Methods of adapting receiver configuration for control channel reception based on drx status

A method, performed in a network node of a cellular communication system, wherein a wireless device of the cellular communication system is capable of operating in discontinuous reception—DRX—and wherein the network node has a first transmitter configuration and a second transmitter configuration, of transmitting signals to the wireless device, the method comprising:

• configuring a DRX configuration of the wireless device, wherein the DRX configuration indicates a time period during which the wireless device should monitor a control channel of the cellular communication system;
• and
• transmitting signals over the control channel to the wireless device during said time period using the first transmitter configuration if the DRX configuration is a first DRX configuration;
• or
• transmitting signals over the control channel to the wireless device during said time period using the second transmitter configuration if the DRX configuration is a second DRX configuration.

A nontransitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program product comprising computer program code for executing a method when said computer program code is executed by a programmable control unit a wireless device, wherein the wireless device is of a cellular communication system, wherein the wireless device has a first receiver configuration and a second receiver configuration and is capable of operating in discontinuous reception—DRX—, of monitoring a control channel of the cellular communication system, the method comprising:

• determining a DRX configuration of the wireless device, wherein the DRX configuration indicates a time period during which the wireless device should monitor the control channel;
• and
• monitoring the control channel during said time period using the first receiver configuration if the DRX configuration is a first DRX configuration;
• or
• monitoring the control channel during said time period using the second receiver configuration if the DRX configuration is a second DRX configuration.

A nontransitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program product comprising computer program code for executing a method when said computer program code is executed by a programmable control unit of a network node of a cellular communication system, wherein a wireless device of the cellular communication system is capable of operating in discontinuous reception—DRX—and wherein the network node has a first transmitter configuration and a second transmitter configuration, of transmitting signals to the wireless device, the method comprising:

• configuring a DRX configuration of the wireless device, wherein the DRX configuration indicates a time period during which the wireless device should monitor a control channel of the cellular communication system;
• and
• transmitting signals over the control channel to the wireless device during said time period using the first transmitter configuration if the DRX configuration is a first DRX configuration;
• or
• transmitting signals over the control channel to the wireless device during said time period using the second transmitter configuration if the DRX configuration is a second DRX configuration.

A wireless device for a cellular communication system, wherein the wireless device is capable of capable of operating in discontinuous reception—DRX—, comprising:

• a receiver unit having a first receiver configuration and a second receiver configuration;
• a control unit operatively connected to the receiver unit;
• wherein
• the control unit is adapted to:
• determine a DRX configuration of the wireless device, wherein the DRX configuration indicates a time period during which the wireless device should monitor a control channel;
• and
• control the receiver unit to:
• monitor the control channel during said time period using the first receiver configuration if the DRX configuration is a first DRX configuration;
• or
• monitor the control channel during said time period using the second receiver configuration if the DRX configuration is a second DRX configuration.

A network node, configured to operate within a cellular communication system wherein a wireless device of the cellular communication system is capable of operating in discontinuous reception—DRX—, comprising:

• a transmitter unit having a first transmitter configuration and a second transmitter configuration;
• and
• a control unit operatively connected to the transmitter unit;
• wherein
• the control unit is adapted to configure a DRX configuration of the wireless device, wherein the DRX configuration indicates a time period during which the wireless device should monitor a control channel of the cellular communication system;
• and control the transmitter unit to:
• transmit signals over the control channel to the wireless device during said time period using the first transmitter configuration if the DRX configuration is a first DRX configuration;
• or
• transmit signals over the control channel to the wireless device during said time period using the second transmitter configuration if the DRX configuration is a second DRX configuration.