# US 12,114,340 B2 · Apparatus and method for monitoring for a control signal in a resource block > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,340 B2 - Document ID: US12114340B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/313,499 - Filed: 2021-05-06 - Published: 2021-12-02 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-05-29 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Mostafa Khoshnevisan; Yitao Chen; Xiaoxia Zhang; Jing Sun; Tao Luo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114340B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/53: based on regulatory allocation policies - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - 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 - 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 Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating multi-cluster control resource sets for downlink control channel repetition are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes receiving a configuration for a CORESET having a first RB set associated with a first TCI state and a second RB set associated with a second TCI state. The example method also includes monitoring for a control signal in the first RB set and the second RB set. Another example method includes receiving a configuration for an SSS associated with a first CORESET having a first TCI state and a second CORESET having a second TCI state. The example method also includes monitoring for a control signal based on the configuration for the SSS. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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, wherein a number of CCEs for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate is a multiple of a configured aggregation level (AL), and wherein a number of coded bits of the PDCCH candidate is based on a set of CCEs in a single RB set; and monitor for a control signal in the first RB set and the second RB set. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a CCE to resource element group (REG) mapping is separate for the first RB set and the second RB set. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein CCE indices for the PDCCH candidate are determined for the first RB set and for the second RB set based on one or more of: the configured AL, a PDCCH candidate index and a number of PDCCH candidates with the configured AL, a number of CCEs in a corresponding RB set of the CORESET, a carrier indicator field value, a slot number, a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), or a CORESET index. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the configuration for the CORESET includes one or more parameters that is configured separately for the first RB set and the second RB set, the one or more parameters including at least one of: a CCE to resource element group (REG) mapping type, a precoder granularity, or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scrambling identifier. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the configuration for the CORESET includes one or more parameters that is configured in common for the first RB set and the second RB set, one or more parameter including at least one of: a CCE to resource element group (REG) mapping type, a precoder granularity, or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scrambling identifier. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first set of frequency domain resources for the first RB set is configured in a first bitmap and a second set of frequency domain resources for the second RB set is configured in a second bitmap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a transceiver coupled to the at least one processor. ### Claim 8 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. ### Claim 9 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. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein a control channel element (CCE) to resource element group (REG) mapping is separate for the first RB set and the second RB set. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the CCE indices for the PDCCH candidate of for the first RB set and for the second RB set are based on one or more of: the configured AL, a PDCCH candidate index and a number of PDCCH candidates with the configured AL, a number of CCEs in a corresponding RB set of the CORESET, a carrier indicator field value, a slot number, a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), or a CORESET index. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the configuration for the CORESET includes one or more parameters that is configured separately for the first RB set and the second RB set, the one or more parameters including at least one of: a control channel element (CCE) to resource element group (REG) mapping type, a precoder granularity, or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scrambling identifier. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the configuration for the CORESET includes one or more parameters that is configured in common for the first RB set and the second RB set, one or more parameter including at least one of: a control channel element (CCE) to resource element group (REG) mapping type, a precoder granularity, or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scrambling identifier. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein a first set of frequency domain resources for the first RB set is configured in a first bitmap and a second set of frequency domain resources for the second RB set is configured in a second bitmap. ### Claim 15 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. ### Claim 16 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.