IP Library Granted Patent US 12,732,256
Granted Patent B2
US 12,732,256 · App. 18/022,420 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Configuring a wakeup signal

Inventors: Karthikeyan Ganesan (Kronberg im Taunus, DE); Ankit Bhamri (Rödermark, DE); Vijay Nangia (Woodridge, IL); Ali Ramadan Ali (Kraiburg am Inn, DE); Sher Ali Cheema (Ilmenau, DE); Abir Ben Hadj Fredj (Frankfurt am main, DE)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04B7/06966H04L5/0051H04W52/0229H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 12,732,256
App. No.
18/022,420
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a wakeup signal. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, a discontinuous reception configuration including a slot offset, and/or an on-duration a periodicity. The method includes receiving a wakeup signal configuration including a wakeup signal offset and/or a monitoring occasion. The wakeup signal configuration is received using scrambled downlink control information signaling. The method includes receiving information indicating to transmit a sounding reference signal during a discontinuous reception sleep period in a sounding reference signal resource using a transmit beam, and/or a transmit spatial filter. The method includes receiving a control signal using a corresponding receive beam and/or receive spatial filter. The method includes configuring a spatial filter relationship between the sounding reference signal resource and wakeup signal reception using downlink control information signal.

Claims (39)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration comprising a slot offset, an on-duration, and a periodicity;

receiving a wakeup signal configuration comprising a wakeup signal offset, or a monitoring occasion, or both, wherein the wakeup signal configuration is received using scrambled downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

receiving information indicating to transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) during a DRX sleep period in a SRS resource using a transmit beam, or a transmit spatial filter, or both, wherein transmitting the SRS during the DRX sleep period enables beam alignment for wakeup signal reception prior to a next DRX on-duration;

receiving a control signal using a corresponding receive beam, or a receive spatial filter, or both; and

receiving, via scrambled DCI associated with the wakeup signal, an indication that configures a spatial filter relationship between the SRS resource used during the DRX sleep period and the receive beam or receive spatial filter used for wakeup signal monitoring.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the control signal is received using a plurality of control resource sets, and each control resource set of the plurality of control resource sets is assigned to a beam, or a spatial filter, or both corresponding to the SRS.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the control signal is received using a plurality of search spaces, and each search space of the plurality of search spaces is assigned to a beam, or a spatial filter, or both corresponding to the SRS.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the control signal is received using a plurality of monitoring occasions, and each monitoring occasion of the plurality of monitoring occasions is assigned to a beam, or a spatial filter, or both corresponding to the SRS.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising activating a semi-persistent SRS resource during the DRX sleep period implicitly, and deactivation the semi-persistent SRS resource during a DRX on-period.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising activating a semi-persistent SRS resource during the DRX sleep period using a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) in a previous DRX on-duration period.

7 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to:

receive a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration comprising a slot offset, an on-duration, and a periodicity;

receive a wakeup signal configuration comprising a wakeup signal offset, or a monitoring occasion, or both, wherein the wakeup signal configuration is received using scrambled downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

receive information indicating to transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) during a DRX sleep period in a SRS resource using a transmit beam, or a transmit spatial filter, or both, wherein transmitting the SRS during the DRX sleep period enables beam alignment for wakeup signal reception prior to a next DRX on-duration;

receive a control signal using a corresponding receive beam, or a receive spatial filter, or both; and

receive, via scrambled DCI associated with the wakeup signal, an indication that configures a spatial filter relationship between the SRS resource used during the DRX sleep period and the receive beam or receive spatial filter used for wakeup signal monitoring.

8 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the control signal is received using a plurality of control resource sets, and each control resource set of the plurality of control resource sets is assigned to a beam, or a spatial filter, or both corresponding to the SRS.

9 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the control signal is received using a plurality of search spaces, and each search space of the plurality of search spaces is assigned to a beam, or a spatial filter, or both corresponding to the SRS.

10 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the control signal is received using a plurality of monitoring occasions, and each monitoring occasion of the plurality of monitoring occasions is assigned to a beam, or a spatial filter, or both corresponding to the SRS.

11 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to activate a semi-persistent SRS resource during the DRX sleep period implicitly, and deactivate the semi-persistent SRS resource during a DRX on-period.

12 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to activate a semi-persistent SRS resource during the DRX sleep period using a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) in a previous DRX on-duration period.

13 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to start SRS beam sweeping based on a beam, or a spatial filter, or both previously used to receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission in a previous DRX on-period.

14 . The UE of claim 13 , wherein a measurement corresponding to the beam, or the spatial filter, or both is above a predetermined threshold.

15 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to, in response to failing to decode the control signal using a configured beam in at least one monitoring occasion, implicitly trigger SRS transmission for beam alignment.

16 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a next occurrence of a DRX on-period using a beam, or a spatial filter, or both used for receiving the control signal.

17 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the control signal comprises a DCI wakeup signal.

18 . A base station, comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the base station to:

transmit a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration comprising a slot offset, an on-duration, and a periodicity;

transmit a wakeup signal configuration comprising a wakeup signal offset, or a monitoring occasion, or both, wherein the wakeup signal configuration is received using scrambled downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

transmit information indicating to transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) during a DRX sleep period in a SRS resource using a transmit beam, or a transmit spatial filter, or both, wherein transmitting the SRS during the DRX sleep period enables beam alignment for wakeup signal reception prior to a next DRX on-duration;

a control signal using a corresponding receive beam, or a receive spatial filter, or both; and

transmit, via scrambled DCI associated with the wakeup signal, an indication that configures a spatial filter relationship between the SRS resource used during the DRX sleep period and the receive beam or receive spatial filter used for wakeup signal monitoring.

19 . The base station of claim 18 , wherein the control signal is received using a plurality of control resource sets, and each control resource set of the plurality of control resource sets is assigned to a beam, or a spatial filter, or both corresponding to the SRS.

20 . The base station of claim 18 , wherein the control signal is received using a plurality of search spaces, and each search space of the plurality of search spaces is assigned to a beam, or a spatial filter, or both corresponding to the SRS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2023
From: GANESAN, KARTHIKEYAN; BHAMRI, ANKIT; NANGIA, VIJAY; ALI, ALI RAMADAN; CHEEMA, SHER ALI; FREDJ, ABIR BEN HADJ
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63068926 · Aug 21, 2020
Related Publication 20230328841A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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