Granted Patent B2

US 12,238,035 · App. 17/607,835 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Inventors: Chen Luo (Beijing, CN); Jiaqing Wang (Beijing, CN); Fangchen Cheng (Beijing, CN); Meiying Yang (Beijing, CN); Zheng Zhao (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

H04L5/0053H04W52/0229

Abstract

Claims (69)

1. A method for Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring, comprising:

transmitting a power-saving signaling that carries PDCCH monitoring indication information and monitoring indication information for cells to a User Equipment (UE), wherein the PDCCH monitoring indication information is used to indicate whether to change first PDCCH monitoring, the first PDCCH monitoring is the PDCCH monitored by the UE according to the configured search space, and the monitoring indication information for the cells is used to indicate a cell where the PDCCH monitoring needs to be performed,

wherein the PDCCH monitoring indication information comprises at least one of:

first indication information indicating whether to skip the first PDCCH monitoring;

second indication information indicating whether to skip the first PDCCH monitoring and indicating a next PDCCH monitoring occasion when the first PDCCH monitoring skipping has been indicated;

third indication information indicating whether to change a PDCCH monitoring periodicity and indicating to perform the PDCCH monitoring according to the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity;

fourth indication information indicating whether to change the PDCCH monitoring periodicity and indicating the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity or an index corresponding to the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity;

wherein the monitoring indication information for the cells comprises at least one of:

fifth indication information indicating a first quantity of Secondary cells (Scells) where the monitoring is to be performed;

sixth indication information indicating information about the Scells where the monitoring is to be performed,

wherein when the monitoring indication information for the cells is the fifth indication information, the method further comprises:

configuring an Scell list of the first quantity of Scells for the UE through high layer signaling; or configuring a correspondence between different quantities of Scells and Scell lists for the UE through high layer signaling; or

selecting the first quantity of Scells from a plurality of Scells in accordance with a predetermined ranking algorithm.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the PDCCH monitoring indication information is the first indication information, the method further comprises:

configuring a next PDCCH monitoring occasion for the UE through high layer signaling, wherein the next PDCCH monitoring occasion occurs when the first PDCCH monitoring skipping has been indicated.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the PDCCH monitoring indication information is the third indication information, the method further comprises:

configuring the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity for the UE through high layer signaling.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the PDCCH monitoring indication information is the fourth indication information, the method further comprises:

configuring a correspondence between different values of the fourth indication information and the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicities for the UE through high layer signaling.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the PDCCH monitoring indication information and the monitoring indication information for the cells in the power-saving signaling indicate that the first PDCCH monitoring is to be changed, the method further comprises:

determining a first target PDCCH monitoring occasion in accordance with the PDCCH monitoring indication information and the monitoring indication information for the cells carried in the power-saving signaling and high layer signaling, and transmitting downlink signaling and the power-saving signaling to the UE at the first target PDCCH monitoring occasion, wherein the downlink signaling carries the PDCCH monitoring indication information and the monitoring indication information for the cells.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting first downlink signaling carrying the PDCCH monitoring indication information and the monitoring indication information for the cells to the UE.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein

when data is scheduled by the first downlink signaling, the PDCCH monitoring indication information and the monitoring indication information for the cells in the first downlink signaling are used to indicate that the first PDCCH monitoring is to be changed; or

when the data is scheduled by the first downlink signaling, the PDCCH monitoring indication information and the monitoring indication information for the cells in the first downlink signaling are used to indicate that the first PDCCH monitoring is not to be changed.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein after the first downlink signaling indicates the UE to change the first PDCCH monitoring, the method further comprises:

when data is scheduled by the second downlink signaling, determining whether the UE needs to continue monitoring PDCCH as the changed PDCCH monitoring or not; or

when the second downlink signaling is not transmitted yet, determining that the UE needs to continue monitoring PDCCH as the changed PDCCH monitoring.

