Apparatus and method of processing collision between SSB transmission and periodic transmission

A method of processing collision between synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) transmission and periodic downlink transmission, applied in a shared spectrum, wherein the method comprises:

• configuring, by a network device, a first candidate SSB position within a discovery burst transmission (DRS) window;
• and
• configuring, by the network device, a first resource for the periodic downlink transmission, wherein when the first resource is overlapped with the first candidate SSB position, controlling a terminal device by the network device to determine whether the first resource is available for the periodic downlink transmission,
• wherein the periodic downlink transmission comprises the PDSCH, and
• wherein when the first resource is overlapped with the first candidate SSB position, determining, by the terminal device, whether the first resource is available for the periodic downlink transmission, comprises:
• when the first resource is fully overlapped with the first candidate SSB position in time domain,
• not receiving, by the terminal device, the PDSCH on the first resource.

A terminal device of processing collision between synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) transmission and periodic downlink transmission, applied in a shared spectrum, wherein the terminal device comprises:

• a memory;
• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• obtain a first candidate SSB position within a discovery burst transmission (DRS) window;
• and
• obtain a first resource for the periodic downlink transmission, wherein when the first resource is overlapped with the first candidate SSB position, the processor determines whether the first resource is available for the periodic downlink transmission,
• wherein the periodic downlink transmission comprises the PDSCH, and
• wherein when the first resource is overlapped with the first candidate SSB position, determining, by the terminal device, whether the first resource is available for the periodic downlink transmission, comprises:
• when the first resource is fully overlapped with the first candidate SSB position in time domain,
• not receiving, by the terminal device, the PDSCH on the first resource.

A network device of processing collision between synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) transmission and periodic downlink transmission, applied in a shared spectrum, wherein the network device comprises:

• a memory;
• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• configure a first candidate SSB position within a discovery burst transmission (DRS) window;
• and
• configure a first resource for the periodic downlink transmission, wherein when the first resource is overlapped with the first candidate SSB position, the processor controls a terminal device to determine whether the first resource is available for the periodic downlink transmission,
• wherein the periodic downlink transmission comprises the PDSCH, and
• wherein when the first resource is overlapped with the first candidate SSB position, determining, by the terminal device, whether the first resource is available for the periodic downlink transmission, comprises:
• when the first resource is fully overlapped with the first candidate SSB position in time domain,
• not receiving, by the terminal device, the PDSCH on the first resource.