Managing multicast discontinuous reception configuration
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorChih-Hsiang Wu
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A distributed unit (DU) of a distributed base station operating in a radio access network (RAN) can implement a method for managing discontinuous reception (DRX) for a multicast and broadcast services (MBS) session. The method includes: (i) receiving, by processing hardware and from a CU of the distributed base station, information related to configuring DRX for the MBS session; (ii) generating, by the processing hardware and based at least on the information related to configuring DRX, a DRX configuration for a user equipment (UE) participating in the MBS session; and (iii) transmitting, by the processing hardware, the DRX configuration to the UE.
Claims20
A method for managing discontinuous reception (DRX) for a multicast and broadcast services (MBS) session, the method implemented in a distributed unit (DU) of a distributed base station operating in a radio access network (RAN) and comprising:
- receiving, from a central unit (CU) of the distributed base station, information for the MBS session related to whether the UE is configured with a multicast DRX cycle;
- generating, based at least on the information related to configuring DRX, a DRX configuration for a user equipment (UE) participating in the MBS session;
- and
- transmitting the DRX configuration to the UE.
A method for managing discontinuous reception (DRX) for a multicast and broadcast services (MBS) session, the method implemented in a central unit (CU) of a distributed base station operating in a radio access network (RAN), the method comprising:
- receiving an indication from a core network (CN) to activate the MBS session;
- determining information related to configuring DRX for the MBS session;
- and
- transmitting, to a distributed unit (DU) of the RAN, the information related to configuring the DRX.
An apparatus, operating as a distributed unit (DU) of a distributed base station operating in a radio access network (RAN) and configured to manage discontinuous reception (DRX) for a multicast and broadcast services (MBS) session, the apparatus comprising:
- processing hardware configured to:
- receive, from a central unit (CU) of the distributed base station, information for the MBS session related to whether the UE is configured with a multicast DRX cycle;
- generate, based at least on the information related to configuring DRX, a DRX configuration for a user equipment (UE) participating in the MBS session;
- and
- transmit the DRX configuration to the UE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.