DOWNLINK CONTROL

INFORMATION (DCI)

​Presented by-
Rashi Gupta

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INTRODUCTION

DCI is the information contained in PDCCH

(present in different formats) that specifies all
the scheduling information required for uplink
and downlink transmissions such as the type of
information, its time and frequency allocation,
modulation scheme etc.

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TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT

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 TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT TYPES
 This field is used to specify the slot offset, the starting symbol, the number of allocated symbols and the PDSCH/ PUSCH Mapping Type.
 The 'Time Domain Resource Assignment' field defines a pointer towards a row within a look-up table. This look-up table can be either a
3GPP standardized table or an RRC configured table.
 The standardized default tables ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ have been designed for use with SS/PBCH - CORESET multiplexing patterns ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’.

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 The table consist of following contents:
 dmrs-TypeAPosition- Indicates Position of first DL/UL DMRS (pos 2 or 3).
 PDSCH mapping type- Type A or B

 Slot offset K0- Offset between the slot with received DCI and slot allocated for the PDSCH. The slot allocated for the PDSCH
is Ks= n++K0 ,where n is the slot with the scheduling DCI.
 Start Symbol and Length Indication Value (SLIV)- Start symbol S and Symbol allocation length L are often represented by a
single parameter SLIV.

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 Several combinations of S and L are possible but those combinations meeting the condition in the following table are the valid
ones. The combination of the Starting Symbol and Length is always configured such that the resource allocation remains within
the boundaries of a specific slot and does not overlap into the next slot.

if (L-1) <= 7 then

SLIV = 14 x (L-1) + S
else
SLIV = 14 x (14-L+1) + (14-1-S)
, where 0 < L <= 14 - S

• In type A, DM-RS is mapped relative to the start of the slot irrespective of which symbol in the slot the PDSCH transmission
starts. The first DM-RS symbol is on symbol 2 or symbol 3, cannot be earlier than the first PDSCH
symbol.
• In type B, DM-RS is mapped relative to the start of the PDSCH allocation rather than start of the slot boundary. To be precise, the
DM-RS location is the first OFDM symbol where PDSCH reception starts: Front loaded. Front loading the DM-RS reduces
latency because UE can start channel estimation as soon as the first symbol is received.

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 There are two types of scheduling
for downlink: Dynamic Scheduling
and SPS (Semi Persistent
Scheduling).

Dynamic scheduling is the

mechanism in which each PDSCH
is scheduled by DCI.

SPS is the mechanism in which the

PDSCH transmission is scheduled
by RRC message but is
subsequently activated and
deactivated using PDCCH
transmissions.

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FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT

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FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT TYPES
 This field within the DCI Formats is used to specify the set of Resource Blocks for PDSCH. The number of bits required by
the Frequency Domain Resource Assignment field depends upon the number of Resource Blocks within the Bandwidth
Part.
 NR supports two types of downlink resource allocation schemes; type 0 and type 1.
 resourceAllocationType0: Always uses a 'non-interleaved' Virtual Resource Block (VRB) to Physical Resource Block
(PRB) mapping.
 resourceAllocationType1: uses a Resource Indication Value (RIV) to indicate the set of allocated Virtual Resource
Blocks (VRB) within the active Bandwidth Part
 dynamicSwitch -> resource allocation type is left flexible, meaning that either type 0 or type 1 shall be used as
indicated by DCI. The MSB bit of the field ‘Frequency domain resource assignment’ within the DCI is used to indicate
resource allocation type 0 or type 1 (bit value = 0 -> type 0 and bit value = 1 -> type 1).

DCI Format DL Resource Allocation Type

1_0 Type 1
1_1 Type 0, Type 1
1_2 Type 0, Type 1
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 RESOURCE ALLOCATION TYPE 0
 The downlink resource allocation type 0 is a bitmap-based resource allocation scheme. The RB assignment information includes
a bitmap indicating the Resource Block Groups (RBGs) that are allocated to the scheduled UE.
 A Resource Block Group (RBG) is a set of contiguous Virtual Resource Blocks (VRB) within a Bandwidth Part. The number of
Resource Blocks within an RBG is dependent upon the Bandwidth Part size and the 'rbg-Size' information element provided
within the PDSCH-Config. The 'rbg-Size' can be configured with values of either 'config1' or 'config2’.

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RESOURCE ALLOCATION TYPE 1
 In this type, the resource is allocated to one or more consecutive RBs. The network provides the UE with an encoded value of
starting resource block number and the length of RBs.
 This type of resource allocation uses a Resource Indication Value (RIV) to indicate the set of allocated Virtual Resource Blocks
(VRB) within the active Bandwidth Part. These VRBs are subsequently mapped onto a set of PRBs using either a 'non-interleaved'
or an 'interleaved' mapping
 The number of bits required (RIV in bits) to represent a set of RBs is less than that of type 0 (N_RBG).
 When the downlink assignment is received with DCI format 1_2, the RIV corresponds to starting RBG and length in terms of RBGs
(Not RBs)

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  VRB-to-PRB mapping can be of two types: interleaved and non-interleaved.
 An interleaved VRB-to-PRB uses a concept called Resource Block Bundles (RBB), each RBB is a set of contiguous RBs. The size of the
RBB is provided by PDSCH-Config via vrb-ToPRB-Interleaver. This field can configure the size of RBB as either 2 RBs or 4 RBs.
 Depending upon the size of the bandwidth part and the position of the bandwidth part within the CRB grid, and RBB size (L), the
RBB sizes of the first and last RBB could be different to that of RBB size configured by the RRC.

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MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME

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INTRODUCTION

 Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) defines the numbers of useful bits which can be carried by one symbol.
 MCS depends on radio signal quality in wireless link. Better quality- the higher MCS and the more useful bits can be transmitted with in
a symbol and bad signal quality result in lower MCS means less useful data can be transmitted with in a symbol.
 Modulation defines how many bits can be carried by a single RE irrespective of whether it’s useful bit or parity bits. 5G NR
supports QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM and 256 QAM modulation.
 Code rate can be defined as the ratio between useful bit and total transmitted bit (Useful + Redundant Bits). A low coding rate
corresponds to increased redundancy.
 3GPP Specification 38.214 has given three tables for PDSCH MCS namely 64 QAM Table, 256 QAM Table and Low Spectral Efficiency 64
QAM Table. 2 More tables are defined for PUSCH for
 64 QAM table may be used when gNB or UE is not supporting 256 QAM or in poor radio condition where 256 QAM table decoding is
not successful.
 256 QAM table may be used whenever 256QAM is to be allocated in very good radio conditions.
 Low spectral efficiency (Low SE) 64 QAM table is suitable for applications which need reliable data transfer, e.g. applications
belonging to the URLLC category. This table includes MCS which have low Spectral Efficiency i.e. a reduced coding rate which
increase channel coding redundancy
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DOWNLINK HARQ CODEBOOK

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 HARQ

 5G supports Hybrid ARQ, which is a combination of

retransmissions and error correction. Where possible,
errors are corrected. Where correction is not possible,
errors are detected, and packet retransmission is requested.
The receiver attempts to decode the packet based on
current and previous transmissions.
 Retransmissions occur at the MAC layer. PHY layer at the
receiver combines one or more transmissions to increase
the chances of correct decoding.
 HARQ is a stop and wait (SAW) protocol with multiple
processes. The protocol will continue to repair one
transmission without hindering other ongoing
transmissions which can continue in parallel.
 In both downlink and uplink, UE supports up to 16 HARQ
processes per cell. DCI will indicate which HARQ process to
be used by the UE.
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SOFT COMBINING

 5G HARQ doesn't discard erroneous packets.

They're stored in a buffer and combined with
retransmitted packets that will be received
later. This is called Hybrid ARQ with Soft-
Combining.
 Chase combining- The physical layer applies the
same puncturing pattern to both the original
transmission and each retransmission. Systematic
bit remains the same even in the subsequent
transmission.
 Incremental Redundancy- The physical layer
applies different puncturing patterns to the
original transmission and retransmission.

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CODE BLOCK GROUPS
A TB along with its CRC is broken
up into smaller units called Code
Blocks. A CB has a maximum size
of 8448 bits. Each CB is protected
with its own CRC. However,
sending ACK/NACK for each code
block can result in excessive
signaling. For this reason, few
code blocks are grouped into a
Code Block Group. Only CBGs are
retransmitted, not the entire TB.

