Patent Publication Number: US-11388772-B2

Title: User equipment and communication method for detection of a control channel in a discontinuous reception cycle

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is based on PCT filing PCT/CN2019/085078, filed Apr. 30, 2019, and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201810431313.0, filed May 8, 2018 with the Chinese Patent Office, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     FIELD 
     Embodiments of the present application generally relate to the field of wireless communications, in particular to a user equipment, an electronic device, a wireless communication method and a computer readable storage medium. In more particular, the present disclosure relates to an electronic device as a network side device in a wireless communication system, a user equipment in a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method performed by a network side device in a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Discontinuous Reception (DRX) is a mechanism for reducing power loss of a user equipment. According to the DRX mechanism, the user equipment may detect physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) from the network side device in detection time of a DRX cycle. In a case that no PDCCH from the network side device is detected, the user equipment enters sleep time of the DRX cycle, and thus waits for a next DRX cycle. In a case that the PDCCH from the network side device is detected, the user equipment receives and demodulates the PDCCH, and thus performs uplink/downlink data transmission with the network side device according to the demodulated PDCCH. The user equipment detects PDCCH periodically according to the DRX mechanism, and the user equipment may enter the sleep state in a case that no PDCCH is detected, thereby greatly reducing power consumption of the user equipment and saving electrical quantity of the user equipment. 
     In a case that the user equipment and the network side device operate on an unauthorized frequency band, and if the network side device needs to send PDCCH to the user equipment and a bandwidth part (BWP) in an active state of the user equipment is occupied by other device, the network side device cannot send PDCCH and the user equipment cannot detect PDCCH. In this case, the user equipment does not receive PDCCH which should be originally sent to the user equipment, resulting in influencing on subsequent data transmission. 
     Therefore, it is required to propose a technical solution to improve the DRX mechanism of the user equipment operating on the unauthorized frequency band. 
     SUMMARY 
     A general summary of the present disclosure is provided here, rather than full disclosing of the whole scope or all features of the present disclosure. 
     An object of the present disclosure is to provide a user equipment, an electronic device, a wireless communication method and a computer readable storage medium, so as to improve a DRX mechanism of a user equipment operating in an unauthorized frequency band. 
     According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a user equipment is provided. The user equipment includes processing circuitry configured to: detect a Physical Downlink Control Channel PDCCH on a first bandwidth part (first BWP) of an unauthorized frequency band in detection time of Discontinuous Reception DRX cycle; and when no PDCCH is detected on the first bandwidth part, detect a PDCCH on a second bandwidth part (second BWP) of the unauthorized frequency band. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device as a network side device is provided. The electronic device includes processing circuitry configured to: in a case where a first bandwidth part of an unauthorized frequency band is occupied and a second bandwidth part of the unauthorized frequency band is idle, send a Physical Downlink Control Channel PDCCH to a user equipment using the second bandwidth part. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a wireless communication method executed by a user equipment is provided. The method includes: detecting a Physical Downlink Control Channel PDCCH on a first bandwidth part of an unauthorized frequency band in detection time of a Discontinuous Reception DRX cycle; and when no PDCCH is detected on the first bandwidth part, detecting a PDCCH on a second bandwidth part of the unauthorized frequency band. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a wireless communication method executed by a network side device is provided. The method includes: in a case where a first bandwidth part of an unauthorized frequency band is occupied and a second bandwidth part of the unauthorized frequency band is idle, sending a Physical Downlink Control Channel PDCCH to a user equipment using the second bandwidth part. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium including executable computer instructions is provided. The executable computer instructions, when being executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the wireless communication method according to the present disclosure. 
     With the user equipment, the electronic device, the wireless communication method and the computer readable storage medium according to the present disclosure, in a case that the network side device detects that one BWP of the user equipment is occupied, PDCCH can be sent on other BWP. If the user equipment detects no PDCCH on a certain BWP, the user equipment can detect PDCCH on other BWP, thereby avoiding a case that the PDCCH from the network side device is not received, and thus improving the DRX mechanism of the user equipment operating on the unauthorized frequency band. 
     According to the description provided here, further adaptive region becomes apparent. The description and specific examples in the summary are only schematic, rather than limiting the scope of the present disclosure 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Drawings described herein show only schematic embodiments rather than all possible embodiments, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram showing configuration of a DRX cycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram showing a structure of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7( a )  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7( b )  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  is a block diagram showing a structure of an electronic device as a network side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9  is a signaling flowchart of sending PDCCH on a BWP in an active state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  is a signaling flowchart of sending PDCCH on a default BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11  is a signaling flowchart of sending no PDCCH temporarily according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 12  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 13  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a network side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 14( a )  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 14( b )  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 15  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a network side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16( a )  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16( b )  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 17  is a block diagram of a first example of a schematic configuration of an evolved Node B (eNB); 
         FIG. 18  is a block diagram of a second example of the schematic configuration of eNB; 
         FIG. 19  is a block diagram of an example of a schematic configuration of a smart phone; and 
         FIG. 20  is a block diagram of an example of a schematic configuration of a vehicle navigation device. 
     
    
    
     Although the present disclosure is easily subjected to various modifications and replacements, specific embodiments as examples are shown in the drawings and described in detail here. However, it should be understood that, the description of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the present disclosure. In contrast, the present disclosure is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents and replacements falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. It should be noted that, corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding components throughout several drawings. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Examples of the present disclosure are fully disclosed with reference to the drawings. The description below is only schematic in essence, and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application or usage. 
     Schematic embodiments are provided, so that the present disclosure will become thorough and fully convey the scope thereof to those skilled in the art. Many specific details such as examples of specific components, devices and methods are clarified here, to provide detailed understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It is apparent for those skilled in the art that, the schematic embodiments may be implemented by many different ways without using specific details, which should not be understood as limiting the scope of the present disclosure. In some schematic examples, well-known processes, structures and technologies are not described in detail. 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of configurations of a DRX cycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 1 , a DRX cycle is configured for a user equipment. Each DRX cycle includes detection time and sleep time. During the detection time, the user equipment detects whether there is PDCCH from a network side device. If no PDCCH from the network side device is detected, the user equipment enters sleep time of the DRX cycle, and detects PDCCH in detection time of a next DRX cycle. In new radio (NR) communication system, the user equipment may be provided with multiple BWPs (for example, four BWPs) for receiving downlink information. Among the multiple BWPs, one BWP is in an active state, and other BWPs are in an inactive state. Generally, the user equipment detects PDCCH on only the BWP in the active state. In  FIG. 1 , a shadow region represents that a bandwidth part currently used by the user equipment is occupied by other device, thus a network side device cannot send the PDCCH and the user equipment cannot detect the PDCCH. 
     For such scenario, a user equipment, an electronic device, a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device in a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium are provided according to the present disclosure, so as to improve a DRX mechanism of a user equipment operating on an unauthorized frequency band. 
     The wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may be a 5G NR communication system, and the user equipment and the network side device may operate on the unauthorized frequency band. That is, multiple BWPs pre-configured for the user equipment each may be BWP of the unauthorized frequency band. 
     The network side device according to the present disclosure may be any type of transmit and receive port (TRP). The TRP may have transmission and receiving functions. For example, the TRP may receive information from a user equipment and a base station device, and may send information to the user equipment and the base station device. In an example, the TRP may provide service for the user equipment, and is controlled by the base station device. That is, the base station device provides services for the user equipment via the TRP. In addition, the network side device described in the present disclosure may be a base station device such as an eNB, or may be a gNB (a base station in the fifth generation of communication system). 
     The user equipment according to the present disclosure may be a mobile terminal (such as a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a portable/dongle mobile router and a digital camera) or an in-vehicle terminal (such as a vehicle navigation device). The user equipment may be implemented as a terminal performing machine to machine (M2M) communication (also referred to as machine type communication (MTC) terminal). In addition, the user equipment may be a wireless communication module (such as an integrated circuit module including a single wafer) installed in each of the terminals. 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an example of configurations of a user equipment  200  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the user equipment  200  may include a communication unit  210  and a determining unit  220 . 
     Herein, units of the user equipment  200  may be included in processing circuitry. It should be noted that, the user equipment  200  may include one or more processing circuitry. Further, the processing circuitry may include various discrete functional units to perform various different functions and/or operations. It should be noted that, the functional units may be physical entities or logical entities, and units with different names may be implemented by the same physical entity. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication unit  210  may send and receive various types of information. For example, the communication unit  210  may receive PDCCH and downlink data information from the network side device, and may send uplink data information to the network side device. The network side device herein may be a network side device providing service for the user equipment  200 . Further, the determining unit  220  may determine time frequency resource for receiving the PDCCH, for example, determine to receive PDCCH on one or more BWPs among the multiple BWPs pre-configured for the user equipment  200 . 
     Herein, the user equipment  200  may operate on the unauthorized frequency band and is configured to use the DRX mechanism. The DRX cycle configured for the user equipment  200  may include detection time and sleep time. PDCCH is detected in the detection time, and PDCCH is not detected in the sleep time. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining unit  220  may determine that the resource for detecting PDCCH is a first BWP of the unauthorized frequency band, and thus the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the first BWP in the detection time of the DRX cycle via the communication unit  210 . 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  does not detect PDCCH on the first BWP, the determining unit  220  may determine that the resource for detecting PDCCH is a second BWP of the unauthorized frequency band, and thus the user equipment  200  may detect PDCCH on the second BWP in detection time of the DRX cycle via the communication unit  210 . 
