IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,615,631
Granted Patent B2
US 12,615,631 · App. 18/248,991 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Dual scheduling configuring

Inventors: Hossein Bagheri (Urbana, IL); Alexander Johann Maria Golitschek Edler von Elbwart (Darmstadt, DE); Hyejung Jung (Northbrook, IL); Vijay Nangia (Woodridge, IL)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04W72/1263H04W72/23H04W72/232
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,615,631
App. No.
18/248,991
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for dual scheduling configuring. One method includes operating in a dual scheduling configuration in which a primary cell is configured to be scheduled by the primary cell or a secondary cell. The method includes determining whether the secondary cell is not available. The method includes, in response to the secondary cell not being available, switching from the dual scheduling configuration to a single scheduling configuration in which the primary cell is configured to be scheduled only by the primary cell.

Claims (35)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

operating in a dual scheduling configuration having a primary cell configured to be scheduled by the primary cell or a secondary cell;

determining whether the secondary cell is available;

in response to the secondary cell not being available, switching from the dual scheduling configuration to a single scheduling configuration having the primary cell configured to be scheduled by the primary cell and not by the secondary cell; and

in response to the primary cell not being in an active time, not monitoring physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates for scheduling the primary cell via the secondary cell unless the primary cell enters the active time within a threshold time period from a reception time of a downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transmission via the primary cell.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary cell is not available in response to the secondary cell not occupying a channel, not initiating a channel occupancy, not sharing a channel occupancy, not initiating a fixed frame period (FFP), or not sharing a FFP.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to the primary cell not being in an active time, not monitoring physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates for scheduling the primary cell via the secondary cell.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the primary cell and the secondary cell are part of a same cell group for search space group switching.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising switching between a first search space set and a second search space set after a certain time, wherein the first search space set is associated with the dual scheduling configuration, and the second search space set is associated with the single scheduling configuration.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the second search space set is monitored Pswitch+delta symbols after a last symbol of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission triggering search space set switching, Pswitch is a time period for switching between search space sets, and delta is a delay due to performing cross-carrier scheduling delay.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to determining that the secondary cell is available:

receiving first downlink control information (DCI) indicating a first minimum scheduling offset;

determining a first application delay and a second application delay;

receiving a second DCI indicating a second minimum scheduling offset:

via the primary cell not before the first application delay from a time the first DCI is received; or

via the secondary cell not before the second application delay from the time the first DCI is received;

wherein the first application delay and the second application delay are different; and

wherein the first minimum scheduling offset and the second minimum scheduling offset are different; and

receiving a downlink transmission scheduled by DCI not earlier than the second minimum scheduling offset after the second DCI.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to determining that the secondary cell is available, monitoring, via the secondary cell, search spaces associated with the primary cell at least during a channel occupancy period of the primary cell.

9 . An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

operate in a dual scheduling configuration having a primary cell configured to be scheduled by the primary cell or a secondary cell;

determine whether the secondary cell is available;

in response to the secondary cell not being available, switch from the dual scheduling configuration to a single scheduling configuration having the primary cell configured to be scheduled by the primary cell and not by the secondary cell; and

in response to the primary cell not being in an active time, not monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates for scheduling the primary cell via the secondary cell unless the primary cell enters the active time within a threshold time period from a reception time of a downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transmission via the primary cell.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the secondary cell is not available in response to the secondary cell not occupying a channel, not initiating a channel occupancy, not sharing a channel occupancy, not initiating a fixed frame period (FFP), or not sharing a FFP.

11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to, in response to the primary cell not being in an active time, not monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates for the primary cell via the secondary cell.

12 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the primary cell and the secondary cell are part of a same cell group for search space group switching.

13 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to switch between a first search space set and a second search space set after a certain time, the first search space set is associated with the dual scheduling configuration, and the second search space set is associated with the single scheduling configuration.

14 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, in the single scheduling configuration, physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates are used to schedule PDCCH transmissions, or physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions, or both.

15 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the primary cell and the secondary cell are part of a same discontinuous reception group.

16 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the primary cell and the secondary cell are both configured with a search space switch delay value.

17 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the primary cell and the secondary cell are both configured with a search space switch timer value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2023
From: BAGHERI, HOSSEIN; GOLITSCHEK EDLER VON ELBWART, ALEXANDER JOHANN MARIA; JUNG, HYEJUNG; NANGIA, VIJAY
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 063403/0678 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63091216 · Oct 13, 2020
Related Publication 20230397191A1 · Dec 7, 2023
References Cited (24)
US 20150003311A1 · Feuersaenger · 2015 [cited by examiner]
US 20160073344A1 · Vutukuri et al. · 2016 [cited by applicant]
US 20160254948A1 · Chen · 2016 [cited by examiner]
US 20170201306A1 · Shimezawa · 2017 [cited by examiner]
US 20190132857A1 · Babaei et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190182870A1 · Shih · 2019 [cited by examiner]
US 20200229081A1 · Ang et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20210204309A1 · Babaei · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 20210321314A1 · Ozturk · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 20210329677A1 · Huang · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 20220029758A1 · Bae · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20220360364A1 · Li · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20230007555A1 · Jiang · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20230104198A1 · Maleki · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20230209627A1 · Wu · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20230254857A1 · Moon · 2023 [cited by examiner]
EP 3570613A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
PCT/IB2021/059366, “Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, or the Declaration”, International Searching Authority, Jan. 18, 2022,… [cited by applicant]
AT&T et al., “RAN1 UE features list for Rel-16 NR after RAN1#100-E”, 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 #100-e R1-2001484, Feb. 24-Mar. 6, 2020, pp. 1-262. [cited by applicant]
3GPP, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; User Equipment (UE) feature list (Release 15)”, 3GPP TR 38.822 V15.0.1, Jul. 2019, pp. 1-64. [cited by applicant]
3GPP, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Multiplexing and channel coding (Release 16)”, 3GPP TS 38.212 V16.2.0, Jun. 2020, pp. 1-151. [cited by applicant]
3GPP, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Physical layer procedures for control (Release 16)”, 3GPP TS 38.213 V16.2.0, Jun. 2020, pp. 1-176. [cited by applicant]
3GPP, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Physical layer procedures for data (Release 16)”, 3GPP TS 38.214 V16.2.0, Jun. 2020, pp. 1-163. [cited by applicant]
3GPP, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol specification (Release 16)”, 3GPP TS 38.331 V16.1.0, Jul. 2020, pp. 1-906. [cited by applicant]