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Granted Patent B2
US 11,638,214 · App. 17/472,278 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Physical downlink control channel monitoring in wireless communication system

Inventors: Inkwon Seo (Seoul, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W52/0235H04L5/0053H04W72/042H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 11,638,214
App. No.
17/472,278
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method by which a terminal monitors a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system and a corresponding device. An offset-based time window is set before a conventional DRX-on period for monitoring PDCCH, and PSPDCCH for notifying of power saving information in the time window is monitored. Whether to actually monitor the PDCCH in the DRX-on period can be determined on the basis of the PS-PDCCH.

Claims (44)

1. A method of monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a configuration related to a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions;

receiving an offset based on a starting slot of a discontinuous reception (DRX)-on duration; and

monitoring a PS-PDCCH notifying of power saving (PS) information in at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

wherein the PS-PDCCH is not monitored in the DRX-on duration, and

wherein the PS-PDCCH is monitored in the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion located in a time window between a time based on the offset and the starting slot of the DRX-on duration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is located in one or a plurality of consecutive slots.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is located periodically.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the offset is received through a higher layer signal from a network.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PS-PDCCH comprises a field indicating whether the UE wakes up.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein if the field indicating whether the UE wakes up indicates the wake-up of the UE, the PDCCH is monitored in the DRX-on duration.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein if the field indicating whether the UE wakes up does not indicate the wake-up of the UE, the PDCCH is not monitored in the DRX-on duration.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PS-PDCCH is not monitored in a PDCCH monitoring occasion not located within the time window among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions.

9. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transceiver transmitting and receiving a radio signal; and

a processor operatively coupled with the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a configuration related to a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

receive an offset based on a starting slot of a discontinuous reception (DRX)-on duration, and

monitor a PS-PDCCH notifying of power saving (PS) information in at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

wherein the PS-PDCCH is not monitored in the DRX-on duration, and

wherein the PS-PDCCH is monitored in the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion located in a time window between a time based on the offset and the starting slot of the DRX-on duration.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is located in one or a plurality of consecutive slots.

11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is located periodically.

12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the offset is received through a higher layer signal from a network.

13. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the PS-PDCCH comprises a field indicating whether the UE wakes up.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein if the field indicating whether the UE wakes up indicates the wake-up of the UE, the PDCCH is monitored in the DRX-on duration.

15. The UE of claim 13 , wherein if the field indicating whether the UE wakes up does not indicate the wake-up of the UE, the PDCCH is not monitored in the DRX-on duration.

16. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the PS-PDCCH is not monitored in a PDCCH monitoring occasion not located within the time window among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions.

17. A method of transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a configuration related to a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions;

transmitting an offset based on a starting slot of a discontinuous reception (DRX)-on duration; and

transmitting a PS-PDCCH notifying of power saving (PS) information in at least one physical downlink control (PDCCH) monitoring occasion among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

wherein the PS-PDCCH is not transmitted in the DRX-on duration, and

wherein the PS-PDCCH is transmitted in the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion located in a time window between a time based on the offset and the starting slot of the DRX-on duration.

18. An apparatus of a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory operatively coupled with the processor,

the processor is configured to:

receive a configuration related to a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

receive an offset based on a starting slot of a discontinuous reception (DRX)-on duration; and

monitor a PS-PDCCH notifying of power saving (PS) information in at least one physical downlink control (PDCCH) monitoring occasion among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

wherein the PS-PDCCH is not monitored in the DRX-on duration, and

wherein the PS-PDCCH is monitored in the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion located in a time window between a time based on the offset and the starting slot of the DRX-on duration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: SEO, INKWON; AHN, JOONKUI
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 057451/0934 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation PCTKR2020004206 · Mar 27, 2020
Provisional Application 62826008 · Mar 29, 2019
Provisional Application 62826028 · Mar 29, 2019
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