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Granted Patent B2
US 10,645,751 · App. 15/559,775 · Granted May 5, 2020

Method for configuring a DRX timer in a carrier aggregation with at least one SCell operating in an unlicensed spectrum and a device therefor

Inventors: Seungjune Yi (Seoul, KR); Sunyoung Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W76/28H04L5/0053H04W52/0216H04W76/38H04W76/15Y02D70/00Y02D70/10Y02D70/12Y02D70/126Y02D70/1224Y02D70/1242Y02D70/1262Y02D70/1264Y02D70/142Y02D70/144Y02D70/20Y02D70/23Y02D70/24
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Patent No.
US 10,645,751
App. No.
15/559,775
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for configuring a DRX timer in a carrier aggregation, the method comprising: configuring with a first cell group including at least one first cell and a second cell group including at least one second cell served by an e-NodeB; receiving two set of DRX timer values, receiving a PDCCH signal from the first cell or the second cell; applying one of the first set of DRX timer value or the second set of DRX timer value to the DRX timer; monitoring PDCCH signals for the first cell and the second cell while the DRX timer is running.

Claims (19)

1. A method for a User Equipment (UE) operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

configuring a first cell group including at least one first cell and a second cell group including at least one second cell served by an e-NodeB (eNB), wherein the first cell group operates in a licensed band and the second cell group operates in an unlicensed band;

receiving two Discontinuous Reception (DRX) timer values, wherein a first DRX timer value is related to the first cell group and a second DRX timer value is related to the second cell group, wherein the first DRX timer value is smaller than the second DRX timer value;

monitoring Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) reception on the first cell and the second cell while an onDurationTimer is running, wherein the onDurationTimer is commonly configured for the first cell and the second cell in a periodic manner;

based on a first PDCCH being detected in the first cell while the onDurationTimer is running, starting a first drx-InactivityTimer and maintaining a monitoring of PDCCH reception on the first cell while the first drx-InactivityTimer is running; and

based on a second PDCCH being detected in the second cell while the onDurationTimer is running, starting a second drx-InactivityTimer and maintaining a monitoring of PDCCH reception on the second cell while the second drx-InactivityTimer is running,

wherein the first drx-InactivityTimer is set to the first DRX timer value and the second drx-InactivityTimer is set to the second DRX timer value based on the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH being detected in different times, and

wherein the first drx-InactivityTimer and the second drx-InactivityTimer are set to the second DRX timer value based on the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH being detected in a same time.

2. A User Equipment (UE) operating in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to control the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

configure a first cell group including at least one first cell and a second cell group including at least one second cell served by an e-NodeB (eNB), wherein the first cell group operates in a licensed band and the second cell group operates in an unlicensed band,

receive two Discontinuous Reception (DRX) timer values, wherein a first DRX timer value is related to the first cell group and a second DRX timer value is related to the second cell group, wherein the first DRX timer value is smaller than the second DRX timer value,

monitor Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) reception on the first cell and the second cell while an onDurationTimer is running, wherein the onDurationTimer is commonly configured for the first cell and the second cell in a periodic manner,

based on a first PDCCH being detected in the first cell while the onDurationTimer is running, start a first drx-InactivityTimer and maintain a monitoring of PDCCH reception on the first cell while the first drx-InactivityTimer is running, and

based on a second PDCCH being detected in the second cell while the onDurationTimer is running, start a second drx-InactivityTimer and maintain a monitoring of PDCCH reception on the second cell while the second drx-InactivityTimer is running,

wherein the first drx-InactivityTimer is set to the first DRX timer value and the second drx-InactivityTimer is set to the second DRX timer value based on the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH being detected in different times, and

wherein the first drx-InactivityTimer and the second drx-InactivityTimer are set to the second DRX timer value based on the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH being detected in a same time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2017
From: YI, SEUNGJUNE; LEE, SUNYOUNG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 043631/0461 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62145471 · Apr 9, 2015
Related Publication 20180070405A1 · Mar 8, 2018
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