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US 11,388,669 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for power consumption reduction with multi-link operation in mobile communications
AssigneeMediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
InventorsAbdelkader Medles, Pradeep Jose
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Abstract
Various solutions for power consumption reduction with multi-link operation with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may establish a first link with a first network node. The apparatus may establish a second link with a second network node. The apparatus may receive a dormancy indication via a physical layer signaling from the first network node. The apparatus may transit a dormancy state of the second network node according to the dormancy indication.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- establishing, by a processor of an apparatus, a first link with a first network node;
- establishing, by the processor, a number of links with a multitude of secondary network nodes;
- receiving, by the processor, a dormancy indication via a physical layer signaling from the first network node;
- and
- transiting, by the processor, a dormancy state of a group of network nodes among one or more groups of network nodes of the multitude of secondary network nodes according to the dormancy indication,
- wherein the transiting of the dormancy state of the group of network nodes comprises stopping to monitor the group of network nodes regarding data exchange in response to the group of network nodes entering a dormancy-like state,
- wherein the dormancy indication comprises a bitmap indicating a respective group of network nodes of the multitude of secondary network nodes per bit, and
- wherein the group of network nodes comprises at least one network node.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a transceiver which, during operation, wirelessly communicates with network nodes of a wireless network;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver such that, during operation, the processor performs operations comprising:
- establishing, via the transceiver a first link with a first network node;
- establishing, via the transceiver a number of links with a multitude of secondary network nodes;
- receiving, via the transceiver, a dormancy indication via a physical layer signaling from the first network node;
- and
- transiting a dormancy state of a group of network nodes among one or more groups of network nodes of the multitude of secondary network nodes according to the dormancy indication,
- wherein, in transiting the dormancy state of the group of network nodes, the processor stops to monitor the group of network nodes regarding data exchange in response to the group of network nodes entering a dormancy-like state,
- wherein the dormancy indication comprises a bitmap indicating a respective group of network nodes of the multitude of secondary network nodes per bit, and
- wherein the group of network nodes comprises at least one network node.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.