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Granted Patent B2
US 11,832,185 · App. 18/122,017 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Physical downlink control channel monitoring in wireless communication system

Inventors: Inkwon Seo (Seoul, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W52/0235H04L5/0053H04W72/23H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 11,832,185
App. No.
18/122,017
Granted
Nov 28, 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 (35)

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 information for an offset relative to a start of a discontinuous reception (DRX)-on duration timer; and

monitoring the PDCCH for detection of downlink control information (DCI) format 2_6 which is used for notifying power saving (PS) information in at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

wherein the UE does not monitor the PDCCH during an active time including a time while the DRX-on duration timer is running, and

wherein the PDCCH is monitored in the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion located in a time window starting from a time indicated by the information for the offset and ending prior to a start of the DRX-on duration timer.

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 information for the offset is received through a radio resource control (RRC) message from a network.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI format 2_6 comprises a field indicating whether the UE wakes up.

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

7. 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 adapted to:

receive a configuration related to a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasions;

receive information for an offset relative to a start of a discontinuous reception (DRX)-on duration timer; and

monitor the PDCCH for detection of downlink control information (DCI) format 2_6 which is used for notifying power saving (PS) information in at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

wherein the UE does not monitor the PDCCH during an active time including a time while the DRX-on duration timer is running, and

wherein the PDCCH is monitored in the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion located in a time window starting from a time indicated by the information for the offset and ending prior to a start of the DRX-on duration timer.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is located in one or a plurality of consecutive slots.

9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is located periodically.

10. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the information for the offset is received through a radio resource control (RRC) message from a network.

11. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the DCI format 2_6 comprises a field indicating whether the UE wakes up.

12. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the PDCCH is not monitored in a PDCCH monitoring occasion not located within the time window among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions.

13. 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 information for an offset relative to a start of a discontinuous reception (DRX)-on duration timer; and

transmitting downlink control information (DCI) format 2_6 which is used for notifying power saving (PS) information through the PDCCH in at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion among the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions,

wherein the DCI format 2_6 is not transmitted during an active time including a time while the DRX-on duration timer is running, and

wherein the PDCCH is transmitted in the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion located in a time window starting from a time indicated by the information for the offset and ending prior to a start of the DRX-on duration timer.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is located in one or a plurality of consecutive slots.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion is located periodically.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the information for the offset is transmitted through a radio resource control (RRC) message from a network.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the DCI format 2_6 comprises a field indicating whether the UE wakes up.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: SEO, INKWON; AHN, JOONKUI
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 062995/0217 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17472278 · Sep 10, 2021
Continuation PCTKR2020004206 · Mar 27, 2020
Provisional Application 62826008 · Mar 29, 2019
Provisional Application 62826028 · Mar 29, 2019
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