Granted Patent B2

US 12,501,459 · App. 17/573,252 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Inventors: Mostafa Khoshnevisan (San Diego, CA); Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Xiaoxia Zhang (San Diego, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W72/51H04W24/08H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/23

Abstract

Claims (73)

1 . A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

transmitting, to a base station, a UE capability to support receipt of multiple related downlink control channel transmissions, wherein the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions that are supported comprise one or more of single-frequency network downlink control channel transmissions, intra-slot downlink control channel repetitions, or inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions, and are associated with one or more control resource sets, and wherein the capability comprises an indication that the UE supports receipt of the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions within a same span of resources, within different spans of resources, or both;

receiving, from the base station based at least in part on transmission of the UE capability comprising the indication, a control message that indicates a configuration for receiving the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions; and

monitoring, based at least in part on the indication, a downlink control channel in accordance with the configuration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication that the UE supports receipt of multiple related downlink control channel transmissions which are associated with three or more control resource sets, wherein the three or more control resource sets are associated with a common bandwidth part, wherein receiving the configuration is based at least in part on the indication that the UE supports receipt of multiple related downlink control channel transmissions which are associated with the three or more control resource sets.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE supports receipt of intra-slot downlink control channel repetitions, the method further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set, wherein a first monitoring occasion of the first search space set is associated with a second monitoring occasion of the second search space set, where both the first monitoring occasion and the second monitoring occasion are located in a common slot, wherein the monitoring is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication that the UE supports receipt of downlink control channel transmissions which are received within the first monitoring occasion of the first search space set, the second monitoring occasion of the second search space set, or both, wherein the first monitoring occasion and the second monitoring occasion at least partially overlap in a time domain, a frequency domain, or both, wherein receiving the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both, is based at least in part on the indication that the UE supports receipt of downlink control channel transmissions which are received within the first monitoring occasion of the first search space set, the second monitoring occasion of the second search space set, or both.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication that the UE supports monitoring of a set of UE-specific search space sets, a set of common search space sets, or both; and

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set based at least in part on the indication that the UE supports the monitoring of the set of UE-specific search space sets which is associated with the UE, the set of common search space sets, or both, wherein the monitoring is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication that the UE supports monitoring of a quantity of control channel candidates per span of resources, a quantity of control channel elements per span of resources, or both, wherein receiving the configuration is based at least in part on the indication of the quantity of control channel candidates per span of resources, the quantity of control channel elements per span of resources, or both.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE supports receipt of single-frequency network downlink control channel transmissions, the method further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a control resource set comprising two transmission configuration indicator states, wherein the monitoring is based at least in part on the indication of the control resource set.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE supports receipt of inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions, the method further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set, where a first monitoring occasion of the first search space set in a first slot is associated with a second monitoring occasion of the second search space set in a second slot different from the first slot, wherein the monitoring is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication of a quantity of slots between a first downlink control channel transmission and a second downlink control channel transmission associated with the first downlink control channel transmission that are capable of being decoded by the UE, wherein receiving the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both, is based at least in part on the quantity of slots.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication of a maximum number of slots across which the UE supports one or more linked search space sets for inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions in accordance with a search space set periodicity for the one or more linked search space sets.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication of a quantity of downlink control channel monitoring occasions within one or more slots which are monitored by the UE; and

receiving, from the base station based at least in part on the indication of the quantity of downlink control channel monitoring occasions, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set, wherein the monitoring is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication of a format for downlink control information associated with intra-slot downlink control channel repetitions, inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions, or both; and

receiving, from the base station based at least in part on the indication of the format, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set, wherein the monitoring is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication that the UE supports receipt of a first downlink control channel transmission associated with a first control resource set associated with a first set of parameters, and a second downlink control channel transmission associated with the first downlink control channel transmission and associated with a second control resource set associated with a second set of parameters, wherein receiving the configuration is based at least in part on the indication that the UE supports receipt of the first downlink control channel transmission and the second downlink control channel transmission.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the first set of parameters, the second set of parameters, or both, comprise a control resource set duration, a control channel element-resource element group mapping type, a precoding granularity, a control resource set pool index, or any combination thereof.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the first set of parameters is different from the second set of parameters.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE supports receipt of single-frequency network downlink control channel transmissions, the method further comprising:

transmitting, as part of the UE capability, an indication of a quantity of control resource sets within a bandwidth part, wherein receiving the configuration is based at least in part on the indication of the quantity of control resource sets within the bandwidth part.

