Facilitating an enhanced two-stage downlink control channel in a wireless communication system

A method, comprising:

• performing, by a device comprising a processor, first processing for a first decoding of a first stage of downlink control information;
• performing, by the device, second processing for a second decoding of a second stage of downlink control information employing resource allocation information associated with the first stage of downlink control information and without employing blind decoding;
• based on the second decoding of the second stage of downlink control information being determined to be successful, performing, by the device, third processing for a third decoding of a physical data shared channel;
• and
• based on the second decoding of the second stage of downlink control information being determined not to be successful, performing, by the device, fourth processing for a fourth decoding of the physical data shared channel using decoding information and the resource allocation information.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• performing first processing for a first decoding of a first stage of downlink control information;
• performing second processing for a second decoding of a second stage of downlink control information employing resource allocation information of the first stage of downlink control information and without employing blind decoding;
• based on the second decoding of the second stage of downlink control information being determined to be successful, performing third processing for a third decoding of a physical data shared channel;
• and
• based on the second decoding of the second stage of downlink control information being determined not to be successful, performing fourth processing for a fourth decoding of the physical data shared channel using decoding information and the resource allocation information.