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 Since transmissions and retransmissions are scheduled using the same framework, the UE needs to know whether the transmission
is a new transmission. For that purpose, a New Data Indicator (NDI) bit is used.
 if per- CBG retransmissions are configured, UE needs to know which CBGs are retransmitted and whether the corresponding soft
buffer should be flushed or not. For this purpose, two additional fields are present in the DCI.
 CBG Transmit Indicator (CBGTI): bitmap indicating whether a certain CBG is present in the downlink transmission or not.
 Code Block Group Flush Indicator (CBGFI): CBGFI is a 1-bit indicator. If the CBGFI is set to “0,” it indicates that
the retransmission cannot be combined with the earlier transmission; otherwise, it indicates that the
previously retransmitted CBGs can be used for HARQ soft combining.

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 2 categories of codebook has been specified:
 Type 1 codebook (semi-static): the size of this codebook is fixed by information provided by RRC signaling.
 Type 2 codebook (dynamic): the size of this codebook changes according to the number of resource allocations.
 In the static Codebook, UE will populate with negative acknowledgement in the codebook entries, where PDSCH transmission is
not there i.e., one-to-one mapping between codebook entries and PDSCH transmission. In the dynamic Codebook, if UE misses
any PDSCH transmission on PDCCH then the codebook size becomes smaller from the UE perspective and Base station still maps
acknowledgement for missed transmission.

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 Downlink Assignment Indicator (DAI) helps to avoid
the issue created by missed transmission. DAI is 2-bit
field and it has a range of 1 to 4. The gNB will
provide DAI value along with PDSCH and If UE detects
any missed value of DAI then UE will assume missed
transmission and it will map negative
acknowledgement in codebook. Counter value is reset
after every 4th transmission.

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CHANNEL ACCESS PROCEDURE

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1. Unlicensed spectra is open for anyone to use at no cost, subject to a set of rules, for example on maximum transmission power.
Since anyone can use the spectra, the interference situation is typically much more unpredictable than for licensed spectra.
Consequently, quality-of-service and availability cannot be guaranteed when the interference cannot be controlled.
2. Dynamic channel-access procedures are based on listen-before-talk, where the transmitter listens to potential transmission
activity on the channel prior to transmitting and uses a random back-off time.
3. Parameters definitions:
Channel Occupancy (CO): NR gNB or UE transmission on an unlicensed channel after successfully performing the
associated channel access procedures.
Channel Occupancy Time (COT): Total transmission time on an unlicensed channel by the gNB and/or UE after
performing the associated channel-access procedure to initiate a CO or to share the CO. Radio transmissions within the COT can
be continuous or discontinuous.
Listen before talk (LBT) : It is a mechanism where the transmitter listens to any activity on the channel prior to each
transmission in order not to transmit if the channel is occupied.

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Channel access and CP extension (0–2 bit), used to indicate
which type of channel access procedure to use for uplink
transmissions as described.

- Type-1 channel access is mainly used for communication

equipment to initiate a CO, while Type-2 channel access is
mainly used for communication equipment to share CO.
When the gNB initiates a COT, the resources in the COT not
only can be used for downlink transmission, but also can be
shared with UEs for uplink transmission. When the resources
in the COT are shared with UEs for uplink transmission, the
channel-access type the UE can use can be Type-2 and these
channel-access types are all based on a sensing slot with a
fixed sensing duration.

-Type-2 channel access further includes Type-2A channel

access, Type-2B channel access, and Type-2C 5G NR in the
unlicensed spectrum channel access.

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 1. First, the initiator listens and waits
until the frequency channel is
available during at least a period
referred to as the defer period. The
defer period consist of 16 μs and a
number of 9 μs slots.
CHANNEL ACCESS 2. Once the channel has been declared
available during (at least) the defer
PROCEDURE period, the transmitter starts the
FLOWCHART FOR back-off during which it waits a
random period of time. The back-off
TYPE 1 procedure starts by initializing the
back-off counter with a random
number within the contention
window (CW).
3. The reason for the random back-off
procedure is to avoid collisions
between multiple transmitters.
Without the random back-off, two
nodes waiting for the channel to
become available would start
transmitting at the same time,
resulting in a collision and most likely
both transmissions being corrupted.
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 In licensed spectra, the gNB indicates If all devices have very fast
when the device should transmit the processing and can generate the
acknowledgment almost immediately In licensed spectra, missing four or
hybrid ARQ acknowledgement. This
after the PDSCH transmission, they more consecutive PDCCHs is unlikely,
does not blend well with the
could in principle feed back the result and the limited DAI size is not an
channel-access procedures required
within the same COT. However, at issue. However, in unlicensed
when operating in unlicensed
least some devices have less spectra, collisions between
spectra where the device may not be
aggressive decoding capabilities and transmissions are more likely and
able to transmit in case of an
cannot transmit the acknowledgment the limited DAI size is a problem.
unsuccessful channel-access
procedure. within the same COT but must defer
it to a later point in time.

