IP Library Granted Patent US 11,116,032
Granted Patent B2
US 11,116,032 · App. 17/084,341 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Power saving mechanism

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W76/28H04L5/0032H04W52/0206H04W52/0216H04W52/0219H04W52/0229H04W52/0235H04W72/042H04W72/1289H04W76/11
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Patent No.
US 11,116,032
App. No.
17/084,341
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives a radio resource control message comprising: a radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, for a downlink control information used for power saving; and a location parameter for the wireless device. Based on the RNTI, a first DCI comprising blocks is received. The location parameter indicates a location of a block, of the blocks, for the wireless device. The block comprises: a wake-up indication for the wireless device; and a dormancy indication for at least one secondary cell of the wireless device. The wireless device transitions to a wake-up state in response to the wake-up indication. The wireless device transitions the at least one secondary cell transitions to a dormant state based on the dormancy indication.

Claims (74)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, a radio resource control message comprising:

a radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, for a downlink control information (DCI) used for power saving; and

a location parameter of a block, for the wireless device, in the DCI;

receiving, based on the RNTI, a first DCI comprising blocks, wherein:

the location parameter indicates a location of a first block, of the blocks, for the wireless device; and

the first block comprises:

a wake-up indication for the wireless device; and

a dormancy indication for at least one secondary cell of the wireless device;

transitioning to a wake-up state in response to the wake-up indication; and

transitioning the at least one secondary cell to a dormant state based on the dormancy indication.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, while in the wake-up state, receiving a second DCI comprising at least one of:

a downlink assignment; and

an uplink grant.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, while the at least one secondary cell is in the dormant state, stopping monitoring a downlink control channel on the at least one secondary cell.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the stopping monitoring the downlink control channel comprises stopping monitoring downlink control channels on one or more cells in a discontinuous reception active time of a discontinuous reception cycle.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, while the at least one secondary cell is in the dormant state, at least one of:

stopping receiving a downlink data packet via the at least one secondary cell; and

stopping transmitting an uplink signal on the at least one secondary cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, while the at least one secondary cell is in the dormant state, transmitting a channel state information report for the at least one secondary cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the radio resource control message indicates a format of the DCI used for power saving; and

the receiving the first DCI is based on:

a first format of the first DCI being the format of the DCI used for power saving; and

cyclic redundancy check bits of the first DCI being scrambled with the RNTI.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the blocks in the first DCI:

corresponds to a respective wireless device of a plurality of wireless devices; and

notifies power saving information for the respective wireless device.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, a radio resource control message comprising:

a radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, for a downlink control information (DCI) used for power saving for wireless devices comprising the wireless device; and

a location parameter for the wireless device;

receiving, based on the RNTI, a first DCI comprising blocks, wherein:

the location parameter indicates a location of a block, of the blocks, for the wireless device; and

the block comprises a wake-up indication; and

transitioning, in response to the wake-up indication, to a wake-up state comprising monitoring one or more downlink control channels in a discontinuous reception active time of a discontinuous reception cycle.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising, while in the wake-up state, receiving a second DCI comprising at least one of:

a downlink assignment; and

an uplink grant.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising, while in the wake-up state, at least one of:

monitoring downlink control channels on one or more cells;

receiving downlink data packets via the one or more cells; and

transmitting uplink signals on the one or more cells.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the radio resource control message indicates a format of the DCI used for power saving; and

the receiving the first DCI is based on:

a first format of the first downlink control information DCI being the format of the DCI used for power saving; and

cyclic redundancy check bits of the first DCI being scrambled with the RNTI.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the blocks in the first DCI:

corresponds to a respective wireless device of a plurality of wireless devices; and

notifies power saving information for the respective wireless device.

14. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, a radio resource control message comprising:

a radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, for a downlink control information (DCI) used for power saving;

a location parameter for the wireless device; and

configuration parameters of one or more secondary cells;

receiving, based on the RNTI, a first DCI comprising blocks, wherein:

the location parameter indicates a location of a block, of the blocks, for the wireless device; and

the block comprises a dormancy indication for at least one secondary cell of the one or more secondary cells; and

transitioning the at least one secondary cell to a dormant state in response to the dormancy indication indicating the dormant state.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, while the at least one secondary cell is in the dormant state, stopping monitoring a downlink control channel on the at least one secondary cell.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the stopping monitoring the downlink control channel comprises stopping monitoring downlink control channels on one or more cells in a discontinuous reception active time of a discontinuous reception cycle.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, while the at least one secondary cell is in the dormant state, at least one of:

stopping receiving a downlink data packet via the at least one secondary cell; and

stopping transmitting an uplink signal on the at least one secondary cell.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, while the at least one secondary cell is in the dormant state, transmitting a channel state information report for the at least one secondary cell.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

the radio resource control message indicates a format of the DCI used for power saving; and

the receiving the first DCI is based on:

a first format of the first DCI being the format of the DCI used for power saving; and

cyclic redundancy check bits of the first DCI being scrambled with the RNTI.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein each of the blocks in the first DCI:

corresponds to a respective wireless device of a plurality of wireless devices; and

notifies power saving information for the respective wireless device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061551/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2021
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055386/0671 →