Method and apparatus for discontinuous transmission/reception operation for reducing power consumption in cellular system

• US 8,559,342 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2010
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, KT Corporation, SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jae-Heung, Ryu, Byung-Han, Bang, Seung-Chan
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Warner
• Application Number:
  US12/750,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20100182942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,295 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/278
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Provided is a method and apparatus for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packets for low-power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The present research provides a method and apparatus that can perform a low-power consuming operation when a terminal is in active state in a cellular system. The method for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packet data to reduce power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system, including a) establishing discontinuous reception/transmission (DRX/DTX) parameters including discontinuous DRX/DTX cycle information for terminals operating in a transmission suspension mode, which is a sub-state of an active state; and b) performing DRX/DTX based on the DRX/DTX parameters in the terminals operating in the transmission suspension mode.

Claims

1. A method for discontinuous reception operation of a terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising of:

receiving parameters for performing the discontinuous reception operation from a base station; and

performing, in an active state being capable of transmitting or receiving data to or from the base station, the discontinuous reception operation based on the received parameters,

wherein the parameters include a first cycle information of a first cycle and a second cycle information of a second cycle,

wherein a discontinuous reception operation using the second cycle information is operated if a discontinuous reception operation using the first cycle information is expired,

wherein the first cycle is shorter than the second cycle.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the discontinuous reception operation is initiated when a predetermined timer is expired.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the discontinuous reception operation is initiated if a discontinuous reception operation initiation message is received from the base station.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the parameters are received through a broadcasting channel from the base station.

5. A method for supporting discontinuous reception operation of a terminal in a base station of a wireless communication system, comprising of:

configuring parameters for performing, in an active state, the discontinuous reception operation of a terminal;

transmitting the configured parameters to the terminal; and

transmitting messages to the terminal which is capable of transmitting or receiving data to or from the base station,

wherein the parameters include a first cycle information of a first cycle and a second cycle information of second cycle,

wherein transmitting discontinuously the message according to discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle which is determined based on the first cycle information and the second cycle information,

wherein the messages are discontinuously monitored by the terminal according to the DRX cycle,

wherein the first cycle is shorter than the second cycle.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the discontinuous reception operation is initiated when a predetermined timer is expired.

7. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the discontinuous reception operation is initiated when a discontinuous reception operation initiation message is received by the terminal.

8. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the parameters are transmitted through a broadcasting channel from the base station.

9. The method as recited in claim 5, if a discontinuous reception operation using the first cycle information is expired, another discontinuous reception operation using the second cycle information starts.

10. A terminal for performing discontinuous reception operation in a wireless communication system, comprising of:

a receiver configured to receive parameters for performing the discontinuous reception operation from a base station; and

a controller configured to perform, in an active state being capable of transmitting or receiving data to or from the base station, the discontinuous reception operation based on the received parameters,

wherein the parameters include a first cycle information of a first cycle and a second cycle information of a second cycle,

wherein a discontinuous reception operation using the second cycle information is operated if a discontinuous reception operation using the first cycle information is expired,

wherein the first cycle is shorter than the second cycle.

11. The terminal as recited in claim 10, wherein the discontinuous reception operation is initiated when a predetermined timer is expired.

12. The terminal as recited in claim 10, wherein the discontinuous reception operation is initiated if a discontinuous reception operation initiation message is received from the base station.

13. The terminal as recited in claim 10, wherein the parameters are received through a broadcasting channel from the base station.

14. A base station for supporting discontinuous reception operation of a terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a controller configured to configure parameters for performing, in an active state, the discontinuous reception operation of a terminal; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the configured parameters to the terminal,

wherein the parameters include a first cycle information and a second cycle information,

wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit discontinuously messages to the terminal, which is capable of transmitting or receiving data to or from the base station, according to discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle which is determined based on the first cycle information of a first cycle and the second cycle information of a second cycle,

wherein the messages are discontinuously monitored by the terminal according to the DRX cycle,

wherein the first cycle is shorter than the second cycle.

15. The base station as recited in claim 14, wherein the discontinuous reception operation is initiated when a predetermined timer is expired.

16. The base station as recited in claim 14, wherein the discontinuous reception operation is initiated when a discontinuous reception operation initiation message is received by the terminal.

17. The base station as recited in claim 14, wherein the parameters are transmitted through a broadcasting channel from the base station.

18. The base station as recited in claim 14, if a discontinuous reception operation using the first cycle information is expired, another discontinuous reception operation using the second cycle information starts.