claim 7 , wherein in response to the PDCCHs in the at least two slots of the multiple slots being consecutive in the time domain, a number of blind detections of the PDCCH in a single slot is a first count, and in response to the PDCCHs in each slot of the multiple slots being inconsecutive in the time domain, the number of the blind detections of the PDCCH in the single slot is a second count;

wherein the first count is less than the second count.

12 . The PDCCH receiving method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

performing a joint channel estimation based on demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) obtained from the two PDCCHs consecutive in the time domain.

13 . The PDCCH receiving method according to claim 7 , wherein in response to a position of the UE being stationary, a number of DMRSs obtained from the PDCCH is a first number, and in response to a position of the UE being nonstationary, the number of the DMRSs obtained from the PDCCH is a second number;

wherein the first number is less than the second number.

14 . An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, configured to store instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the PDCCH receiving method of claim 7 .

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements steps of the PDCCH receiving method of claim 7 .

16 . An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, configured to store instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor, through loading and executing the instructions, is configured to:

transmit, in multiple slots, physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) to a user equipment (UE);

wherein the PDCCHs in at least two slots of the multiple slots are consecutive in time domain; and

wherein a PDCCH in an odd slot of the multiple slots is located at a rear end of the odd slot, and a PDCCH in an even slot of the multiple slots is located at a front end of the even slot; or a PDCCH in an odd slot of the multiple slots is located at a front end of the odd slot, and a PDCCH in an even slot of the multiple slots is located at a rear end of the even slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2023
From: QIAO, XUEMEI; LIU, YANG; MU, QIN
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
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