IP Library Granted Patent US 11,296,918
Granted Patent B2
US 11,296,918 · App. 16/729,720 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Method for transmitting or receiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Soonki Jo (Seoul, KR); Yunjung Yi (Seoul, KR); Inkwon Seo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L27/2666H04L1/0006H04L5/001H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04W72/042H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,296,918
App. No.
16/729,720
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for receiving, by a terminal, downlink control information in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving information on a reference subcarrier spacing (SCS) from among a plurality of SCS numerologies; receiving downlink control information through a terminal group common physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and obtaining information on a slot format from the downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information indicates the slot format on the basis of the reference SCS, and when the SCS of the terminal is different from the reference SCS, the terminal may convert the slot format of the reference SCS according to the SCS of the terminal.

Claims (44)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving first information regarding a reference subcarrier spacing (SCS); and

receiving, through a UE group common-physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information (DCI) comprising second information regarding a slot format related to the reference SCS,

wherein, based on the reference SCS being equal to or less than a first SCS used by the UE, the slot format is applied to a certain number of slots of the first SCS, and

wherein the certain number of the slots are related to a slot of the reference SCS.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information is received through a higher layer signaling.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a time duration of one slot of the reference SCS is equal or greater than a time duration of each of the certain number of the slots of the first SCS.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the certain number is determined based on differences between the reference SCS and the first SCS.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the certain number of the slots of the first SCS comprises the certain number of consecutive slots of the first SCS related to the slot of the reference SCS.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the slot of the reference SCS comprises a first plurality of symbols,

wherein each of the certain number of the slots of the first SCS comprises a second plurality of symbols,

wherein the certain number of consecutive symbols of the first SCS are related to one symbol of the reference SCS, and

wherein in a state in which the slot format is applied to the certain number of the slots, for each of the first plurality of symbols in the slot of the reference SCS:

the symbol of the reference SCS is determined to be related to one of downlink, uplink, or flexible based on the second information; and

the certain number of the consecutive symbols of the first SCS are determined to be related to one of downlink, uplink, or flexible.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second information comprises information regarding at least one slot format combination configured in the UE.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the UE is configured with a plurality of frequency bands; and

wherein each of the at least one slot format combination comprises a plurality of slot formats for the plurality of frequency bands.

9. The method of claim 8 ,

wherein each of the at least one slot format combination comprises (i) a slot format for a downlink frequency band, and (ii) a slot format for an uplink frequency band, or

wherein each of the at least one slot format combination comprises (i) a slot format for a new radio access technology (NR) frequency band, and (ii) a slot format for a long-term evolution (LTE) frequency band.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the information regarding the at least one slot format combination is received through a higher layer signaling, and

wherein the at least one slot format combination is a subset of a plurality of slot format combinations supported in the wireless communication system.

11. A method performed by a base station (BS) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), first information regarding a reference subcarrier spacing (SCS); and

transmitting, to a UE group comprising the UE through a UE group common-physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information (DCI) comprising second information regarding a slot format related to the reference SCS,

wherein based on the reference SCS being equal to or less than a first SCS used by the UE, the slot format is related to a certain number of slots of the first SCS, and

wherein the certain number of the slots are related to a slot of the reference SCS.

12. A user equipment (UE) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive first information regarding a reference subcarrier spacing (SCS); and

receive, through a UE group common-physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information (DCI) comprising second information regarding a slot format related to the reference SCS,

wherein, based on the reference SCS being equal to or less than a first SCS used by the UE, the slot format is applied to a certain number of slots of the first SCS, and

wherein the certain number of the slots are related to a slot of the reference SCS.

13. A base station (BS) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), first information regarding a reference subcarrier spacing (SCS); and

transmit, to a UE group comprising the UE through a UE group common-physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information (DCI) comprising second information regarding a slot format related to the reference SCS,

wherein based on the reference SCS being equal to or less than a first SCS used by the UE, the slot format is related to a certain number of slots of the first SCS, and

wherein the certain number of the slots are related to a slot of the reference SCS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2020
From: JO, SOONKI; YI, YUNJUNG; SEO, INKWON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (7)
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