Multiple wake-up-signals for robust NR UE wake-up
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for wake up and/or sleep signal robustness. In one embodiment, a method for a network node includes configuring a wireless device, WD, with multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to occur before an ON duration for Discontinuous Reception, DRX; and sending at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions. In another embodiment, a method for a WD includes receiving a configuration of multiple wake/sleep signal occasions, the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to occur before an ON duration for Discontinuous Reception, DRX; and detecting at least one wake/sleep signal before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions.
1 . A method implemented in a network node, the method comprising:
configuring a wireless device (WD) with multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to occur before an ON duration for Discontinuous Reception (DRX);
determining a number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use to send the at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX, based at least in part on at least one of network conditions, a predetermined target miss detection rate, a predetermined target false alarm rate, an interference assessment, and a selected WUS strategy;
determining whether to use a subset or all the number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to send the at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD;
determining at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal to send to the WD on at least one of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions; and
sending at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on the determined number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions, wherein the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal includes at least one of an aggregation level (AL) of the at least one wake/sleep signal, a search space (SS) associated with the at least one wake/sleep signal and a size of a downlink control information (DCI) associated with the at least one wake/sleep signal.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wake/sleep signal is one of at least one wake-up signal (WUS) and at least one go-to-sleep (GTS) and the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions are one of multiple WUS occasions and multiple GTS occasions.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use further comprises:
determining the number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use to send the at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX, based at least in part on at least one of WD channel conditions, at least one channel state information (CSI) report from the WD, and a WD capability.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal further comprises:
determining the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal to send to the WD on the at least one of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on at least one of WD channel conditions, at least one channel state information (CSI) report from the WD, and a WD capability.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining how many times the WD missed a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission; and
based on the determination, adjusting at least one of a number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use and at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal to send to the WD on at least one of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions are comprised of one of multiple separate and independent time-frequency resource elements (REs).
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the one of the multiple separate and independent time-frequency REs are a combination of one or more search spaces with one or more control resource sets (CORESETs).
8 . A method implemented in a wireless device (WD), the method comprising:
receiving a configuration of multiple wake/sleep signal occasions, the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to occur before an ON duration for Discontinuous Reception (DRX), wherein the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions comprise a determined number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use to send the at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX, wherein the received at least one wake/sleep signal is one of a subset and all configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions, and wherein the determination is based on at least in part on at least one of network conditions, a predetermined target miss detection rate, a predetermined target false alarm rate, an interference assessment, and a selected WUS strategy; and
detecting at least one wake/sleep signal before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on the determined number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions,
wherein:
the detected at least one wake/sleep signal contains at least one specification determined by a network node before sending it to the UE before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on the determined number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions,
the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal includes at least one of an aggregation level (AL) of the at least one wake/sleep signal, a search space (SS) associated with the at least one wake/sleep signal and a size of a downlink control information (DCI) associated with the at least one wake/sleep signal.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one wake/sleep signal is one of at least one wake-up signal (WUS) and at least one go-to-sleep (GTS) and the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions are one of multiple WUS occasions and multiple GTS occasions.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions on which the at least one wake/sleep signal is detected before the ON duration for the DRX is further based at least in part on at least one of WD channel conditions, at least one channel state information (CSI) report from the WD, and a WD capability.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal detected by the WD before the ON duration for the DRX is further based at least in part on at least one of WD channel conditions, at least one channel state information (CSI) report from the WD, and a WD capability.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:
receiving the configuration of multiple wake/sleep signal occasions further comprises receiving a detection strategy; and
further comprising using a detection strategy different from the received detection strategy based at least in part on a target detection performance.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions are comprised of one of multiple separate and independent time-frequency resource elements (REs).
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one of the multiple separate and independent time-frequency REs are a combination of one or more search spaces with one or more control resource sets (CORESETs).
