IP Library Granted Patent US 11,102,771
Granted Patent B2
US 11,102,771 · App. 16/714,406 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Method and apparatus for transmitting downlink control information in wireless communication system

Inventors: Yunjung Yi (Seoul, KR); Daesung Hwang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/042H04W72/0446H04W72/085
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Patent No.
US 11,102,771
App. No.
16/714,406
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for monitoring downlink control information (DCI) in a wireless communication system, especially in a new radio access technology (NR) is provided. A user equipment (UE) monitors first DCI having a first size in a UE specific search space (USS). The first size is determined based on an active bandwidth part (BWP). The UE further monitors second DCI having a second size in a common search space (CSS). The second size is determined based on a default BWP.

Claims (29)

1. A method performed by a wireless device operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

monitoring, by the wireless device, downlink control information (DCI) in either a UE specific search space (USS) or a common search space (CSS), wherein the DCI includes information related to a frequency resource to which a downlink data is scheduled; and

receiving, by the wireless device from a network via the frequency resource, the downlink data scheduled by the DCI,

wherein based on that the DCI is monitored in the USS: (i) the downlink data includes data specified to the wireless device, and (ii) a size of the information related to the frequency resource is determined based on an activated bandwidth part (BWP) among BWPs assigned to the wireless device, and

wherein based on that the DCI is monitored in the CSS: the downlink data includes at least one of remaining minimum system information (RMSI), a random access response (RAR), or a paging.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a size of the information related to the frequency resource is determined based on an initial BWP among BWPs assigned to the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI is monitored in at least one slot.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the DCI includes information related to an index of a start slot of the at least one slot and information related to a combination of a start symbol and a length of symbols in each of the at least one slot.

5. A wireless device configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the wireless device comprising:

a transceiver,

a processor; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the processor, control the wireless device to perform operations comprising:

monitoring downlink control information (DCI) in either a UE specific search space (USS) or a common search space (CSS), wherein the DCI includes information related to a frequency resource to which a downlink data is scheduled; and

receiving, from a network via the frequency resource, the downlink data scheduled by the DCI,

wherein based on that the DCI is monitored in the USS: (i) the downlink data includes data specified to the wireless device, and (ii) a size of the information related to the frequency resource is determined based on an activated bandwidth part (BWP) among BWPs assigned to the wireless device, and

wherein based on that the DCI is monitored in the CSS: the downlink data includes at least one of remaining minimum system information (RMSI), a random access response (RAR), or a paging.

6. The wireless device of claim 5 , wherein a size of the information related to the frequency resource is determined based on an initial BWP among BWPs assigned to the wireless device.

7. The wireless device of claim 5 , wherein the DCI is monitored in at least one slot.

8. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein the DCI includes information related to an index of a start slot of the at least one slot and information related to a combination of a start symbol and a length of symbols in each of the at least one slot.

9. A processing apparatus configured to control a wireless device to operate in a wireless communication system, the processing apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the processor, control the wireless device to perform operations comprising:

monitoring downlink control information (DCI) in either a UE specific search space (USS) or a common search space (CSS), wherein the DCI includes information related to a frequency resource to which a downlink data is scheduled; and

receiving, from a network via the frequency resource, the downlink data scheduled by the DCI,

wherein based on that the DCI is monitored in the USS: (i) the downlink data includes data specified to the wireless device, and (ii) a size of the information related to the frequency resource is determined based on an activated bandwidth part (BWP) among BWPs assigned to the wireless device, and

wherein based on that the DCI is monitored in the CSS: wherein the downlink data includes at least one of remaining minimum system information (RMSI), a random access response (RAR) or a paging.

10. The processing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a size of the information related to the frequency resource is determined based on an initial BWP among BWPs assigned to the wireless device.

11. The processing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the DCI is monitored in at least one slot.

12. The processing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the DCI includes information related to an index of a start slot of the at least one slot and information related to a combination of a start symbol and a length of symbols in each of the at least one slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2020
From: YI, YUNJUNG; HWANG, DAESUNG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 052910/0974 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0108419 · Sep 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16303970
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Provisional Application 62593991 · Dec 3, 2018
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