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Granted Patent B2
US 11,564,163 · App. 17/400,424 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Power saving and cell dormancy operation

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Youngwoo Kwak (Vienna, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W52/0206H04W24/10H04W72/042H04W76/28
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,564,163
App. No.
17/400,424
Filed
Aug 12, 2021
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2412
USPC
370/311
Abstract

A wireless device receives one or more indications including: a wake-up indication indicating downlink control channel monitoring during a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration of a DRX cycle; and a dormancy indication indicating a switching to a dormant bandwidth part of a cell. Based on the dormancy indication and the wake-up indication, during the DRX on duration, the wireless device: monitors a downlink control channel on the cell is stopped, while maintaining the cell activated; and transmits a channel state information report for the dormant bandwidth part.

Claims (56)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, indications comprising:

a wake-up indication indicating downlink control channel monitoring, for a plurality of more cells, during a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration of a DRX cycle; and

a dormancy indication indicating a switching to a dormant bandwidth part of a cell, from the plurality of cells, to stop downlink control channel monitoring; and

during the DRX on duration and based on receiving both the wake-up indication and the dormancy indication:

stopping monitoring a downlink control channel on the cell, while maintaining the cell activated; and

transmitting a channel state information report for the dormant bandwidth part.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell is maintained in an active state in response to the switching from an active bandwidth part of the cell to the dormant bandwidth part of the cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indications are received in at least one DCI during a DRX off duration, and wherein the DRX off duration is out of the DRX on duration.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stopping monitoring the downlink control channel is on the dormant bandwidth part of the cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more downlink control information, comprising the indications, with cyclic redundancy check bits being scrambled by a power saving radio network temporary identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a medium access control control element indicating an activation of the cell; and

activating the cell, in response to receiving the medium access control control element, wherein the activating comprises:

activating a first bandwidth part of the cell as an active bandwidth part, wherein the first bandwidth part is different from the dormant bandwidth part; and

monitoring downlink control channels on the first bandwidth part of the cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from a base station, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of the cell, the configuration parameters indicating the dormant bandwidth part of a plurality of bandwidth parts of the cell.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a medium access control control element indicating a deactivation of the cell; and

deactivating the cell in response to the receiving the medium access control control element indicating the deactivation of the cell.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more RRC messages comprise a time offset indicating a starting symbol, for monitoring downlink control channels for receiving one or more downlink control information comprising the indications, relative to a start of the DRX on duration of the DRX cycle.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising, in response to deactivating the cell, stopping transmitting the channel state information report for the dormant bandwidth part of the cell.

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 indications comprising:

a wake-up indication indicating downlink control channel monitoring, for a plurality of cells, during a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration of a DRX cycle; and

a dormancy indication indicating a switching to a dormant bandwidth part of a cell, from the plurality of cells, to stop downlink control channel monitoring; and

during the DRX on duration and based on receiving both the wake-up indication and the dormancy indication:

stop monitoring a downlink control channel on the cell, while maintaining the cell activated; and

transmit a channel state information report for the dormant bandwidth part.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the cell is maintained in an active state in response to the switching from an active bandwidth part of the cell to the dormant bandwidth part of the cell.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the indications are received in at least one DCI during a DRX off duration, and wherein the DRX off duration is out of the DRX on duration.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the stopping the monitoring is on the downlink control channel on the dormant bandwidth part of the cell.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive one or more downlink control information, comprising indications, with cyclic redundancy check bits being scrambled by a power saving radio network temporary identifier.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive a medium access control control element indicating an activation of the cell; and

activate the cell, in response to receiving the medium access control control element, wherein the activation comprises:

activating a first bandwidth part of the cell as an active bandwidth part, wherein the first bandwidth part is different from the dormant bandwidth part; and

monitoring downlink control channels on the first bandwidth part of the cell.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, from a base station, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of the cell, the configuration parameters indicating the dormant bandwidth part of a plurality of bandwidth parts of the cell.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive a medium access control control element indicating a deactivation of the cell;

deactivate the cell in response to the receiving the medium access control control element indicating the deactivation of the cell; and

in response to deactivating the cell, stop transmitting the channel state information report for the dormant bandwidth part of the cell.

19. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the one or more RRC messages comprise a time offset indicating a starting symbol, for monitoring downlink control channels for receiving one or more downlink control information comprising the indications, relative to a start of the DRX on duration of the DRX cycle.

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 indications comprising:

a wake-up indication indicating downlink control channel monitoring, for a plurality of cells, during a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration of a DRX cycle; and

a cell dormancy indication indicating a switching to a dormant bandwidth part of a cell, from the plurality of cells, to stop downlink control channel monitoring; 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 indications;

during the DRX on duration and based on receiving both the wake-up indication and transitioning the cell to the dormancy indication and the wake up indication, during the DRX on duration:

stop monitoring a downlink control channel on the cell, while maintaining the cell activated; and

transmit a channel state information report for the dormant bandwidth part.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
Reel/Frame 065766/0835 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; CIRIK, ALI; YI, YUNJUNG; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; XU, KAI
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 057181/0621 →
Continuity (3)
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