Apparatus and method for monitoring for a control signal in a resource block

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive a configuration for a control resource set (CORESET) having a first resource block (RB) set associated with a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and a second RB set associated with a second TCI state, wherein a first set of frequency domain resources for the first RB set and a second set of frequency domain resources for the second RB set are configured in a common bitmap, wherein the first set of frequency domain resources and the second set of frequency domain resources are based on the common bitmap and a rule that indicates a pattern;
• determine a first set of control channel element (CCE) indices for the first RB set and a second set of CCE indices for the second RB set;
• receive an indication of the pattern in the configuration for the CORESET;
• and
• monitor for a control signal in the first RB set and the second RB set.

A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving a configuration for a control resource set (CORESET) having a first resource block (RB) set associated with a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and a second RB set associated with a second TCI state, wherein a first set of frequency domain resources for the first RB set and a second set of frequency domain resources for the second RB set are configured in a common bitmap, wherein the first set of frequency domain resources and the second set of frequency domain resources are based on the common bitmap and a rule that indicates a pattern, and wherein the configuration includes an indication of the pattern;
• receiving a search space set (SSS) configuration associated with at least one of the first RB set and the second RB set of the CORESET, wherein the SSS configuration is associated with multiple RB sets of the CORESET, and wherein a number of control channel elements (CCEs) for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate is a multiple of a configured aggregation level (AL);
• determining a first set of CCE indices for the first RB set and a second set of CCE indices for the second RB set;
• receiving configuration information indicating whether a number of coded bits of the PDCCH candidate is based on CCEs in a single RB set or based on a combined set of CCEs in the first RB set and the second RB set;
• and
• monitoring for a control signal in the first RB set and the second RB set.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive a configuration for a control resource set (CORESET) having a first resource block (RB) set associated with a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and a second RB set associated with a second TCI state;
• determine a first set of control channel element (CCE) indices for the first RB set and a second set of CCE indices for the second RB set;
• receive a search space set (SSS) configuration associated with at least one of the first RB set and the second RB set of the CORESET, wherein the SSS configuration is associated with multiple RB sets of the CORESET, and wherein a number of CCEs for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate is a multiple of a configured aggregation level (AL), wherein a number of coded bits of the PDCCH candidate is based on a combined set of CCEs in the first RB set and the second RB set;
• and
• monitor for a control signal in the first RB set and the second RB set.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive a configuration for a control resource set (CORESET) having a first resource block (RB) set associated with a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and a second RB set associated with a second TCI state;
• determine a first set of control channel element (CCE) indices for the first RB set and a second set of CCE indices for the second RB set;
• receive a search space set (SSS) configuration associated with at least one of the first RB set and the second RB set of the CORESET, wherein the SSS configuration is associated with multiple RB sets of the CORESET, and wherein a number of CCEs for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate is a multiple of a configured aggregation level (AL);
• receive configuration information indicating whether a number of coded bits of the PDCCH candidate is based on CCEs in a single RB set or based on a combined set of CCEs in the first RB set and the second RB set;
• and
• monitor for a control signal in the first RB set and the second RB set.