A machine-readable non-transiential method, apparatus and means for transmitting appointment requests and buffer status reports with discontinuous cellular transmission or reception

Description

1 / 38 A MACHINE-READABLE NON-TRANSIENTIAL METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING APPOINTMENT REQUESTS AND BUFFER STATUS REPORTS WITH DISCONTINUOUS CELLULAR TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention generally relates to wireless communication and, in particular, to the transmission of scheduling requests and buffer status reports with discontinuous cellular transmission or reception. BACKGROUND

[0002] Wireless communication networks provide communication platforms and telecommunication services integrated with wireless user devices. Examples of telecommunication services include telephony, data (e.g., voice, audio, and / or video data), messaging, internet access, and / or other services. Wireless communication networks have wireless access nodes that exchange wireless signals with wireless user devices using wireless network protocols, such as protocols described in various telecommunication standards promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).Examples of wireless communication networks include time-division multiple access (TDMA), frequency-division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), long-term evolution (LTE), and fifth-generation New Radio (5G NR), among others. Wireless communication networks facilitate mobile broadband service using technologies such as orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), multiple inputs, and multiple outputs. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, page 58 / 108 2 / 38 (MIMO - multiple input multiple output), advanced channel coding, massive MIMO, beamforming and / or other features.

[0003] A base station is a type of wireless access node in wireless communication networks that facilitates the connection of user devices (e.g., user equipment (UE)) to the networks. Recent base stations have implemented a discontinuous transmit / receive (DTX / DRX) feature, which allows a base station to periodically enter a sleep mode and pause transmission and reception to conserve power. Each DTX / DRX period is called a DTX / DRX cycle. Each DTX / DRX cycle includes an active duration during which the base station actively transmits with one or more UEs, and a non-active duration during which the base station enters sleep mode to conserve power. SUMMARY

[0004] According to one aspect of the present invention, a method executed by an UE is provided. The method includes receiving configuration information from a base station, the configuration information specifying one or more scheduling request (SR) configurations that indicate a plurality of SR occasions for communication with the base station. The plurality of SR occasions is scheduled to occur when the base station is in an inactive duration of a current DTX / DRX cycle. The method includes suspending transmission from the UE to the base station during at least one SR occasion of the plurality of SR occasions. The method includes determining that a trigger condition is met. The method includes transmitting a message to the base station in response to the determination that the trigger condition is met.

[0005] According to another aspect of the present invention, a method is provided to be performed by a base station. The method includes Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, p. 59 / 108 3 / 38 Generate configuration information for a UE, with the configuration information specifying one or more SR settings that indicate a plurality of SR occasions for the UE to communicate with the base station. The plurality of SR occasions is scheduled to occur when the base station is in the non-active duration of a first DTX / DRX cycle. The method includes entering the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle. The method includes entering the active duration of a second DTX / DRX cycle, the second DTX / DRX cycle occurring later than the first DTX / DRX cycle. The method includes receiving a message from the UE during the active duration of the second DTX / DRX cycle, wherein the message includes data stored in a UE buffer during the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle.

[0006] Several features of the invention can be implemented as program instructions stored on non-transient computer-readable media and executable by one or more processors of a UE or a corresponding base station.

[0007] Details of one or more implementations of these systems and methods are presented in the attached drawings and in the description below. Other objectives, features, and advantages of these systems and methods will become apparent from the description and drawings, as well as from the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0008] Figure 1 illustrates an example wireless network, according to some implementations.

[0009] Figure 2 illustrates an example timing diagram for a plurality of DTX / DRX cycles, according to some implementations.

[0010] Figure 3A illustrates an exemplary timing diagram with a UE determining suspended SR occasions and occasions Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 60 / 108 4 / 38 of non-suspended SR when a base station is in an inactive duration of a DTX / DRX cycle, according to some implementations.

[0011] Figure 3B illustrates an example timing diagram with a UE determining the moment to transmit a message after a base station enters an active duration of a DTX / DRX cycle, according to some implementations.

[0012] Figure 4 illustrates a flowchart of an example method, according to some implementations.

[0013] Figure 5 illustrates a flowchart of an example method, according to some implementations.

[0014] Figure 6 illustrates an exemplary UE, according to some implementations.

[0015] Figure 7 illustrates an example access node, according to some implementations. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] A base station, such as a g-Node B (gNB) or an eNode B (eNB), can operate in DTX / DRX cycles while communicating with a UE in RRC_CONNECTED mode. These DTX / DRX cycles are called cellular DTX / DRX cycles. The UE and the base station can exchange and process radio resource control (RRC) signals and / or Layer One or Layer Two (L1 / L2) signals for the base station to activate or terminate DTX / DRX operations. Currently, when a base station operates during a non-active duration of a DTX / DRX cycle, the base station disables its communication with the UE, except for signaling of a random access channel (RACH), paging, or system information blocks (SIB). Although disabling such communication may lead to a network energy saving (NES) gain, it is possible that the Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, p. 61 / 108 5 / 38 Communication performance, such as Quality of Service (QoS), may be impaired. For example, disabling SR transmissions when the base station is in the non-active phase can cause the UE to overload the RACH. Furthermore, because the base station does not receive SRs and corresponding buffer status reports (BSRs) during the non-active phase of the DTX / DRX cycle, the base station may not be aware of the UE's buffer status change.

[0017] This invention describes techniques for enhancing communication between a base station and a UE while the base station is in cellular DTX / DRX cycles. As described below, in some implementations of the techniques disclosed herein, a UE is enabled to transmit corresponding SRs and BSRs to provide the base station with updates about the buffer state that occur while the base station is in an inactive duration of a DTX / DRX cycle. In this way, the base station can remain informed about the UE's buffer state and take appropriate timely action. As also described below, the disclosed implementations do not adversely affect NES gain.

[0018] Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary wireless network 100, according to some implementations. Wireless network 100 includes a UE 102 and a base station 104 connected through one or more channels 106A, 106B via an air interface 108. UE 102 and base station 104 communicate using a system that supports controls to manage UE 102's access to a network through base station 104.

[0019] In some implementations, wireless network 100 may be a non-standalone (NSA) network that incorporates LTE and 5G NR communication standards, as defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) technical specifications. For example, wireless network 100 Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, page 62 / 108 6 / 38 could be a dual-connectivity evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA)-NR (EN-DC) network, or a dual-connectivity NR-EUTRA (NE-DC) network. However, the 100 wireless network could also be a standalone (SA) network that incorporates only 5G NR. Furthermore, other types of communication standards are possible, including future 3GPP systems (e.g., sixth-generation (6G) systems), 802.11 technology from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a; IEEE 802.11b; IEEE 802.11g; IEEE 802.11-2007; IEEE 802.11n; IEEE 802.11-2012; IEEE 802.11ac; or other current or future technologies developed from IEEE 802.11), IEEE 802.16 protocols (e.g., WMAN, WiMAX, etc.) or similar.Although the aspects described herein may be using terminology commonly associated with 5G NR, aspects of the present invention may be applied to other systems, such as 3G, 4G and / or systems subsequent to 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0020] In wireless network 100, UE 102 and any other UE in the system can be, for example, laptop computers, smartphones, tablet computers, machine-type devices such as smart meters or specialized healthcare devices, intelligent transportation systems, or any other wireless devices with or without a user interface. In network 100, base station 104 provides network connectivity from UE 102 to a wider network (not shown). This connectivity from UE 102 is provided through air interface 108 in a base station service area provided by base station 104. In some implementations, such a wider network may be a long-distance network operated by a cellular network provider or it may be the Internet. Each base station service area associated with base station 104 is supported by Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, page 63 / 108 7 / 38 antennas integrated into base station 104. Service areas are divided into several sectors associated with certain antennas. Such sectors may be physically associated with fixed antennas or may be assigned to a physical area with tunable antennas or adjustable antenna configurations in a beamforming process used to direct a signal to a specific sector.

