Group-based signaling for wireless communication systems

Abstract

A method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a network device from a server, first data associated with an application. The method also includes transmitting, by the network device, the first data to a first group of multiple user equipment (UE) devices that execute the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The method further includes transmitting a message to the first group after transmitting the first data. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion.

Description

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This application claims the benefit and priority of U.S. Patent Application No. 17 / 445,166, filed August 16, 2021, entitled “GROUP-BASED SIGNALINGFOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM,” and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 066,671, filed August 17, 2020, entitled “GROUP-BASED SIGNALING FOR AWIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.” The disclosures of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated, in their entirety, by reference, as fully set forth herein and for all applicable purposes. Technical Field

[0003] In summary, various aspects of this disclosure relate to wireless communication systems, and more specifically, various aspects of this disclosure relate to group-based signaling for wireless communication systems. Background Technology

[0004] Wireless communication networks are widely deployed to provide various communication services such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, and broadcasting. These wireless networks can be multiple-access networks capable of supporting multiple users by sharing available network resources. Such networks (which are typically multiple-access networks) support communication for multiple users by sharing available network resources.

[0005] A wireless communication network may include multiple base stations or nodes B that can support communication for multiple user equipments (UEs). UEs can communicate with base stations via downlinks and uplinks. A downlink (or forward link) refers to the communication link from the base station to the UE, while an uplink (or reverse link) refers to the communication link from the UE to the base station.

[0006] The base station can send data and control information to the UE on the downlink and / or receive data and control information from the UE on the uplink. On the downlink, transmissions from the base station may encounter interference from transmissions from neighboring base stations or from other radio frequency (RF) transmitters. On the uplink, transmissions from the UE may encounter interference from uplink transmissions from other UEs communicating with neighboring base stations or from other RF transmitters. This interference can degrade performance on both the downlink and uplink.

[0007] As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, the possibilities of interference and congested networks grows with more UEs accessing the long-range wireless communication networks and more short-range wireless systems being deployed in communities. Research and development continue to advance wireless technologies not only to meet the growing demand for mobile broadband access, but to advance and enhance the user experience with mobile communications. SUMMARY

[0008] In some aspects of the disclosure, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a transmitter and a receiver. The receiver is configured to receive, from a network device, first data associated with an application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation based on a first mode. The receiver is also configured to receive, from the network device, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion. The message is associated with a first transition from operation based on the first mode to a second mode. The receiver is further configured to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application and after a second transition from operation based on the second mode to the first mode.

[0009] In some other aspects, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to a first group of multiple user equipment (UE) devices that execute an application, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The first data is received from a server associated with the application. The transmitter is also configured to transmit, to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0010] In some other aspects, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a network device, first data associated with an application from a server. The method also includes transmitting, by the network device, the first data to a first group of multiple user equipment (UE) devices that execute the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The method further includes transmitting, to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0011] In some other aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions executable by a processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving, by a network device from a server, first data associated with an application. The operations further include transmitting, by the network device to a first group of a plurality of UE devices that execute the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The operations further include transmitting a message to the first group after transmitting the first data. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0012] In some other aspects, an apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to receive, from a server, first data associated with an application. The one or more processors are further configured to transmit, to a first group of a plurality of UE devices that execute the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The one or more processors are further configured to transmit a message to the first group after transmitting the first data. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0013] In some other aspects, an apparatus includes means for receiving, from a server, first data associated with an application. The apparatus further includes means for transmitting, to a first group of a plurality of UE devices that execute the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application, and means for transmitting a message to the first group after transmitting the first data. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0014] In some other aspects, a method of wireless communication includes executing, by a UE, an application. The method further includes receiving, from a network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during which the UE operates based on a first mode. The method further includes receiving, by the UE from the network device, a message. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion. The method further includes transitioning, based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode and transitioning, based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, from operation based on the second mode to the first mode to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application.

[0015] In some other aspects, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions executable by a processor to perform operations. The operations include executing, by a UE, an application. The operations further include receiving, from a network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation based on a first mode. The operations further include receiving, by the UE, a message from the network device. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion. The operations further include transitioning, based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode and transitioning, based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, from operation based on the second mode to the first mode to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application.

[0016] In some other aspects, an apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to execute an application and receive, from a network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation based on a first mode. The one or more processors are further configured to receive a message from the network device. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion. The one or more processors are further configured to transition, based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode and transition, based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, from operation based on the second mode to the first mode to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application.

[0017] In some other aspects, an apparatus includes means for executing an application. The apparatus further includes means for receiving, from a network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation based on a first mode and means for receiving a message from the network device. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion. The apparatus further includes means for transitioning, based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode and transitioning, based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, from operation based on the second mode to the first mode to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application.

[0018] While aspects and implementations are described in this application by illustration to some examples, those skilled in the art will understand that additional implementations and use cases can come about in many different arrangements and scenarios. Innovations described herein can be implemented across many differing platform types, devices, systems, form factors, and configurations. For example, various aspects and / or uses can come about in the context of integrated chip implementations and other non-module-component based devices (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles, communication devices, computing devices, industrial equipment, retail / purchasing devices, medical devices, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled devices, etc.). While some examples can or can not be specifically directed to use cases or applications, a wide assortment of applicable innovations described herein can be applicable or made applicable through implementation. Implementations can range from chip-level implementations of aspects to non-module-component-based implementations, and further to aggregated, distributed, or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) devices or systems incorporating one or more aspects described. In some physical settings, devices incorporating described aspects and features can also necessarily include additional components and features for implementation and practice of claimed and described aspects. For example, transmission and reception of wireless signals necessarily includes a number of components, hardware, software, and / or firmware components (e.g., hardware components including antennas, radio frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders / summers, etc.) for analog and digital purposes. Innovations described herein are intended to be applicable in a wide array of devices, chip-level components, systems, distributed arrangements, end-user devices, etc. of varying sizes, shapes, and constitution. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Further understanding of the nature and advantages of the disclosure can be realized by reference to the following drawings. In the drawings, like components or features can have the same reference label. Furthermore, various components of the same kind can be distinguished by following the convention of using a leading dash and a second label where the first is common to all like components and the second is unique to a particular instance of the component. If only the first designation is used in the text, it is intended to refer to any one of several like components having the same first designation but different second designations.

[0020] Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system, in accordance with some aspects of the disclosure.

[0021] Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a base station and a UE, in accordance with some aspects of the disclosure.

[0022] Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system, in accordance with some aspects of the disclosure.

[0023] Figure 4is a timing diagram illustrating an example of operations in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a method of wireless communication that can be performed by a network device, such as a base station, in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 6 is a flowchart of a method of wireless communication that can be performed by a UE in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a UE in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0027] Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a base station in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] Wireless communication systems are increasingly providing a variety of functionality. As the number of features provided by wireless communication devices increases, battery efficiency can be more important for wireless communication devices. As one example, certain programs and applications executed by a wireless communication device can be computationally intensive (e.g., involve a relatively large number of processing cycles or use a relatively large number of hardware components), or can involve transmission or reception of a relatively large amount of data. Thus, some wireless communication devices can need to be charged frequently, which can be inconvenient.

[0029] Wireless communication systems in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure use frame generation periodicity associated with certain applications as an opportunity for power saving by one or more wireless communication devices (e.g., user equipment (UE) devices), one or more network devices (e.g., base stations), or both. For example, in some implementations, an extended reality (XR) program executed by a UE can specify that data is transmitted by an XR server to a base station (and from the base station to the UE) based on a frame periodicity, such as a 60 hertz (Hz) frame rate or a 120 Hz frame rate. In this example, a frame burst associated with the XR program can occur 60 times per second (or every 16.67 milliseconds (ms)) or 120 times per second (or every 8.33 ms). Each frame burst can be referred to as a monitoring occasion for the UE.