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 DOWNLINK HYBRID-ARQ
ISSUES RESOLUTION FOR
UNLICENSED SPECTRUM

 To handle these issues, release 16 introduces the

possibility to postpone the transmission of the hybrid-
ARQ acknowledgment to later, unspecified point in time.
The hybrid-ARQ timing indicator fields points into an
RRC-configured table from which the timing is obtained.
By setting one of the entries in the table to “later,” the
gNB can instruct the device not to transmit the hybrid-
ARQ acknowledgment but instead store it until a later
point in time
 To handle the limited DAI field and the impact from
missing multiple sequential PDSCH transmissions on the
dynamic hybrid-ARQ codebook, the concept of PDSCH
groups is introduced as part of an enhanced dynamic
hybrid-ARQ codebook. Up to two PDSCH groups can be
configured and the DAI operates independently
between the two groups

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 DCI FORMAT
1_2,1_1 AND DCI
FORMAT 1_0
DIFFERENCES

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DCI 1_0

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 DCI FORMAT 1_0 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY C-RNTI/ CS-RNTI/ MCS-C-RNTI
Active BWP Size 66 Fields:
1. Identifier for DCI format (1): The value of this bit field is set to 0 for UL DCI format
and 1 for DL DCI format.
Field (I tem) Bits 2. Frequency domain resource assignment (max:ceil( Allocates a set of Frequency
Identifier for DCI format 1
Frequency domain resource
Resources for the PDSCH.
12 NDL,BWPRB : 11 RBs → 7 bits
assignment
Time domain resource
4
NDL,BWPRB : 275 RBs → 16 bits
assignment
3. Time domain resource assignment (4): The network indicates the entry to choose
VRBto PRB Mapping 1
Modulation and coding scheme 5
from PDSCH time domain allocation table.
New data indicator 1 4. VRB to PRB mapping (1):
Redundancy version 2
HARQ process number 4
DAI 2
TPC Command for PUCCH 2 5. Modulation and Coding scheme (5): Using Table 5.1.3.1-1 of 38.214.
PUCCH indicator 3
6. New data indicator (1): Indicates whether the data is a new or a retransmission. A
PDSCH to HARQ Time 3
Rel-16 ChannelAccess-CPext 2 new transmission is triggered if the NDI is toggled.
7. Redundancy version (2): Indicates the puncturing pattern to be used after channel
Sum 42 coding.
8. HARQ Process number (4): Indicates which HARQ process (from 16) to be used by
Min-35 bits ; Max-44 bits the UE.
9. DAI (2): Informs theConfidential
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 DCI FORMAT 1_0 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY C-RNTI/ CS-RNTI/ MCS-C-RNTI
Active BWP Size 66 Fields:
10. TPC Command for PUCCH (2): used for closed loop power control, i.e. the Base
Station provides the UE with Transmit Power Control (TPC) commands which instruct
Field (I tem) Bits the UE to increase, decrease or maintain its transmit power.
Identifier for DCI format 1
Frequency domain resource
12
assignment
Time domain resource
4
assignment
VRBto PRB Mapping 1
Modulation and coding scheme 5
11. PUCCH resource indicator (3): defines a pointer towards a specific PUCCH Resource.
New data indicator 1
Redundancy version 2
The UE uses this PUCCH Resource to send the HARQ acknowledgement(s) for the
HARQ process number 4 downlink transmission.
DAI 2
TPC Command for PUCCH 2
PUCCH indicator 3
PDSCH to HARQ Time 3
Rel-16 ChannelAccess-CPext 2

