IP Library Granted Patent US 12,745,265
Granted Patent B2
US 12,745,265 · App. 18/726,260 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Method, terminal, device, and storage medium for monitoring control channel, and method and base station for transmitting control channel

Inventors: Seunghwan Choi (Seoul, KR); Suckchel Yang (Seoul, KR); Seonwook Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/232H04W8/22H04W72/0446H04W72/231H04W72/51H04W84/02H04W88/02H04W88/08H04W92/02H04W92/10
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Patent No.
US 12,745,265
App. No.
18/726,260
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and device for monitoring a control channel in a wireless communication system disclosed herein perform PDCCH monitoring within a BD/CCE limit. The BD/CCE limit is computed per unit time in which the PDCCH monitoring is performed.

Claims (36)

1 . A method of monitoring a control channel by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving search space configurations for a plurality of downlink (DL) cells including a first set of DL cells; and

performing physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring on the plurality of DL cells based on the search space configurations,

wherein each of the first set of DL cells includes a search space with a multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration,

wherein the PDCCH monitoring is performed in units of slot-groups for a search space with an associated multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration,

wherein the PDCCH monitoring is performed within M PDCCH candidates and C non-overlapping control channel elements (CCEs) on the plurality of DL cells, and

wherein M and C are computed for each time unit in which the PDCCH monitoring is performed.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein M and C are computed for each time unit for the first set of DL cells excluding a second set of DL cells with no associated multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration among the plurality of DL cells.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein M and C are computed for each time unit for the plurality of DL cells including a second set of DL cells with no associated multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein M and C are computed based on the number of DL cells on which the UE is configured to perform monitoring exceeding a total number of DL cells on which the UE is capable of performing monitoring.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration is provided for a cell with a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 480 kHz or a cell with an SCS of 960 kHz.

6 . An apparatus for a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations,

wherein the operations comprise:

receiving search space configurations for a plurality of downlink (DL) cells including a first set of DL cells; and

performing physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring on the plurality of DL cells based on the search space configurations,

wherein each of the first set of DL cells includes a search space with a multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration,

wherein the PDCCH monitoring is performed in units of slot-groups for a search space with an associated multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration,

wherein the PDCCH monitoring is performed within M PDCCH candidates and C non-overlapping control channel elements (CCEs) on the plurality of DL cells, and

wherein M and C are computed for each time unit in which the PDCCH monitoring is performed.

7 . A base station (BS) for transmitting a control channel in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operably connected to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations,

wherein the operations comprise:

transmitting search space configurations for a plurality of downlink (DL) cells including a first set of DL cells to a user equipment (UE); and

transmitting at least one physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to the UE on the plurality of DL cells based on the search space configurations,

wherein each of the first set of DL cells includes a search space with a multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration,

wherein the at least one PDCCH is transmitted in units of slot-groups for a search space with an associated multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration,

wherein the at least one PDCCH is transmitted within M PDCCH candidates and C non-overlapping control channel elements (CCEs) on the plurality of DL cells, and

wherein M and C are computed for each time unit in which the at least one PDCCH is transmitted.

8 . The BS of claim 7 , wherein M and C are computed for each time unit for the first set of DL cells excluding a second set of DL cells with no associated multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration among the plurality of DL cells.

9 . The BS of claim 7 , wherein M and C are computed for each time unit for the plurality of DL cells including a second set of DL cells with no associated multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration.

10 . The BS of claim 7 , wherein M and C are computed based on the number of DL cells on which the UE is configured to perform monitoring exceeding a total number of DL cells on which the UE is capable of performing monitoring.

11 . The BS of claim 7 , wherein the multi-slot PDCCH monitoring-related configuration is provided for a cell with a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 480 kHz or a cell with an SCS of 960 kHz.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2024
From: CHOI, SEUNGHWAN; YANG, SUCKCHEL; KIM, SEONWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 067896/0762 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0002936 · Jan 7, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250081202A1 · Mar 6, 2025
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