[0030] After transmitting data associated with the XR program during a monitoring occasion, the base station can transmit a message indicating completion of the monitoring occasion. The message can enable the UE to operate according to a low power mode until a subsequent monitoring occasion. The message can include downlink control information (DCI) transmitted via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The message can be referred to as a discontinuous PDCCH monitoring (DPM) signal.

[0031] In some examples, a base station can assign multiple UEs to a common DPM group, and the UEs of the common DPM group can share a DPM signal (also referred to herein as group-based DPM signaling). For example, a base station can assign UEs to a common DPM group if the UEs share similar traffic offsets (where frame bursts for the UEs occur relatively close to each other). Alternatively or additionally, a base station can assign UEs to a common DPM group based on the UEs being located within a common physical location (and sharing a common beam direction). In this case, the base station can use the common beam direction to transmit messages to the UEs.

[0032] Group-based DPM signaling according to some aspects of the disclosure can reduce power consumption in a wireless communication system. For example, between frame bursts associated with an XR program, one or more UEs can operate according to a low-power state. Alternatively or additionally, a base station can operate according to a low-power state between frame bursts associated with an XR program. Further, signaling overhead can be reduced by assigning multiple UEs to a common DPM group for receiving a common DPM signal, thereby reducing power consumption and network traffic. Thus, power consumption can be reduced for some wireless communication devices.

[0033] Generally, in deployments, aspects can be associated with one or more applications. An application can be a reality or other real-time based software or other utility running on a UE (e.g., messaging, gaming, real-time communication, collaborative communication, coordinated communication, etc.). In some cases, the same or different instances of the same application or utility can be associated, or different associations can be made across multiple applications. In some cases, alternatively or additionally, one or more applications can also relate to communication scenarios in which a communication device (e.g., a UE and / or a base station) can employ a discontinuous transmission protocol (e.g., discontinuous reception (DRX)).

[0034] To further illustrate, generally, the present disclosure relates to wireless communication networks such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) networks, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) networks, Orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA) networks, Single-Carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA) networks, LTE networks, GSM networks, 5thGeneration (5G) or New Radio (NR) networks (sometimes referred to as “5G NR” networks / systems / devices). As described herein, the terms “network” and “system” can be used interchangeably.

[0035] For example, a CDMA network can implement a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), cdma2000, etc. UTRA includes Wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) and Low Chip Rate (LCR). cdma2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95 and IS-856 standards.

[0036] For example, a TDMA network can implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) defines standards for the GSM EDGE (enhanced data rates for GSM evolution) radio access network (RAN), also denoted as GERAN. GERAN is the radio part of a GSM / EDGE

[0037] An OFDMA network can implement a radio technology such as evolved UTRA (E- UTRA), IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM and the like. UTRA, E- UTRA, and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) are part of universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS). In particular, long term evolution (LTE) is a release of UMTS that uses E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, GSM, UMTS and LTE are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project” (3GPP) and cdma2000 is described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project 2” (3GPP2). These various radio technologies and standards are known or are being developed. For example, 3GPP is an organization that includes representatives from various telecommunications companies and organizations and that aims to define clear, consistent, and sustainable standards for mobile telecommunications technologies for the benefit of end users. 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a project to improve the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) mobile phone standard that includes release 8 and beyond from 3GPP. 3GPP can define specifications for the next generation mobile network, mobile systems, and mobile devices. The present disclosure can describe certain aspects with reference to LTE, 4G, or 5G NR technology; however, the description is not intended to be limited to a particular technology or application and one or more aspects described with reference to one technology can be understood to be applicable to another technology. Indeed, one or more aspects of the present disclosure are related to shared access to wireless spectrum between networks using different radio access technologies or radio air interfaces.

[0038] 5G networks contemplate diverse deployments, diverse spectrum, and diverse services and devices that can be implemented using a unified, OFDM- based air interface. To meet these goals, further enhancements to LTE and LTE-A are considered in addition to development of the new radio technology for 5G NR networks. 5G NR will be capable of scaling to provide wide symmetry of coverage across a broad range of use cases from massive Internet of Things (loT) to extremely high bandwidth, low latency services. For example, 5G NR can support extreme mobile broadband (eMBB) that can deliver 10-20+ Gbps, with high capacity and large number of connections; massive machine type communications (mMTC) that can deliver 500 kbps with 1,000,000+ connections; and ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) that can deliver 100+ Mbps with 1 ms latency.

[0039] 5G NR devices, networks, and systems can be implemented to use optimized OFDM- based waveform characteristics. These characteristics can include scalable numerology and transmission time intervals (TTIs); common, flexible framework to efficiently multiplex services and features with dynamic, low-latency time -division duplex (TDD) / frequency-division duplex (FDD) design; and advanced wireless technologies, such as massive multiple input, multiple output (MIMO), robust millimeter wave (mmWave) transmissions, advanced channel coding, and device-centric mobility. Scalability of the numerology in 5G NR, with scaling of subcarrier spacing, can efficiently address operating diverse services across diverse spectrum and diverse deployments. For example, in various outdoor and macro coverage deployments of sub-3 GHz FDD / TDD implementations, subcarrier spacing can occur at 15 kHz, for example, over 1, 5, 10, 20 MHz bandwidths. For other various outdoor and small cell coverage deployments of TDD greater than 3 GHz, subcarrier spacing can occur at 30 kHz over 80 / 100 MHz bandwidths. For other various indoor wideband implementations using TDD over the unlicensed portion of the 5 GHz band, subcarrier spacing can occur at 60 kHz over 160 MHz bandwidths. Finally, for various deployments transmitting with mmWave components at TDD of 28 GHz, subcarrier spacing can occur at 120 kHz over 500 MHz bandwidths.

[0040] The scalable numerology of 5G NR facilitates scalable TTIs for different latency and quality of service (QoS) requirements. For example, shorter TTIs can be used for low latency and high reliability, while longer TTIs can be used for higher spectral efficiency. Efficient multiplexing of short and long TTIs allows transmissions to start on symbol boundaries. 5G NR also contemplates a self-contained, integrated subframe design, where uplink / downlink scheduling information, data, and acknowledgements are in the same subframe. The self-contained, integrated subframe supports communications in unlicensed or contention-based shared spectrum, adaptive uplink / downlink that can be flexibly configured on a per-cell basis to dynamically switch between uplink and downlink to meet current traffic demands.

[0041] For clarity, certain aspects of the apparatus and techniques can be described below with reference to example 5G NR implementations or in terminology that can be specific to 5G technologies; however, the description herein is not intended to be limited to 5G applications.

[0042] Further, it should be appreciated that wireless communications networks adapted in accordance with the concepts herein can operate with any combination of licensed or unlicensed spectrum, depending on loading and availability; thus, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art given the benefit of this disclosure that the systems, apparatus and methods described herein can be applied to other communications systems and applications beyond the particular examples provided.

[0043] While aspects and implementations are described in this application by illustration to some examples, those skilled in the art will understand that additional implementations and use cases can come about in many different arrangements and scenarios. The innovative aspects of this application can be applied in various ways to many different types of devices, systems and configurations employing a multitude of protocols and techniques. Some examples are described below for the sake of clarity, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art given the benefit of this disclosure that the innovative aspects of this application can be applied in any number of ways to a wide variety of devices, systems and configurations. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art given the benefit of this disclosure that the innovative aspects of this application can be implemented in a wide variety of devices, systems, configurations and applications beyond those described. For example, the described features and concepts can be implemented in conjunction with integrated chip-level implementations and / or other non-module-component-based devices (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles, communication devices, computing devices, industrial equipment, retail / purchasing devices, medical devices, AI-enabled devices, etc.). While some examples can specifically address use cases or applications, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art given the benefit of this disclosure that the described features and innovative aspects can be applicable to a wide variety of uses and implementations. The implementations can range from chip-level or modular components to non-modular, non-chip-level implementations, and further to aggregated, distributed, or OEM devices or systems incorporating one or more described aspects. One or more of the described features can be implemented in a wide variety of implementations, including both large / small devices, chip-level components, multi-component systems (e.g., RF chains, communication interfaces, processors), distributed arrangements, end-user devices, etc. of varying sizes, shapes, and constitution.

