US 12,010,638 B2 · Sparse transmission of discovery signals for network energy saving

Abstract

Aspects presented herein may provide various power saving techniques and features for network nodes by configuring different power saving modes for the network nodes. Aspects presented herein may enable a network node to transmit SSBs less frequently to reduce an amount of power utilized. In one aspect, a base station configures a plurality of SSB Tx periodicities associated with a plurality of ES modes. The base station transmits an indication of the plurality of SSB Tx periodicities associated with the plurality of ES modes. The base station transmits one or more SSBs based on one of the plurality of SSB Tx periodicities associated with one of the plurality of ES modes.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station (BS), comprising:

memory;
and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
configure a plurality of synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission (Tx) periodicities associated with a plurality of energy saving (ES) modes;
transmit an indication of the plurality of SSB Tx periodicities associated with the plurality of ES modes, wherein the indication of the plurality of SSB Tx periodicities associated with the plurality of ES modes is transmitted from a central unit (CU) to a distributed unit (DU), from the DU to the CU, or between CUs;
and
transmit one or more SSBs based on one of the plurality of SSB Tx periodicities associated with one of the plurality of ES modes.

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Sparse transmission of discovery signals for network energy saving

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Sparse transmission of discovery signals for network energy saving

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Abstract

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