Scheduling timer

A method in a network node, comprising:

• configuring a user equipment to start an inactivity timer associated with dynamically-delayed scheduling based on the user equipment receiving a grant scheduling one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions for the user equipment, wherein:
• the inactivity timer comprises a timer that indicates how long the user equipment remains active after receiving the grant;
• at least one of a start time of the inactivity timer and a duration of the inactivity timer is configured such that the user equipment is active when an acknowledgement of the one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions is expected to be received by the user equipment;
• the one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions comprises one or more transmissions scheduled using dynamically-delayed scheduling;
• and
• sending the grant to the user equipment.

A user equipment, comprising:

• processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to:
• receive a grant, the grant scheduling one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions for the user equipment, wherein the one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions comprises one or more transmissions scheduled using dynamically-delayed scheduling;
• and
• in response to receiving the grant, start an inactivity timer associated with dynamically-delayed scheduling, wherein:
• the inactivity timer comprises a timer that indicates how long the user equipment remains active after receiving the grant;
• and
• at least one of a start time of the inactivity timer and a duration of the inactivity timer is configured such that the user equipment is active when an acknowledgement of the one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions is expected to be received by the user equipment.

A network node, comprising:

• processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to:
• configure a user equipment to start an inactivity timer associated with dynamically-delayed scheduling based on the user equipment receiving a grant scheduling one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions for the user equipment, wherein:
• the inactivity timer comprises a timer that indicates how long the user equipment remains active after receiving the grant;
• at least one of a start time of the inactivity timer and a duration of the inactivity timer is configured such that the user equipment is active when an acknowledgement of the one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions is expected to be received by the user equipment;
• the one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions comprises one or more transmissions scheduled using dynamically-delayed scheduling;
• and
• send the grant to the user equipment.