[0044] Figure 1is a block diagram illustrating details of an example wireless communication system. The wireless communication system can include a wireless network 100. For example, the wireless network 100 can include a 5G wireless network. As understood by those skilled in the art, Figure 1 The components appearing in the various network arrangements are likely to have counterparts in other network arrangements, including, for example, cellular network arrangements and non-cellular network arrangements (such as device-to-device, or peer-to-peer or ad hoc network arrangements, etc.).

[0045] Figure 1 The wireless network 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a plurality of base stations 105 and other network entities. A base station can be a station that communicates with UEs and can also be referred to as an evolved node B (eNB), a next generation eNB (gNB), an access point, and the like. Each base station 105 can provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In 3GPP, the term "cell" can refer to this particular geographic coverage area of a base station and / or a base station subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. In implementations of the wireless network 100 herein, the base stations 105 can be associated with a same operator or different operators (e.g., the wireless network 100 can include a plurality of operator wireless networks). Additionally, in implementations of the wireless network 100 herein, the base stations 105 can use one or more of the same frequencies (e.g., one or more frequency bands in a licensed spectrum, an unlicensed spectrum, or a combination thereof) as an adjacent cell to provide wireless communication. In some examples, individual base stations 105 or UEs 115 can be operated by more than one network operating entity. In some other examples, each base station 105 and UE 115 can be operated by a single network operating entity.

[0046] A base station can provide communication coverage for a macro cell or a small cell, such as a pico cell or a femto cell, and / or other types of cells. A macro cell can typically cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., 5 km in radius) and can allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions with the network provider. A small cell can typically cover a relatively small geographic area and can allow restricted access by UEs, such as UEs in a specific Figure 1In the example shown, base stations 105d and 105e are regular macro base stations, while base stations 105a- 105c are macro base stations that utilize one of three- dimensional (3D), full-dimension (FD) or massive MIMO. Base stations 105a- 105c utilize their higher dimension MIMO capabilities to take advantage of 3D beamforming in both elevation and azimuth beams to increase coverage and capacity. Base station 105f is a small cell base station, which can be a home node or a portable access point. A base station can support one or multiple (e.g., two, three, four, etc.) cells.

[0047] Wireless network 100 can support synchronous or asynchronous operation. For synchronous operation, the base stations can have similar frame timing, and transmissions from different base stations can be approximately aligned in time. For asynchronous operation, the base stations can have different frame timing, and transmissions from different base stations can not be aligned in time. In some scenarios, the network can be enabled or configured to handle dynamic switching between synchronous or asynchronous operations.

[0048] The UEs 115 are dispersed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE can be stationary or mobile. It should be appreciated that, although a mobile apparatus is commonly referred to as a "user equipment" (UE) in standards and specifications issued by the 3GPP, such an apparatus can alternatively be referred to using other terminology, including a mobile station (MS), a subscriber station, a mobile unit, a subscriber unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, a wireless communications device, a remote device, a mobile subscriber station, an access terminal (AT), a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a terminal, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, a gaming device, an augmented reality device, a vehicular component device / module, or some other suitable terminology. Within the present document, a "mobile" apparatus or UE need not necessarily have a capability to move, and can be stationary. Some non-limiting examples of a mobile apparatus, such as can be included within one or more of the UEs 115, include a mobile, a cellular (cell) phone, a smart phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a laptop, a personal computer (PC), a notebook, a netbook, a smartbook, a tablet, and a personal digital assistant (PDA). A mobile apparatus can additionally be an "Internet of Things" (IoT) or "Internet of Everything" (IoE) device such as an automobile or other transportation vehicle, a satellite radio, a global positioning system (GPS) device, a logistics controller, a drone, a multi-copter, a quad-copter, a smart energy or security device, a solar panel or solar array, municipal lighting, water, or other infrastructure; an industrial automation and enterprise device; a consumer and wearable device such as eyewear, a wearable camera, a smart watch, a health or fitness tracker, a mammal-implantable device, a gesture tracking device, a medical device, a digital audio player (e.g., MP3 player), a camera, a game console, etc.; and a digital home or smart home device such as a home audio, video, and multimedia device, an appliance, a sensor, a vending machine, intelligent lighting, a home security system, a smart meter, etc. In one aspect, a UE can be a device that includes a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC). In another aspect, a UE can be a device that does not include a UICC. In some aspects, UEs that do not include a UICC can also be referred to as IoT devices. Figure 1 The UEs 115a-115d illustrated in FIG. 1 A are examples of mobile smart phone-type devices accessing the wireless network 100. A UE can also be a machine specifically configured for connected communication, including machine type communication (MTC), enhanced MTC (eMTC), narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), and the like. Figure 1 The UEs 115e-115k illustrated in FIG. 1A are examples of various machines configured for communication that access the wireless network 100.

[0049] Mobile devices such as UE 115 can be able to communicate with any type of base station, whether macro base station, pico base station, femto base station, relay, and the like. In Figure 1 In general, communication links (represented by the lines between the various wireless devices or base stations or network nodes) can include wired or wireless communication links. Representative examples of wireless communication links include communication links between base stations or between a base station and a mobile device, which can be established via a single-input-single-output, multiple-input-single-output, or a multiple-input-multiple-output system, processes, or apparatuses. In

[0050] In operation at the wireless network 100, base stations 105a- 105c serve the UEs 115a and 115b using 3D beamforming and coordinated spatial techniques, such as coordinated multipoint (CoMP) or multi-connectivity. Macro base station 105d performs backhaul communications with base stations 105a- 105c, as well as small cell base station 105f. Macro base station 105d also transmits multicast services which are subscribed to and received by UEs 115c and 115d. Such multicast services can include mobile television or stream video, or can include

[0051] The implemented wireless network 100 supports mission critical communications that utilize ultra-reliable and redundant links for mission critical devices, such as UE 115e, which is an unmanned aerial vehicle. Redundant communication links with the UE 115e include from macro base stations 105d and 105e, as well as small cell base station 105f. Other machine type devices, such as UE 115f (thermometer), UE 115g (smart meter), and UE 115h (wearable device) can communicate through the wireless network 100 either directly with base stations, such as small cell base station 105f, and macro base station 105e, or in multi-hop configurations by communicating with another user device which relays its information to the network, such as UE 115f communicating temperature measurement information to the smart meter UE 115g, which is then reported to the network through small cell base station 105f. The wireless network 100 can also provide additional network efficiency through dynamic, low-latency TDD / FDD communications, such as in a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) mesh network between UEs 115i- 115k communicating with macro base station 105e.

[0052] In some aspects, the base station 105 can transmit a message 150 to one or more UEs 115 to indicate an end of a monitoring occasion to the one or more UEs 115. To illustrate, in some examples, the base station 105d can transmit a message 150 to the UEs 115c and 115d to indicate an end of a monitoring occasion to the UEs 115c and 115d. In some other examples, one or more other base stations 105 can transmit a message 150 to one or more other UEs 115.

[0053] Figure 2 A block diagram conceptually illustrates an example design of a base station 105 and a UE 115, which can be one of the base stations and one of the UEs in Figure 1 , for a restricted association scenario (as mentioned above). For the restricted association scenario, the base station 105 can be the small cell base station 105f in Figure 1 , and the UE 115 can be the UE 115c or 115d operating in the service area of the small cell base station 105f, which is to be included in the list of accessible UEs of the small cell base station 105f for accessing the small cell base station 105f. The base station 105 can also be some other type of base station. As shown in Figure 2 , the base station 105 can be equipped with antennas 234a through 234t, and the UE 115 can be equipped with antennas 252a through 252r, for facilitating

[0054] At base station 105, a transmit processor 220 can receive data from a data source 212 and control information from a controller / processor 240. The control information can be for the physical broadcast channel (PBCH), physical control format indicator channel (PCFICH), physical hybrid ARQ (automatic repeat request) indicator channel (PHICH), physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH), MTC physical downlink control channel (MPDCCH), etc. The data can be for the PDSCH, etc. In addition, the transmit processor 220 can process (e.g., encode and symbol map) the data and control information to obtain data symbols and control symbols, respectively. Transmit processor 220 can also generate reference symbols, e.g., for the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and cell-specific reference signals. A transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 can perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, control symbols, and / or reference symbols, if applicable, and can provide output symbol streams to modulators (MODs) 232a through 232t. For example, spatial processing of the data symbols, control symbols, or reference symbols can include precoding. Each modulator 232 can process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulator 232 can additionally or alternatively process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal. Downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t can be transmitted via antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.

