Rank indicator transmission during discontinuous reception

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor configured to control a receiver in the UE to have a periodic On-Duration, the On-Duration associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation mode of the UE;

the processor further configured to receive a rank indicator (RI) resource configuration, the configuration indicating a periodic RI reporting resource;

the processor further configured to determine that data was not received properly;

the processor further configured to determine a time period for one or more potential retransmissions of the data that was not received properly, the time period occurring after the start of one of the On-Durations of the DRX operation mode of the UE; and

the processor further configured to transmit RI using corresponding periodic RI reporting resources from at least a start of the time period for potential retransmissions until an end of the time period for potential retransmissions.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to start transmitting RIs at the start of the time period for potential retransmissions.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the RI during a first assigned periodic RI reporting resource after the start of a retransmission window and to transmit the RI during each successive assigned periodic RI reporting resource until the end of the retransmission window, wherein the retransmission window is associated with On-Duration.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit RI using at least one of an assigned periodic RI reporting resource that precisely aligns with the start of On-Duration of the discontinuous reception (DRX) operation mode of the UE and a first assigned periodic RI reporting resource after the start of On-Duration.

5. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit RI using an assigned periodic RI reporting resource that immediately precedes the On-Duration of the DRX operation mode.

6. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the RI using an assigned periodic RI reporting resource that immediately precedes a lead time before the On-Duration of the DRX operation mode.

7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit precoding matrix indices (PMIs) using corresponding periodic reporting resources from the start of one of the On-Durations until the end of one of the On-Durations.

8. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, the DRX configuration indicating the periodic on-duration, the on-duration corresponding to a time interval during which the UE receives a downlink control channel.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein at least one occurrence of the periodic reporting resource occurs at a time outside the on-duration.

10. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to discontinuously transmit rank indicator (RI) using corresponding periodic reporting resources.

11. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the data that was not received properly is received during one of the on-durations.

12. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit rank indicator (RI) using corresponding periodic reporting resources from a start of an on-duration that precedes the time period for potential retransmissions until the end of the time period for potential retransmissions.

13. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit rank indicator (RI) using corresponding periodic reporting resources from a start of an on-duration that precedes the time period for potential retransmissions until an end of the on-duration that precedes the time period for potential retransmissions and from the start of the time period for potential retransmissions until the end of the time period for potential retransmissions.

14. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the one or more RIs using the periodic reporting resource until an end of a retransmission window associated with the data.

15. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the data includes control information.

16. A method for transmitting a control signal from a user equipment (UE), comprising:

controlling a receiver in the user equipment to have a periodic On-Duration, the periodic On-Duration associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation mode of the UE;

receiving a rank indicator (RI) resource configuration, the resource configuration indicating a periodic RI reporting resource;

determining that data was not received properly;

determining a time period for one or more potential retransmissions of the data that was not received properly, the time period occurring after the start of one of the On-Durations of the DRX operation mode of the UE; and

transmitting RI using corresponding periodic RI reporting resources from at least a start of the time period for potential retransmissions until an end of the time period for potential retransmissions.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising starting transmitting RIs at the start of the time period for potential retransmissions.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising transmitting the RI during a first assigned periodic RI reporting resource after the start of a retransmission window and transmitting the RI during each successive assigned periodic RI reporting resource until the end of the retransmission window, wherein the retransmission window is associated with the On-Duration.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising transmitting RI using one of an assigned periodic RI reporting resource that precisely aligns with the start of On-Duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation mode of the UE and a first assigned periodic RI reporting resource after the start of On-Duration.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising transmitting the RI using an assigned periodic RI reporting resource that immediately precedes a lead time before the retransmission window of the DRX operation mode.

21. The method of claim 19 , further comprising transmitting the RI using an assigned periodic RI reporting resource that immediately precedes a lead time before On-Duration of the DRX operation mode.

22. The method of claim 16 , wherein transmitting RI comprises transmitting a first RI on a corresponding reporting resource that is based on the resource configuration.

23. The method of claim 16 , wherein transmitting the RI comprises transmitting RI using a corresponding reporting resource that is based on the resource configuration and the time period for potential retransmissions.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the identified reporting resource is a reporting resource that immediately precedes the time period for potential retransmissions.