METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION CONFIGURATIONS

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

receiving a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the DRX configuration comprising a first configuration for configuring a DRX cycle by an integer value;

determining whether the DRX configuration comprises a second configuration for configuring the DRX cycle by a non-integer value; and

in a case that the DRX configuration comprises the second configuration, applying the second configuration instead of the first configuration for configuring the DRX cycle.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in a case that the DRX configuration comprises the second configuration, the method further comprises:

not applying the first configuration for configuring the DRX cycle after receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in a case that the DRX configuration comprises the second configuration, the method further comprises:

not applying the first configuration for configuring the DRX cycle after an expiration of a timer.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

starting a timer upon applying the second configuration for configuring the DRX cycle.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an RRC message for configuring one or more cell groups; and

in a case that the DRX configuration comprises the second configuration, not applying the first configuration for configuring the DRX cycle to the one or more cell groups.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second configuration comprises a first parameter as a numerator of the non-integer value and a second parameter as a denominator of the non-integer value.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first parameter is in a unit of milliseconds.

8 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to:

receive a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the DRX configuration comprising a first configuration for configuring a DRX cycle by an integer value;

determine whether the DRX configuration comprises a second configuration for configuring the DRX cycle by a non-integer value; and

in a case that the DRX configuration comprises the second configuration, apply the second configuration instead of the first configuration for configuring the DRX cycle.

9 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein in a case that the DRX configuration comprises the second configuration, the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

not apply the first configuration for configuring the DRX cycle after receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

10 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein in a case that the DRX configuration comprises the second configuration, the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

not apply the first configuration for configuring the DRX cycle after an expiration of a timer.

11 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

start a timer upon applying the second configuration for configuring the DRX cycle.

12 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

receive an RRC message for configuring one or more cell groups; and

in a case that the DRX configuration comprises the second configuration, not apply the first configuration for configuring the DRX cycle to the one or more cell groups.

13 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the second configuration comprises a first parameter as a numerator of the non-integer value and a second parameter as a denominator of the non-integer value.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the first parameter is in a unit of milliseconds.