Granted Patent B2

US 12,349,069 · App. 17/733,931 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventors: Dongru Li (Guangdong, CN); Dajie Jiang (Guangdong, CN)

Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

H04W52/0232H04W72/23H04W76/20

Abstract

Claims (90)

1. A method for processing a secondary cell (Scell) dormancy indication, performed by a terminal and comprising:

receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and

determining dormancy behavior of an Scell group based on the first PDCCH, wherein

the first PDCCH carries Scell dormancy indications in a one-to-one correspondence with at least two discontinuous reception groups (DRX groups), each Scell dormancy indication is used to indicate dormancy behavior of an Scell group in one of DRX groups, and the dormancy behavior comprises entering a dormancy state or entering a non-dormancy state; wherein

the first PDCCH comprises one second PDCCH, or at least two second PDCCHs;

in a case that the first PDCCH comprises one second PDCCH, the second PDCCH carries at least two Scell dormancy indications; in a case that the first PDCCH comprises at least two second PDCCHs, each second PDCCH carries one Scell dormancy indication;

the first PDCCH comprises second PDCCHs in a one-to-one correspondence with the DRX groups, and a second PDCCH is a PDCCH of a special cell (SPcell); or the first PDCCH is a second PDCCH, and the second PDCCH carries at least two of the Scell dormancy indications; and

in a case that the terminal is configured with a search space set used to monitor the second PDCCH, and an Scell, configured with no second PDCCH, has no valid monitoring occasion, dormancy behavior of an Scell group meets at least one of following:

dormancy behavior of an Scell group in L2 second DRX groups being determined based on an Scell dormancy indication in a second PDCCH corresponding to a second DRX group; or

dormancy behavior of an Scell group corresponding to L3 third DRX groups being determined according to a preset rule, wherein

both L2 and L3 are positive integers, the L2 second DRX groups are some or all of DRX groups corresponding to the second PDCCHs, and the L3 third DRX groups are some or all of the DRX groups corresponding to the second PDCCHs;

the second DRX group comprises an SPcell, and each third DRX group does not comprise an SPcell; and

the preset rule comprises any one of following:

an Scell group in some or all of the third DRX groups entering a non-dormancy state;

an Scell group in some or all of the third DRX groups entering a dormancy state;

in a case that a radio resource control (RRC) configuration carries a target indication, being determined based on the target indication, wherein the target indication is used to indicate default dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a third DRX group corresponding to each second PDCCH;

in a case that an RRC configuration does not carry the target indication, being determined based on default dormancy behavior; and

being consistent with the latest dormancy behavior.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first PDCCH comprises second PDCCHs in a one-to-one correspondence with the DRX groups, and an Scell dormancy indication carried in a second PDCCH is used to indicate dormancy behavior of a first Scell group, wherein the first Scell group is an Scell group in a DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the second PDCCH is a PDCCH of a special cell (SPcell); or

the second PDCCH is a PDCCH of a target cell in a DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH, wherein in a case that the DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH comprises an SPcell, the target cell is an SPcell; or in a case that the DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH does not comprise an SPcell, the target cell is an Scell.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein in a case that the terminal is configured with a search space set used to monitor the second PDCCH, and the terminal has not detected the second PDCCH, dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH which is undetected meets any one of following:

in a case that a radio resource control (RRC) configuration carries a target indication, being determined based on the target indication, wherein the target indication is used to indicate dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a DRX group corresponding to each second PDCCH;

in a case that an RRC configuration does not carry the target indication, being determined based on default dormancy behavior; and

being consistent with the latest dormancy behavior; or

in a case that the terminal is configured with a search space set used to monitor the second PDCCH, and a cell configured with a second PDCCH has no valid monitoring occasion, dormancy behavior of Scell groups in DRX groups corresponding to N second PDCCHs that have no valid monitoring occasion meets any one of following:

Scell groups in L1 first DRX groups entering a non-dormancy state, wherein the L1 first DRX groups are some or all of DRX groups corresponding to the N second PDCCHs, and both L1 and N are positive integers;

the Scell groups in the L1 first DRX groups entering a dormancy state;

in a case that an configuration carries a target indication, being determined based on the target indication, wherein the target indication is used to indicate dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a DRX group corresponding to each second PDCCH;

in a case that an RRC configuration does not carry the target indication, being determined based on default dormancy behavior; and

being consistent with the latest dormancy behavior.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving high-layer signaling sent by a network device, wherein the high-layer signaling carries power saving offsets PS-offsets in a one-to-one correspondence with the DRX groups.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first PDCCH further comprises a wake-up indication, wherein the wake-up indication is used to indicate an on or off state of a drx-onDurationTimer.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein in a case that a wake-up indication corresponding to a fourth DRX group indicates that the drx-onDurationTimer is off, an Scell group in the fourth DRX group enters a dormancy state, wherein the fourth DRX group is any one of the DRX groups.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first PDCCH is used to detect downlink control information DCI that is in a preset format and scrambled with a power saving radio network temporary identifier (PS-RNTI); and

the first PDCCH is a second PDCCH, and the second PDCCH carries at least two of the Scell dormancy indications.

9. A method for processing a secondary cell (Scell) dormancy indication, performed by a network device and comprising:

sending a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to a terminal, wherein the first PDCCH carries Scell dormancy indications corresponding to at least two discontinuous reception groups (DRX groups), each Scell dormancy indication is used to indicate dormancy behavior of an Scell group in one of DRX groups, and the dormancy behavior comprises entering a dormancy state or entering a non-dormancy state; wherein

the first PDCCH comprises one second PDCCH, or at least two second PDCCHs;

in a case that the first PDCCH comprises one second PDCCH, the second PDCCH carries at least two Scell dormancy indications; in a case that the first PDCCH comprises at least two second PDCCHs, each second PDCCH carries one Scell dormancy indication;

the first PDCCH comprises second PDCCHs in a one-to-one correspondence with the DRX groups, and a second PDCCH is a PDCCH of a special cell (SPcell); or the first PDCCH is a second PDCCH, and the second PDCCH carries at least two of the Scell dormancy indications; and the method further comprises:

sending a radio resource control (RRC) configuration to the terminal, wherein the RRC configuration is used to indicate that: in a case that the terminal is configured with a search space set used to monitor the second PDCCH, and an Scell configured with no second PDCCH has no valid monitoring occasion, dormancy behavior of an Scell group meets at least one of following:

dormancy behavior of an Scell group in L2 second DRX groups being determined based on an Scell dormancy indication in a second PDCCH corresponding to a second DRX group; or

dormancy behavior of an Scell group corresponding to L3 third DRX groups being determined according to a preset rule, wherein

both L2 and L3 are positive integers, the L2 second DRX groups are some or all of DRX groups corresponding to the second PDCCHs, and the L3 third DRX groups are some or all of the DRX groups corresponding to the second PDCCHs;

the second DRX group comprises an SPcell, and each third DRX group does not comprise an SPcell; and

the preset rule comprises at least one of following:

an Scell group in some or all of the third DRX groups entering a non-dormancy state;

an Scell group in some or all of the third DRX groups entering a dormancy state;

in a case that an RRC configuration carries a target indication, being determined based on the target indication, wherein the target indication is used to indicate default dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a third DRX group corresponding to each second PDCCH;

in a case that an RRC configuration does not carry the target indication, being determined based on default dormancy behavior; or

being consistent with the latest dormancy behavior.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first PDCCH comprises second PDCCHs in a one-to-one correspondence with the DRX groups, and an Scell dormancy indication carried in a second PDCCH is used to indicate dormancy behavior of a first Scell group, wherein the first Scell group is an Scell group in a DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the second PDCCH is a PDCCH of a special cell (SPcell); and

the second PDCCH is a PDCCH of a target cell in a DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH, wherein in a case that the DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH comprises an SPcell, the target cell is an SPcell; or in a case that the DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH does not comprise an SPcell, the target cell is an Scell.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

sending a radio resource control (RRC) configuration to the terminal, wherein the RRC configuration is used to indicate that: in a case that the terminal is configured with a search space set used to monitor the second PDCCH, and the terminal has not detected the second PDCCH, dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a DRX group corresponding to the second PDCCH which is undetected meets any one of following:

in a case that an RRC configuration carries a target indication, being determined based on the target indication, wherein the target indication is used to indicate dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a DRX group corresponding to each second PDCCH;

in a case that an RRC configuration does not carry the target indication, being determined based on default dormancy behavior; and

being consistent with the latest dormancy behavior; or

sending an RRC configuration to the terminal, wherein the RRC configuration is used to indicate that: in a case that the terminal is configured with a search space set used to monitor the second PDCCH, and a cell configured with a second PDCCH has no valid monitoring occasion, dormancy behavior of Scell groups in DRX groups corresponding to N second PDCCHs that have no valid monitoring occasion meets any one of following:

Scell groups in L1 first DRX groups entering a non-dormancy state, wherein the L1 first DRX groups are some or all of DRX groups corresponding to the N second PDCCHs, and both L1 and N are positive integers;

the Scell groups in the L1 first DRX groups entering a dormancy state;

in a case that an RRC configuration carries a target indication, being determined based on the target indication, wherein the target indication is used to indicate dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a DRX group corresponding to each second PDCCH;

in a case that an RRC configuration does not carry the target indication, being determined based on default dormancy behavior; and

being consistent with the latest dormancy behavior.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first PDCCH further comprises a wake-up indication, wherein the wake-up indication is used to indicate an on or off state of a drx-onDurationTimer; and

in a case that a wake-up indication corresponding to a fourth DRX group indicates that the drx-onDurationTimer is off, an Scell group in the fourth DRX group enters a dormancy state, wherein the fourth DRX group is any one of the DRX groups.

14. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first PDCCH is used to detect downlink control information DCI that is in a preset format and scrambled with a power saving radio network temporary identifier (PS-RNTI); and

the first PDCCH is a second PDCCH, and the second PDCCH carries at least two of the Scell dormancy indications.

15. A terminal, comprising a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal to perform:

receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and

determining dormancy behavior of an Scell group based on the first PDCCH, wherein

the first PDCCH carries Scell dormancy indications in a one-to-one correspondence with at least two discontinuous reception groups (DRX groups), each Scell dormancy indication is used to indicate dormancy behavior of an Scell group in one of DRX groups, and the dormancy behavior comprises entering a dormancy state or entering a non-dormancy state; wherein

the first PDCCH comprises one second PDCCH, or at least two second PDCCHs;

in a case that the first PDCCH comprises one second PDCCH, the second PDCCH carries at least two Scell dormancy indications; in a case that the first PDCCH comprises at least two second PDCCHs, each second PDCCH carries one Scell dormancy indication;

the first PDCCH comprises second PDCCHs in a one-to-one correspondence with the DRX groups, and a second PDCCH is a PDCCH of a special cell (SPcell); or the first PDCCH is a second PDCCH, and the second PDCCH carries at least two of the Scell dormancy indications; and

in a case that the terminal is configured with a search space set used to monitor the second PDCCH, and an Scell, configured with no second PDCCH, has no valid monitoring occasion, dormancy behavior of an Scell group meets at least one of following:

dormancy behavior of an Scell group in L2 second DRX groups being determined based on an Scell dormancy indication in a second PDCCH corresponding to a second DRX group; or

dormancy behavior of an Scell group corresponding to L3 third DRX groups being determined according to a preset rule, wherein

both L2 and L3 are positive integers, the L2 second DRX groups are some or all of DRX groups corresponding to the second PDCCHs, and the L3 third DRX groups are some or all of the DRX groups corresponding to the second PDCCHs;

the second DRX group comprises an SPcell, and each third DRX group does not comprise an SPcell; and

the preset rule comprises any one of following:

an Scell group in some or all of the third DRX groups entering a non-dormancy state;

an Scell group in some or all of the third DRX groups entering a dormancy state;

in a case that a radio resource control (RRC) configuration carries a target indication, being determined based on the target indication, wherein the target indication is used to indicate default dormancy behavior of an Scell group in a third DRX group corresponding to each second PDCCH;

in a case that an RRC configuration does not carry the target indication, being determined based on default dormancy behavior; and

being consistent with the latest dormancy behavior.

16. A network device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, steps of the method for processing an Scell dormancy indication according to claim 9 are implemented.

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