17 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station based at least in part on the monitoring, a first downlink control channel transmission and a second downlink control channel transmission associated with the first downlink control channel transmission, where the first downlink control channel transmission and the second downlink control channel transmission are transmitted based at least in part on the configuration.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions are transmitted according to a fifth generation radio access technology, a New Radio access technology, or both.

19 . A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a UE capability of the UE to support receipt of multiple related downlink control channel transmissions, wherein the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions that are supported comprise one or more of single-frequency network downlink control channel transmissions, intra-slot downlink control channel repetitions, or inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions, and are associated with one or more control resource sets, and wherein the capability comprises an indication that the UE supports receipt of the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions within a same span of resources, within different spans of resources, or both;

transmitting, to the UE based at least in part on reception of the UE capability comprising the indication, a control message that indicates a configuration for transmitting the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions; and

communicating with the UE via a downlink control channel in accordance with the configuration.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving, as part of the UE capability, an indication that the UE supports receipt of multiple related downlink control channel transmissions which are associated with three or more control resource sets, wherein the three or more control resource sets are associated with a common bandwidth part, wherein transmitting the configuration is based at least in part on the indication that the UE supports receipt of multiple related downlink control channel transmissions which are associated with the three or more control resource sets.

21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE supports receipt of intra-slot downlink control channel repetitions, the method further comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set, wherein a first monitoring occasion of the first search space set is associated with a second monitoring occasion of the second search space set, where both the first monitoring occasion and the second monitoring occasion are located in a common slot, wherein the communicating is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

receiving, as part of the UE capability, an indication that the UE supports receipt of downlink control channel transmissions which are received within the first monitoring occasion of the first search space set, the second monitoring occasion of the second search space set, or both, wherein the first monitoring occasion and the second monitoring occasion at least partially overlap in a time domain, a frequency domain, or

both, wherein transmitting the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both, is based at least in part on the indication that the UE supports receipt of downlink control channel transmissions which are received within the first monitoring occasion of the first search space set, the second monitoring occasion of the second search space set, or both.

23 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving, as part of the UE capability, an indication that the UE supports monitoring of a set of UE-specific search space sets, a set of common search space sets, or both; and

transmitting, to the UE, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set based at least in part on the indication that the UE supports the monitoring of the set of UE-specific search space sets which is associated with the UE, the set of common search space sets, or both, wherein communicating with the UE is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

24 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the UE capability indicates that the UE supports receipt of inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions, the method further comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set, where a first monitoring occasion of the first search space set in a first slot is associated with a second monitoring occasion of the second search space set in a second slot different from the first slot, wherein the communicating is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

25 . The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

receiving, as part of the UE capability, an indication of a quantity of slots between a first downlink control channel transmission and a second downlink control channel transmission associated with the first downlink control channel transmission that are capable of being decoded by the UE, wherein transmitting the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both, is based at least in part on the quantity of slots.

26 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving, as part of the UE capability, an indication of a maximum number of slots across which the UE supports one or more linked search space sets for inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions in accordance with a search space set periodicity for the one or more linked search space sets.

27 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving, as part of the UE capability, an indication of a quantity of downlink control channel monitoring occasions within one or more slots which are monitored by the UE; and

transmitting, to the UE based at least in part on the indication of the quantity of downlink control channel monitoring occasions, an indication of a first search space set and a second search space set associated with the first search space set, wherein communicating with the UE is based at least in part on the indication of the first search space set, the second search space set, or both.

28 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit, to a base station, a UE capability to support receipt of multiple related downlink control channel transmissions, wherein the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions that are supported comprise one or more of single-frequency network downlink control channel transmissions, intra-slot downlink control channel repetitions, or inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions, and are associated with one or more control resource sets, wherein the capability comprises an indication that the UE supports receipt of the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions within a same span of resources, within different spans of resources, or both;

receive, from the base station based at least in part on transmission of the UE capability comprising the indication, a control message that indicates a configuration for receiving the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions; and

monitor, based at least in part on the indication, a downlink control channel in accordance with the configuration.

29 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE), a UE capability of the UE to support receipt of multiple related downlink control channel transmissions, wherein the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions that are supported comprise one or more of single-frequency network downlink control channel transmissions, intra-slot downlink control channel repetitions, or inter-slot downlink control channel repetitions, and are associated with one or more control resource sets, and wherein the capability comprises an indication that the UE supports receipt of the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions within a same span of resources, within different spans of resources, or both;

transmit, to the UE based at least in part on reception of the UE capability comprising the indication, a control message that indicates a configuration for transmitting the multiple related downlink control channel transmissions; and

communicate with the UE via a downlink control channel in accordance with the configuration.

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