Granted Patent B2

US 12,615,593 · App. 17/794,450 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Huayu Zhou (Shanghai, CN); Zhengang Pan (Shanghai, CN); Zhenzhu Lei (Shanghai, CN)

Assignee: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

H04W52/0229H04L5/0053H04W76/28

Abstract

Claims (70)

1 . A method for controlling physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring, comprising:

acquiring first signaling, wherein the first signaling is a bitmap having N bit, N being a positive integer;

determining whether a secondary cell (SCell) is in a dormant state or a non-dormant state according to the first signaling;

acquiring third signaling, wherein the third signaling is one or more bits in the bitmap;

determining whether to stop monitoring PDCCHs corresponding to a primary cell (PCell) or a primary secondary cell (PSCell) according to the third signaling;

determining to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if the third signaling is in a second preset pattern; and

determining a first duration according to the third signaling, if determining to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring second signaling; and

determining whether to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell according to the second signaling.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second signaling is a bit in the bitmap, and determining whether to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell according to the second signaling comprises:

determining to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if the bit in the bitmap is “0”; or

determining to monitor the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if the bit in the bitmap is “1”.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if all bits in the bitmap are “0”; or

determining to monitor the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if all bits in the bitmap are “1”.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell comprises:

stopping at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell comprises at least one of:

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during DRX active time; or

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell comprises at least one of:

switching to a dormant BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during DRX active time;

using a dormant BWP as an active BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during DRX active time;

switching to a dormant BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer; or

using a dormant BWP as an active BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer a drx-InactivityTimer.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first duration is an intersection between a duration provided by a higher layer parameter and DRX active time, or an intersection between a duration provided by a higher layer parameter and DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell comprises at least one of:

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during the first duration;

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the first duration and DRX active time;

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the first duration and DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer;

switching to a dormant BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during the first duration;

using a dormant BWP as an active BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during the first duration;

switching to a dormant BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the first duration and DRX active time;

using a dormant BWP as an active BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during the intersection between the first duration and DRX active time;

switching to a dormant BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the first duration and DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer; or

using a dormant BWP as an active BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during the intersection between the first duration and DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring fourth signaling;

determining whether to stop monitoring PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell, or the PSCell according to the fourth signaling;

acquiring fifth signaling if determining to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell; and

determining a second duration according to the fifth signaling.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the fourth signaling is one or more bits in the bitmap.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein determining whether to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell according to the fourth signaling comprises:

determining to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if the fourth signaling is value “0”; or

determining to monitor the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if the fourth signaling is value “1”.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the second duration is an intersection between a duration provided by a higher layer parameter and DRX active time, or an intersection between a duration provided by a higher layer parameter and DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell comprises at least one of:

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during the second duration;

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the second duration and DRX active time;

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the second duration and DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer;

stopping monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the second duration and DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer;

switching to a dormant BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during the second duration;

using a dormant BWP as an active BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during the second duration;

switching to a dormant BWP for the PCell or the SCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the second duration and DRX active time; or

using a dormant BWP as an active BWP for the PCell or the PSCell during an intersection between the second duration and DRX active time indicated by at least one of a drx-onDurationTimer or a drx-InactivityTimer.

15 . An electronic device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the processor being configured to execute the computer program to:

obtain first signaling, wherein the first signaling is a bitmap having N bit, N being a positive integer;

determine whether a secondary cell (SCell) is in a dormant state or a non-dormant state according to the first signaling;

acquire third signaling, wherein the third signaling is one or more bits in the bitmap;

determine whether to stop monitoring PDCCHs corresponding to a primary cell (PCell) or a primary secondary cell (PSCell) according to the third signaling;

determine to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if the third signaling is in a second preset pattern; and

determine a first duration according to the third signaling, if determining to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

obtain first signaling, wherein the first signaling is a bitmap having N bit, N being a positive integer;

determine whether a secondary cell (SCell) is in a dormant state or a non-dormant state according to the first signaling;

acquire third signaling, wherein the third signaling is one or more bits in the bitmap;

determine whether to stop monitoring PDCCHs corresponding to a primary cell (PCell) or a primary secondary cell (PSCell) according to the third signaling;

determine to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell, if the third signaling is in a second preset pattern; and

determine a first duration according to the third signaling, if determining to stop monitoring the PDCCHs corresponding to the PCell or the PSCell.

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