Patent ID: 9538407
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for monitoring a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a user equipment (UE) and comprising: receiving a plurality of downlink control channels in a subframe, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels include a UE-specific search space, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels are defined based on a plurality of levels including a first level, a second level, and a third level, wherein a value of the third level is two times greater than a value of the second level, and wherein a value of the second level is two times greater than a value of the first level; and monitoring at least one of the plurality of downlink control channels, wherein a monitored space of the at least one of the plurality of downlink control channels is determined by using UE-specific information which is used to identify the UE and at least one of the plurality of levels.