IP Library Granted Patent US 11,166,285
Granted Patent B2
US 11,166,285 · App. 16/639,890 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Downlink control channel configuration method and apparatus in wireless communication system for reducing power consumption of terminal

Inventors: Taehyoung Kim (Seoul, KR); Jinyoung Oh (Seoul, KR); Seunghoon Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Heedon Gha (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngbum Kim (Seoul, KR); Taehan Bae (Seoul, KR)
H04W72/0493H04W24/08H04W72/042H04W80/02H04W80/08
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Patent No.
US 11,166,285
App. No.
16/639,890
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates after 4G systems with IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied for intelligent services based on 5G communication technology and IoT related technology (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, and the like). The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for dynamically modifying a configuration of a physical downlink control channel, wherein a base station of a communication system of the present invention may determine whether to dynamically modify a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configuration, transmit to a terminal a configuration modification indicator indicating a configuration to be modified if dynamically modifying the PDCCH configuration, and apply the modified configuration and transmit downlink control information (DCI) onto the PDCCH.

Claims (38)

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

receiving physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configuration information indicating a first configuration from a base station;

monitoring a PDCCH according to the first configuration on the basis of the PDCCH configuration information;

receiving a configuration switching indicator indicating a second configuration from the base station; and

monitoring the PDCCH according to the second configuration on the basis of the configuration switching indicator, wherein

the configuration switching indicator includes at least one of a control channel monitoring period, search space configuration information, and bandwidth configuration information to monitor the PDCCH, and

the configuration switching indicator is received using one of a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) or downlink control information.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second configuration is applied after a predetermined time or after a time configured by higher layer signaling after receiving the configuration switching indicator.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second configuration is applied during a specific time determined in advance, and the second configuration is a subset of the first configuration.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the configuration switching indicator is applied to a UE-specific search space.

5. A method of transmitting control information by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting PDCCH configuration information indicating a first configuration to a user equipment (UE);

transmitting downlink control information to the UE on the basis of the first configuration;

transmitting a configuration switching indicator indicating a second configuration to the UE; and

transmitting the downlink control information to the UE according to the second configuration, wherein

the configuration switching indicator includes at least one of a control channel monitoring period, search space configuration information, and bandwidth configuration information to which the downlink control information is transmitted, and

the configuration switching indicator is transmitted using one of a MAC CE or downlink control information.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second configuration is applied after a predetermined time or after a time configured by higher layer signaling after receiving the configuration switching indicator.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second configuration is applied during a specific time determined in advance, and the second configuration is a subset of the first configuration.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the configuration switching indicator is applied to a UE-specific search space.

9. A user equipment (UE) that monitors a control channel of a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to be connected to the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to receive PDCCH configuration information indicating a first configuration from a base station, to monitor a PDCCH according to the first configuration on the basis of the PDCCH configuration information, to receive a configuration switching indicator indicating a second configuration from the base station, and to monitor the PDCCH according to the second configuration on the basis of the configuration switching indicator, wherein

the configuration switching indicator includes at least one of a control channel monitoring period, search space configuration information, and bandwidth configuration information to monitor the PDCCH, and

the configuration switching indicator is received using one of a MAC CE or downlink control information.

10. The UE as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second configuration is applied after a predetermined time or after a time configured by higher layer signaling after receiving the configuration switching indicator.

11. The UE as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second configuration is applied during a specific time determined in advance, and the second configuration is a subset of the first configuration.

12. The UE as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the configuration switching indicator is applied to a UE-specific search space.

13. An base station that transmits control information of a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to be connected to the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to transmit PDCCH configuration information indicating a first configuration to a user equipment (UE), to transmit downlink control information to the UE on the basis of the first configuration, to transmit a configuration switching indicator indicating a second configuration to the UE, and to transmit the downlink control information to the UE according to the second configuration, wherein

the configuration switching indicator includes at least one of a control channel monitoring period, search space configuration information, and bandwidth configuration information to which the downlink control information is transmitted, and

the configuration switching indicator is transmitted using one of a MAC CE or downlink control information.

14. The base station as claimed in claim 13 , wherein second configuration is applied after a predetermined time or after a time configured by higher layer signaling after receiving the configuration switching indicator.

15. The base station as claimed in claim 13 , wherein

the second configuration is applied during a specific time determined in advance,

the second configuration is a subset of the first configuration, and

the configuration switching indicator is applied to a UE-specific search space.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2020
From: KIM, TAEHYOUNG; OH, JINYOUNG; CHOI, SEUNGHOON; GHA, HEEDON; KIM, YOUNGBUM; BAE, TAEHAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051899/0397 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2017-0104751 · Aug 18, 2017 · national
KR 10-2017-0106286 · Aug 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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