# US 11,445,491 B2 · Reduced capability/complexity NR bandwidth part configuration > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,445,491 B2 - Document ID: US11445491B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/914,077 - Filed: 2020-06-26 - Published: 2021-01-28 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-25 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Le Liu; Alberto Rico Alvarino; Hung Dinh Ly; Peter Pui Lok Ang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445491B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - 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 A configuration to allow a UE to receive a BWP configuration that supports RC NR. The UE sends information to a network indicating a UE capability of the UE. The UE receives, based on the UE capability, information indicating a BWP associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range equal to or less than the first BWP. The UE receives at least one of control information or data based on the indicated first BWP and the second BWP. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving information indicating a second bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range less than the first BWP and corresponding to a UE capability; receiving a subset of a first system information block (SIB) within a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the first SIB being within the first BWP, the subset of the first SIB being within the second BWP; receiving a second SIB in the PDSCH within the second BWP; and obtaining system information by decoding at least one of the subset of first SIB and the second SIB. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: decoding the subset of the first SIB and the second SIB; and combining at least a portion of the decoded subset of the first SIB with the second SIB. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the second SIB comprises performing blind detection to identify the second SIB by assuming a location of the second BWP based on a location of the first BWP. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: combining demodulation reference signals (DMRS) within a portion of the first BWP that includes the subset of the first SIB and the second BWP that includes the second SIB; and performing channel estimation based on the combined DMRS, wherein the decoding the subset of the first SIB and the second SIB is based on the channel estimation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving first downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within a subset of a first control resource set (CORESET), the first CORESET being within the first BWP, the subset of the first CORESET being within the second BWP, the subset of the first SIB being received based on the received first DCI; and receiving second DCI in the PDCCH within a second CORESET, the second CORESET being within the second BWP, the second SIB being received based on the received second DCI. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: decoding the first DCI and the second DCI; and combining at least a portion of the decoded first DCI with the decoded second DCI to obtain combined DCI. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second SIB includes a same system information as the first SIB. ### Claim 8 A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving information indicating a second bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range less than the first BWP and corresponding to a UE capability; receiving information indicating a plurality of control resource sets (CORESETs), a first CORESET of the plurality of CORESETs being within the first BWP, a second CORESET of the plurality of CORESETs being within the second BWP; receiving downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within the second CORESET; and receiving, based on the received DCI, first additional system information within a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) within the second BWP. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the first additional system information is associated with one or more SIBs x, where x>1. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the first CORESET is overlapping in at least one of time or frequency with the second CORESET, with non-overlapping searching spaces for the PDCCH or overlapping searching spaces for the PDCCH with a different identifier (ID) for a system information block (SIB). ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the first CORESET is non-overlapping with the second CORESET. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: receiving, based on the received DCI, second additional system information within the PDSCH within the second BWP; and combining the first additional system information and the second additional system information to obtain one set of the additional system information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein a configuration of the second BWP for the second additional system information is different from a configuration of the second BWP for the first additional system information. ### Claim 14 A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving information indicating a second bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range less than the first BWP and corresponding to a UE capability; receiving downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within a control resource set (CORESET), the CORESET being within the second BWP; and receiving, based on the received DCI, data in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) within the second BWP. ### Claim 15 An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receive information indicating a second bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range smaller than the first BWP and corresponding to a UE capability; receive a subset of a first system information block (SIB) within a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the first SIB being within the first BWP, the subset of the first SIB being within the second BWP; receive a second SIB in the PDSCH within the second BWP; and obtain system information by decoding at least one of the subset of first SIB and the second SIB. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: decode the subset of the first SIB and the second SIB; and combine at least a portion of the decoded subset of the first SIB with the second SIB. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the second SIB by performing blind detection to identify the second SIB by assuming a location of the second BWP based on a location of the first BWP. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: combine demodulation reference signals (DMRS) within a portion of the first BWP that includes the subset of the first SIB and the second BWP that includes the second SIB; and perform channel estimation based on the combined DMRS, wherein the decoding the subset of the first SIB and the second SIB is based on the channel estimation. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive first downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within a subset of a first control resource set (CORESET), the first CORESET being within the first BWP, the subset of the first CORESET being within the second BWP, the subset of the first SIB being received based on the received first DCI; and receive second DCI in the PDCCH within a second CORESET, the second CORESET being within the second BWP, the second SIB being received based on the received second DCI. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: decode the first DCI and the second DCI; and combine at least a portion of the decoded first DCI with the decoded second DCI to obtain combined DCI. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second SIB includes a same system information as the first SIB. ### Claim 22 An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receive information indicating a second bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range less than the first BWP and corresponding to a UE capability; receive information indicating a plurality of control resource sets (CORESETs), a first CORESET of the plurality of CORESETs being within the first BWP, a second CORESET of the plurality of CORESETs being within the second BWP; receive downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within the second CORESET; and receive, based on the received DCI, first additional system information within a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) within the second BWP. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first CORESET is overlapping in one of time or frequency with the second CORESET, with non-overlapping searching spaces for the PDCCH or overlapping searching spaces for the PDCCH with a different identifier (ID) for a system information block (SIB). ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first CORESET is non-overlapping with the second CORESET. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive, based on the received DCI, second additional system information within the PDSCH within the second BWP; and combine the first additional system information and the second additional system information to obtain one set of the additional system information, wherein a configuration of the second BWP for the second additional system information is different from a configuration of the second BWP for the first additional system information. ### Claim 26 An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receiving information indicating a second bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range less than the first BWP and corresponding to a UE capability; receive downlink control information (DCI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within a control resource set (CORESET), the CORESET being within the second BWP; and receive, based on the received DCI, data in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) within the second BWP. ### Claim 27 An apparatus of wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising: means for receiving information indicating a second bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range equal to or less than the first BWP and corresponding to a UE capability; means for receiving a subset of a first system information block (SIB) within a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the first SIB being within the first BWP, the subset of the first SIB being within the second BWP; means for receiving a second SIB in the PDSCH within the second BWP; and means for obtaining system information by decoding at least one of the subset of first SIB and the second SIB. ### Claim 28 A computer-readable medium storing computer executable code within a user equipment (UE), the code when executed by a processor cause the processor to: receive information indicating a second bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first BWP, the second BWP having a frequency range equal to or less than the first BWP and corresponding to a UE capability; receive a subset of a first system information block (SIB) within a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the first SIB being within the first BWP, the subset of the first SIB being within the second BWP; receive a second SIB in the PDSCH within the second BWP; and obtain system information by decoding at least one of the subset of first SIB and the second SIB.