Granted Patent B2

US 12,375,217 · App. 17/983,471 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Dinan Hejazi (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Ali Cirik Cagatay (Chantilly, VA); Hyukjin Chae (San Diego, CA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Jonghyun Park (Syosset, NY); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA)

Assignee: Ofinno, LLC

H04L1/1851H04W72/30H04W76/28

Abstract

Claims (68)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising parameters of a multicast and broadcast service (MBS), wherein the parameters comprise:

a discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer; and

a feedback indicator indicating whether HARQ feedback is enabled;

receiving a group common downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transport block (TB) of the MBS; and

in response to the feedback indicator indicating that HARQ feedback is enabled:

transmitting a HARQ feedback with a negative value based on the TB being unsuccessfully decoded;

starting the HARQ RTT timer after transmitting the HARQ feedback; and

starting monitoring, in response to the DRX HARQ RTT timer expiring, a physical downlink control channel for a retransmission of the TB.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters comprise a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) for the group common DCI and the TB, and wherein the RNTI is associated with the MBS and configured for the wireless devices.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the wireless device is in a discontinuous reception (DRX) inactive state during a time duration that the HARQ RTT timer, of a DRX configuration associated with the MBS, is running; and

skipping monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the DRX inactive state of the DRX configuration.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters further comprise second configuration parameters of common frequency resources for the group common DCI and the TB, indicating one or more resource blocks, associated with the MBS, within a bandwidth part of a cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters further comprise a first DRX retransmission timer for a first DRX configuration associated with the MBS.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the downlink control channel is monitored in response to the first DRX retransmission timer being running, wherein the first DRX retransmission timer starts in response to expiry of the HARQ RTT timer.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving second parameters of a second MBS, the second parameters indicating that the HARQ feedback is disabled for the second MBS, wherein the second MBS is associated with a second RNTI.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein an indication of a second HARQ RTT timer is absent from the second parameters for the second MBS in response to the HARQ feedback being disabled for the second MBS.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising, in response to the HARQ feedback being disabled for the second MBS:

not transmitting a second HARQ feedback corresponding to a second TB associated with the second MBS; and

not starting the second HARQ RTT timer for the second MBS in response to the indication of the second HARQ RTT timer being absent from the second parameters.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the HARQ RTT timer is of a first DRX configuration of the MBS.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving a second RRC message indicating a second HARQ RTT timer of a second DRX configuration associated with unicast transmissions, wherein the unicast transmissions comprise:

a transmission of a unicast DCI addressed to a cell-RNTI (C-RNTI) dedicated to the wireless device; and

a transmission of a unicast TB addressed to the C-RNTI.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second RRC message further indicates a second DRX retransmission timer associated with the second DRX configuration for the unicast transmission.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second DRX configuration associated with the unicast transmissions and the first DRX configuration associated with the MBS are configured on a same cell.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving the unicast DCI, addressed to the C-RNTI, indicating scheduling information of a second TB addressed to the wireless device;

transmitting a second HARQ feedback corresponding to the second TB;

starting the second HARQ RTT timer in response to the transmitting the second HARQ feedback; and

monitoring, in response to an expiry of the second HARQ RTT timer, a second downlink control channel.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second DRX configuration associated with the unicast transmissions and the first DRX configuration associated with the MBS are separate and independent.

16. 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:

receive radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising parameters of a multicast and broadcast service (MBS), wherein the parameters comprise:

a discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer; and

a feedback indicator indicating whether HARQ feedback is enabled;

receive a group common downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transport block (TB) of the MBS; and

in response to the feedback indicator indicating that HARQ feedback is enabled:

transmit a HARQ feedback with a negative value based on the TB being unsuccessfully decoded;

start the HARQ RTT timer after transmitting the HARQ feedback; and

start monitoring, in response to the DRX HARQ RTT timer expiring, a physical downlink control channel for a retransmission of the TB.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive second parameters of a second MBS, the second parameters indicating that HARQ feedback is disabled for the second MBS, wherein the second MBS is associated with a second RNTI.

18. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the HARQ RTT timer is of a first DRX configuration of the MBS.

19. 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:

receive radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising parameters of a multicast and broadcast service (MBS), wherein the parameters comprise:

a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer, wherein the HARQ RTT timer is of a first DRX configuration of the MBS; and

a feedback indicator indicating whether HARQ feedback is enabled;

receive a group common downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transport block (TB) of the MBS; and

in response to the feedback indicator indicating that HARQ feedback is enabled:

transmit a HARQ feedback with a negative value based on the TB being unsuccessfully decoded; and

start the HARQ RTT timer after transmitting the HARQ feedback;

monitor, in response to the HARQ RTT timer expiring, a downlink control channel for a retransmission of the TB; and

receive a second RRC message indicating a second HARQ RTT timer of a second DRX configuration associated with unicast transmissions, wherein the unicast transmissions comprise:

a transmission of a unicast DCI addressed to a cell-RNTI (C-RNTI) dedicated to the wireless device; and

a transmission of a unicast TB addressed to the C-RNTI.

20. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive the unicast DCI, addressed to the C-RNTI, indicating scheduling information of a second TB addressed to the wireless device;

transmit a second HARQ feedback corresponding to the second TB;

start the second HARQ RTT timer in response to the transmitting the second HARQ feedback; and

monitor, in response to an expiry of the second HARQ RTT timer, a second downlink control channel.

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