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WO2025208463A1 - Rrm basé sur une lp-wur en mode edrx de veille et inactif - Google Patents

Rrm basé sur une lp-wur en mode edrx de veille et inactif

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WO2025208463A1
WO2025208463A1 PCT/CN2024/086014 CN2024086014W WO2025208463A1 WO 2025208463 A1 WO2025208463 A1 WO 2025208463A1 CN 2024086014 W CN2024086014 W CN 2024086014W WO 2025208463 A1 WO2025208463 A1 WO 2025208463A1
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Haitong Sun
Jie Cui
Sigen Ye
Yang Tang
Qiming Li
Chunxuan Ye
Dawei Zhang
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. Transmission Power Control [TPC] or power classes
    • H04W52/02—Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0212—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower
    • H04W52/0216—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. Transmission Power Control [TPC] or power classes
    • H04W52/02—Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0225—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal
    • H04W52/0229—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal where the received signal is a wanted signal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. Transmission Power Control [TPC] or power classes
    • H04W52/02—Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0225—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal
    • H04W52/0229—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal where the received signal is a wanted signal
    • H04W52/0235—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal where the received signal is a wanted signal where the received signal is a power saving command
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. Transmission Power Control [TPC] or power classes
    • H04W52/02—Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0261—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
    • H04W52/0274—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level by switching on or off the equipment or parts thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W76/00—Connection management
    • H04W76/20—Manipulation of established connections
    • H04W76/28—Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]

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  • Embodiments of the invention relate to wireless communications, including apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing synchronization measurement during an idle or inactive mode by a user equipment (UE) in a cellular communications network.
  • UE user equipment
  • Wireless communication systems are rapidly growing in usage.
  • wireless devices such as smart phones and tablet computers have become increasingly sophisticated.
  • many mobile devices now provide access to the internet, email, text messaging, and navigation using the global positioning system (GPS) and are capable of operating sophisticated applications that utilize these functionalities.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • Embodiments relate to wireless communications, and more particularly to apparatuses, systems, and methods for an apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprising one or more processors, coupled to a memory, configured to: measure a synchronization signal using a low power wake-up radio (LP-WUR) , determine that there is a need to turn on a main radio (MR) , and in response to determining that there is a need to turn on the MR, turn on the MR and measure a synchronization signal using the MR.
  • LP-WUR low power wake-up radio
  • MR main radio
  • FIG. 1A illustrates an example wireless communication system according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example block diagram of a base station, according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an example block diagram of a server according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example block diagram of a UE according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example block diagram of cellular communication circuitry, according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a baseband processor architecture for a UE, according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an example block diagram of an interface of baseband circuitry according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 8 is an illustration of a control plane protocol stack according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates an example is an illustration of an example of a user plane protocol stack according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates an example diagram of UE idle or inactive mode operation according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an example diagram of UE idle or inactive mode operation according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates an example diagram of UE idle or inactive mode operation according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates an example diagram of UE idle or inactive mode operation according to some embodiments.
  • FIGS. 15A-15C illustrates example diagrams of UE idle or inactive mode operation according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a flow chart of UE idle or inactive mode operation, according to some embodiments.
  • Memory Medium Any of various types of non-transitory memory devices or storage devices.
  • the term “memory medium” is intended to include an installation medium, e.g., a CD-ROM, floppy disks, or tape device; a computer system memory or random-access memory such as DRAM, DDR RAM, SRAM, EDO RAM, Rambus RAM, etc.; a non-volatile memory such as a Flash, magnetic media, e.g., a hard drive, or optical storage; registers, or other similar types of memory elements, etc.
  • the memory medium may include other types of non-transitory memory as well or combinations thereof.
  • Carrier Medium a memory medium as described above, as well as a physical transmission medium, such as a bus, network, and/or other physical transmission medium that conveys signals such as electrical, electromagnetic, or digital signals.
  • a physical transmission medium such as a bus, network, and/or other physical transmission medium that conveys signals such as electrical, electromagnetic, or digital signals.
  • Programmable Hardware Element includes various hardware devices comprising multiple programmable function blocks connected via a programmable interconnect. Examples include FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) , PLDs (Programmable Logic Devices) , FPOAs (Field Programmable Object Arrays) , and CPLDs (Complex PLDs) .
  • the programmable function blocks may range from fine grained (combinatorial logic or look up tables) to coarse grained (arithmetic logic units or processor cores) .
  • a programmable hardware element may also be referred to as "reconfigurable logic” .
  • Computer System any of various types of computing or processing systems, including a personal computer system (PC) , mainframe computer system, workstation, network appliance, Internet appliance, personal digital assistant (PDA) , television system, grid computing system, or other device or combinations of devices.
  • PC personal computer system
  • mainframe computer system workstation
  • network appliance Internet appliance
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • television system grid computing system, or other device or combinations of devices.
  • computer system can be broadly defined to encompass any device (or combination of devices) having at least one processor that executes instructions from a memory medium.
  • UE User Equipment
  • UE Device any of various types of computer systems devices which are mobile or portable and which performs wireless communications.
  • UE devices include mobile telephones or smart phones (e.g., iPhone TM , Android TM -based phones) , portable gaming devices (e.g., Nintendo DS TM , PlayStation Portable TM , Gameboy Advance TM , iPhone TM ) , laptops, wearable devices (e.g., smart watch, smart glasses) , PDAs, portable Internet devices, music players, data storage devices, other handheld devices, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (e.g., drones) , UAV controllers (UACs) , and so forth.
  • UAVs unmanned aerial vehicles
  • UACs UAV controllers
  • Base Station has the full breadth of its ordinary meaning, and at least includes a wireless communication station installed at a fixed location and used to communicate as part of a wireless telephone system or radio system.
  • channel widths may be variable (e.g., depending on device capability, band conditions, etc. ) .
  • LTE may support scalable channel bandwidths from 1.4 MHz to 20MHz.
  • 5G NR can support scalable channel bandwidths from 5 MHz to 100 MHz in Frequency Range 1 (FR1) and up to 400 MHz in FR2.
  • WLAN channels may be 22 MHz wide while Bluetooth channels may be 1 MHz wide.
  • Other protocols and standards may include different definitions of channels.
  • some standards may define and use multiple types of channels, e.g., different channels for uplink or downlink and/or different channels for different uses such as data, control information, etc.
  • band has the full breadth of its ordinary meaning, and at least includes a section of spectrum (e.g., radio frequency spectrum) in which channels are used or set aside for the same purpose.
  • spectrum e.g., radio frequency spectrum
  • Automatically refers to an action or operation performed by a computer system (e.g., software executed by the computer system) or device (e.g., circuitry, programmable hardware elements, ASICs, etc. ) , without user input directly specifying or performing the action or operation.
  • a computer system e.g., software executed by the computer system
  • device e.g., circuitry, programmable hardware elements, ASICs, etc.
  • An automatic procedure may be initiated by input provided by the user, but the subsequent actions that are performed “automatically” are not specified by the user, i.e., are not performed “manually” , where the user specifies each action to perform.
  • a user filling out an electronic form by selecting each field and providing input specifying information is filling out the form manually, even though the computer system will update the form in response to the user actions.
  • the form may be automatically filled out by the computer system where the computer system (e.g., software executing on the computer system) analyzes the fields of the form and fills in the form without any user input specifying the answers to the fields.
  • the user may invoke the automatic filling of the form, but is not involved in the actual filling of the form (e.g., the user is not manually specifying answers to fields but rather they are being automatically completed) .
  • the present specification provides various examples of operations being automatically performed in response to actions the user has taken.
  • 3GPP Legacy -The 3rd Generation Partnership Project
  • 3GPP specifications cover cellular telecommunications technologies, including radio access, core network and service capabilities, which provide a complete system description for mobile telecommunications.
  • 3GPP uses a system of parallel “Releases” that provide developers with a stable platform for the implementation of features at a given point and then allow for the addition of new functionality in subsequent releases. Release 17 was released in 2022. Release 18 (Rel-18) , at the time of this disclosure, is nearing release as its specifications have been largely defined. Accordingly, implementations and concepts compatible with Rel-18, or previous Releases, are sometimes referred to herein as “Legacy. ” One or more embodiments of the present disclosure may be adopted in future Releases, e.g., Release 19.
  • the example embodiments are also described with regard to a fifth generation (5G) New Radio (NR) network that may configure a UE to perform INTER-RAT LTE measurements without measurement gap.
  • 5G fifth generation
  • NR New Radio
  • reference to a 5G NR network is merely provided for illustrative purposes.
  • the example embodiments may be utilized with any appropriate type of network.
