Patent Description:
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for adjusting scheduling offset for wireless communications.

In some examples, a wireless multiple-access communication system may include a number of base stations (BSs), which are each capable of simultaneously supporting communication for multiple communication devices, otherwise known as user equipment (UEs).

Document "<NPL> discloses an example of the prior art.

Document <NPL> discloses another example of the prior art.

Document "<NPL> discloses another example of the prior art.

The invention relates to a method for scheduling wireless communications by a user equipment, a method for scheduling wireless communications by a network entity, a user equipment and a base station as defined in the appended independent claims. Embodiments representing particular realisations of the invention are defined in the appended dependent claims.

Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for adjusting scheduling offset for wireless communications.

A CDMA network may implement a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), CDMA2000, etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. CDMA2000 covers IS-<NUM>, IS-<NUM> and IS-<NUM> standards.

<FIG> illustrates an example wireless communication network <NUM> in which aspects of the present disclosure may be performed including adjusting scheduling offset for wireless communications. For example, the wireless communication network <NUM> may be a New Radio (NR) or <NUM> network.

For example, as shown in <FIG>, the UE 120a has a carrier group (CG) scheduling manager <NUM> that may be configured for receiving a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH, the UE being configured with a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

The CG scheduling manager <NUM> may also be configured for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, determining which at least one offset value of the one or more offset values are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier. The CG scheduling manager <NUM> may also be configured for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or monitoring a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to the at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

In another example, as shown in <FIG>, the BS 110a has a CG scheduling manager <NUM> that may be configured for transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) by the UE, each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of the PDCCH by the UE.

The CG scheduling manager <NUM> may also be configured for transmitting, to the UE, a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

The CG scheduling manager <NUM> may also be configured for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or receiving over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

As illustrated in <FIG>, the wireless network <NUM> may include a number of base stations (BSs) <NUM> and other network entities. A BS may be a station that communicates with user equipment (UEs). Each BS <NUM> may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In 3GPP, the term "cell" can refer to a coverage area of a Node B (NB) and/or a Node B subsystem serving this coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. In NR systems, the term "cell" and next generation NodeB (gNB), new radio base station (NR BS), <NUM> NB, access point (AP), or transmission reception point (TRP) may be interchangeable. In some examples, the base stations may be interconnected to one another and/or to one or more other base stations or network nodes (not shown) in wireless communication network <NUM> through various types of backhaul interfaces, such as a direct physical connection, a wireless connection, a virtual network, or the like using any suitable transport network.

A RAT may also be referred to as a radio technology, an air interface, etc. A frequency may also be referred to as a carrier, a subcarrier, a frequency channel, a tone, a sub-band, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs.

In general, modulation symbols are sent in the frequency domain with OFDM and in the time-domain with SC-FDM. The system bandwidth may also be partitioned into sub-bands. For example, a sub-band may cover <NUM> (i.e., <NUM> resource blocks), and there may be <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM> sub-bands for system bandwidth of <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> or <NUM>, respectively.

A scheduling entity (e.g., a base station) allocates resources for communication among some or all devices and equipment within its service area or cell.

<FIG> illustrates example components of BS <NUM> and UE <NUM> (as depicted in <FIG>), which may be used to implement aspects of the present disclosure. For example, antennas <NUM>, processors <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, and/or controller/processor <NUM> of the UE <NUM> and/or antennas <NUM>, processors <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, and/or controller/processor <NUM> of the BS <NUM> may be used to perform the various techniques and methods described herein.

As shown in <FIG>, the UE 120a has a processor <NUM> that includes a CG scheduling manager <NUM> that may be configured for receiving a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH, the UE being configured with a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

As shown in <FIG>, the BS 110a has a processor <NUM> that includes a CG scheduling manager <NUM> that may be configured for transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) by the UE, each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of the PDCCH by the UE.

In some examples, the CG scheduling manager <NUM> that may be configured for transmitting, to the UE, a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

In some examples, the CG scheduling manager <NUM> that may be configured for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or receiving over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

A transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor <NUM> may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide output symbol streams to the modulators (MODs) 232a through 232t. Downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t may be transmitted via the antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.

At the UE <NUM>, the antennas 252a through 252r may receive the downlink signals from the base station <NUM> and may provide received signals to the demodulators (DEMODs) in transceivers 254a through 254r, respectively. Each demodulator <NUM> may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, down-convert, and digitize) a respective received signal to obtain input samples. A MIMO detector <NUM> may obtain received symbols from all the demodulators 254a through 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive processor <NUM> may process (e.g., demodulate, de-interleave, and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for the UE <NUM> to a data sink <NUM>, and provide decoded control information to a controller/processor <NUM>.

The symbols from the transmit processor <NUM> may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor <NUM> if applicable, further processed by the demodulators in transceivers 254a through 254r (e.g., for SC-FDM, etc.), and transmitted to the base station <NUM>.

The controller/processor <NUM> and/or other processors and modules at the UE 120a may perform or direct the execution of processes for the techniques described herein. As shown in <FIG>, the controller/processor <NUM> of the UE 120a includes a CG scheduling manager <NUM>. The CG scheduling manager <NUM> may be configured to receive a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH, the UE being configured with a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of a group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

In certain aspects, the CG scheduling manager <NUM> may be configured to determine, for each carrier of the group of carriers, which at least one offset value of the one or more offset values are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier. The CG scheduling manager <NUM> may also monitor, for each carrier of the group of carriers, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) at time-domain resources corresponding to the at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. Although shown at the Controller/Processor, other components of the UE 120a and BS 110a may be used performing the operations described herein.