[0055] At UE 115, antennas 252a through 252r can receive the downlink signals from base station 105 and can provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a through 254r, respectively. Each demodulator 254 can condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a respective received signal to obtain input samples. Each demodulator 254 can further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 can obtain received symbols from demodulators 254a through 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive processor 258 can process (e.g., demodulate, deinterleave, and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 115 to a data sink 260, and provide decoded control information to a controller / processor 280.

[0056] On the uplink, at UE 115, the transmitting processor 264 can receive and process data from data source 262 (e.g., for the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)) and control information from controller / processor 280 (e.g., for the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)). Additionally, the transmitting processor 264 can generate reference symbols for reference signals. Symbols from the transmitting processor 264 can be pre-encoded (if applicable) by the TX MIMO processor 266, further processed by modulators 254a to 254r (e.g., for SC-FDM, etc.), and transmitted to base station 105. At base station 105, the uplink signal from UE 115 can be received by antenna 234, processed by demodulator 232, detected by MIMO detector 236 (if applicable), and further processed by receiving processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by UE 115. Processor 238 can provide decoded data to data sink 239 and decoded control information to controller / processor 240.

[0057] Controllers / processors 240 and 280 can respectively direct operations at base station 105 and UE 115. Controllers / processors 240 and / or other processors and modules at base station 105 and / or controllers / processors 280 and / or other processors and modules at UE 115 can perform or direct the execution of various processes used in the techniques described herein, such as performing or directing operations at... Figure 5 and 6 The execution and / or other processes used in the techniques described herein are illustrated. For further illustration, controller / processor 240 may initiate or control the sending of message 150 to UE 115 to indicate the end of a monitoring period, and controller / processor 280 may control the reception of message 150. Controller / processor 280 may detect the end of a monitoring period based on message 150. Memory 242 and 282 may store data and program code for base station 105 and UE 115, respectively. Scheduler 244 may schedule the UE to perform downlink and / or uplink data transmission.

[0058] Wireless communication systems operated by different network operating entities (e.g., network operators) can share spectrum. In some instances, a network operating entity can be configured to use the entire designated shared spectrum for at least a certain time period before another network operating entity uses the entire designated shared spectrum for a different time period. Therefore, in order to allow network operating entities to use the entire designated shared spectrum, and to mitigate interfering communication between different network operating entities, certain resources (e.g., time) can be allocated and distributed to different network operating entities for certain types of communication.

[0059] For example, a network operating entity can be allocated certain time resources that are reserved for exclusive communications by that network operating entity using the entire shared spectrum. The network operating entity can also be allocated other time resources in which the entity is given priority over other network operating entities to use the shared spectrum for communications. These time resources prioritized for use by the network operating entity can be used by the other network operating entities on an opportunistic basis if the prioritized network operating entity does not use the resources. Additional time resources can be allocated for use by any network operator on an opportunistic basis.

[0060] Access to the shared spectrum and arbitration of the time resources among the different network operating entities can be centrally controlled by a separate entity, determined autonomously by a predefined arbitration scheme, or dynamically determined based on interactions among wireless nodes of the network operators.

[0061] In some cases, UEs 115 and base stations 105 can operate in a shared radio frequency spectrum band, which can include licensed or unlicensed (for example, contention-based) frequency spectrum. In an unlicensed frequency portion of the shared radio frequency spectrum band, UEs 115 or base stations 105 can traditionally perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) to contend for access to the frequency spectrum. For example, UEs 115 or base stations 105 can perform a listen before talk or listen before talk (LBT) procedure, such as a clear channel assessment (CCA), prior to communicating in order to determine whether the shared channel is available. In some implementations, a CCA can include an energy detection procedure to determine whether there are any other active transmissions. For example, a device can infer that a change in a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a power meter indicates that the channel is occupied. Specifically, a signal power that is above a predetermined noise floor and that is collected in a certain bandwidth can indicate another wireless transmitter. A CCA can also include detection of certain sequences indicating use of the channel. For example, another device can send a special preamble prior to sending a data sequence. In some cases, an LBT procedure can include a wireless node adjusting its own back-off window based on the amount of energy detected on a channel and / or acknowledgement / negative-acknowledgement (ACK / NACK) feedback of packets it has sent for itself as a proxy for collisions.

[0062] Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communications system 300, in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communications system 300 can include one or more base stations, such as base station 105. The wireless communications system 300 can also include one or more UEs, such as UEs 301, 302, 303, and 304. One or more of UEs 301, 302, 303, and 304 can correspond to the UEs 115 described with reference to FIG. 1.Figure 1 and 2 Any of the UE 115 described. The wireless communication system 300 may also include one or more servers, such as an extended reality (XR) server 390.

[0063] During operation, UEs 301, 302, 303, and 304 can communicate with base station 105. In one example, UEs 301-304 each execute application 310 and can send data to base station 105 in conjunction with the execution of application 310, receive data from base station 105 in conjunction with the execution of application 310, or both. In some examples, application 310 includes or corresponds to an XR procedure.

[0064] Base station 105 can receive data from a server (such as data 391, 392, 393, and 394 from XR server 390) and can provide data to any of UEs 301-304. In some examples, one or more of UEs 301-304 use data 391-394 during the execution of application 310. For example, data 391-394 may include frames used by application 310 to present an XR environment, which may include XR graphic content presented at a display device, XR audio content presented at an audio device, haptic content, other content, or combinations thereof. In some examples, XR server 390 may generate any of data 391-394 based on user input sent by one or more of UEs 301-304. User input can be sent to XR server 390 via base station 105.

[0065] In some aspects of this disclosure, base station 105 determines discontinuous physical downlink control channel monitoring (DPM) group data 320 associated with UEs 301-304. For example, DPM group data 320 may include control data 322 associated with a first group 351 (“Group 1”) of UEs 301-304, and may include control data 332 associated with a second group 352 (“Group 2”) of UEs 301-304. Figure 3In the example of FIG. 3, the control data 322 includes one or more UE identifiers (IDs) 324 indicating one or more UEs associated with the first group 351, such as UE 301 (“UE 1”) and UE 302 (“UE 2”). The control data 322 can also indicate one or more monitoring occasions 326 associated with the first group 351, such as monitoring occasions 326a, 326b, and 326c. The control data 332 can include one or more UE IDs 334 indicating one or more UEs associated with the second group 352, such as UE 303 (“UE 3”) and UE 304 (“UE 4”). The control data 332 can also indicate one or more monitoring occasions 336 associated with the second group 352, such as monitoring occasions 336a, 336b, and 336c. In some examples, the base station 105 determines one or more parameters of the DPM grouping data 320 based on one or both of a threshold time interval 342 or a threshold physical distance 344, as further described below.

[0066] The base station 105 can transmit data 391-394 to the UEs 301-304 based on the DPM grouping data 320. For example, the base station 105 can transmit data 391-392 to the UEs 301-302 during a common monitoring occasion associated with the first group 351, such as monitoring occasion 326a, based on the control data 322 indicating that the UEs 301-302 are associated with the first group 351. As another example, the base station 105 can transmit data 393-394 to the UEs 303-304 during a common monitoring occasion associated with the second group 352, such as monitoring occasion 336a, based on the control data 332 indicating that the UEs 303-304 are associated with the second group 352.

