IP Library Granted Patent US 11,888,575
Granted Patent B2
US 11,888,575 · App. 18/104,895 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Control of BWP inactivity timer for primary cell based on deactivation timer of secondary cell

Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04B7/088H04B7/0639H04L5/0023H04W36/0069H04W72/0453H04W72/23H04W72/30H04W72/542H04W74/006H04W74/0833H04W76/11H04W76/19H04W76/38H04W74/0866
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Patent No.
US 11,888,575
App. No.
18/104,895
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station may transmit, to a wireless device, one or more messages comprising configuration parameters for a primary cell and a secondary cell. The configuration parameters may indicate a deactivation timer for the secondary cell and a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer for the primary cell. The base station may start the deactivation timer in response to activating the secondary cell. The base station may start the BWP inactivity timer in response to switching an active BWP of the primary cell. The base station may stop the BWP inactivity timer of the primary cell based on triggering a random-access procedure for the secondary cell. In response to the deactivation timer of the secondary cell expiring during the random-access procedure, the base station may restart the BWP inactivity timer of the primary cell.

Claims (47)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, one or more messages comprising configuration parameters for a primary cell and a secondary cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

a deactivation timer for the secondary cell; and

a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer for the primary cell;

starting the deactivation timer in response to activating the secondary cell;

starting the BWP inactivity timer in response to switching an active BWP of the primary cell;

stopping the BWP inactivity timer of the primary cell based on triggering a random-access procedure for the secondary cell; and

in response to the deactivation timer of the secondary cell expiring during the random-access procedure, restarting the BWP inactivity timer of the primary cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the random-access procedure is for a beam failure recovery of the secondary cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the activating the secondary cell comprises transmitting a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating activation of the secondary cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the switching the active BWP comprises switching to a first BWP of the primary cell as the active BWP.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first BWP is a non-default BWP.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the switching the active BWP is further in response to transmitting a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a first BWP to switch to as the active BWP.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the deactivation timer is started with a first timer value; and

the BWP inactivity timer is started with a second timer value.

8. A base station comprising:

one or more processors;

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

transmit, to a wireless device, one or more messages comprising configuration parameters for a primary cell and a secondary cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

a deactivation timer for the secondary cell; and

a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer for the primary cell;

start the deactivation timer in response to activating the secondary cell;

start the BWP inactivity timer in response to switching an active BWP of the primary cell;

stop the BWP inactivity timer of the primary cell based on triggering a random-access procedure for the secondary cell; and

in response to the deactivation timer of the secondary cell expiring during the random-access procedure, restart the BWP inactivity timer of the primary cell.

9. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the random-access procedure is for a beam failure recovery of the secondary cell.

10. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the activating the secondary cell comprises transmitting a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating activation of the secondary cell.

11. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the switching the active BWP comprises switching to a first BWP of the primary cell as the active BWP.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the first BWP is a non-default BWP.

13. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the switching the active BWP is further in response to receiving a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a first BWP to switch to as the active BWP.

14. The base station of claim 8 , wherein:

the deactivation timer is started with a first timer value; and

the BWP inactivity timer is started with a second timer value.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive one or more messages comprising configuration parameters for a primary cell and a secondary cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

a deactivation timer for the secondary cell; and

a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer for the primary cell;

start the deactivation timer in response to activating the secondary cell;

start the BWP inactivity timer in response to switching an active BWP of the primary cell;

stop the BWP inactivity timer of the primary cell based on triggering a random-access procedure for the secondary cell; and

in response to the deactivation timer of the secondary cell expiring during the random-access procedure, restart the BWP inactivity timer of the primary cell.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the random-access procedure is for a beam failure recovery of the secondary cell.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the activating the secondary cell comprises receiving a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating activation of the secondary cell.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the switching the active BWP comprises switching to a first BWP of the primary cell as the active BWP.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the first BWP is a non-default BWP.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the switching the active BWP is further in response to receiving a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a first BWP to switch to as the active BWP.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: PENINSULA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 069849/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2023
From: CIRIK, ALI; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 062734/0495 →