Method and apparatus for dynamic sleep mode based on predicted communication activity
A method for communicating system activity in a communication system includes receiving communication beam activity information, the communication beam activity information related to communication information destined for a user device on a communication beam, the communication beam activity information comprising information relating to data activity on the communication beam, and using the communication beam activity information to determine a period within which the user device may enter an inactive state.
1. A method for communicating system activity in a communication system, comprising:
receiving communication beam activity information, the communication beam activity information related to communication information destined for a user device on a communication beam, the communication beam activity information comprising information relating to a number of communication subframes over which data inactivity is predicted for the user device on the communication beam; and
using the communication beam activity information to determine a period within which the user device may enter an inactive state.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of communication subframes is M and the user device may enter the inactive state for M−1subframes.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication beam activity information is received over a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) communication including a broadcast with beam scheduling (BBS) subframe type.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication beam activity information is received as part of a downlink control information (DCI) with beam scheduling (DcBS) communication.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication beam activity information is received as part of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) having a downlink data with beam scheduling (DdBS) communication.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication beam activity information is received as part of a beam scheduling with radio network temporary identifier (BS-RNTI) communication.
7. An apparatus for communicating system activity in a communication system, comprising:
a user device configured to receive communication beam activity information, the communication beam activity information related to communication information destined for the user device on a communication beam, the communication beam activity information comprising information relating to a number of communication subframes over which data inactivity is predicted for the user device on the communication beam; and
the user device configured to use the communication beam activity information to determine a period within which the user device may enter an inactive state.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the number of communication subframes is M and the user device may enter the inactive state for M−1subframes.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication beam activity information is received over a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) communication including a broadcast with beam scheduling (BBS) subframe type.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication beam activity information is received as part of a downlink control information (DCI) with beam scheduling (DcBS) communication.
11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication beam activity information is received as part of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) having a downlink data with beam scheduling (DdBS) communication.
12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication beam activity information is received as part of a beam scheduling with radio network temporary identifier (BS-RNTI) communication.
13. A device, comprising:
means for receiving communication beam activity information, the communication beam activity information related to communication information destined for a user device on a communication beam, the communication beam activity information comprising information relating to a number of communication subframes over which data inactivity is predicted for the user device on the communication beam; and
means for using the communication beam activity information to determine a period within which the user device may enter an inactive state.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the number of communication subframes is M and the user device may enter the inactive state for M−1subframes.
15. The device of claim 13 , further comprising means for receiving the communication beam activity information over a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) communication including a broadcast with beam scheduling (BBS) subframe type.
16. The device of claim 13 , further comprising means for receiving the communication beam activity information as part of a downlink control information (DCI) with beam scheduling (DcBS) communication.
17. The device of claim 13 , further comprising means for receiving the communication beam activity information as part of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) having a downlink data with beam scheduling (DdBS) communication.
18. The device of claim 13 , further comprising means for receiving the communication beam activity information as part of a beam scheduling with radio network temporary identifier (BS-RNTI) communication.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for communicating system activity in a communication system, the code executable by a processor to:
receive communication beam activity information, the communication beam activity information related to communication information destined for a user device on a communication beam, the communication beam activity information comprising information relating to a number of communication subframes over which data inactivity is predicted for the user device on the communication beam; and
use the communication beam activity information to determine a period within which the user device may enter an inactive state.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the number of communication subframes is M and the code is executable by a processor to allow the user device to enter the inactive state for M−1subframes.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein code is executable by a processor to receive the communication beam activity information over a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) communication including a broadcast with beam scheduling (BBS) subframe type.
22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the code is executable by a processor to receive the communication beam activity information as part of a downlink control information (DCI) with beam scheduling (DcBS) communication.
23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the code is executable by a processor to receive the communication beam activity information as part of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) having a downlink data with beam scheduling (DdBS) communication.
24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the code is executable by a processor to receive the communication beam activity information as part of a beam scheduling with radio network temporary identifier (BS-RNTI) communication.