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US 12,349,065 · App. 18/430,860 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Power saving operation for multicast and broadcast services

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Jonghyun Park (Syosset, NY); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Hyukjin Chae (San Diego, CA); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W52/0216H04W4/06H04W52/0235H04W72/232H04W72/30H04W76/28H04L12/189
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Patent No.
US 12,349,065
App. No.
18/430,860
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives parameters, including a first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration associated with unicast transmissions in a cell and a second DRX configuration associated with multicast and broadcast services (MBS) in the cell. The wireless device may also receive a power saving (PS) indication indicating not to start a DRX on duration timer. The PS indication may be applied for the first DRX configuration; and it may not be applied for the second DRX configuration. The wireless device may further skip monitoring, in a first DRX on duration of the first DRX configuration, first physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) for the unicast transmissions based on receiving the PS indication. The wireless device may also monitor, in a second DRX on duration of the second DRX configuration and while skipping monitoring the first PDCCHs in the first DRX on duration, second PDCCHs for the MBS.

Claims (48)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, parameters comprising:

a first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, indicating a first DRX on-duration timer value, associated with unicast transmissions in a cell; and

a second DRX configuration, indicating a second DRX on-duration timer value, associated with multicast and broadcast services (MBS) in the cell;

receiving a power saving (PS) indication;

skipping monitoring, after receiving the PS indication, in a first DRX on duration of the first DRX configuration, first physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) for the unicast transmissions based on receiving the PS indication; and

monitoring, in a second DRX on duration of the second DRX configuration and while skipping monitoring the first PDCCHs in the first DRX on duration, second PDCCHs for the MBS.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein first radio resources of the unicast transmissions and second radio resources of the MBS are in a same bandwidth part of the cell comprising a plurality of bandwidth parts.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the parameters comprises receiving one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising the parameters.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters further comprise a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) for the unicast transmissions, wherein the first RNTI is different from a second RNTI associated with the MBS.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first DRX configuration associated with the unicast transmissions is independent of the second DRX configuration associated with the MBS.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters further indicate one or more parameters of the PS indication, wherein the one or more parameters comprise at least one of:

a power saving RNTI (PS-RNTI) for receiving a downlink control information (DCI) comprising the PS indication; and

a start point of a search window, for receiving the DCI with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits being scrambled by the PS-RNTI.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multicast transmissions comprise at least one of:

a transmission of a group common downlink control information (DCI) addressed to a group of wireless devices, configured with the MBS, comprising the wireless device; or

a transmission of a group common transport block (TB) addressed to the group of wireless devices.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unicast transmissions comprise at least one of:

a transmission of a unicast DCI addressed dedicatedly to the wireless device; or

a transmission of a unicast TB addressed to the wireless device.

9. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, parameters comprising:

a first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, indicating a first DRX on-duration timer value, associated with unicast transmissions in a cell; and

a second DRX configuration, indicating a second DRX on-duration timer value, associated with multicast and broadcast services (MBS) in the cell;

transmitting a power saving (PS) indication;

skipping transmitting, to the wireless device, in a first DRX on duration of the first DRX configuration, one or more first physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs), for the unicast transmissions based on transmitting the PS indication; and

transmitting, to the wireless device, one or more second PDCCHs for the MBS.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein first radio resources of the unicast transmissions and second radio resources of the MBS are in a same bandwidth part of the cell comprising a plurality of bandwidth parts.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the transmitting the parameters comprises transmitting one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising the parameters.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the parameters further comprise a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) for the unicast transmissions, wherein the first RNTI is different from a second RNTI associated with the MBS.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first DRX configuration associated with the unicast transmissions is independent of the second DRX configuration associated with the MBS.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the parameters further indicate one or more parameters of the PS indication, wherein the one or more parameters comprise at least one of:

a power saving RNTI (PS-RNTI) for receiving a downlink control information (DCI) comprising the PS indication; and

a start point of a search window, for receiving the DCI with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits being scrambled by the PS-RNTI.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the multicast transmissions comprise at least one of:

a transmission of a group common downlink control information (DCI) addressed to a group of wireless devices, configured with the MBS, comprising the wireless device; or

a transmission of a group common transport block (TB) addressed to the group of wireless devices.

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

transmit, to a wireless device, parameters comprising:

a first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, indicating a first DRX on-duration timer value, associated with unicast transmissions in a cell; and

a second DRX configuration, indicating a second DRX on-duration timer value, associated with multicast and broadcast services (MBS) in the cell;

transmit a power saving (PS) indication;

skip transmitting, to the wireless device, in a first DRX on duration of the first DRX configuration, first physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) for the unicast transmissions based on transmitting the PS indication; and

transmit, to the wireless device, second PDCCHs for the MBS.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein first radio resources of the unicast transmissions and second radio resources of the MBS are in a same bandwidth part of the cell comprising a plurality of bandwidth parts.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the transmitting the parameters comprises transmitting one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising the parameters.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the parameters further comprise a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) for the unicast transmissions, wherein the first RNTI is different from a second RNTI associated with the MBS.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the first DRX configuration associated with the unicast transmissions is independent of the second DRX configuration associated with the MBS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2024
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; YI, YUNJUNG; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; PARK, JONGHYUN; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; CHAE, HYUKJIN; XU, KAI
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 18118544 · Mar 7, 2023
Continuation PCTUS2021062195 · Dec 7, 2021
Provisional Application 63122111 · Dec 7, 2020
Related Publication 20240179627A1 · May 30, 2024
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