Downlink control information (DCI) format for sleep configuration

A method for wireless communication by a network node, comprising:

• transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a first downlink control information (DCI) message in a first symbol of a downlink control channel, the first DCI message comprising a portion of an identifier of the UE that consists of less than all parts of the identifier, the portion of the identifier for notifying the UE of a future downlink data transmission to the UE, the first symbol being one of a plurality of symbols in a time period;
• transmitting, to the UE, a second DCI message in a second symbol of the downlink control channel, the second DCI message indicating resources for receiving the future downlink data transmission, the second symbol being another one of the plurality of symbols in the time period;
• and
• transmitting, to the UE, an indication of a threshold value indicating a minimum signal quality for the UE to monitor for the second DCI message.

A user equipment (UE) configured for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, individually or in any combination, coupled to the memory, the one or more processors and the memory are configured to cause the UE to:
• receive, from a network node, a first downlink control information (DCI) message in a first symbol of a downlink control channel, the first DCI message comprising a portion of an identifier that consists of less than all parts of the identifier, the first symbol being one of a plurality of symbols in a time period;
• when the portion of the identifier corresponds to the UE, receive downlink data via resources indicated by a second DCI message, the second DCI message received in a second symbol of the downlink control channel, the second DCI message indicating the resources for receiving downlink data, the second symbol being another one of the plurality of symbols in the time period;
• receive downlink data via resources indicated by the second DCI message when a communication parameter of a communication link between the UE and the network node as measured by the UE is equal to or greater than a threshold value;
• when the portion of the identifier does not correspond to the UE, enter into a sleep mode until a subsequent time period;
• and
• when the portion of the identifier corresponds to the UE, enter into the sleep mode until the subsequent time period when the communication parameter of the communication link is less than the threshold value.

A network node configured for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, individually or in any combination, coupled to the memory, the one or more processors and the memory are configured to cause the network node to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a first downlink control information (DCI) message in a first symbol of a downlink control channel, the first DCI message comprising a portion of an identifier of the UE that consists of less than all parts of the identifier, the portion of the identifier for notifying the UE of a future downlink data transmission to the UE, the first symbol being one of a plurality of symbols in a time period;
• transmitting, to the UE, an indication of a threshold value indicating a minimum signal quality required for the UE to detect the future downlink data transmission;
• and
• transmit, to the UE, a second DCI message in a second symbol of the downlink control channel, the second DCI message indicating resources for receiving the future downlink data transmission, the second symbol being another one of the plurality of symbols in the time period.