Overlapping physical downlink control channel candidate thresholds

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025081204-A1
Application number	US-202418732394-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 3, 2024
Priority date	Jul 28, 2021
Publication date	Mar 6, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support overlapping physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate thresholds. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may determine, for each subcarrier spacing (SCS) configuration of a set of SCS configurations, a threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates within a time interval. The UE may receive, from a base station, signaling indicating one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations. In some examples, the UE may monitor the PDCCH for control information according to the one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations and a number of overlapping PDCCH candidates, where the number of overlapping PDCCH candidates may satisfy (e.g., be less than or equal to) the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates.

First claim

1 - 21 . (canceled)

22 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor; and memory coupled with the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine a threshold number of overlapping physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates;
receive an indication of one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations; and
monitor a PDCCH for control information based at least in part on the one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations, and a number of overlapping PDCCH candidates satisfying the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates.

23 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates, wherein the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates is associated with a subcarrier spacing configuration of a set of one or more subcarrier spacing configurations, and wherein the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates is different than the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates.

24 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein, to monitor the PDCCH for the control information, the processor is configured to monitor the PDCCH for the control information based at least in part on the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates.

25 . The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the processor is configured to:
transmit capability signaling comprising an indication of the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates.

26 . The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the capability signaling indicates that the apparatus supports PDCCH repetition.

27 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the processor is configured to:
determine that a first PDCCH candidate overlaps with a second PDCCH candidate based at least in part on the one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations, wherein the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates is used for the first PDCCH candidate and the second PDCCH candidate.

28 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the first PDCCH candidate and the second PDCCH candidate each comprise a non-linked PDCCH candidate.

29 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the first PDCCH candidate comprises a non-linked PDCCH candidate and the second PDCCH candidate comprises a PDCCH candidate linked to a third PDCCH candidate different than the first PDCCH candidate and the second PDCCH candidate.

30 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the first PDCCH candidate comprises a PDCCH candidate linked to a third PDCCH candidate and the second PDCCH candidate comprises a PDCCH candidate linked to a fourth PDCCH candidate.

31 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein, to determine the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates, the processor is configured to determine the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates within a time interval.

32 . The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the time interval comprises a slot.

33 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor; and memory coupled with the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine a threshold number of overlapping physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates within a slot and a threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates, wherein the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates is associated with a subcarrier spacing configuration of a set of one or more subcarrier spacing configurations, and wherein the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates is different than the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates;
receive an indication of one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations; and
monitor a PDCCH for control information based at least in part on:
the one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations,
a number of overlapping PDCCH candidates satisfying the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates, and
the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates.

34 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor; and memory coupled with the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine a threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates;
receive an indication of one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations; and
perform PDCCH candidate monitoring based at least in part on the one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations and a number of overlapping PDCCH candidates satisfying the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates.

35 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates, wherein the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates is associated with a subcarrier spacing configuration of a set of one or more subcarrier spacing configurations, and wherein the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates is different than the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates.

36 . The apparatus of claim 35 , wherein the processor is configured to monitor a PDCCH for control information based at least in part on the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates.

37 . The apparatus of claim 36 , wherein the processor is configured to:
transmit capability signaling comprising an indication of the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates.

38 . The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein the capability signaling indicates that the apparatus supports PDCCH repetition.

39 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein, to determine the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates, the processor is configured to determine the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates within a time interval.

40 . The apparatus of claim 39 , wherein the time interval comprises a slot.

41 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor; and memory coupled with the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine a threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates within a slot and a threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates, wherein the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates is associated with a subcarrier spacing configuration of a set of one or more subcarrier spacing configurations, and wherein the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates is different than the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates;
receive an indication of one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations; and
perform PDCCH candidate monitoring based at least in part on:
the one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations,
a number of overlapping PDCCH candidates satisfying the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates, and
the threshold number of monitored PDCCH candidates.

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Khoshnevisan Mostafa
• Ryu Jae Ho
• Sankar Hari
• Kim Hobin

Classifications

• H04L5/0053 Primary

  Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals · CPC title

• H04L27/26025

  Numerology, i.e. varying one or more of symbol duration, subcarrier spacing, Fourier transform size, sampling rate or down-clocking (allocating sub-channels of the transmission path H04L5/003) · CPC title

• H04W72/23 Primary

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W8/24

  Transfer of terminal data · CPC title

• H04L5/0007 Primary

  the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT · CPC title