# US 12,192,125 B2 · Systems and methods for an enhanced control channel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,125 B2 - Document ID: US12192125B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/120,754 - Filed: 2023-03-13 - Published: 2023-07-06 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2011-02-11 - Assignees: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. - Applicants: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. - Inventors: Paul Marinier; Moon-Il Lee; Afshin Haghighat; Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar; Guodong Zhang; Marian Rudolf - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192125B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - 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 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04L 25/0224: {using sounding signals} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Methods and systems for sending and receiving an enhanced downlink control channel are disclosed. The method may include receiving control channel information via an enhanced control channel. The method may also include using the control channel information to receive a shared channel. The method may include detecting the presence of the enhanced control channel in a given subframe. The enhanced control channel may be transmitted over multiple antenna ports. For example, code divisional multiplexing and de-multiplexing and the use of common and UE-specific reference signals may be utilized. New control channel elements may be defined, and enhanced control channel state information (CSI) feedback may be utilized. The presence or absence of legacy control channels may affect the demodulation and or decoding methods. The method may be implemented at a WTRU. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor and memory, the processor and memory configured to: receive a radio resource control message, the radio resource control message comprising information for decoding physical downlink control channel candidates, wherein the information comprises an indication of frequency resources to use for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates, an indication of one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols to use for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates, and an indication of one or more downlink control information formats associated with the physical downlink control channel candidates; receive at least one physical downlink control channel transmission in accordance with the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates received in the radio resource control message, the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission comprising a downlink assignment; and receive a downlink transmission in accordance with the downlink assignment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the indication of frequency resources to use for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises a bitmap indicating which of a plurality of resource blocks are to be used for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) scrambling information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The WTRU of claim 1, wherein a physical downlink control transmission of the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission is associated with a WTRU-specific search space or a common search space. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission comprises one or more demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises information associated with one or more antenna ports used for transmission of demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs) associated with the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises an indication of a subset of time slots for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The WTRU of claim 1, wherein an antenna port used for receiving the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission is dependent on an identity of a resource element group used for receiving the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission. ### Claim 9 A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor and memory, the processor and memory configured to: receive a radio resource control message, the radio resource control message comprising information for decoding physical downlink control channel candidates, wherein the information comprises an indication of frequency resources to use for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates, an indication of one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols to use for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates, and an indication of one or more downlink control information formats associated with the physical downlink control channel candidates; receive at least one physical downlink control channel transmission in accordance with the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates received in the radio resource control message, the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission comprising an uplink grant; and send an uplink transmission in accordance with the uplink grant. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the indication of frequency resources to use for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises a bitmap indicating which of a plurality of resource blocks are to be used for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) scrambling information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The WTRU of claim 9, wherein a physical downlink control transmission of the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission is associated with a WTRU-specific search space or a common search space. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission comprises one or more demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs). ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises information associated with one or more antenna ports used for transmission of demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs) associated with the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises an indication of a subset of time slots for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The WTRU of claim 9, wherein an antenna port used for receiving the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission is dependent on an identity of a resource element group used for receiving the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission. ### Claim 17 A base station comprising a processor and memory, the processor and memory configured to: send a radio resource control message to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the radio resource control message comprising information for the WTRU to decode physical downlink control channel candidates, wherein the information comprises an indication of frequency resources to use for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates, an indication of one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols to use for attempting to the decode the physical downlink control channel candidates, and an indication of one or more downlink control information formats associated with the physical downlink control channel candidates; send at least one physical downlink control channel transmission in accordance with the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates sent in the radio resource control message, the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission comprising a downlink assignment; and send a downlink transmission in accordance with the downlink assignment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The base station of claim 17, wherein the indication of frequency resources to use for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises a bitmap indicating which of a plurality of resource blocks are to be used for attempting to decode the physical downlink control channel candidates. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The base station of claim 17, wherein the information for decoding the physical downlink control channel candidates comprises demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) scrambling information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The base station of claim 17, wherein a physical downlink control transmission of the at least one physical downlink control channel transmission is associated with a WTRU-specific search space or a common search space.