In either case, a pilot signal transmitted by the UE may be received by one or more network access devices, such as an access node (AN), or a DU, or portions thereof.

Certain communications in a wireless network, such as wireless network <NUM> of <FIG> may be scheduled. For example, a BS (e.g., BS <NUM> of <FIG>) may send scheduling information (e.g., DL allocation and/or UL grant in downlink control information (DCI)) indicative of parameters (e.g., time-domain resources and/or frequency domain resources) to a UE (e.g., UE <NUM> of <FIG>) for communicating (e.g., on the downlink such as in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and/or on an uplink such as in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)) with the BS. In certain aspects, the BS <NUM> sends the scheduling information in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to the UE <NUM>. In one example, BS <NUM> sends DL allocation indicative of parameters for the UE <NUM> to use to receive data on the PDSCH from the BS <NUM>. In another example, BS <NUM> sends an UL grant indicative of parameters for the UE <NUM> to use to transmit data on the PUSCH to the BS <NUM>.

In certain aspects, the UE <NUM> is configured with one or more time-domain resource allocation tables, such as according to 3GPP Specification <NUM> version <NUM>. <NUM> (e.g., sections <NUM>. <NUM> and <NUM>. <FIG> depicts an example time-domain resource allocation table <NUM> for use for a PDSCH. It should be noted that UE <NUM> may be configured with a similar time-domain resource allocation table for use for a PUSCH, may be configured with a single time-domain resource allocation table for use for both the PDSCH and PUSCH, etc..

As shown, the time-domain resource allocation table <NUM> includes columns corresponding to a row index and scheduling parameters including a scheduling offset (e.g., k<NUM> for PDSCH or k<NUM> for PUSCH), a starting symbol index (S), and a number of symbols (L). Each row of table <NUM> corresponds to an entry of table <NUM>. In certain aspects, table <NUM> includes up to <NUM> rows. Further, each row is indexed by its row index value.

In certain aspects, the scheduling information sent by BS <NUM> in the PDCCH to UE <NUM> includes a row index value. The UE <NUM> is further configured to utilize the row index value to select a row of table <NUM>, and use the scheduling parameters in the selected row to determine time-domain resources to utilize for communication with the BS <NUM>, such as on the PDSCH and/or PUSCH corresponding to the PDCCH.

The scheduling offset indicates a number of slots offset from the reception of the PDCCH including the scheduling information by the UE <NUM>. The UE <NUM> is configured to utilize the scheduling offset to determine a slot to use for communicating (e.g., for receiving the PDSCH or transmitting the PUSCH) with the BS <NUM> relative to the slot in which the PDCCH is received. For example, if the UE <NUM> receives the PDCCH in slot n indicating a row index and DL allocation corresponding to a PDSCH for the UE <NUM>, and the scheduling offset associated with the row index is k<NUM>, the UE <NUM> determines that the PDSCH is transmitted by the BS <NUM> in slot n+k<NUM> and monitors for PDSCH in the slot n+k<NUM>. In another example, if the UE <NUM> receives the PDCCH in slot n indicating a row index and UL grant corresponding to a PUSCH for the UE <NUM>, and the scheduling offset associated with the row index is k<NUM>, the UE <NUM> determines to transmit the PUSCH to the BS <NUM> in slot n+k<NUM>.

The starting symbol index indicates a starting symbol within the slot indicated by the scheduling offset. The UE <NUM> is configured to utilize the starting symbol to determine a first symbol to use for communicating (e.g., for receiving the PDSCH or transmitting the PUSCH) with the BS <NUM> in the slot determined based on the scheduling offset. For example, if the starting symbol index associated with the row index from the PDCCH is S, the UE <NUM> determines that the PDSCH is transmitted by the BS <NUM> starting at symbol S in slot n+k<NUM> and monitors for PDSCH starting at symbol S in slot n+k<NUM>. In another example, if the starting symbol index associated with the row index from the PDCCH is S, the UE <NUM> determines to transmit the PUSCH starting at symbol S in slot n+k<NUM>.

The number of symbols indicates a number of symbols from the symbol indicated by the starting symbol index. The UE <NUM> is configured to utilize the number of symbols to determine the symbols (including number of symbols) to use for communicating (e.g., for receiving the PDSCH or transmitting the PUSCH) with the BS <NUM> starting at the first symbol determined based on the starting symbol index. For example, if the number of symbols associated with the row index from the PDCCH is L, the UE <NUM> determines that the PDSCH is transmitted by the BS <NUM> on symbols S, S+<NUM>,. S+(L-<NUM>) in slot n+k<NUM> and monitors for PDSCH on symbols S, S+<NUM>,. S+(L-<NUM>) in slot n+k<NUM>. In another example, if the number of symbols associated with the row index from the PDCCH is L, the UE <NUM> determines to transmit the PUSCH on symbols S, S+<NUM>,. S+(L-<NUM>) in slot n+k<NUM>.

In certain aspects, in same-slot scheduling, the starting symbol index may be limited to symbols of a slot that include or follow symbols used for a control channel (e.g., PDCCH) in that slot. <FIG> below illustrates an example of same-slot scheduling. In some examples, in cross-slot scheduling, the starting symbol index may be in any portion of a slot that is subsequent to the slot carrying the PDCCH that indicates the starting symbol index. <FIG> below illustrates an example of cross-slot scheduling.

