PDCCH monitoring periodicity

A network node:

• the network node capable of configuring monitoring occasions in a wireless communication network and comprising processing circuitry coupled to a memory, the memory comprising instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry are operable to:
• determine a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device, the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration comprising a monitoring periodicity and a number of blind decodes for each search space of a plurality of search spaces over a plurality of slots, wherein the total number of blind decodes to be performed in a slot of the plurality of slots exceeds a total number of blind decodes that the wireless device is capable of performing in the slot;
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• send the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration to the wireless device, wherein the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration is used by the wireless device to limit a number of blind decodes to be performed in one or more search spaces so that the total number of blind decodes in each slot is less than or equal to the total number of blind decodes that the wireless device is capable of performing in the slot, and wherein the number of blind decodes are limited based on preconfigured rules for prioritizing a first search space over a second search space.

A method of monitoring signals for use in a wireless device, the method comprising:

• receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration from a network node, the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration comprising a monitoring periodicity and a number of blind decodes for each search space of a plurality of search spaces over a plurality of slots, wherein the total number of blind decodes to be performed in a slot of the plurality of slots exceeds a total number of blind decodes that the wireless device is capable of performing in the slot;
• limiting a number of blind decodes to be performed in one more search spaces so that the total number of blind decodes in each slot is less than or equal to the total number of blind decodes that the wireless device is capable of performing in the slot, wherein limiting the number of blind decodes is based on preconfigured rules for prioritizing a first search space over a second search space;
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• monitoring each search space according to the monitoring periodicity and the number of blind decodes.

A wireless device:

• the wireless device capable of monitoring signals in a wireless communication network and comprising processing circuitry coupled to a memory, the memory comprising instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry are operable to:
• receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration from a network node, the PDCCH search space monitoring configuration comprising a monitoring periodicity and a number of blind decodes for each search space of a plurality of search spaces over a plurality of slots, wherein the total number of blind decodes to be performed in a slot of the plurality of slots exceeds a total number of blind decodes that the wireless device is capable of performing in the slot;
• limit a number of blind decodes to be performed in one more search spaces so that the total number of blind decodes in each slot is less than or equal to the total number of blind decodes that the wireless device is capable of performing in the slot, wherein limiting the number of blind decodes is based on preconfigured rules for prioritizing a first search space over a second search space;
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• monitor each search space according to the monitoring periodicity and the number of blind decodes.