Patent ID: 8929302
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system, performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: determining a search region which is a restricted region to monitor a plurality of downlink control channels in a subframe, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels include a UE-specific search region containing UE-specific control information and a common search region containing control information common to a plurality of UEs, wherein the plurality of downlink control channels are configured 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 decoding at least one of the plurality of downlink control channels in the search region of the subframe by using at least the first level, the second level or the third level, wherein a size of the search region is determined based on at least one level, which is used by the UE, and wherein a start point of the search region in the subframe is determined based on UE-specific information which is used to identify the UE and the at least one level which is used by the UE.