Event-based monitoring of DCI

A method, comprising:

• monitoring a physical downlink control channel using a first monitoring pattern;
• determining, based on a condition, to monitor the physical downlink control channel using a second monitoring pattern;
• determining occurrence of at least one event associated with transmission from the user equipment;
• determining whether to monitor the physical downlink control channel using the first monitoring pattern or the second monitoring pattern based on the occurrence of the at least one event;
• and
• monitoring the physical downlink control channel using the first monitoring pattern or the second monitoring pattern based on the determination;
• wherein the first monitoring pattern comprises monitoring a first search space set group with a first periodicity and the second monitoring pattern comprises monitoring a second search space set group with a second periodicity, wherein the second periodicity is different than the first periodicity.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

• monitoring a physical downlink control channel using a first monitoring pattern;
• determining, based on a condition, to monitor the physical downlink control channel using a second monitoring pattern;
• determining occurrence of at least one event associated with transmission from the user equipment;
• determining whether to monitor the physical downlink control channel using the first monitoring pattern or the second monitoring pattern based on the occurrence of the at least one event;
• and
• monitoring the physical downlink control channel using the first monitoring pattern or the second monitoring pattern based on the determination;
• wherein the first monitoring pattern comprises monitoring a first search space set group with a first periodicity and the second monitoring pattern comprises monitoring a second search space set group with a second periodicity, wherein the second periodicity is different than the first periodicity.