[0021] The UE 102 includes a control circuit 110 coupled to the transmission circuit 112 and the reception circuit 114. The transmission circuit 112 and the reception circuit 114 may each be coupled to one or more antennas. The control circuit 110 may include various combinations of application-specific circuitry and baseband circuitry. The transmission circuit 112 and the reception circuit 114 may be adapted to transmit and receive data, respectively, and may include a radio frequency (RF) circuit or a front-end module (FEM) circuit.

[0022] In various implementations, aspects of the transmit circuit 112, the receive circuit 114, and the control circuit 110 can be integrated in various ways to implement the operations described herein. The control circuit 110 can be adapted or configured to perform various operations, such as those described elsewhere in this invention relating to a UE. For example, the control circuit 110 can cause the UE 102 to enter or exit inactive and active durations in DTX / DRX cycles, and it can control the transmit circuit 112 and / or the receive circuit 114 to schedule resources for the UE to transmit SRs and / or BSRs.

[0023] Additionally, transmission circuit 112 can transmit a plurality of multiplexed uplink physical channels. The plurality of uplink physical channels can be multiplexed according to time division multiplexing (TDM) or frequency division multiplexing. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, page 64 / 108 8 / 38 (FDM - frequency division multiplexing) along with carrier aggregation. Transmission circuit 112 can be configured to receive block data from control circuit 110 for transmission via air interface 108.

[0024] Additionally, the receiving circuit 114 can receive a plurality of multiplexed downlink physical channels from the air interface 108 and retransmit the physical channels to the control circuit 110. The plurality of downlink physical channels can be multiplexed according to TDM or FDM together with carrier aggregation. The transmitting circuit 112 and the receiving circuit 114 can transmit and receive both control data and content data (e.g., messages, images, videos, etc.) structured in data blocks that are carried over the physical channels.

[0025] Figure 1 also illustrates base station 104. In embodiments, base station 104 may be an NG radio access network (RAN) or a 5G RAN, an E-UTRAN, a non-terrestrial cell, or a legacy RAN such as a UTRAN or GERAN. As used in the present invention, the term “NG RAN”, or similar, may refer to a base station 104 operating on an NR or 5G 100 wireless network, and the term “E-UTRAN”, or similar, may refer to a base station 104 operating on an LTE or 4G 100 wireless network. UE 102 uses 106A, 106B connections (or channels), each of which includes a physical communication layer or interface.

[0026] The base station circuit 104 may include a control circuit 116 coupled to the transmit circuit 118 and the receive circuit 120. The transmit circuit 118 and the receive circuit 120 may each be coupled to one or more antennas that may be used to enable communication through the air interface 108. The transmit circuit 118 and the receive circuit 120 may be Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 65 / 108 9 / 38 adapted to transmit and receive data, respectively, from any UE connected to base station 104. The transmission circuit 118 can transmit downlink physical channels that include a plurality of downlink subframes. The reception circuit 120 can receive a plurality of uplink physical channels from various UEs, including UE 102.

[0027] In Figure 1, one or more channels 106A, 106B are illustrated as an air interface to enable communicative coupling, and may be consistent with cellular communication protocols such as a GSM protocol, a CDMA network protocol, a UMTS protocol, a 3GPP LTE protocol, a Long Term Advanced Evolution (LTE-A) protocol, an LTE-based access to unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) protocol, a 5G protocol, an NR protocol, an NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) protocol, and / or any of the other communication protocols discussed herein. In implementations, UE 102 may exchange communication data directly through a ProSe interface.The ProSe interface may alternatively be called a sidelink (SL) interface and may include one or more logical channels, including, but not limited to, a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH), a Physical Sidelink Discovery Channel (PSDCH), and a Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel (PSBCH).

[0028] Figure 2 illustrates an exemplary timing diagram 200 of a plurality of DTX / DRX cycles, according to some implementations. The timing diagram 200 shows three consecutive DTX / DRX cycles 210, 220 and 230, which may be cellular DTX / DRX cycles in which a base station communicates with a UE. The description below of the timing diagram 200 is based Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, p. 66 / 108 10 / 38 in an implementation where the illustrated communication occurs between UE 102 and base station 104. As shown in timing diagram 200, the DTX / DRX cycle 210 has an active duration 211 and a non-active duration 212. The DTX / DRX cycle 220 has an active duration 221 and a non-active duration 222. The DTX / DRX cycle 230 has an active duration 231 and a non-active duration 232.

[0029] Base station 104 can configure UE 102 (for example, by sending UE 102 one or more SR configurations) with a plurality of SR occasions 201 to 206, which are scheduled to occur at times t1 to t6, respectively, when base station 104 is in an inactive duration 212. On each of the SR occasions 201 to 206, UE 102 has the opportunity to transmit an SR to base station 104 even when base station 104 is not active. When transmitting an SR, UE 102 can request that base station 104 allocate uplink resources to UE 102 subsequently to transmit a BSR corresponding to the SR.

[0030] Although base station 104 is not active, some or all SR occasions 201-206 may be suspended. In example timing diagram 200, SR occasions 201, 202, 205, and 206 are suspended, while SR occasions 203 and 204 are not suspended. In this case, UE 102 does not transmit SRs on suspended SR occasions 201, 202, 205, and 206, but it can transmit SRs on non-suspended SR occasions 203 and 204. After base station 104 enters the active duration 221 of the DTX / DRX cycle 220, UE 102 can transmit the SR and BSR on occasion 207, for example, to account for the suspension on suspended SR occasions 201, 202, 205, and 206.

[0031] In some implementations, a UE suspends all configured SR occasions within an inactive duration. When a UE suspends all SR occasions within an inactive duration, the UE does not transmit SRs or BSRs during the inactive duration. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, page 67 / 108 11 / 38 even if the UE buffer receives data that would normally trigger an SR and / or BSR transmission. The UE may delay the SR and / or BSR transmission until the base station enters an active duration of a subsequent DTX / DRX cycle. By not transmitting SRs or BSRs during the inactive duration, the UE does not consider the validity of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and does not consider whether a RACH transmission is occurring. The UE also interrupts one or more timers, such as an SR prohibition timer, a ReTX BSR timer, and an SR delay timer, if running.