In certain aspects, UE <NUM> is initially configured (e.g., at manufacture, via an update (e.g., over-the-air (OTA) update), etc.) with one or more default time-domain resource allocation tables. For example, table <NUM> may correspond to a default time-domain resource allocation table for PDSCH allocation. In certain aspects, the one or more default time-domain resource allocation tables are the same for all UEs <NUM> in the wireless network <NUM>. Further, in certain aspects, BS <NUM> configures the UE <NUM> with one or more UE-specific time-domain resource allocation tables (e.g., overwriting a default time-domain resource allocation table), such as using RRC signaling. In some cases, such RRC signaling can take <NUM> to <NUM> to complete, which causes delays in configuring the UE <NUM>. Further, to configure the UE <NUM> with one or more UE-specific time-domain resource allocation tables, the BS <NUM> may send the entirety of the UE-specific time-domain resource allocation tables to the UE <NUM> using RRC signaling, which utilizes bandwidth and communication resources for sending the entirety of the UE-specific time-domain resource allocation tables to the UE <NUM>.

Though certain aspects are described with respect to UE <NUM> being configured with time-domain resource allocation tables indicative of different scheduling offsets, it should be noted that UE <NUM> can be configured in other manners and the various aspects herein can still apply. For example, the UE <NUM> may have some other type of time-domain resource allocation configuration comprising one or more different configurations each indicative of a scheduling offset.

In certain aspects, the PDSCH is transmitted by the BS <NUM> in the same slot as the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH. For example, system information (e.g., remaining minimum system information (RMSI)) may need to be scheduled for transmission on the PDSCH in the same slot as the corresponding PDCCH. In such cases, the PDCCH may indicate a scheduling offset of <NUM> to the UE <NUM> to indicate that the PDSCH is scheduled in the same slot as the PDCCH.

In certain aspects, communication (e.g., on the PUSCH or PDSCH) is scheduled across slots. In such cases, the PDCCH may indicate a scheduling offset greater than zero to the UE <NUM> to indicate that the PDSCH/PUSCH is scheduled in a different slot than the PDCCH.

Since the BS <NUM> can transmit the PDSCH in the same slot as the PDCCH, the UE <NUM> needs to be able to support receiving the PDSCH in the same slot as it receives the PDCCH, which can use significant resources of the UE <NUM>. The resources used by the UE <NUM> to support receiving the PDSCH in the same slot as it receives the PDCCH are discussed in relation to the description of <FIG>.

<FIG> illustrates same-slot scheduling of wireless communication resources 500a used for communication between at least a BS (e.g., BS <NUM> of <FIG>) and a UE (e.g., UE <NUM> of <FIG>), in accordance with certain aspects. For example, wireless communication resources 500a include time along a horizontal axis (e.g. X-axis) and frequency along a vertical axis (e.g., Y-axis). In certain aspects, the wireless communication resources 500a shown correspond to a single slot n, as shown.

As shown, the BS <NUM> transmits a PDCCH <NUM> at a first time in the slot n prior to transmitting the PDSCH <NUM> at a second time in the slot n that is later than the first time. The UE <NUM>, in certain aspects, performs blind detection on the PDCCH <NUM> for control information, including scheduling information as discussed. In the example shown in <FIG>, the PDCCH <NUM> includes a DL allocation and a row index value that maps to a scheduling offset of <NUM>, meaning the PDSCH <NUM> is in the same slot n as the PDCCH <NUM>. It takes the UE <NUM> a period of time to process the PDCCH <NUM> to decode and process control information.

As shown in <FIG>, the PDCCH processing time extends beyond the beginning of the PDSCH <NUM> in slot n. In certain aspects, the UE <NUM> can only begin decoding and processing the PDSCH <NUM> after it has processed the PDCCH <NUM>. In particular, without processing the PDCCH <NUM>, the UE <NUM> does not know when the PDSCH <NUM> is scheduled (e.g., time-domain resources used for the PDSCH <NUM>) or the frequency domain resources used for the PDSCH <NUM> that are for the specific UE <NUM>. Since the UE <NUM> does not have information about the resources on which the PDSCH <NUM> is scheduled prior to processing the PDCCH <NUM>, but the PDSCH <NUM> could be scheduled prior to processing the PDCCH <NUM>, the UE <NUM> needs to store (e.g., buffer) all received signals on the downlink that could correspond to the PDSCH <NUM> from the time after the PDCCH <NUM> ends (or after a gap period after the PDCCH <NUM> ends) to the time the PDCCH <NUM> is fully processed. In particular, the UE <NUM> needs to buffer such received signals as only after the PDCCH <NUM> is full processed can the UE <NUM> determine if the received signals include PDSCH <NUM> for the UE <NUM> and process the portion of the received signals including PDSCH <NUM> for the UE <NUM>. Large memory resources are used to store the entire received signals since resources specific to the UE are unknown until the UE decodes PDCCH <NUM>. This additional use of processing power and storage reduce the capabilities of the UE.

<FIG> illustrates wireless communication resources 500b used for communication between at least a BS (e.g., BS <NUM> of <FIG>) and a UE (e.g., UE <NUM> of <FIG>), in accordance with certain aspects. Wireless communication resources 500b are similar to 500a, except that a PDSCH is not transmitted in the same slot n as the PDCCH <NUM>. In the example shown in <FIG>, the PDCCH <NUM> includes a DCI and a row index value that maps to a scheduling offset greater than <NUM>, meaning the PDSCH is in a different slot than the PDCCH <NUM>.

