Method, apparatus and system for cell discontinuous transmission and received signal processing

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for cell discontinuous transmission and cell discontinuous reception signal processing are described. In one embodiment, a method performed by a first wireless communication device comprises: receiving a first signal from a first wireless communication node; transmitting a second signal to the first wireless communication node, wherein the second signal comprises at least one of: a wake-up indication; a cell discontinuous reception (DRX) mode indication indicating a preferred cell DRX mode; and a cell discontinuous transmission (DTX) and DRX mode indication for indicating a preferred cell DTX / DRX mode, and a timer trigger indication; signal transmission indication; and delay demand.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communications, and more particularly, to methods, apparatuses and systems for cell discontinuous transmission and reception signal processing. BACKGROUND

[0002] Discontinuous transmission (DTX) and discontinuous reception (DRX) are techniques that allow user equipment and / or network to power down a large portion of its internal circuitry in the time when no signal / channel is transmitted or received. The time period when user equipment and / or network is restricted to transmit or receive is referred to as "inactive time".

[0003] Cell DTX / DRX is introduced to reduce the energy consumption of the whole network. In cell DTX / DRX configuration, the network can only transmit or receive data during the cell DTX / DRX active time, and only a few necessary signals or channels are transmitted and received during the cell DTX / DRX inactive time. For cell DTX / DRX, the longer the inactive duration, the better the energy saving effect will be. However, long inactive time can affect the user experience in the cell. For example, during the long inactive time, the user equipment (UE) can experience a longer delay time when reacting to a burst event due to the few signals or channels activated in the inactive time. Therefore, it is needed to improve the user experience in cell DTX / DRX by defining the UE behavior in the cell DRX / DTX scheme while maintaining reasonable energy saving gain. SUMMARY

[0004] The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein are intended to address one or more of the problems in the art that have been presented with existing technologies, and to provide additional features that will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In accordance with various embodiments, exemplary systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are disclosed herein. It should be understood, however, that these embodiments are presented by way of example and not limitation, and that various modifications can be made by those of ordinary skill in the art to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope of the disclosure, which is set forth in the appended claims.

[0005] In some embodiments, the method performed by the first wireless communication device comprises: receiving, from a plurality of wireless communication nodes, a first signal comprising configuration information to at least one first wireless communication device; transmitting at least a second signal to the wireless communication nodes, wherein the at least one second signal comprises at least one of: a wake-up indication; a cell discontinuous reception (DRX) mode indication indicating a preferred cell DRX mode; and a cell discontinuous transmission (DTX) and DRX mode indication indicating a preferred cell DTX and DRX mode; a timer trigger indication; a signal transmission indication; and a latency requirement.

[0006] In some embodiments, the first signal comprises at least one of: a radio resource control (RRC) signal; a downlink control information (DCI) signal; a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) signal; and a low power wake up signal (LP-WUS), wherein the LP-WUS signal comprises at least one of: a preamble; a data portion; and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) attachment.

[0007] In some embodiments, the first signal can be a feedback signal from the first wireless communication node in response to the second signal.

[0008] In some embodiments, the first signal includes configuration information including at least one of: one or more cell DTX patterns, wherein each of the one or more cell DTX patterns includes at least one of: a cell DTX start offset, a cell DTX cycle, a cell DTX on duration timer, and a cell DTX inactivity timer; one or more cell DRX patterns, wherein each of the one or more cell DRX patterns includes at least one of: a cell DRX start offset, a cell DRX cycle, a cell DRX on duration timer, and a cell DRX inactivity timer; and one or more cell DTX and DRX patterns, wherein each of the one or more cell DTX / DRX patterns includes at least one of: a cell DTX / DRX start offset, a cell DTX / DRX cycle, a cell DTX / DRX on duration timer associated with a cell DTX / DRX on duration, and a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer. In some embodiments, the first signal is transmitted when at least one of: the wireless communication device has a UE capability to support cell DTX; the wireless communication device has a UE capability to support cell DRX; a second signal is transmitted by the wireless communication device or received by the wireless communication node; a cell DRX pattern is changed; a cell DTX pattern is changed; and a timer is activated, wherein the timer includes at least one of: a cell DTX on duration timer; a cell DTX inactivity timer; a cell DRX on duration timer; a cell DRX inactivity timer; a cell DTX and DRX on duration timer; and a cell DTX and DRX inactivity timer.

