A method comprising: receiving a downlink control channel transmission in a predetermined time period; determining a first downlink control channel candidate based on the downlink control channel transmission; determining whether the first downlink control channel candidate belongs to a plurality of downlink control channel candidates associated with the downlink control channel transmission, wherein the plurality of downlink control channel candidates carry the same downlink control information; in response to determining that the first downlink control channel candidate belongs to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates: determining a second downlink control channel candidate of the plurality of downlink control channel candidates based on the first downlink control channel candidate and the downlink control channel transmission; and determining the downlink control information by decoding the first and the second downlink control channel candidates; in response to determining that the first downlink control channel candidate does not belong to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates: determining the downlink control information by decoding the first downlink control channel candidate; and determining downlink resources corresponding to a data transmission based on the downlink control information; and rate-matching the data transmission around resources determined based on: the first and second downlink control channel candidates if the first downlink control channel candidate belongs to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates; or the first downlink control channel candidate if the first downlink control channel candidate does not belong to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates. receiving a downlink control channel transmission in a predetermined time period; determining a first downlink control channel candidate based on the downlink control channel transmission; determining whether the first downlink control channel candidate belongs to a plurality of downlink control channel candidates associated with the downlink control channel transmission, wherein the plurality of downlink control channel candidates carry the same downlink control information; in response to determining that the first downlink control channel candidate belongs to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates: determining a second downlink control channel candidate of the plurality of downlink control channel candidates based on the first downlink control channel candidate and the downlink control channel transmission; and determining the downlink control information by decoding the first and the second downlink control channel candidates; determining a second downlink control channel candidate of the plurality of downlink control channel candidates based on the first downlink control channel candidate and the downlink control channel transmission; and determining the downlink control information by decoding the first and the second downlink control channel candidates; in response to determining that the first downlink control channel candidate does not belong to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates: determining the downlink control information by decoding the first downlink control channel candidate; and determining downlink resources corresponding to a data transmission based on the downlink control information; and determining the downlink control information by decoding the first downlink control channel candidate; and determining downlink resources corresponding to a data transmission based on the downlink control information; and rate-matching the data transmission around resources determined based on: the first and second downlink control channel candidates if the first downlink control channel candidate belongs to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates; or the first downlink control channel candidate if the first downlink control channel candidate does not belong to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates. the first and second downlink control channel candidates if the first downlink control channel candidate belongs to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates; or the first downlink control channel candidate if the first downlink control channel candidate does not belong to the plurality of downlink control channel candidates.