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Downlink size estimation for multicast traffic

Grant US12581493B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

Athul Prasad, David Bhatoolaul, Naizheng Zheng, David Navratil, Volker Pauli, Ugur Baran Elmali, Matthew Baker

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to estimating downlink size for a multicast traffic. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a first device receives downlink control information (DCI) for a multicast traffic. The first device determines field size(s) in the DCI based on one or more parameters which are associated with the field size estimation for the multicast traffic. The first device decodes the DCI based on the determined field sizes(s). In this way, the DCI can be blindly decoded correctly.

CPC Classifications

H04W 72/23 H04W 72/569 H04W 72/30 H04W 4/06 H04L 5/0044 H04L 12/1877 H04L 12/189

Filing Date

2022-08-16

Application No.

17820019

Claims

12