[0032] Data arriving from multiple logic channels (LCHs) or groups of LCHs (LCGs) can accumulate (e.g., form a queue) in the UE buffer due to the suspension of SRs and / or BSRs. Instead of using the SR and BSR to transmit the data in the buffer, the UE can transmit some of the data via RACH according to pre-configured conditions. For example, according to a base station pre-configuration, the UE can determine the transmission, via RACH, of data received from certain LCHs or LCGs and the non-transmission of data received from other LCHs or LCGs.

[0033] In some implementations, an UE, which is configured with a plurality of scheduled SR occasions to occur when the base station is not active, can determine which SR occasions to suspend based on various factors. As an example, the UE can determine, on a given SR occasion, whether the buffer has received data from an LCH with a priority higher than a priority threshold. If the LCH or the specific data is of high priority (e.g., sensitive to queuing delay in the buffer), the UE can determine not to suspend the given SR occasion. Otherwise, the UE Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pages 68 / 108 12 / 38 may determine whether to suspend a given SR occasion. Alternatively or additionally, the UE may determine which SR occasions are suspended and which are not suspended based on information received from the base station, as exemplified in Figure 3A.

[0034] Figure 3A illustrates an exemplary 300A timing diagram with a UE determining suspended SR occasions and non-suspended SR occasions when a base station is in an inactive duration of a DTX / DRX cycle, according to some implementations. The 300A timing diagram shows three consecutive DTX / DRX cycles 310, 320, and 330, which may be cellular DTX / DRX cycles for a base station communicating with a UE. The description below of the 300A timing diagram is based on an implementation in which the illustrated communication occurs between UE 102 and base station 104. As shown in the 300A timing diagram, the DTX / DRX cycle 310 has an active duration of 311 and an inactive duration of 312. The DTX / DRX cycle 320 has an active duration of 321 and an inactive duration of 322. The DTX / DRX cycle 330 has an active duration of 331 and an inactive duration of 332.

[0035] As shown, base station 104 configures UE 102 with a plurality of SR occasions 301 to 306, which are scheduled to occur at times t1 to t6, respectively, when base station 104 is in an inactive duration of 312. In some implementations, base station 104 provides UE 102, via RRC signals, with a list, such as an SR configuration list, that includes information about which SR occasions should be suspended or not suspended. For example, base station 104 might specify in the list that the SR occasions at t3 and t4 should not be suspended. Based on the list, UE 102 can determine whether to suspend SR transmission on occasions 303 and 304 and whether to suspend SR transmission. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 69 / 108 13 / 38 on occasions 301, 302, 305, and 306. In some implementations, base station 104 provides UE 102 with a time mask (e.g., a time window covering a specified time duration) of 350. UE 102 may determine to suspend all SR occasions that occur outside the 350 time mask. For example, UE 102 may determine to suspend occasions 301, 302, 305, and 306, which occur outside the 350 time mask, and not suspend occasions 303 and 304, which occur within the 350 time mask. In some implementations, depending on the UE configuration and / or base station instructions, UE 102 may determine to suspend all SR occasions that occur within the time mask specified by base station 104.

[0036] SR transmissions on non-suspended occasions 303 and 304 does not significantly impair NES gain. First, transmissions on non-suspended occasions 303 and 304 typically occupy a very small amount of time in a non-active duration, so base station 104 only needs to activate its receive function very briefly. Furthermore, even without transmissions on non-suspended occasions 303 and 304, base station 104 would still need to activate its receive function for RACH signals, paging signals, and SIB signals. Compared to the NES impact due to receiving these signals, the NES impact of non-suspended occasions 303 and 304 is less significant.

[0037] After SR transmissions on non-suspended occasions In channels 303 and 304, UE 102 can determine whether a retransmission is permitted, based, for example, on a retransmission configuration provided by base station 104. If a retransmission is not permitted, UE 102 can start a timer, such as a cellular DRX idle timer, after an SR transmission. Before the timer expires, UE 102 can wake up to monitor a physical channel. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 70 / 108 14 / 38 of downlink control channel (PDCCH - physical downlink control channel) for signaling from base station 104 related to downlink shared channel (PDSCH - physical downlink shared channel) receptions and / or uplink shared channel (PUSCH - physical uplink shared channel) transmissions. After the timer expires, UE 102 can stop monitoring the PDCCH. To prevent retransmission, UE 102 can keep an RTT HARQ timer and a ReTX HARQ timer off (e.g., not starting the RTT HARQ timer and the ReTX HARQ timer). Conversely, if retransmission is allowed, UE 102 can follow similar procedures as if retransmission were not allowed, except that UE can start the RTT HARQ timer after the transmission of a PUSCH signal. After the RTT HARQ timer expires, the UE can start the ReTX HARQ timer and subsequently monitor the PDCCH.Alternatively or additionally, UE 102 can determine at least one RACH triggering condition based on the configuration information from base station 104. For example, the configuration information can provide which of occasions 301, 302, 305, and 306 (or occasions 303 and 304) can trigger a RACH transmission.

[0038] Suspension on SR occasions 301, 302, 305, and 306 can cause base station 104 to temporarily lose track of certain changes occurring in UE 102 while base station 104 is not active. In such cases, after base station 104 enters the active duration of the next DTX / DRX cycle (for example, active duration 321 of DTX / DRX cycle 320), UE 102 can transmit a 307 message to synchronize the changes with base station 104.Message 307 may include one or more of the following: i) a special SR with a high priority to indicate a buffer state change between the start of the inactive duration 312 and the end of the duration. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 71 / 108 15 / 38 non-active duration 312; ii) a special BSR indicating a change in the buffer state; iii) a special BSR indicating a queuing delay (e.g., time data has been queued in the buffer awaiting processing) between the start of non-active duration 312 and the end of non-active duration 312; or iv) an RRC message (e.g., UE assistance information) indicating a change in the buffer state and / or a change in the queuing delay. For messages with item ii), an extended reality (XR) BSR may be used to indicate the queuing delay. The transmission of message 307 is exemplified in Figure 3B.

[0039] Figure 3B illustrates an exemplary timing diagram 300B with a UE determining the moment to transmit a message after a base station enters an active duration of a DTX / DRX cycle, according to some implementations. Timing diagram 300B, which may be similar to timing diagram 300A, shows three consecutive DTX / DRX cycles 310, 320, and 330. DTX / DRX cycle 310 has an active duration of 311 and an inactive duration of 312. DTX / DRX cycle 320 has an active duration of 321 and an inactive duration of 322. DTX / DRX cycle 330 has an active duration of 331 and an inactive duration of 332. The description below of timing diagram 300B is based on an implementation in which the illustrated communication occurs between UE 102 and base station 104.