15 . A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD), the network node comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to:
configure the WD with multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to occur before an ON duration for Discontinuous Reception (DRX);
determine a number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use to send the at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX, based at least in part on at least one of network conditions, a predetermined target miss detection rate, a predetermined target false alarm rate, an interference assessment, and a selected WUS strategy;
determine whether to use a subset or all the number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to send the at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD;
determine at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal to send to the WD on at least one of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions; and
send at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on the determined number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions, wherein the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal includes at least one of an aggregation level (AL) of the at least one wake/sleep signal, a search space (SS) associated with the at least one wake/sleep signal and a size of a downlink control information (DCI) associated with the at least one wake/sleep signal.
16 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein the at least one wake/sleep signal is one of at least one wake-up signal (WUS) and at least one go-to-sleep (GTS) and the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions are one of multiple WUS occasions and multiple GTS occasions.
17 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the network node to determine the number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use by being configured to cause the network node to:
determine the number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use to send the at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX, based at least in part on at least one of WD channel conditions, at least one channel state information (CSI) report from the WD, and a WD capability.
18 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the network node to determine the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal by being configured to cause the network node to:
determine the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal to send to the WD on the at least one of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on at least one of WD channel conditions, at least one channel state information (CSI) report from the WD, and a WD capability.
19 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the network node to:
determine how many times the WD missed a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission; and
based on the determination, adjust at least one of a number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use and at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal to send to the WD on at least one of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions.
20 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions are comprised of one of multiple separate and independent time-frequency resource elements (REs).
21 . The network node of claim 20 , wherein the one of the multiple separate and independent time-frequency REs are a combination of one or more search spaces with one or more control resource sets (CORESETs).
22 . A wireless device (WD) configured to communicate with a network node, the WD comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to cause the WD to:
receive a configuration of multiple wake/sleep signal occasions, the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to occur before an ON duration for Discontinuous Reception (DRX), wherein the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions comprise a determined number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions to use to send the at least one wake/sleep signal to the WD before the ON duration for the DRX, wherein the received at least one wake/sleep signal is one of a subset and all configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions, and wherein the determination is based on at least in part on at least one of network conditions, a predetermined target miss detection rate, a predetermined target false alarm rate, an interference assessment, and a selected WUS strategy; and
detect at least one wake/sleep signal before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on the determined number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions,
wherein:
the detected at least one wake/sleep signal contains at least one specification determined by the network node before sending it to the UE before the ON duration for the DRX based at least in part on the determined number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions,
the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal includes at least one of an aggregation level (AL) of the at least one wake/sleep signal, a search space (SS) associated with the at least one wake/sleep signal and a size of a downlink control information (DCI) associated with the at least one wake/sleep signal.
23 . The WD of claim 22 , wherein the at least one wake/sleep signal is one of at least one wake-up signal (WUS) and at least one go-to-sleep (GTS) and the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions are one of multiple WUS occasions and multiple GTS occasions.
24 . The WD of claim 22 , wherein the number of the configured multiple wake/sleep signal occasions on which the at least one wake/sleep signal is detected before the ON duration for the DRX is based at least in part on at least one of WD channel conditions, at least one channel state information (CSI) report from the WD, a WD capability, network conditions, a predetermined target miss detection rate, a predetermined target false alarm rate, an interference assessment and a selected WUS strategy.
25 . The WD of claim 24 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the WD to:
receive the configuration of multiple wake/sleep signal occasions by being configured to receive a detection strategy; and
use a detection strategy different from the received detection strategy based at least in part on a target detection performance.
26 . The WD of claim 24 , wherein the multiple wake/sleep signal occasions are comprised of one of multiple separate and independent time-frequency resource elements (REs).
27 . The WD of claim 26 , wherein the one of the multiple separate and independent time-frequency REs are a combination of one or more search spaces with one or more control resource sets (CORESETs).
28 . The WD of claim 22 , wherein the at least one specification of the at least one wake/sleep signal detected by the WD before the ON duration for the DRX is further based at least in part on at least one of WD channel conditions, at least one channel state information (CSI) report from the WD, and a WD capability.