# US 11,910,403 B2 · Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving downlink control channel

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- Number: US 11,910,403 B2
- Document ID: US11910403B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/093,563
- Filed: 2023-01-05
- Published: 2023-05-11
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2017-04-28
- Assignees: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicants: LG Electronics Inc.
- Inventors: Kyuhwan Kwak; Inkwon Seo; Yunjung Yi; Hyunho Lee; Daesung Hwang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910403B2

## CPC

- H04L 1/0071: {Use of interleaving (interleaving per se H03M13/27)}
- H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
- H04L 1/00: Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received {(correcting synchronisation H04L7/00)}
- H04L 5/00: Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
- H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT}
- 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 5/0092: {Indication of how the channel is divided}
- 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 method of receiving a downlink control channel at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving information on a resource element group (REG) bundle size and information on a size of a matrix for interleaving a plurality of REGs configuring at least one control channel element (CCE) through a higher layer, determining the matrix for interleaving the plurality of REGs based on the information on the size of the matrix and the information on the REG bundle size, interleaving the plurality of REGs bundled into one or more REG bundles according to the REG bundle size using the matrix, and receiving the downlink control channel based on the plurality of interleaved REGs.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station (BS), (i) first information related to a resource element group (REG) bundle size and (ii) second information related to an interleaver size for interleaving REG bundles; and
receiving, from the BS, the PDCCH over a control resource set (CORESET) based on the first information and the second information, wherein the CORESET comprises a plurality of REGs that are bundled into a plurality of REG bundles based on the first information,
wherein an interleaver is determined based on (i) the second information and (ii) a number of the plurality of REG bundles included in the CORESET,
wherein the plurality of REG bundles are interleaved within the CORESET based on the interleaver, and
wherein, based on a value of the second information being equal to a number of REG bundles included in a control channel element (CCE) of the CORESET, the REG bundles of the CCE are mapped to physical resources at a regular interval.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a duration of the CORESET is configured to be 1, 2, or 3 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbols, and
wherein the REG bundle size is related to the duration of the CORESET.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the number of the plurality of REG bundles included in the CORESET is obtained by dividing a total number of the plurality of REGs included in the CORESET by the REG bundle size.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1,
wherein, based on a number of REGs included in the CCE corresponding to a product of the value of the second information and a value of the first information, the REG bundles of the CCE are mapped to the physical resources at the regular interval.

### Claim 5

A user equipment (UE) for receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
at least one transceiver;
at least one processor; and
at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a base station (BS) through the at least one transceiver, (i) first information related to a resource element group (REG) bundle size and (ii) second information related to an interleaver size for interleaving REG bundles; and
receiving, from the BS through the at least one transceiver, the PDCCH over a control resource set (CORESET) based on the first information and the second information, wherein the CORESET comprises a plurality of REGs that are bundled into a plurality of REG bundles based on the first information,
wherein an interleaver is determined based on (i) the second information and (ii) a number of the plurality of REG bundles included in the CORESET,
wherein the plurality of REG bundles are interleaved within the CORESET based on the interleaver, and
wherein, based on a value of the second information being equal to a number of REG bundles included in a control channel element (CCE) of the CORESET, the REG bundles of the CCE are mapped to physical resources at a regular interval.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The UE of claim 5, wherein a duration of the CORESET is configured to be 1, 2, or 3 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbols, and
wherein the REG bundle size is related to the duration of the CORESET.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The UE of claim 5, wherein the number of the plurality of REG bundles included in the CORESET is obtained by dividing a total number of the plurality of REGs included in the CORESET by the REG bundle size.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The UE of claim 5,
wherein, based on the number of REGs included in the CCE corresponding to a product of the value of the second information and a value of the first information, the REG bundles of the CCE are mapped to the physical resources at the regular interval.

### Claim 9

An apparatus for receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving (i) first information related to a resource element group (REG) bundle size and (ii) second information related to an interleaver size for interleaving REG bundles; and
receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) over a control resource set (CORESET) based on the first information and the second information, wherein the CORESET comprises a plurality of REGs that are bundled into a plurality of REG bundles based on the first information,
wherein an interleaver is determined based on (i) the second information and (ii) a number of the plurality of REG bundles included in the CORESET,
wherein the plurality of REG bundles are interleaved within the CORESET based on the interleaver, and
wherein, based on a value of the second information being equal to a number of REG bundles included in a control channel element (CCE) of the CORESET, the REG bundles of the CCE are mapped to physical resources at a regular interval.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a duration of the CORESET is configured to be 1, 2, or 3 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbols, and
wherein the REG bundle size is related to the duration of the CORESET.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the number of the plurality of REG bundles included in the CORESET is obtained by dividing a total number of the plurality of REGs included in the CORESET by the REG bundle size.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9,
wherein, based on the number of REGs included in the CCE corresponding to a product of the value of the second information and a value of the first information, the REG bundles of the CCE are mapped to the physical resources at the regular interval.