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US 12,581,565 · App. 18/259,968 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Method and apparatus for operating DRX timer by user equipment in wireless communication system

Inventors: Sunyoung Lee (Seoul, KR); Seungjune Yi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W76/28H04W72/232H04W76/38
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Patent No.
US 12,581,565
App. No.
18/259,968
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method of transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. Especially, the method includes the steps of based on a first Medium Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) being triggered, transmitting, on a data uplink (UL) grant to a network, information indicating an amount of the first MAC CE to be transmitted; receiving a control UL grant from the network; constructing a MAC protocol data unit (PDU) including the first MAC CE; and transmitting the MAC PDU using the control UL grant.

Claims (29)

1 . A method for processing a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving an uplink grant from a network;

transmitting a first buffer status report (BSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including a buffer size on the uplink grant to the network, wherein, based on the buffer size included in the first BSR MAC CE being less than or equal to a threshold, a DRX timer is started with a first value; and

monitoring a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) based on the DRX timer being running,

wherein, based on a second BSR MAC CE including the buffer size being transmitted and based on the buffer size included in the second BSR MAC CE being greater than the threshold, the DRX timer with the first value is stopped and the DRX timer with a second value is restarted.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the buffer size is related to at least one of logical channel for transmitting low delay sensitivity data.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the DRX timer is configured per a logical channel, logical channel group, or a MAC entity.

4 . A user equipment (UE) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an uplink grant from a network;

transmitting a first buffer status report (BSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including a buffer size on the uplink grant to the network, wherein, based on the buffer size included in the first BSR MAC CE being less than or equal to a threshold, a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) timer is started with a first value; and

monitoring a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) based on the DRX timer being running,

wherein, based on a second BSR MAC CE including the buffer size being transmitted and based on the buffer size included in the second BSR MAC CE being greater than the threshold, the DRX timer with the first value is stopped and the DRX timer with a second value is restarted.

5 . The UE of claim 4 , wherein the buffer size is related to at least one of logical channel for transmitting low delay sensitivity data.

6 . The UE of claim 4 , wherein the DRX timer is defined per a logical channel, logical channel group, or a MAC entity.

7 . An apparatus for a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an uplink grant from a network;

transmitting a first buffer status report (BSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including a buffer size on the uplink grant to the network, wherein, based on the buffer size included in the first BSR MAC CE being less than or equal to a threshold, a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) timer is started with a first value; and

monitoring a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) based on the DRX timer being running,

wherein, based on a second BSR MAC CE including the buffer size being transmitted and based on the buffer size included in the second BSR MAC CE being greater than the threshold, the DRX timer with the first value is stopped and the DRX timer with a second value is restarted.

8 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a user equipment (UE) to perform operations comprising:

receiving an uplink grant from a network;

transmitting a first buffer status report (BSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including a buffer size on the uplink grant to the network, wherein, based on the buffer size included in the first BSR MAC CE being less than or equal to a threshold, a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) timer is started with a first value; and

monitoring a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) based on the DRX timer being running,

wherein, based on a second BSR MAC CE including the buffer size being transmitted and based on the buffer size included in the second BSR MAC CE being greater than the threshold, the DRX timer with the first value is stopped and the DRX timer with a second value is restarted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: LEE, SUNYOUNG; YI, SEUNGJUNE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0022830 · Feb 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240057208A1 · Feb 15, 2024
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