     It follows that, the user equipment  200  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure first detects PDCCH on the first BWP, and may detect PDCCH on the second BWP in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the first BWP; thereby improving the DRX mechanism of the unauthorized frequency band. 
       FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1  according to the DRX cycle. In a case that the user equipment  200  does not detect PDCCH on BWP 1  in detection time of the DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 2  in detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first BWP and the second BWP each may be BWPs for receiving downlink information which are pre-configured for the user equipment  200 . Herein, the user equipment  200  may be provided with multiple BWPs for receiving downlink information. Among the multiple BWPs, one BWP is in an active state, and other BWPs are in an inactive state. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first BWP is in the active state, and the second BWP is the inactive state. 
     That is, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  may detect PDCCH on the BWP in the active state. In a case that no PDCCH is detected on the BWP in the active state, the user equipment  200  may detect PDCCH on one of the BWPs in the inactive state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the user equipment  200  may include a BWP management unit  250  configured to manage and store multiple BWPs for receiving downlink information configured for the user equipment  200 . For example, the BWP management unit  250  may store information about an active state of each BWP and so on. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  may receive information about multiple pre-configured BWPs from the network side device via the communication unit  210 . For example, the user equipment  200  may receive information about the multiple BWPs from the network side device via high layer signaling, including but not limited to radio resource control (RRC) signaling. Further, the user equipment  200  may store the received information about the multiple BWPs in the BWP management unit  250 . 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  may receive information about the BWP in the active state from the network side device via the communication unit  210 . The information about the BWP in the active state may include identification information about the BWP in the active state. For example, the user equipment  200  may receive the information about the BWP in the active state from the network side device via high layer signaling, including but not limited to RRC signaling (for example, via a field of firstActiveDownlinkBwp-Id in the RRC signaling). Further, the user equipment  200  may store the received information about the BWP in the active state in the BWP management unit  250 . In addition, in a case that the BWP in the active state pre-configured for the user equipment  200  changes, the user equipment  200  may receive information about an updated BWP in the active state from the network side device. The information about the updated BWP in the active state may include identification information of the updated BWP in the active state. The user equipment  200  may receive the information about the updated BWP in the active state from the network side device via high layer signaling including but not limited to RRC signaling, and low layer signaling including but not limited downlink control information (DCI). Further, the user equipment  200  may update a storage record in the BWP storage unit  250  according to the information about the updated BWP in the active state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second BWP may be a default BWP configured for the user equipment  200 . That is, the second BWP may be default BWP among the BWPs in the inactive state configured for the user equipment  200 . A priority of the default BWP is lower than the BWP in the active state and higher than the other BWPs in the inactive state. That is, the network side device may send downlink information on the default BWP with a great probability. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  may receive information about the default BWP from the network side device via the communication unit  210 . The information about the default BWP may include identification information about the default BWP. For example, the user equipment  200  may receive information about the default BWP from the network side device via high layer signaling including but not limited to RRC signaling (for example, via a field of defaultDownlikBwp-Id in the RRC signaling). Further, the user equipment  200  may further store the received information about the default BWP in the BWP management unit  250 . In addition, in a case that the default BWP pre-configured for the user equipment  200  changes, the user equipment  200  may receive information about the updated default BWP from the network side device. The information about the updated default BWP may include identification information about the updated default BWP. The user equipment  200  may receive the information about the updated default BWP from the network side device via high layer signaling including but not limited to RRC signaling, and low layer signaling including but not limited to DCI. Further, the user equipment  200  may update a storage record in the BWP storage unit  250  according to the information about the updated default BWP. 
     It follows that, multiple BWPs for receiving downlink information may be configured for the user equipment  200 , including a BWP in an active state and a default BWP. For example, four BWPs for receiving downlink information are configured for the user equipment  200 , BWP 1  is in the active state, and BWP 2  is the default BWP. The user equipment  200  may receive the information about the BWP as shown in table 1 from the network side device, and store the information in the BWP management unit  250 . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Identification 
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                 information 
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                 BWP1 
                 position 1 
                 active 
               
               
                   
                 BWP2 
                 position 2 
                 inactive, default 
               
               
                   
                 BWP3 
                 position 3 
                 inactive 
               
               
                   
                 BWP4 
                 position 4 
                 inactive 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As described above, the user equipment  200  may be configured to detect PDCCH by switching BWP once no PDCCH is detected, thereby reducing a probability that no PDCCH is received to a maximum degree. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the user equipment  200  may further include a counting unit  240  configured to set a counter. The counter represents the number of times of the user equipment to continuously detect no PDCCH on the BWP in the active state, that is, the number of DRX cycles to continuously detect no PDCCH on a BWP in the active state. In addition, an initial value of the counter is zero, and the counter is reset each time PDCCH is detected by the user equipment on the BWP in the active state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that a first BWP is a BWP in an active state of the user equipment, the counter set by the counting unit  240  represents the number of times of the user equipment  200  to continuously detect no PDCCH on the first BWP. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  may be configured to detect PDCCH on the second BWP only in a case that a value of the counter is greater than a predetermined threshold. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the first BWP, the user equipment  200  may demodulate the detected PDCCH and perform uplink/downlink information transmission according to the demodulated PDCCH. In addition, in this case, the counting unit  240  may reset the counter. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the first BWP, the user equipment  200  may send feedback information to the network side device via the communication unit  210 . The feedback information represents the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the first BWP. Herein, the feedback information includes but not limited to uplink control information (UCI). The UCI may represent the feedback information about the PDCCH detected on the first BWP or about subsequent downlink data. That is, the feedback information may implicitly indicate that the PDCCH sent by the network side device has been detected by the user equipment  200 . 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that PDCCH is not detected by the user equipment  200  on the first BWP and the value of the counter is not greater than the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  may enter sleep time of the DRX cycle. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the first BWP and the value of the counter is greater than the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  may be configured to detect PDCCH on the second BWP. Further, in this case, the counting unit  240  may add 1 to the value of the counter. 
       FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram of a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 4 , in detection time of a first DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the counting unit  240  adds 1 to the value of the counter, and determines whether the value of the counter after adding 1 exceeds a predetermined threshold. In a case that the value of the counter does not exceed the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  enters the sleep time of the first DRX cycle. Subsequently, in detection time of a second DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the counting unit  240  adds 1 to the value of the counter and determines whether the value of the counter after adding 1 exceeds a predetermined threshold. If the value of the counter does not exceed the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  enters sleep time of the second DRX cycle. Subsequently, in detection time of the third DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the counting unit  240  adds 1 to a value of the counter and determines whether the value of the counter after adding 1 exceeds the predetermined threshold. If the value of the counter exceeds the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 2 . 
     It follows that, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  is unnecessary to switch BWP each time no PDCCH is detected, and the counter is set. PDCCH is detected on the second BWP only in a case that the number of times to continuously detect no PDCCH on the first BWP, that is, the number of the DRX cycles, exceeds the predetermined threshold, thereby avoiding frequent switching between different BWPs by the user equipment  200 , and thus reducing signaling overhead. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the user equipment  200  may further include a channel detection unit  230  configured to execute a channel detection process. The channel detection process here includes but not limited to a listen before talk (LBT) process. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the channel detection unit  230  may execute the channel detection process on the first BWP, thereby determining whether the first BWP is occupied. For example, the channel detection unit  230  may perform an LBT process of type 2 on the first BWP. The LBT process may include a channel detection process of 25 μs. The channel detection unit  230  may determine a channel state of the first BWP through the channel detection process. The channel state includes an occupied state and an idle state. The occupied state indicates that the first BWP is occupied by other device and cannot be used to send and receive information; and the idle state indicates that the first BWP is not occupied by other device and can be used to send and receive information. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the first BWP and the channel detection unit  230  detects that the first BWP is occupied, the user equipment  200  may detect PDCCH on the second BWP via the communication unit  210 . That is, the user equipment  200  is unnecessary to detect PDCCH on the second BWP each time no PDCCH is detected on the first BWP, and the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP only in a case that the first BWP is determined to be occupied. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the channel detection unit  230  may execute the channel detection process after the detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     That is, in detection time of the DRX cycle, the communication unit  210  receives no PDCCH on the first BWP, the channel detection unit  230  executes the channel detection process after the detection time to determine a channel state of the first BWP. In a case that the channel state of the first BWP indicates that the first BWP is occupied, PDCCH is detected on the second BWP. 
     Further, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the first BWP and a channel detection result of the channel detection unit  230  indicates that the first BWP is not occupied, the user equipment  200  may enter the sleep time of the DRX cycle. 
       FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. A black region in  FIG. 5  indicates a time period during which the LBT process is executed. As shown in  FIG. 5 , in detection time of a first DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the user equipment  200  executes the LBT process. If a result of the LBT process indicates that BWP 1  is not occupied, the user equipment  200  enters the sleep time of the first DRX cycle. Subsequently, in detection time of the second DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the user equipment  200  executes the LBT process. If a result of the LBT process indicates that BWP 1  is not occupied, the user equipment  200  enters the sleep time of the second DRX cycle. Subsequently, in detection time of the third DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the user equipment  200  executes the LBT process. If a result of the LBT process indicates that BWP 1  is occupied, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 2 . It should be noted that,  FIG. 5  shows an example in which the channel detection process is the LBT process, the channel detection process may be other process in which the channel state can be detected certainly. 
