# US 2020/0404601 A1 · Method and apparatus for ss/pbch block repetition > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0404601 A1 - Document ID: US20200404601A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/946,110 - Filed: 2020-06-05 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-19 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Qiongjie Lin; Hongbo Si; Aris Papasakellariou - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200404601A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 1/0061: {Error detection codes} - H04L 1/0072: {Error control for data other than payload data, e.g. control data} - H04L 5/0023: {Time-frequency-space} - 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 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04L 27/2666: {Acquisition of further OFDM parameters, e.g. bandwidth, subcarrier spacing, or guard interval length} - H04L 27/2673: {characterised by synchronisation parameters} - H04W 56/001: {Synchronization between nodes} - H04W 72/00: Local resource management - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/30: Resource management for broadcast services - H04W 72/53: based on regulatory allocation policies - H04W 76/11: Allocation or use of connection identifiers - 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 A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) are provided. The method and apparatus comprise: identifying spatial parameters for a synchronization signals/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block and a downlink (DL) signal, wherein the spatial parameters are commonly used for receiving the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal; receiving the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal, wherein the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal are time division multiplexed in a same slot; and determining information from the DL signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A user equipment (UE) comprising: a processor configured to identify spatial parameters for a synchronization signals/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block and a downlink (DL) signal, wherein the spatial parameters are for receiving the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal; and a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to receive the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal, wherein the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal are time division multiplexed in a same slot, wherein the processor is further configured to determine information from the DL signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein: the processor is further configured to identify the information including configuration information for a control resource set (CORESET); the transceiver is further configured to receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the CORESET; and the PDCCH includes a downlink control information (DCI) format with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a system information radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein: the processor is further configured to identify the information including configuration information for a search space set; the transceiver is further configured to receive a PDCCH in the search space set according to a common search space; and the PDCCH includes a DCI format with a CRC scrambled by a system information radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the information includes at least one of: an identity of a cell; time information of the DL signal, the time information being a slot index or a symbol index; or a configuration of parameters for receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) including system information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein: the DL signal is a sequence; and the processor is further configured to determine the information based on a property of the sequence. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein: the processor is further configured to determine an indication for receiving a PDCCH based on one of: the information carried in the DL signal, or an absence or a presence of the DL signal; and the transceiver is further configured to receive, based on the indication, the PDCCH including a DCI format with a CRC scrambled by a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI), the PDCCH being received with the spatial parameters. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein: a PBCH of the SS/PBCH block includes a master information block (MIB) for a first type of UEs or a second type of UEs; and the DL signal is a second PBCH that provides another MIB for the second type of UEs. ### Claim 8 A base station (BS) comprising: a processor configured to identify spatial parameters for a synchronization signals/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block and a downlink (DL) signal, wherein the spatial parameters are for transmitting the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal; and a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to transmit the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal, wherein the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal are time division multiplexed in a same slot, the DL signal comprising information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The BS of claim 8, wherein: the processor is further configured to include in the information configuration information for a control resource set (CORESET); the transceiver is further configured to transmit a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the CORESET; and the PDCCH includes a downlink control information (DCI) format with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a system information radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI). ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The BS of claim 8, wherein: the processor is further configured to include in the information configuration information for a search space set; the transceiver is further configured to transmit a PDCCH in the search space set according to a common search space; and the PDCCH includes a DCI format with a CRC scrambled by a system information radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI). ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The BS of claim 8, wherein the information includes at least one of: an identity of a cell; time information of the DL signal, the time information being a slot index or a symbol index; or a configuration of parameters for receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) including system information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The BS of claim 8, wherein: the DL signal is a sequence; and the processor is further configured to include the information based on a property of the sequence. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The BS of claim 8, wherein: the processor is further configured to indicate transmission of a PDCCH based on one of: the information carried in the DL signal, or an absence or a presence of the DL signal; and the transceiver is further configured to transmit, based on the indication, the PDCCH including a DCI format with a CRC scrambled by a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI), the PDCCH being received with the spatial parameters. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The BS of claim 8, wherein: a PBCH of the SS/PBCH block includes a master information block (MIB) for a first type of UEs or a second type of UEs; and the DL signal is a second PBCH that provides another MIB for the second type of UEs. ### Claim 15 A method of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: identifying spatial parameters for a synchronization signals/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block and a downlink (DL) signal, wherein the spatial parameters are for receiving the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal; receiving the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal, wherein the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal are time division multiplexed in a same slot; and determining information from the DL signal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: identifying the information including configuration information for a control resource set (CORESET); and receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the CORESET, wherein the PDCCH includes a downlink control information (DCI) format with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a system information radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI). ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: identifying the information including configuration information for a search space set; and receiving a PDCCH in the search space set according to a common search space, wherein the PDCCH includes a DCI format with a CRC scrambled by a system information radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI). ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the information includes at least one of: an identity of a cell; time information of the DL signal, the time information being a slot index or a symbol index; or a configuration of parameters for receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) including system information. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein: the DL signal is a sequence; a PBCH of the SS/PBCH block includes a master information block (MIB) for a first type of UEs or a second type of UEs; and the DL signal is a second PBCH that provides another MIB for the second type of UEs. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: determining an indication for receiving a PDCCH based on one of: the information carried in the DL signal, or an absence or a presence of the DL signal; receiving, based on the indication, the PDCCH including a DCI format with a CRC scrambled by a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI), the PDCCH being received with the spatial parameters; and determining the information based on a property of a sequence of the DL signal.