[0067] After completing sending data to the group within the monitoring occasion, the base station 105 can transmit a message 360 (e.g., message 150 or another message) indicating completion of the monitoring occasion. For example, after completing sending data 391-392 during the monitoring occasion 326a, the base station 105 can transmit a message 360 to the UEs 301-302 of the first group 351 to indicate the end of the monitoring occasion 326a. In some examples, in response to receiving the message 360, the UEs 301-302 can sleep or operate based on a lower power state until the monitoring occasion 326b. Based on the monitoring occasion 326b, the UEs 301-302 can wake up or transition to a higher power state to monitor for other data transmitted by the base station 105 during the monitoring occasion 326a. As another example, after completing sending data 393-394 during the monitoring occasion 336a, the base station 105 can transmit a message 360 to the UEs 303-304 of the second group 352 to indicate the end of the monitoring occasion 336b. In response to receiving the message 360, the UEs 303-304 can sleep or operate based on a lower power state until the monitoring occasion 336b. Based on the monitoring occasion 336b, the UEs 303-304 can wake up or transition to a higher power state to monitor for other data transmitted by the base station 105 during the monitoring occasion 336b.

[0068] Alternatively or additionally, in some cases, the indication of completion of the monitoring occasion can indicate or signal when the completion will occur, is occurring, or both. To illustrate, in some implementations, the message 360 can indicate one or more particular slots when the completion will occur. The one or more particular slots can occur during or after the UE 115 receives the message 360. Thus, the message 360 can indicate when the completion will occur, is occurring, or has occurred.

[0069] In some examples, the message 360 corresponds to a downlink control information (DCI) message transmitted via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The message 360 can include an address field to specify a particular group associated with the message 360. For example, the address field can indicate a first address to specify the first group 351 or a second address to specify the second group 352.

[0070] To further illustrate, Figure 4 is a timing diagram illustrating an example of operations 400 in accordance with some aspects of the disclosure. Figure 4The example of FIG. 3B illustrates that the base station 105 can transmit data 391 to the UE 301 and data 392 to the UE 302 during the monitoring occasion 326a. After transmitting the data 391-392, the base station 105 can transmit a message 360 to the UEs 301-302 to indicate completion of the monitoring occasion 326a. The operations 400 illustrate that the UEs 301-302 can operate based on the low-power state after receiving the message 360 and until the monitoring occasion 326b. The operations 400 also illustrate that the base station 105 can transmit data 393 to the UE 303 and data 394 to the UE 304 during the monitoring occasion 336a. After transmitting the data 393-394, the base station 105 can transmit a message 360 to the UEs 303-304 to indicate completion of the monitoring occasion 336a. The UEs 303-304 can operate based on the low-power state after receiving the message 360 and until the monitoring occasion 336b.

[0071] To further illustrate, in some examples, Figure 4 The vertical axes in FIG. 3B correspond to UE power consumption for the first group 351 and the second group 352.

[0072] In some examples, the UEs of the first group 351 operate based on a first mode associated with a first power consumption during the monitoring occasion 326a and operate based on a second mode associated with a second power consumption after the monitoring occasion 326a and before the monitoring occasion 326b. In this case, the second power consumption can be less than the first power consumption.

[0073] In some examples, the UE determines a start time of the monitoring occasion based on a frame period associated with the application 310. For example, as an illustrative example, the application 310 can be associated with a frame periodicity corresponding to 60 Hertz (Hz) or 120 Hz. In this case, as an illustrative example, the start time of the monitoring occasion 326b can occur 16.67 milliseconds (ms) or 8.33 ms after the start time of the monitoring occasion 326a. The UE can transition from the second mode to the first mode based on the start time of the monitoring occasion.

[0074] Alternatively or additionally, the base station 105 can transition modes to conserve power. To illustrate, the base station 105 can operate based on a first mode associated with a first power consumption during the monitoring occasion 326a and can operate based on a second mode associated with a second power consumption after the monitoring occasion 326a and before the monitoring occasion 326b. In this case, the second power consumption can be less than the first power consumption.

[0075] Figure 4It is also shown that the monitoring occasions 326a-c associated with the first group 351 can be offset from the monitoring occasions 336a-c associated with the second group 352. For example, a first set of traffic offsets 401 associated with the first group 351 can be different (e.g., less than) than a second set of traffic offsets 402 associated with the second group 352. Thus, data transmissions to the first group 351 can be time multiplexed relative to data transmissions to the second group 352.

[0076] In some examples, the base station 105 adjusts one or more traffic offsets associated with one or more UEs to determine a group traffic offset, such as the first set of traffic offsets 401 or the second set of traffic offsets 402. To illustrate, the base station 105 can adjust one or more parameters specified by the XR server 390, e.g., by “customizing” one or more traffic offsets associated with one or more UEs.

[0077] To further illustrate, the XR server 390 can specify a first traffic offset associated with the UE 301, a second traffic offset associated with the UE 302, a third traffic offset associated with the UE 303, and a fourth traffic offset associated with the UE 304, and the base station 105 can adjust one or more of the traffic offsets in connection with determining the groups 351, 352. In one example, the base station 105 identifies the first group 351 based on a difference between the traffic offsets associated with the first group 351 being less than a threshold time interval 342. For example, if a difference between the first traffic offset and the second traffic offset is less than the threshold time interval 342, the base station 105 can group the UEs 301-302 as the first group 351. The base station 105 can group the UEs 303-304 as the second group 352 based on a difference between the third traffic offset and the fourth traffic offset being less than the threshold time interval 342. In some examples, the base station 105 adjusts a traffic offset associated with at least one UE of the first group 351 to be within a monitoring occasion associated with the first group 351. For example, the base station 105 can adjust the second traffic offset while the first traffic offset remains fixed (or vice versa). In some examples, the base station 105 can adjust the second traffic offset while the third traffic offset remains fixed (or vice versa).

[0078] Alternatively or additionally, the base station 105 can identify the groups based on beam directions associated with the UEs. For example, the base station 105 can identify a first group 351 based on UEs 301-302 being within a threshold physical distance 344 of each other. In this case, the base station 105 can use a common beam direction (e.g., a first beam direction) for UEs 301-302. As another example, the base station 105 can identify a second group 352 based on UEs 303-304 being within the threshold physical distance 344 of each other. In this case, the base station 105 can use a common beam direction (e.g., a second beam direction different from the first beam direction) for UEs 303-304. Thus, the base station 105 can transmit data 391-392 using the first beam direction and can transmit data 393-394 using the second beam direction.

[0079] In the illustrative example, the base station 105 can determine UE grouping based on beam directions (and physical distances) of the UEs and can then adjust traffic offsets associated with the UEs. For example, after selecting the first group 351 based on the threshold physical distance 344, the base station can adjust a traffic offset associated with at least one UE of the first group 351 to be within a monitoring occasion associated with the first group 351. As another example, after selecting the second group 352 based on the threshold physical distance 344, the base station can adjust a traffic offset associated with at least one UE of the second group 352 to be within a monitoring occasion associated with the second group 352. Thus, by determining DPM grouping based on physical locations of the UEs and then adjusting traffic offsets based on the determined DPM grouping, groups can have both a common beam direction and a common traffic offset.

[0080] Referring again to Figure 3 , the base station 105 can transmit an indication 396 of the adjusted traffic offset to the XR server 390. For example, if the base station 105 adjusts one or more of the traffic offsets of UEs 301-304, the base station 105 can inform the XR server 390 of the adjustment to enable the XR server 390 to operate based on the adjusted traffic offset.

[0081] In some examples, the base station 105 selects the monitoring occasion based on one or more control signals 370 transmitted by the base station 105. In some examples, the one or more control signals 370 include a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), or another signal periodically or semi-statically transmitted by the base station 105. In one example, overlap between the message 360 and the one or more control signals 370 is allowed. In this case, transmission of at least a portion of the one or more control signals 370 can occur during any of the monitoring occasions 326, 336. In some other examples, overlap between the message 360 and the one or more control signals 370 can be prohibited. In this case, the base station 105 can select any of the monitoring occasions 326, 336 to avoid overlap with transmission of the one or more control signals within the monitoring occasions 326, 336.