[0009] In some embodiments, the first signal further comprises indication information comprising at least one of: activating and / or deactivating a cell DTX mode for a group of wireless communication devices; activating and / or deactivating a cell DRX mode for a group of wireless communication devices; an information block carrying information for a wireless communication device in a group of wireless communication devices, wherein the information comprises: a wake-up indication, a signal transmission indication, a timer trigger indication, a resource parameter, a flag indicating whether one or more fields in a DCI are re-interpreted or an indication of a type of power offset to be used, a field for indicating a selected power offset, a field for indicating one or more updated CSI resources, a field for indicating a start offset of a cell DTX / DRX cycle or user equipment (UE) connected discontinuous reception (CDRX) configuration related information, a field for indicating at least one of a number of ports used for CSI measurement or CSI reporting, one or more CSI-RS resource identifiers, one or more CSI-RS resource set identifiers, one or more CSI resource configuration (CSI-ResourceConfig) identifiers, and a field for indicating activation or deactivation of a TCI state in a TCI state set; wherein the resource parameter comprises at least one of: a number of ports, a port index indication, a group indication, a power offset, an index, a TCI (transmission configuration indicator), a CDM (code division multiplexing), a resource mapping, a CDM group index, a frequency domain resource, a time domain resource, a group index.

[0010] In some embodiments, the second signal comprises at least one of: a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble based signal; a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); a scheduling request (SR); a buffer status report (BSR); a sequence or preamble based signal. The PRACH preamble based signal is associated with at least one of: a preamble format; a sequence generation method; a preamble index; a cell DRX mode index; and a cell DTX / DRX mode index.

[0011] In some embodiments, the at least one second signal is received according to a plurality of second signal transmission occasions, wherein the plurality of second signal transmission occasions is associated with at least one of: a random access channel (RACH) occasion; a cell DRX configuration; a cell DTX / DRX configuration; a start point and a period; and a time window, wherein the time window is associated with at least one of a start point, an offset, or a period.

[0012] In some embodiments, the wake-up indication comprises at least one of: a first indication to start a cell DRX on-duration timer; a second indication to start a cell DTX and DRX on-duration timer; a third indication to not start a cell DRX on-duration timer; and a fourth indication to not start a cell DTX and DRX on-duration timer.

[0013] In some embodiments, the at least one second signal further comprises at least one of: a cell DRX mode indication field, wherein the cell DRX mode indication field comprises a first bitmap comprising a plurality of first bits, wherein each of the plurality of first bits is associated with a corresponding first cell DRX mode; and a cell DTX and DRX mode indication field, wherein the cell DTX and DRX mode indication field comprises a second bitmap comprising a plurality of second bits, wherein each of the plurality of second bits is associated with a corresponding first cell DTX mode or a corresponding second DRX mode.

[0014] In some embodiments, the timer trigger indication comprises at least one of: an indication to start a cell DRX inactivity timer; an indication to restart a cell DRX inactivity timer; an indication to stop a cell DRX inactivity timer; an indication to start a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer; an indication to restart a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer; an indication to stop a cell DTX inactivity timer.

[0015] In some embodiments, the signal transmission indication comprises at least one of: an indication indicating that a third signal is to be transmitted; an indication indicating that a third signal is not to be transmitted; an indication indicating that a fourth signal is to be received; an indication indicating that a fourth signal is not to be received; wherein the third signal comprises at least one of: a PUCCH, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a channel state information (CSI) report, a sounding reference signal (SRS), a Configured Grant Physical Uplink Shared Channel (CG-PUSCH); wherein the fourth signal comprises at least one of: a PDCCH, a PDSCH, a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS), a CSI reference signal (CSI-RS), a semi-persistent CSI-RS, an aperiodic CSI-RS, a remote interference management reference signal (RIM-RS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a synchronization signal physical broadcast channel (SS / PBCH) block, a phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a primary synchronization signal (PSS). BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings. The drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and serve to facilitate the reader's understanding of the present disclosure. Thus, the drawings should not be viewed as limiting the breadth, scope, or applicability of the present disclosure. It should be noted that, for clarity and ease of illustration, these drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0017] Figure 1A Exemplary wireless communication networks according to some embodiments of this disclosure are shown.

[0018] Figure 1B A block diagram of an exemplary wireless communication system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0019] Figure 2 A signaling diagram between a base station and a user equipment for performing cell DTX / DRX signal processing is shown according to some embodiments.

[0020] Figure 3 An example of two cell DRX modes according to some embodiments is shown.

[0021] Figure 4 Another signaling diagram is shown between a base station and a user equipment for performing cell DTX / DRX signal processing, according to some embodiments.

[0022] Figure 5 An example of a cell DRX inactivity timer used in cell DRX mode according to some embodiments is shown.

[0023] Figure 6 Another signaling diagram is shown between a base station and a user equipment for performing cell DTX / DRX signal processing, according to some embodiments.

