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Granted Patent B2
US 12,634,682 · App. 18/450,283 · Granted May 19, 2026

Communicating a capability request for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configurations

Inventors: Seyedkianoush Hosseini (San Diego, CA); Alberto Rico Alvarino (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W8/24H04L1/0038H04L5/001H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04W24/08H04W72/0453H04W72/23H04W72/51
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Patent No.
US 12,634,682
App. No.
18/450,283
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The apparatus may be configured to transmit capability information indicating at least two possible configurations for a first complexity of carrier and a second complexity of carrier, the first complexity of carrier being different than the second complexity of carrier, the capability information being provided as a pair of values for each of the at least two possible configurations, a first value of the pair of values being associated with the first complexity of carrier, and a second value of the pair of values being associated with the second complexity of carrier.

Claims (43)

1 . A method of wireless communication, comprising:

receiving a request message for capability information;

transmitting the capability information, the capability information comprising a separate indication for each of at least two possible configurations, each possible configuration being associated with a first reference number of cells of a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability associated with a first communication capability of a radio access technology (RAT) and with a second reference number of cells of a second PDCCH monitoring capability associated with a second communication capability of the RAT, the first communication capability being different from the second communication capability; and

receiving carrier configuration information for at least one of the first reference number of cells of the first PDCCH monitoring capability and at least one of the second reference number of cells of the second PDCCH monitoring capability.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the carrier configuration information further includes receiving explicit signaling indicating which of the at least two possible configurations to apply to the received carrier configuration information.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein which of the at least two possible configurations to apply to the received carrier configuration information is determined implicitly by an apparatus that transmits the capability information.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the capability information includes at least a blind detection carrier aggregation monitoring capability.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the blind detection carrier aggregation monitoring capability is reported by different cells.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the capability information includes at least one of a first group of monitoring capabilities or a second group of monitoring capabilities.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the capability information indicates a control channel monitoring capability.

8 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, which are configured, individually or in any combination, to:

receive a request message for capability information;

transmit the capability information, the capability information comprising a separate indication for each of at least two possible configurations, each possible configuration being associated with a first reference number of cells of a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability associated with a first communication capability of a radio access technology (RAT) and with a second reference number of cells of a second PDCCH monitoring capability associated with a second communication capability of the RAT, the first communication capability being different from the second communication capability; and

receive carrier configuration information for at least one of the first reference number of cells of the first PDCCH monitoring capability and at least one of the second reference number of cells of the second PDCCH monitoring capability.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein receive the carrier configuration information further includes receive explicit signaling indicating which of the at least two possible configurations to apply to the received carrier configuration information.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein which of the at least two possible configurations to apply to the received carrier configuration information is determined implicitly by the apparatus.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the capability information indicates at least a blind detection carrier aggregation monitoring capability.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the blind detection carrier aggregation monitoring capability is reported by different cells.

13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the capability information includes at least one of a first group of monitoring capabilities or a second group of monitoring capabilities.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the capability information indicates a control channel monitoring capability.

15 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving a request message for capability information;

means for transmitting the capability information, the capability information comprising a separate indication for each of at least two possible configurations, each possible configuration being associated with a first reference number of cells of a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability associated with a first communication capability of a radio access technology (RAT) and with a second reference number of cells of a second PDCCH monitoring capability associated with a second communication capability of the RAT, the first communication capability being different from the second communication capability; and

means for receiving carrier configuration information for at least one of the first reference number of cells of the first PDCCH monitoring capability and at least one of the second reference number of cells of the second PDCCH monitoring capability.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the means for receiving the carrier configuration information further includes means for receiving explicit signaling indicating which of the at least two possible configurations to apply to the received carrier configuration information.

17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein which of the at least two possible configurations to apply to the received carrier configuration information is determined implicitly by the apparatus.

18 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the capability information indicates at least a blind detection carrier aggregation monitoring capability.

19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the blind detection carrier aggregation monitoring capability is reported by different cells.

20 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the capability information includes at least one of a first group of monitoring capabilities or a second group of monitoring capabilities.

21 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the capability information indicates a control channel monitoring capability.

22 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions, comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an apparatus, cause the one or more processors to:

receive a request message for capability information;

transmit the capability information, the capability information comprising a separate indication for each of at least two possible configurations, each possible configuration being associated with a first reference number of cells of a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability associated with a first communication capability of a radio access technology (RAT) and with a second reference number of cells of a second PDCCH monitoring capability associated with a second communication capability of the RAT, the first communication capability being different from the second communication capability; and

receive carrier configuration information for at least one of the first reference number of cells of the first PDCCH monitoring capability and at least one of the second reference number of cells of the second PDCCH monitoring capability.

23 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein receiving the carrier configuration information further includes receiving explicit signaling indicating which of the at least two possible configurations to apply to the received carrier configuration information.

24 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein which of the at least two possible configurations to apply to the received carrier configuration information is determined implicitly by the apparatus.

25 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the capability information indicates at least a blind detection carrier aggregation monitoring capability.

26 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the blind detection carrier aggregation monitoring capability is reported by different cells.

27 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the capability information includes at least one of a first group of monitoring capabilities or a second group of monitoring capabilities.

28 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the capability information indicates a control channel monitoring capability.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2023
From: HOSSEINI, SEYEDKIANOUSH; RICO ALVARINO, ALBERTO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 064612/0602 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17302035 · Apr 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63014659 · Apr 23, 2020
Related Publication 20230388780A1 · Nov 30, 2023
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