Determination of physical downlink control channel receive time based on physical downlink shared channel reference symbol

A method of operating a base station, comprising:

• scheduling, during at least one slot, transmission of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), the PDCCH including a first part of a Downlink Control Information (DCI), the PDSCH including a second part of the DCI;
• determining at least one timing value associated with an effective receive time for the PDCCH based upon a reference symbol of the PDSCH;
• and
• transmitting the PDCCH and the PDSCH during the at least one slot.

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• receive, during at least one slot, transmission from a base station of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), the PDCCH including a first part of a Downlink Control Information (DCI), the PDSCH including a second part of the DCI;
• and
• determine at least one timing value associated with an effective receive time for the PDCCH based upon a reference symbol of the PDSCH.

A base station, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• schedule, during at least one slot, transmission of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), the PDCCH including a first part of a Downlink Control Information (DCI), the PDSCH including a second part of the DCI;
• determine at least one timing value associated with an effective receive time for the PDCCH based upon a reference symbol of the PDSCH;
• and
• transmit the PDCCH and the PDSCH during the at least one slot.