IP Library Granted Patent US 11,564,221
Granted Patent B2
US 11,564,221 · App. 17/248,261 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

COREST0 configuration and/or SS0 configuration for reduced capability UES

Inventors: Iyab Issam Sakhnini (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Wooseok Nam (San Diego, CA); Juan Montojo (San Diego, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA); Peter Pui Lok Ang (San Diego, CA); Huilin Xu (San Diego, CA); Jelena Damnjanovic (Del Mar, CA); Olufunmilola Omolade Awoniyi-Oteri (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
H04W72/042H04W72/048
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Patent No.
US 11,564,221
App. No.
17/248,261
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify at least one of a control resource set zero (CORESET0) field or a search space zero (SS0) field in a master information block (MIB). The UE may identify, based at least in part on whether the UE is a reduced capability UE, at least one of: a CORESET0 configuration associated with a first value indicated in the CORESET0 field, or an SS0 configuration associated with a second value indicated in the SS0 field. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (86)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

identifying at least one of a control resource set zero (CORESET0) field or a search space zero (SS0) field in a master information block (MIB); and

identifying, based at least in part on whether the UE is a reduced capability UE, at least one of:

a CORESET0 configuration associated with a first value indicated in the CORESET0 field, wherein the first value in the CORESET0 field is associated with a first CORESET0 configuration indicated in a first CORESET0 configuration table for non-reduced capability UEs and a second CORESET0 configuration indicated in a second CORESET0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs, or

an SS0 configuration associated with a second value indicated in the SS0 field.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first CORESET0 configuration and the second CORESET0 configuration include at least one of:

different synchronization signal block and control resource set multiplexing patterns,

different quantities of CORESET0 resource blocks,

different quantities of CORESET0 symbols, or

different CORESET0 resource block offsets.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the first CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field; and

wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the second CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the first CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field; and

wherein a CORESET0 configuration indicated in the second CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a plurality of possible values for the CORESET0 field.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second value in the SS0 field is associated with a first SS0 configuration indicated in a first SS0 configuration table for non-reduced capability UEs; and

wherein the second value in the SS0 field is associated with a second SS0 configuration indicated in a second SS0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first SS0 configuration and the second SS0 configuration include different time-domain physical downlink control channel monitoring configurations.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the first SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field; and

wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the second SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the first SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field; and

wherein an SS0 configuration indicated in the second SS0 configuration table are associated with a plurality of possible values for the SS0 field.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is a reduced capability UE; and

wherein identifying at least one of the CORESET0 configuration or the SS0 configuration comprises:

identifying at least one of:

the CORESET0 configuration in a CORESET0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs based at least in part on the first value indicated in the CORESET0 field, or

the SS0 configuration in an SS0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs based at least in part on the second value indicated in the SS0 field.

10. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

identify at least one of a control resource set zero (CORESET0) field or a search space zero (SS0) field in a master information block (MIB); and

identify, based at least in part on whether the UE is a reduced capability UE, at least one of:

a CORESET0 configuration associated with a first value indicated in the CORESET0 field, wherein the first value in the CORESET0 field is associated with a first CORESET0 configuration indicated in a first CORESET0 configuration table for non-reduced capability UEs and a second CORESET0 configuration indicated in a second CORESET0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs, or

an SS0 configuration associated with a second value indicated in the SS0 field.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the first CORESET0 configuration and the second CORESET0 configuration include at least one of:

different synchronization signal block and control resource set multiplexing patterns,

different quantities of CORESET0 resource blocks,

different quantities of CORESET0 symbols, or

different CORESET0 resource block offsets.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the first CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field; and

wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the second CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field.

13. The UE of claim 10 , wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the first CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field; and

wherein a CORESET0 configuration indicated in the second CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a plurality of possible values for the CORESET0 field.

14. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the second value in the SS0 field is associated with a first SS0 configuration indicated in a first SS0 configuration table for non-reduced capability UEs; and

wherein the second value in the SS0 field is associated with a second SS0 configuration indicated in a second SS0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs.

15. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the first SS0 configuration and the second SS0 configuration include different time-domain physical downlink control channel monitoring configurations.

16. The UE of claim 14 , wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the first SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field; and

wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the second SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field.

17. The UE of claim 14 , wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the first SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field; and

wherein an SS0 configuration indicated in the second SS0 configuration table are associated with a plurality of possible values for the SS0 field.

18. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the UE is a reduced capability UE; and

wherein the one or more processors, when identifying at least one of the CORESET0 configuration or the SS0 configuration, are configured to:

identify at least one of:

the CORESET0 configuration in a CORESET0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs based at least in part on the first value indicated in the CORESET0 field, or

the SS0 configuration in an SS0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs based at least in part on the second value indicated in the SS0 field.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

identify at least one of a control resource set zero (CORESET0) field or a search space zero (SS0) field in a master information block (MIB); and

identify, based at least in part on whether the UE is a reduced capability UE, at least one of:

a CORESET0 configuration associated with a first value indicated in the CORESET0 field, wherein the first value in the CORESET0 field is associated with a first CORESET0 configuration indicated in a first CORESET0 configuration table for non-reduced capability UEs and a second CORESET0 configuration indicated in a second CORESET0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs, or

an SS0 configuration associated with a second value indicated in the SS0 field.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the first CORESET0 configuration and the second CORESET0 configuration include at least one of:

different synchronization signal block and control resource set multiplexing patterns,

different quantities of CORESET0 resource blocks,

different quantities of CORESET0 symbols, or

different CORESET0 resource block offsets.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the first CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field; and

wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the second CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein each CORESET0 configuration indicated in the first CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the CORESET0 field; and

wherein a CORESET0 configuration indicated in the second CORESET0 configuration table is associated with a plurality of possible values for the CORESET0 field.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the second value in the SS0 field is associated with a first SS0 configuration indicated in a first SS0 configuration table for non-reduced capability UEs; and

wherein the second value in the SS0 field is associated with a second SS0 configuration indicated in a second SS0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs.

24. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for identifying at least one of a control resource set zero (CORESET0) field or a search space zero (SS0) field in a master information block (MIB); and

means for identifying, based at least in part on whether the apparatus is a reduced capability UE, at least one of:

a CORESET0 configuration associated with a first value indicated in the CORESET0 field, wherein the first value in the CORESET0 field is associated with a first CORESET0 configuration indicated in a first CORESET0 configuration table for non-reduced capability UEs and a second CORESET0 configuration indicated in a second CORESET0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs, or

an SS0 configuration associated with a second value indicated in the SS0 field.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the second value in the SS0 field is associated with a first SS0 configuration indicated in a first SS0 configuration table for non-reduced capability UEs; and

wherein the second value in the SS0 field is associated with a second SS0 configuration indicated in a second SS0 configuration table for reduced capability UEs.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the first SS0 configuration and the second SS0 configuration include different time-domain physical downlink control channel monitoring configurations.

27. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the first SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field; and

wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the second SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field.

28. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the first SS0 configuration and the second SS0 configuration include different time-domain physical downlink control channel monitoring configurations.

29. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the first SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field; and

wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the second SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field.

30. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein each SS0 configuration indicated in the first SS0 configuration table is associated with a different possible value for the SS0 field; and

wherein an SS0 configuration indicated in the second SS0 configuration table are associated with a plurality of possible values for the SS0 field.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2021
From: SAKHNINI, IYAB ISSAM; LUO, TAO; NAM, WOOSEOK; MONTOJO, JUAN; GAAL, PETER; ANG, PETER PUI LOK; XU, HUILIN; DAMNJANOVIC, JELENA; AWONIYI-OTERI, OLUFUNMILOLA OMOLADE
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055326/0055 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62975366 · Feb 12, 2020
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