     It follows that, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  is unnecessary to switch BWP each time no PDCCH is detected, and may perform the channel detection process. PDCCH is detected on the second BWP only in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the first BWP and the first BWP is occupied, thereby avoiding frequent switching between different BWPs by the user equipment  200  and thus reducing signaling overhead. 
     As described above, one of the counting unit  240  and the channel detection unit  230  may be set to avoid frequency switching between different BWPs by the user equipment. Further, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  may include both the counting unit  240  and the channel detection unit  230 , thereby avoiding frequent switching between different BWPs by the user equipment to a maximum degree. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the channel detection unit  230  may be configured to perform the channel detection process only in a case that a value of the counter is greater than the predetermined threshold. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the first BWP and a value of the counter is not greater than the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  may enter the sleep time of the DRX cycle. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the first BWP and the value of the counter is greater than predetermined threshold and the first BWP is idle, the user equipment  200  may enter the sleep time of the DRX cycle. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the first BWP and the value of the counter is greater than the predetermined threshold and the first BWP is occupied, the user equipment  200  may be configured to detect PDCCH on the second BWP. Further, in this case, the counting unit  240  may add 1 to the value of the counter. 
       FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. A black region in  FIG. 6  indicates a time period during which the LBT process is executed. As shown in  FIG. 6 , in detection time of the first DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the counting unit  240  adds 1 to a value of the counter, and determines whether a value of the counter after adding 1 exceeds a predetermined threshold. If the value of the counter does not exceed the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  enters the sleep time of the first DRX cycle. Subsequently, in detection time of the second DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the counting unit  240  adds 1 to the value of the counter and determines whether the value of the counter after adding 1 exceeds the predetermined threshold. If the value of the counter does not exceed the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  enters sleep time of the second DRX cycle. Subsequently, in detection time of the third DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH, the counting unit  240  adds 1 to the value of the counter, and determines whether the value of the counter after adding 1 exceeds the predetermined threshold. If the value of the counter exceeds the predetermined threshold, the user equipment  200  executes the LBT process. If a result of the LBT process indicates that BWP 1  is occupied, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 2 . It should be noted that,  FIG. 6  shows an example in which the channel detection process is the LBT process, the channel detection process may be other process in which the channel state can be detected certainly. 
     As described above, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  may be configured to detect PDCCH on the second BWP in any of the following cases: no PDCCH is detected on the first BWP; no PDCCH is detected on the first BWP and the value of the counter is greater than the predetermined threshold; no PDCCH is detected on the first BWP and the first BWP is occupied; and no PDCCH is detected on the first BWP, the value of the counter is greater than the predetermined threshold, and the first BWP is occupied. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the process of detecting PDCCH on the second BWP by the user equipment  200  includes the following two cases. In one case, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP; and in the other case, the user equipment  200  does not detect PDCCH on the second BWP. Description is made for the two cases hereinafter. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP, the user equipment  200  may demodulate the detected PDCCH, and perform uplink/downlink information transmission according to the demodulated PDCCH. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP, the user equipment  200  may send feedback information to a network side device via the communication unit  210 . The feedback information may indicate the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP. Herein, the feedback information includes but not limited to UCI. The UCI may be the feedback information about PDCCH detected on the second BWP or about subsequent downlink data. That is, the feedback information may implicitly indicate that the user equipment  200  has detected the PDCCH sent by the network side device. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP, the BWP management unit  250  may set the second BWP to be in an active state, and set the first BWP to be in an inactive state. That is, the BWP management unit  250  may update a record of states of BWPs stored therein. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP, the user equipment  200  may receive, from the network side device, information that the second BWP is set to be in the active state and the first BWP is set to be in the inactive state. The user equipment  200  may receive such information from the network side device via high layer signaling or low layer signaling, and updates a record of states of BWPs stored in the user equipment according to the information. For example, the user equipment  200  may receive such information from the network device via RRC signaling, or receive such information through DCI carried by PDCCH detected on the second BWP. In addition, the information received by the user equipment  200  from the network side device may include: for example, identification information of a new BWP in the active state, or information of 1 bit indicating to switch the default BWP to the BWP in the active state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP, the user equipment  200  may receive information about the updated default BWP from the network side device, and update the information about the default BWP stored in the BWP management unit  250  according to the received information. For example, the user equipment  200  may receive such information form the network side device via the RRC signaling, or may receive such information via DCI carried by PDCCH detected on the second BWP. In addition, the information received by the user equipment  200  from the network side device may include identification information about a new default BWP. 
     Further, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the new default BWP may be any BWP other than the second BWP, and certainly may be the first BWP. That is, the new default BWP received by the user equipment  200  may be the BWP originally in the active state, or may be the other BWP originally in the inactive state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the second BWP, the user equipment  200  may detect PDCCH on the second BWP in detection time of a next DRX cycle. This is because the second BWP changes into the BWP in the active state and the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state first by default. 
       FIG. 7( a )  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 7( a ) , if the user equipment does not detect PDCCH on BWP 1 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 2 . If the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH in a first DRX cycle of BWP 2 , the user equipment  200  still detects PDCCH on BWP 2  in a second DRX cycle of BWP 2 . Herein,  FIG. 7( a )  shows the case that the user equipment detects PDCCH on the second BWP in response to detecting no PDCCH on the first BWP. Practically, the user equipment may be triggered to detect PDCCH on the second BWP in response to any of other conditions described above. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  does not detect PDCCH on the second BWP, the BWP in the active state may be still the first BWP, and the default BWP may be still the second BWP. In this case, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state first by default, so the user equipment may be configured to detect PDCCH on the first BWP in detection time of a next DRX cycle of the DRX cycle. 
       FIG. 7( b )  is a schematic diagram showing a process of detecting PDCCH by switching BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 7( b ) , if the user equipment does not detect PDCCH on BWP 1 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP 2 . If the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH in a first DRX cycle of BWP 2 , the user equipment  200  still detects PDCCH on BWP 1  in a next DRX cycle. Herein,  FIG. 7( b )  shows the case that the user equipment detects PDCCH on the second BWP in response to detecting no PDCCH on the first BWP. Practically, the user equipment may be triggered to detect PDCCH on the second BWP in response to any of other conditions described above. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the user equipment  200  does not detect PDCCH on the second BWP, the user equipment  200  may enter sleep time of the DRX cycle. 
     It follows that, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment  200  may detect PDCCH in the active state. The user equipment  200  may detect PDCCH on the default BWP in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the BWP in the active state, thereby avoiding the case that the user equipment  200  cannot detect the PDCCH. Further, the user equipment  200  may avoid frequent switching between BWPs by setting the counter and/or the channel detection process. In addition, the user equipment  200  determines whether to switch the BWP in the active state according to a result that whether PDCCH is detected on the default BWP. In summary, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the DRX mechanism of the user equipment operating on the unauthorized frequency band can be improved. 
       FIG. 8  is a block diagram of a structure of an electronic device  800  as a network side device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , the electronic device  800  may include a communication unit  810  and a processing unit  820 . 
     Herein, units of the electronic device  800  may be included in a processing circuit. It should be noted that, the electronic device  800  may include one or more processing circuitry. Further, the processing circuitry may include various discrete functional units to perform different functions and/or operations. It should be noted that, the functional units may be physical entities or logical entities, and units with different names may be implemented by the same physical entity. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication unit  810  may send and receive information. For example, the communication unit  810  may send various types of PDCCH and downlink data information to the user equipment, and may receive uplink data information from the user equipment. The user equipment here may be a user equipment in a coverage of the electronic device  800 . 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the processing unit  820  may determine time frequency resource for sending PDCCH, for example, determine to send PDCCH on one or more BWPs among multiple BWPs pre-configured for the user equipment. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the first BWP of the unauthorized frequency band is occupied and the second BWP of the unauthorized frequency band is idle, the processing unit  820  may determine that resource for sending PDCCH is the second BWP, and thus the communication unit  810  of the electronic device  800  may send PDCCH to the user equipment via the second BWP. 
