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US 11,115,868 · App. 15/977,609 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Method and apparatus for control resource set configuration and monitoring of downlink control channel in wireless communication system

Inventors: Taehyoung Kim (Seoul, KR); Youngbum Kim (Seoul, KR); Youngwoo Kwak (Suwon-si, KR); Jeongho Yeo (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seunghoon Choi (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W28/20H04L5/0053H04L5/0064H04L5/0091H04W48/12H04W72/042H04W72/0453H04W76/27H04L5/0023H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 11,115,868
App. No.
15/977,609
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication method and a system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with an internet of things (IoT) technology are provided. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car, a connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The method includes transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts for the terminal, wherein at least one control resource set is configured for each of the plurality of bandwidth parts, respectively, transmitting, to the terminal, information for changing a first bandwidth part activated for the terminal to a second bandwidth part, and transmitting, to the terminal, downlink control information in at least one control resource set corresponding to the second bandwidth part.

Claims (74)

1. A method by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts for the terminal, the plurality of bandwidth parts including a first bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part;

transmitting, to the terminal, first downlink control information (DCI) in the first bandwidth part, the first DCI including a bandwidth part related indicator for changing an active bandwidth part from the first bandwidth part to the second bandwidth part, wherein a bitwidth for the bandwidth part related indicator is determined based on a number of the plurality of the bandwidth parts configured by the configuration information; and

transmitting, to the terminal, second DCI in the second bandwidth part, the second DCI being transmitted in at least one control resource set corresponding to the second bandwidth part,

wherein one or more control resource sets are configured for each of the plurality of bandwidth parts configured for the terminal,

wherein the active bandwidth part includes at least one common search space,

wherein a transmission and a reception is not performed with the terminal for a time duration after transmitting the first DCI,

wherein the common search space is monitored by the terminal to obtain the second DCI including scheduling information on a system information block, and

wherein the second DCI is transmitted in the at least one control resource set associated with the common search space.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the configuration information is transmitted on a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, and

wherein the first DCI is transmitted on physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the second DCI is monitored in a search space by the terminal, and

wherein the search space is determined based on identification information of the terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting data in the second bandwidth part based on the second DCI.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second DCI includes scheduling information on a system information block, in case that the second DCI is transmitted in the at least one control resource set associated with the common search space.

6. A method by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts for the terminal, the plurality of bandwidth parts including a first bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part;

receiving, from the base station, first downlink control information (DCI) in the first bandwidth part, the first DCI including a bandwidth part related indicator for changing an active bandwidth part from the first bandwidth part to the second bandwidth part, wherein a bitwidth for the bandwidth part related indicator is determined based on a number of the plurality of the bandwidth parts configured by the configuration information; and

receiving, from the base station, second DCI in the second bandwidth part, the second DCI being received in at least one control resource set corresponding to the second bandwidth part,

wherein one or more control resource sets are configured for each of the plurality of bandwidth parts configured for the terminal,

wherein the active bandwidth part includes at least one common search space,

wherein a transmission and a reception is not performed with the base station for a time duration after receiving the first DCI,

wherein the common search space is monitored by the terminal to obtain the second DCI including scheduling information on a system information block, and

wherein the second DCI is received in the at least one control resource set associated with the common search space.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the configuration information is received on a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, and

wherein the first DCI is received on physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining a search space based on identification information of the terminal, and

monitoring the second DCI in the determined search space.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving data in the second bandwidth part; and

decoding the data based on the second DCI.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second DCI includes scheduling information on a system information block, in case that the second DCI is received in the at least one control resource set associated with the common search space.

11. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

transmit, to a terminal via the transceiver, configuration information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts for the terminal, the plurality of bandwidth parts including a first bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part,

transmit, to the terminal via the transceiver, first downlink control information (DCI) in the first bandwidth part, the first DCI including a bandwidth part related indicator for changing an active bandwidth part from the first bandwidth part to the second bandwidth part, wherein a bitwidth for the bandwidth part related indicator is determined based on a number of the plurality of the bandwidth parts configured by the configuration information, and

transmit, to the terminal via the transceiver, second DCI in the second bandwidth part, the second DCI being transmitted in at least one control resource set corresponding to the second bandwidth part,

wherein one or more control resource sets are configured for each of the plurality of bandwidth parts configured for the terminal,

wherein the active bandwidth part includes at least one common search space,

wherein a transmission and a reception is not performed with the terminal for a time duration after transmitting the first DCI,

wherein the common search space is monitored by the terminal to obtain the second DCI including scheduling information on a system information block, and

wherein the second DCI is transmitted in the at least one control resource set associated with the common search space.

12. The base station of claim 11 ,

wherein the configuration information is transmitted on a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, and

wherein the first DCI is transmitted on physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

13. The base station of claim 11 ,

wherein the second DCI is monitored in a search space by the terminal, and

wherein the search space is determined based on identification information of the terminal.

14. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit data in the second bandwidth part based on the second DCI.

15. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a base station via the transceiver, configuration information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts for the terminal, the plurality of bandwidth parts including a first bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part,

receive, from the base station via the transceiver, first downlink control information (DCI) in the first bandwidth part, the first DCI including a bandwidth part related indicator for changing an active bandwidth part from the first bandwidth part to the second bandwidth part, wherein a bitwidth for the bandwidth part related indicator is determined based on a number of the plurality of the bandwidth parts configured by the configuration information, and

receive, from the base station via the transceiver, second DCI in the second bandwidth part, the second DCI being received in at least one control resource set corresponding to the second bandwidth part,

wherein one or more control resource sets are configured for each of the plurality of bandwidth parts configured for the terminal,

wherein the active bandwidth part includes at least one common search space,

wherein a transmission and a reception is not performed with the base station for a time duration after receiving the first DCI,

wherein the common search space is monitored by the terminal to obtain the second DCI including scheduling information on a system information block, and

wherein the second DCI is received in the at least one control resource set associated with the common search space.

16. The terminal of claim 15 ,

wherein the configuration information is received on a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, and

wherein the first DCI is received on physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

17. The terminal of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a search space based on identification information of the terminal, and

monitor the second DCI in the determined search space.

18. The terminal of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

control the transceiver to receive data in the second bandwidth part, and

decode the data based on the second DCI.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2018
From: KIM, TAEHYOUNG; KIM, YOUNGBUM; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; YEO, JEONGHO; CHOI, SEUNGHOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045781/0859 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2017-0060185 · May 15, 2017 · national
KR 10-2017-0079945 · Jun 23, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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