Transceiver device and scheduling device

A scheduling device, comprising

• circuitry, which, in operation,
• allocates resources according to a scheduling request for scheduling data,
• initiates a transmission timer, and
• a transceiver, which, in operation,
• receives the scheduling request over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and
• transmits a resource allocation indicator indicating the allocated resources over a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) after the transmission timer has expired.

A method, comprising

• transmitting a scheduling request for scheduling data over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH),
• initiating a monitoring sleeping timer after transmission of the scheduling request;
• prevent monitoring of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) while the monitoring sleeping timer is running;
• and
• start monitoring the PDCCH for resource allocation for the scheduling data when the monitoring sleeping timer has expired.