Sum 42

Min-35 bits ; Max-44 bits

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 DCI FORMAT 1_0 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY C-RNTI/ CS-RNTI/ MCS-C-RNTI
Active BWP Size 66 Fields:
12. PDSCH to HARQ feedback timing indicator (3):This field informs the UE about the
timing of HARQ feedback (in slots) relative to PDSCH reception.
Field (I tem) Bits
Identifier for DCI format 1
Frequency domain resource
12
assignment
Time domain resource
4
assignment
VRBto PRB Mapping 1
Modulation and coding scheme 5
New data indicator 1
Redundancy version 2
HARQ process number 4
DAI 2 13. ChannelAccess-Cpext (2,0): 2 bits indicating combinations of channel access type
TPC Command for PUCCH 2 and CP extension, for operation in a cell with shared spectrum channel access; 0 bits
PUCCH indicator 3 otherwise.
PDSCH to HARQ Time 3
Rel-16 ChannelAccess-CPext 2

Sum 42
Min-35 bits ; Max-46 bits
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 DCI FORMAT 1_0 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY SI-RNTI
Fields:
1. Frequency domain resource assignment (max:ceil( Allocates a set of Frequency
Config Parameters from Higher layers
BW 100 Resources for the PDSCH.
CORESET 0 BWP Size 48 NDL,BWPRB : 11 RBs → 7 bits
NDL,BWPRB : 275 RBs → 16 bits
Scrambled
Field (I tem) Bits
2. Time domain resource assignment (4): The network indicates the entry to choose
with SI - RNTI
from PDSCH time domain allocation table.
Frequency domain resource
assignment
11 3. VRB to PRB mapping (1)
Time domain resource
4
4. Modulation and Coding scheme (5): Using Table 5.1.3.1-1 of 38.214.
assignment
5. Redundancy version (2): Indicates the puncturing pattern to be used after channel
VRB- to- PRB mapping 1 coding.
Modulation and coding
5 6. System Information Indicator (1):
scheme
RV 2
Symtem I nformation
1
I ndicator
Reserved bits 15

Sum 39
7. Reserved bits (15,17): 17 bits for operation in a cell with shared spectrum channel
Min-35 bits ; Max-46 bits access; otherwise 15 bits
Note: Only FDRA and Reserved bits are variable

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DCI FORMAT 1_0 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY RA-RNTI
Fields:
Config Parameters from Higher layers 1. Frequency domain resource assignment (max:ceil( Allocates a set of Frequency
BW 100 Resources for the PDSCH.
CORESET 0 BWP Size 48 NDL,BWPRB : 11 RBs → 7 bits
NDL,BWPRB : 275 RBs → 16 bits
Scrambled
Field (I tem) Bits
2. Time domain resource assignment (4): The network indicates the entry to choose
with RA- RNTI
from PDSCH time domain allocation table.
Frequency domain
resource assignment
11 3. VRB to PRB mapping (1)
Time domain resource
4
4. Modulation and Coding scheme (5): Using Table 5.1.3.1-1 of 38.214.
assignment
5. TB Scaling (2): Scaling factor to be used for TBS calculation
VRB- to- PRB mapping 1

Modulation and coding

5
scheme
TB scaling 2
Reserved bits 16
Rel-16 LSBs of SFN 2
6. Reserved bits (14,16): 14 bits for the DCI format 1_0 with CRC scrambled by MsgB-
Sum 41 RNTI or by RA-RNTI for operation in a cell with shared spectrum channel access;
otherwise 16 bits
Min-33 bits ; Max-46 bits 7. LSBs of SFN (2,0): The UE Checks if the LSBs of an SFN Field in the DCI Format 1_0
Note: Only FDRA,LSB of SFN and Reserved bits are variable match with the LSBs of the SFN where the UE transmitted PRACH
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 DCI FORMAT 1_0 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY P-RNTI
Fields:
Config Parameters from Higher layers 1. Short Message Indicator (2):
BW 100
CORESET 0 BWP Size 48

Scrambled
Field (I tem) Bits
with P- RNTI 2. Short Messages (8):
Short Message indicator 2

