Apple inc. (20240098639). SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTED MODE DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION ON/OFF DETERMINATIONS simplified abstract

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTED MODE DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION ON/OFF DETERMINATIONS

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Lijie Zhang of Beijing (CN)

Lele Cui of Beijing (CN)

Xiaolong Tu of Beijing (CN)

Dongzhou Yang of Beijing (CN)

Tao Tao of San Jose CA (US)

Lei Zhou of Beijing (CN)

Zihuan Xu of Beijing (CN)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTED MODE DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION ON/OFF DETERMINATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240098639 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTED MODE DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION ON/OFF DETERMINATIONS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application discusses systems and methods for determining whether a user equipment (UE) should perform physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring during connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) on duration windows. Here are some key points from the abstract:

  • A radio access network (RAN) predicts if a downlink packet for a UE will arrive at the RAN buffer before the end of a CDRX on duration window, and sends downlink control information (DCI) with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a power-saving radio network temporary identifier (PS-RNTI) for the CDRX on duration window, indicating whether the UE should perform PDCCH monitoring during the window.
  • The UE determines the current state of DL traffic and adaptively uses DCI monitoring based on the traffic state.
  • Aggregation level adaptation by the RAN is also discussed.

Potential Applications

This technology can be applied in wireless communication systems to optimize the monitoring of downlink control channels during discontinuous reception, improving network efficiency and UE battery life.

Problems Solved

1. Efficient utilization of resources during CDRX on duration windows. 2. Enhanced UE battery life by adapting PDCCH monitoring based on DL traffic conditions.

Benefits

1. Improved network efficiency. 2. Extended UE battery life. 3. Enhanced user experience with optimized monitoring strategies.

Potential Commercial Applications

Optimizing PDCCH monitoring during CDRX on duration windows can benefit telecommunications companies, network equipment manufacturers, and UE developers by improving network performance and user satisfaction.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the use of static monitoring strategies for PDCCH during CDRX on duration windows, which may not adapt to changing network conditions or traffic patterns.

Unanswered Questions

=== How does the RAN predict the arrival of a downlink packet for a UE accurately? The abstract does not provide specific details on the prediction mechanism used by the RAN to determine if a downlink packet will arrive before the end of a CDRX on duration window.

=== What are the specific criteria for the UE to determine the current state of DL traffic? The abstract mentions that the UE determines the current state of DL traffic, but it does not elaborate on the specific criteria or parameters used for this determination.


Original Abstract Submitted

systems and methods related to “on/off” determinations regarding the performance of physical downlink control channel (pdcch) monitoring during connected mode discontinuous reception (cdrx) on duration windows are disclosed herein. in some cases, a radio access network (ran) predicts whether a downlink (dl) packet for a ue will arrive at a buffer of the ran prior to an end of a cdrx on duration window of the ue, and sends a downlink control information (dci) with a cyclic redundancy check (crc) scrambled by a power-saving radio network temporary identifier (ps-rnti) (dcp) for the cdrx on duration window indicating whether or not the ue should perform pdcch monitoring during the cdrx on duration window based on the prediction. in some cases, a ue determines a current state of dl traffic and adaptively uses dcp monitoring based on the current state of the traffic. aggregation level adaptation by the ran is also discussed.