a method and apparatus for managing downlink and uplink control of component carriers during carrier aggregation in a new radio wireless communication system are described. for example, the method and apparatus include receiving, on a user device (eu), a partition format indicator on at least one partition, from at least one component carrier from a plurality of component carriers, from one network entity, where at least one component carrier includes a physical downlink control channel (pdcch) common to the group, the partition format indicator within the pdcch common to the group indicating at least the partition structure information for a or more other component carriers from the plurality of component carriers; and communicating, with the network entity, using at least the partition structure information for one or more other component carriers.
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