# US 12,192,905 B2 · Simultaneous power saving behavior update across multiple frequency resource sets > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,905 B2 - Document ID: US12192905B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/469,475 - Filed: 2023-09-18 - Published: 2024-02-29 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-11-04 - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Yan Zhou; Tao Luo; Wooseok Nam - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192905B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/0229: {where the received signal is a wanted signal} - H04W 52/0235: {where the received signal is a power saving command} - H04B 7/0413: MIMO systems - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for applying a common power saving behavior across multiple sets of frequency resources (e.g., component carriers (CCs) and/or bandwidth parts (BWPs)). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes obtaining signaling, from a network entity, indicating a common power saving behavior and applying the common power saving behavior on multiple sets of frequency resources. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising: one or more processors, individually or collectively, configured to execute instructions stored on one or more memories and to cause the UE to: obtain signaling, from a network entity, including an indication of one or more power saving behaviors for monitoring for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmissions across multiple sets of frequency resources, wherein the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors comprises an indication of: a discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern for monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and a dormancy state or non-dormancy state associated with a cell for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and monitor for the PDCCH transmissions based on the one or more power saving behaviors. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dormancy state indicates that the monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions is OFF for the cell. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein, in order to monitor for the PDCCH transmissions based on the one or more power saving behaviors, the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to not monitor for the PDCCH transmissions on the multiple sets of frequency resources during the dormancy state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multiple sets of frequency resources comprise multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors further comprises an indication of a restriction on one or more spatial parameters across multiple sets of frequency resources; and the restriction on the one or more spatial parameters comprises a maximum number of active downlink beams or uplink beams. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors further comprises an indication of a restriction on one or more spatial parameters across multiple sets of frequency resources; and the restriction on one or more spatial parameters comprises a maximum number of downlink multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers or uplink MIMO layers. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors further comprises an indication of: a monitoring time pattern for monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and a start time for the monitoring time pattern; and for frequency resources with different numerologies: the start time for the monitoring time pattern comprises a same start time across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and the monitoring time pattern has a same or different monitoring occasion durations across the multiple sets of frequency resources. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein at least one of the same start time or monitoring occasion durations are indicated based on a number of symbols in a reference numerology. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the UE to determine the multiple sets of frequency resources on which to apply the one or more power saving behaviors, based on the signaling. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to determine the multiple sets of frequency resources based on a frequency resource in which the signaling is received. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to determine the multiple sets of frequency resources based on at least one of explicit signaling or whether a list of component carriers (CCs) is configured. ### Claim 12 An apparatus for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising: one or more processors, individually or collectively, configured to execute instructions stored on one or more memories and to cause the network entity to: provide, to a user equipment (UE), signaling including an indication of one or more power saving behaviors for monitoring for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmissions across multiple sets of frequency resources, wherein the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors comprises an indication of: a discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern for monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and a dormancy state or non-dormancy state associated with a cell for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and communicate with the UE on the multiple sets of frequency resources in accordance with the one or more power saving behaviors. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the dormancy state indicates that the monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions is OFF for the cell. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the one or more power saving behaviors configure the UE to not monitor for the PDCCH transmissions on the multiple sets of frequency resources during the dormancy state. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the multiple sets of frequency resources comprise multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs). ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein: the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors further comprises an indication of a restriction on one or more spatial parameters across multiple sets of frequency resources; and the restriction on the one or more spatial parameters comprises a maximum number of active downlink beams or uplink beams. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein: the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors further comprises an indication of a restriction on one or more spatial parameters across multiple sets of frequency resources; and the restriction on one or more spatial parameters comprises a maximum number of downlink multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers or uplink MIMO layers. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein: the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors further comprises an indication of: a monitoring time pattern for monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and a start time for the monitoring time pattern; and for frequency resources with different numerologies: the start time for the monitoring time pattern comprises a same start time across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and the monitoring time pattern has a same or different monitoring occasion durations across the multiple sets of frequency resources. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein at least one of the same start time or monitoring occasion durations are indicated based on a number of symbols in a reference numerology. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the signaling indicates the multiple sets of frequency resources on which to apply the one or more power saving behaviors. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the indication of the multiple sets of frequency resources on which to apply the one or more power saving behaviors is based on a frequency resource in which the signaling is transmitted. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the indication is based on at least one of explicit signaling or whether a list of component carriers (CCs) is configured. ### Claim 23 A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising: obtaining signaling, from a network entity, including an indication of one or more power saving behaviors for monitoring for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmissions across multiple sets of frequency resources, wherein the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors comprises an indication of: a discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern for monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and a dormancy state or non-dormancy state associated with a cell for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions based on the one or more power saving behaviors. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein the dormancy state indicates that the monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions is OFF for the cell. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions based on the one or more power saving behaviors comprises not monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions on the multiple sets of frequency resources during the dormancy state. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein the multiple sets of frequency resources comprise multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs). ### Claim 27 A method for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising: providing, to a user equipment (UE), signaling including an indication of one or more power saving behaviors for monitoring for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmissions across multiple sets of frequency resources, wherein the indication of the one or more power saving behaviors comprises an indication of: a discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern for monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and a dormancy state or non-dormancy state associated with a cell for the PDCCH transmissions across the multiple sets of frequency resources; and communicating with the UE on the multiple sets of frequency resources in accordance with the one or more power saving behaviors. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein the dormancy state indicates that the monitoring for the PDCCH transmissions is OFF for the cell. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the one or more power saving behaviors configure the UE to not monitor for the PDCCH transmissions on the multiple sets of frequency resources during the dormancy state. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein the multiple sets of frequency resources comprise multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs).