Granted Patent B2

US 12,232,029 · App. 17/635,505 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Sina Maleki (Malmö, SE); Andres Reial (Lomma, SE); Gang Zou (Lund, SE)

Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

H04W52/0212H04W52/0229H04W76/28

Abstract

Claims (75)

1. A method of controlling a wireless device, the method comprising:

determining a first sleep opportunity for the wireless device;

evaluating one or more energy-related parameters for each of a plurality of possible sleep modes for the wireless device, the plurality of possible sleep modes corresponding to varying degrees of reduced energy consumption by the wireless device, relative to a non-sleep mode;

selecting a first one of the plurality of possible sleep modes for the wireless device, based on said evaluating;

activating the selected sleep mode during the first sleep opportunity;

determining a second sleep opportunity for the wireless device, within a same discontinuous-receive (DRX) cycle for the wireless device;

performing a second evaluation of one or more energy-related parameters for each of the plurality of possible sleep modes for the wireless device;

selecting a second one of the plurality of possible sleep modes for the wireless device, based on said performing the second evaluation, the second one of the plurality of possible sleep modes differing from the first one of the plurality of possible sleep modes; and

activating the second one of the plurality of sleep modes during the second sleep opportunity.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of possible sleep modes comprises a first sleep mode, in which radio circuitry is inactivated and processing circuitry is in a lowest power mode, and a lighter-sleep mode, in which processing circuitry is in a higher power mode, relative to the lowest power mode.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said evaluating comprises determining that an upcoming measurement or upcoming transmission or upcoming broadcast signal reception is planned at a time such that use of the first sleep mode is not possible or would require more overall energy consumption than using the lighter-sleep mode, given the one or more energy-related parameters for each sleep mode, and wherein said selecting comprises selecting the lighter-sleep mode, responsive to said determining.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the sleep opportunity follows a wake-up signal, wherein said evaluating comprises determining that an upcoming on-interval of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle is planned at a time such that use of the first sleep mode is not possible or would require more overall energy consumption than using the lighter-sleep mode, given the one or more energy-related parameters, and wherein said selecting comprises selecting the lighter-sleep mode, responsive to said determining.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more energy-related parameters comprise any one or more of any of:

a transition time into or out of one of the plurality of possible sleep modes;

a power or energy consumption during a transition into or out of one of the plurality of possible sleep modes.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said evaluating comprises considering one or more constraints on the sleep opportunity, the one or more constraints comprising any one or more of any of:

an effect of one of the plurality of possible sleep modes on an accuracy of time or frequency synchronization to a network signal; and

an effect of one of the plurality of possible sleep modes on an accuracy of automatic gain control tuning.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said evaluating comprises considering one or more constraints on the sleep opportunity, the one or more constraints comprising any one or more of any of:

an upcoming measurement event;

an upcoming wake-up signal monitoring opportunity;

a type of operation required of the wireless device upon waking up after the sleep opportunity;

a latency requirement for an application executing on the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said evaluating comprises considering any one or more of any of:

a cross-slot scheduling indication;

a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) skipping command;

an adaptation of a PDCCH monitoring period;

a go-to-sleep signal;

a Medium Access Control (MAC) discontinuous-receive (DRX) command;

a reconfiguration of a number of layers;

an antenna adaptation command;

a search space; and

a CORESET adaptation.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises adjusting a planned timing of one or more receiver monitoring or measurement operations and/or omitting one or more receiver monitoring or measurement operations, based on said evaluating.

10. A method of controlling a wireless device, the method comprising:

determining a sleep opportunity for the wireless device;

evaluating one or more energy-related parameters for a sleep mode for the wireless device, the sleep mode corresponding to a state of reduced energy consumption by the wireless device, relative to a non-sleep mode;

adjusting a planned timing of one or more receiver monitoring or measurement operations and/or omitting one or more receiver monitoring or measurement operations, based on said evaluating; and

activating the sleep mode.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more energy-related parameters comprise any one or more of any of:

a transition time into or out of the sleep mode;

a power or energy consumption during a transition into or out of the sleep mode.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein said evaluating comprises considering one or more constraints on the sleep opportunity, the one or more constraints comprising any one or more of any of:

an upcoming measurement event;

an upcoming wake-up signal monitoring opportunity;

an effect of the sleep mode on an accuracy of time or frequency synchronization to a network signal;

an effect of the sleep mode on an accuracy of automatic gain control tuning;

a type of operation required of the wireless device upon waking up after the sleep opportunity;

a latency requirement for an application executing on the wireless device.

13. A wireless device, the wireless device comprising:

radio circuitry configured to communicate with a wireless communication network;

processing circuitry operatively coupled to the radio circuitry and configured to control the radio circuitry and to:

determine a first sleep opportunity for the wireless device;

evaluate one or more energy-related parameters for each of a plurality of possible sleep modes for the wireless device, the plurality of possible sleep modes corresponding to varying degrees of reduced energy consumption by the wireless device, relative to a non-sleep mode;

select a first one of the plurality of possible sleep modes for the wireless device, based on said evaluating;

activate the selected sleep mode during the first sleep opportunity;

determine a second sleep opportunity for the wireless device, within a same discontinuous-receive (DRX) cycle for the wireless device;

perform a second evaluation of one or more energy-related parameters for each of the plurality of possible sleep modes for the wireless device;

select a second one of the plurality of possible sleep modes for the wireless device, based on said performing the second evaluation, the second one of the plurality of possible sleep modes differing from the first one of the plurality of possible sleep modes; and

activate the second one of the plurality of sleep modes during the second sleep opportunity.

14. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of possible sleep modes comprises a first sleep mode, in which at least a portion of the radio circuitry is inactivated and at least a portion of the processing circuitry is in a lowest power mode, and a lighter-sleep mode, in which the portion of the processing circuitry is in a higher power mode, relative to the lowest power mode.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine that an upcoming measurement or upcoming transmission or upcoming broadcast signal reception is planned at a time such that use of the first sleep mode is not possible or would require more overall energy consumption than using the lighter-sleep mode, given the one or more energy-related parameters for each sleep mode, and to select the lighter-sleep mode, responsive to said determining.

16. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more energy-related parameters comprise any one or more of any of:

a transition time into or out of one of the plurality of possible sleep modes;

a power or energy consumption during a transition into or out of one of the plurality of possible sleep modes.

17. A wireless device, comprising:

radio circuitry configured to communicate with a wireless communication network;

processing circuitry operatively coupled to the radio circuitry and configured to control the radio circuitry and to:

determine a sleep opportunity for the wireless device;

evaluate one or more energy-related parameters for a sleep mode for the wireless device, the sleep mode corresponding to a state of reduced energy consumption by the wireless device, relative to a non-sleep mode;

adjust a planned timing of one or more receiver monitoring or measurement operations and/or omit one or more receiver monitoring or measurement operations, based on said evaluating; and

activate the sleep mode.

18. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the one or more energy-related parameters comprise any one or more of any of:

a transition time into or out of the sleep mode;

a power or energy consumption during a transition into or out of the sleep mode.

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