IP Library Granted Patent US 12684483
Granted Patent B2
US 12684483 · App. 17/783,176 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Processing method and apparatus for discontinuous reception

Inventor: Yanhua Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W52/0235H04W52/0232H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 12684483
App. No.
17/783,176
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for processing discontinuous reception (DRX), the method includes: configuring different power-saving signal configurations for a long period and a short period of at least one DRX group.

Claims (55)

1 . A method for processing discontinuous reception (DRX), comprising:

configuring, by a base station, different power-saving signal configurations for a long cycle and a short cycle of at least one DRX group, wherein different DRX groups are set according to different radio frequency chains used by a user equipment (UE);

wherein configuring different power-saving signal configurations for the long cycle and the short cycle of at least one DRX group comprises: configuring different power-saving signals for the long cycle and the short cycle of the DRX group;

wherein the power-saving signal configurations comprise signal parameters for configuring power-saving signals;

wherein the signal parameters comprise;

an effective range of a power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the effective range is long-cycle DRX group in all the DRX groups;

start and end time of the power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the start and end time comprises start time, a time point corresponding to the start time is a point offset by a first offset with respect to a first specified reference point, and the first specified reference point is a start point of an on-duration configured for long cycles of all the DRX groups; and

a transmission cycle of the power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the transmission cycle is the long cycle of all the DRX groups.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal parameters further comprise:

a transmission carrier of the power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the transmission carrier is a primary carrier.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal parameters further comprise one or more of the following information:

an effective range of a power-saving signal of the short cycle, wherein the effective range is a short-cycle DRX group in each DRX group;

a transmission carrier of the power-saving signal of the short cycle, wherein the transmission carrier is a primary carrier or a secondary carrier;

start and end time of the power-saving signal of the short cycle, wherein the start and end time comprises start time, a time point corresponding to the start time is a point offset by a second offset with respect to a second specified reference point, and the second specified reference point is a start point of an on-duration configured for the short cycle of each DRX group or a start point configuration of an on-duration configured for a shorter short cycle in the DRX group currently entering in the short cycle; and

a transmission cycle of the power-saving signal of the short cycle, wherein the transmission cycle is the short cycle of each DRX group or a shorter value configuration of the short cycle in the DRX group currently entering in the short cycle.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the power-saving signal is wake up signaling (WUS) or go to sleep (GTS).

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein configuring different power-saving signal configurations for the long cycle and the short cycle of at least one DRX group comprises:

configuring the power-saving signal for the long cycle of the DRX group, and not configuring the power-saving signal for the short cycle of the DRX group.

6 . A non-transitory storage medium, storing an executable program, wherein the executable program implements, when executed by a processor, steps of the method for processing discontinuous reception (DRX) according to claim 1 .

7 . A method for processing discontinuous reception (DRX), comprising:

determining, by a user equipment (UE), different power-saving signal configurations configured for a long cycle and a short cycle of at least one DRX group, wherein different DRX groups are set according to different radio frequency chains used by the UE;

wherein the different power-saving signal configurations configured for the long cycle and the short cycle of the at least one DRX group comprise: different power-saving signals for the long cycle and the short cycle of the DRX group;

wherein the power-saving signal configurations comprise signal parameters for configuring power-saving signals;

wherein the signal parameters comprise;

an effective range of a power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the effective range is long-cycle DRX group in all the DRX groups;

start and end time of the power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the start and end time comprises start time, a time point corresponding to the start time is a point offset by a first offset with respect to a first specified reference point, and the first specified reference point is a start point of an on-duration configured for long cycles of all the DRX groups; and

a transmission cycle of the power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the transmission cycle is the long cycle of all the DRX groups.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein, the signal parameters further comprise:

a transmission carrier of the power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the transmission carrier is a primary carrier.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein, the signal parameters further comprise one or more of the following information:

an effective range of the power-saving signal of the short cycle, wherein the effective range is a short-cycle DRX group in each DRX group;

a transmission carrier of the power-saving signal of the short cycle, wherein the transmission carrier is a primary carrier or a secondary carrier;

start and end time of the power-saving signal of the short cycle, wherein the start and end time comprises start time, a time point corresponding to the start time is a point offset by a second offset with respect to a second specified reference point, and the second specified reference point is a start point of an on-duration configured for the short cycle of each DRX group or a start point configuration of an on-duration configured for a shorter short cycle in the DRX group currently entering in the short cycle; and

a transmission cycle of the power-saving signal of the short cycle, wherein the transmission cycle is the short cycle of each DRX group or a shorter value configuration of the short cycle in the DRX group currently entering in the short cycle.

10 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein, the power-saving signal is wake up signaling (WUS) or go to sleep (GTS).

11 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the different power-saving signal configurations configured for the long cycle and the short cycle of the at least one DRX group comprise:

configuring the power-saving signal for the long cycle of the DRX group, and not configuring the power-saving signal for the short cycle of the DRX group.

12 . A non-transitory storage medium, storing an executable program, wherein the executable program implements, when executed by a processor, steps of the method for processing discontinuous reception (DRX) according to claim 7 .

13 . An apparatus for processing discontinuous reception (DRX), comprising:

a processor; and

a memory configured to store processor executable instructions; wherein,

the processor is configured to:

configure different power-saving signal configurations for a long cycle and a short cycle of at least one DRX group, wherein different DRX groups are set according to different radio frequency chains used by a user equipment (UE);

wherein the processor is configured to configure different power-saving signals for the long cycle and the short cycle of the DRX group;

wherein the power-saving signal configurations comprise signal parameters for configuring power-saving signals;

wherein the signal parameters comprise;

an effective range of a power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the effective range is long-cycle DRX group in all the DRX groups;

start and end time of the power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the start and end time comprises start time, a time point corresponding to the start time is a point offset by a first offset with respect to a first specified reference point, and the first specified reference point is a start point of an on-duration configured for long cycles of all the DRX groups; and

a transmission cycle of the power-saving signal of the long cycle, wherein the transmission cycle is the long cycle of all the DRX groups.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to:

configure the power-saving signal for the long cycle of the DRX group, and not configure the power-saving signal for the short cycle of the DRX group.

15 . An apparatus for processing discontinuous reception (DRX), comprising:

a processor; and

a memory configured to store processor executable instructions; wherein,

the processor is configured to: implement the method for processing discontinuous reception (DRX) of claim 7 when executing the executable instructions.