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Load power consumption management in discontinuous reception

  • US 10,028,330 B2
  • Filed: 08/05/2015
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, implemented by a base station that supports a plurality of user equipment (UEs) that are configured to use discontinuous reception (DRX), the method comprising:

  • transmitting respective individual scheduling assignments to each UE in a group of the UEs during an initial portion (onDuration) of a DRX cycle, thereby preventing the group of UEs from immediately entering a DRX mode after the onDuration of the DRX cycle, wherein for each UE in the group, the scheduling assignments schedule a respective first data transmission during the onDuration, and also schedule a respective second data transmission after the onDuration but within the DRX cycle;

    transmitting the scheduled first data transmissions during the onDuration of the DRX cycle; and

    transmitting the scheduled second data transmissions after the onDuration but within the DRX cycle;

    wherein for each UE in the group, its second data transmission includes more data than its first data transmission.

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