[0082] According to Figure 4 and 5 Group-based DPM signaling according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure can reduce power consumption in the wireless communication system 300. For example, between frame bursts associated with the application 310, one or more of the UEs 301-304 can operate according to a low power state. Additionally or alternatively, the base station 105 can operate according to a low power state between frame bursts associated with the application 310. Moreover, signaling overhead can be reduced, and thus power consumption and network traffic within the wireless communication system 300 can be reduced, by assigning multiple UEs to a common DPM group (e.g., the first group 351 or the second group 352) for receiving a common DPM signal (e.g., the message 360).

[0083] Although the base station 105 is described in some examples as a single device or entity, it should be appreciated that the operations of the base station 105 can be performed by a plurality of devices or entities in some implementations. To illustrate, in some examples of an open radio access network (ORAN) implementation, the operations of the base station 105 can be performed using radio unit (RU) devices, distributed unit (DU) devices, and centralized unit (CU) devices. In some implementations, the RU devices can transmit wireless communication signals to and receive wireless communication signals from the UEs 115, and one or more of the DU devices or the CU devices can perform other operations, such as communications with a core network. A communication link between the RU devices and the DU devices can be referred to as a front-haul communication link. A communication link between the DU devices and the CU devices can be referred to as a mid-haul communication link. A communication link between the CU devices and the core network can be referred to as a back-haul communication link. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other examples of ORAN or other implementations are within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0084] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a method 500 of wireless communication that can be performed by a network device, such as a base station, in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, the method 500 is performed by the base station 105.

[0085] The method 500 includes receiving, by the network device from a server, first data associated with an application, at 502. As an illustrative example, the base station 105 can receive any of the data 391-392 from the XR server 390.

[0086] The method 500 also includes transmitting, by the network device to a first group of multiple UE devices that execute the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application, at 504. As an illustrative example, the base station 105 can transmit any of the data 391-392 to the first group 351 of UEs 301-302 during the monitoring occasion 326a, e.g., in the message 360. Figure 4 is shown in the example of FIG. 3.

[0087] The method 500 also includes transmitting, by the network device to the first group, a message after transmitting the first data, at 506. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion. For example, after transmitting the data 391-392, the base station 105 can transmit the message 360 to the UEs 301-302 of the first group 351 to indicate completion of the monitoring occasion 326a.

[0088] The method 500 can also include transmitting, by the network device to a second group of multiple UE devices that execute the application, second data associated with the application during a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, at 508, and transmitting, by the network device to the second group, a message to indicate completion of the second monitoring occasion after transmitting the second data, at 510. As an illustrative example, the second data can correspond to any of the data 393-394, and the base station 105 can transmit the data 393-394 to the UEs 303-304 of the second group 352 during the monitoring occasion 336a. After transmitting the data 393-394, the base station 105 can transmit the message 360 to the UEs 303-304 of the second group 352 to indicate completion of the monitoring occasion 336a.

[0089] Figure 6 is a flowchart of a method 600 of wireless communication that can be performed by a UE, in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, the method 600 is performed by any of the UEs 115, 301, 302, 303, and 304.

[0090] The method 600 includes executing, by the UE, an application, at 602. For example, any of the UEs 115, 301, 302, 303, and 304 can execute the application 310.

[0091] The method 600 further includes receiving, from the network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation of the UE based on the first mode, at 604. As an illustrative example, the UE 301 can receive the data 391 during the monitoring occasion 326a during operation based on the first mode (e.g., based on a first power consumption).

[0092] The method 600 further includes receiving, by the UE from the network device, a message, at 606. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion. As an illustrative example, the UE 301 can receive the message 360 from the base station 105 indicating completion of the monitoring occasion 326a.

[0093] The method 600 further includes transitioning, based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode, at 608. For example, the UE 301 can transition from the first mode to a second mode (e.g., based on a second power consumption that is less than the first power consumption) based on the message 360.

[0094] The method 600 further includes transitioning, based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, from operation based on the second mode to the first mode to receive second data associated with the application from the network device, at 610. For example, the UE 301 can transition from the second mode to the first mode to receive data during the monitoring occasion 326b, e.g., in the example shown in FIG. 3B. Figure 4 In some examples, the first data includes a first plurality of frames received during a first burst of frames associated with the application 310, and the second data includes a second plurality of frames received during a second burst of frames associated with the application 310.

[0095] Figure 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a UE 115 in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. The UE 115 can include Figure 2 the structures, hardware, or components shown in FIG. 3A. For example, the UE 115 can include a controller / processor 280, which can execute instructions stored in a memory 282. Using the controller / processor 280, the UE 115 can transmit and receive signals via wireless radios 701a-r and antennas 252a-r. The wireless radios 701a-r can include one or more components or devices described herein, such as modulator / demodulators 254a-r, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, one or more other components or devices, or a combination thereof.

[0096] In some examples, one or more of the wireless radios 701a-r include or correspond to the transmitter 710 and the receiver 712. The transmitter 710 and the receiver 712 can be configured to communicate one or more signals described herein. For example, the receiver 712 can be configured to receive any of the data 391-392 during the monitoring occasion 326a, e.g., as shown in the example of FIG. 3. As another example, the receiver 712 can be configured to receive the message 360 to detect completion of the monitoring occasion 326a. Figure 4

[0097] In some examples, the controller / processor 280 executes the monitoring instructions 702 to monitor or receive data from the base station 105, such as the data 391-394, other data, or combinations thereof. The controller / processor 280 can execute the monitoring instructions 702 to selectively monitor or receive data during a monitoring occasion designated by the base station 105 (e.g., the monitoring occasion 326a) and not monitor data outside of the monitoring occasion. The controller / processor 280 can execute the mode transition instructions 703 to transition from operation based on the first mode to operation based on the second mode based on the message 360 and from operation based on the second mode to operation based on the first mode based on the monitoring occasion (e.g., the monitoring occasion 326b) to receive second data associated with the application 310 from the base station 105. In some other examples, operations described with reference to the mode transition instructions can be implemented using hardware devices, such as a control register storing a flag indicating whether a message 360 has been received for a particular monitoring occasion to indicate completion of the monitoring occasion.

[0098] Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a base station in accordance with some aspects of the disclosure. The base station 105 can include the structure, hardware, and components shown in FIG. 2. For example, the base station 105 can include a controller / processor 240 that can execute instructions stored in memory 242. Under the control of the controller / processor 240, the base station 105 can transmit and receive signals via wireless radios 801a-t and antennas 234a-t. The wireless radios 801a-t can include one or more components or devices described herein, such as modulator / demodulators 232a-t, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, one or more other components or devices, or combinations thereof. Figure 2

[0099] ​​In some examples, one or more of the wireless radios 801a-t include or correspond to a transmitter 810 and a receiver 812. The transmitter 810 and the receiver 812 can be configured to communicate one or more signals described herein. For example, the transmitter 810 can be configured to transmit any of the data 391-392 to the UEs 301-302 of the first group 351 during the monitoring occasion 326a, e.g., in accordance with the example shown in FIG. 3. Figure 4 As another example, the transmitter 810 can be configured to transmit the message 360 to indicate completion of the monitoring occasion 326a.

[0100] In some examples, the controller / processor 240 executes XR application data reception instructions 802 to receive data, such as the data 391-394, from the XR server 390. The controller / processor 240 can also execute XR application data transmission instructions 804 to transmit data to a group of UEs (e.g., the first group 351 or the second group 352) executing an application 310 during a first monitoring occasion (e.g., the monitoring occasion 326a or the monitoring occasion 336a) associated with the application 310, and to transmit a message 360 to the group to indicate completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0101] According to some further examples, in a first example, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a network device from a server, first data associated with an application. The method further includes transmitting, by the network device to a first group of multiple UE devices that execute the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The method further includes transmitting, by the network device to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message that indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0102] In a second example, additionally or alternatively to the first example, the method further includes transmitting, by the network device to a second group of multiple UE devices that execute the application, second data associated with the application during a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, and transmitting, by the network device to the second group after transmitting the second data, the message to indicate completion of the second monitoring occasion.

