# US 11,122,602 B2 · Shared channel rate matching with wideband demodulation reference signal for a control channel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,602 B2 - Document ID: US11122602B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/506,743 - Filed: 2019-07-09 - Published: 2020-01-16 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2018-07-11 - Assignees: QUALCMOM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Huilin Xu; Jing Sun; Heechoon Lee; Peter Pui Lok Ang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122602B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 72/1273: of downlink data flows - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information within a control resource set (CORESET) configured with a wideband demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and including disjoint segments of resource blocks (RBs). The downlink control information may be located at least partially within a first segment of the disjoint segments and a second segment of the disjoint segments may be exclusive of the downlink control information. The downlink control information may include a grant of a set of resources for a downlink shared channel that overlaps with the CORESET. The UE may determine a rate matching operation for the wideband DMRS for a downlink shared channel for portions of the set of resources that overlap with the second segment of the disjoint segments, and receive the downlink shared channel on the set of resources according to the determined rate matching operation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communications, comprising: receiving downlink control information (DCI) within a control resource set (CORESET) configured with a wideband demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and comprising a plurality of disjoint segments of resource blocks (RBs), wherein the DCI is located at least partially within a first segment of the plurality of disjoint segments and a second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments is exclusive of the DCI, and wherein the DCI comprises a grant of a set of resources for a downlink shared channel that overlaps with the CORESET; determining a rate matching operation for the wideband DMRS for the downlink shared channel for portions of the set of resources that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments; and receiving the downlink shared channel on the set of resources according to the determined rate matching operation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the rate matching operation comprises rate matching around locations of the configured wideband DMRS in the portions of the set of resources of the downlink shared channel that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the rate matching operation comprises processing locations of the configured wideband DMRS in the portions of the set of resources of the downlink shared channel that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments as data resources of the downlink shared channel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, in the DCI, an indication to rate match the downlink shared channel around resources of the CORESET. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the RBs in each disjoint segment of the plurality of disjoint segments are contiguous. ### Claim 6 An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: a processor, memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive downlink control information (DCI) within a control resource set (CORESET) configured with a wideband demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and comprising a plurality of disjoint segments of resource blocks (RBs), wherein the DCI is located at least partially within a first segment of the plurality of disjoint segments and a second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments is exclusive of the DCI, and wherein the DCI comprises a grant of a set of resources for a downlink shared channel that overlaps with the CORESET; determine a rate matching operation for the wideband DMRS for the downlink shared channel for portions of the set of resources that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments; and receive the downlink shared channel on the set of resources according to the determined rate matching operation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions to determine the rate matching operation are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to rate match around locations of the configured wideband DMRS in the portions of the set of resources of the downlink shared channel that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions to determine the rate matching operation are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to process locations of the configured wideband DMRS in the portions of the set of resources of the downlink shared channel that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments as data resources of the downlink shared channel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive, in the DCI, an indication to rate match the downlink shared channel around resources of the CORESET. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the RBs in each disjoint segment of the plurality of disjoint segments are contiguous. ### Claim 11 An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: means for receiving downlink control information (DCI) within a control resource set (CORESET) configured with a wideband demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and comprising a plurality of disjoint segments of resource blocks (RBs), wherein the DCI is located at least partially within a first segment of the plurality of disjoint segments and a second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments is exclusive of the DCI, and wherein the DCI comprises a grant of a set of resources for a downlink shared channel that overlaps with the CORESET; means for determining a rate matching operation for the wideband DMRS for the downlink shared channel for portions of the set of resources that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments; and means for receiving the downlink shared channel on the set of resources according to the determined rate matching operation. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for determining the rate matching operation comprises means for rate matching around locations of the configured wideband DMRS in the portions of the set of resources of the downlink shared channel that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for determining the rate matching operation comprises means for processing locations of the configured wideband DMRS in the portions of the set of resources of the downlink shared channel that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments as data resources of the downlink shared channel. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising: means for receiving, in the DCI, an indication to rate match the downlink shared channel around resources of the CORESET. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the RBs in each disjoint segment of the plurality of disjoint segments are contiguous. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to: receive downlink control information (DCI) within a control resource set (CORESET) configured with a wideband demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and comprising a plurality of disjoint segments of resource blocks (RBs), wherein the DCI is located at least partially within a first segment of the plurality of disjoint segments and a second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments is exclusive of the DCI, and wherein the DCI comprises a grant of a set of resources for a downlink shared channel that overlaps with the CORESET; determine a rate matching operation for the wideband DMRS for the downlink shared channel for portions of the set of resources that overlap with the second segment of the plurality of disjoint segments; and receive the downlink shared channel on the set of resources according to the determined rate matching operation.