IP Library Granted Patent US 11,166,234
Granted Patent B2
US 11,166,234 · App. 17/166,173 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Uplink transmission in power saving mode

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA); Nazanin Rastegardoost (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W52/0219H04L69/28H04W72/0413H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 11,166,234
App. No.
17/166,173
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives a first downlink control information. The downlink control information indicates an activation of a configured uplink grant Type 2 of a cell. The wireless device transmits transport blocks based on the configured uplink grant Type 2. The wireless device transitions the cell to a dormancy in response to receiving a second downlink control information. The wireless device clears the configured uplink grant Type 2 associated with the cell in response to the transitioning the cell to the dormancy.

Claims (45)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of a configured uplink grant Type 2 of a cell;

transmitting transport blocks based on the configured uplink grant Type 2;

transitioning the cell to a dormancy in response to receiving a second DCI; and

clearing the configured uplink grant Type 2 associated with the cell in response to the transitioning the cell to the dormancy.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transitioning the cell to the dormancy comprises transitioning the cell to the dormancy while keeping the cell activated.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, during the dormancy, a channel state information report for the cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dormancy of the cell comprises a time period when a cell deactivation timer, associated with the cell, is running.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating an activation of the cell; and

activating the cell based on the MAC CE indicating the activation of the cell, wherein the transitioning the cell to the dormancy is after the activating.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising deactivating the cell after the transitioning the cell to the dormancy, wherein the deactivating is based on:

receiving a MAC CE indicating the deactivation of the cell; or

expiration of a cell deactivation timer.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second DCI comprises a group common DCI addressed to a group of wireless devices comprising the wireless device, wherein the group common DCI is associated with a group common radio network temporary identifier comprising a power saving radio network temporary identifier.

8. A wireless device comprising: one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of a configured uplink grant Type 2 of a cell;

transmit transport blocks based on the configured uplink grant Type 2;

transition the cell to a dormancy in response to receiving a second DCI; and

clear the configured uplink grant Type 2 associated with the cell in response to the transitioning the cell to the dormancy.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the transitioning the cell to the dormancy comprises transitioning the cell to the dormancy while keeping the cell activated.

10. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to transmit, during the dormancy, a channel state information report for the cell.

11. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the dormancy of the cell comprises a time period when a cell deactivation timer, associated with the cell, is running.

12. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating an activation of the cell; and

activate the cell based on the MAC CE indicating the activation of the cell, wherein the transitioning the cell to the dormancy is after the activating.

13. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to deactivate the cell after the transitioning the cell to the dormancy, wherein the deactivating is based on:

receiving a MAC CE indicating the deactivation of the cell; or

expiration of a cell deactivation timer.

14. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the second DCI comprises a group common DCI addressed to a group of wireless devices comprising the wireless device, wherein the group common DCI is associated with a group common radio network temporary identifier comprising a power saving radio network temporary identifier.

15. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of a configured uplink grant Type 2 of a cell of the wireless device;

receiving transport blocks based on the configured uplink grant Type 2;

transitioning the cell of the wireless device to a dormancy in response to transmitting a second DCI; and

clearing the configured uplink grant Type 2 associated with the cell in response to the transitioning the cell to the dormancy.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the transitioning the cell to the dormancy comprises transitioning the cell to the dormancy while keeping the cell activated.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving, from the wireless device and during the dormancy, a channel state information report for the cell.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the dormancy of the cell comprises a time period when a cell deactivation timer, associated with the cell, is running.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

transmitting a medium access control control element, MAC CE, indicating an activation of the cell;

activating the cell based on the MAC CE indicating the activation of the cell, wherein the transitioning the cell to the dormancy is after the activating; and

deactivating the cell after the transitioning the cell to the dormancy, wherein the deactivating is based on:

transmitting a MAC CE indicating the deactivation of the cell; or

expiration of a cell deactivation timer.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second DCI comprises a group common DCI addressed to a group of wireless devices comprising the wireless device, wherein the group common DCI is associated with a group common radio network temporary identifier comprising a power saving radio network temporary identifier.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2022
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060714/0260 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2021
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL H; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN; XU, KAI; RASTEGARDOOST, NAZANIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055161/0740 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation PCTUS2020017846 · Feb 12, 2020
Provisional Application 62805703 · Feb 14, 2019
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