A method of wireless communication performed by a wireless communication device, comprising: performing a search space set mapping of a particular search space set of a plurality of search space sets in a slot, wherein a slot-based control channel element limit or a slot-based blind decode limit is not exceeded with regard to the search space set mapping of the particular search space set, wherein at least one of the slot-based control channel element limit or the slot-based blind decode limit would be exceeded with regard to a search space set mapping for a next search space set of the plurality of search space sets, and wherein each search space set, of the plurality of search space sets, includes a respective plurality of search space set occasions containing, physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, candidates for all configured aggregation levels; and characterized by selecting occasion indices for mapping, in the slot, a random or pseudorandom permutated sequence of a subset of search space set occasions of the next search space set, wherein the slot-based control channel element limit or the slot-based blind decode limit would not be exceeded based on a quantity of search space set occasions in the subset of search space set occasions being mapped; and performing, based at least in part on selecting the occasion indices, a mapping or monitoring of the random or pseudorandom permutated sequence of the subset of search space set occasions in the slot. performing a search space set mapping of a particular search space set of a plurality of search space sets in a slot, wherein a slot-based control channel element limit or a slot-based blind decode limit is not exceeded with regard to the search space set mapping of the particular search space set, wherein at least one of the slot-based control channel element limit or the slot-based blind decode limit would be exceeded with regard to a search space set mapping for a next search space set of the plurality of search space sets, and wherein each search space set, of the plurality of search space sets, includes a respective plurality of search space set occasions containing, physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, candidates for all configured aggregation levels; and characterized by wherein a slot-based control channel element limit or a slot-based blind decode limit is not exceeded with regard to the search space set mapping of the particular search space set, wherein at least one of the slot-based control channel element limit or the slot-based blind decode limit would be exceeded with regard to a search space set mapping for a next search space set of the plurality of search space sets, and wherein each search space set, of the plurality of search space sets, includes a respective plurality of search space set occasions containing, physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, candidates for all configured aggregation levels; and characterized by selecting occasion indices for mapping, in the slot, a random or pseudorandom permutated sequence of a subset of search space set occasions of the next search space set, wherein the slot-based control channel element limit or the slot-based blind decode limit would not be exceeded based on a quantity of search space set occasions in the subset of search space set occasions being mapped; and performing, based at least in part on selecting the occasion indices, a mapping or monitoring of the random or pseudorandom permutated sequence of the subset of search space set occasions in the slot.