METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MINI-SLOT SCHEDULING FOR ALL UEs THAT ONLY ARE ENABLED TO LOWER POWER USAGE

A method for adaptive mini-slot management, comprising:

• configuring an element management control unit comprising a set of distribution (DU) and central units (DU/CU) for monitoring power and channel traffic at a plurality of cell sites in a network;
• configuring by a scheduler unit to enable and disable a set of mini-slots in a downlink (DL) pattern and an uplink (UL) pattern for adaptive mini-slot allocation comprising at least two concatenated patterns jointly repeated with periodicity for new radio (NR) communications by users at cell sites in the network;
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• in response to a request by a user, reserving by the scheduler unit a number of mini-slots for use in each slot configuration period wherein a reserved slot number is responsive to at least one of a condition of an AC power outage, and reduced channel traffic based on data received by the DU/CU about the condition.

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage device that stores a set of instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for an operational mode of a base station when a power loss or light network load is detected, the method comprising:

• configuring an element management control unit comprising a set of distribution (DU) and central units (DU/CU) for monitoring power and channel traffic at a plurality of cell sites in a network;
• configuring by a scheduler unit to enable and disable a set of mini-slots in a downlink (DL) pattern and an uplink (UL) pattern for adaptive mini-slot allocation comprising at least two concatenated patterns jointly repeated with periodicity for new radio (NR) communications by users at cell sites in the network;
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• in response to a request by a user, reserving by the scheduler unit a number of mini-slots for use in each slot configuration period wherein a reserved slot number is responsive to at least one of a condition of an AC power outage, and reduced channel traffic based on data received by the DU/CU about the condition.