  • FIGS 1A and 1B Communication Systems
  • FIG. 1A illustrates a simplified example wireless communication system, according to some embodiments. It is noted that the system of FIG. 1A is merely one example of a possible system, and that features of this disclosure may be implemented in any of various systems, as desired.
  • the example wireless communication system includes a base station 102A which communicates over a transmission medium with one or more user devices 106A, 106B, etc., through 106N.
  • Each of the user devices may be referred to herein as a “user equipment” (UE) .
  • UE user equipment
  • the user devices 106 are referred to as UEs or UE devices.
  • the base station 102A is implemented in the context of LTE, also referred to as the Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN, it may alternately be referred to as an 'eNodeB'or ‘eNB’ .
  • E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • eNB Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • the base station 102A is implemented in the context of 5G NR, it may alternately be referred to as ‘gNodeB’ or ‘gNB’ .
  • the base station 102A may also be equipped to communicate with a network 100 (e.g., a core network of a cellular service provider, a telecommunication network such as a public switched telephone network (PSTN) , and/or the Internet, among various possibilities) .
  • a network 100 e.g., a core network of a cellular service provider, a telecommunication network such as a public switched telephone network (PSTN) , and/or the Internet, among various possibilities
  • PSTN public switched telephone network
  • the base station 102A may facilitate communication between the user devices and/or between the user devices and the network 100.
  • the cellular base station 102A may provide UEs 106 with various telecommunication capabilities, such as voice, SMS and/or data services.
  • Base station 102A and other similar base stations (such as base stations 102B...102N) operating according to the same or a different cellular communication standard may thus be provided as a network of cells, which may provide continuous or nearly continuous overlapping service to UEs 106A-N and similar devices over a geographic area via one or more cellular communication standards.
  • each UE 106 may also be capable of receiving signals from (and possibly within communication range of) one or more other cells (which might be provided by base stations 102B-N and/or any other base stations) , which may be referred to as “neighboring cells” .
  • Such cells may also be capable of facilitating communication between user devices and/or between user devices and the network 100.
  • Such cells may include “macro” cells, “micro” cells, “pico” cells, and/or cells which provide any of various other granularities of service area size.
  • base stations 102A-B illustrated in FIG. 1A might be macro cells, while base station 102N might be a micro cell. Other configurations are also possible.
  • base station 102A may be a next generation base station, e.g., a 5G New Radio (5G NR) base station, or “gNB” .
  • a gNB may be connected to a legacy evolved packet core (EPC) network and/or to a NR core (NRC) network.
  • EPC legacy evolved packet core
  • NRC NR core
  • a gNB cell may include one or more transition and reception points (TRPs) .
  • TRPs transition and reception points
  • a UE capable of operating according to 5G NR may be connected to one or more TRPs within one or more gNBs.
  • a UE 106 may be capable of communicating using multiple wireless communication standards.
  • the UE 106 may be configured to communicate using a wireless networking (e.g., Wi-Fi) and/or peer-to-peer wireless communication protocol (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi peer-to-peer, etc. ) in addition to at least one cellular communication protocol (e.g., GSM, UMTS (associated with, for example, WCDMA or TD-SCDMA air interfaces) , LTE, LTE-A, 5G NR, HSPA, 3GPP2 CDMA2000 (e.g., 1xRTT, 1xEV-DO, HRPD, eHRPD) , etc. ) .
  • GSM Global System for Mobile communications
  • UMTS associated with, for example, WCDMA or TD-SCDMA air interfaces
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • LTE-A Long Term Evolution
  • 5G NR Fifth Generation
  • HSPA High Speed Packet Access
  • the UE 106 may also or alternatively be configured to communicate using one or more global navigational satellite systems (GNSS, e.g., GPS or GLONASS) , one or more mobile television broadcasting standards (e.g., ATSC-M/H or DVB-H) , and/or any other wireless communication protocol, if desired.
  • GNSS global navigational satellite systems
  • mobile television broadcasting standards e.g., ATSC-M/H or DVB-H
  • any other wireless communication protocol if desired.
  • Other combinations of wireless communication standards including more than two wireless communication standards are also possible.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates user equipment 106 (e.g., one of the devices 106A through 106N) in communication with a base station 102 and an access point 112, according to some embodiments.
  • the UE 106 may be a device with both cellular communication capability and non-cellular communication capability (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and so forth) such as a mobile phone, a hand-held device, a computer or a tablet, or virtually any type of wireless device.
  • non-cellular communication capability e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and so forth
  • the UE 106 may include a processor that is configured to execute program instructions stored in memory. The UE 106 may perform any of the method embodiments described herein by executing such stored instructions. Alternatively, or in addition, the UE 106 may include a programmable hardware element such as an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) that is configured to perform any of the method embodiments described herein, or any portion of any of the method embodiments described herein.
  • a programmable hardware element such as an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) that is configured to perform any of the method embodiments described herein, or any portion of any of the method embodiments described herein.
  • the UE 106 may include one or more antennas for communicating using one or more wireless communication protocols or technologies.
  • the UE 106 may be configured to communicate using, for example, CDMA2000 (1xRTT/1xEV-DO/HRPD/eHRPD) , LTE/LTE-Advanced, or 5G NR using a single shared radio and/or GSM, LTE, LTE-Advanced, or 5G NR using the single shared radio.
  • the shared radio may couple to a single antenna, or may couple to multiple antennas (e.g., for MIMO) for performing wireless communications.
  • a radio may include any combination of a baseband processor, analog RF signal processing circuitry (e.g., including filters, mixers, oscillators, amplifiers, etc.
  • the radio may implement one or more receive and transmit chains using the aforementioned hardware.
  • the UE 106 may share one or more parts of a receive and/or transmit chain between multiple wireless communication technologies, such as those discussed above.
  • FIG. 2 Block Diagram of a Base Station
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example block diagram of a base station 102, according to some embodiments. It is noted that the base station of FIG. 2 is merely one example of a possible base station. As shown, the base station 102 may include processor (s) 204 which may execute program instructions for the base station 102. The processor (s) 204 may also be coupled to memory management unit (MMU) 240, which may be configured to receive addresses from the processor (s) 204 and translate those addresses to locations in memory (e.g., memory 260 and read only memory (ROM) 250) or to other circuits or devices.
  • MMU memory management unit
  • the network port 270 may also or alternatively be configured to couple to a cellular network, e.g., a core network of a cellular service provider.
  • the core network may provide mobility related services and/or other services to a plurality of devices, such as UE devices 106.
  • the network port 270 may couple to a telephone network via the core network, and/or the core network may provide a telephone network (e.g., among other UE devices serviced by the cellular service provider) .
  • base station 102 may be a next generation base station, e.g., a 5G New Radio (5G NR) base station, or “gNB” .
  • base station 102 may be connected to a legacy evolved packet core (EPC) network and/or to a NR core (NRC) network.
  • EPC legacy evolved packet core
  • NRC NR core
  • base station 102 may be considered a 5G NR cell and may include one or more transition and reception points (TRPs) .
  • TRPs transition and reception points
  • a UE capable of operating according to 5G NR may be connected to one or more TRPs within one or more gNBs.
  • the base station 102 may include at least one antenna 234, and possibly multiple antennas.
  • the at least one antenna 234 may be configured to operate as a wireless transceiver and may be further configured to communicate with UE devices 106 via radio 230.
  • the antenna 234 communicates with the radio 230 via communication chain 232.
  • Communication chain 232 may be a receive chain, a transmit chain or both.
  • the radio 230 may be configured to communicate via various wireless communication standards, including, but not limited to, 5G NR, LTE, LTE-A, GSM, UMTS, CDMA2000, Wi-Fi, etc.
  • the base station 102 may be configured to communicate wirelessly using multiple wireless communication standards.
  • the base station 102 may include multiple radios, which may enable the base station 102 to communicate according to multiple wireless communication technologies.
  • the base station 102 may include an LTE radio for performing communication according to LTE as well as a 5G NR radio for performing communication according to 5G NR.
  • the base station 102 may be capable of operating as both an LTE base station and a 5G NR base station.
  • the base station 102 may include a multi-mode radio which is capable of performing communications according to any of multiple wireless communication technologies (e.g., 5G NR and Wi-Fi, LTE and Wi-Fi, LTE and UMTS, LTE and CDMA2000, UMTS and GSM, etc. ) .
  • multiple wireless communication technologies e.g., 5G NR and Wi-Fi, LTE and Wi-Fi, LTE and UMTS, LTE and CDMA2000, UMTS and GSM, etc.
  • the BS 102 may include hardware and software components for implementing or supporting implementation of features described herein.
  • the processor 204 of the base station 102 may be configured to implement or support implementation of part or all of the methods described herein, e.g., by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium) .
