A method comprising: monitoring a first downlink control channel candidate associated with scheduling a first downlink data channel in a first control resource set; monitoring a second downlink control channel candidate associated with scheduling a second downlink data channel in a second control resource set, wherein the first control resource set comprises a first set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols, and the second control resource set comprises a second set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols; receiving at least one downlink assignment associated with the first downlink control channel candidate or the second downlink control channel candidate; in response to the at least one downlink assignment comprising a first downlink assignment associated with the first downlink control channel candidate: determining a first downlink data channel allocation comprising resources allocated to a first downlink data channel based on the first downlink assignment; determining a first demodulation reference signal symbol location associated with the first downlink data channel based at least in part on the first downlink assignment, the first set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols, and the second set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols; and decoding the first downlink data channel; and in response to the at least one downlink assignment comprising a second downlink assignment associated with the second downlink control channel candidate: determining a second downlink data channel allocation comprising resources allocated to a second downlink data channel based on the second downlink assignment; determining a second demodulation reference signal symbol location associated with the second downlink data channel based at least in part on the second downlink assignment, the first set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols, and the second set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols; and decoding the second downlink data channel; wherein the first downlink assignment and the second downlink assignment have the same content. monitoring a first downlink control channel candidate associated with scheduling a first downlink data channel in a first control resource set; monitoring a second downlink control channel candidate associated with scheduling a second downlink data channel in a second control resource set, wherein the first control resource set comprises a first set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols, and the second control resource set comprises a second set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols; receiving at least one downlink assignment associated with the first downlink control channel candidate or the second downlink control channel candidate; in response to the at least one downlink assignment comprising a first downlink assignment associated with the first downlink control channel candidate: determining a first downlink data channel allocation comprising resources allocated to a first downlink data channel based on the first downlink assignment; determining a first demodulation reference signal symbol location associated with the first downlink data channel based at least in part on the first downlink assignment, the first set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols, and the second set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols; and decoding the first downlink data channel; and determining a first downlink data channel allocation comprising resources allocated to a first downlink data channel based on the first downlink assignment; determining a first demodulation reference signal symbol location associated with the first downlink data channel based at least in part on the first downlink assignment, the first set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols, and the second set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols; and decoding the first downlink data channel; and in response to the at least one downlink assignment comprising a second downlink assignment associated with the second downlink control channel candidate: determining a second downlink data channel allocation comprising resources allocated to a second downlink data channel based on the second downlink assignment; determining a second demodulation reference signal symbol location associated with the second downlink data channel based at least in part on the second downlink assignment, the first set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols, and the second set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols; and decoding the second downlink data channel; wherein the first downlink assignment and the second downlink assignment have the same content. determining a second downlink data channel allocation comprising resources allocated to a second downlink data channel based on the second downlink assignment; determining a second demodulation reference signal symbol location associated with the second downlink data channel based at least in part on the second downlink assignment, the first set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols, and the second set of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols; and decoding the second downlink data channel; wherein the first downlink assignment and the second downlink assignment have the same content.