[0103] In a third example, additionally or alternatively to any of the first example through the second example, the method further includes identifying the first group based on a difference between traffic offsets associated with the first group being less than a threshold time interval.

[0104] In a fourth example, additionally or alternatively to any of the first example through the third example, the method further includes adjusting a traffic offset associated with at least one UE of the first group to be within a monitoring occasion associated with the first group.

[0105] In a fifth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through fourth examples, the method further includes identifying the first group based on the first group being within a threshold physical distance of each other, enabling the network device to use a common beam direction for the first group.

[0106] In a sixth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through fifth examples, the method further includes, after selecting the first group based on the threshold physical distance, adjusting a traffic offset associated with at least one UE of the first group to be within a monitoring occasion associated with the first group.

[0107] In a seventh example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through sixth examples, the method further includes transmitting, to the server, an indication of the adjusted traffic offset.

[0108] In an eighth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through seventh examples, at least one UE of the first group operates based on a first mode associated with a first power consumption during the first monitoring occasion, the at least one UE operates based on a second mode associated with a second power consumption after the first monitoring occasion and before a second monitoring occasion, and the second power consumption is less than the first power consumption.

[0109] In a ninth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through eighth examples, the network device operates based on a first mode associated with a first power consumption during the first monitoring occasion, the network device operates based on a second mode associated with a second power consumption after the first monitoring occasion and before a second monitoring occasion, and the second power consumption is less than the first power consumption.

[0110] In a tenth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through ninth examples, the method further includes selecting the first monitoring occasion based on one or more control signals transmitted by the network device.

[0111] In an eleventh example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through tenth examples, the one or more control signals include a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), or another signal periodically or semi-statically transmitted by the network device.

[0112] In a twelfth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through tenth examples, transmission of at least a portion of the one or more control signals occurs during the first monitoring occasion.

[0113] In a thirteenth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through twelfth examples, the method further includes selecting the first monitoring occasion to avoid overlap of transmission of the one or more control signals with the first monitoring occasion.

[0114] In a fourteenth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through thirteenth examples, the application includes or corresponds to an extended reality (XR) program.

[0115] In a fifteenth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through fourteenth examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions executable by a processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving, by a network device from a server, first data associated with an application. The operations further include transmitting, by the network device to a first group of a plurality of UE devices that execute the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The operations further include transmitting, by the network device to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0116] In a sixteenth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through fifteenth examples, an apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to receive, from a server, first data associated with an application and transmit, to a first group of a plurality of UE devices that execute the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The one or more processors are further configured to transmit, to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0117] In a seventeenth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through sixteenth examples, an apparatus includes means for receiving, from a server, first data associated with an application. The apparatus further includes means for transmitting, to a first group of a plurality of UE devices that execute the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and transmitting, to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message. The message indicates completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0118] In an eighteenth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through seventeenth examples, a method of wireless communication includes executing, by a UE, an application. The method further includes receiving, from a network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during which the UE operates based on a first mode. The method further includes receiving, by the UE from the network device, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion. The method further includes transitioning, by the UE based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode and transitioning from operation based on the second mode to the first mode based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application.

[0119] In a nineteenth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through eighteenth examples, the UE is included in a plurality of UEs that execute the application and the message is addressed to the plurality of UEs.

[0120] In a twentieth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through nineteenth examples, the plurality of UEs is selected based on a difference between traffic offsets associated with the plurality of UEs being less than a threshold time interval.

[0121] In a twenty-first example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through twentieth examples, a traffic offset associated with at least one of the plurality of UEs is adjusted to be within the monitoring occasion associated with the plurality of UEs.

[0122] In a twenty-second example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through twenty-first examples, the plurality of UEs is selected based on the plurality of UEs being within a threshold physical distance of each other to enable a common beam direction from the network device to the plurality of UEs.

[0123] In a twenty-third example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through twenty-second examples, a traffic offset associated with at least one of the plurality of UEs is adjusted to be within a monitoring occasion associated with the plurality of UEs after the plurality of UEs is selected based on the threshold physical distance.

[0124] In a twenty-fourth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first through twenty-third examples, the application comprises or corresponds to an extended reality (XR) program.

[0125] In a twenty-fifth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first example through the twenty-fourth example, the first data includes a first plurality of frames received during a first frame burst associated with the application, and the second data includes a second plurality of frames received during a second frame burst associated with the application.

[0126] In a twenty-sixth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first example through the twenty-fifth example, the method further includes determining, by the UE, a start time of the second monitoring occasion based on a frame periodicity associated with the application, and transitioning, by the UE, from the second mode to the first mode based on the start time of the second monitoring occasion.

[0127] In a twenty-seventh example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first example through the twenty-sixth example, the first mode is associated with a first power consumption, and the second mode is associated with a second power consumption that is less than the first power consumption.

[0128] In a twenty-eighth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first example through the twenty-seventh example, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions executable by a processor to perform operations. The operations include executing, by a UE, an application, and receiving, from a network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation by the UE based on a first mode. The operations further include receiving, by the UE from the network device, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion. The operations further include transitioning, by the UE based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode, and transitioning, based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, from operation based on the second mode to the first mode to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application.

[0129] In a twenty-ninth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first example through the twenty-eighth example, an apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to execute an application, and receive, from a network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation based on a first mode. The one or more processors are further configured to receive, from the network device, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion, and transition, based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode. The one or more processors are further configured to transition, based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, from operation based on the second mode to the first mode to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application.

[0130] In a thirtieth example, alternatively or in addition to any of the first example through the twenty-ninth example, an apparatus comprises means for performing an application. The apparatus further comprises means for receiving, from a network device, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation based on a first mode, and receiving a message from the network device indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion. The apparatus further comprises means for transitioning, based on the message, from operation based on the first mode to a second mode, and transitioning, based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, from operation based on the second mode to the first mode to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application.

[0131] In a thirty-first aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirtieth aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a transmitter and a receiver. The receiver is configured to receive, from a network device, first data associated with an application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation based on a first mode. The receiver is further configured to receive a message from the network device indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion. The message is associated with a first transition from operation based on the first mode to a second mode. The receiver is further configured to receive, from the network device, second data associated with the application based on a second monitoring occasion associated with the application and after a second transition from operation based on the second mode to the first mode.

[0132] In a thirty-second aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirty-first aspect, the receiver is further configured to receive a first plurality of frames during a first frame burst associated with the application and a second plurality of frames during a second frame burst associated with the application. The first data includes the first plurality of frames, and wherein the second data includes the second plurality of frames.

[0133] In a thirty-third aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first through the thirty-second aspects, a start time of the second monitoring occasion is based on a frame period associated with the application, and the second transition from the second mode to the first mode is based on the start time of the second monitoring occasion.

[0134] In a thirty-fourth aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirty-third aspect, the first mode is associated with a first power consumption and the second mode is associated with a second power consumption that is less than the first power consumption.

[0135] In a thirty-fifth aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirty-fourth aspect, the apparatus is included in a plurality of UEs that execute the application, and wherein the message is addressed to the plurality of UEs.

[0136] In a thirty-sixth aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirty-fifth aspect, the plurality of UEs is selected based on a difference between traffic offsets associated with the plurality of UEs being less than a threshold time interval.

[0137] In a thirty-seventh aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirty-sixth aspect, at least one of the traffic offsets is adjusted to be within the monitoring occasions associated with the plurality of UEs.

[0138] In a thirty-eighth aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirty-seventh aspect, the plurality of UEs is selected based on the plurality of UEs being within a threshold physical distance of each other to achieve a common beam direction from the network device to the plurality of UEs.

[0139] In a thirty-ninth aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirty-eighth aspect, after the plurality of UEs is selected based on the threshold physical distance, a traffic offset associated with at least one of the plurality of UEs is adjusted to be within a monitoring occasion associated with the plurality of UEs.

