CPC H04W 72/23 (2023.01) [H04L 1/0045 (2013.01); H04L 1/0061 (2013.01); H04L 5/001 (2013.01); H04L 5/0053 (2013.01); H04W 4/00 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A communication method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
attempting, at the UE, to decode a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a Common Search Space (CSS), wherein the first PDCCH is scrambled by a first Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI), the first PDCCH has a first payload size, and the first PDCCH starts at a first Control Channel Element (CCE) index;
attempting, at the UE, to decode a second PDCCH in a User equipment-specific Search Space (USS), wherein the second PDCCH is scrambled by a second RNTI, the second PDCCH has a second payload size, and the second PDCCH starts at a second CCE index;
determining, at the UE, that (i) the first RNTI is same as the second RNTI; (ii) the first payload size is same as the second payload size; and (iii) the first CCE index is same as the second CCE index; and
receiving, at the UE, data at least based on the first PDCCH.
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