US Patent Application 18304091. DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION BY BASE STATION FOR ENERGY SAVING simplified abstract
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DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION BY BASE STATION FOR ENERGY SAVING
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Inventor(s)
Naeem Akl of Bridgewater NJ (US)
Navid Abedini of Basking Ridge NJ (US)
Jianghong Luo of Skillman NJ (US)
Junyi Li of Fairless Hills PA (US)
Ozcan Ozturk of San Diego CA (US)
DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION BY BASE STATION FOR ENERGY SAVING - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18304091 Titled 'DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION BY BASE STATION FOR ENERGY SAVING'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a system that allows a network entity to receive uplink transmissions from a user equipment (UE) in a power-saving mode called UE DTX or cell DRX. The system dynamically activates or deactivates a DTX configuration or an associated uplink transmission configuration based on the DTX. The UE receives a DTX configuration that specifies the active time duration for a UE transmission. It also receives an uplink transmission configuration and an indication of the active status of the DTX configuration or the uplink transmission configuration. Based on this information, the UE transmits the UE transmission during the active time duration indicated in the DTX configuration. This reduces the need for uplink transmission monitoring at the base station, resulting in energy savings for the network.
Original Abstract Submitted
Aspects are provided which allow a network entity to receive an uplink transmission from a UE in UE DTX or cell DRX based on dynamic activation or deactivation of a DTX configuration or an associated uplink transmission configuration with respect to DTX. In some examples, the UE receives a DTX configuration associated with a UE transmission configuration and indicating an active time duration for a UE transmission associated with the UE transmission configuration. The UE also receives the uplink transmission configuration, such as an SR configuration, and a semi-static or dynamic indication of an active status of the DTX configuration or the uplink transmission configuration with respect to the DTX configuration. Afterwards, the UE transmits the UE transmission during the active time duration indicated in the DTX configuration based on the active status. As a result, less uplink transmission monitoring may result at the base station, providing network energy savings.
