Dynamic configuration and adaptation of physical downlink control channel candidates

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• transmitting, by a base station to a user equipment (UE), an indication for the UE to monitor an initial set of physical downlink control channel candidates in a first slot;
• determining, by the base station, an adjusted set of physical downlink control channel candidates for the UE to monitor in a second slot;
• and
• transmitting, by the base station, a physical downlink control channel candidate in the initial set that comprises an indication of the adjusted set of physical downlink control channel candidates.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving, by a user equipment (UE), an initial set of physical downlink control channel candidates;
• determining, by the UE, whether one or more physical downlink control channel candidates in the initial set are successfully decoded;
• determining, by the UE, an adjusted set of physical downlink control channel candidates to monitor based at least in part on whether one or more physical downlink control channel candidates in the initial set are successfully decoded;
• and
• monitoring, by the UE, the adjusted set of physical downlink control channel candidates.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• monitor, by a user equipment (UE), an initial set of physical downlink control channel candidates in a first slot;
• receive, by the UE, an indication of an adjusted set of physical downlink control channel candidates to monitor in a second slot based at least in part on decoding a physical downlink control channel candidate in the initial set;
• and
• monitor, by the UE in the second slot, the adjusted set of physical downlink control channel candidates.