Mechanism for interactions for entering into sleep mode
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsJussi-Pekka Koskinen, Chunli Wu, Samuli Turtinen
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to mechanism for interactions for entering into the sleep mode. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device transmits the information of go-to-sleep, GTS, to the terminal device on a lower layer (for example, the physical layer). The lower protocol layer informs the higher protocol layer (for example, the MAC layer) of the information of GTS. The terminal device determines how to monitor the physical downlink channel based on the information of GTS. Further, the terminal device may switch bandwidth part based on the information of GTS. In this way, the GTS is able to significantly save power.
Claims19
A first device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first device to:
- receive first signaling information on a first protocol layer, the first signaling information concerning monitoring a physical downlink channel;
- receive, from a second device and on a second protocol layer lower than the first protocol layer, second signaling information indicating the first device to enter into a sleep mode;
- and
- monitor the physical downlink channel based on the first signaling information and the second signaling information;
- and
- switch, based on the second signaling information, the first device to a first bandwidth part for a cell, wherein the cell is a secondary cell,
- wherein the first bandwidth part is a dormant bandwidth part, and
- wherein the first device shall stop physical downlink control channel monitoring for the secondary cell.
A second device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the second device to:
- transmit, to a first device and on a first protocol layer, first signaling information concerning monitoring a physical downlink channel;
- generate, at a second device, second signaling information indicating the first device to enter into a sleep mode;
- and
- transmit, to the first device, the second signaling information on a second protocol layer lower than the first protocol layer, wherein the second signaling information indicates the first device to switch to a first bandwidth part for a cell,
- wherein the cell is a secondary cell,
- wherein the first bandwidth part is a dormant bandwidth part, and
- wherein the first device shall stop physical downlink control channel monitoring for the secondary cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.