  • the processor 204 may be configured as a programmable hardware element, such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) , or as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) , or a combination thereof.
  • processor 204 of the BS 102 in conjunction with one or more of the other components 230, 232, 234, 240, 250, 260, 270 may be configured to implement or support implementation of part or all of the features described herein.
  • processor (s) 204 may be comprised of one or more processing elements. In other words, one or more processing elements may be included in processor (s) 204. Thus, processor (s) 204 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) that are configured to perform the functions of processor (s) 204. In addition, each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc. ) configured to perform the functions of processor (s) 204.
  • circuitry e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc.
  • radio 230 may be comprised of one or more processing elements.
  • one or more processing elements may be included in radio 230.
  • radio 230 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) that are configured to perform the functions of radio 230.
  • each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc. ) configured to perform the functions of radio 230.
  • FIG. 3 Block Diagram of a Server
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an example block diagram of a server 104, according to some embodiments. It is noted that the server of FIG. 3 is merely one example of a possible server. As shown, the server 104 may include processor (s) 344 which may execute program instructions for the server 104. The processor (s) 344 may also be coupled to memory management unit (MMU) 374, which may be configured to receive addresses from the processor (s) 344 and translate those addresses to locations in memory (e.g., memory 364 and read only memory (ROM) 354) or to other circuits or devices.
  • MMU memory management unit
  • the server 104 may be configured to provide a plurality of devices, such as base station 102, and UE devices 106 access to network functions, e.g., as further described herein.
  • the server 104 may be part of a radio access network, such as a 5G New Radio (5G NR) radio access network.
  • the server 104 may be connected to a legacy evolved packet core (EPC) network and/or to a NR core (NRC) network.
  • EPC legacy evolved packet core
  • NRC NR core
  • the server 104 may include hardware and software components for implementing or supporting implementation of features described herein.
  • the processor 344 of the server 104 may be configured to implement or support implementation of part or all of the methods described herein, e.g., by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium) .
  • the processor 344 may be configured as a programmable hardware element, such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) , or as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) , or a combination thereof.
  • the processor 344 of the server 104 in conjunction with one or more of the other components 354, 364, and/or 374 may be configured to implement or support implementation of part or all of the features described herein.
  • processor (s) 344 may be comprised of one or more processing elements. In other words, one or more processing elements may be included in processor (s) 344.
  • processor (s) 344 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) that are configured to perform the functions of processor (s) 344.
  • each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc. ) configured to perform the functions of processor (s) 344.
  • FIG. 4 Block Diagram of a User Equipment
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example simplified block diagram of a communication device 106, according to some embodiments. It is noted that the block diagram of the communication device of FIG. 4 is only one example of a possible communication device.
  • communication device 106 may be a user equipment (UE) device, a mobile device or mobile station, a wireless device or wireless station, a desktop computer or computing device, a mobile computing device (e.g., a laptop, notebook, or portable computing device) , a tablet, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , a UAV controller (UAC) and/or a combination of devices, among other devices.
  • the communication device 106 may include a set of components 400 configured to perform core functions.
  • this set of components may be implemented as a system on chip (SOC) , which may include portions for various purposes.
  • SOC system on chip
  • this set of components 400 may be implemented as separate components or groups of components for the various purposes.
  • the set of components 400 may be coupled (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) to various other circuits of the communication device 106.
  • the communication device 106 may include various types of memory (e.g., including NAND flash 410) , an input/output interface such as connector I/F 420 (e.g., for connecting to a computer system; dock; charging station; input devices, such as a microphone, camera, keyboard; output devices, such as speakers; etc. ) , the display 460, which may be integrated with or external to the communication device 106, and cellular communication circuitry 430 such as for 5G NR, LTE, GSM, etc., and short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429 (e.g., Bluetooth TM and WLAN circuitry) .
  • communication device 106 may include wired communication circuitry (not shown) , such as a network interface card, e.g., for Ethernet.
  • the cellular communication circuitry 430 may couple (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) to one or more antennas, such as antennas 435 and 436 as shown.
  • the short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429 may also couple (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) to one or more antennas, such as antennas 437 and 438 as shown.
  • the short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429 may couple (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) to the antennas 435 and 436 in addition to, or instead of, coupling (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) to the antennas 437 and 438.
  • the short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429 and/or cellular communication circuitry 430 may include multiple receive chains and/or multiple transmit chains for receiving and/or transmitting multiple spatial streams, such as in a multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) configuration.
  • MIMO multiple-input multiple output
  • cellular communication circuitry 430 may include dedicated receive chains (including and/or coupled to, e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly. dedicated processors and/or radios) for multiple RATs (e.g., a first receive chain for LTE and a second receive chain for 5G NR) .
  • cellular communication circuitry 430 may include a single transmit chain that may be switched between radios dedicated to specific RATs.
  • a first radio may be dedicated to a first RAT, e.g., LTE, and may be in communication with a dedicated receive chain and a transmit chain shared with an additional radio, e.g., a second radio that may be dedicated to a second RAT, e.g., 5G NR, and may be in communication with a dedicated receive chain and the shared transmit chain.
  • a first RAT e.g., LTE
  • a second radio may be dedicated to a second RAT, e.g., 5G NR, and may be in communication with a dedicated receive chain and the shared transmit chain.
  • the communication device 106 may also include and/or be configured for use with one or more user interface elements.
  • the user interface elements may include any of various elements, such as display 460 (which may be a touchscreen display) , a keyboard (which may be a discrete keyboard or may be implemented as part of a touchscreen display) , a mouse, a microphone and/or speakers, one or more cameras, one or more buttons, and/or any of various other elements capable of providing information to a user and/or receiving or interpreting user input.
  • the communication device 106 may further include one or more smart cards 445 that include SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) functionality, such as one or more UICC (s) (Universal Integrated Circuit Card (s) ) cards 445.
  • SIM Subscriber Identity Module
  • UICC Universal Integrated Circuit Card
  • SIM entity is intended to include any of various types of SIM implementations or SIM functionality, such as the one or more UICC (s) cards 445, one or more eUICCs, one or more eSIMs, either removable or embedded, etc.
  • the UE 106 may include at least two SIMs. Each SIM may execute one or more SIM applications and/or otherwise implement SIM functionality.
  • each SIM may be a single smart card that may be embedded, e.g., may be soldered onto a circuit board in the UE 106, or each SIM 410 may be implemented as a removable smart card.
  • the SIM (s) may be one or more removable smart cards (such as UICC cards, which are sometimes referred to as “SIM cards” )
  • the SIMs 410 may be one or more embedded cards (such as embedded UICCs (eUICCs) , which are sometimes referred to as “eSIMs” or “eSIM cards” ) .
  • one or more of the SIM (s) may implement embedded SIM (eSIM) functionality; in such an embodiment, a single one of the SIM (s) may execute multiple SIM applications.
  • Each of the SIMs may include components such as a processor and/or a memory; instructions for performing SIM/eSIM functionality may be stored in the memory and executed by the processor.
  • the UE 106 may include a combination of removable smart cards and fixed/non-removable smart cards (such as one or more eUICC cards that implement eSIM functionality) , as desired.
  • the UE 106 may comprise two embedded SIMs, two removable SIMs, or a combination of one embedded SIMs and one removable SIMs.
  • Various other SIM configurations are also contemplated.
  • the UE 106 may include two or more SIMs.
  • the inclusion of two or more SIMs in the UE 106 may allow the UE 106 to support two different telephone numbers and may allow the UE 106 to communicate on corresponding two or more respective networks.
  • a first SIM may support a first RAT such as LTE
  • a second SIM 410 support a second RAT such as 5G NR.
  • Other implementations and RATs are of course possible.
  • the UE 106 may support Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) functionality.
  • DSDA Dual SIM Dual Active
  • the DSDA functionality may allow the UE 106 to be simultaneously connected to two networks (and use two different RATs) at the same time, or to simultaneously maintain two connections supported by two different SIMs using the same or different RATs on the same or different networks.
  • the DSDA functionality may also allow the UE 106 to simultaneously receive voice calls or data traffic on either phone number.
  • the voice call may be a packet switched communication.
  • the voice call may be received using voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology and/or voice over NR (VoNR) technology.
  • the UE 106 may support Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) functionality.
  • the SOC 400 may include processor (s) 402, which may execute program instructions for the communication device 106 and display circuitry 404, which may perform graphics processing and provide display signals to the display 460.
  • the processor (s) 402 may also be coupled to memory management unit (MMU) 440, which may be configured to receive addresses from the processor (s) 402 and translate those addresses to locations in memory (e.g., memory 406, read only memory (ROM) 450, NAND flash memory 410) and/or to other circuits or devices, such as the display circuitry 404, short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429, cellular communication circuitry 430, connector I/F 420, and/or display 460.