The UE <NUM> does not have information about the resources on which the PDSCH is scheduled prior to processing the PDCCH <NUM>, and still has to assume the PDSCH could be scheduled prior to processing the PDCCH <NUM>, so the UE <NUM> still needs to store (e.g., buffer) all received signals on the downlink that could correspond to the PDSCH from the time after the PDCCH <NUM> ends (or after a gap period after the PDCCH <NUM> ends) to the time the PDCCH <NUM> is fully processed. Only after the PDCCH <NUM> is fully processed does the UE <NUM> determine the PDSCH is not in slot n and then it can discard the buffer. Large memory resources are therefore used to buffer the entire received signals that are not actually used. Further, receiver components (e.g., radio frequency/intermediate frequency components, such as transceivers <NUM>) of UE <NUM> are powered and in an active mode to actually receive the signals on the downlink from the time after the PDCCH <NUM> ends (or after a gap period after the PDCCH <NUM> ends) to the time the PDCCH <NUM> is fully processed, and can only be powered down (e.g., put in sleep mode) after the PDCCH <NUM> is fully processed and the UE <NUM> determines it does not have to receive further signals in the slot n. This can cause extra power consumption and use of resources of the receiving components.

Accordingly, certain aspects herein provide techniques for adjusting scheduling offset for wireless communications. In particular, certain aspects provide for dynamically managing scheduling offsets used by a UE <NUM> to prevent the use of any scheduling offsets with one or more particular values. For example, in certain aspects, the techniques provide for dynamically managing scheduling offsets used by a UE <NUM> to prevent the use of any scheduling offsets with the value of zero.

<FIG> illustrates cross-slot scheduling of wireless communication resources <NUM> used for communication between at least a BS (e.g., BS <NUM> of <FIG>) and a UE (e.g., UE <NUM> of <FIG>), in accordance with certain aspects. For example, wireless communication resources <NUM> include time along a horizontal axis (e.g. X-axis) and frequency along a vertical axis (e.g., Y-axis). In certain aspects, the wireless communication resources <NUM> shown correspond to a slot n and a slot n+<NUM>, as shown.

As shown, the BS <NUM> transmits a PDCCH <NUM> at a first time in the slot n prior to transmitting the corresponding PDSCH <NUM> at a second time in the slot n+<NUM>. In the example shown in <FIG>, the PDCCH <NUM> includes a DCI and a row index value that maps to a scheduling offset of <NUM>, meaning the PDSCH <NUM> is <NUM> slot later than the slot including the PDCCH <NUM>.

In certain aspects, the BS <NUM> configures the UE <NUM> to prevent the use of any scheduling offsets with the value of zero. Accordingly, the UE <NUM> knows that the PDSCH <NUM> cannot be in the same slot as the PDCCH <NUM>. Therefore, the UE <NUM> does not need to store any received signals that could correspond to the PDSCH from the time after the PDCCH <NUM> ends (or after a gap period after the PDCCH <NUM> ends) to the time the PDCCH <NUM> is fully processed as there is no possibility of there being a PDSCH during that time. Accordingly, advantageously, memory resources are not used to buffer the entire received signals thereby saving on storage efficiency. Further, in certain aspects, the UE <NUM> can power down receiving components after the PDCCH <NUM> ends for the remainder of the slot n, even before the PDCCH <NUM> is fully processed, as no PDSCH <NUM> will need to be received in slot n. This advantageously reduces power consumption at the UE <NUM>.

In certain aspects, BS <NUM> transmits an indication to UE <NUM> to dynamically change scheduling offset values configured at the UE <NUM>, such as in a time-domain resource allocation table, to prevent the use of any scheduling offsets with one or more particular values (e.g., zero). In certain aspects, the indication is transmitted by the BS <NUM> to the UE <NUM> via L1 and/or L2 signaling (e.g., in a DCI or media access control - control element (MAC-CE)). Such signaling may have reduced latency as compared to other signaling such as RRC signaling.

The UE <NUM> receives the indication and modifies its time-domain resource allocation configuration (e.g., time-domain resource allocation table) to prevent any configurations (e.g., entries) being used to indicate a scheduling offset of at least a first value, such as less than the first value, or of multiple values. In certain aspects, the time-domain resource allocation configuration (e.g., time-domain resource allocation table) is modified so that no configurations (e.g., entries) include a scheduling offset of the at least a first value. In another aspect, the UE <NUM> determines based on the indication that any configurations with a scheduling offset of the at least a first value are not used for scheduling by the BS <NUM>.

In certain aspects, the indication comprises an offset value greater than zero (e.g., corresponding to the greatest of the at least the first value). The UE <NUM> then adds the offset value to each scheduling offset of each configuration of the time-domain resource allocation configuration. For example, where the offset value is x, the UE <NUM> would add x to each scheduling offset of each row of table <NUM> of <FIG>.

In certain aspects, the indication comprises the at least the first value. The UE <NUM> then determines that any configurations with a scheduling offset of the at least a first value are not used for scheduling by the BS <NUM>. For example, where the at least the first value is <NUM>, rows <NUM> and <NUM> of table <NUM> of <FIG> (similar to table <NUM> of <FIG>) would not be used for scheduling.

In certain aspects, the use of an indication such as an offset value or the at least the first value saves on communication resources as little data is transferred from the BS <NUM> to the UE <NUM> as compared to transmitting an entire new time-domain resource allocation configuration.

