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US 12,341,609 · App. 17/783,847 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Method and device for performing communication in wireless communication system

Inventors: Taehyoung Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jinkyu Kang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngbum Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Taehan Bae (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seunghoon Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H04L1/0067H04L5/0051H04W24/08H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,341,609
App. No.
17/783,847
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method of performing communication in a wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a terminal may receive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configuration information and rate matching configuration information from a base station, identify resource elements (REs) overlapping a rate matching resource from among REs included in PDCCH candidates, based on the PDCCH configuration information and the rate matching configuration information, and monitor a PDCCH candidate including the identified REs from among the PDCCH candidates, based on whether a number of ports of signals transmitted via the rate matching resource exceeds a preset value.

Claims (53)

1. A method by which a terminal performs communication in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configuration information and rate matching configuration information from a base station;

based on the PDCCH configuration information and the rate matching configuration information, identifying resource elements (REs) overlapping a rate matching resource from among REs included in PDCCH candidates; and

based on whether a number of ports of signals transmitted via the rate matching resource exceeds a preset value, monitoring a PDCCH candidate comprising the identified REs from among the PDCCH candidates.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring of the PDCCH candidate comprising the identified REs comprises:

when the number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds the preset value, determining that REs overlapping the rate matching resource from among REs included in the PDCCH candidate are punctured REs; and

monitoring REs other than the punctured REs from among the REs included in the PDCCH candidate.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring of the PDCCH candidate comprising the identified REs comprises:

determining that REs overlapping the rate matching resource from among REs included in the PDCCH candidate are rate matched REs; and

monitoring REs other than the rate matched REs from among the REs included in the PDCCH candidate.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring of the PDCCH candidate comprising the identified REs comprises:

when the number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds the preset value, determining that REs having a number of ports exceeding the preset value from among REs overlapping the rate matching resource are punctured REs or rate matched REs; and

monitoring REs other than the punctured REs or the rate matched REs from among REs included in the PDCCH candidate.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising,

when the number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds the preset value, determining whether REs having a number of ports not exceeding the preset value from among REs of the PDCCH candidate overlap the rate matching resource,

wherein, when the REs having the number of ports not exceeding the preset value from among the REs of the PDCCH candidate overlap the rate matching resource, the monitoring of the PDCCH candidate is not performed.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether a PDCCH signal mapped to the identified REs is a demodulation reference signal (DMRS),

wherein the monitoring comprises:

when the PDCCH signal mapped to the identified REs is the DMRS and the number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds the preset value, determining changed positions of the REs to which the DMRS is mapped; and

monitoring the DMRS in the REs on the changed positions.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining of the changed positions of the REs to which the DMRS is mapped comprises changing at least one of a time index and a frequency index indicating positions of the REs to which the DMRS is mapped, according to a preset value.

8. A terminal for performing communication in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to

receive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configuration information and rate matching configuration information from a base station, through the transceiver,

identify resource elements (REs) overlapping a rate matching resource from among REs included in PDCCH candidates, based on the PDCCH configuration information and the rate matching configuration information, and

monitor a PDCCH candidate comprising the identified REs from among the PDCCH candidates, based on whether a number of ports of signals transmitted via the rate matching resource exceeds a preset value.

9. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to,

when the number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds to the preset value, determine that REs overlapping the rate matching resource from among REs included in the PDCCH candidate are punctured REs, and

monitor REs other than the punctured REs from among the REs included in the PDCCH candidate.

10. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to

determine that REs overlapping the rate matching resource from among REs included in the PDCCH candidate are rate matched REs, and

monitor REs other than the rate matched REs from among the REs included in the PDCCH candidate.

11. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to,

when the number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds the preset value, determine that REs having a number of ports exceeding the preset value from among REs overlapping the rate matching resource are punctured REs or rate matched REs, and

monitor REs other than the punctured REs or the rate matched REs from among REs included in the PDCCH candidate.

12. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to,

when the number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds the preset value, determine whether REs having a number of ports not exceeding the preset value from among REs of the PDCCH candidate overlap the rate matching resource, and

when the REs having the number of ports not exceeding the preset value from among the REs of the PDCCH candidate overlap the rate matching resource, not monitor the PDCCH candidate.

13. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to,

determine whether a PDCCH signal mapped to the identified REs is a demodulation reference signal (DMRS),

when the PDCCH signal mapped to the identified REs is the DMRS and the number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds the preset value, determine changed positions of the REs to which the DMRS is mapped, and

monitor the DMRS in the REs on the changed positions.

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to

change at least one of a time index and a frequency index indicating positions of the REs to which the DMRS is mapped, according to a preset value.

15. A base station for performing communication in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to

identify resource elements (REs) overlapping a rate matching resource from among REs included in PDCCH candidates,

determine a PDCCH candidate comprising the identified REs from among the PDCCH candidates, based on whether a number of ports of signals transmitted through the rate matching resource exceeds a preset value, and

transmit a PDCCH signal through the transceiver, based on REs other than the identified REs from among REs included in the PDCCH candidate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: KIM, TAEHYOUNG; KANG, JINKYU; KIM, YOUNGBUM; BAE, TAEHAN; CHOI, SEUNGHOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0167136 · Dec 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230081776A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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