  • the MMU 440 may be configured to perform memory protection and page table translation or set up. In some embodiments, the MMU 440 may be included as a portion of the processor (s) 402.
  • the communication device 106 may include hardware and software components for implementing the above features for a communication device 106 to communicate a scheduling profile for power savings to a network.
  • the processor 402 of the communication device 106 may be configured to implement part or all of the features described herein, e.g., by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium) .
  • processor 402 may be configured as a programmable hardware element, such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) , or as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) .
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • the processor 402 of the communication device 106 in conjunction with one or more of the other components 400, 404, 406, 410, 420, 429, 430, 440, 445, 450, 460 may be configured to implement part or all of the features described herein.
  • processor 402 may include one or more processing elements.
  • processor 402 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) that are configured to perform the functions of processor 402.
  • each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc. ) configured to perform the functions of processor (s) 402.
  • cellular communication circuitry 430 and short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429 may each include one or more processing elements.
  • one or more processing elements may be included in cellular communication circuitry 430 and, similarly, one or more processing elements may be included in short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429.
  • cellular communication circuitry 430 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) that are configured to perform the functions of cellular communication circuitry 430.
  • each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc. ) configured to perform the functions of cellular communication circuitry 430.
  • the short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429 may include one or more ICs that are configured to perform the functions of short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429.
  • each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc. ) configured to perform the functions of short to medium range wireless communication circuitry 429.
  • FIG. 5 Block Diagram of Cellular Communication Circuitry
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example simplified block diagram of cellular communication circuitry, according to some embodiments. It is noted that the block diagram of the cellular communication circuitry of FIG. 5 is only one example of a possible cellular communication circuit.
  • cellular communication circuitry 530 which may be cellular communication circuitry 430, may be included in a communication device, such as communication device 106 described above.
  • communication device 106 may be a user equipment (UE) device, a mobile device or mobile station, a wireless device or wireless station, a desktop computer or computing device, a mobile computing device (e.g., a laptop, notebook, or portable computing device) , a tablet and/or a combination of devices, among other devices.
  • UE user equipment
  • the cellular communication circuitry 530 may couple (e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly) to one or more antennas, such as antennas 435a-b and 436 as shown (in FIG. 4) .
  • cellular communication circuitry 530 may include dedicated receive chains (including and/or coupled to, e.g., communicatively; directly or indirectly. dedicated processors and/or radios) for multiple RATs (e.g., a first receive chain for LTE and a second receive chain for 5G NR) .
  • cellular communication circuitry 530 may include a modem 510 and a modem 520.
  • Modem 510 may be configured for communications according to a first RAT, e.g., such as LTE or LTE-A, and modem 520 may be configured for communications according to a second RAT, e.g., such as 5G NR.
  • a first RAT e.g., such as LTE or LTE-A
  • modem 520 may be configured for communications according to a second RAT, e.g., such as 5G NR.
  • modem 510 may include one or more processors 512 and a memory 516 in communication with processors 512. Modem 510 may be in communication with a radio frequency (RF) front end 535.
  • RF front end 535 may include circuitry for transmitting and receiving radio signals.
  • RF front end 535 may include receive circuitry (RX) 532 and transmit circuitry (TX) 534.
  • receive circuitry 532 may be in communication with downlink (DL) front end 550, which may include circuitry for receiving radio signals via antenna 335a.
  • DL downlink
  • modem 520 may include one or more processors 522 and a memory 526 in communication with processors 522. Modem 520 may be in communication with an RF front end 540.
  • RF front end 540 may include circuitry for transmitting and receiving radio signals.
  • RF front end 540 may include receive circuitry 542 and transmit circuitry 544.
  • receive circuitry 542 may be in communication with DL front end 560, which may include circuitry for receiving radio signals via antenna 335b.
  • a switch 570 may couple transmit circuitry 534 to uplink (UL) front end 572.
  • switch 570 may couple transmit circuitry 544 to UL front end 572.
  • UL front end 572 may include circuitry for transmitting radio signals via antenna 336.
  • switch 570 may be switched to a first state that allows modem 510 to transmit signals according to the first RAT (e.g., via a transmit chain that includes transmit circuitry 534 and UL front end 572) .
  • switch 570 may be switched to a second state that allows modem 520 to transmit signals according to the second RAT (e.g., via a transmit chain that includes transmit circuitry 544 and UL front end 572) .
  • the modem 510 may include hardware and software components for implementing the above features or for time division multiplexing UL data for NSA NR operations, as well as the various other techniques described herein.
  • the processors 512 may be configured to implement part or all of the features described herein, e.g., by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium) .
  • processor 512 may be configured as a programmable hardware element, such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) , or as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) .
  • processor 512 in conjunction with one or more of the other components 530, 532, 534, 535, 550, 570, 572, 335a, 335b, and 336 may be configured to implement part or all of the features described herein.
  • processors 512 may include one or more processing elements.
  • processors 512 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) that are configured to perform the functions of processors 512.
  • each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc. ) configured to perform the functions of processors 512.
  • the processors 522 may be configured to implement part or all of the features described herein, e.g., by executing program instructions stored on a memory medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium) .
  • processor 522 may be configured as a programmable hardware element, such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) , or as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) .
  • the processor 522 in conjunction with one or more of the other components 540, 542, 544, 550, 570, 572, 335a, 335b, and 336 may be configured to implement part or all of the features described herein.
  • processors 522 may include one or more processing elements.
  • processors 522 may include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) that are configured to perform the functions of processors 522.
  • each integrated circuit may include circuitry (e.g., first circuitry, second circuitry, etc. ) configured to perform the functions of processors 522.
  • FIG. 6 Block Diagram of a Baseband Processor Architecture for a UE
  • FIG. 6 illustrates example components of a device 600 in accordance with some embodiments. It is noted that the device of FIG. 6 is merely one example of a possible system, and that features of this disclosure may be implemented in any of various UEs, as desired.
  • the device 600 may include application circuitry 602, baseband circuitry 604, Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry 606, front-end module (FEM) circuitry 608, one or more antennas 610, power management circuitry (PMC) 612, and wake-up receiver (WUR) 614, also referred to as wake-up radio and/or low power WUR, i.e., LP-WUR, coupled together at least as shown.
  • the components of the illustrated device 600 may be included in a UE 106 or a RAN node 102A.
  • the device 600 may include less elements (e.g., a RAN node may not utilize application circuitry 602, and instead include a processor/controller to process IP data received from an EPC) .
  • the device 600 may include additional elements such as, for example, memory/storage, display, camera, sensor, or input/output (I/O) interface.
  • the components described below may be included in more than one device (e.g., said circuitries may be separately included in more than one device for Cloud-RAN (C-RAN) implementations) .
  • C-RAN Cloud-RAN
  • the application circuitry 602 may include one or more application processors.
  • the application circuitry 602 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors.
  • the processor may include any combination of general-purpose processors and dedicated processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, etc. ) .
  • the processors may be coupled with or may include memory/storage and may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory/storage to enable various applications or operating systems to run on the device 600.
  • processors of application circuitry 602 may process IP data packets received from an EPC.
  • the baseband circuitry 604 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors.
  • the baseband circuitry 604 may include one or more baseband processors or control logic to process baseband signals received from a receive signal path of the RF circuitry 606 and to generate baseband signals for a transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 606.
  • Baseband processing circuity 604 may interface with the application circuitry 602 for generation and processing of the baseband signals and for controlling operations of the RF circuitry 606.
  • baseband processors 604A-D may be included in modules stored in the memory 604G and executed via a Central Processing Unit (CPU) 604E.
  • the radio control functions may include, but are not limited to, signal modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, radio frequency shifting, etc.
  • modulation/demodulation circuitry of the baseband circuitry 604 may include Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT) , precoding, or constellation mapping/demapping functionality.
  • FFT Fast-Fourier Transform
  • encoding/decoding circuitry of the baseband circuitry 604 may include convolution, tail-biting convolution, turbo, Viterbi, or Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder/decoder functionality.
  • LDPC Low Density Parity Check
  • the baseband circuitry 604 may include one or more audio digital signal processor (s) (DSP) 604F.
  • the audio DSP (s) 604F may be include elements for compression/decompression and echo cancellation and may include other suitable processing elements in other embodiments.
  • Components of the baseband circuitry may be suitably combined in a single chip, a single chipset, or disposed on a same circuit board in some embodiments.
  • some or all of the constituent components of the baseband circuitry 604 and the application circuitry 602 may be implemented together such as, for example, on a system on a chip (SOC) .
