US 12,471,113 B2
Apparatus and methods of span level TDM PDCCH transmission
Yi Zhang, Chao Yang District (CN); Chenxi Zhu, Haidian District (CN); Bingchao Liu, Changping District (CN); Wei Ling, Changping (CN); and Lingling Xiao, Haidian District (CN)
Assigned to Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing (CN)
Appl. No. 18/000,391
Filed by Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd., Beijing (CN)
PCT Filed Jun. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/097049
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/253383, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0217460 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 72/232 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/232 (2023.01) [H04B 7/06952 (2023.05); H04L 5/0053 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a receiver;
a transmitter; and
a processor coupled to the receiver and the transmitter configured to cause the apparatus to:
receive a capability report from a device, wherein the capability report comprises one or both of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability and beam switching capability of the device;
generate PDCCH transmission parameters, based on the capability report, for transmitting a Downlink Control Information (DCI) with a plurality of PDCCH transmissions with span level repetitions, and configure, based on the PDCCH transmission parameters, a plurality of resources for transmitting the DCI and a search space set for DCI detection in a PDCCH monitoring occasion set; and
transmit the DCI in a plurality of DCI versions with the plurality of PDCCH transmissions using the plurality of resources.