IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,553,427
Granted Patent B2
US 11,553,427 · App. 17/122,460 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Wake-up signaling for discontinuous reception groups

Inventors: Linhai He (San Diego, CA); Peter Pui Lok Ang (San Diego, CA); Wooseok Nam (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W52/0229H04W52/0219H04W76/27H04W76/28
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,553,427
App. No.
17/122,460
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may selectively monitor, based at least in part on a configuration of the UE, a cell of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group for a wake-up signal (WUS); and selectively start, during a DRX cycle of the first DRX group associated with the WUS, a DRX on duration timer for a second DRX group based at least in part on the WUS and whether the second DRX group has a DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (99)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

monitoring, based at least in part on a configuration of the UE, a cell of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group for a wake-up signal (WUS);

monitoring a physical downlink control channel of a cell of a second DRX group for an indication to start a DRX active time for the cell of the second DRX group; and

starting, during a DRX cycle of the first DRX group associated with the WUS, a DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group,

where the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group is started based at least in part on:

the WUS,

monitoring the physical downlink control channel of the cell of the second DRX group for the indication to start the DRX active time for the cell of the second DRX group, and

whether the second DRX group has a DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS is based at least in part on whether the first DRX group is outside of a DRX active time.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

starting the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group based at least in part on the second DRX group having the DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

not starting the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group based at least in part on:

receiving the WUS with an indication to not start a DRX on duration timer, or

not receiving the WUS.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

starting, based at least in part on the WUS, a DRX on duration timer for the first DRX group,

wherein starting the DRX on duration timer for the first DRX group comprises:

starting the DRX on duration timer for the first DRX group based at least in part on receiving the WUS with an indication to start a DRX on duration timer, or

wherein the DRX on duration timer for the first DRX group is not started based at least in part on:

receiving the WUS with an indication to not start a DRX on duration timer, or

not receiving the WUS.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein starting the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group is independent from a previous WUS associated with a previous DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information that indicates to the UE that the second DRX group is to have DRX cycle lengths that are longer than DRX cycle lengths of the first DRX group,

wherein receiving the configuration information comprises:

receiving the configuration information via radio resource control signaling.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS comprises:

monitoring, during a DRX active time of the first DRX group, the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving configuration information indicating that the UE is to start a DRX active time for the second DRX group based at least in part on:

receiving the WUS, during the DRX active time of the first DRX group, indicating to start a DRX on duration timer; and

the second DRX group having no DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

starting, based at least in part on the WUS and whether the second DRX group has a DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group, a DRX active time for the second DRX group.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

starting the DRX active time for the second DRX group based at least in part on receiving the WUS with an indication to start a DRX on duration timer and the second DRX group having no on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE starts the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group during the DRX cycle of the DRX group associated with the WUS based at least in part on whether the UE monitors the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS.

13. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

monitor, based at least in part on a configuration of the UE, a cell of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group for a wake-up signal (WUS);

monitor a physical downlink control channel of a cell of a second DRX group for an indication to start a DRX active time for the cell of the second DRX group, and

start, during a DRX cycle of the first DRX group associated with the WUS, a DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group,

wherein the DRX on duration time for the second DRX group is started based at least in part on:

the WUS,

monitoring the physical downlink control channel of the cell of the second DRX group for the indication to start the DRX active time for the cell of the second DRX group, and

whether the second DRX group has a DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein monitoring the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS is based at least in part on whether the first DRX group is outside of a DRX active time.

15. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

start the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group based at least in part on the second DRX group having the DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

16. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

not start the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group based at least in part on:

receiving the WUS with an indication to not start a DRX on duration timer, or

not receiving the WUS.

17. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

start, based at least in part on the WUS, a DRX on duration timer for the first DRX group,

wherein the one or more processors, when starting the DRX on duration timer for the first DRX group, are configured to:

start the DRX on duration timer for the first DRX group based at least in part on receiving the WUS with an indication to start a DRX on duration timer, or

wherein the DRX on duration timer for the first DRX group is not started based at least in part on:

receiving the WUS with an indication to not start a DRX on duration timer, or

not receiving the WUS.

18. The UE of claim 13 , wherein starting the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group is independent from a previous WUS associated with a previous DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

19. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from a base station, configuration information that indicates to the UE that the second DRX group is to have DRX cycle lengths that are longer than DRX cycle lengths of the first DRX group,

wherein the one or more processors, when receiving the configuration information, are configured to:

receive the configuration information via radio resource control signaling.

20. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors, when monitoring the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS, are configured to:

monitor, during a DRX active time of the first DRX group, the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS.

21. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive configuration information indicating that the UE is to start a DRX active time for the second DRX group based at least in part on:

receiving the WUS, during the DRX active time of the first DRX group, indicating to start a DRX on duration timer; and

the second DRX group having no DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

22. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

start, based at least in part on the WUS and whether the second DRX group has a DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group, the DRX active time for the second DRX group.

23. The UE of claim 22 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

start the DRX active time for the second DRX group based at least in part on receiving the WUS with an indication to start a DRX on duration timer and the second DRX group having no on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

24. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the UE starts the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group during the DRX cycle of the DRX group associated with the WUS based at least in part on whether the UE monitors the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

monitor, based at least in part on a configuration of the UE, a cell of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group for a wake-up signal (WUS);

monitoring a physical downlink control channel of a cell of a second DRX group for an indication to start a DRX active time for the cell of the second DRX group; and

start, during a DRX cycle of the first DRX group associated with the WUS, a DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group,

wherein the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group is started based at least in part on:

the WUS,

monitoring the physical downlink control channel of the cell of the second DRX group for the indication to start the DRX active time for the cell of the second DRX group, and

whether the second DRX group has a DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein monitoring the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS is based at least in part on whether the first DRX group is outside of a DRX active time.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group is started during the DRX cycle of the DRX group associated with the WUS based at least in part on whether the UE monitors the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein starting the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group is independent from a previous WUS associated with a previous DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

29. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for monitoring, based at least in part on a configuration of the apparatus, a cell of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group for a wake-up signal (WUS);

means for monitoring a physical downlink control channel of a cell of a second DRX group for an indication to start a DRX active time for the cell of the second DRX group; and

means for starting, during a DRX cycle of the first DRX group associated with the WUS, a DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group,

wherein the DRX on duration timer for the second DRX group is started based at least in part on:

the WUS,

monitoring the physical downlink control channel of the cell of the second DRX group for the indication to start the DRX active time for the cell of the second DRX group, and

whether the second DRX group has a DRX on duration occasion during the DRX cycle of the first DRX group.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein monitoring the cell of the first DRX group for the WUS is based at least in part on whether the first DRX group is outside of a DRX active time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2021
From: HE, LINHAI; ANG, PETER PUI LOK; NAM, WOOSEOK
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 054816/0835 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62959766 · Jan 10, 2020
Related Publication 20210219233A1 · Jul 15, 2021