9. A method for Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring, comprising:

receiving a power-saving signaling that carries PDCCH monitoring indication information and monitoring indication information for cells and is transmitted by a network device, the PDCCH monitoring indication information being used to indicate whether to change first PDCCH monitoring, the first PDCCH monitoring being the PDCCH monitored by a UE according to the configured search space, and the monitoring indication information for the cells being used to indicate a cell where the PDCCH monitoring needs to be performed;

monitoring the PDCCH in accordance with the PDCCH monitoring indication information and the monitoring indication information for the cells in the power-saving signaling,

wherein the PDCCH monitoring indication information comprises at least one of:

first indication information indicating whether to skip the first PDCCH monitoring;

second indication information indicating whether to skip the first PDCCH monitoring and indicating a next PDCCH monitoring occasion when the first PDCCH monitoring skipping has been indicated;

third indication information indicating whether to change a PDCCH monitoring periodicity and indicating to perform the PDCCH monitoring according to the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity;

fourth indication information indicating whether to change the PDCCH monitoring periodicity and indicating the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity or an index corresponding to the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity;

wherein the monitoring indication information for the cells comprises at least one of:

fifth indication information indicating a first quantity of Scells where the monitoring is to be performed;

sixth indication information indicating information about the Scells where the monitoring is to be performed,

wherein when the monitoring indication information for the cells is the fifth indication information, the Scell indicated by the fifth indication information is determined in accordance with any one of:

that the Scell indicated by the fifth indication information is determined in accordance with an Scell list of the first quantity of Scells configured through high layer signaling; or

that the Scell list of the first quantity of Scells is determined in accordance with a correspondence between different quantities of Scells and Scell lists configured through high layer signaling; or

that the first quantity of Scells are selected from a plurality of Scells in accordance with a predetermined ranking algorithm.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein when the PDCCH monitoring indication information is the first indication information, the method further comprises:

receiving a next PDCCH monitoring occasion that is configured by the network device for the UE through high layer signaling and occurs when the first PDCCH monitoring skipping has been indicated;

when the first indication information indicates that the first PDCCH monitoring is to be skipped, determining, in accordance with a configuration of the high layer signaling, the next PDCCH monitoring occasion that occurs when the first PDCCH monitoring skipping has been indicated.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein when the PDCCH monitoring indication information is the third indication information, the method further comprises:

receiving the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity configured by the network device for the UE through high layer signaling;

determining, in accordance with the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity configured through the high layer signaling, the next PDCCH monitoring occasion that occurs when the first PDCCH monitoring has been changed.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein when the PDCCH monitoring indication information is the fourth indication information, the method further comprises:

receiving a correspondence between different values of the fourth indication information and the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicities configured by the network device for the UE through high layer signaling;

when the fourth indication information indicates that the PDCCH monitoring periodicity is to be changed, determining the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity corresponding to the fourth indication information or an index corresponding to the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity in accordance with the correspondence configured through the high layer signaling, and then determining the next PDCCH monitoring occasion when the first PDCCH monitoring has been changed.

13. A UE, comprising a memory, a processor, a transceiver, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of being executed by the processor;

the transceiver is configured to receive a power-saving signaling that carries Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring indication information and monitoring indication information for the cells and is transmitted by a network device, the PDCCH monitoring indication information is used to indicate whether to change first PDCCH monitoring, the first PDCCH monitoring is the PDCCH monitored by a UE according to the configured search space, and the monitoring indication information for the cells is used to indicate a cell where the PDCCH monitoring needs to be performed;

the processor is configured to execute the computer program to monitor the PDCCH in accordance with the PDCCH monitoring indication information and the monitoring indication information for cells in the power-saving signaling,

wherein the PDCCH monitoring indication information comprises at least one of:

first indication information indicating whether to skip the first PDCCH monitoring;

second indication information indicating whether to skip the first PDCCH monitoring and indicating a next PDCCH monitoring occasion when the first PDCCH monitoring skipping has been indicated;

third indication information indicating whether to change a PDCCH monitoring periodicity and indicating to perform the PDCCH monitoring according to the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity;

fourth indication information indicating whether to change the PDCCH monitoring periodicity and indicating the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity or an index corresponding to the changed PDCCH monitoring periodicity;

wherein the monitoring indication information for the cells comprises at least one of:

fifth indication information indicating a first quantity of Scells where the monitoring is to be performed;

sixth indication information indicating information about the Scells where the monitoring is to be performed,

wherein when the monitoring indication information for the cells is the fifth indication information, the Scell indicated by the fifth indication information is determined in accordance with any one of:

that the Scell indicated by the fifth indication information is determined in accordance with an Scell list of the first quantity of Scells configured through high layer signaling; or

that the Scell list of the first quantity of Scells is determined in accordance with a correspondence between different quantities of Scells and Scell lists configured through high layer signaling; or

that the first quantity of Scells are selected from a plurality of Scells in accordance with a predetermined ranking algorithm.

14. A network device, comprising a memory, a processor, a transceiver, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method according to claim 1 .

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