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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2023
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Wanshi Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Heechoon Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Tingfang Ji, San Diego, CA (US);
Peter Gaal, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for downlink and uplink control management of component carriers during carrier aggregation in a new radio wireless communication system is disclosed. For example, the method and apparatus include receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a slot format indicator in at least one slot of at least one component carrier of a plurality of component carriers from a network entity, where the at least one component carrier includes a group common Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), the slot format indicator within the group common PDCCH indicating at least slot structure information for one or more other component carriers from the plurality of component carriers; and communicating, with the network entity, using the at least slot structure information for the one more other component carriers.