Handling interruptions during drx on durations

A wireless device (14) enabled to provide multi-connectivity operation in Discontinuous Reception, DRX, comprising:

• a partial overlap determining module (46) configured to determine whether a first DRX ON duration in a first DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a first cell group for multi-connectivity operation and a second DRX ON duration in a second DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a second cell group for multi-connectivity operation partially overlap in time with one another;
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• an adaptation module (48) configured to, upon determining that the first DRX ON duration and the second DRX ON duration partially overlap in time with one another, take one or more actions that mitigate the partial overlap between the first DRX ON duration in the first DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in the first cell group and the second DRX ON duration in the second DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14).

A wireless device (14) enabled to provide multi-connectivity operation in Discontinuous Reception, DRX, comprising:

• means for determining whether a first DRX ON duration in a first DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a first cell group for multi-connectivity operation and a second DRX ON duration in a second DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a second cell group for multi-connectivity operation partially overlap in time with one another;
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• means for taking one or more actions that mitigate the partial overlap between the first DRX ON duration in the first DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in the first cell group and the second DRX ON duration in the second DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14), upon determining that the first DRX ON duration and the second DRX ON duration partially overlap in time with one another.

A method of multi-connectivity operation of a network node (16) for a wireless device (14) in Discontinuous Reception, DRX, comprising:

• adapting (400) one or more parameters of a first DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a first cell group for multi-connectivity operation such that a partial overlap between a first DRX ON duration in the first DRX cycle and a second DRX ON duration in a second DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a second cell group for multi-connectivity operation is avoided;
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• configuring (402) the wireless device (14) with the one or more parameters for the first DRX cycle.

A network node (12) enabled to provide multi-connectivity operation for a wireless device (14) in Discontinuous Reception, DRX, comprising:

• an adaption module (30) operable to adapt one or more parameters of a first DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a first cell group for multi-connectivity operation such that a partial overlap between a first DRX ON duration in the first DRX cycle and a second DRX ON duration in a second DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a second cell group for multi-connectivity operation is avoided;
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• a configuration module (32) operable to configure the wireless device (14) with the one or more parameters for the first DRX cycle.

A network node (12) enabled to provide multi-connectivity operation for a wireless device (14) in Discontinuous Reception, DRX, comprising:

• means for adapting one or more parameters of a first DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a first cell group for multi-connectivity operation such that a partial overlap between a first DRX ON duration in the first DRX cycle and a second DRX ON duration in a second DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device (14) in a second cell group for multi-connectivity operation is avoided;
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• means for configuring the wireless device (14) with the one or more parameters for the first DRX cycle.