Granted Patent B2

US 12,273,302 · App. 18/198,062 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA)

Assignee: Ofinno, LLC

H04L5/0098H04L5/001H04L27/2607H04W72/23H04W74/0841H04W76/38H04L5/0048H04L5/0057H04W72/0453

Abstract

Claims (88)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, configuration parameters of a cell, the configuration parameters comprising:

bandwidth part (BWP) parameters of a first BWP and a default BWP;

a first timer value associated with a cell deactivation timer; and

a second timer value associated with a BWP inactivity timer;

transmitting a downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the cell for the wireless device;

in response to transmitting the DCI:

activating the cell for the wireless device; and

starting the cell deactivation timer based on the first timer value;

activating, in response to activating the cell, the first BWP of the cell for the wireless device;

starting the BWP inactivity timer based on the second timer value;

transmitting, by the base station to the wireless device, a second DCI;

in response to transmitting the second DCI:

restarting the BWP inactivity timer; and

restarting the cell deactivation timer; and

in response to expiry of the BWP inactivity timer, switching from the first BWP to the default BWP as an active BWP.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell is a secondary cell of a plurality of cells.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the BWP parameters of the first BWP or the default BWP indicate at least one of:

a frequency location;

a bandwidth;

a value of subcarrier spacing;

a cyclic prefix; or

one or more reference signal resource configurations.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the base station starts the BWP inactivity timer in response to transmitting the DCI indicating the activation of the cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising deactivating the cell, by the base station, in response to at least one of:

an expiry of the cell deactivation timer; and

transmitting a third DCI indicating a deactivation of the cell.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising stopping, by the base station, the BWP inactivity timer in response to the deactivating the cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating the first BWP comprises communicating on a downlink control channel on the first BWP.

8. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit configuration parameters of a cell, to a wireless device, the configuration parameters comprising:

bandwidth part (BWP) parameters of a first BWP and a default BWP;

a first timer value associated with a cell deactivation timer; and

a second timer value associated with a BWP inactivity timer;

transmit a downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the cell;

in response to transmitting the DCI:

activate the cell; and

start the cell deactivation timer based on the first timer value;

activate, in response to the activation of the cell, the first BWP of the cell;

start the BWP inactivity timer based on the second timer value;

transmit a second DCI;

in response to transmitting the second DCI:

restarting the BWP inactivity timer; and

restarting the cell deactivation timer; and

in response to expiry of the BWP inactivity timer, switch from the first BWP to the default BWP as an active BWP.

9. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the cell is a secondary cell of a plurality of cells.

10. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the BWP parameters of the first BWP or the default BWP indicate at least one of:

a frequency location;

a bandwidth;

a value of subcarrier spacing;

a cyclic prefix; or

one or more reference signal resource configurations.

11. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to start the BWP inactivity timer in response to transmitting the DCI indicating the activation of the cell.

12. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to deactivate the cell in response to at least one of:

an expiry of the cell deactivation timer; and

transmitting a third DCI indicating a deactivation of the cell.

13. The base station of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to stop the BWP inactivity timer in response to the deactivating the cell.

14. The base station of claim 8 , wherein activating the first BWP comprises communicating on a downlink control channel on the first BWP.

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

transmit configuration parameters of a cell, to a wireless device, the configuration parameters comprising:

bandwidth part (BWP) parameters of a first BWP and a default BWP;

a first timer value associated with a cell deactivation timer; and

a second timer value associated with a BWP inactivity timer;

transmit a downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the cell;

in response to transmitting the DCI:

activate the cell; and

start the cell deactivation timer based on the first timer value;

activate, in response to the activation of the cell, the first BWP of the cell;

start the BWP inactivity timer based on the second timer value;

transmit a second DCI indicating a downlink assignment or an uplink grant on the first BWP;

in response to transmitting the second DCI:

restarting the BWP inactivity timer; and

restarting the cell deactivation timer; and

in response to expiry of the BWP inactivity timer, switch from the first BWP to the default BWP as an active BWP.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the BWP parameters of the first BWP or the default BWP indicate at least one of:

a frequency location;

a bandwidth;

a value of subcarrier spacing;

a cyclic prefix; or

one or more reference signal resource configurations.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to start the BWP inactivity timer in response to transmitting the DCI indicating the activation of the cell.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to deactivate the cell in response to at least one of:

an expiry of the cell deactivation timer; and

transmitting a third DCI indicating a deactivation of the cell.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to stop the BWP inactivity timer in response to the deactivating the cell.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein activating the first BWP comprises communicating on a downlink control channel on the first BWP.

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