Method for enhancing power saving performance of user equipment

1. A method for enhancing power saving performance of UE, comprising the following steps:

the UE receiving downlink data transmitted by an evolved node B (eNB);

the UE starts a corresponding round trip time (RTT) Timer according to the received downlink data, wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is determined by the UE based on the uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data, wherein the timing is determined as k+4 sub-frames based on the UL/DL, configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data, wherein k represents the interval between the downlink data transmission and the related HARQ feedback transmission, and wherein k sub-frames include the transmission time of downlink data, the maximum delay of data processing of the UE, is well as waiting time, and 4 sub-frames include the delay for transmitting the related HARQ feedback of the UE and the maximum delay of data processing of the eNB, and wherein, when the delay of data processing of the eNB is 3ms, the UE determining the timing of the RTT Inner based on the uplink/downlink configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data comprises:

UE inquiring the following table based on the UL/DL configuration and the sub-frame Number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data to determine the timing of the RTT Timer,

Sub-frame number

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

UL/DL

0

8

10

—

—

—

8

10

—

—

—

configuration

1

11

10

—

—

 8

11

10

—

—

8

2

11

10

—

 8

12

11

10

—

8

12

3

8

15

—

—

—

11

10

10

9

9

4

16

15

—

—

12

11

11

10

9

8

5

16

15

—

13

12

11

10

 9

8

17

6

11

11

—

—

—

11

11

—

—

9;

the UE controlling a discontinuous reception (DRX) process according to the RTT Timer.

2. The method for enhancing power saving performance of UE according to claim 1 wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is the sum of the downlink data transmission time, the delay of data processing of the UE, the feedback transmission time of the UE and the delay of data processing of the eNB.

3. A user equipment (UE), comprising a downlink data receiving module, a Timer start module, and a discontinuous reception (DRX) process control module, wherein, the downlink data receiving module is configured for receiving downlink data transmitted by an evolved node B (eNB);

the Timer start module is configured for starting a corresponding round trip time (RTT) Timer according to the downlink data received by the downlink data receiving module, wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is determined based on the uplink/downlink (MIDI) configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data by the UE, wherein, the Timer start module determines the timing to be k+4 sub-frames based on the UL/DL configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data,

wherein k represents the interval between the downlink data transmission and the related HARQ feedback transmission, and wherein k sub-frames include the transmission time of downlink data, the maximum delay of data processing of the UE, as well as waiting time, and 4 sub-frames include the delay for transmitting the related HARQ feedback of the UE and the maximum delay of data processing of the eNB, wherein, when the delay of data processing of eNB is 3ms, the timing of the RTT Timer is determined by inquiring the following table based on the UL/DL configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data.

Sub-frame number

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

UL/DL

0

8

10

—

—

—

8

10

—

—

—

configuration

1

11

10

—

—

 8

11

10

—

—

8

2

11

10

—

 8

12

11

10

—

8

12

3

8

15

—

—

—

11

10

10

9

9

4

16

15

—

—

12

11

11

10

9

8

5

16

15

—

13

12

11

10

 9

8

17

6

11

11

—

—

—

11

11

—

—

9;

the DRX process control module is configured for controlling the DRX process according to the RTT Timer.

4. The UE according to claim 3 wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is the sum of the downlink data transmission time, the delay of data processing of the UE, the feedback transmission time of the UE and the delay of data processing of the eNB.

5. A method for enhancing power saving performance of UE comprising the following steps:

the UE receiving downlink data transmitted by an evolved node B (eNB);

when the UE determines that the downlink data transmission is not successful, the UE feeding NACK back to the eNB and starting a round trip time (RTT) Timer, wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is determined by the UE based on the uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data, and wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is k+4 sub-frames and k represents the interva 1 between the downlink data transmission and the related HARQ feedback transmission, and wherein k sub-frames include the transmission time of downlink data, the maximum delay of data processing of the UE, as well as waiting time, and 4 sub-frames include the delay for transmitting the related HARQ feedback of the UE and the maximum delay of data processing of the eNB, and wherein, when the delay of data processing of the eNB is 3ms, the UE determining the timing of the RTT Timer based on the uplink/downlink configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data comprises:

the UE Inquiring the following table based on the UL/DL configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data to determine the timing of the RTT Timer,

Sub-frame number

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

UL/DL

0

8

10

—

—

—

8

10

—

—

—

configuration

1

11

10

—

—

 8

11

10

—

—

8

2

11

10

—

 8

12

11

10

—

8

12

3

8

15

—

—

—

11

10

10

9

9

4

16

15

—

—

12

11

11

10

9

8

5

16

15

—

13

12

11

10

 9

8

17

6

11

11

—

—

—

11

11

—

—

9;

the UE controlling the discontinuous reception (DRX) process according to the RTT Timer and starting a Retransmission Timer after the RTT Timer expires.

6. The method for enhancing power saving performance of UE according to claim 5 wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is the sum of feedback transmission time of the UE and the delay of data processing of the eNB.

7. A user equipment (UE), comprising a downlink data receiving module, a determining module, a feedback module and a discontinuous reception (DRX) process control module wherein

the downlink data receiving module is configured for receiving downlink data transmitted by an evolved node B (eNB);

the determining module is configured for determining whether the downlink data transmission is successful or not;

the feedback module is configured for feeding ACK back to the eNB when the determining module determines that the downlink data transmission is successful, and is configured for feeding NACK back to the eNB when the determining module determines that the downlink data transmission is unsuccessful and starting a round trip time (RTT) Timer, wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is determined based on the uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data by the UE, and wherein the timing is determined as k+4 sub-frames based on the UL/DL configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data, wherein k represents the interval between the downlink data transmission and the related HARQ feedback transmission; and wherein, when the delay of data processing of the eNB is 3ms, the UE determining the timing of the RTT Timer based on the uplink/downlink configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data comprises:

the UE inquiring the following table based on the UL/DL configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data to determine the timing of the RTT Timer,

Sub-frame number

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

UL/DL

0

8

10

—

—

—

8

10

—

—

—

configuration

1

11

10

—

—

 8

11

10

—

—

8

2

11

10

—

 8

12

11

10

—

8

12

3

8

15

—

—

—

11

10

10

9

9

4

16

15

—

—

12

11

11

10

9

8

5

16

15

—

13

12

11

10

 9

8

17

6

11

11

—

—

—

11

11

—

—

9;

DRX process control module is configured for controlling the DRX process according to the RTT Timer and starting a Retransmission Timer after the RTT Timer expires.

8. The UE according to claim 7 wherein the timing of the RTT Timer is the sum of feedback transmission time of the UE and the delay of data processing of the eNB.