Flexible DTX and DRX in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method for reducing power consumption by varying user equipment discontinuous communication of reception on a downlink channel or transmission on an uplink channel with a base node, comprising:
- specifying on a downlink channel a changed interval for discontinuous communication scheduling for a user equipment;
participating in communication with the user equipment following the changed interval at a nominal interval automatically reverted to by the user equipment; and
commanding extended microsleep in response to a low data rate downlink data transmission allowing the user equipment to enter extended microsleep.
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Abstract
A data traffic responsive battery-saving approach for a wireless user equipment (UE) device such as an data packet capable cellphone incorporates flexible discontinuous transmission and reception (DTX-DRX) when in Long Term Evolution (LTE) active mode as dictated by an evolved radio access network (RAN) such as an evolved base node (eNode B). A UE device requests are made on unsynchronized random access channel (RACH). Lengthening a duration of DRX and reducing requirements for synchronization uplink transmissions results in power savings of up to 75%, as well as creating opportunities for reducing interference and for allocating additional time slots for data. This power savings is compatible with other downlink scheduling proposals, with control channel-less Voice-over-IP (VoIP), and need not target those UE devices in bad radio conditions. Legacy UE devices that can interact with the eNode B by being capable of radio resource control (RRC) signaling continue to be compatible.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reducing power consumption by varying user equipment discontinuous communication of reception on a downlink channel or transmission on an uplink channel with a base node, comprising:
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specifying on a downlink channel a changed interval for discontinuous communication scheduling for a user equipment; participating in communication with the user equipment following the changed interval at a nominal interval automatically reverted to by the user equipment; and commanding extended microsleep in response to a low data rate downlink data transmission allowing the user equipment to enter extended microsleep. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for reducing power consumption by varying user equipment discontinuous communication of reception on a downlink channel or transmission on an uplink channel with a base node, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising; a first set of codes configured to cause a computer to specify on a downlink channel a changed interval for a discontinuous communication scheduling for a user equipment; a second set of codes configured to cause the computer to participate in communication with the user equipment following the changed interval at a nominal interval automatically reverted to by the user equipment; and a third set of codes configured to command extended microsleep in response to a low data rate downlink data transmission allowing the user equipment to enter extended microsleep.
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11. A method for reducing power consumption by varying user equipment discontinuous communication of reception on a downlink channel or transmission on an uplink channel with a base node, comprising:
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receiving on a downlink channel a changed interval for a discontinuous communication scheduling for a user equipment; automatically reverting to a nominal communication interval following the changed interval; and receiving a command for extended microsleep in response to a low data rate downlink data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for reducing power consumption by varying user equipment discontinuous communication of reception on a downlink channel or transmission on an uplink channel with a base node, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising; a first set of codes configured to cause a computer to receive on a downlink channel a changed interval for a discontinuous communication scheduling for a user equipment; a second set of codes configured to cause the computer to automatically reverting to a nominal communication interval following the changed interval; and a third set of codes configured to receive a command for extended microsleep in response to a low data rate downlink data transmission.
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