# US 12,114,331 B2 · Control channel and data channel transmission/reception method and apparatus for NR system

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- Number: US 12,114,331 B2
- Document ID: US12114331B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/202,001
- Filed: 2023-05-25
- Published: 2023-09-21
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-27
- Assignees: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicants: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Inventors: Dong Hyun Park
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114331B2

## CPC

- H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
- 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
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

Provided is a scheduling information transmission/reception method and apparatus for an NR system in a wireless communication system. A method for receiving, by a terminal, scheduling information for data transmission or reception in a wireless communication system according to one aspect of the present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information indicating a first physical resource supporting a first subcarrier spacing within a time interval and a second physical resource supporting a second subcarrier spacing within the time interval; receiving at least one of first scheduling information for the first physical resource and second scheduling information for the second physical resource; and performing the data transmission or reception on the basis of the at least one of the first scheduling information and the second scheduling information.

## Claims

### Claim 1

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
receiving, by a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) signals indicating a number of first bandwidth parts and a number of second bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device;
receiving a first downlink control information (DCI) comprising a first indicator field that indicates at least one of the first bandwidth parts, wherein a bitwidth of the first indicator field is based on the number of the first bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device;
receiving a second DCI comprising a second indicator field that indicates at least one of the second bandwidth parts, wherein a second bitwidth of the second indicator field is based on the number of the second bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device;
determining, based on the bitwidth and based on the DCI, a value within the first indicator field;
determining, based on the value within the first indicator field, one or more first resources of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts;
determining, based on the second bitwidth and based on the second DCI, a value of the second indicator field;
determining, based on the value of the second indicator field, one or more second resources of the at least one of the second bandwidth parts; and
performing a first data communication based on the one or more first resources and a second data communication based on the one or more second resource.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 1, wherein:
the first bandwidth parts correspond to a plurality of uplink bandwidth parts, and the second bandwidth parts correspond to a plurality of downlink bandwidth parts.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 1, wherein the number of the first bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device is semi-statically configured, and wherein the number of the first bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device indicates the bitwidth of the first indicator field as one of 0, 1, or 2.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 1, wherein the one or more RRC signals indicate the wireless device to monitor a physical resource region corresponding to a particular transmission time interval (TTI).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 1, wherein the first DCI comprises an assignment field indicating start and end points of a data assignment and wherein the assignment field is associated with a combination of slot information and symbol information of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 5, wherein the data assignment is associated with a physical uplink shared channel or a physical downlink shared channel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform further operations, comprising:
receiving other DCI indicating a deactivation of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts and indicating an activation of a different bandwidth part of the first bandwidth parts.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform further operations, comprising:
receiving another RRC signal indicating a deactivation of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts and indicating an activation of a different bandwidth part of the first bandwidth parts.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform further operations, comprising:
receiving configuration information, of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts, comprising subcarrier spacing information, cyclic prefix information, and frequency information.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 1, wherein:
the first bandwidth parts correspond to a plurality of downlink bandwidth parts, and the second bandwidth parts correspond to a plurality of uplink bandwidth parts.

### Claim 11

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) signals indicating a number of first bandwidth parts and a number of second bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device;
determining, based on the number of the first bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device, a bitwidth of a first indicator field of a first downlink control information (DCI);
generating, based on the bitwidth, the first DCI comprising a value, for the first indicator field, that indicates at least one of the first bandwidth parts, wherein the value for the first indicator field is associated with one or more resources of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts;
determining, based on the number of the second bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device, a second bitwidth of a second indicator field of a second DCI;
generating, based on the second bitwidth, the second DCI comprising a value, of the second indicator field, that indicates at least one of the second bandwidth parts, wherein the value of the second indicator field is associated with one or more second resources of the at least one of the second bandwidth parts,
transmitting, to the wireless device, the first DCI and the second DCI, and
performing a first data communication with the wireless device and, based on the one or more second resources, a second data communication with the wireless device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11, wherein:
the first bandwidth parts correspond to a plurality of uplink bandwidth parts, and the second bandwidth parts correspond to a plurality of downlink bandwidth parts.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11, wherein the number of the first bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device is semi-statically configured, and wherein the number of the first bandwidth parts configured for the wireless device indicates the bitwidth of the first indicator field as one of 0, 1, or 2.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11, wherein the one or more RRC signals indicate the wireless device to monitor a physical resource region corresponding to a particular transmission time interval (TTI).

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11, wherein the first DCI comprises an assignment field indicating start and end points of a data assignment and wherein the assignment field is associated with a combination of slot information and symbol information of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the data assignment is associated with a physical uplink shared channel or a physical downlink shared channel.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform further operations, comprising:
transmitting, to the wireless device, other DCI indicating a deactivation of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts and indicating an activation of a different bandwidth part of the first bandwidth parts.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform further operations, comprising:
transmitting, to the wireless device, another RRC signal indicating a deactivation of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts and indicating an activation of a different bandwidth part of the first bandwidth parts.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform further operations, comprising:
transmitting, to the wireless device, configuration information, of the at least one of the first bandwidth parts, comprising subcarrier spacing information, cyclic prefix information, and frequency information.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11, wherein:
the first bandwidth parts correspond to a plurality of downlink bandwidth parts, and the second bandwidth parts correspond to a plurality of uplink bandwidth part.
