Ue operation with reduced power consumption

A method for a user equipment (UE) to receive physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) from a master node (MN) or from a secondary node (SN), the method comprising:

• receiving an indication for a first number of cells Ncells,MCGcap and for a second number of cells Ncells,SCGcap, wherein MCG denotes a master cell group for the MN and SCG denotes a secondary cell group for the SN;
• determining a first total number of PDCCH candidates MPDCCH,MCGtotal,μ for Ncells,MCGDL,μ downlink (DL) cells of the MN over a time period according to Ncells,MCGcap, wherein μ is a subcarrier spacing (SCS) configuration for an active bandwidth part (BWP) for each of the Ncells,MCGDL,μ DL cells;
• and
• determining a second total number of PDCCH candidates MPDCCH,SCGtotal,μ for Ncells,SCGDL,μ DL cells of the SN over the time period according to Ncells,SCGcap, wherein μ is a SCS configuration for the active BWP for each of the Ncells,SCGDL,μ DL cells.