  • SOC system on a chip
  • the baseband circuitry 604 may provide for communication compatible with one or more radio technologies.
  • the baseband circuitry 604 may support communication with an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) or other wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN) , a wireless local area network (WLAN) , a wireless personal area network (WPAN) .
  • EUTRAN evolved universal terrestrial radio access network
  • WMAN wireless metropolitan area networks
  • WLAN wireless local area network
  • WPAN wireless personal area network
  • multi-mode baseband circuitry Embodiments in which the baseband circuitry 604 is configured to support radio communications of more than one wireless protocol.
  • the receive signal path of the RF circuitry 606 may include mixer circuitry 606a, amplifier circuitry 606b and filter circuitry 606c.
  • the transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 606 may include filter circuitry 606c and mixer circuitry 606a.
  • RF circuitry 606 may also include synthesizer circuitry 606d for synthesizing a frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 606a of the receive signal path and the transmit signal path.
  • the mixer circuitry 606a of the receive signal path may be configured to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry 608 based on the synthesized frequency provided by synthesizer circuitry 606d.
  • the amplifier circuitry 606b may be configured to amplify the down-converted signals and the filter circuitry 606c may be a low-pass filter (LPF) or band-pass filter (BPF) configured to remove unwanted signals from the down-converted signals to generate output baseband signals.
  • Output baseband signals may be provided to the baseband circuitry 604 for further processing.
  • the output baseband signals may be zero-frequency baseband signals, although this is not a necessity.
  • mixer circuitry 606a of the receive signal path may comprise passive mixers, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.
  • the mixer circuitry 606a of the transmit signal path may be configured to up-convert input baseband signals based on the synthesized frequency provided by the synthesizer circuitry 606d to generate RF output signals for the FEM circuitry 608.
  • the baseband signals may be provided by the baseband circuitry 604 and may be filtered by filter circuitry 606c.
  • the mixer circuitry 606a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 606a of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for quadrature downconversion and upconversion, respectively.
  • the mixer circuitry 606a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 606a of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for image rejection (e.g., Hartley image rejection) .
  • the mixer circuitry 606a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 606a may be arranged for direct downconversion and direct upconversion, respectively.
  • the mixer circuitry 606a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 606a of the transmit signal path may be configured for super-heterodyne operation.
  • the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be analog baseband signals, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.
  • the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be digital baseband signals.
  • the RF circuitry 606 may include analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry and the baseband circuitry 604 may include a digital baseband interface to communicate with the RF circuitry 606.
  • ADC analog-to-digital converter
  • DAC digital-to-analog converter
  • a separate radio IC circuitry may be provided for processing signals for each spectrum, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.
  • the synthesizer circuitry 606d may be configured to synthesize an output frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 606a of the RF circuitry 606 based on a frequency input and a divider control input. In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 606d may be a fractional N/N+1 synthesizer.
  • frequency input may be provided by a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) , although that is not a necessity.
  • VCO voltage controlled oscillator
  • Divider control input may be provided by either the baseband circuitry 604 or the applications processor 602 depending on the desired output frequency.
  • a divider control input (e.g., N) may be determined from a look-up table based on a channel indicated by the applications processor 602.
  • Synthesizer circuitry 606d of the RF circuitry 606 may include a divider, a delay-locked loop (DLL) , a multiplexer and a phase accumulator.
  • the divider may be a dual modulus divider (DMD) and the phase accumulator may be a digital phase accumulator (DPA) .
  • the DMD may be configured to divide the input signal by either N or N+1 (e.g., based on a carry out) to provide a fractional division ratio.
  • the DLL may include a set of cascaded, tunable, delay elements, a phase detector, a charge pump and a D-type flip-flop.
  • the delay elements may be configured to break a VCO period up into Nd equal packets of phase, where Nd is the number of delay elements in the delay line.
  • Nd is the number of delay elements in the delay line.
  • synthesizer circuitry 606d may be configured to generate a carrier frequency as the output frequency, while in other embodiments, the output frequency may be a multiple of the carrier frequency (e.g., twice the carrier frequency, four times the carrier frequency) and used in conjunction with quadrature generator and divider circuitry to generate multiple signals at the carrier frequency with multiple different phases with respect to each other.
  • the output frequency may be a LO frequency (fLO) .
  • the RF circuitry 606 may include an IQ/polar converter.
  • FEM circuitry 608 may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry configured to operate on RF signals received from one or more antennas 610, amplify the received signals and provide the amplified versions of the received signals to the RF circuitry 606 for further processing.
  • FEM circuitry 608 may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry configured to amplify signals for transmission provided by the RF circuitry 606 for transmission by one or more of the one or more antennas 610.
  • the amplification through the transmit or receive signal paths may be done solely in the RF circuitry 606, solely in the FEM 608, or in both the RF circuitry 606 and the FEM 608.
  • the FEM circuitry 608 may include a TX/RX switch to switch between transmit mode and receive mode operation.
  • the FEM circuitry may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path.
  • the receive signal path of the FEM circuitry may include an LNA to amplify received RF signals and provide the amplified received RF signals as an output (e.g., to the RF circuitry 606) .
  • the transmit signal path of the FEM circuitry 608 may include a power amplifier (PA) to amplify input RF signals (e.g., provided by RF circuitry 606) , and one or more filters to generate RF signals for subsequent transmission (e.g., by one or more of the one or more antennas 610) .
  • PA power amplifier
  • the PMC 612 may manage power provided to the baseband circuitry 604.
  • the PMC 612 may control power-source selection, voltage scaling, battery charging, or DC-to-DC conversion.
  • the PMC 612 may often be included when the device 600 is capable of being powered by a battery, for example, when the device is included in a UE.
  • the PMC 612 may increase the power conversion efficiency while providing desirable implementation size and heat dissipation characteristics.
  • the PMC 612 may control, or otherwise be part of, various power saving mechanisms of the device 600.
  • PMC 612 is coupled to WUR 614.
  • PMC 612 and WUR 614, and/or components thereof may be additionally or alternatively coupled with, and perform similar power management operations for, other components such as, but not limited to, application circuitry 602, RF circuitry 606, or FEM 608.
  • RRC_Connected radio resource control_Connected
  • DRX Discontinuous Reception Mode
  • the device 600 may transition off to an RRC_Idle state, where it disconnects from the network and does not perform operations such as channel quality feedback, handover, etc. Further, device 600 may transition to an RRC_Inactive where the RRC connection is suspended. For either of an RRC_Idle or an RRC_Inactive state, the device 600 goes into a very low power state and it performs paging where again it periodically wakes up to listen to the network and then powers down again. The device 600 may not receive data in this state, in order to receive data, it will transition back to RRC_Connected state.
  • device 600 checks for pending data packets from the network at an interval which is usually 2.56 seconds and is referred to as the paging cycle.
  • extended DRX (eDRX) mode device 600 can extend the DRX cycle, allowing the device to sleep for a longer period of time.
  • two values are set, the Paging Time Window (PTW) and the eDRX Cycle.
  • PTW Paging Time Window
  • eDRX Cycle device 600 can enter a power savings mode.
  • the PTW is the period during the eDRX Cycle when the device 600 is reachable by the network and when it can receive incoming traffic.
  • the PTW can be set between 1.28 and 20.48 seconds.
  • the eDRX cycle length duration can be set between 5.12 seconds to 2621.44 seconds.
  • RRC inactive and RRC idle modes correspond to states where device 600 does the minimum to stay connected to the network by staying synchronized to the network. That is, in RRC inactive and RRC idle mode, device may operate in eDRX and perform operations to stay synchronized to the network. This is described in further detail below. It should be noted that RRC inactive and RRC idle mode may sometimes be used interchangeably (e.g., as IDLE/INACTIVE or IDLE OR INACTIVE) . As used herein, idle and/or inactive may refer to modes corresponding to a device operating eDRX or the like (e.g., DRX) .
  • additional power saving mode may allow a device to be unavailable to the network for periods longer than a paging interval (ranging from seconds to a few hours) . During this time, the device is totally unreachable to the network and may power down completely. Any data sent during this time incurs a large delay and it is assumed the delay is acceptable.
  • a paging interval ranging from seconds to a few hours
  • Processors of the application circuitry 602 and processors of the baseband circuitry 604 may be used to execute elements of one or more instances of a protocol stack.
  • processors of the baseband circuitry 604 alone or in combination, may be used execute Layer 3, Layer 2, or Layer 1 functionality, while processors of the application circuitry 604 may utilize data (e.g., packet data) received from these layers and further execute Layer 4 functionality (e.g., transmission communication protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol (UDP) layers) .
  • Layer 3 may comprise a radio resource control (RRC) layer, described in further detail below.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • Layer 2 may comprise a medium access control (MAC) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, described in further detail below.