[0024] Figure 7 Another signaling diagram is shown between a base station and a user equipment for performing cell DTX / DRX signal processing, according to some embodiments.

[0025] Figure 8 Another signaling diagram is shown between a base station and two user equipments for performing cell DTX / DRX signal processing, according to some embodiments. Detailed Implementation

[0026] Various exemplary embodiments of this disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to enable those skilled in the art to make and use this disclosure. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, various changes or modifications can be made to the examples described herein without departing from the scope of this disclosure after reading it. Therefore, this disclosure is not limited to the exemplary embodiments and applications described and illustrated herein. Furthermore, the specific order and / or hierarchy of steps in the methods disclosed herein are merely exemplary methods. Based on design preferences, the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the disclosed methods or processes may be rearranged while remaining within the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that the methods and techniques disclosed herein present various steps or actions in an exemplary order, and unless otherwise expressly stated, this disclosure is not limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

[0027] Figure 1A An exemplary wireless communication network 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. In a wireless communication system, a network-side communication node or base station (BS) 102 can be a Node B, an E-UTRA Node B (also known as an evolved Node B, eNodeB, or eNB), a new generation eNB (ng-eNB), a gNodeB (also known as gNB) in new radio (NR) technology, a pico station, a femto station, etc. A terminal-side communication device or user equipment (UE) 104 can be a remote communication system such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and can also be a short-range communication system such as a wearable device, a vehicle with a vehicle communication system, etc. In all embodiments of the present disclosure below, the network communication node and the terminal-side communication device are represented by BS 102 and UE 104, respectively, and are generally referred to as “communication node” and “communication device”, respectively, herein. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, such communication nodes and communication devices are capable of wireless communication. It should be noted that all embodiments are merely preferred examples and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be understood that the system can include any desired combination of BS 102 and UE 104 while remaining within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0028] Reference is made to Figure 1A Wireless communication network 100 includes a first BS 102-1, a second BS 102-2, a first UE 104-1, a second UE 104-2, a third UE 104-3, and a fourth UE 104-4. In some embodiments, first BS 102-1 and second BS 102-2 include a first plurality of antennas 106-1a to 106-1n and a second plurality of antennas 106-2a to 106-2n, respectively. First plurality of antennas 106-1a to 106-1n can communicate with one or more of the plurality of UEs 104 to form a first multiple-in-multiple-out (MIMO) system, and second plurality of antennas 106-2a to 106-2n can communicate with one or more of the plurality of UEs 104 to form a second MIMO system.

[0029] In some embodiments, the plurality of UEs 104 can form direct communication links with the first BS 102-1 and / or the second BS 102-2, such as uplink channels 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, and 103-4 and downlink channels 105-1, 105-2, 105-3, and 105-4. The direct communication channels between the plurality of UEs 104 and one or more of the BSs 102 can be through an interface such as a Uu interface, also referred to as an E-UTRAN air interface. In some embodiments, the UEs 104 include multiple transceivers, which enables the UEs 104 to support multi-connectivity to receive data simultaneously from the first BS 102-1 and the second BS 102-2. Each of the first BS 102-1 and the second BS 102-2 is connected to a core network (CN) 108 over an external interface 107, such as an Iu interface, an NG-U interface, or an S1-U interface, over a user plane (UP). In some embodiments, the CN 108 is one of the following: an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and a 5G Core Network (5GC). In some embodiments, the CN 108 also includes at least one of the following: an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), a User Plane Function (UPF), and a System Management Function (SMF). In some embodiments, the UEs 104-1, 104-2, and 104-4 are located within a cell 112-1 covered by the BS 102-1, and the UE 104-3 is located within a cell 112-2 covered by the BS 102-2.

[0030] The direct communication channel 111 between the first BS 102-1 and the second BS 102-2 is over an X2 interface. In some embodiments, the BSs (e.g., gNBs) are divided into Distributed Units (DUs) and Central Units (CUs) over the UP, and the direct communication between them is over an Fl-U interface. In some embodiments, the CU of the second BS 102-2 can be further divided into a control plane and a user plane (UP), and the direct communication between them is over an El interface. In the following of this disclosure, the Xx interface is used to describe one of the following interfaces: an NG interface, an S1 interface, an X2 interface, an Xn interface, an Fl interface, and an El interface. When an Xx interface is established between two nodes, the two nodes can send control signaling over a control plane and / or send data over a UP.

[0031] Figure 1B A block diagram of an exemplary wireless communication system 150 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. System 150 may include components and elements configured to support known or conventional operating features that do not need to be described in detail herein. In some embodiments, system 150 may be used in applications such as... Figure 1A In the wireless communication environment of the wireless communication network 100, data symbols are transmitted and received as described above.