[0040] Base station 104 can configure UE 102 with a plurality of SR occasions 301 to 306 to occur during the inactive duration 312, and UE 102 can determine the suspension of SR occasions 301, 302, 305, and 306. After base station 104 enters the active duration 321 of the DTX / DRX cycle 320, UE 102 can determine the transmission of a message 307, which can be either message 307-1 or 307-2, for example, to update base station 104. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 72 / 108 16 / 38 regarding the state changes occurring in the UE 102 buffer.

[0041] In the implementation corresponding to timing diagram 300A, UE 102 can be configured to transmit message 307 immediately after the base station 104 input is determined during the active duration 321 of the DTX / DRX cycle 320, the DTX / DRX cycle immediately following the DTX / DRX cycles 310. However, in scenarios where base station 104 is in RRC_CONNECTED mode with multiple UEs, such a configuration may lead to multiple UEs transmitting messages at approximately the same time, potentially causing collisions when base station 104 attempts to receive all messages.

[0042] To reduce the risk of collision, a base station may provide each UE with a specific UE time offset, which may be measured as an absolute time (e.g., milliseconds), as a number of DTX / DRX cycles, or as a number of active or inactive durations. The time offset may be fixed or may be randomly determined by the base station. Each UE then maintains message transmission for a period equal to or greater than the time offset. For example, as shown by timing diagram 300B, base station 104 may provide UE 102 with a time offset equal to d0, where d0 may be in milliseconds. Thus, after base station 104 enters active duration 321, UE 102 may wait a period of d0 before transmitting message 307 (which is shown as message 307-1 in this case) at time t7-1.Alternatively, base station 104 can provide UE 102 with a time offset equal to d1, where d1 can be represented as a DTX / DRX cycle. Thus, after base station 104 enters active duration 321, UE 102 can wait a period equal to the length of a DTX / DRX cycle (e.g., skip DTX / DRX cycle 320) until DTX / DRX cycle 330. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 73 / 108 17 / 38 before transmitting message 307 (which is shown as message 307-2 in this case) at time t7-2.

[0043] In some implementations, the base station input In implementations, UE102 may still determine whether one or more conditions are met. If these conditions are not met, UE102 may determine that transmission of message 307 during that active duration is not required despite the suspension of SR occasions in the previous inactive duration.These conditions may include one or more of the following: a) the amount of all data stored in the buffer exceeds a volume limit; b) the amount of data stored in the buffer received from certain LCHs or LCGs exceeds a volume limit; c) any of the data stored in the buffer has remained in the buffer for a queuing delay longer than a delay limit; or d) any of the data in the buffer received from certain LCHs or LCGs has remained in the buffer for a queuing delay longer than a delay limit. Performing the 307 message transmission based on the satisfaction of one or more of these conditions can help avoid unnecessary transmissions and reduce power consumption.

[0044] Figure 4 illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary 400 method, according to some implementations. For clarity of presentation, the following description generally describes the 400 method in the context of the other figures in this description. For example, the 400 method can be executed by UE 102 of Figure 1. It will be understood that the 400 method can be executed, for example, by any suitable system, environment, software, or hardware, or a combination of systems, environments, software, and hardware, as appropriate. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 74 / 108 18 / 38 square. In some implementations, multiple steps of method 400 can be executed in parallel, in combination, repeatedly, or in any order.

[0045] In 402, method 400 involves receiving configuration information from a base station, such as base station 104 in Figure 1. The configuration information specifies one or more SR settings that indicate a plurality of SR occasions for communication with the base station. The plurality of SR occasions is scheduled to occur when the base station is in an inactive duration of a current DTX / DRX cycle, such as inactive duration 212 of DTX / DRX cycle 210 in Figure 2 or inactive duration 312 of DTX / DRX cycle 310 in Figures 3A and 3B.

[0046] In 404, method 400 involves suspending transmission of EU to the base station during at least one SR occasion out of a plurality of SR occasions. The at least one SR occasion could be, for example, SR occasions 201, 202, 205 and 206 of Figure 2 or SR occasions 301, 302, 305 and 306 of Figures 3A and 3B.

[0047] In 406, method 400 involves determining that a trigger condition is met. The trigger condition may include the base station entering an active duration of an upcoming DTX / DRX cycle and may also include one or more of the conditions a) ad) described above.

[0048] In 408, method 400 involves transmitting a message to the base station in response to the determination that the trigger condition is met. The message may be similar to message 207 in Figure 2 or message 307 in Figures 3A and 3B.

[0049] Figure 5 illustrates a flowchart of an example method 500, according to some implementations. For clarity of presentation, the following description generally describes method 500 in the context of the other figures in this description. For example, Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 75 / 108 19 / 38 Method 500 can be executed by base station 104 in Figure 1. It will be understood that method 500 can be executed, for example, by any suitable system, environment, software, or hardware, or a combination of systems, environments, software, and hardware, as appropriate. In some implementations, several steps of method 500 can be executed in parallel, in combination, repeatedly, or in any order.

[0050] In 502, method 500 involves generating configuration information for a UE. The configuration information may specify one or more settings that indicate a plurality of SR occasions for the UE to communicate with the base station. The plurality of SR occasions is scheduled to occur when the base station is in an inactive duration of a first DTX / DRX cycle, such as inactive duration 212 of DTX / DRX cycle 210 in Figure 2 or inactive duration 312 of DTX / DRX cycle 310 in Figures 3A and 3B.

[0051] In 504, method 500 involves entering the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle.

[0052] In 506, method 500 involves entering an active duration of a second DTX / DRX cycle, such as the active duration 221 of the DTX / DRX cycle 220 in Figure 2 or the active duration 321 of the DTX / DRX cycle 320 in Figures 3A and 3B. The second DTX / DRX cycle occurs after the first DTX / DRX cycle.

[0053] In 508, method 500 involves receiving a message from UE during the active duration of the second DTX / DRX cycle. The message includes data stored in a UE buffer during the inactive duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle.

[0054] Figure 6 illustrates an example of UE 600, according to some implementations. UE 600 may be similar to and substantially interchangeable with UE 102 in Figure 1. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 76 / 108 20 / 38

[0055] The UE 600 can be any mobile or non-mobile computing device, such as mobile phones, computers, tablets, wireless industrial sensors (e.g. microphones, pressure sensors, thermometers, motion sensors, accelerometers, stock sensors, voltage / current meters, etc.), video devices (e.g. cameras, camcorders, etc.), wearable devices (e.g., a smart wristwatch), flexible IoT devices.

[0056] The UE 600 may include processors 602, RF interface circuit 604, memory / storage 606, user interface 608, sensors 610, driver circuit 612, power management integrated circuit (PMIC) 614, antenna structure 616, and battery 618. The components of the UE 600 may be implemented as integrated circuits (ICs), portions thereof, distinct electronic devices, or other modules, logic, hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. The block diagram in Figure 6 aims to show a high-level view of some of the components of the UE 600. However, some of the components shown may be omitted, additional components may be present, and different arrangements of the components shown may occur in other implementations.

[0057] The UE 600 components can be coupled to various other components through one or more 620 interconnects, which can represent any type of interface, input / output, bus (local, system or expansion), transmission line, trace, optical connection, etc., that enables various circuit components (in different or common chips or chipsets) to interact with each other.