[0140] In a fortieth aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the thirty-ninth aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to a first group of a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices that execute an application, first data related to the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application. The first data is received from a server associated with the application. The transmitter is further configured to transmit, to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion.

[0141] In a forty-first aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the fortieth aspect, the transmitter is further configured to transmit, to a second group of a plurality of UE devices that execute the application, second data associated with the application during a second monitoring occasion associated with the application. The transmitter is further configured to transmit, to the second group after transmitting the second data, the message to indicate completion of the second monitoring occasion.

[0142] In a forty-second aspect, alternatively or in addition to one or more of the first example through the forty-first aspects, the application includes or corresponds to an extended reality (XR) program.

[0143] Those skilled in the art will understand that information and signals can be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that can be referenced throughout the above description can be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

[0144] One or more components, functional blocks, and devices (e.g., one or more components, functional blocks, and devices of Figure 2 described herein) can comprise one or more processors, electronic devices, hardware devices, electronic components, logical circuits, memories, software codes, firmware codes, etc., or any combination thereof. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, devices, circuits, and operations (e.g., operations of Figure 5 and 6 described herein) can be implemented using electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To illustrate, the various components, blocks, devices, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality, without reference to the particular

[0145] The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure herein can be implemented or performed with a general-purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor can be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor can also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

[0146] The operations of a method or process described herein can be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. A software module can reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium can be integral to the processor. The processor and the storage medium can reside in an ASIC. The ASIC can reside in a user terminal. In the alternative, the processor and the storage medium can reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

[0147] In one or more exemplary designs, the functions described can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions can be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media can include any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, functional computer-readable media can be accessed from the storage media of a device or directly from a human operator. As used herein, disk and disc include compact discs (CDs), laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs), hard disk drives, solid state drives, and Blu-ray discs where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0148] As used herein, including in the claims (‘and / or’ as used herein is to be taken as specific disclosure separately each of the listed items in the list in which it is used). Without limitation, the term “and / or” when used in the context of a list of items, means that at least one of the items, or a combination of any of the items, can be employed. By way of example, a list of A, B, and / or C can mean A alone; B alone; C alone; A and B in combination; A and C in combination; B and C in combination; or A, B, and C in combination. In addition, as used herein, including in the claims (‘or’ as used herein is to be taken as specific disclosure separately each of the items in the list in which it is used). Without limitation, the term “or” when used in the context of a list of items, means that at least one of the items, or a combination of any of the items, can be employed. By way of example, a list of A, B, and / or C can mean A; or B; or C; or A and B; or A and C; or B and C; or A, B, and C.

[0149] The previous description of the disclosure is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Modifications to various implementations of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and, thus, the foregoing description of the disclosure is not intended to be taken in a limiting sense and is made solely for purposes of illustrating aspects of the general inventive concept. The disclosure is not intended to be limited to the details given herein, but can be modified in various ways within the scope and spirit of the disclosure.

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the UE comprising: a transmitter; and a receiver configured to: receive first data associated with an application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation according to a first mode; receive a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion, the message being associated with a first transition from operation according to the first mode to operation according to a second mode; and receive second data associated with the application according to a second monitoring occasion associated with the application and after a second transition from operation according to the second mode to operation according to the first mode, the first and second monitoring occasions being according to a frame period associated with the application.

2. The UE of claim 1, wherein, a start time of the second monitoring occasion is according to the frame period associated with the application, and wherein the second transition from the second mode to the first mode is according to the start time of the second monitoring occasion.

3. The UE of claim 1, wherein, the first mode is associated with a first power consumption, and wherein the second mode is associated with a second power consumption that is less than the first power consumption.

4. The UE of claim 1, wherein, the message is addressed to a plurality of UEs including the UE.

5. The UE of claim 4, wherein, the receiver is further configured to receive the message according to a difference between traffic offsets associated with the plurality of UEs being less than a threshold time interval.

6. The UE of claim 5, wherein, at least one of the traffic offsets is adjusted to be within one or more monitoring occasions associated with the plurality of UEs.

7. The UE of claim 4, wherein, the receiver is further configured to receive the message according to the plurality of UEs being within a threshold physical distance of each other to enable a common beam direction from a network device to the plurality of UEs.

8. The UE of claim 7, wherein, the receiver is further configured to receive the message further according to a traffic offset associated with at least one of the plurality of UEs being adjusted to be within one or more monitoring occasions associated with the plurality of UEs.

9. The UE of claim 1, wherein, an end time of the first monitoring occasion is separated from a start time of the second monitoring occasion by a time period that is greater than zero, and wherein a duration of the time period corresponds to the frame period associated with the application.

10. A method of wireless communication at a network device, comprising: receiving first data associated with an application; transmitting, to a first group of user equipment (UEs) that perform the application, the first data during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application; transmitting, to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion; and transmitting, to a second group of UEs that perform the application, second data associated with the application during a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, the first and second monitoring occasions being according to a frame period associated with the application.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: identifying the first group according to a difference between traffic offsets associated with the first group being less than a threshold time interval.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: adjusting a traffic offset associated with at least one UE of the first group to be within one or more monitoring occasions associated with the first group.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising: The first group is identified according to the UEs of the first group being within a threshold physical distance of each other, enabling the network device to communicate with the first group using a common beam direction.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising: After identifying the first group to receive the message according to the threshold physical distance, adjusting a traffic offset associated with at least one UE of the first group to be within one or more monitoring occasions associated with the first group.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: transmitting an indication of the adjusted traffic offset.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein, Further comprising operating according to a first mode associated with a first power consumption during the first monitoring occasion, wherein the network device operates according to a second mode associated with a second power consumption after the first monitoring occasion and before the second monitoring occasion, and wherein the second power consumption is less than the first power consumption.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising: transmitting one or more control signals; and selecting the first monitoring occasion according to the one or more control signals. The one or more control signals comprise a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), or another signal periodically or semi-statically transmitted by the network device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, Transmission of at least a portion of the one or more control signals occurs during the first monitoring occasion.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein, The first monitoring occasion is selected to avoid overlap of transmission of the one or more control signals with the first monitoring occasion.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

21. A network device, comprising: a receiver; and a transmitter configured to: transmit, to a first group of user equipment (UEs) executing an application, first data associated with the application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application; transmit, to the first group after transmitting the first data, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion; and transmit, to a second group of UEs executing the application, second data associated with the application during a second monitoring occasion associated with the application, the first monitoring occasion and the second monitoring occasion being according to a frame period associated with the application. The transmitter is further configured to: transmit, to the second group after transmitting the second data, the message to indicate completion of the second monitoring occasion.

22. The network device of claim 21, wherein, The application comprises or corresponds to an extended reality (XR) program.

24. A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

23. The network device of claim 21, wherein, receiving, by the UE, first data associated with an application during a first monitoring occasion associated with the application and during operation according to a first mode; receiving, by the UE, a message indicating completion of the first monitoring occasion; transitioning, by the UE, from operation according to the first mode to operation according to a second mode according to the message; and transitioning from operation according to the second mode to operation according to the first mode according to a second monitoring occasion associated with the application to receive second data associated with the application, the first monitoring occasion and the second monitoring occasion being according to a frame period associated with the application. ​ ​ ​ 25. The method of claim 24, wherein, The message is addressed to a plurality of UEs including the UE.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein, The message is received according to a difference between traffic offsets associated with the plurality of UEs being less than a threshold time interval.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein, The message is also received according to a traffic offset associated with at least one of the plurality of UEs being adjusted to be within one or more monitoring occasions associated with the plurality of UEs.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein, The message is received according to the plurality of UEs being within a threshold physical distance of each other to enable a common beam direction from a network device to the plurality of UEs.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein, A traffic offset associated with at least one of the plurality of UEs is adjusted to be within one or more monitoring occasions associated with the plurality of UEs.

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