In certain aspects, the indication to dynamically change scheduling offset values transmitted by the BS <NUM> causes the UE <NUM> to modify its time-domain resource allocation configuration for only a period of time. Accordingly, after the period of time, the UE <NUM> reverts to using the unmodified time-domain resource allocation configuration (e.g., the time-domain resource allocation table without the addition of the offset value, use of all configurations, etc.). In certain aspects, the duration of the time period is pre-configured at the UE <NUM>, such as during manufacture, OTA update, etc. In certain aspects, the duration of the time period is configured at the UE <NUM>, such as using RRC signaling. In certain aspects, an indication of the duration of the time period is included in the indication to dynamically change scheduling offset values transmitted by the BS <NUM>. In certain aspects, the duration of the time period is until the BS <NUM> transmits to the UE <NUM> another indication that ends the dynamic change.

In examples of wireless communication that involve carrier aggregation (CA), a UE (e.g., UE 120a of <FIG>) may be required to monitor PDCCH on more than one component carrier (CC) simultaneously. In some cases, the wireless communication may be characterized by intra-band CA, where the UE 120a may utilize the same transceiver hardware components for wireless communication across multiple CCs. However, if cross-slot scheduling is used by a UE 120a that utilizes CA, and if at least one CC does not provide an indication of a scheduling offset (e.g., k<NUM>) greater than <NUM>, then the transceiver hardware components of the UE 120a must remain in an active power state due to monitoring the at least one CC. Thus, in order to save power, it would be beneficial if the UE 120a's monitoring periodicity and occasion was aligned across the multiple CCs. In this way, monitoring period of the multiple CCs are known, and the UE 120a can reduce the power of the transceiver hardware components during times when the UE 120a does not need to monitor the multiple CCs.

In certain aspects, the UE 120a is configured to receive a time-domain configuration (e.g., the time-domain resource allocation table <NUM> of <FIG>) comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to a reception of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH. For example, in the case of cross-slot scheduling, a PDCCH may include a downlink scheduling assignment that provides a one or more bit value that corresponds to an offset value (e.g., k<NUM> for PDSCH or k<NUM> for PUSCH) in the time-domain configuration. Accordingly, each of the one or more offset values indicate a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of the PDCCH that includes the downlink scheduling assignment.

In certain aspects, the UE may be pre-configured with a scheduling adaptation configuration. In some examples, the scheduling adaptation configuration may include one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, where each of the one or more minimum offset values correspond to one or more CCs of a group of CCs, and indicate a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

In some examples, the UE 120a may receive the scheduling adaptation configuration from BS <NUM>. In some examples, the UE 120a may receive the scheduling adaptation configuration and the time-domain configuration separately. In one example, the BS <NUM> may determine the group of CCs based on which frequency bands each CC belongs to. That is, the UE 120a may receive information indicative of carriers that form the group of carriers from a BS <NUM>. For example, the BS <NUM> may group a plurality of CCs, where the plurality of CCs all share the same numerology, are in the same band (e.g., intra-band CA), and/or share the same transceiver component (e.g., transceivers 254a through 254r, antennas 252a through 252r of <FIG>) of the UE during wireless communication.

Alternatively, the UE 120a may generate and transmit a report to the BS <NUM>, wherein the report indicates a preferred CC grouping. That is, the UE 120a may transmit information indicative of carriers that form the group of carriers to the BS <NUM>. Thus, in some examples, the BS <NUM> may provide the UE 120a with a scheduling adaptation configuration based on the UE 120a's preferred CC grouping. It should be noted that in some examples, the UE 120a may be configured with a plurality of groups of carriers, and thus, may communicate over more than one CC group. In some cases, the more than one CC group may include overlapping CCs in two or more of the groups. For example, at least one carrier may be included in at least two of the plurality of groups of carriers.

In certain aspects, the UE 120a may receive the time-domain configuration from the BS <NUM> via Layer <NUM> signaling (e.g., radio resource control (RRC) signaling), while in some examples, the UE 120a may receive the scheduling adaptation configuration from the BS <NUM> via Layer <NUM> or Layer <NUM> signaling (e.g., in downlink control information (DCI) or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE)). In some examples, the scheduling adaptation configuration may be delivered and received by the UE 120a via any of the CCs in the group of CCs.

In some examples, the UE 120a may monitor for control signaling on an anchor CC (or "anchor carrier"), and/or transmit and receive control information and data on the anchor CC. In one example, the UE 120a transmits and receives control information related to the anchor CC as well as other CCs in the group via the anchor CC. The anchor CC may be selected based on CC quality or through network selection. In some examples, communications over the anchor CC have priority over the other CCs in the group. For example, the UE 120a may prevent CCs other than the anchor CC from transmitting or receiving when the anchor CC is receiving or transmitting respectively in a particular time period. That is, the UE 120a may prevent other CCs from transmitting when the anchor CC is receiving, or prevent the other CCs from receiving when the anchor CC is transmitting. Accordingly, in certain aspects, the scheduling adaptation configuration may be received by the UE 120a via an anchor CC in the group of CCs. In some examples, an anchor CC may be configured for each group of CCs if there are multiple groups. Alternatively, there may be only one anchor CC (e.g., PCell or PSCell), in which case the anchor CC may be identified by the UE 120a via the scheduling adaptation configuration from the BS <NUM>.

<FIG> illustrates a scheduling adaptation configuration table <NUM> for use for a PDSCH. It should be noted that UE 120a may be configured with a similar scheduling adaptation configuration table for use for a PUSCH, or may be configured with a single scheduling adaptation configuration table for use for both the PDSCH and PUSCH, etc..

As shown, the scheduling adaptation configuration table <NUM> includes columns corresponding to CCs in a particular group (e.g., in some examples the scheduling adaptation configuration table <NUM> corresponds to a single group of CCs), a Set <NUM> corresponding to a set of minimum offset values for same-slot scheduling, and a Set <NUM> corresponding to a set of minimum offset values for cross-slot scheduling. Each row corresponds to a CC in the group of CCs. In this example, there are four rows corresponding to four different component carriers (e.g., CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4) in the group of CCs. In certain aspects, table <NUM> includes additional sets (e.g., Set <NUM>, Set <NUM>, etc.), and more or less CCs.

In the example table, the minimum offset values (e.g., minimum k<NUM> values) for same-slot scheduling for each of the CCs is equal to <NUM>, while the minimum offset values for cross-slot scheduling for each of the CCs is greater than <NUM>. Accordingly, each CC in the group of CCs has a minimum scheduling offset associated with it, in terms of slot offset for each of same-slot scheduling and cross-slot scheduling.

A UE 120a receives a PDCCH that includes one or more bits configured to indicate which set (e.g., Set <NUM> or Set <NUM>) to use for monitoring for a corresponding PDSCH. In the example illustrated in <FIG>, there are only two sets, so the indication may be communicated over a single bit. In some examples, the one or more bits may be included in a DCI communicated by the BS <NUM> and received by the UE 120a.

In one example, if the bit is set to <NUM>, then there is no cross-slot scheduling adaptation. Thus, any entries in the time-domain configuration can be used for scheduling a corresponding PDSCH or PUSCH. If the bit is set to <NUM>, then cross-slot scheduling can be used for all CC in the group of CCs. Thus, the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier is determined based on the set indicated to the UE 120a by the BS <NUM>. For example, referring to the time-domain configuration table of <FIG> and the scheduling adaptation configuration table <NUM> of <FIG>, the UE 120a may determine to monitor according to the row indices <NUM> and <NUM> of the time-domain configuration table <NUM>. This is because the minimum offset values (e.g., minimum k<NUM> values) of CC1 and CC2 are equal to "<NUM>" which means that row indices <NUM> and <NUM> of the time domain configuration table <NUM> cannot be used (the k<NUM> values of row indices <NUM> and <NUM> are both equal to "<NUM>"). However, row indices <NUM> and <NUM> of the time domain configuration table <NUM> are "<NUM>" and "<NUM>," respectively. Hence, CC1 and CC2 can utilize the scheduling of both indices <NUM> and <NUM>, and CC3 and CC4 can utilize only index <NUM>.

Thus, in certain aspects, the UE 120a determines, for each CC of the group of CCs, which at least one offset value of the one or more offset values are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier. In one example, the offset value of row index <NUM> of the time-domain configuration table <NUM> is equal to "<NUM>. " Here, because the minimum offset value of both CC1 and CC2 is equal to <NUM>, the UE 120a may determine that the offset value or row index <NUM> is greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of both CC1 and CC2. Accordingly, monitoring PDSCH on CC1 and CC2 can occur at least one slot offset (k<NUM>) from a PDCCH that schedules a downlink communication. Similarly, monitoring PDSCH on CC3 and CC4 can occur at least two slot offset from a PDCCH that schedules a downlink communication. That is, for each carrier of the group of carriers, the UE 120a can monitor a PDSCH at time-domain resources corresponding to at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

In certain aspects, the UE 120a may determine to monitor the PDCCH of each CC of the group of CCs based on scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of a first CC of the group of CCs having a lowest periodicity of scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods among the group of CCs. For example, the UE 120a may determine a periodicity of each CC in the group of CCs, then determine which CC of the group of CCs has the lowest (or most frequent) monitoring periodicity, and monitor for the PDCCH of each CC in the group of CCs according to the lowest monitoring periodicity.

For example, <FIG> illustrates monitoring periods of wireless communication resources <NUM> used for communication between at least a BS (e.g., BS <NUM> of <FIG>) and a UE (e.g., UE <NUM> of <FIG>), in accordance with certain aspects. For example, wireless communication resources <NUM> include time along a horizontal axis (e.g. X-axis) and frequency along a vertical axis (e.g., Y-axis). In certain aspects, the wireless communication resources <NUM> shown correspond to multiple contiguous slots, as shown.

In the example of <FIG>, a group of CCs may include CC1 and CC2. CC1 has a PDCCH monitoring periodicity of two slots. For example, the UE 120a monitors CC1 for PDCCH every two slots. Conversely, CC2 has a PDCCH monitoring periodicity of one slot. For example, the UE 120a monitors CC2 for PDCCH every slot. Thus, in this example, the UE 120a may determine to monitor both CC1 and CC2 for PDCCH according to the lowest monitoring periodicity, which is one slot.

In some examples, when the UE 120a is not monitoring the PDCCH, the UE 120a powers down a transceiver component of the UE 120a. For example, <FIG> illustrates an "RF states" row showing times and durations of transceiver power states. In this example, the UE 120a powers on the transceiver components during the lowest periodicity to monitor for the PDCCH for each CC of the group of CCs (e.g., CC1 and CC2). In some examples, if CC1 and CC2 are part of a carrier aggregated (CA) communication, the amount of power used by the UE 120a will be reduced by cycling power to the transceiver components.

In some examples, the UE 120a may determine to monitor the PDCCH of each CC of the group of CC based on a largest configured subcarrier spacing (SCS) for monitoring PDCCH among the group of CCs. For example, the UE 120a may determine an SCS of each CC in the group of CCs, then determine which CC of the group of CCs has the largest SCS, and monitor for the PDCCH of each CC in the group of CCs according to the largest SCS.

In the example of <FIG>, a group of CCs may include CC1 and CC2. CC2 has a larger SCS spacing than CC1 by two times (e.g., the slot duration of CC2 is half of the slot duration of CC1). Thus, the UE 120a may monitor the each of the overlapping CC1 and CC2 slots using the larger subcarrier spacing of CC2.

Similar to <FIG>, when the UE 120a is not monitoring the PDCCH, the UE 120a may power down transceiver components of the UE 120a. For example, <FIG> illustrates an "RF states" row showing times and durations of transceiver power states. In this example, the UE 120a powers on the transceiver components during the lowest periodicity to monitor for the PDCCH for each CC of the group of CCs (e.g., CC1 and CC2), and during the largest subcarrier spacing.

In some examples, the UE 120a may determine to monitor a PDCCH of each of the CCs in the group of CCs based on both of the CC having the lowest periodicity, and the CC having the largest SCS.

In certain aspects, the UE 120a may determine to monitor the PDCCH of each CC of the group of CCs based on whether one CC of the group of CCs is an anchor CC. For example, the UE 120a may determine to monitor a PDCCH of each CC of the group of CCs based on scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the anchor CC. In such an example, the UE 120a may refrain from monitoring the PDCCH on any scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of any CC of the group of CCs that do not overlap with the scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the anchor CC. In some examples, when the UE 120a refrains from monitoring the PDCCH, the UE 120a powers down a transceiver component of the UE 120a.

In certain aspects, the UE 120a may monitor the PDCCH on any scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of any CC of the group of CCs that do not overlap with the scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier and do overlap with a period for monitoring the PDSCH on any other CCs in the group. In some examples, the UE 120a may determine to monitor the PDCCH on each carrier of the group of carriers at the scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier.

In this example, CC1 is an anchor CC having a monitoring periodicity of two slots, and CC2 is a non-anchor CC having a monitoring periodicity of one slot. In this example, although CC2 has the lowest monitoring periodicity, the UE 120a may adopt the periodicity of the anchor slot (e.g., CC1) and ignore certain PDCCH instances of CC2 (shown as PDCCH instances that are crossed out). It should be noted that the transceiver components may be powered on and off according to the anchor CC monitoring periodicity.

In another example, <FIG> illustrates monitoring periods of wireless communication resources <NUM> used for communication between at least a BS (e.g., BS <NUM> of <FIG>) and a UE (e.g., UE <NUM> of <FIG>), in accordance with certain aspects. For example, wireless communication resources <NUM> include time along a horizontal axis (e.g. X-axis) and frequency along a vertical axis (e.g., Y-axis). In certain aspects, the wireless communication resources <NUM> shown correspond to multiple contiguous slots, as shown.

In this example, CC1 is an anchor CC having a monitoring periodicity of one slot and a smaller SCS relative to CC2, whereas CC2 is a non-anchor CC also having a monitoring periodicity of one slot. In this example, the UE 120a may adopt the periodicity of the anchor slot (e.g., CC1) and ignore certain PDCCH instances of CC2 (shown as PDCCH instances that are crossed out). It should be noted that the transceiver components may be powered on and off according to the anchor CC monitoring periodicity.

<FIG> shows operations <NUM> of a method of wireless communication performed at a UE in accordance with certain aspects of the disclosure. Operations <NUM> begin at block <NUM> by a UE receiving a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH, the UE being configured with a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

Continuing at block <NUM>, the UE, for each carrier of the group of carriers, determining which at least one offset value of the one or more offset values are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

Continuing to block <NUM>, the UE, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or monitoring a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to the at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

In certain aspects, the operations <NUM> include receiving information indicative of carriers that form the group of carriers from a base station (BS).

In certain aspects, the group of carriers comprise one or more of: carriers that share the same numerology or carriers that are in the same frequency band, or carriers that share the same transceiver component of the UE during wireless communication.

In certain aspects, the operations <NUM> include transmitting information indicative of carriers that form the group of carriers to a base station (BS).

In certain aspects, the UE is configured with a plurality of groups of carriers.

In certain aspects, at least one carrier is in at least two of the plurality of groups of carriers.

In certain aspects, one or more of the time-domain configuration and the scheduling adaptation configuration is received in a radio resource control (RRC) message using Layer <NUM> signaling, or a downlink control information (DCI) or a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) and using Layer <NUM> or Layer <NUM> signaling.

In certain aspects, the operations <NUM> include receiving the scheduling adaptation configuration on a carrier of the group of carriers.

In certain aspects, the carrier is an anchor carrier of the group of carriers.

In certain aspects, the operations <NUM> include receiving the scheduling adaptation configuration, wherein the scheduling adaptation configuration and the time-domain configuration are received separately.

In certain aspects, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprises a plurality of sets of one or more minimum offset values, and further comprising receiving signaling comprising one or more bits indicative of a first set of the plurality of sets, wherein, for each carrier of the group of carriers, the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier is determined from the first set.

In certain aspects, the one or more bits are received via a downlink control information (DCI).

In certain aspects, a first carrier of the group of carriers is an anchor carrier, and the operations <NUM> include determining to monitor a PDCCH of each carrier of the group of carriers based on scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier.