[0058] 602 processors may include a processor circuit such as, for example, a baseband processor circuit. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 77 / 108 21 / 38 (BB - baseband) 622A, a central processor unit (CPU) circuit 622B, and a graphics processor unit (GPU) circuit 622C. Processors 602 may include any type of circuit or processor circuit that executes or otherwise operates computer executable instructions, such as program code, software modules, or functional processes from memory / storage 606 to cause UE 600 to perform operations as described herein.

[0059] In some implementations, the 622A baseband processor circuit can access a 624 communication protocol stack in memory / storage 606 to communicate over a 3GPP-compliant network. In general, the 622A baseband processor circuit can access the communication protocol stack to: perform user plane functions at a physical layer (PHY), a media access control (MAC) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, and a PDU layer; and perform control plane functions at a PHY layer, MAC layer, RLC layer, PDCP layer, RRC layer, and a non-stratum layer.In some implementations, PHY layer operations may be additionally / alternatively performed by the RF interface circuit components 604. The baseband processor circuit 622A may generate or process baseband signals or waveforms that carry information on 3GPP-compliant networks. In some implementations, waveforms for NR networks may be based on cyclic prefix orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) on the link. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 78 / 108 22 / 38 ascending or descending link, and in discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM) on the ascending link.

[0060] Memory / storage 606 may include one or more computer-readable non-transient media containing instructions (e.g., the communication protocol stack 624) that may be executed by one or more of the processors 602 to cause the UE 600 to perform the various operations described herein. Memory / storage 606 includes any type of volatile or non-volatile memory that may be distributed throughout the UE 600. In some implementations, some memory / storage 606 may be located in the processors 602 themselves (e.g., in the L1 and L2 caches), while other memory / storage 606 is external to the processors 602 but accessible to them through a memory interface.Memory / storage 606 may include any suitable volatile or non-volatile memory, such as, but not limited to, dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, solid-state memory, or any other type of memory device technology.

[0061] The RF interface circuit 604 may include a transceiver circuit and a radio frequency front module (RFEM) that allows the UE 600 to communicate with other devices via a radio access network. The RF interface circuit 604 may include several elements arranged in transmission or reception paths. These elements may include, Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 79 / 108 23 / 38 for example, switches, mixers, amplifiers, filters, synthesizer circuit, control circuit etc.

[0062] In the receiving path, the RFEM can receive a signal radiated from an air interface through the antenna structure 616 and proceed to filter and amplify the signal (with a low-noise amplifier). The signal can be provided to a transceiver receiver that down-converts the RF signal into a baseband signal that is provided to the baseband processor of the processors 602.

[0063] In the transmission path, the transceiver transmitter up-converts the baseband signal received from the baseband processor and provides the RF signal to the RFEM. The RFEM can amplify the RF signal through a power amplifier before the signal is radiated onto the air interface via antenna 616. In various implementations, the RF interface circuit 604 can be configured to transmit / receive signals in a manner compatible with NR access technologies.

[0064] The 616 antenna may include antenna elements for converting electrical signals into radio waves for airborne transmission and for converting received radio waves into electrical signals. The antenna elements may be arranged in one or more antenna panels. The 616 antenna may have antenna panels that are omnidirectional, directional, or a combination thereof to enable beamforming and multi-input multi-output communications. The 616 antenna may include microstrip antennas, surface-mounted antennas fabricated on one or more printed circuit boards, patch antennas, phased array antennas, etc. The 616 antenna may have one or more panels designed for specific frequency bands including bands in FR1 or FR2. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pages 80 / 108 24 / 38

[0065] The 608 user interface includes several input / output (I / O) devices designed to enable user interaction with the UE 600. The 608 user interface includes an input device circuit and an output device circuit. The input device circuit includes any physical or virtual means of accepting an input including, but not limited to, one or more physical or virtual buttons (e.g., a reset button), a physical keyboard, numeric keypad, mouse, touchpad, touchscreen, microphones, scanner, headset, or similar. The output device circuit includes any physical or virtual means of displaying information or otherwise transmitting information, such as sensor readings, actuator position(s), or other similar information.The output device circuit may include any number or combination of auditory or visual displays, including, but not limited to, one or more simple visual outputs / indicators (e.g., binary state indicators such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and multi-character visual outputs), or more complex outputs such as display devices or touch screens (e.g., liquid crystal displays (LCDs), LED screens, quantum dot displays, projectors, etc.), with the output of characters, graphics, multimedia objects and the like, which are generated or produced from the operation of the UE 600.

[0066] Sensors 610 may include devices, modules, or subsystems whose purpose is to detect events or changes in their environment and send information (sensor data) about the detected events to some other devices, modules, subsystems, etc. Examples of such sensors include, among others, inertial measurement units that include accelerometers, gyroscopes, or magnetometers; microelectromechanical systems or nanoelectromechanical systems that Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 81 / 108 25 / 38 include 3-axis accelerometers, 3-axis gyroscopes or magnetometers; level sensors; temperature sensors (e.g., thermistors); pressure sensors; image capture devices (e.g., cameras or lensless apertures); light detection and ranging sensors; proximity sensors (e.g., an infrared radiation detector and the like); depth sensors; ambient light sensors; ultrasonic transmission; microphones or other similar audio capture devices; etc.

[0067] The driver circuit 612 may include software and hardware elements that operate to control specific devices that are integrated into the UE 600, fixed to the UE 600, or otherwise communicatively coupled to the UE 600. The driver circuit 612 may include individual drivers that enable other components to interact with or control various input / output (I / O) devices that may be present in, or connected to, the UE 600.For example, the actuator circuit 612 may include a display actuator to control and enable access to a display device, a touch-screen actuator to control and enable access to a touch-screen interface, sensor actuators to obtain sensor readings from the sensor circuit 628 and to control and enable access to the sensor circuit 628, actuators to obtain actuator positions of electromechanical components or to control and enable access to electromechanical components, a camera actuator to control and enable access to an embedded image capture device, audio actuators to control and enable access to one or more audio devices.

[0068] The PMIC 614 can manage the power supplied to various UE 600 components. In particular, with regard to the 602 processors, the PMIC 614 can control power source selection, voltage scaling, battery charging, or DC-DC conversion. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 82 / 108 26 / 38

[0069] In some embodiments, the PMIC 614 may control, or otherwise be part of, various power-saving mechanisms of the UE 600. A battery 618 may power the UE 600, although in some instances the UE 600 may be mounted deployed in a fixed location and may have a power supply coupled to an electrical grid. The battery 618 may be a lithium-ion battery, a metal-air battery such as a zinc-air battery, an aluminum-air battery, a lithium-air battery, and the like. In some implementations, such as in vehicle-based applications, the battery 618 may be a typical lead-acid automotive battery.