     It follows that, the electronic device  800  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can send PDCCH to the user equipment by using the second BWP in a case that the first BWP is occupied, thereby avoiding a case that the PDCCH cannot be sent since the first BWP is occupied. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in  FIG. 8 , the electronic device  800  may include a BWP configuration unit  840  configured to configure BWP for receiving downlink information for the user equipment. Herein, the BWP configuration unit  840  of the electronic device  800  may pre-configure multiple BWPs for receiving downlink information for the user equipment. Among the multiple BWPs, one BWP is in the active state, and other BWPs are in the inactive state. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, both the first BWP and the second BWP may be BWPs for receiving downlink information pre-configured for the user equipment. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  800  may send information about the preconfigured multiple BWPs to the user equipment via the communication unit  210 . For example, the electronic device  800  may send information about the multiple BWP to the user equipment via high layer signaling, including but not limited to RRC signaling. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first BWP is the active state, and the second BWP is in the inactive state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  800  may send information about the BWP in the active state to the user equipment via the communication unit  810 . The information about the BWP in the active state may include identification information about the BWP in the active state. For example, the electronic device  800  may send the information about the BWP in the active state to the user equipment via high layer signaling, including but not limited to RRC signaling (for example, via a field of firstActiveDownlinkBwp-Id in the RRC signaling). In addition, in a case that the electronic device  800  determines that the BWP in the active state of the user equipment changes, the electronic device  800  may send information about the updated BWP in the active state to the user equipment. The information about the updated BWP in the active state may include identification information about the updated BWP in the active state. The electronic device  800  may send the information about the updated BWP in the active state via high layer signaling including but not limited to RRC signaling, and low layer signaling including but not limited to DCI. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second BWP may be a default BWP configured for the user equipment. That is, the second BWP may be a default BWP among BWPs in the inactive state configured for the user equipment. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  800  may send information about the default BWP to the user equipment via the communication unit  810 . The information about the default BWP may include identification information about the default BWP. For example, the electronic device  800  may send the information about the default BWP to the user equipment via high layer signaling, including but not limited to RRC signaling (For example, via a field of defaultDownlinkBwp-Id in the RRC signaling). In addition, in a case that the electronic device  800  determines that the default BWP pre-configured for the user equipment changes, the electronic device  800  may send information about the updated default BWP to the user equipment. The information about the updated default BWP may include identification information about the updated default BWP. The electronic device  800  may send information about the updated default BWP to the user equipment via high layer signaling including but not limited to RRC signaling and low layer signaling including but not limited to DCI. 
     As described above, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  800  may send PDCCH on the BWP in the active state first. In a case that the BWP in the active state of the user equipment is occupied, the electronic device  800  may send PDCCH on the default BWP. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in  FIG. 8 , the electronic device  800  may include a channel detection unit  830  configured to execute a channel detection process. The channel detection process here includes but not limited to a listen before talk (LBT) process. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  800  may execute the channel detection process on the first BWP and thus determines that the first BWP is occupied, or may execute the channel detection process on the second BPW and thus determines that the second BWP is idle through the channel detection process. For example, the channel detection unit  830  may perform an LBT process of type 2 on the first BWP and the second BWP. The LBT process may include a channel detection process of 25 μs. The channel detection unit  830  may determine channel states of the first BWP and the second BWP by the channel detection process. The channel state includes an occupied state and an idle state. The occupied state indicates that the BWP is occupied by other device and cannot be used to send and receive information, and the idle state indicates that the BWP is not occupied by other device and can be used to send and receive information. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the channel detection unit  830  may execute the channel detection process on the first BWP before sending PDCCH. In a case that the channel detection unit  830  determines that the first BWP is idle, PDCCH is sent by using the first BWP. In a case that the channel detection unit  830  determines that the first BWP is occupied, the channel detection process is executed on the second BWP. Further, in a case that the channel detection unit  830  determines that the second BWP is idle, and PDCCH is sent by using the second BWP. 
       FIG. 9  is a signaling flowchart of sending PDCCH on a BWP in the active state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 9 , in S 901 , a user equipment (UE) sends an RRC configuration request to a base station. Subsequently, in S 902 , the base station sends RRC configurations to the UE. Subsequently, in S 903 , the UE sends an RRC configuration completion message to the base station. Subsequently, in S 904 , the base station executes the channel detection process on BWP 1  to determine that BWP 1  is idle. Subsequently, in S 906 , the base station sends PDCCH on BWP 1 . In addition, in S 905 , the UE detects PDCCH according to the DRX cycle and detects PDCCH on BWP 1 . 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second BWP, the BWP configuration unit  840  may set the second BWP to be in the active state, and set the first BWP to be in the inactive state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second BWP and the electronic device  800  receives feedback information from the user equipment, the BWP configuration unit  840  may set the second BWP to be in the active state, and set the first BWP to be in the inactive state. The feedback information here may indicate the user equipment detects PDCCH on the second BWP. The feedback information includes but not limited to UCI. The UCI may be the feedback information about PDCCH sent by the electronic device  800  or about downlink data sent subsequently. That is, the feedback information may implicitly indicate the user equipment has detected the PDCCH sent by the electronic device  800 . 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the BWP configuration unit  840  may set the second BWP to be in the active state in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second BWP. Further, the electronic device  800  sends PDCCH by using the second BWP and the user equipment does not detect PDCCH (for example, after detection time of a DRX cycle of the user equipment on the second BWP, the electronic device  800  sends PDCCH by using the second BWP). Therefore, the BWP configuration unit  840  may be configured to set the second BWP to be in the active state in a case that the BWP configuration unit  840  sends PDCCH to the user equipment by using the second BWP and receives feedback information from the user equipment. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  800  may send information that the second BWP is set to be in the active state and the first BWP is set to be in the inactive state, to the user equipment. Further, the electronic device  800  may send such information to the user equipment via high layer signaling or low layer signaling. For example, the electronic device  800  may send such information to the user equipment via RRC signaling, or may carry such information by DCI carried by PDCCH sent on the second BWP. In addition, the information sent by the electronic device  800  may include: for example, identification information of a new BWP in the active state, or information of 1 bit indicating to switch the default BWP to the BWP in the active state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second BWP, the electronic device  800  may send information about an updated default BWP to the user equipment. For example, the electronic device  800  may send such information to the user equipment via RRC signaling, or may carry such information by DCI carried by PDCCH sent on the second BWP. In addition, the information sent by the electronic device  800  may include identification information of a new default BWP. 
     Further, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the new default BWP may be any BWP other than the second BWP, and certainly may be the first BWP certainly. That is, the new default BWP may be the BWP originally in the active state, or may be the other BWP originally in the inactive state. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, similar to the embodiment in which the second BWP is set to be in the active state and the first BWP is set to be in the inactive state, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second BWP and the electronic device  800  receives feedback information from the user equipment, the electronic device  800  may send information about the updated default BWP to the user equipment. 
       FIG. 10  is a signaling flowchart of sending PDCCH on a default BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 10 , in S 1001 , a UE sends an RRC configuration request to a base station. Subsequently, in S 1002 , the base station sends RRC configurations to the UE. Subsequently, in S 1003 , the UE sends an RRC configuration completion message to the base station. Subsequently, in S 1004 , the base station executes a channel detection process on BWP 1  to determine that BWP 1  is occupied. Subsequently, in S 1005 , the base station executes the channel detection process on BWP 2  to determine that BWP 2  is idle. Subsequently, in S 1007 , the base station sends PDCCH to BWP 2 . In addition, in S 1006 , the UE detects PDCCH according to a DRX cycle, and detects PDCCH on BWP 2  in a case that no PDCCH is detected on BWP 1  and BWP 1  is determined to be occupied. Subsequently, in S 1008 , the UE determines a new BWP in the active state and a new default BWP according to DCI carried by PDCCH detected on BWP 2 . Herein,  FIG. 10  shows an example in which the new BWP in the active state and the new default BWP are carried by PDCCH. Practically, the electronic device  800  may carry one or more types of the above information via high layer signaling. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second BWP, the BWP configuration unit  840  may select a new default BWP from multiple BWPs for receiving downlink information configured for the user equipment. Specifically, the BWP configuration unit  840  may select the new default BWP from other BWPs among the multiple BWPs for receiving downlink information configured for the user equipment than the new BWP in the active state. For example, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second BWP, the second BWP is set as the new BWP in the active state, and the BWP configuration unit  840  may be configured to select the new default BWP from all BWPs configured for the user equipment other than the second BWP. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the BWP configuration unit  840  may select the default BWP according to a channel idle probability of each of the multiple BWPs detected by the electronic device  800 . For example, the channel detection unit  830  may execute the channel detection process on each of the multiple BWPs, and thus may determine the channel idle probability of each BWP. Further, the BWP configuration unit  840  may select a BWP with a highest channel idle probability from the multiple BWPs as the default BWP. 
     As described above, the electronic device  800  may send PDCCH by using the second BWP in a case that the second BWP is determined to be idle, and thus changes the BWP in the active state and the default BWP of the user equipment. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the first BWP is occupied and the second BWP is occupied, the electronic device  800  may be configured to send no PDCCH to the user equipment temporarily. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a case that the channel detection unit  830  determines that both the first BWP and the second BWP are occupied, the electronic device  800  may send no PDCCH to the user equipment within a predetermined time period. For example, the electronic device  800  may set a timer in a case that the second BWP is determined to be occupied, and detects a channel state of the first BWP again when the timer expires. Further, in a case that the first BWP is idle, the electronic device  800  may send PDCCH to the user equipment by using the first BWP. In a case that the first BWP is occupied, the electronic device  800  may execute the channel detection process again on the second BWP. In a case that the second BWP is idle, the electronic device  800  may send PDCCH to the user equipment by using the second BWP. Practically, the above embodiments are not intended to limit the present disclosure, and the electronic device  800  may adopt other manners. For example, the electronic device  800  reschedules the user equipment, or sends PDCCH by using the BWP other than the first BWP and the second BWP, and notifies the user equipment of the BWP carrying the PDCCH. 
