Signaling optimizations for wireless devices operating on harvested energy

A method implemented in a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device, the method including:

• receiving a first indication indicating that the wireless device is an energy harvesting wireless device, the first indication including a request of the wireless device to suspend one of a transmission, reception and measurement while the wireless device is in a radio resource control, RRC, connected state;
• and
• performing at least one action associated with energy harvesting at the wireless device based at least on the first indication, the performing of the at least one action including:
• at a first time, suspending the one of the transmission, reception and measurement with the wireless device without releasing the wireless device to either of an idle state and an inactive state;
• and
• resuming the one of the transmission, reception and measurement after a predefined duration of time has elapsed from the first time.

A wireless device configured to communicate with a network node, the wireless device comprising:

• at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
• cause a transmission to the network node of a first indication indicating that the wireless device is an energy harvesting wireless device, the first indication includes a request of the wireless device to suspend one of a transmission, reception and measurement while the wireless device is in a radio resource control, RRC, connected state;
• receive a configuration from the network node configured to cause the wireless device to perform at least one action associated with energy harvesting at the wireless device;
• and
• perform the at least one action in response to receiving the configuration, the performing of the at least one action includes:
• at a first time, suspending the one of the transmission, reception and measurement with the wireless device without releasing the wireless device to either of an idle state and an inactive state;
• and
• resuming the one of the transmission, reception and measurement after a predefined duration of time has elapsed from the first time.

A method implemented in a wireless device configured to communicate with a network node, the method comprising:

• causing a transmission to the network node of a first indication indicating that the wireless device is an energy harvesting wireless device, the first indication including a request of the wireless device to suspend one of a transmission, reception and measurement while the wireless device is in a radio resource control, RRC, connected state;
• receiving a configuration from the network node configured to cause the wireless device to perform at least one action associated with energy harvesting at the wireless device;
• and
• performing the at least one action in response to receiving the configuration, the performing of the at least one action including:
• at a first time, suspending the one of the transmission, reception and measurement with the wireless device without releasing the wireless device to either of an idle state and an inactive state;
• and
• resuming the one of the transmission, reception and measurement after a predefined duration of time has elapsed from the first time.