[0070] Figure 7 illustrates an example of an access node 700 (e.g., a base station or gNB), according to some implementations. The access node 700 may be similar to and substantially interchangeable with the base station 104. The access node 700 may include the processors 702, the RF interface circuit 704, the core network (CN) interface circuit 706, the memory / storage circuit 708, and the antenna structure 710.

[0071] The components of the access node 700 can be coupled to various other components through one or more interconnects 712. The processors 702, the RF interface circuit 704, the memory / storage circuit 708 (including the communication protocol stack 714), the antenna structure 710, and the interconnects 712 may be similar to the similarly named elements shown and described in relation to Figure 6. For example, the processor 702 may include a processor circuit such as, for example, the baseband (BB) processor circuit 716A, a central processing unit (CPU) 716B, and a graphics processing unit (GPU) 716C.

[0072] The CN 706 interface circuit can provide connectivity Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 83 / 108 27 / 38 Connectivity to a core network, for example, a 5th generation core network (5GC) using a 5GC-compatible network interface protocol, such as carrier Ethernet protocols, or some other suitable protocol. Network connectivity can be provided to / from the 700 access node via a fiber optic or wireless backhaul. The CN 706 interface circuit may include one or more dedicated processors or FPGAs to communicate using one or more of the aforementioned protocols. In some implementations, the CN 706 interface circuit may include multiple controllers to provide connectivity to other networks using the same or different protocols.

[0073] As used herein, the terms “access node,” “access point,” or similar terms may describe equipment that provides radio baseband functions for data and / or voice connectivity between a network and one or more users. These access nodes may be called BS, gNBs, RANs, eNBs, NodeBs, RSUs, TRxPs, or transmission / reception points (TRPs), and so forth, and may include terrestrial stations (e.g., terrestrial access points) or satellite stations that provide coverage in a geographic area (e.g., a cell). As used herein, the term “NG RAN node,” or similar terms, may refer to a 700 access node operating in an NR or 5G system (e.g., a gNB), and the term “E-UTRAN,” or similar terms, may refer to a 700 access node operating in an LTE or 4G system (e.g., an eNB).According to various implementations, 700 access nodes can be implemented as one or more of a dedicated physical device, such as a macrocell base station and / or a low-power (LP) base station to provide femtocells, picocells, or other similar cells that have smaller coverage areas, lower user capacity, or higher bandwidth. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 84 / 108 28 / 38 compared to macrocells.

[0074] In some implementations, all or part of the 700 access node may be implemented as one or more software entities running on server computers as part of a virtual network, which may be called a cloud radio access network (CRAN) and / or a virtual baseband unit pool (vBBUP). In V2X scenarios, the 700 access node may be or act as a “roadside communication unit”. The term “roadside communication unit” or “RSU” may refer to any transport infrastructure entity used for V2X communications.A RSU can be implemented on a suitable RAN node, or by the same, or a stationary (or relatively stationary) UE, where an RSU implemented on a UE, or by the same, can be called a "UE-type RSU", an RSU implemented on an eNB, or by the same, can be called an "eNB-type RSU", an RSU implemented on a gNB, or by the same, can be called a "gNB-type RSU", and so on.

[0075] Several components may be described as performing a task or tasks, for convenience in description. Such descriptions shall be interpreted as including the phrase “configured to”. Mention of a component that is configured to perform one or more tasks is expressly intended not to invoke the interpretation of title 35 of USC, § 112(f) for that component.

[0076] For one or more implementations, at least one of the components shown in one or more of the preceding figures can be configured to perform one or more operations, techniques, processes, or methods shown in the following examples section. For example, a baseband circuit as described above in connection with one or more of the preceding figures can be configured Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pages 85 / 108 29 / 38 to operate according to one or more of the examples presented below. For another example, the circuit associated with a UE, a base station or a network element, as described above in connection with one or more of the preceding figures, may be configured to operate according to one or more of the examples presented below in the examples section. Examples

[0077] Additional illustrative implementations are provided in the following sections.

[0078] Example 1 includes a method executed by a UE. The method includes receiving configuration information from a base station, the configuration information specifying a plurality of SR settings indicating a plurality of SR occasions for communication with the base station. The plurality of SR occasions is scheduled to occur when the base station is in a non-active duration of a current DTX / DRX cycle. The method includes suspending transmission from the UE to the base station during at least one SR occasion of the plurality of SR occasions. The method includes determining that a trigger condition is met. The method includes transmitting a message to the base station in response to the determination that the trigger condition is met.

[0079] Example 2 may include the method of Example 1, wherein the determination of at least one SR occasion comprises: receiving a list of SR settings from the base station and via radio resource control (RRC) signals, and wherein at least one SR occasion is determined based on the list.

[0080] Example 3 may include the method of Example 1 or 2, in which suspending transmission from the UE to the base station during at least one SR occasion includes determining, on at least one SR occasion, whether a UE buffer has received data with a priority. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pages 86 / 108 30 / 38 equal to or less than a priority threshold.

[0081] Example 4 may include the method of any of the Examples 1 to 3, where the suspension of UE transmission to the base station during at least one SR occasion includes: determining a time mask according to the base station configuration information; and determining one SR occasion from the plurality of SR occasions outside the time mask as the at least one SR occasion to suspend transmission.

[0082] Example 5 may include the method of any of the Examples 1 to 4, including additionally: suspending UE transmission to the base station during each of the multiple SR occasions.

[0083] Example 6 may include the method of Example 5, including additionally interrupting at least one of: an SR inhibit timer, a BSR retransmission timer, or an SR delay timer.

[0084] Example 7 may include the method of any of the Examples 1 to 4, including additionally: determining, from the plurality of SR occasions, at least one non-suspended SR occasion, wherein the at least one non-suspended SR occasion is different from the at least one SR occasion; transmitting an SR to the base station on at least one non-suspended SR occasion; and transmitting a BSR corresponding to the SR.

[0085] Example 8 may include the method of Example 7, including additionally: determining, based on a retransmission configuration, that retransmission is not allowed; starting a first timer after transmitting the SR to the base station; monitoring a PDCCH after the first timer starts and before the first timer expires; and keeping an RTT HARQ timer and a ReTX HARQ timer off. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, page 87 / 108 31 / 38

[0086] Example 9 may include the method of Example 7, including additionally: determining, based on a retransmission configuration, that retransmission is allowed; starting a first timer after transmitting the SR to the base station; starting an RTT HARQ timer after transmitting a PUSCH signal; starting a ReTX HARQ timer after the RTT HARQ timer expires; and monitoring a PDCCH after the ReTX HARQ timer starts and before the first timer expires.

[0087] Example 10 may include the method of any of the Examples 7 to 9, including additionally: determining at least one RACH triggering condition from at least one SR occasion.

[0088] Example 11 may include the method of any of the Examples 1 through 10, wherein the triggering condition includes: the base station enters an active duration of a subsequent DTX / DRX cycle, the subsequent DTX / DRX cycle occurring after the current DTX / DRX cycle.

[0089] Example 12 may include the method of Example 11, and the triggering condition additionally includes: a buffer storing data received before the base station enters the active duration of the subsequent DTX / DRX cycle; and a quantity of data being greater than a volume limit.