       FIG. 11  is a signaling flowchart of sending no PDCCH temporarily according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 11 , in S 1101 , a UE sends an RRC configuration request to a base station. Subsequently, in S 1102 , the base station sends the RRC configuration to the UE. Subsequently, in S 1103 , the UE sends an RRC configuration completion message to the base station. Subsequently, in S 1104 , the base station executes a channel detection process on BWP 1  to determine that BWP 1  is occupied. Subsequently, in S 1105 , the base station executes the channel detection process on BWP 2  to determine that BWP 2  is also occupied. Therefore, the base station sends no PDCCH temporarily. In addition, in S 1106 , the UE detects PDCCH according to a DRX cycle, detects no PDCCH on both BWP 1  and BWP 2 , and thus enters the sleep time. Subsequently, in S 1107 , after the predetermined time, the base station executes the channel detection process on BWP 1  to determine that BWP 1  is idle. Subsequently, in step S 1108 , the base station sends PDCCH on BWP 1 .  FIG. 11  shows the case that BWP 1  is idle after the predetermined time. Practically, alternatively, BWP 1  is occupied and BWP 2  is idle after the predetermined time, the base station may send PDCCH to the UE by using BWP 2  in this case. 
     As described above, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  800  may send PDCCH on the BWP in the active state first. In a case that the BWP in the active state of the user equipment is occupied, the electronic device  800  may send PDCCH on the default BWP. In addition, the electronic device  800  may select the default BWP according to the channel idle probability, so that the idle probability of the default BWP becomes higher, thereby improving the probability of successful transmission of PDCCH. 
     The electronic device  200  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may function as the user equipment, the electronic device  800  may function as the network side device, that is, the electronic device  800  may provide service for the user equipment  200 . Therefore, all embodiments of the user equipment  200  described above adapt to this. 
     Subsequently, a wireless communication method executed by a user equipment  200  in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method executed by an electronic device  800  as a network side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are described in detail. 
       FIG. 12  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method executed by a user equipment  200  in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG. 12 , in step S 1210 , physical downlink control channel PDCCH is detected on a first bandwidth part of an unauthorized frequency band in detection time of a discontinuous reception DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1220 , in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the first bandwidth part, PDCCH is detected on a second bandwidth part of the unauthorized frequency band. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: setting a counter, where the counter represents the number of times of the user equipment to continuously detect no PDCCH on the first bandwidth part; and detecting PDCCH on the second bandwidth in a case that a value of the counter is greater than a predetermined threshold. 
     Preferably, the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part are bandwidth parts for receiving downlink information configured for the user equipment. The first bandwidth part is in an active state, and the second bandwidth part is in an inactive state. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: in a case that PDCCH is detected on the second bandwidth part, setting the second bandwidth part to be in an active state, and setting the first bandwidth part to be in an inactive state. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: sending feedback information in a case that PDCCH is detected on the second bandwidth part. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: detecting PDCCH on the second bandwidth part in a next DRX cycle of the DRX cycle in a case that PDCCH is detected on the second bandwidth part. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: detecting PDCCH on the first bandwidth part in a next DRX cycle of the DRX cycle in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the second bandwidth part. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: entering sleep time of the DRX cycle in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the second bandwidth part. 
     Preferably, the second bandwidth part is a default bandwidth part configured for the user equipment, and the method further includes: receiving information about the default bandwidth part from the network side device. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: receiving information about an updated default bandwidth part from the network side device in a case that PDCCH is detected on the second bandwidth part. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: determining that the first bandwidth part is occupied through a channel detection process in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the first bandwidth part; and detecting PDCCH on the second bandwidth part in a case that the first bandwidth part is occupied. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: executing a channel detection process after detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: entering sleep time of the DRX cycle in a case that no PDCCH is detected on the first bandwidth part and the first bandwidth part is not occupied. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above method may be performed by the user equipment  200  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, all embodiments of the user equipment  200  described above adapt to this. 
     Subsequently, a wireless communication method executed by an electronic device  800  as a network side device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail. 
       FIG. 13  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method executed by an electronic device  800  as a network side device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG. 13 , in step S 1310 , in a case that the first bandwidth part of the unauthorized frequency band is occupied and the second bandwidth part of the unauthorized frequency band is idle, PDCCH is sent to a user equipment by using the second bandwidth part. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: determining that the first bandwidth part is occupied through a channel detection process; and determining that the second bandwidth part is idle through a channel detection process. 
     Preferably, the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part are bandwidth parts for receiving downlink information configured for the user equipment. The first bandwidth part is in an active state, and the second bandwidth part is in an inactive state. 
     Preferably, the method further includes; setting the second bandwidth part to be in an active state, and setting the first bandwidth part to be in an inactive state, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second bandwidth part. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: setting the second bandwidth part to be in the active state and setting the first bandwidth part to be in the inactive state, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second bandwidth part and feedback information is received from the user equipment. 
     Preferably, the second bandwidth part is a default bandwidth part configured for the user equipment, and the method further includes: sending information about the default bandwidth part to the user equipment. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: sending information about an updated default bandwidth part to the user equipment, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second bandwidth part. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: sending the information about the updated default bandwidth part to the user equipment, in a case that PDCCH is sent to the user equipment by using the second bandwidth part and feedback information is received from the user equipment. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: selecting the default bandwidth part from multiple bandwidth parts for receiving downlink information configured for the user equipment. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: selecting the default bandwidth part according to a channel idle probability of each of the multiple bandwidth parts detected by the electronic device. 
     Preferably, the method includes: re-executing a channel detection process on the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part after a predetermined time, in a case that the first bandwidth part is occupied and the second bandwidth part is occupied; sending PDCCH to the user equipment by using the first bandwidth part in a case that the first bandwidth part is idle; and sending PDCCH to the user equipment by using the second bandwidth part in a case that the first bandwidth part is occupied and the second bandwidth part is idle. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above method may be performed by the electronic device  800  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, all embodiments of the electronic device  800  described above adapt to this. 
     A flow of a wireless communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described with reference to  FIG. 14( a )  to  FIG. 16( b )  hereinafter. 
       FIG. 14( a )  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method executed by a user equipment  200  in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG. 14( a ) , in step S 1401 , any DRX cycle is started. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1402 , in detection time of the DRX cycle, the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on BWP in an active state (for example, the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ). 
     Subsequently, in step S 1403 , the user equipment  200  determines whether PDCCH is detected on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, if a positive determination is made in step S 1403 , that is, the user equipment  200  has detected PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle, the method proceeds to step S 1404 . In step S 1404 , the user equipment  200  decodes PDCCH. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1405 , the user equipment  200  performs uplink/downlink transmission with a network side device according to a decoding result of PDCCH. After the uplink/downlink transmission, the method returns to step S 1401 . That is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1403 , that is, no PDCCH is detected by the user equipment  200  on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle, the method proceeds to step S 1406 . 
     In step S 1406 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the default BWP (for example the second BWP described above, BWP 2 ) of the user equipment  200  in the detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1407 , the user equipment  200  determines whether PDCCH is detected on the default BWP. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1407 , that is, the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the default BWP, the method proceeds to step S 1410 , that is, entering sleep time of the DRX cycle. Then, the method returns to step S 1401 , that is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP (for example, the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) in the active state in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1407 , that is, the user equipment  200  has detected PDCCH on the default BWP, the method proceeds to step S 1408 . In step S 1408 , the user equipment  200  decodes the PDCCH detected on the default BWP. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1409 , the user equipment  200  may set a new BWP in the active state and a new default BWP. Then, the method proceeds to step S 1405 , that is, the user equipment  200  performs uplink/downlink transmission with a network side device according to a decoding result of the PDCCH detected on the default BWP. 
       FIG. 14( b )  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method executed by a user equipment  200  in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As compared with  FIG. 14( a ) , a step of determining whether the BWP in the active state is occupied is added in  FIG. 14( b ) . 
     As shown in  FIG. 14( b ) , in step S 1401 , any DRX cycle is started. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1402 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state (for example, the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) in detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1403 , the user equipment  200  determines whether PDCCH is detected on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1403 , that is, the user equipment  200  has detected PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle, the method proceeds to step S 1404 . In step S 1404 , the user equipment  200  decodes PDCCH. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1405 , the user equipment  200  performs uplink/downlink transmission with a network side device according to a decoding result of PDCCH. After the uplink/downlink transmission, the method returns to step S 1401 , that is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1403 , that is, the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle, the method proceeds to step S 1406 . 
     In step S 1406 , the user equipment  200  determines whether the BWP in the active state is occupied. 
     Subsequently, in a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1406 , that is, the BWP in the active state is not occupied, the method proceeds to step S 1411 . 
     In step S 1411 , the user equipment  200  enters sleep time of the DRX cycle, and the method returns to step S 1401 . That is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state (for example the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1406 , that is, the BWP in the active state is occupied, the method proceeds to step S 1407 . In step S 1407 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the default BWP (for example the second BWP descried above, BWP 2 ) in the detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1408 , the user equipment  200  determines whether PDCCH is detected on the default BWP. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1408 , that is, the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the default BWP, the method proceeds to step S 1411 , that is, entering sleep time of the DRX cycle. Then, the method returns to step S 1401 , that is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state (for example, the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1408 , that is, the user equipment  200  has detected PDCCH on the default BWP, the method proceeds to step S 1409 . In step S 1409 , the user equipment  200  decodes the PDCCH detected on the default BWP. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1410 , the user equipment  200  may set a new BWP in the active state and a new default BWP. Then, the method proceeds to step S 1405 , that is, the user equipment  200  performs uplink/downlink transmission with the network side device according to a decoding result of the PDCCH detected on the default BWP. 
       FIG. 14( a )  and  FIG. 14( b )  schematically show flowcharts of the method executed by the user equipment  200  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art may change  FIG. 14( a )  and  FIG. 14( b )  without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above method may be performed by the user equipment  200  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, all embodiments of the user equipment  200  descried above adapt to this. 
       FIG. 15  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method executed by a network side device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG. 15 , in step S 1501 , an electronic device  800  as a network side device determines whether it is required to send PDCCH for a certain user equipment. The electronic device  800  continuously determines whether it is required to send PDCCH until it is determined that PDCCH is required to be sent in step S 1501 , then the method proceeds to step S 1502 . 
     In step S 1502 , the electronic device  800  detects a channel idle state of the BWP in the active state (for example, the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) of the user equipment. 
     In step S 1503 , the electronic device  800  determines whether the BWP in the active state of the user equipment is idle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1503 , that is, the BWP in the active state of the user equipment is idle, the method proceeds to step S 1504 . 
     In step S 1504 , the electronic device  800  sends PDCCH on the BWP in the active state of the user equipment. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1505 , the electronic device  800  may perform uplink/downlink transmission with the user equipment according to the sent PDCCH. Then, the method returns to step S 1501 , that is, the electronic device  800  continuously determines whether it is required to send PDCCH to the user equipment. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1503 , that is, the BWP in the active state of the user equipment is occupied, the method proceeds to step S 1506 . 
     In step S 1506 , the electronic device  800  detects a channel idle state of the default BWP of the user equipment. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1507 , the electronic device  800  determines whether a channel of the default BWP (for example the second BWP described above, BWP 2 ) of the user equipment is idle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1507 , that is, the channel of the default BWP of the user equipment is idle, the method proceeds to step S 1508 . That is, the electronic device  800  sends PDCCH on the default BWP of the user equipment. Here, the electronic device  800  may send a new BWP in the active state and/or a new default BWP to the user equipment. Subsequently, the method returns to step S 1505 , that is, the electronic device  800  may perform uplink/downlink transmission with the user equipment according to the sent PDCCH. Then, the method returns to step S 1501 . 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1507 , that is, the default BWP of the user equipment is occupied, the method proceeds to step S 1509 . In step S 1509 , the electronic device  800  starts a timer, and determines whether the timer expires. When the timer expires, the method proceeds to step S 1502 . That is, the electronic device  800  continuously detects a channel idle state on the BWP in the active state. 
       FIG. 15  schematically shows a flowchart of a method performed by an electronic device  800  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art may change  FIG. 15  without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In a case that the electronic device  800  detects that the default BWP is occupied, PDCCH may be sent by using BWPs other than the BWP in the active state and the default BWP. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above method may be performed by the electronic device  800  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, all embodiments of the electronic device  800  described above adapt to this. 
       FIG. 16( a )  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment  200  in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. As compared with  FIG. 14( a ) , a process of setting a counter to count the number of times of the user equipment  200  to continuously detect no PDCCH on the BWP in the active state is added. An initial value of the counter is zero. The counter is reset each time the user equipment  100  detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state. 
     As shown in  FIG. 16( a ) , in step S 1601 , any DRX cycle is started. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1602 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state (for example the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) in detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1603 , the user equipment  200  determines whether PDCCH is detected on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1603 , that is, the user equipment  200  has detected PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle, the method proceeds to step S 1604 . In step S 1604 , the user equipment  200  resets the counter. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1605 , the user equipment  200  decodes PDCCH. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1606 , the user equipment  200  performs uplink/downlink transmission with a network side device according to a decoding result of the PDCCH. After the uplink/downlink transmission, the method returns to step S 1601 , that is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1603 , that is, the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle, the method proceeds to step S 1607 . 
     In step S 1607 , the user equipment  200  adds 1 to a value of the counter. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1608 , the user equipment  200  determines whether the value of the counter is greater than a predetermined threshold. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1608 , that is, the value of the counter is not greater than the predetermined threshold, the method proceeds to step S 1613 . In step S 1613 , the user equipment  200  enters sleep time of the DRX cycle. Then, the method returns to step S 1601 , that is, PDCCH is detected on the BWP in the active state in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1608 , that is, the value of the counter is greater than the predetermined threshold, the method proceeds to step S 1609 . In step S 1609 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the default BWP (for example the second BWP described above, BWP 2 ) in detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1610 , the user equipment  200  determines whether PDCCH is detected on the default BWP. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1610 , that is, the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the default BWP, the method proceeds to step S 1613 , that is, entering sleep time of the DRX cycle. Then, the method returns to step S 1601 , that is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state (for example the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1610 , that is, the user equipment  200  has detected PDCCH on the default BWP, the method proceeds to step S 1611 . In step S 1611 , the user equipment  200  decodes the PDCCH detected on the default BWP. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1612 , the user equipment  200  may set a new BWP in the active state and a new default BWP. Then, the method proceeds to step S 1606 , that is, the user equipment  200  performs uplink/downlink transmission with the network side device according to a decoding result of the PDCCH detected on the default BWP. 
       FIG. 16( b )  is a flowchart of a wireless communication method performed by a user equipment  200  in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. As compared with  FIG. 14( a ) , steps of setting a counter to count the number of times of the user equipment  200  to continuously detect no PDCCH on the BWP in the active state and determining whether the BWP in the active state is occupied are added in  FIG. 16( b ) . An initial value of the counter is zero. The counter is reset each time the user equipment  100  has detected PDCCH on the BWP in the active state. 
     As shown in  FIG. 16( b ) , in step S 1601 , any DRX cycle is started. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1602 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state (for example the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) in detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1603 , the user equipment  200  determines whether PDCCH is detected on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1603 , that is, the user equipment  200  has detected PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle, the method proceeds to step S 1604 . In step S 1604 , the user equipment  200  resets the counter. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1605 , the user equipment  200  decodes the PDCCH. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1606 , the user equipment  200  performs uplink/downlink transmission with the network side device according to a decoding result of the PDCCH. After the uplink/downlink transmission, the method returns to step S 1601 , that is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1603 , that is, the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the BWP in the active state in the detection time of the DRX cycle, the method proceeds to step S 1607 . 
     In step S 1607 , the user equipment  200  adds 1 to the value of the counter. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1608 , the user equipment  200  determines whether the value of the counter is greater than a predetermined threshold. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1608 , that is, the value of the counter is not greater than the predetermined threshold, the method proceeds to step S 1614 . In step S 1614 , the user equipment  200  enters sleep time of the DRX cycle, then the method returns to step S 1601 . That is, PDCCH is continuously detected on the BWP in the active state in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1608 , that is, the value of the counter is greater than the predetermined threshold, the method proceeds to step S 1609 . In step S 1609 , the user equipment  200  determines whether the BWP in the active state is occupied. 
     Subsequently, in a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1609 , that is, the BWP in the active state is not occupied, the method proceeds to step S 1614 . That is, the user equipment  200  enters sleep time of the DRX cycle, the method returns to step S 1601 . 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1609 , that is, the BWP in the active state is occupied, the method proceeds to step S 1610 . In step S 1610 , the user equipment  200  detects PDCCH on the default BWP (for example, the second BWP described above, BWP 2 ) in detection time of the DRX cycle. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1611 , the user equipment  200  determines whether PDCCH is detected on the default BWP. 
     In a case that a negative determination is made in step S 1611 , that is, the user equipment  200  detects no PDCCH on the default BWP, the method processes to step S 1614 , that is, entering sleep time of the DRX cycle. Then, the method returns to step S 1601 , that is, the user equipment  200  continuously detects PDCCH on the BWP in the active state (for example the first BWP described above, BWP 1 ) in the DRX cycle. 
     In a case that a positive determination is made in step S 1611 , that is, the user equipment  200  has detected PDCCH on the default BWP, the method proceeds to step S 1612 . In step S 1612 , the user equipment  200  decodes the PDCCH detected on the default BWP. 
     Subsequently, in step S 1613 , the user equipment  200  may set a new BWP in the active state and a new default BWP. Then, the method proceeds to step S 1606 , that is, the user equipment  200  performs uplink/downlink transmission with the network side device according to a decoding result of the PDCCH detected on the default BWP. 
       FIG. 16( a )  and  FIG. 16( b )  schematically show flowcharts of the method performed by the user equipment  200  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art may change  FIG. 16( a )  and  FIG. 16( b )  without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. 
     According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above method may be performed by the user equipment  200  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. All embodiments of the user equipment  200  described above adapt to this. 
     The technology of the present disclosure may be applied to various products. 
     The network side device may be implemented as any type of TRP. The TRP may have sending and receiving functions. For example, the TRP may receive information from a user equipment and a base station device, and may send information to the user equipment and the base station device. In a typical example, the TRP may provide services for the user equipment, and is controlled by the base station device. Further, the TRP may have a similar structure as the base station device described below, or may have only a structure related to information sending and reception in the base station device. 
