Method and apparatus for system information delivery in advanced wireless systems
A method of user equipment (UE) for system information transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block comprising a PBCH that carries a master information block (MIB) including an SIB1 CORESET configuration, wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a frequency location, a number of resource blocks (RBs) comprising an SIB1 CORESET associated with the SS/PBCH block, and information of time domain resources of the SIB1 CORESET, determining an initial active bandwidth part (BWP) comprising the frequency location, the number of RBs comprising the SIB1 CORESET, and a numerology of remaining minimum system information (RMSI), and receiving, from the BS, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) mapped to at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET, wherein the PDCCH includes scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) containing an SIB 1.
1. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block comprising a PBCH that carries a master information block (MIB) including a system information block 1 control resource set (SIB1 CORESET) configuration, wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a number of resource blocks (RBs) and information of time domain resources for the SIB1 CORESET;
determining an initial active bandwidth part (BWP) based on the number of RBs for the SIB1 CORESET; and
receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET,
wherein the PDCCH includes scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for a system information block 1 (SIB 1) within the initial active BWP.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein frequency resources for the SIB1 CORESET are configured by a frequency offset of a bandwidth of the SIB1 CORESET from a frequency location of the SS/PBCH block, the frequency offset being indicated in the MIB,
wherein the frequency offset indicates a number of frequency resource blocks (RBs) for the SIB1 CORESET.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PDSCH for the SIB1 is confined within the initial active BWP.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time domain resource information for the SIB1 CORESET includes a number of consecutive symbols for the SIB1 CORESET.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol number of the SIB1 CORESET.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein antenna ports of the UE for the SS/PBCH block and a resource block for the PDSCH are quasi-co-located with regard to parameters including at least one of receive (Rx) mode for spatial parameters, delay and Doppler spreads.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using a receive (Rx) beam to receive the SIB1 CORESET based on a reception scheme of the SS/PBCH block.
8. A method for operating a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block comprising a PBCH that carries a master information block (MIB) including a system information block 1 control resource set (SIB1 CORESET) configuration, wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a number of resource blocks (RBs) and information of time domain resources for the SIB1 CORESET; and
transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET,
wherein the PDCCH includes scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for a system information block 1 (SIB 1) within an initial active BWP which is determined based on the number of RBs for the SIB1 CORESET.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein frequency resources for the SIB1 CORESET are configured by a frequency offset of a bandwidth of the SIB1 CORESET from a frequency location of the SS/PBCH block, the frequency offset being indicated in the MIB,
wherein the frequency offset indicates a number of frequency resource blocks (RBs) for the SIB1 CORESET.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the PDSCH for the SIB1 is confined within the initial active BWP.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the time domain resource information for the SIB1 CORESET includes a number of consecutive symbols for the SIB1 CORESET.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol number of the SIB1 CORESET.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein antenna ports of the BS for the SS/PBCH block and a resource block for the PDSCH are quasi-co-located with regard to parameters including at least one of receive (Rx) mode for spatial parameters, delay and Doppler spreads.
14. A user equipment (UE) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block comprising a PBCH that carries a master information block (MIB) including a system information block 1 control resource set (SIB1 CORESET) configuration, wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a number of resource blocks (RBs) and information of time domain resources for the SIB1 CORESET; and
a controller configured to determine an initial active bandwidth part (BWP) based on the number of RBs for the SIB1 CORESET,
wherein the transceiver is configured to receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET, and
wherein the PDCCH includes scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for a system information block 1 (SIB 1) within the initial active BWP.
15. The UE of claim 14 , wherein frequency resources for the SIB1 CORESET are configured by a frequency offset of a bandwidth of the SIB1 CORESET from a frequency location of the SS/PBCH block, the frequency offset being indicated in the MIB,
wherein the frequency offset indicates a number of frequency resource blocks (RBs) for the SIB1 CORESET.
16. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the PDSCH for the SIB1 is confined within the initial active BWP.
17. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the time domain resource information for the SIB1 CORESET includes a number of consecutive symbols for the SIB1 CORESET.
18. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol number of the SIB1 CORESET.
19. The UE of claim 14 , wherein antenna ports of the UE for the SS/PBCH block and a resource block for the PDSCH are quasi-co-located with regard to parameters including at least one of receive (Rx) mode for spatial parameters, delay and Doppler spreads.
20. The UE of claim 14 , further comprising using a receive (Rx) beam to receive the SIB1 CORESET based on a reception scheme of the SS/PBCH block.
21. A base station (BS) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver configured to
transmit a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block comprising a PBCH that carries a master information block (MIB) including a system information block 1 control resource set (SIB1 CORESET) configuration, wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration comprises a number of resource blocks (RBs) and information of time domain resources for the SIB1 CORESET, and
transmit a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in at least one time-frequency resource within the SIB1 CORESET,
wherein the PDCCH includes scheduling information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for an SIB 1 within an initial active BWP which is determined based on the number of RBs for the SIB1 CORESET.
22. The BS of claim 21 , wherein frequency resources for the SIB1 CORESET are configured by a frequency offset of a bandwidth of the SIB1 CORESET from a frequency location of the SS/PBCH block, the frequency offset being indicated in the MIB,
wherein the frequency offset indicates a number of frequency resource blocks (RBs) for the SIB1 CORESET.
23. The BS of claim 21 , wherein the PDSCH for the SIB1 is confined within the initial active BWP.
24. The BS of claim 21 , wherein the time domain resource information for the SIB1 CORESET includes a number of consecutive symbols for the SIB1 CORESET.
25. The BS of claim 21 , wherein the SIB1 CORESET configuration further comprises information to indicate a starting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol number of the SIB1 CORESET.
26. The BS of claim 21 , wherein antenna ports of the BS for the SS/PBCH block and a resource block for the PDSCH are quasi-co-located with regard to parameters including at least one of receive (Rx) mode for spatial parameters, delay and Doppler spreads.