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Granted Patent B2
US 11,540,147 · App. 16/851,178 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Downlink control information transmission method, method for obtaining quantity of blind detection times, and apparatus

Inventors: Xingwei Zhang (Lund, SE); Xu Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W24/00H04L5/001H04L27/26025H04L1/0035H04L1/0038H04L5/0092
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Patent No.
US 11,540,147
App. No.
16/851,178
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods for obtaining a quantity of blind detection times, and apparatus. One example method comprises receiving, by a terminal device, second information from a network device, where the second information comprises subcarrier spacing information, and determining, by the terminal device based on the subcarrier spacing information, a maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device in a search space.

Claims (32)

1. A method, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by a terminal device, subcarrier spacing information from a network device;

sending, by the terminal device to the network device, information related to a maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the terminal device;

determining, by the terminal device based on information about a quantity of aggregated carriers and the subcarrier spacing information, a maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of a plurality of carriers; and

monitoring, by the terminal device based on the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers, physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) on the plurality of carriers, wherein a total number of the blind detection times on the plurality of carriers does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the terminal device, a quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers, and does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the terminal device divided by the number of the plurality of carrier.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when a subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information is greater than 15 kHz, the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers is less than 44; and

when a subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information is 15 kHz, the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers is 44.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a larger subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information indicates a smaller maximum quantity of blind detection times.

4. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions for execution by the one or more processors, wherein the program instructions instruct the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving subcarrier spacing information from a network device;

sending, to the network device, information related to a maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the apparatus;

determining, based on information about a quantity of aggregated carriers and the subcarrier spacing information, a maximum quantity of blind detection times for the apparatus on each of a plurality of carriers; and

monitoring, based on the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the apparatus on each of the plurality of carriers, physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) on the plurality of carriers, wherein a total number of the blind detection times on the plurality of carriers does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the apparatus, a quantity of blind detection times for the apparatus on each of the plurality of carriers does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the apparatus on each of the plurality of carriers, and does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the apparatus divided by the number of the plurality of carrier.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein when a subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information is greater than 15 kHz, the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the apparatus on each of the plurality of carriers is less than 44; and

when a subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information is 15 kHz, the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the apparatus on each of the plurality of carriers is 44.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a larger subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information indicates a smaller maximum quantity of blind detection times.

7. A method, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by a network device, information related to a maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by a terminal device; and

sending, by the network device, subcarrier spacing information to the terminal device, wherein the subcarrier spacing information is used for determining a maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of a plurality of carriers, and wherein when the terminal device monitors physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) on the plurality of carriers, a total number of the blind detection times on the plurality of carriers does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the terminal device, a quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers, and does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the terminal device divided by the number of the plurality of carrier.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein when a subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information is greater than 15 kHz, the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers is less than 44; and

when a subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information is 15 kHz, the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers is 44.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a larger subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information indicates a smaller maximum quantity of blind detection times.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions for execution by the one or more processors, wherein the program instructions instruct the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving information related to a maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by a terminal device; and

sending subcarrier spacing information to the terminal device, wherein the subcarrier spacing information is used for determining a maximum quantity of blind detection times for a terminal device on each of a plurality of carriers, and wherein when the terminal device monitors physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) on the plurality of carriers, a total number of the blind detection times on the plurality of carriers does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the terminal device, a quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the terminal device on each of the plurality of carriers, and does not exceed the maximum quantity of blind detection times supported by the terminal device divided by the number of the plurality of carrier.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein when a subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information is greater than 15 kHz, the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the apparatus on each of the plurality of carriers is less than 44; and

when a subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information is 15 kHz, the maximum quantity of blind detection times for the apparatus on each of the plurality of carriers is 44.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a larger subcarrier spacing indicated by the subcarrier spacing information indicates a smaller maximum quantity of blind detection times.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2020
From: ZHANG, XINGWEI; ZHANG, XU
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053118/0629 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710986659.2 · Oct 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018110878 · Oct 18, 2018
Related Publication 20200244393A1 · Jul 30, 2020
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