     The network side device may be implemented as any type of base station device, such as a macro eNB and a small eNB, and may also be implemented as any type of gNB (a base station in a 5G system). The small eNB any be an eNB covering a cell smaller than a macro cell, such as a pico eNB, a micro eNB and a home (femto) eNB. Alternatively, the base station may be implemented as any other type of base station, such as NodeB and a base station transceiver station (BTS). The base station may include: a body configured to control wireless communication (also referred to as a base station device); and one or more remote radio head end (RRH) located at a place different from the body. 
     The user equipment may be a mobile terminal (for example a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a portable/dongle mobile router and a digital camera) or a vehicle terminal (such as a vehicle navigation device). The user equipment may be implemented as a terminal performing machine to machine (M2M) communication (also referred to as a machine type communication (MTC) terminal). In addition, the user equipment may be a wireless communication module (for example an integrated circuit module including a single chip) installed in each of the user equipments. 
     Application Examples of the Base Station 
     First Application Example 
       FIG. 17  is a block diagram showing a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology of the present disclosure may be applied. An eNB  1700  includes one or more antennas  1710  and a base station device  1720 . The base station device  1720  and each of the antennas  1710  may be connected with each other via an RF cable. 
     Each of the antennas  1710  includes one or more antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna), and is used for sending and receiving a radio signal by the base station device  1720 . The eNB  1700  may include the multiple antennas  1710 , as shown in  FIG. 17 . For example, the multiple antennas  1710  may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by the eNB  1700 . Although  FIG. 17  illustrates an example in which the eNB  1700  includes multiple antennas  1710 , the eNB  1700  may also include a single antenna  1710 . 
     The base station device  1720  includes a controller  1721 , a memory  1722 , a network interface  1723 , and a wireless communication interface  1725 . 
     The controller  1721  may be a CPU or a DSP and control various functions of higher layers of the base station device  1720 . For example, the controller  1721  generates a data packet based on data in a signal processed by the wireless communication interface  1725 , and transfers the generated packet via a network interface  1723 . The controller  1721  may bundle data from multiple baseband processors to generate bundled packet, and transfer the generated bundled packet. The controller  1721  may have logical functions of performing control such as radio resource control, radio bearer control, mobility management, admission control, and scheduling. The control may be performed in conjunction with an adjacent eNB or a core network node. The memory  1722  includes RAM and ROM, and stores a program that is executed by the controller  1721 , and various types of control data (such as a terminal list, transmission power data, and scheduling data). 
     The network interface  1723  is a communication interface for connecting the base station device  1720  to a core network  1724 . The controller  1721  may communicate with a core network node or another eNB via the network interface  1723 . In that case, the eNB  1700  and the core network node or the other eNB may be connected to each other through a logical interface (such as an S1 interface and an X2 interface). The network interface  1723  may also be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface for radio backhaul. If the network interface  1723  is a wireless communication interface, it may use a higher frequency band for wireless communication than a frequency band used by the wireless communication interface  1725 . 
     The wireless communication interface  1725  supports any cellular communication scheme (such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced), and provides wireless connection to a terminal positioned in a cell of the eNB  1700  via the antenna  1710 . The wireless communication interface  1725  may typically include, for example, a base band (BB) processor  1726  and an RF circuit  1727 . The BB processor  1726  may perform, for example, coding/decoding, modulation/demodulation and multiplexing/de-multiplexing, and perform various types of signal processes of the layers (for example L1, media access control (MAC), radio link control (RLC) and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP)). Instead of the controller  1721 , the BB processor  1726  may have a part or all of the above-described logical functions. The BB processor  1726  may be a memory that stores the communication control program, or a module that includes a processor and related circuitry configured to perform the program. The function of the BB processor  1726  may be changed when the programs are updated. The module may be a card or a blade that is inserted into a slot of the base station device  1720 . Alternatively, the module may be a chip that is mounted on the card or the blade. Meanwhile, the RF circuit  1727  may include, for example, a frequency mixer, a filter and an amplifier, and send and receive a radio signal via the antenna  1710 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 17 , the wireless communication interface  1725  may include multiple BB processors  1726 . For example, multiple BB processors  1726  may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by the eNB  1700 . As shown in  FIG. 17 , the wireless communication interface  1725  may include multiple RF circuits  1727 . For example, the multiple RF circuits  1727  may be compatible with multiple antenna elements. Although an example in which the wireless communication interface  1725  includes multiple BB processors  1726  and multiple RF circuits  1727  is shown in  FIG. 17 , the wireless communication interface  1725  may also include a single BB processor  1726  or a single RF circuit  1727 . 
     Second Application Example 
       FIG. 18  is a block diagram showing a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied. An eNB  1830  includes one or more antennas  1840 , a base station device  1850  and an RRH  1860 . Each antenna  1840  and the RRH  1860  may be connected to each other via an RF cable. The base station device  1850  and the RRH  1860  may be connected to each other via a high-speed line such as a fiber cable. 
     Each of the antennas  1840  includes one or more antenna elements (such as the multiple antenna elements included in the MIMO antenna), and is used for sending and receiving the radio signal by the RRH  1860 . As shown in  FIG. 18 , the eNB  1830  may include multiple antennas  1840 . For example, the multiple antennas  1840  may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by the eNB  1830 . Although an example in which the eNB  180  includes multiple antennas  1840  is shown in  FIG. 18 , the eNB  1830  may also include a single antenna  1840 . 
     The base station device  1850  includes a controller  1851 , a memory  1852 , a network interface  1853 , a wireless communication interface  1855 , and a connection interface  1857 . The controller  1851 , the memory  1852 , and the network interface  1853  are the same as the controller  1721 , the memory  1722 , and the network interface  1723  described with reference to  FIG. 17 . 
     The wireless communication interface  1855  supports any cellular communication solution (such as LTE and LTE-advanced), and provides wireless communication with a terminal located in a sector corresponding to the RRH  1860  via the RRH  1860  and the antenna  1840 . The wireless communication interface  1855  may typically include, for example, a BB processor  1856 . Other than connecting to an RF circuit  1864  of the RRH  1860  via the connection interface  1857 , the BB processor  1856  is the same as the BB processor  1726  described with reference to  FIG. 17 . As show in  FIG. 18 , the wireless communication interface  1855  may include multiple BB processors  1856 . For example, the multiple BB processors  1856  may be compatible with the multiple frequency bands used by the eNB  1830 . Although  FIG. 18  illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface  1855  includes multiple BB processors  1856 , the wireless communication interface  1855  may also include a single BB processor  1856 . 
     The connection interface  1857  is an interface for connecting the base station device  1850  (the wireless communication interface  1855 ) to the RRH  1860 . The connection interface  1857  may also be a communication module for communication in the above-described high-speed line that connects the base station device  1850  (the wireless communication interface  1855 ) to the RRH  1860 . 
     The RRH  1860  includes a connection interface  1861  and a wireless communication interface  1863 . 
     The connection interface  1861  is an interface for connecting the RRH  1860  (the wireless communication interface  1863 ) to the base station device  1850 . The connection interface  1861  may also be a communication module for the communication in the above high-speed line. 
     The wireless communication interface  1863  sends and receives a radio signal via the antenna  1840 . The wireless communication interface  1863  may generally include, for example, the RF circuit  1864 . The RF circuit  1864  may include, for example, a frequency mixer, a filter and an amplifier, and send and receive a radio signal via the antenna  1840 . The wireless communication interface  1863  may include multiple RF circuits  1864 , as shown in  FIG. 18 . For example, the multiple RF circuits  1864  may support multiple antenna elements. Although  FIG. 18  illustrates the example in which the wireless communication interface  1863  includes the multiple RF circuits  1864 , the wireless communication interface  1863  may also include a single RF circuit  1864 . 
     In the eNB  1700  shown in  FIG. 17  and the eNB  1830  shown in  FIG. 18 , the processing unit  820 , the channel detection unit  830  and the BWP configuration unit  840  described in  FIG. 8  may be implemented by the controller  1721  and/or the controller  1851 . At least a part of functions may be implemented by the controller  1721  and the controller  1851 . For example, the controller  1721  and/or the controller  1851  may determine resources for sending PDCCH, detect the channel and configure the BWP by executing instructions stored in a corresponding memory. 
     Application Example of a Terminal Device 
     First Application Example 
       FIG. 19  is a block diagram showing an example of exemplary configuration of a smartphone  1900  to which the technology of the present disclosure may be applied. The smart phone  1900  includes a processor  1901 , a memory  1902 , a storage device  1903 , an external connection interface  1904 , a camera  1906 , a sensor  1907 , a microphone  1908 , an input device  1909 , a display device  1910 , a speaker  1911 , a wireless communication interface  1912 , one or more antenna switches  1915 , one or more antennas  1916 , a bus  1917 , a battery  1918  and an auxiliary controller  1919 . 
     The processor  1901  may be, for example, a CPU or a system on chip (SoC), and control functions of an application layer and other layers of the smart phone  1900 . The memory  1902  includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores a program that is executed by the processor  1901 , and data. The storage device  1903  may include a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory and a hard disk. The external connection interface  1904  is an interface for connecting an external device (such as a memory card and a universal serial bus (USB) device) to the smart phone  1900 . 
