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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED INDICATION FOR ePDCCH

  • US 20150230173A1
  • Filed: 12/09/2014
  • Published: 08/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining whether an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) transmission exists for a user equipment (UE) in a subframe, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving, at the UE, a transmission on physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) resources of the subframe;

    extracting downlink control information (DCI) from the PDCCH resources, the DCI comprising at least one bit indicating whether the ePDCCH transmission exists for the UE in the subframe;

    determining, at the UE, whether the ePDCCH transmission exists using the at least one bit; and

    buffering and decoding additional symbols of the subframe when the ePDCCH transmission exists.

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