[0090] Example 13 may include the method of Example 11, and the triggering condition additionally includes: a buffer storing data received from one or more specific logical channels or from one or more groups of specific logical channels before the base station enters the active duration of the subsequent DTX / DRX cycle; and a data quantity being greater than a volume limit.

[0091] Example 14 may include the method from Example 11, and the trigger condition additionally includes: a buffer storing data received before the base station enters active duration. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 88 / 108 32 / 38 of the subsequent DTX / DRX cycle; and the data being present in the buffer for a queuing delay longer than a delay limit.

[0092] Example 15 may include the method of Example 14, where the trigger condition additionally includes: the data was received from one or more specific logical channels or from one or more specific logical channel groups.

[0093] Example 16 may include the method of any of the Examples 1 through 15, including additionally: receiving a time offset from the base station; and, in response to the determination that the trigger condition is met, waiting for a period equal to or greater than the time offset before transmitting the message to the base station.

[0094] Example 17 may include the method of Example 16, wherein the time offset is in a unit of at least one of: the number of DTX / DRX cycles, the number of inactive durations, or the number of active durations.

[0095] Example 18 may include the method of Example 16 or 17, wherein the time offset is determined randomly.

[0096] Example 19 may include the method of any of the Examples 1 to 18, wherein the message includes at least one of: a special SR indicating a buffer state change between the start of the inactive duration and the end of the inactive duration, a first special BSR indicating the buffer state change, a second special BSR indicating a change in the queuing delay between the start of the inactive duration and the end of the inactive duration, an RRC message indicating at least one of: the buffer state change or the change in the queuing delay.

[0097] Example 20 includes a UE including one or more processors configured to execute instructions that cause the UE to execute the method of any of Examples 1 through 19. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 89 / 108 33 / 38

[0098] Example 21 includes an UE including radio frequency (RF) processing circuits configured to receive configuration information from a base station; and baseband processing circuits to execute instructions that cause the UE to execute the method of any of Examples 1 through 19.

[0099] Example 22 includes one or more processors for an EU. One or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in memory coupled to one or more processors to execute the method of any of Examples 1 through 19.

[00100] Example 23 includes a non-transient, computer-readable medium that stores program instructions which, when executed, cause a UE to execute the method of any of Examples 1 through 19.

[00101] Example 24 includes a method performed by a base station. The method includes generating configuration information for a UE, with the configuration information specifying a plurality of SR settings indicating a plurality of SR occasions for the UE to communicate with the base station. The plurality of SR occasions is scheduled to occur when the base station is in the non-active duration of a first DTX / DRX cycle. The method includes entering the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle. The method includes entering the active duration of a second DTX / DRX cycle, the second DTX / DRX cycle occurring later than the first DTX / DRX cycle. The method includes receiving a message from the UE during the active duration of the second DTX / DRX cycle, the message including data stored in a UE buffer during the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle.

[00102] Example 25 may include the method of Example 24, including additionally: transmitting a list to the UE via RRC signals. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 90 / 108 34 / 38

[00103] Example 26 may include the method of Example 24, including additionally: configuring the UE with a time mask, wherein at least one SR occasion occurs outside the time mask.

[00104] Example 27 may include the method of any of Examples 24 to 26, including additionally: causing the EU to suspend transmission of all of the plurality of SR occasions.

[00105] Example 28 may include the method of any of Examples 24 to 26, including additionally: causing the EU to suspend transmission of at least one SR occasion from the plurality of SR occasions; receiving an SR from the EU on at least one non-suspended SR occasion from the plurality of SR occasions, the at least one non-suspended SR occasion being different from the at least one SR occasion; and receiving a BSR corresponding to the EU SR.

[00106] Example 29 may include the method of any of Examples 24 to 28, including additionally: transmitting a time offset to the UE, and the message is received from the UE at least at the time offset after the base station enters the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle.

[00107] Example 30 may include the method of Example 29, wherein the time offset is in a unit of at least one of: the number of DTX / DRX cycles, the number of inactive durations, or the number of active durations.

[00108] Example 31 may include the method from Example 29 or 30, and the time offset is determined randomly.

[00109] Example 32 may include the method of any of Examples 24 to 31, provided that the message includes at least one of the following: a special SR indicating a buffer state change between the start of the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle and the end of the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle, a first BSR Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 91 / 108 35 / 38 special indicating a buffer state change, a second special BSR indicating a queuing delay change between the start of the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle and the end of the non-active duration of the first DTX / DRX cycle, an RRC message indicating at least one of: a buffer state change or a queuing delay change.

[00110] Example 33 includes a base station including one or more processors configured to execute instructions that cause the base station to execute the method of any of Examples 24 through 32.

[00111] Example 34 includes a non-transient, computer-readable medium that stores program instructions which, when executed, cause a base station to execute the method of any of Examples 24 through 32.

[00112] Example 35 may include one or more non-transient computer-readable media containing instructions for causing an electronic device, through the execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one or more elements of a method described in or relating to any of the examples described above, or of any other method or process described herein.

[00113] Example 36 may include an apparatus that includes logic, modules, or circuits for executing one or more elements of a method described in or related to any of the examples described above, or of any other method or process described herein.

[00114] Example 37 may include a method, technique, or process as described in or related to any of the examples above, or portions or parts thereof.

[00115] Example 38 may include an apparatus that includes: one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media that Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 92 / 108 36 / 38 include instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more processors to execute the method, techniques, or process as described in or related to any of the examples described above, or portions thereof.

[00116] Example 39 may include a sign as described or related to any of the examples above, or portions or parts thereof.

[00117] Example 40 may include a datagram, an information element, a packet, a frame, a segment, a PDU, or a message as described in or relating to any of the examples described above, or portions or parts thereof, or as otherwise described in the present invention.

[00118] Example 41 may include a data-encoded signal as described or related to any of the above examples, or portions or parts thereof, or as otherwise described in the present invention.

[00119] Example 42 may include a signal encoded with a datagram, IE, packet, frame, segment, PDU, or message as described in or relating to any of the examples described above, or portions or parts thereof, or otherwise described in the present invention.

[00120] Example 43 may include an electromagnetic signal carrying computer-readable instructions, wherein the execution of the computer-readable instructions by one or more processors is intended to cause the one or more processors to execute the method, techniques, or process as described in or relating to any of the examples described above, or portions thereof.

[00121] Example 44 may include a computer program that includes instructions, wherein the execution of the program by an element Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 93 / 108 37 / 38 of processing is intended to cause the processing element to execute the method, techniques, or process as described in or related to any of the examples described above, or portions thereof. The operations or actions performed by the instructions executed by the processing element may include the methods from any of the examples described above.

[00122] Example 45 may include a signal in a wireless network, as shown and described in the present invention.

[00123] Example 46 may include a method of communication on a wireless network, as shown and described in the present invention.

[00124] Example 47 may include a system for providing wireless communication, as shown and described in the present invention. The operations or actions performed by the system may include the methods of any of the examples described above.

