Time domain network energy saving techniques

An apparatus of a 5th generation NodeB (gNB), the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry to configure the gNB to:
• send, to a user equipment (UE), a first configuration and a second configuration for identification of at least one of monitoring occasions or transmission occasions;
• send, to the UE, an indication that the gNB is transitioning to power saving mode (PSM) in which the gNB is in at least one of a discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode or a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode;
• and
• at least one of transmit or receive using the first configuration for use when the gNB is not in the PSM and the second configuration when the gNB is in the PSM;
• and
• memory configured to store the first configuration and the second configuration.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), the one or more processors configure the UE to, when the instructions are executed:

• receive, from a 5th generation NodeB (gNB), a first configuration and a second configuration for identification of at least one of monitoring occasions or transmission occasions;
• determine whether the gNB is in power saving mode (PSM) in which the gNB is in at least one of a discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode or a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode;
• and
• select, in idle mode, among the first configuration and the second configuration for at least one of reception or transmission dependent on whether the gNB is in the PSM, the first configuration being selected in response to a determination that the gNB is not in PSM and the second configuration being selected in response to a determination that the gNB is in the PSM.