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Granted Patent B2
US 12,101,717 · App. 17/277,359 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Wireless communications method and apparatus

Inventors: Yu Cai (Beijing, CN); Haibo Xu (Beijing, CN); Xiaocui Li (Beijing, CN); Jian Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W52/0229H04W24/08H04W72/0446H04W72/23H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 12,101,717
App. No.
17/277,359
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, indication information on a first serving cell; and performing, by the terminal device, first processing if the indication information indicates not to monitor a PDCCH, where the first processing includes at least one of the following: not monitoring a PDCCH on at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the at least one second serving cell; or performing, by the terminal device, second processing if the indication information indicates to monitor a PDCCH, where the second processing includes at least one of the following: monitoring a PDCCH on at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the at least one second serving cell.

Claims (49)

1. A wireless communications method performed by an apparatus, comprising:

receiving indication information on a first serving cell before an on-duration period of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the indication information comprises a bitmap including bits, wherein each bit corresponds to at least one second serving cell, and wherein each bit indicates not to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or to monitor a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell; and

not monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates not to monitor a PDCCH; or

monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates to monitor a PDCCH.

2. The wireless communications method according to claim 1 ,

wherein not monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on- duration period of the first DRX cycle comprises: after receiving the indication information, not monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle; or

monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle comprises: after receiving the indication information, monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle.

3. The wireless communications method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:

not monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of at least one DRX cycle after the first DRX cycle; or

monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of at least one DRX cycle after the first DRX cycle.

4. The wireless communications method according to claim 1 , wherein the first serving cell is a primary cell and the at least one second serving cell is at least one secondary cell.

5. The wireless communications method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one second severing cell is at least one activated secondary cell.

6. The wireless communications method according to claim 1 , the receiving the indication information on the first serving cell before the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle comprises:

receiving the indication information on the first serving cell before a first timer starts, wherein the first timer is configured to determine a time length of the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle.

7. The wireless communications method according to claim 6 , wherein the first timer is running in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle.

8. The wireless communications method according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a terminal device or a chip of a terminal device.

9. The wireless communications method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information comprises downlink control information (DCI).

10. A wireless communications method performed by an apparatus, comprising:

sending indication information on a first serving cell before an on-duration period of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the indication information comprises a bitmap including bits, wherein each bit corresponds to at least one second serving cell, and wherein each bit indicates not to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or to monitor a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell; and

not sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates not to monitor a PDCCH; or

sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates to monitor a PDCCH.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein:

not sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle comprises: after sending the indication information, not sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle;

sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates to monitor a PDCCH comprises: after sending the indication information, sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

not sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of at least one DRX cycle after the first DRX cycle; or

sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of at least one DRX cycle after the first DRX cycle.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first serving cell is a primary cell and the at least one second serving cell is at least one secondary cell.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one second severing cell is at least one activated secondary cell.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the sending the indication information on the first serving cell before an on-duration period of a first DRX cycle comprises:

sending the indication information on the first serving cell before a first timer starts, wherein the first timer is configured to determine a time length of the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving indication information on a first serving cell before an on-duration period of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the indication information comprises a bitmap including bits, wherein each bit corresponds to at least one second serving cell, and wherein each bit indicates not to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or to monitor a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell; and

not monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates not to monitor a PDCCH; or

monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates to monitor a PDCCH.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein not monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle comprises: after receiving the indication information, not monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle; or

monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle comprises: after receiving the indication information, monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the operations comprise:

not monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of at least one DRX cycle after the first DRX cycle; or

monitoring a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or monitoring a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of at least one DRX cycle after the first DRX cycle.

19. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the apparatus comprises a terminal device or a chip of a terminal device; or, the indication information comprises downlink control information (DCI).

20. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

sending indication information on a first serving cell before an on-duration period of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the indication information comprises a bitmap including bits, wherein each bit corresponds to at least one second serving cell, and wherein each bit indicates not to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or to monitor a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell; and

not sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or not sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates not to monitor a PDCCH; or

sending a PDCCH on the corresponding at least one second serving cell or sending a PDCCH for the corresponding at least one second serving cell in the on-duration period of the first DRX cycle in response to that the indication information indicates to monitor a PDCCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2021
From: CAI, YU; XU, HAIBO; LI, XIAOCUI; WANG, JIAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811095995.9 · Sep 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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