  • Layer 1 may comprise a physical (PHY) layer of a UE/RAN node, described in further detail below.
  • the baseband circuitry 604 can be used to encode a message for transmission between a UE and a gNB, or decode a message received between a UE and a gNB.
  • FIG. 7 Block Diagram of an Interface of Baseband Circuitry
  • the baseband circuitry 604 of FIG. 6 may comprise processors 604A-604E and a memory 604G utilized by said processors.
  • Each of the processors 604A-604E may include a memory interface, 704A-704E, respectively, to send/receive data to/from the memory 604G.
  • the baseband circuitry 604 may further include one or more interfaces to communicatively couple to other circuitries/devices, such as a memory interface 712 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from memory external to the baseband circuitry 604) , an application circuitry interface 714 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from the application circuitry 602 of FIG. 6) , an RF circuitry interface 716 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from RF circuitry 606 of FIG.
  • a memory interface 712 e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from memory external to the baseband circuitry 604
  • an application circuitry interface 714 e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from the application circuitry 602 of FIG.
  • an RF circuitry interface 716 e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from RF circuitry 606 of FIG.
  • a wireless hardware connectivity interface 718 e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from Near Field Communication (NFC) components, components (e.g., Low Energy) , components, and other communication components
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • components e.g., Low Energy
  • components e.g., Low Energy
  • components e.g., Low Energy
  • components e.g., Low Energy
  • components e.g., Low Energy
  • a power management interface 720 e.g., an interface to send/receive power or control signals to/from the PMC 612.
  • FIG. 8 Control Plane Protocol Stack
  • FIG. 8 is an illustration of a control plane protocol stack in accordance with some embodiments.
  • a control plane 800 is shown as a communications protocol stack between the UE 106a (or alternatively, the UE 106b) , the RAN node 102A (or alternatively, the RAN node 102B) , and the mobility management entity (MME) 621.
  • MME mobility management entity
  • the PHY layer 801 may transmit or receive information used by the MAC layer 802 over one or more air interfaces.
  • the PHY layer 801 may further perform link adaptation or adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) , power control, cell search (e.g., for initial synchronization and handover purposes) , and other measurements used by higher layers, such as the RRC layer 805.
  • AMC link adaptation or adaptive modulation and coding
  • the PHY layer 801 may still further perform error detection on the transport channels, forward error correction (FEC) coding/decoding of the transport channels, modulation/demodulation of physical channels, interleaving, rate matching, mapping onto physical channels, and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna processing.
  • FEC forward error correction
  • MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
  • the MAC layer 802 may perform mapping between logical channels and transport channels, multiplexing of MAC service data units (SDUs) from one or more logical channels onto transport blocks (TB) to be delivered to PHY via transport channels, de-multiplexing MAC SDUs to one or more logical channels from transport blocks (TB) delivered from the PHY via transport channels, multiplexing MAC SDUs onto TBs, scheduling information reporting, error correction through hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) , and logical channel prioritization.
  • SDUs MAC service data units
  • TB transport blocks
  • HARQ hybrid automatic repeat request
  • the RLC layer 803 may operate in a plurality of modes of operation, including: Transparent Mode (TM) , Unacknowledged Mode (UM) , and Acknowledged Mode (AM) .
  • the RLC layer 803 may execute transfer of upper layer protocol data units (PDUs) , error correction through automatic repeat request (ARQ) for AM data transfers, and concatenation, segmentation and reassembly of RLC SDUs for UM and AM data transfers.
  • PDUs protocol data units
  • ARQ automatic repeat request
  • the RLC layer 803 may also execute re-segmentation of RLC data PDUs for AM data transfers, reorder RLC data PDUs for UM and AM data transfers, detect duplicate data for UM and AM data transfers, discard RLC SDUs for UM and AM data transfers, detect protocol errors for AM data transfers, and perform RLC re-establishment.
  • the PDCP layer 804 may execute header compression and decompression of IP data, maintain PDCP Sequence Numbers (SNs) , perform in-sequence delivery of upper layer PDUs at re-establishment of lower layers, eliminate duplicates of lower layer SDUs at re-establishment of lower layers for radio bearers mapped on RLC AM, cipher and decipher control plane data, perform integrity protection and integrity verification of control plane data, control timer-based discard of data, and perform security operations (e.g., ciphering, deciphering, integrity protection, integrity verification, etc. ) .
  • security operations e.g., ciphering, deciphering, integrity protection, integrity verification, etc.
  • the main services and functions of the RRC layer 805 may include broadcast of system information (e.g., included in Master Information Blocks (MIBs) or System Information Blocks (SIBs) related to the non-access stratum (NAS) ) , broadcast of system information related to the access stratum (AS) , paging, establishment, maintenance and release of an RRC connection between the UE and E-UTRAN (e.g., RRC connection paging, RRC connection establishment, RRC connection modification, and RRC connection release) , establishment, configuration, maintenance and release of point to point Radio Bearers, security functions including key management, inter radio access technology (RAT) mobility, and measurement configuration for UE measurement reporting.
  • SIBs may comprise one or more information elements (IEs) , which may each comprise individual data fields or data structures.
  • the UE 601 and the RAN node 102A may utilize a Uu interface (e.g., an LTE-Uu interface) to exchange control plane data via a protocol stack comprising the PHY layer 801, the MAC layer 802, the RLC layer 803, the PDCP layer 804, and the RRC layer 805.
  • a Uu interface e.g., an LTE-Uu interface
  • the non-access stratum (NAS) protocols 806 form the highest stratum of the control plane between the UE 601 and the MME 621.
  • the NAS protocols 806 support the mobility of the UE 601 and the session management procedures to establish and maintain IP connectivity between the UE 601 and the P-GW 623.
  • the S1 Application Protocol (S1-AP) layer 815 may support the functions of the S1 interface and comprise Elementary Procedures (EPs) .
  • An EP is a unit of interaction between the RAN node 102A and the network 100.
  • the S1-AP layer services may comprise two groups: UE-associated services and non UE-associated services. These services perform functions including, but not limited to: E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer (E-RAB) management, UE capability indication, mobility, NAS signaling transport, RAN Information Management (RIM) , and configuration transfer.
  • E-RAB E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer
  • RIM RAN Information Management
  • the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) layer (alternatively referred to as the SCTP/IP layer) 814 may ensure reliable delivery of signaling messages between the RAN node 102A and the MME 621 based, in part, on the IP protocol, supported by the IP layer 813.
  • the L2 layer 812 and the L1 layer 811 may refer to communication links (e.g., wired or wireless) used by the RAN node and the MME to exchange information.
  • the RAN node 102A and the MME 621 may utilize an S1-MME interface to exchange control plane data via a protocol stack comprising the L1 layer 811, the L2 layer 812, the IP layer 813, the SCTP layer 814, and the S1-AP layer 815.
  • FIG. 9 User Plane Protocol Stack
  • FIG. 9 is an illustration of an example of a user plane protocol stack in accordance with some embodiments.
  • a user plane 900 is shown as a communications protocol stack between the UE 106A (or alternatively, the UE 106B or 106N) , the RAN node 102A (or alternatively, the RAN node 102B) , the S-GW 622, and the P-GW 623.
  • the user plane 900 may utilize at least some of the same protocol layers as the control plane 800.
  • the UE 601 and the RAN node 102A may utilize a Uu interface (e.g., an LTE-Uu interface) to exchange user plane data via a protocol stack comprising the PHY layer 801, the MAC layer 802, the RLC layer 803, the PDCP layer 804.
  • a Uu interface e.g., an LTE-Uu interface
  • the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol for the user plane (GTP-U) layer 904 may be used for carrying user data within the GPRS core network and between the radio access network and the core network.
  • the user data transported can be packets in any of IPv4, IPv6, or PPP formats, for example.
  • the UDP and IP security (UDP/IP) layer 903 may provide checksums for data integrity, port numbers for addressing different functions at the source and destination, and encryption and authentication on the selected data flows.
  • the RAN node 102A and the S-GW 622 may utilize an S1-U interface to exchange user plane data via a protocol stack comprising the L1 layer 811, the L2 layer 812, the UDP/IP layer 903, and the GTP-U layer 904.
  • the S-GW 622 and the P-GW 623 may utilize an S5/S8a interface to exchange user plane data via a protocol stack comprising the L1 layer 811, the L2 layer 812, the UDP/IP layer 903, and the GTP-U layer 904.
  • NAS protocols support the mobility of the UE 106 and the session management procedures to establish and maintain IP 813 connectivity between the UE 106 and the P-GW 623.
