IP Library Granted Patent US 11,297,677
Granted Patent B2
US 11,297,677 · App. 16/829,166 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Discontinuous reception

Inventors: Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Nazanin Rastegardoost (McLean, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centerville, VA); Youngwoo Kwak (Vienna, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA); Bing Hui (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W76/28H04L1/1819H04L5/0055H04W72/042H04W72/0446H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,297,677
App. No.
16/829,166
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The first DCI comprises a feedback timing indicator field. In response to the feedback timing indicator field indicating not to transmit a feedback for the PDSCH before receiving a second DCI, a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer is started with a first value. A downlink control channel is monitored for the second DCI while the DRX timer is running.

Claims (42)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the first DCI comprises a feedback timing indicator field;

in response to the feedback timing indicator field indicating not to transmit a feedback for the PDSCH before receiving a second DCI, starting a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer with a first value; and

monitoring a downlink control channel for the second DCI while the DRX timer is running.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback is a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback for the PDSCH.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback timing indicator field is a PDSCH-to-HARQ feedback timing indicator field.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the starting the DRX timer is before transmission of the feedback.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising DRX configuration parameters, wherein the DRX configuration parameters comprise the first value for the DRX timer.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising starting a DRX inactivity timer with a second value in response to the first DCI.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the DRX configuration parameters comprise the second value for the DRX inactivity timer.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the second DCI, wherein the second DCI comprises a second feedback timing indicator field.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting the feedback of the PDSCH in a time slot indicated by the second feedback timing indicator field.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the transmitting the feedback comprises transmitting the feedback in one of:

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); or

a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the first DCI comprises a feedback timing indicator field;

in response to the feedback timing indicator field indicating not to transmit a feedback for the PDSCH before receiving a second DCI, start a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer with a first value; and

monitor a downlink control channel for the second DCI while the DRX timer is running.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the feedback is a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback for the PDSCH.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the feedback timing indicator field is a PDSCH-to-HARQ_feedback timing indicator field.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the start of the DRX timer is before transmission of the feedback.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising DRX configuration parameters, wherein the DRX configuration parameters comprise the first value for the DRX timer.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to start a DRX inactivity timer with a second value in response to the first DCI.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the DRX configuration parameters comprise the second value for the DRX inactivity timer.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive the second DCI, wherein the second DCI comprises a second feedback timing indicator field.

19. The wireless device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to transmit the feedback of the PDSCH in a time slot indicated by the second feedback timing indicator field.

20. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more first processors; and

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

transmit a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the first DCI comprises a feedback timing indicator field;

in response to the feedback timing indicator field indicating not to transmit a feedback for the PDSCH before receiving a second DCI, start a first discontinuous reception (DRX) timer with a first value; and

transmit, via a downlink control channel, the second DCI while the first DRX timer is running; and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more second processors; and

second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive the first DCI;

in response to the feedback timing indicator field indicating not to transmit the feedback for the PDSCH before receiving the second DCI, start a second DRX timer with the first value; and

monitor the downlink control channel for the second DCI while the second DRX timer is running.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 073117/0008 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2021
From: BABAEI, ALIREZA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; YI, YUNJUNG; ZHOU, HUA; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; RASTEGARDOOST, NAZANIN; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; XU, KAI; HUI, BING
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055045/0055 →
Continuity (2)
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