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Granted Patent B2
US 12,127,121 · App. 17/236,292 · Granted Oct 22, 2024

Techniques and apparatuses for power management via cross-rat signaling in a non-standalone configuration

Inventors: Linhai He (San Diego, CA); Ozcan Ozturk (San Diego, CA); Gavin Bernard Horn (La Jolla, CA); Keiichi Kubota (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W52/0229H04W52/0206H04W52/0216H04W76/27H04B7/0617H04W88/06H04W88/10
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Patent No.
US 12,127,121
App. No.
17/236,292
Granted
Oct 22, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first base station for wireless communication, associated with a first radio access technology (RAT), may generate a message to cause a user equipment to wake up from a power saving state or to reconfigure a cycle associated with the power saving state, wherein the message includes an indication that the user equipment is to wake up from the power saving state or to reconfigure the cycle; and/or transmit the message toward the user equipment via a second base station, associated with a second RAT and the user equipment, to cause the user equipment to wake up from the power saving state or reconfigure the cycle. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (35)

1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories comprising instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions and cause the apparatus to:

obtain, from a first network node associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and via a second network node associated with a second RAT different from the first RAT, an indication that the apparatus is to wake up from a power saving state of a continuous discontinuous reception (C-DRX) cycle and to perform a reconfiguration of the C-DRX cycle with regard to the second network node; and

wake up, after obtaining the indication, from the power saving state; and

perform, after waking up from the power saving state, the reconfiguration of the C-DRX cycle.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is associated with a non-standalone (NSA) configuration for the first RAT and the second RAT.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to:

perform a beam management operation after waking up from the power saving state.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication is associated with a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication is that the apparatus is further to perform a random access procedure, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to:

perform the random access procedure.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication further indicates that the apparatus is to monitor a control channel, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to:

monitor the control channel after waking up from the power saving state.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one transceiver configured to receive the indication, wherein the apparatus is configured as a user equipment.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication further indicates that the apparatus is to listen or monitor a particular physical downlink control channel, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to:

listen or monitor, after performing the reconfiguration of the C-DRX cycle.

9. A first base station, associated with a first radio access technology (RAT), for wireless communication, comprising:

a transceiver;

one or more memories comprising instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions and cause the first base station to:

receive, via the transceiver and from a second base station associated with a second RAT different from the first RAT, a radio resource control (RRC) message that includes an indication that a user equipment (UE) is to wake up from a power saving state of a continuous discontinuous reception (C-DRX) cycle and to perform at least one of: a reconfiguration of the C-DRX cycle with regard to the second base station or a random access procedure; and

transmit, via the transceiver and to the UE, an indication to cause the UE to wake up from the power saving state of the C-DRX cycle and to perform the at least one of: the reconfiguration of the C-DRX cycle with regard to the second base station or the random access procedure.

10. The first base station of claim 9 , wherein the indication includes the RRC message.

11. The first base station of claim 9 , wherein the indication further indicates that the UE is to monitor a control channel.

12. The first base station of claim 9 , wherein the transceiver comprises a X2 interface.

13. The first base station of claim 9 , wherein the indication is transmitted via at least one of downlink control information (DCI) or a media access control (MAC) control element (CE).

14. The first base station of claim 9 , wherein the indication is transmitted via a control element.

15. The first base station of claim 9 , wherein the power saving state is with regard to the second RAT.

16. The first base station of claim 9 , wherein the indication indicates the UE is to perform the random access procedure.

17. The first base station of claim 9 , wherein the indication is associated with a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

18. A method of wireless communication performed at a first network node associated with a first radio access technology (RAT), comprising:

generating a radio resource control (RRC) message that includes an instruction comprising an indication that a user equipment (UE) is to wake up from a power saving state of a connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) cycle and to perform a reconfiguration of the C-DRX cycle with regard to a second network node associated with a second RAT different from the first RAT; and

transmitting, to the second network node, a transparent radio resource control (RRC) container comprising the RRC message, wherein the RRC message is intended for the UE.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein at least one of the first RAT operates in a sub-6 GHz band or the second RAT operates in a mmWave band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: HE, LINHAI; OZTURK, OZCAN; HORN, GAVIN BERNARD; KUBOTA, KEIICHI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055988/0721 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16058287 · Aug 8, 2018
Provisional Application 62544384 · Aug 11, 2017
Related Publication 20210337470A1 · Oct 28, 2021