Activation of carriers

A wireless device (WD) in communication with a network node of a wireless communications network, the WD configured to communicate across at least a first carrier and a second carrier, the WD comprising:

• a memory for storing instructions and information;
• a processor for executing instructions;
• and
• a transceiver for sending and receiving information across the wireless communications network, the WD configured to:
• monitor a downlink control channel on the first carrier;
• receive a first command from the network node to monitor a downlink control channel on the second carrier;
• and
• based on receiving the first command from the network node, monitor the downlink control channel on the first carrier or the downlink control channel on the second carrier or both the downlink control channel on the first carrier and the downlink control channel on the second carrier.

A network node of a wireless communications network, the network node comprising:

• a transceiver for sending and receiving wireless transmissions;
• a memory for storing instructions and information;
• a hardware process for executing instructions stored in the memory;
• the network node configured to:
• retrieve an indication to instruct the WD to monitor a downlink control channel on a second carrier, the WD configured to monitor a downlink control channel on a first carrier and a downlink control channel on a second carrier;
• and
• signal a first command to the WD to monitor second downlink control channel on the second carrier.

A method performed at a wireless device (WD), the WD in wireless communication with a network node of a wireless communications network, the WD configured to communicate across at least a first carrier and a second carrier, the method comprising:

• monitoring a downlink control channel on the first carrier and a downlink control channel on the second carrier;
• receiving a first command from the network node to stop monitoring a downlink control channel on the first carrier or the second carrier;
• and
• based on receiving the first command from the network node, ceasing to monitor the downlink control channel on the first carrier or the downlink control channel on the second carrier.