Short Messages 8

Frequency domain
11
resource assignment
Time domain resource
4
assignment 3. Frequency domain resource assignment (max:ceil( Allocates a set of Frequency
VRB- to- PRB mapping 1
Modulation and coding
Resources for the PDSCH.
5
scheme NDL,BWPRB : 11 RBs → 7 bits
TB scaling 2
Reserved bits 6
NDL,BWPRB : 275 RBs → 16 bits
4. Time domain resource assignment (4): The network indicates the entry to choose
Sum 39 from PDSCH time domain allocation table.
Min-35 bits ; Max-46 bits 5. VRB to PRB mapping (1)
Note: Only FDRA and Reserved bits are variable 6. Modulation and Coding scheme (5): Using Table 5.1.3.1-1 of 38.214.
7. TB Scaling (2): Scaling factor to be used for TBS calculation
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access; otherwise, 6 bits
 DCI FORMAT 1_0 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED WITH PDCCH ORDER
Fields:
1. Identifier for DCI format (1): The value of this bit field is set to 0 for UL DCI format
and 1 for DL DCI format.
Scrambled
with PDCCH Active BWP Size 66 2. Frequency domain resource assignment (max:ceil( Allocates a set of Frequency
ORDER Resources for the PDSCH (All bits set to 1)
NDL,BWPRB : 11 RBs → 7 bits
Field (I tem) Bits
Identifier for DCI format 1
NDL,BWPRB : 275 RBs → 16 bits
3. Random Access Preamble index(6): RACH preamble ranging from 0 to 63.
Frequency domain resource assignment 12 4. UL/SUL Indicator (1): If the UE is configured
with supplementaryUplink in ServingCellConfig in the cell, this field indicates which
Random Access Preamble Index 6
UL carrier in the cell to transmit the PRACH accordingly.
UL/SUL Indicator 1
SS/PBCH Index 6
PRACH Mask Index 4
Padding bits 10
5. SS/PBCH Index (6): This field indicates the SS/PBCH that shall be used to determine
Sum 40 the RACH occasion for the PRACH transmission; otherwise, this field is reserved.
Min-35 bits ; Max-46 bits 6. PRACH Mask index(4): If the value of the Random Access Preamble index is not all
zeros, this field indicates the RACH occasion associated with the SS/PBCH indicated
Note: Only FDRA and Reserved bits are variable
by SS/PBCH index for the PRACH transmission; otherwise, this field is reserved.
7. Reserved/Padding bits(10/12): 12 bits for operation in a cell with shared spectrum
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channel access; otherwise 10 bits
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PDCCH ORDER

 Network detects UE is Out of Sync

 Network sends PDCCH order to UE with dedicated RACH preamble
 PDCCH order is sent via DCI Format 1_0 with C-RNTI CRC scrambled,
containing SSB index, ra-PreambleIndex and PRACH Mask Index
 UE triggers RACH procedure with the information received
 If no dedicated RACH preamble was sent by network, then UE will trigger
CFRA procedure and send C-RNTI MAC CE in msg3 for contention
resolution
 UE Completes RACH procedure
 Network Reconfigures all the IE’s to UE.

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DCI 1_1

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DCI FORMAT 1_1 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY C-RNTI/ CS-RNTI/ MCS-C-RNTI
Seq Field (I tem) Bits
1 Carrier indicator 0
Fields:
2 I dentifier for DCI formats 1
1. Carrier indicator (0 or 1): The value is set according to cross carrier scheduling configuration.
0 => if cross carrier scheduling is not configured
3 Bandwidth part indicator 1 3 => if cross carrier scheduling is configured
Frequency domain resource
2. Identifier for DCI format (1): The value of this bit field is set to 0 for UL DCI format and 1 for DL DCI format.
4
assignment
12
3. Bandwidth Part Indicator (0, 1 or 2): 0, 1 or 2 bits as determined by the number of DL BWPs configured by
higher layers, excluding the initial DL bandwidth part. (max:ceil(
5 Time domain resource assignment 0
4. Frequency domain resource assignment (max:ceil( Allocates a set of Frequency Resources for the PDSCH.
NDL,BWPRB : 11 RBs → 7 bits
6 VRB- to- PRB mapping 0
NDL,BWPRB : 275 RBs → 16 bits
5. Time domain resource assignment (0,1,2,3 or 4): The network indicates the entry to choose from PDSCH
time domain allocation table.
7 PRB bundling size indicator 0 6. VRB to PRB mapping (0 or 1):
7. PRB Bundling size indicator (0 or 1): Indicates the Precoding RB Group size used by the PDSCH.
8 Rate matching indicator 0 0 => the higher layer parameter prb-BundlingType is not configured or is set to 'static’
1 => the higher layer parameter prb-BundlingType is set to 'dynamic'
8. Rate matching indicator (0,1 or 2): . The Rate Matching Indicator is applicable to Reserved Resources
9 ZP CSI - RS Trigger 0 which have been configured with a Resource Block/Symbol resolution. Up to 4 patterns of Reserved
Resources can be configured per serving cell, and per Bandwidth Part. If the Rate Matching Indicator is
included within DCI Format 1_ 1, then its value points towards a specific pattern of Reserved Resources
9. ZP CSI RS Trigger (0,1 or 2): A list of Zero-Power
REF: 38.212, 38.214 CLAUSE 5.1.3, CLAUSE 5.1.2.1 (ZP) CSI-RS resources used for PDSCH rate-matching.
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 DCI FORMAT 1_1 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY C-RNTI/ CS-RNTI/ MCS-C-RNTI
Fields:
10 Modulation and coding scheme 5 10. Modulation and Coding scheme (5): Using Table 5.1.3.1-1 of 38.214.
11. New data indicator (1): Indicates whether the data is a new or a retransmission. A new
transmission is triggered if the NDI is toggled.
11 New data indicator 1
12. Redundancy version (2): Indicates the puncturing pattern to be used after channel coding.
12 Redundancy version 2 13. HARQ Process number (4): Indicates which HARQ process (from 16) to be used by the UE.
13 HARQ process number 4 14. DAI (0,2 or 4): Present in the case of dynamic HARQ codebook.
15. TPC command for scheduled PUCCH (2): used for closed loop power control, i.e. the Base Station
provides the UE with Transmit Power Control (TPC) commands which instruct the UE to increase,
14 Downlink assignment index 0 decrease or maintain its transmit power.
16. PUCCH resource indicator (3): defines a pointer towards a specific PUCCH Resource. The UE uses
this PUCCH Resource to send the HARQ acknowledgement(s) for the downlink transmission.
15 TPC command for scheduled
2
17. PDSCH to HARQ feedback timing indicator (0,1,2 or 3):This field informs the UE about the timing
PUCCH
16 PUCCH resource indicator 3 of HARQ feedback (in slots) relative to PDSCH reception.
18. Antenna port(s) and number of layers (4,5 or 6): Determined by DMRS configuration Type and
17 PDSCH- to- HARQ_ feedback timing max length.
3
indicator

18 Antenna port(s) and number of

5
layers

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 DMRS
CONFIGURATIO
N TYPE

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DMRS MAX LENGTH

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 DCI FORMAT 1_1 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY C-RNTI/ CS-RNTI/ MCS-C-RNTI
Fields:
19. Transmission Configuration Indication (0 or 3): Includes configurations such as QCL-relationships between the
Transmission configuration
DL RSs in one CSI-RS set and the PDSCH DMRS ports. UE can be configured with a list of up to 8 TCI-State
19
indication
0
configurations within the higher layer (RRC ReConfig) parameter PDSCH-Config.
20 SRS request 2

21 CBG transmission
6
information(CBGTI )

22 CBG flushing out

1
information(CBGFI )
20. SRS Request (2 or 3): Used to trigger SRS Resource Sets which have been configured for aperiodic triggering.
The 'SRS Request' field has a bits of 3 bits for UE which are configured with a Supplemental Uplink carrier. In
this case, the first bit indicates whether the request is applicable to the Normal Uplink or the Supplemental
Uplink.