  • FIGS. 10-12 Idle or Inactive Mode Operation
  • FIG. 10, FIG. 11, and FIG. 12 are illustrations of examples of a UE operating in eDRX mode in accordance with some embodiments. It should be noted that although the example techniques described herein are described with respect to eDRX, the example techniques are equally applicable to DRX, and further may be applicable to other idle/inactive modes.
  • an eDRX cycle includes a PTW. During an eDRX cycle, a UE can enter a power savings mode.
  • FIGS. 10-12 illustrate examples of a UE entering a power savings mode at the start of an eDRX cycle.
  • an LP-WUR e.g., WUR 614
  • MR main radio
  • the LP-WUR may check for pending data packets from the network during the PTW.
  • a UE performs operations to stay synchronized to the network and periodically check for paging information. In the examples of FIGS.
  • the LP-WUR may perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements of an LP-SS (low power synchronization signal) or a SSB, i.e., a Synchronization Signal/PBCH block (SSB) which includes PSS (Primary SS) , SSS (Secondary SS) , Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) .
  • RRM radio resource management
  • An LP-SS may be based on an on-off-keying (OOK) OOK-1 and/or OOK-4 waveform with or without overlaid orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) sequences and have defined periodicity (e.g., 320ms) .
  • OOK on-off-keying
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • a UE can satisfy measurement accuracy based on a particular number of samples being measured within a defined period. For example, measurement accuracy may be satisfied by four LP-SS samples being measured during a defined period of 1.28s.
  • a UE may decide to turn ON the MR based on the LP-WUR LP-SS or SSB measurements. For example, if the measurements are below a certain threshold level, the UE may determine that there is a need to use the MR for synchronization measurements. That is, the UE may determine that the MR should be used to acquire SSB measurements. In this case, UE turns ON the MR and may turn OFF the LP-WUR. It should be noted that the LP-WUR may measure either a LP-SS or SSB. Further, as described above, a SSB includes a PSS, a SSS, a PBCH, DMRS.
  • Acquiring samples of a SSB may include acquiring samples of any of a PSS, a SSS and/or a DMRS.
  • the UE determines the MR should be turned ON.
  • FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 provide examples where LP-SS and SSB measurements are independent of the eDRX cycle. That is, the LP-WUR based RRM measurements will follow an LP-SS periodicity or an SSB periodicity or an SSB-based RRM Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) window periodicity.
  • FIG. 12 provides an example where LP-SS and SSB measurements follow the eDRX cycle. That is, in the examples of FIG. 10 and FIG.
  • LP-WUR remains ON after the PTW and continues to perform LP-SS or SSB measurements during the eDRX cycle.
  • LP-WUR is ON, and performs LP-SS or SSB measurements during the PTW and after the PTW, both LP-WUR and MR are OFF (i.e., the UE enters a deep sleep mode) .
  • T 1 occurs after the PTW of the first eDRX cycle and in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, T 1 occurs during a PTW. That is, there may be cases where a UE performs LP-SS or SSB measurements independent of or in conjunction with an eDRX cycle. Further, the UE may decide to turn ON the MR at various points during an eDRX cycle.
  • mechanisms of the illustrated embodiments provide examples for a UE performing synchronization measurements during an idle mode.
  • FIG. 13 Idle or Inactive Mode Operation
  • LP-SS or SSB measurements may be independent of the eDRX cycle (e.g., MR OFF/LP-WUR ON during the entire eDRX cycle) and a UE may decide to turn ON the MR after the PTW of the eDRX cycle.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates an example of UE behavior in this case, according to the techniques herein. In the example of FIG. 13, at T 0 , an LP-WUR is powered ON, the MR is powered OFF and the UE performs LP-SS or SSB measurements using the LP WUR.
  • the UE determines that there is a need to turn ON the MR. For example, in response to LP-SS measurements being below a threshold, the UE may determine that the MR should perform SSB measurements. In the example of FIG. 13, in response to determining that there is a need to turn ON the MR (i.e., at T 1 ) , the UE initially turns OFF the LP-WUR and keeps the MR OFF. That is, the UE enters a deep-sleep mode where the UE does not perform any LP-WUR based RRM measurements or MR based RRM measurements.
  • the UE turns ON the MR for MR based RRM measurement.
  • all of the samples of the serving cell measurements measured by the LP-WUR are discarded (i.e., discarded from a memory or buffer) , and the UE restarts serving cell measurements using the MR at the start of this PTW. For example, if four samples are required, all four samples will be measured by the MR during the PTW following T 1 .
  • FIG. 14 Idle or Inactive Mode Operation
  • LP-SS or SSB measurements may be independent of the eDRX cycle and a UE may determine that there is a need to turn ON the MR after the PTW of the eDRX cycle.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates an example of UE behavior in this case, according to the techniques herein.
  • an LP-WUR is powered ON
  • the MR is powered OFF and the UE performs LP-SS or SSB measurements using the LP-WUR.
  • T 1 which occurs after the PTW of the current eDRX cycle, the UE determines that there is a need to turn ON the MR.
  • T 1 which occurs after the PTW of the current eDRX cycle
  • the UE in response to determining that there is a need to turn ON the MR (i.e., at T 1 ) , the UE initially turns OFF the LP-WUR and turns ON the MR. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the UE starts subsequent eDRX cycle at the timing point when the MR is turned ON (i.e., at T 1 ) . As such, the UE performs RRM measurement using the MR, immediately after it determines that there is a need to turn ON the MR. It should be noted that there may be an MR turning-on margin, for example, in the order of milliseconds. And as such, RRM measurements may start after the decision that there is a need to turn ON the MR plus any MR turning-on margin.
  • starting subsequent eDRX cycle is one example of a technique which may be used to effectively shift a PTW.
  • starting a subsequent eDRX cycle results in a new eDRX cycle pattern.
  • a cycle pattern that was synched to reference clock may no longer be synched to the reference clock.
  • a PTW may be restarted such that a PTW has a new pattern, but the eDRX cycle does not.
  • all the samples of serving cell measurements measured by the LP-WUR are discarded and the UE restarts serving cell measurements using the MR at the start of the offset PTW.
  • FIGS. 15A-15C Idle or Inactive Mode Operation
  • FIGS. 15A-15C illustrate examples of UE behavior in this case, according to the techniques herein.
  • T 0 an LP-WUR is powered ON
  • the MR is powered OFF
  • the UE performs LP-SS or SSB measurements using the LP-WUR.
  • T 1 which occurs during the PTW of an eDRX cycle, the UE determines that there is a need to turn ON the MR.
  • T 1 which occurs during the PTW of an eDRX cycle
  • the UE in response to determining that there is a need to turn ON the MR, the UE turns OFF the LP-WUR and turns ON the MR (i.e., at T 1 ) . That is, in this example, at the timing point of decision, or at the timing point of decision plus any MR turning-on margin, the UE performs RRM measurements using the MR. In this case, in one example, all the samples of serving cell measurements measured by LP-WUR are discarded, and the UE restarts serving cell measurements using the MR.
  • the UE may determine whether the remainder of the PTW is a sufficient length of time for acquiring MR based RRM measurements (or if there is sufficient evaluation time) . That is, for example, a determination may be made as to whether a sufficient amount of SSB samples may be acquired by the MR during the remainder of the PTW time period. For example, if a defined periodicity of the SSB is 320ms and the remainder of the PTW time period is 500ms, only one sample of the SSB may be acquired, which may be determined to be insufficient.
  • the UE can perform RRM measurements using the MR. In this case, in one example, all of the samples of serving cell measurements measured by the LP-WUR are discarded, and the UE restarts serving cell measurements using the MR at the timing point of the decision.
  • the UE in response to determining there is a need to turn ON the MR, the UE enters a deep-sleep mode where the UE does not perform any LP-WUR based RRM measurements or MR based RRM measurements.
  • the UE turns ON the MR for MR based RRM measurements.
  • all the samples of serving cell measurements measured by the LP-WUR are discarded, and the UE restarts the serving cell measurements using the MR from the start of the PTW.
  • the UE in response to determining there is a need to turn ON the MR, the UE turns ON the MR and performs RRM measurements using the MR. Further, the UE extends the PTW window to accommodate the required RRM measurement or evaluation time. That is, the UE leaves the MR ON and LP-WUR OFF, at least until the required RRM measurement or evaluation time is satisfied. In this case, in one example, all the samples of serving cell measurements measured by the LP-WUR are discarded, and the UE restarts serving cell measurements of using the MR.
  • LP-WUR is ON and performs LP-SS or SSB measurements during the PTW and after the PTW, both the LP-WUR and the MR are turned OFF. Further, in this case, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the UE may determine that there is a need to turn ON the MR during a PTW (e.g., T 1 occurs during a PTW) . In this case, any of the example techniques described with respect to FIGS. 15A-15C may be utilized.