     The camera  1906  includes an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and generates a captured image. The sensor  1907  may include a group of sensors such as a measurement sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor. The microphone  1908  converts sounds that are inputted to the smart phone  1900  into audio signals. The input device  1909  includes, for example, a touch sensor configured to detect touch onto a screen of the display device  1910 , a keypad, a keyboard, a button, or a switch, and receive an operation or information inputted from a user. The display device  1910  includes a screen such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, and displays an output image of the smart phone  1900 . The speaker  1911  converts audio signals that are outputted from the smartphone  1900  to sounds. 
     The wireless communication interface  1912  supports any cellular communication scheme (such as LTE and LTE-Advanced), and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication interface  1912  may typically include, for example, a base band (BB) processor  1913  and a RF circuit  1914 . The BB processor  1913  may perform encoding/decoding, modulating/demodulating and multiplexing/demultiplexing, for example, and perform various types of signal processing for wireless communication. The RF circuit  1914  may include a frequency mixer, a filter and an amplifier, for example, and send and receive a radio signal via the antenna  2016 . The wireless communication interface  1912  may be a chip module having the BB processor  1913  and the RF circuit  1914  integrated thereon. The wireless communication interface  1912  may include multiple BB processors  1913  and multiple RF circuits  1914 , as shown in  FIG. 19 . Although  FIG. 19  illustrates the example in which the wireless communication interface  1912  includes the multiple BB processors  1913  and the multiple RF circuits  1914 , the wireless communication interface  1912  may also include a single BB processor  1913  or a single RF circuit  1914 . 
     Moreover, in addition to a cellular communication scheme, the wireless communication interface  1912  may also support a wireless communication scheme of another type, such as a short-distance wireless communication scheme, a near field communication scheme, and a wireless local area network (LAN) scheme. In this case, the wireless communication interface  1912  may include a BB processor  1913  and an RF circuit  1914  for each wireless communication scheme. 
     Each of the antenna switches  1915  switches connection destinations of the antennas  1916  among multiple circuits (such as circuits for different wireless communication schemes) included in the wireless communication interface  1912 . 
     Each of the antennas  1916  includes one or more antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in an MIMO antenna), and is used for the wireless communication interface  1912  to send and receive radio signals. The smartphone  1900  may include the multiple antennas  1916 , as shown in  FIG. 19 . Although  FIG. 19  illustrates the example in which the smartphone  1900  includes the multiple antennas  1916 , the smartphone  1900  may also include a single antenna  1916 . 
     In addition, the smart phone  1900  may include an antenna  1916  for each wireless communication scheme. In this case, the antenna switches  1915  may be omitted from the configuration of the smart phone  1900 . 
     The bus  1917  connects the processor  1901 , the memory  1902 , the storage device  1903 , the external connection interface  1904 , the camera  1906 , the sensor  1907 , the microphone  1908 , the input device  1909 , the display device  1910 , the speaker  1911 , the wireless communication interface  1912 , and the auxiliary controller  1919  to each other. The battery  1918  supplies power to each block of the smartphone  1900  shown in  FIG. 19  via feeders which are partially shown by dashed lines in the figure. The auxiliary controller  1919  operates a minimum necessary function of the smartphone  1900 , for example, in a sleep mode. 
     In the smartphone  1900  shown in  FIG. 19 , the determining unit  220 , the channel detection unit  230 , the counting  240  and the BWP management unit  250  described in  FIG. 2  may be implemented by a processor  1901  or an auxiliary controller  1919 . At least a part of function may be implemented by the processor  1901  or the auxiliary controller  1919 . For example, the processor  1901  or the auxiliary controller  1919  may determine resources for detecting PDCCH, detect the channel, count the number of times to continuously detect no PDCCH and manage the BWP, by executing instructions stored in the memory  1902  or the storage device  1903 . 
     Second Application Example 
       FIG. 20  is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a vehicle navigation device  2020  to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied. The vehicle navigation device  2020  includes a processor  2021 , a memory  2022 , a global positioning system (GPS) module  2024 , a sensor  2025 , a data interface  2026 , a content player  2027 , a storage medium interface  2028 , an input device  2029 , a display device  2030 , a speaker  2031 , a wireless communication interface  2033 , one or more antenna switches  2036 , one or more antennas  2037 , and a battery  2038 . 
     The processor  2021  may be for example the CPU or the SoC, and control the navigation function and other functions of the vehicle navigation device  2020 . The memory  2022  includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores a program that is executed by the processor  2021  and data. 
     The GPS module  2024  determines a position (such as latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the vehicle navigation device  2020  by using GPS signals received from a GPS satellite. The sensor  2025  may include a group of sensors such as a gyroscope sensor, a geomagnetic sensor and an air pressure sensor. The data interface  2026  is connected to, for example, an in-vehicle network  2041  via a terminal that is not shown, and acquires data generated by the vehicle, such as vehicle speed data. 
     The content player  2027  reproduces content stored in a storage medium (such as a CD and a DVD) that is inserted into the storage medium interface  2028 . The input device  2029  includes, for example, a touch sensor configured to detect touch on a screen of the display device  2030 , a button, or a switch, and receives an operation or information inputted from a user. The display device  2030  includes a screen such as a LCD or an OLED display, and displays an image of the navigation function or content that is reproduced. The speaker  2031  outputs sounds of the navigation function or the content that is reproduced. 
     The wireless communication interface  2033  supports any cellular communication scheme (such as LTE and LTE-advanced) and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication interface  2033  may typically include, for example, a BB processor  2034  and an RF circuit  2035 . The BB processor  2034  may perform encoding/decoding, modulating/demodulating and multiplexing/demultiplexing, for example, and perform various types of signal processing for wireless communication. The RF circuit  2035  may include a mixer, a filter and an amplifier, for example, and send and receive a radio signal via the antenna  2037 . The wireless communication interface  2033  may also be one chip module that has the BB processor  2034  and the RF circuit  2035  integrated thereon. The wireless communication interface  2033  may include multiple BB processors  2034  and multiple RF circuits  2035 , as shown in  FIG. 20 . Although  FIG. 20  shows the example in which the wireless communication interface  2033  includes the multiple BB processors  2034  and the multiple RF circuits  2035 , the wireless communication interface  2033  may also include a single BB processor  2034  or a single RF circuit  2035 . 
     In addition to the cellular communication scheme, the wireless communication interface  2033  may also support a wireless communication scheme of another type, such as a short-distance wireless communication scheme, a near field communication scheme, and a wireless LAN scheme. In this case, the wireless communication interface  2033  may include a BB processor  2034  and a RF circuit  2035  for each wireless communication scheme. 
     Each of the antenna switches  2036  switches connection destinations of the antenna  2037  among multiple circuits (such as circuits for different wireless communication schemes) included in the wireless communication interface  2033 . 
     Each of the antennas  2037  includes one or more antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in the MIMO antenna), and is used for the wireless communication interface  203  to send and receive a radio signal. The vehicle navigation device  2020  may include multiple antennas  2037 , as shown in  FIG. 20 . Although  FIG. 20  illustrates the example in which the vehicle navigation device  2020  includes the multiple antennas  2037 , the vehicle navigation device  2020  may also include a single antenna  2037 . 
     Furthermore, the vehicle navigation device  2020  may include the antenna  2037  for each wireless communication scheme. In this case, the antenna switches  2036  may be omitted from the configuration of the vehicle navigation device  2020 . 
     The battery  2038  supplies power to each block of the vehicle navigation device  2020  shown in  FIG. 20  via feeders which are partially shown by dashed lines in the figure. The battery  2038  accumulates power supplied form the vehicle. 
     In the vehicle navigation device  2020  shown in  FIG. 20 , the determining unit  220 , the channel detection unit  230 , the counting  240  and the BWP management unit  250  described in  FIG. 2  may be implemented by a processor  2021 . At least a part of function may be implemented by the processor  2021 . For example, the processor  2021  may determine resources for detecting PDCCH, detect the channel, count the number of times to continuously detect no PDCCH and manage the BWP, by executing instructions stored in the memory  2022 . 
     The technology of the present disclosure may also be implemented as an in-vehicle system (or a vehicle)  2040  including one or more of the blocks of the vehicle navigation device  2020 , an in-vehicle network  2041  and a vehicle module  2042 . The vehicle module  2042  generates vehicle data such as vehicle speed, engine speed, and fault information, and outputs the generated data to the in-vehicle network  2041 . 
     Preferred embodiments of the disclosure have been described above with reference to the drawings, but the disclosure is not limited to the above examples of course. Those skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications within the scope of the appended claims, and it is to be understood that such changes and modifications naturally fall within the technical scope of the present disclosure. 
     For example, units shown by a dotted line block in the functional block diagram shown in the drawings indicate that the functional units are optional in the corresponding device, and the optional functional units may be combined appropriately to achieve the required function. 
     For example, multiple functions of one unit in the above embodiment may be realized by separate devices. Alternatively, multiple functions implemented by multiple units in the above embodiments may be respectively implemented by separate devices. Furthermore, one of the above functions may be implemented by multiple units. Needless to say, such configurations are included in the technical scope of the present disclosure. 
     In the specification, steps described in the flowchart include not only the processing performed chronologically, but also the processing performed in parallel or individually rather than chronologically. Further, even in the steps processed chronically, without saying, the order may be appropriately changed. 
     The embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail in conjunction with the drawings above. However, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are intended to illustrate the present disclosure rather than limit the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications to the embodiments without departing from the essence and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the attached claims and equivalents thereof.