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Fields:
23 DMRS sequence initialization 1 23. DMRS Seq Initialization (1): applicable when Transform Precoding is disabled. It is used as an input when
24 One-shot HARQ-ACK request 0
initializing the pseudo random sequence which populates the Resource Elements allocated to the DMRS. The
field is not applicable when Transform Precoding is enabled because the pseudo random sequence is
25 PDSCH group index 0 replaced by a Zadoff-Chu sequence which has a lower Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) and is better
suited to the poor coverage conditions associated with the use of DFT-S-OFDM.
24. One shot HARQ ACK request(0 or 1): used in unlicensed spectra to trigger a hybrid-ARQ report for all hybrid-
ARQ processes across all carriers and PDSCH groups.
26 New feedback indicator 0
25. PDSCH group index (0 or 1): used in unlicensed spectra to indicate the PDSCH group and controlling the
hybrid-ARQ codebook.
26. New feedback indicator(0,1 or 2): indicate whether the gNB has received the previous acknowledgment
27 Number of requested PDSCH group 0 message for a group or not. It is toggled whenever the acknowledgment message is correctly received by the
gNB. By using this indicator, the device can determine whether to include the feedback from previous
28 Priority indicator 0 downlink transmissions for the corresponding group or not.
27. Number of requested PDSCH group (0 or 1): indicate whether hybridARQ feedback should include only the
current PDSCH group or also the other PDSCH group.
28. Priority Indicator (0 or 1): It can be configured for DCI format 1_1 to indicate the priority, “normal” or “high,”
This is used to control handling of uplink feedback information, either the acknowledgment resulting from a
downlink PDSCH transmission, or a CSI report triggered by DCI format 1_1. In case of collision between the
transmissions it is necessary to know the priority of the different pieces of information.
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 DCI FORMAT 1_1 WITH CRC SCRAMBLED BY C-RNTI/ CS-RNTI/ MCS-C-RNTI
Fields:
29. ChannelAccess-Cpext (0,2): 2 bits indicating combinations of channel access type and CP extension, for
29 ChannelAccess-CPext 0
operation in a cell with shared spectrum channel access; 0 bits otherwise.
30. Minimum applicable scheduling offset indicator (0,1): 0 bit if higher layer parameter
minimumSchedulingOffsetK2 is not configured; 1 bit if higher layer parameter minimumSchedulingOffsetK2 is
30
Minimum applicable scheduling off set
0
configured. The 1 bit indication is used to determine the minimum applicable K2 for the active UL BWP and
indicator
the minimum applicable K0 value for the active DL BWP, if configured respectively.
31. SCell dormancy indication(0,1,2,3,4 or 5): For a dormant cell, the device stops PDCCH monitoring but
continues to perform CSI measurements and beam management. Although a dormant cell is still considered
31 SCell dormancy indication 0
as active and is not deactivated, there is considerably less activity from a device perspective, which saves
power 0 bit if higher layer parameter Scell-groups-for-dormancy-within-active-time is not configured;
otherwise 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 bits bitmap determined according to higher layer parameter Scell-groupsfor-
dormancy-within-active-time, where each bit corresponds to one of the SCell group(s) configured by higher
Sum 49 layers parameter Scell-groups-for-dormancy-within-active-time.

Min-37 bits ; Max-95 bits

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 Seq Field (Item) DCI 1_1 Bits DCI 1_2 Bits
1 Carrier indicator 0 or 1 0,1,2 or 3
2 Identifier for DCI formats 1 1
3 Bandwidth part indicator 0,1 or 2 0,1 or 2
4 Frequency domain resource assignment
5 Time domain resource assignment 0,1,2,3 or 4 0,1,2,3 or 4
6 VRB-to-PRB mapping 0 or 1 0 or 1
7 PRB bundling size indicator 0 or 1 0 or 1
8 Rate matching indicator 0,1 or 2 0,1 or 2
9 ZP CSI-RS Trigger 0,1 or 2 0,1 or 2
10 Modulation and coding scheme 5 5

DIFFERENCE 11
12
New data indicator
Redundancy version
1
2
1
0,1 or 2

BETWEEN DCI 1_1

13 HARQ process number 4 0,1,2,3 or 4
14 Downlink assignment index 0,1,2 or 4 0,1,2 or 4
15 TPC command for scheduled PUCCH 2 2

AND DCI 1_2

16 PUCCH resource indicator 3 0,1,2 or 3
17 PDSCH-to-HARQ_feedback timing indicator 0,1,2 or 3 0,1,2 or 3
18 Antenna port(s) and number of layers 4,5 or 6 0,4,5 or 6
19 Transmission configuration indication 0 or 3 0,1,2 or 3
20 SRS request 2 or 3 0,1,2 or 3
21 CBG transmission information(CBGTI) 0,2,4,6 or 8 -
22 CBG flushing out information(CBGFI) 0 or 1 -
23 DMRS sequence initialization 1 0 or 1
24 One-shot HARQ-ACK request 0 or 1 -
25 PDSCH group index 0 or 1 -
26 New feedback indicator 0,1 or 2 -
27 Number of requested PDSCH group 0 or 1 -
28 Priority indicator 0 -
29 ChannelAccess-CPext 0,1,2,3 or 4 -
30 Minimum applicable scheduling offset indicator 0 or 1 -
31 SCell dormancy indication 0,1,2,3,4 or 5 -

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