[0032] System 150 typically includes a first BS102-1, a second BS102-2, and a UE 104, which will be collectively referred to as BS102 and UE 104 for ease of discussion. Both the first BS102-1 and the second BS102-2 include a BS transceiver module 152, a BS antenna array 154, a BS memory module 156, a BS processor module 158, and a network interface 160. In the illustrated embodiment, each module in BS102 is coupled and interconnected with each other via a data communication bus 180 as needed. UE 104 includes a UE transceiver module 162, a UE antenna 164, a UE memory module 166, a UE processor module 168, and an I / O interface 169. In the illustrated embodiment, each module in UE 104 is coupled and interconnected with each other via a data communication bus 190 as needed. BS102 communicates with UE 104 via a communication channel 192, which can be any wireless channel suitable for data transmission as described herein.

[0033] Those skilled in the art will understand that system 150 may also include, in addition to Figure 1B Any number of BS, UE, or modules other than those shown. Those skilled in the art will understand that the various illustrative blocks, modules, circuits, and processing logic described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in hardware, computer-readable software, firmware, or any practical combination thereof. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability and compatibility of hardware, firmware, and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps are typically described according to their functionality. Whether this functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware, or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the system as a whole. Those skilled in the art can implement these functions appropriately for each specific application, but these implementation decisions should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

[0034] Wireless transmissions from a transmit antenna of a UE 104 to a receive antenna of a BS 102 are referred to as uplink (UL) transmissions, and wireless transmissions from a transmit antenna of a BS 102 to a receive antenna of a UE 104 are referred to as downlink (DL) transmissions. According to some embodiments, the UE transceiver 162 can be referred to herein as an "uplink" transceiver 162, which includes radio frequency (RF) transmitter and receiver circuitry, each coupled to a UE antenna 164. A duplexing switch (not shown) alternatively couples the uplink transmitter or receiver to the uplink antenna in a time duplexed manner. Similarly, according to some embodiments, the BS transceiver 152 can be referred to herein as a "downlink" transceiver 152, which includes RF transmitter and receiver circuitry, each coupled to an antenna array 154. A downlink duplexing switch alternatively couples the downlink transmitter or receiver to the downlink antenna array 154 in a time duplexed manner. The operation of the two transceivers 152 and 162 are coordinated in time, such that the uplink receiver is coupled to the uplink UE antenna 164 to receive transmissions over the wireless communication channel 192 at the same time the downlink transmitter is coupled to the downlink antenna array 154. Preferably, there is tight synchronization timing with only minimal guard time between changes in duplex direction. The UE transceiver 162 communicates with the BS 102 via the UE antenna 164 over the wireless communication channel 192. The BS transceiver 152 communicates with other BSs (e.g., second BS 102-2) via the BS antenna 154 of the BS (e.g., first BS 102-1) over the wireless communication channel 196. The wireless communication channel 196 can be any wireless channel or other medium known in the art suitable for direct communication between BSs.

[0035] The UE transceiver 162 and the BS transceiver 152 are configured to communicate via the wireless data communication channel 192, and cooperate with appropriately configured RF antenna arrangements 154 / 164 that can support a particular wireless communication protocol and modulation scheme. In some example embodiments, the UE transceiver 162 and the BS transceiver 152 are configured to support industry standards such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and emerging 5G standards (e.g., NR). However, it should be understood that the present application is not necessarily limited to applications with particular standards and related protocols. Rather, the UE transceiver 162 and the BS transceiver 152 can be configured to support alternative or additional wireless data communication protocols, including future standards or variations thereof.

[0036] The processor modules 158 and 168 can be implemented or realized with a general purpose processor, a content addressable memory, a digital signal processor, a application specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array, any suitable programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination of them designed to perform the functions described herein. In this manner, the processor modules can be implemented as a microprocessor, a controller, a microcontroller, a state machine, or the like. The processor modules also can be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a digital signal processor core, or any other such configuration.

[0037] Furthermore, the steps of the methods or algorithms described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be embodied directly in hardware, in firmware, in a software module executed by processor modules 158 and 168, or in any practical combination thereof. The memory modules 156 and 166 can be implemented as RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disks, removable disks, CD-ROMs, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. In this regard, the memory modules 156 and 166 can be respectively coupled to the processor modules 158 and 168, such that the processor modules 158 and 168 can respectively read information from, and write information to, the memory modules 156 and 166. The memory modules 156 and 166 also can be integrated into their respective processor modules 158 and 168. In some embodiments, the memory modules 156 and 166 can each include flash memory for storing temporary variables or other intermediate information during execution of instructions to be respectively executed by the processor modules 158 and 168. The memory modules 156 and 166 also can each include non-volatile memory for storing instructions to be respectively executed by the processor modules 158 and 168.