  • MR based RRM measurements may occur during a subsequent PTW, during a current PTW, (e.g., based on there being a sufficient remainder of the PTW time period) , and/or a PTW may be extended such that MR based RRM measurements can be performed.
  • a UE may be configured to perform any and all combinations of the example techniques described above with respect to FIGS. 13-15C. That is, for example, a UE may be operatable to selectively perform LP-WUR LP-SS or SSB measurements independent of (or in conjunction with) the eDRX cycle and may further be operable to selectively perform any of the actions described above, in response to determining that there is a need to turn ON the MR to perform SSB measurements.
  • Low layer (L1) and high layer (L3) filtering of samples from LP-WUR based measurement and MR based measurement may be performed.
  • the samples from the LP-WUR can be filtered together with the MR based SSB measurements.
  • filtering can be PHY L1 layer or radio resource control (RRC) layer 3 (L3) layer filtering.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • samples from LP-WUR based measurements and from MR based measurements shall be contained in the same PTW window if the PTW window is used, otherwise, no limitation is needed.
  • a filtering process may be configured by a network.
  • a network may configure the UE to do filtering between the LP-WUR based measurements and the MR based measurements.
  • the samples from the LP-WUR shall not be filtered together with the MR based SSB measurements.
  • filtering can be PHY L1 layer or RRC L3 layer filtering.
  • the UE shall restart the measurement or evaluation based on the MR measurement.
  • FIG. 16 Flow Chart for a Method for Performing Synchronization Measurement During an Idle or Inactive Mode by a User Equipment
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a flow chart of a method for performing synchronization measurement during an idle or inactive mode by a user equipment (UE) , according to some embodiments.
  • the method shown in FIG. 16 may be used in conjunction with any of the systems, methods, or devices illustrated in the Figures, among other devices.
  • some of the method elements shown may be performed concurrently, in a different order than shown, or may be omitted. Additional method elements may also be performed as desired.
  • a method 1600 may measure an LP-SS or SSB using an LP-WUR, as in block 1610. That is, for example, as described above, a UE may turn OFF an MR and turn ON an LP-WUR at the start of an eDRX cycle and the LP-WUR may acquire sample measurements of an LP-SS or SSB. As described above, the start of an eDRX cycle corresponds to the start of an PTW.
  • the method 1600 may further comprise determining that there is a need to turn ON an MR, as in block 1620. For example, as described above, a UE may determine that measurements of an LP-SS received by an LP-WUR are below a threshold level.
  • the method 1600 may further comprise, in response to determining that there is a need to turn ON an MR, measuring an SSB using the MR, as in block 1670. For example, as described above, a UE may turn OFF the LP-WUR, turn ON an MR, and the MR may acquire samples of an SSB. In some examples, samples acquired by the LP-WUR may be discarded.
  • processes that occur between determining that there is a need to turn ON an MR and measuring an SSB using the MR may be based on whether the determination at 1620 occurred during a PTW and whether there is sufficient PTW time period remainder after the determination. That is, the method 1600 may further comprise determining whether the determination that there is a need to turn ON an MR occurred during a PTW, as in block 1630.
  • measuring an SSB using the MR may wait until after the start of a subsequent PTW, as in block 1650. For example, as described above, upon determining that there is a need to turn ON the MR, a UE may turn OFF an LP-WUR and turn OFF the MR. Upon the start of a subsequent PTW, UE may turn ON a MR, and the MR may acquire samples of an SSB. According to method 1600, in one example, a PTW cycle may be restarted, as in block 1640. That is, in this case, 1640 and 1650 occur at the same time.
  • a UE may turn OFF the LP-WUR, a UE may restart an eDRX cycle or restart a PTW cycle within a eDRX cycle, such that the start of a subsequent PTW occurs.
  • the UE turns ON the MR, and the MR may acquire samples of an SSB.
  • a determination may be made whether there is a sufficient PTW time period remainder, at block 1660. For example, as described above with respect to FIGS. 15A-15C, a determination may be made as to whether a sufficient amount of SSB samples may be acquired by the MR during the remainder of the PTW. According to method 1600, if there is not a sufficient PTW remainder, measuring an SSB using the MR may wait until after the start of a subsequent PTW, as in block 1650.
  • measuring an SSB using the MR may occur without waiting until after the start of the subsequent PTW. For example, as described above, at the timing point of the determination that there is a need to turn on the MR, or at that timing point plus an MR turning-on margin, the UE performs RRM measurement using the MR.
  • device 600 represents an example of a device configured to: measure a radio resource management (RRM) synchronization signal using a low power wake-up radio (LP-WUR) , determine that there is a need to turn on a main radio (MR) , and in response to determining that there is a need to turn on the MR, turn on the MR and measure a synchronization signal using the MR.
  • RRM radio resource management
  • LP-WUR low power wake-up radio
  • measuring the RRM synchronization signal using a LP-WUR includes measuring a low power synchronization signal (LP-SS) or a synchronization signal block (SSB) .
  • LP-SS low power synchronization signal
  • SSB synchronization signal block
  • measuring the RRM synchronization signal using the MR includes measuring a synchronization signal block (SSB) .
  • SSB synchronization signal block
  • measuring the RRM synchronization signal using a LP-WUR includes measuring the synchronization signal during a paging time window (PTW) of an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle.
  • PGW paging time window
  • eDRX extended discontinuous reception
  • determining that there is a need to turn on the MR occurs after a paging time window (PTW) of an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle, and turning on the MR and measuring the synchronization signal using the MR includes turning on the MR and measuring the synchronization signal using the MR at the start of a subsequent PTW.
  • PGW paging time window
  • eDRX extended discontinuous reception
  • determining that there is a need to turn on the MR occurs after a paging time window (PTW) of an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle
  • device 600 is further configured to initiate the start of a subsequent PTW.
  • PGW paging time window
  • eDRX extended discontinuous reception
  • turning on the MR and measuring the RRM synchronization signal using the MR includes turning on the MR and measuring the synchronization signal using the MR at the start of a subsequent PTW.
  • determining that there is a need to turn on the MR occurs during a paging time window (PTW) of an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle, and wherein turning on the MR and measuring the RRM synchronization signal using the MR includes turning on the MR and measuring the synchronization signal using the MR during the PTW.
  • PGW paging time window
  • eDRX extended discontinuous reception
  • determining that there is a need to turn on the MR occurs during a paging time window (PTW) of an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle and wherein the method further comprises determining whether a remainder of the PTW is sufficient for the MR to measure the RRM synchronization signal.
  • PTW paging time window
  • eDRX extended discontinuous reception
  • device 600 is further configured to extend the PTW in response to determining that the remainder to the PTW is insufficient for the MR to measure the synchronization signal.
  • an apparatus configured to cause a user equipment (UE) to perform any of the operations of the method 1600.
  • UE user equipment
  • an apparatus is disclosed that is configured to cause a user equipment (UE) to perform any of the operations of the method 1600 and/or method 1600.
  • UE user equipment
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure may be realized in any of various forms. For example, some embodiments may be realized as a computer-implemented method, a computer readable memory medium, or a computer system. Other embodiments may be realized using one or more custom-designed hardware devices such as ASICs. Still other embodiments may be realized using one or more programmable hardware elements such as FPGAs.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium may be configured so that it stores program instructions and/or data, where the program instructions, if executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method, e.g., any of the method embodiments described herein, or, any combination of the method embodiments described herein, or, any subset of any of the method embodiments described herein, or, any combination of such subsets.
  • a device e.g., a UE 106 may be configured to include a processor (or a set of processors) and a memory medium, where the memory medium stores program instructions, where the processor is configured to read and execute the program instructions from the memory medium, where the program instructions are executable to implement any of the various method embodiments described herein (or, any combination of the method embodiments described herein, or, any subset of any of the method embodiments described herein, or, any combination of such subsets) .
  • the device may be realized in any of various forms.
  • Any of the methods described herein for operating a user equipment may be the basis of a corresponding method for operating a base station, by interpreting each message/signal X received by the UE in the downlink as message/signal X transmitted by the base station, and each message/signal Y transmitted in the uplink by the UE as a message/signal Y received by the base station.

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L'invention concerne un appareil d'un équipement utilisateur (UE) configuré pour mesurer un signal de synchronisation de gestion de ressources radio (RRM) en utilisant une radio de réveil à faible puissance (LP-WUR), déterminer s'il est nécessaire de mettre en marche une radio principale (MR), et en réponse à la détermination qu'il est nécessaire de mettre en marche la MR, mettre en marche la MR et mesurer un signal de synchronisation à l'aide de la MR.
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