IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,937,268
Granted Patent B2
US 11,937,268 · App. 18/204,762 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Power saving operation for a wireless device

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Nazanin Rastegardoost (McLean, VA); Jonghyun Park (Syosset, NY)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W72/232H04W72/0457H04W76/20
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Patent No.
US 11,937,268
App. No.
18/204,762
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device comprises one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to: in response to a timer, for switching physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring from a first search space group (SSG) of a bandwidth part (BWP) to a second SSG of the BWP, expiring in a slot within a time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP, start to monitor PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than an expiration of the time duration.

Claims (40)

1. 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:

in response to a timer, for switching physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring from a first search space group (SSG) of a bandwidth part (BWP) to a second SSG of the BWP, expiring in a slot within a time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP, start to monitor PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than an expiration of the time duration.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to start the timer for the first SSG, of SSGs, on the BWP, wherein the timer is started:

based on receiving a first downlink control information (DCI) via the first SSG; and

with a timer value associated with the first SSG.

3. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, based on monitoring the PDCCH on the first SSG and while the timer is running, a second downlink control information (DCI) indicating to skip the PDCCH monitoring on the BWP for the time duration.

4. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the timer for SSG switching expires in a first slot, and the time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring ends in a second slot after the first slot, and wherein the starting to monitor the PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than the expiration of the time duration comprises starting to monitor the PDCCH on the second SSG after the second slot.

5. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of the BWP, indicating:

a plurality of search spaces, of the BWP, comprising the first SSG and the second SSG;

a timer value for the timer for SSG switching to the second SSG; and

the time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP.

6. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to start the timer, based on a timer value associated with the first SSG, in response to switching to the first SSG for PDCCH monitoring on the BWP.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein an index of the second SSG is zero.

8. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

in response to a timer, for switching physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring from a first search space group (SSG) of a bandwidth part (BWP) to a second SSG of the BWP, expiring in a slot within a time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP, transmit to a wireless device, the PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than an expiration of the time duration.

9. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to start the timer for the first SSG, of SSGs, on the BWP, wherein the timer is started, based on transmitting a first downlink control information (DCI) via the first SSG and with a timer value associated with the first SSG.

10. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to transmit to the wireless device, while the timer is running, a first second downlink control information (DCI) indicating to skip the PDCCH monitoring on the BWP for the time duration.

11. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the timer for SSG switching expires in a first slot, and the time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring ends in a second slot after the first slot, and wherein the transmitting the PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than the expiration of the time duration comprises starting to transmit the PDCCH on the second SSG after the second slot.

12. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to transmit to the wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of the BWP, indicating:

a plurality of search spaces, of the BWP, comprising the first SSG and the second SSG;

a timer value for the timer for SSG switching to the second SSG; and

the time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP.

13. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to start the timer, based on a timer value associated with the first SSG, in response to switching to the first SSG for PDCCH monitoring on the BWP.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

in response to a timer, for switching physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring from a first search space group (SSG) of a bandwidth part (BWP) to a second SSG of the BWP, expiring in a slot within a time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP, start to monitor PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than an expiration of the time duration.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to start the timer for the first SSG, of SSGs, on the BWP, wherein the timer is started:

based on receiving a first downlink control information (DCI) via the first SSG; and

with a timer value associated with the first SSG.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, based on monitoring the PDCCH on the first SSG and while the timer is running, a second downlink control information (DCI) indicating to skip the PDCCH monitoring on the BWP for the time duration.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the timer for SSG switching expires in a first slot, and the time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring ends in a second slot after the first slot, and wherein the starting to monitor the PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than the expiration of the time duration comprises starting to monitor the PDCCH on the second SSG after the second slot.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of the BWP, indicating:

a plurality of search spaces, of the BWP, comprising the first SSG and the second SSG;

a timer value for the timer for SSG switching to the second SSG; and

the time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to start the timer, based on a timer value associated with the first SSG, in response to switching to the first SSG for PDCCH monitoring on the BWP.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein an index of the second SSG is zero.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2024
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BLOOMSBURY DESIGN LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 069672/0717 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2023
From: ZHOU, HUA; YI, YUNJUNG; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; XU, KAI; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; RASTEGARDOOST, NAZANIN; PARK, JONGHYUN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 064447/0751 →
Continuity (3)
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