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Granted Patent B2
US 12,652,678 · App. 18/394,680 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Downlink control channel monitoring adaptation for carrier aggregation

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Bing Hui (Nanjing, CN)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W72/232H04L5/001H04W72/12
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Patent No.
US 12,652,678
App. No.
18/394,680
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device may receive one or more messages comprising a parameter indicating that a first cell cross-carrier schedules a second cell, a first index of a first search space (SS), of the first cell, for self-carrier scheduling the first cell, and a second index of a second SS of the second cell. The second SS may be linked to the first SS for the cross-carrier scheduling. The wireless device may receive, via the first cell, a downlink control information comprising a carrier indicator field (CIF) indicating self-scheduling the first cell or cross-carrier scheduling the second cell and a PDCCH monitoring skipping indication. In response to the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication, the wireless device may skip PDCCH monitoring according to the SSs of the first cell. The skipping PDCCH monitoring may comprise skipping PDCCH monitoring for self-scheduling the first cell and PDCCH monitoring for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

Claims (84)

1 . A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more messages comprising:

a parameter indicating that a first cell cross-carrier schedules a second cell;

a first index of a first search space (SS), of the first cell, for self-carrier scheduling the first cell; and

a second index of a second SS of the second cell, wherein the second SS is linked to the first SS for the cross-carrier scheduling based on the first index being same as the second index;

monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates of SSs:

for self-scheduling the first cell; and

for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell;

receive, via the first cell, a downlink control information (DCI) comprising:

a carrier indicator field (CIF) indicating self-scheduling the first cell or cross-carrier scheduling the second cell; and

a PDCCH monitoring skipping indication; and

in response to the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication, skip PDCCH monitoring, according to the SSs of the first cell, wherein skipping the PDCCH monitoring comprises skipping:

PDCCH monitoring for self-scheduling the first cell; and

PDCCH monitoring for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

2 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein skipping the PDCCH monitoring is in response to the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication, regardless of whether the CIF indicates the self-scheduling the first cell or the cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

3 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the PDCCH candidates of the SSs comprises:

monitoring PDCCH candidates of the SSs, for a first DCI self-scheduling the first cell; and

monitoring PDCCH candidates of the SSs, for a second DCI cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

4 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication indicates skipping the PDCCH monitoring for a time duration;

skipping the PDCCH monitoring for the self-scheduling the first cell is for the time duration; and

skipping the PDCCH monitoring for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell is for the time duration.

5 . The wireless device of claim 4 , wherein the time duration is indicated, by the DCI, from a plurality of time values configured in one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages.

6 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the SSs of the first cell are user equipment specific search spaces.

7 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the CIF being set to zero indicates self-scheduling the first cell; and

the CIF being set to a non-zero value, identifying the second cell, indicates cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

8 . A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

transmit, to a wireless device, one or more messages comprising:

a parameter indicating that a first cell cross-carrier schedules a second cell;

a first index of a first search space (SS), of the first cell, for self-carrier scheduling the first cell; and

a second index of a second SS of the second cell, wherein the second SS is linked to the first SS for the cross-carrier scheduling based on the first index being same as the second index;

transmit physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates of SSs:

for self-scheduling the first cell; and

for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell;

transmit, to the wireless device via the first cell, a downlink control information (DCI) comprising:

a carrier indicator field (CIF) indicating self-scheduling the first cell or cross-carrier scheduling the second cell; and

a PDCCH monitoring skipping indication; and

in response to the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication, skip PDCCH transmission according to the SSs of the first cell, wherein skipping the PDCCH transmission comprises skipping:

PDCCH transmission for self-scheduling the first cell; and

PDCCH transmission for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

9 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein skipping the PDCCH transmission is in response to the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication, regardless of whether the CIF indicates the self-scheduling the first cell or the cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

10 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein transmitting the PDCCH candidates of the SSs comprises:

transmitting a first DCI indicating self-scheduling the first cell, via the PDCCH candidates of the SSs; and

transmitting a second DCI indicating cross-carrier scheduling the second cell, via the PDCCH candidates of the SSs.

11 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein:

the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication indicates skipping the PDCCH monitoring for a time duration;

skipping the PDCCH transmission for the self-scheduling the first cell is for the time duration; and

skipping the PDCCH transmission for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell is for the time duration.

12 . The base station of claim 11 , wherein the time duration is indicated, by the DCI, from a plurality of time values configured in one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages.

13 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein the SSs of the first cell are user equipment specific search spaces.

14 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein:

the CIF being set to zero indicates self-scheduling the first cell; and

the CIF being set to a non-zero value, identifying the second cell, indicates cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more messages comprising:

a parameter indicating that a first cell cross-carrier schedules a second cell;

a first index of a first search space (SS), of the first cell, for self-carrier scheduling the first cell; and

a second index of a second SS of the second cell, wherein the second SS is linked to the first SS for the cross-carrier scheduling based on the first index being same as the second index;

monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates of SSs:

for self-scheduling the first cell; and

for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell;

receive, via the first cell, a downlink control information (DCI) comprising:

a carrier indicator field (CIF) indicating self-scheduling the first cell or cross-carrier scheduling the second cell; and

a PDCCH monitoring skipping indication; and

in response to the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication, skip PDCCH monitoring, according to the SSs of the first cell, wherein skipping the PDCCH monitoring comprises skipping:

PDCCH monitoring for self-scheduling the first cell; and

PDCCH monitoring for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein skipping the PDCCH monitoring is in response to the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication, regardless of whether the CIF indicates the self-scheduling the first cell or the cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein monitoring the PDCCH candidates of the SSs comprises:

monitoring PDCCH candidates of the SSs, for a first DCI self-scheduling the first cell; and

monitoring PDCCH candidates of the SSs, for a second DCI cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the PDCCH monitoring skipping indication indicates skipping the PDCCH monitoring for a time duration;

skipping the PDCCH monitoring for the self-scheduling the first cell is for the time duration; and

skipping the PDCCH monitoring for cross-carrier scheduling the second cell is for the time duration.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the SSs of the first cell are user equipment specific search spaces.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the CIF being set to zero indicates self-scheduling the first cell; and

the CIF being set to a non-zero value, identifying the second cell, indicates cross-carrier scheduling the second cell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2023
From: ZHOU, HUA; YI, YUNJUNG; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; XU, KAI; HUI, BING
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065973/0015 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2022034196 · Jun 20, 2022
Provisional Application 63214549 · Jun 24, 2021
Related Publication 20240267931A1 · Aug 8, 2024
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