In certain aspects, determining to monitor the PDCCH of each carrier of the group of carriers based on scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier comprises refraining from monitoring the PDCCH on any scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of any carrier of the group carriers that do not overlap with the scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier.

In certain aspects, refraining from monitoring the PDCCH comprises powering down a transceiver component of the UE.

In certain aspects, refraining from monitoring the PDCCH on any scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of any of carrier of the group of carriers that do not overlap with the scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier comprises monitoring the PDCCH on any scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of any of carrier of the group of carriers that do not overlap with the scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier and do overlap with a period for monitoring the PDSCH.

In certain aspects, determining to monitor the PDCCH of each carrier of the group of carriers based on scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier comprises monitoring the PDCCH on each carrier of the group of carriers at the scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of the first carrier.

In certain aspects, the operations <NUM> include determining to monitor the PDCCH of each carrier of the group of carriers based on scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods of a first carrier of the group of carriers having a lowest periodicity of scheduled PDCCH monitoring periods among the group of carriers.

In certain aspects, the operations include determining to monitor the PDCCH of each carrier of the group of carriers based on a largest configured subcarrier spacing for monitoring PDCCH among the group of carriers.

<FIG> shows operations <NUM> of a method of wireless communication performed at a BS in accordance with certain aspects of the disclosure. Operations <NUM> begin at block <NUM> by a BS transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) by the UE, each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of the PDCCH by the UE.

Continuing at block <NUM>, the BS transmitting, to the UE, a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

Continuing at block <NUM>, the BS, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or receiving over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

In some examples, the communications device may correspond to the UE 120a of <FIG>.

The processing system <NUM> includes a processor <NUM> coupled to a computer-readable medium/memory <NUM> via a bus <NUM>. In certain aspects, the computer-readable medium/memory <NUM> is configured to store instructions (e.g., computer-executable code) that when executed by the processor <NUM>, cause the processor <NUM> to perform the operations illustrated in <FIG>, or other operations for performing the various techniques discussed herein for scheduling adaptation of cross slot communications.

In certain aspects, computer-readable medium/memory <NUM> stores code <NUM> for receiving a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH, the UE being configured with a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

In certain aspects, computer-readable medium/memory <NUM> stores code <NUM> for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, determining which at least one offset value of the one or more offset values are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

In certain aspects, computer-readable medium/memory <NUM> stores code <NUM>, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or monitoring a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to the at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

In certain aspects, the processor <NUM> has circuitry configured to implement the code stored in the computer-readable medium/memory <NUM>. The processor <NUM> includes circuitry <NUM> for receiving a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH, the UE being configured with a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

The processor <NUM> may also include circuitry <NUM> for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, determining which at least one offset value of the one or more offset values are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

The processor <NUM> may also include circuitry <NUM> for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or monitoring a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to the at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

In some examples, the communications device may correspond to the BS 110a of <FIG>.

In certain aspects, computer-readable medium/memory <NUM> stores code <NUM> for transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) by the UE, each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of the PDCCH by the UE.

In some examples, computer-readable medium/memory <NUM> stores code <NUM> for transmitting, to the UE, a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

In some examples, computer-readable medium/memory <NUM> stores code <NUM> for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or receiving over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

In certain aspects, the processor <NUM> has circuitry configured to implement the code stored in the computer-readable medium/memory <NUM>. The processor <NUM> includes circuitry <NUM> for transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a time-domain configuration comprising one or more offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) by the UE, each of the one or more offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of the PDCCH by the UE.

In some examples, the processor <NUM> includes circuitry <NUM> for transmitting, to the UE, a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising one or more minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, each of the one or more minimum offset values corresponding to one or more carriers of the group of carriers and indicating a minimum scheduling offset indicative of a minimum number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH.

In some examples, the processor <NUM> includes circuitry <NUM> for, for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or receiving over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to at least one offset value of the one or more offset values that are greater than or equal to a minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier.

A CDMA network may implement a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), CDMA2000, etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. CDMA2000 covers IS-<NUM>, IS-<NUM> and IS-<NUM> standards.

The method steps and/or actions may be interchanged. In other words, unless a specific order of steps or actions is specified, the order and/or use of specific steps and/or actions may be modified.

For example, such a computer program product may comprise a computer-readable medium having instructions stored (and/or encoded) thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform the operations described herein, for example, instructions for performing the operations described herein and illustrated in <FIG> and <FIG>.

Claim 1:
A method for scheduling wireless communications by a user equipment, UE, the method comprising:
receiving a time-domain configuration comprising a plurality of offset values of time-domain resources relative to reception of physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, each of the plurality of offset values indicating a scheduling offset indicative of a number of slots offset from the reception of PDCCH, the UE being configured with a scheduling adaptation configuration, the scheduling adaptation configuration comprising a plurality of sets of minimum offset values relative to reception of the PDCCH, the plurality of sets of minimum offset values corresponding to a group of carriers, wherein each of the plurality of sets comprises a corresponding minimum offset value for each carrier in a group of carriers comprising a plurality of carriers;
receiving in the PDCCH an indication of a first set of minimum offset values of the plurality of sets of minimum offset values;
for each carrier of the group of carriers, determining which at least one offset value of the plurality of offset values is greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier in the first set; and
for each carrier of the group of carriers, one or more of transmitting over a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, or monitoring a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, utilizing time-domain resources corresponding to the at least one offset value greater than or equal to the minimum offset value of the corresponding carrier in the first set.