Control Channel Monitoring in a Wireless Communication System

A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising:

• during a first portion of an active time of discontinuous reception (DRX) operation, monitoring a control channel using a first control channel monitoring configuration;
• during the active time, switching from the first control channel monitoring configuration to a second control channel monitoring configuration, wherein said switching is triggered by occurrence of an event;
• and
• during a second portion of the active time occurring subsequent to the first portion and after said switching, monitoring the control channel using the second control channel monitoring configuration, wherein the first portion of the active time and the second portion of the active time are included in the same DRX cycle.

A wireless device comprising:

• communication circuity;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to:
• during a first portion of an active time of discontinuous reception (DRX) operation, monitor a control channel using a first control channel monitoring configuration;
• during the active time, switch from the first control channel monitoring configuration to a second control channel monitoring configuration, wherein said switching is triggered by occurrence of an event;
• and
• during a second portion of the active time occurring subsequent to the first portion and after said switching, monitor the control channel using the second control channel monitoring configuration, wherein the first portion of the active time and the second portion of the active time are included in the same DRX cycle.