A method of wireless communication of a UE is provided. The UE receives a semi-static assignment from a network, indicating each of a plurality of symbol periods in a slot being assigned as one of: a downlink symbol period, a semi-static unknown symbol period, and an uplink symbol period. The UE receives a dynamic slot format indicator (SFI), the dynamic SFI indicating M of the plurality of symbol periods being reassigned dynamically from semi-static unknown symbol periods to symbol periods not being monitored by the UE for PDCCH data. The UE determines that a CORESET of Y symbol periods contains N of the M reassigned symbol periods. The UE (1) refrains from decoding data carried in the Y symbol periods of the CORESET or (2) decodes data carried in (Y-N) symbol periods of the CORESET with exclusion of data carried in the N reassigned symbol periods of the CORESET.