Methods for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based wake up signal (WUS) configuration

1. A network node, configured to:

configure each wireless device in a first group of wireless devices comprising at least one wireless device with a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation; and

cause transmission of signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, for a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with the first group of wireless devices and use the first RNTI defined to address a group of wireless devices to scramble a Cyclic Redundancy Check, CRC, in the signaling, the WUS configured to cause each wireless device in the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action.

2. A method implemented by a network node, the method comprising:

configuring each wireless device in a first group of wireless devices comprising at least one wireless device with a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation; and

causing transmission of signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, for a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with the first group of wireless devices and using the first RNTI defined to address a group of wireless devices to scramble a Cyclic Redundancy Check, CRC, in the signaling, the WUS configured to cause each wireless device in the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first RNTI defined to address a group of wireless devices is configured via radio resource control, RRC, signaling.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first RNTI defined to address a group of wireless devices is associated with a downlink control information, DCI, format that is different from DCI formats 0-0, 0-1, 1-0 and 1-1.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising configuring the first WUS monitoring occasion for the first group of wireless devices with at least a time offset relative to a first discontinuous reception, DRX, ON duration period.

6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising configuring downlink control information, DCI, addressed to the first group of wireless devices, the DCI comprising a bitmap where a first plurality of bits are configured to indicate whether to wake-up a first subgroup of the first group of wireless devices and a second plurality of bits are configured to indicate whether to wake-up a second subgroup of the first group of wireless devices.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first subgroup of the first group of wireless devices is associated with a first DRX ON duration period; and

the second subgroup of the first group of wireless devices is associated with a second DRX ON duration period.

8. The method of claim 2 , further comprising configuring downlink control information, DCI, addressed to the first group of wireless devices, the DCI comprising a bitmap including:

a first plurality of bits indicating which one or more of a plurality of subgroups of the first group of wireless devices that is selected to implement the WUS; and

a second plurality of bits indicating information for implementing the WUS.

9. The method of claim 2 , further comprising configuring the first group of wireless devices with a first control resource set, CORESET, and first common search space, CSS, configuration for searching for the WUS, the first CORESET and first CSS configuration being associated with the first group of wireless devices.

10. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one action includes monitoring a physical downlink control channel during a first DRX ON duration period.

11. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one action includes at least one of triggering of an aperiodic channel state information, CSI, report and scheduling of a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH.

12. A wireless device configured to communicate with a network node, the wireless device configured to:

obtain a configuration comprising a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation;

receive signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, in a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with a first group of wireless devices that includes at least the wireless device and descramble a cyclic redundancy check, CRC, in the signaling using the first RNTI defined to address a group of wireless devices, the WUS being configured to cause the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action; and

perform the at least one action.

13. A method implemented by a wireless device that is configured to communicate with a network node, the method comprising:

obtaining a configuration comprising a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation;

receiving signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, in a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with a first group of wireless devices that includes at least the wireless device and descrambling a cyclic redundancy check, CRC, in the signaling using the first RNTI defined to address a group of wireless devices, the WUS being configured to cause the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action; and

performing the at least one action.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first RNTI defined to address a group of wireless devices is configured via radio resource control, RRC, signaling.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first RNTI defined to address a group of wireless devices is associated with a downlink control information, DCI, format that is different from DCI formats 0-0, 0-1, 1-0 and 1-1.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first WUS monitoring occasion associated with the first group of wireless devices is offset by at least a time offset relative to a first discontinuous reception, DRX, ON duration period.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the signaling includes downlink control information, DCI, addressed to the first group of wireless devices, the DCI comprising a bitmap where a first plurality of bits are configured to indicate whether to wake-up a first subgroup of the first group of wireless devices and a second plurality of bits are configured to indicate whether to wake-up a second subgroup of the first group of wireless devices.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first subgroup of the first group of wireless devices is associated with a first DRX ON duration period; and

the second subgroup of the first group of wireless devices is associated with a second DRX ON duration period.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the signaling includes downlink control information, DCI, addressed to the first group of wireless devices, the DCI comprising a bitmap including:

a first plurality of bits indicating which one or more of a plurality of subgroups of the first group of wireless devices that is selected to implement the WUS; and

a second plurality of bits indicating information for implementing the WUS.

20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising using a first control resource set, CORESET, and first common search space, CSS, configuration to search for the WUS, the first CORESET and first CSS configuration being associated with the first group of wireless devices.

21. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one action includes monitoring a physical downlink control channel during a first DRX ON duration period.

22. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one action includes at least one of triggering of an aperiodic channel state information, CSI, report and scheduling of a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH.