# US 2018/0027583 A1 · Method and apparatus for receiving a common signaling in a wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0027583 A1 - Document ID: US20180027583A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/659,484 - Filed: 2017-07-25 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-25 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jingxing FU; Bin YU; Chen QIAN; Qi XIONG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180027583A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/1273: of downlink data flows - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - 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 5/0023: {Time-frequency-space} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - 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 The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for receiving a common signaling. According to the various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of a terminal for receiving a common signaling comprises determining a reception mode of a common signaling based on a maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, and receiving, by the terminal, the common signaling based on the determined reception mode. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of a terminal for receiving a common signaling, the method comprising: determining a reception mode of a common signaling based on a maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal; and receiving, by the terminal, the common signaling based on the determined reception mode. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the reception mode of the common signaling based on the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal comprises: if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is larger than or equal to a system bandwidth, receiving, by the UE, data, a user equipment (UE) specific signaling and the common signaling on all or part of frequency resources of the system bandwidth. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the reception mode of the common signaling based on the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal comprises: if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is smaller than a system bandwidth, receiving, by the terminal, data, a user equipment (UE) specific signaling and the common signaling on frequency resources that include a frequency band available for a common signaling transmission and are within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the reception mode of the common signaling based on the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal comprises: if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is smaller than a system bandwidth, receiving, by the terminal, data and a user equipment (UE) specific signaling on frequency resources that do not include an entire frequency band available for a common signaling transmission and are within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, and performing, by the terminal, the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through a time-division multiplexing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the performing of the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through the time-division multiplexing comprises: receiving, by the terminal, the common signaling in the frequency band for the common signaling transmission in a first category of subframes based on configuration through a higher-layer signaling; and receiving, by the terminal, the data and the UE specific signaling in the frequency band for a data transmission in a second category of subframes based on the configuration through the higher-layer signaling. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the performing of the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through the time-division multiplexing comprises: receiving, by the terminal, the common signaling in the frequency band for the common signaling transmission in a candidate subframe for the common signaling reception; and receiving, by the terminal, the data and the UE specific signaling in the frequency band for a data transmission in a subframe different from the candidate subframe for the common signaling reception. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the performing of the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through the time-division multiplexing comprises: receiving, by the terminal, a common signaling reception indication in the frequency band for a data transmission; determining whether to receive the common signaling in a candidate subframe for the common signaling reception in the frequency band for the common signaling transmission based on the common signaling reception indication; and receiving, by the terminal, the data and the UE specific signaling in the frequency band for the data transmission in a subframe different from the candidate subframe for the common signaling reception. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the reception mode of the common signaling based on the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal comprises: if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is smaller than a system bandwidth, receiving, by the terminal, data and a UE specific signaling on frequency resources that do not include a frequency band available for a common signaling transmission and are within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, and performing, by the terminal, the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through a time-division multiplexing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the reception mode of the common signaling based on the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal comprises: if the maximum bandwidth supported by the UE is smaller than a system bandwidth, receiving, by the terminal, data and a UE specific signaling on frequency resources that include a frequency band available for a common signaling transmission and are within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal; and if there is an overlapped part between a frequency band for a UE data reception and a frequency band for a common signaling reception, receiving, by the terminal, the data and the UE specific signaling in the overlapped part; otherwise, performing, by the terminal, the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through time-division multiplexing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the common signaling based on the determined reception mode comprises: if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is larger than or equal to a system bandwidth, receiving, by the terminal, data and a user equipment (UE) specific signaling on all or part of frequency resources of the system bandwidth; and receiving, by the terminal, the common signaling; and if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is smaller than the system bandwidth, receiving, by the terminal, the data, the UE specific signaling and the common signaling in frequency resources within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, and receiving, by the terminal the common signaling in a frequency band for a UE data reception. ### Claim 11 A terminal for receiving a common signaling, the terminal comprising: a processor configured to determine a reception mode of a common signaling based on a maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal; and at least one transceiver configured to receive the common signaling based on the determined reception mode. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to, if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is larger than or equal to a system bandwidth, receive data, a user equipment (UE) specific signaling and the common signaling on all or part of frequency resources of the system bandwidth. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to, if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is smaller than a system bandwidth, receive data, a user equipment (UE) specific signaling and the common signaling on frequency resources that include a frequency band available for a common signaling transmission and are within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to, if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is smaller than a system bandwidth, receive data and a user equipment (UE) specific signaling on frequency resources that do not include an entire frequency band available for a common signaling transmission and are within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, and perform the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through a time-division multiplexing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The terminal of claim 14, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to: receive the common signaling in the frequency band for the common signaling transmission in a first category of subframes based on configuration through a higher-layer signaling, and receive the data and the UE specific signaling in the frequency band for a data transmission in a second category of subframes based on the configuration through the higher-layer signaling. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The terminal of claim 14, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to: receive the common signaling in the frequency band for the common signaling transmission in a candidate subframe for the common signaling reception, and receive the data and the UE specific signaling in the frequency band for a data transmission in a subframe different from the candidate subframe for the common signaling reception. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The terminal of claim 14, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to receive a common signaling reception indication in the frequency band for a data transmission, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether to receive the common signaling in a candidate subframe for the common signaling reception in the frequency band for the common signaling transmission based on the common signaling reception indication, and wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to receive the data and the UE specific signaling in the frequency band for the data transmission in a subframe different from the candidate subframe for the common signaling reception. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to, if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is smaller than a system bandwidth, receive data and a user equipment (UE) specific signaling on frequency resources that do not include a frequency band available for a common signaling transmission and are within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, and perform the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through a time-division multiplexing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to: if the maximum bandwidth supported by the UE is smaller than a system bandwidth, receive data and a user equipment (UE) specific signaling on frequency resources that include a frequency band available for a common signaling transmission and are within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, if there is an overlapped part between a frequency band for a UE data reception and a frequency band for a common signaling reception, receive the data and the UE specific signaling in the overlapped part; otherwise, perform the reception of the common signaling and the reception of the data and the UE specific signaling through time-division multiplexing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to: if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is larger than or equal to a system bandwidth, receive data and a user equipment (UE) specific signaling on all or part of frequency resources of the system bandwidth, and receive the common signaling, and if the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal is smaller than the system bandwidth, receive the data, the UE specific signaling and the common signaling in frequency resources within a bandwidth smaller than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, and receive the common signaling in a frequency band for a UE data reception.