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US 12,273,811 · App. 18/414,939 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Method and apparatus for enhancing discontinuous reception in wireless systems

Inventors: Mohammed Sammour (Alrabieh-Amman, JO); Arty Chandra (Roslyn, NY); Jin Wang (Princeton, NJ); Shankar Somasundaram (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corportion
H04W52/0206H04W52/0216H04W52/0229H04W72/20H04W76/20H04W76/28Y02D30/70
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Patent No.
US 12,273,811
App. No.
18/414,939
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of discontinuous reception (DRX) in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) includes the WTRU receiving DRX setting information over a radio resource control (RRC) signal, and the WTRU receiving DRX activation information over medium access control (MAC) signal.

Claims (37)

1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor configured to:

receive a radio resource control (RRC) message, wherein the RRC message comprises an indication of a discontinuous reception (DRX) minimum active period, wherein an active period of a DRX cycle is of variable length and the DRX minimum active period corresponds to a minimum length of the active period of the DRX cycle if no transmissions are sent to the WTRU during the DRX cycle;

monitor for a data indication signal during the DRX minimum active period of the DRX cycle;

remain awake beyond the minimum active period of the DRX cycle based on receiving the data indication signal during the DRX minimum active period of the DRX cycle, wherein the data indication signal comprises an indication of a time when a data transmission will start and when the data transmission will end; and

receive the data transmission in accordance with the data indication signal.

2. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a medium access control (MAC) message, the MAC message comprising a DRX activation signal.

3. The WTRU of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to enter a sleep period of a DRX cycle in response to receiving the MAC message.

4. The WTRU of claim 2 , wherein the MAC message indicates to the WTRU that no further data will be transmitted to the WTRU during the DRX cycle.

5. The WTRU of claim 2 , wherein the WTRU is configured to resume DRX operation based on receiving the MAC message.

6. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

monitor for a second data indication signal during a DRX minimum active period of a second DRX cycle;

determine that the second data indication message was not received during the DRX minimum active period of the second DRX cycle; and

enter a sleep period of the second DRX cycle at an end of the DRX minimum active period of the second DRX cycle based on determining that the second data indication message was not received during the DRX minimum active period of the second DRX cycle.

7. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message comprises an indication of a DRX cycle periodicity.

8. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message comprises an indication of a DRX cycle start time.

9. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the time when the data transmission will start and when the data transmission will end indicated in the data indication signal correspond to a relative start time and a relative end time.

10. A method implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message, wherein the RRC message comprises an indication of a discontinuous reception (DRX) minimum active period, wherein an active period of a DRX cycle is of variable length and the DRX minimum active period corresponds to a minimum length of the active period of the DRX cycle if no transmissions are sent to the WTRU during the DRX cycle;

monitoring for a data indication signal during the DRX minimum active period of the DRX cycle;

remaining awake beyond the minimum active period of the DRX cycle based on receiving the data indication signal during the DRX minimum active period of the DRX cycle, wherein the data indication signal comprises an indication of a time when a data transmission will start and when the data transmission will end; and

receiving the data transmission in accordance with the data indication signal.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving a medium access control (MAC) message, the MAC message comprising a DRX activation signal.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising entering a sleep period of a DRX cycle in response to receiving the MAC message.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the MAC message indicates to the WTRU that no further data will be transmitted to the WTRU during the DRX cycle.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein further comprising resuming DRX operation based on receiving the MAC message.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

monitoring for a second data indication signal during a DRX minimum active period of a second DRX cycle;

determining that the second data indication message was not received during the DRX minimum active period of the second DRX cycle; and

entering a sleep period of the second DRX cycle at an end of the DRX minimum active period of the second DRX cycle based on determining that the second data indication message was not received during the DRX minimum active period of the second DRX cycle.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the RRC message comprises an indication of a DRX cycle periodicity.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the RRC message comprises an indication of a DRX cycle start time.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the time when the data transmission will start and when the data transmission will end indicated in the data indication signal correspond to a relative start time and a relative end time.

19. A base station comprising a processor configured to:

send a radio resource control (RRC) message to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein the RRC message comprises an indication of a discontinuous reception (DRX) minimum active period, wherein an active period of a DRX cycle of the WTRU is of variable length and the DRX minimum active period corresponds to a minimum length of the active period of the DRX cycle for the WTRU if no transmissions are sent to the WTRU during the DRX cycle;

send a data indication signal to the WTRU during the DRX minimum active period of the DRX cycle, wherein the data indication signal comprises an indication of a time when a data transmission will start and when the data transmission will end; and

send the data transmission to the WTRU in accordance with the data indication signal after an end of the DRX minimum active period of the DRX cycle.

20. The base station of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to send a medium access control (MAC) message to the WTRU, the MAC message comprising a DRX activation signal, wherein the MAC message indicates to the WTRU that the WTRU is to enter a sleep period of a DRX cycle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2025
From: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
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Continuity (9)
Continuation 18156738 · Jan 19, 2023
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Continuation 15336258 · Oct 27, 2016
Continuation 14717145 · May 20, 2015
Continuation 13526104 · Jun 18, 2012
Continuation 11924484 · Oct 25, 2007
Provisional Application 60863185 · Oct 27, 2006
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