[00125] Example 48 may include a device for providing wireless communication, as shown and described in the present invention. The operations or actions performed by the device may include the methods of any of the examples described above.

[00126] The examples described above are implementable using a computer-implemented method; a computer-readable nontransient medium that stores computer-readable instructions to execute the computer-implemented method; and a computer system that includes computer memory operationally coupled to a hardware processor configured to execute the computer-implemented method or the instructions stored on the computer-readable nontransient medium.

[00127] A system, for example, a base station, an appliance including one or more baseband processors, and so forth, may be configured to perform specific operations or actions by virtue of having software, firmware, hardware, or a combination thereof. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pp. 94 / 108 38 / 38 installed in the system that, in operation, causes or makes the system execute the actions. The operations or actions executed by the system may include the methods of any of the examples described above.

[00128] Any of the examples described above may be combined with any other example (or combination of examples), unless explicitly indicated otherwise. The above description of one or more implementations provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of implementations to the precise form revealed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings or may be acquired from the practice of various implementations.

[00129] Although the above implementations have been described in considerable detail, numerous variations and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art once the above invention is fully understood. It is intended that the following claims be interpreted to encompass such variations and modifications.

[00130] It is well understood that the use of personally identifiable information must follow privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding governmental or industry requirements to maintain user privacy. In particular, personally identifiable information data must be managed and handled in a way that minimizes the risk of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of authorized use must be clearly indicated to users. Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, pages 95 / 108

Claims

1 / 6 CLAIMS 1. A method characterized in that it comprises the steps of: receiving radio resource control (RRC) signaling that sets up a discontinuous receive cycle (DRX) corresponding to a server cell; determining that (i) the DRX is activated and (ii) the server cell is in an inactive period of the DRX cycle; suspending transmission of at least one SR during the inactive period of the DRX cycle; and refraining from starting a timer associated with the suspended transmission of at least one SR.

2. Method, according to claim 1, characterized in that RRC signaling activates XDR for the server cell.

3. Method, according to claim 1, characterized in that the suspension of transmission of at least one SR comprises suspending transmission of at least one SR until the serving cell enters an active duration of the XRD cycle.

4. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the timer comprises an SR prohibition timer.

5. Method, according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises receiving a second RRC signal that sets up a plurality of SR occasions for the server cell, wherein at least one of the SR occasions is within the non-active period of the XRD cycle.

6. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: determining that an activation condition has been met; and Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, page 96 / 108 2 / 6 transmitting an uplink message to the server cell, based, at least in part, on determining that the activation condition has been met.

7. Method according to claim 6, characterized in that determining whether the activation condition has been met comprises determining whether the service cell is in an active period of the XRD cycle.

8. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that both DRX and discontinuous transmission (DTX) are configured for the server cell.

9. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that receiving the RRC signaling that configures the DRX cycle corresponding to the server cell comprises receiving the RRC signaling on a user device (UD) from a base station (BS) corresponding to the server cell, the method further comprising: determining, by the UD, that (i) the DRX is activated and (ii) the server cell is in an inactive period of the DRX cycle; suspending, by the UD, the transmission of at least one SR during the inactive period of the DRX cycle; and refraining, by the UD, from starting the timer associated with the suspended transmission of at least one SR.

10. Apparatus characterized in that it comprises: one or more processors; and memory that stores instructions which, when executed, are configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving radio resource control (RRC) signaling that configures a discontinuous receive cycle (DRX) corresponding to a server cell; Petition 870260028730, dated 03 / 27 / 2026, p. 97 / 108 3 / 6 determine that (i) the DRX is activated and (ii) the server cell is in an inactive period of the DRX cycle; suspend transmission of at least one SR during the inactive period of the DRX cycle; and refrain from initiating a timer associated with the suspended transmission of at least one SR.

11. Device according to claim 10, characterized in that RRC signaling activates XDR for the server cell.

12. Apparatus, according to claim 10, characterized in that the suspension of transmission of at least one SR comprises suspending transmission of at least one SR until the serving cell enters an active duration of the XRD cycle.

13. Apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that the timer comprises an SR prohibition timer.

14. Apparatus, according to claim 10, characterized in that the operations further comprise receiving a second RRC signal that configures a plurality of SR occasions for the server cell, wherein at least one of the SR occasions is within the idle period of the XRD cycle.

15. Apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that the operations further comprise: determining that an activation condition has been met; and transmitting an uplink message to the server cell, based at least in part on the determination that the activation condition has been met.

16. Device, according to claim 15, characterized in that determining whether the activation condition has been met comprises determining whether the service cell is in an active period of the XRD cycle.

17. Apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that both DRX and discontinuous transmission (DTX) are configured for the service cell.

18. Device according to claim 10, characterized in that the device comprises a user equipment (UE).

19. Device, according to claim 18, characterized in that receiving the RRC signaling that configures the DRX cycle corresponding to the server cell comprises receiving the RRC signaling in the UE of a base station (BS) corresponding to the server cell.

20. A non-transient, machine-readable medium characterized in that it stores instructions which, when executed, are configured to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving radio resource control (RRC) signaling that sets up a discontinuous receive cycle (DRX) corresponding to a server cell; determining that (i) the DRX is activated and (ii) the server cell is in an idle period of the DRX cycle; suspending transmission of at least one SR during the idle period of the DRX cycle; and refraining from starting a timer associated with the suspended transmission of at least one SR.

21. Machine-readable non-transient medium according to claim 20, characterized in that RRC signaling activates XRD for the server cell, and in that suspending transmission of at least one SR comprises suspending transmission of at least one SR until the server cell enters an active period of the XRD cycle.

22. Machine-readable non-transient medium according to claim 20, characterized in that the operations further comprise receiving a second RRC signal that configures a plurality of SR occasions for the server cell, wherein at least one of the plurality of SR occasions is within the idle period of the DRX cycle.

23. Machine-readable non-transient medium according to claim 20, characterized in that the operations further comprise: determining that an activation condition has been met by determining that the receiving cell is in an active period of the XRD cycle; and transmitting an uplink message to the serving cell based, at least in part, on the determination that the activation condition has been met.

24. Machine-readable non-transient medium according to claim 20, characterized in that the timer comprises an SR prohibition timer.

25. Machine-readable non-transient medium according to claim 20, characterized in that discontinuous transmission (DRX) and discontinuous transmission (DTX) are both configured for the server cell.

26. Machine-readable non-transient medium according to claim 20, characterized in that the receipt of the RRC signaling that configures the DRX cycle corresponding to the server cell comprises receiving the RRC signaling on a user equipment (UE) from a base station (BS) corresponding to the server cell, and the operations further comprise: determining, by the UE, that (i) the DRX is activated and (ii) the server cell is in a non-active period of the DRX cycle; suspending, by the UE, the transmission of at least one SR during the inactive period of the DRX cycle; and the UE refrains from starting the timer associated with the suspended transmission of at least one SR. 101 / 108

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