[0038] The network interface 160 generally represents the hardware, software, firmware, processing logic and / or other components that enable the BS transceiver 152 to communicate with other network components and communication nodes configured to communicate with the BS 102. For example, the network interface 160 can be configured to support Internet or WiMAX traffic. In a typical deployment, the network interface 160 provides an 802.3 Ethernet interface, without limitation, such that the BS transceiver 152 can communicate with a conventional Ethernet-based computer network. In this manner, the network interface 160 can include a physical interface for connecting to a computer network (e.g., a Mobile Switching Center (MSC)). The term "configured to" or "configured for" as used herein with respect to a particular operation or function refers to a device, component, circuit, structure, machine, signal, etc. that is physically constructed, programmed, formatted, and / or arranged to perform the particular operation or function. The network interface 160 can allow the BS 102 to communicate with other BSs or a CN over wired or wireless connections.

[0039] Referring again to Figure 1A As noted above, the BS 102 repeatedly broadcasts system information associated with the BS 102 to one or more UEs 104 in order to allow the UEs 104 to access the network within the cell in which the BS 102 is located and generally operate normally within the cell. For example, a plurality of information such as downlink and uplink cell bandwidth, downlink and uplink configuration, cell information, random access configuration, etc. can be included in the system information. Generally, the BS 102 broadcasts a first signal carrying some primary system information (e.g., configuration of the cell in which the BS 102 is located) over a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). For purposes of clarity of illustration, this broadcasted first signal is referred to herein as a "first broadcast signal." It should be noted that the BS 102 can subsequently broadcast one or more signals carrying some other system information over a corresponding channel (e.g., a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)).

[0040] Referring again to Figure 1BIn some embodiments, the primary system information carried by the first broadcast signal can be transmitted by the BS 102 in a symbol format via the communication channel 192 (e.g., PBCH). According to some embodiments, the raw form of the primary system information can be presented as one or more sequences of digital bits, and the one or more sequences of digital bits can be processed through a number of steps (e.g., encoding, scrambling, modulating, mapping steps, etc.), all of which can be processed by the BS processor module 158, to become the first broadcast signal. Similarly, when the UE 104 receives the first broadcast signal (in the symbol format) using the UE transceiver 162, according to some embodiments, the UE processor module 168 can perform a number of steps (de-mapping, de-modulating, decoding steps, etc.) to estimate the primary system information, such as the bit positions of the bits of the primary system information, the number of bits, etc. The UE processor module 168 is also coupled to the I / O interface 169, which provides the UE 104 the ability to connect to other devices, such as a computer. The I / O interface 169 is the communication path between these accessories and the UE processor module 168.

[0041] Figure 2 A signaling diagram between a BS 202 and a UE 204 for performing cell DTX / DRX signal processing is shown, according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, the BS 202 can be configured to transmit a first signal 206 to the UE 204 for further cell DTX / DRX processing. Although Figure 2 An example of one UE 204 is shown in the middle, but the present disclosure is not limited to one single UE, and the BS 202 can transmit the first signal 206 to multiple UEs within a cell covered by the BS 202.

[0042] In some embodiments, the wireless communication node transmits the first signal 206, and / or the wireless communication device receives the first signal 206.

[0043] In some embodiments, the wireless communication node transmits the first signal 206 and / or the wireless communication device receives the first signal 206, and the wireless communication device transmits the second signal 406.

[0044] In some embodiments, the first signal is a DCI for indicating the indication information for a group of wireless communication devices or all wireless communication devices in a serving cell. Wherein all of the wireless communication devices represent the following wireless communication devices, which support a cell DTX and / or a cell DRX user equipment UE capability or UE feature in the serving cell, or all Release-18 UEs in the serving cell.

[0045] In some embodiments, the first signal comprises indication information comprising at least one of: activating and / or deactivating a cell DTX mode; activating and / or deactivating a cell DRX mode; and / or one or more information blocks.

[0046] In some embodiments, the information blocks carry indication information of the wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, the number of information blocks is equal to the number of wireless communication devices in the group of wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, each information block carries indication information of one wireless communication device in the group of wireless communication devices.

[0047] In some embodiments, the indication information comprises: a wake-up indication, a signal transmission indication, a timer trigger indication, a resource parameter, a flag indicating whether one or more fields in the DCI are re-interpreted or an indication of a type of power offset to be used, a field for indicating a selected power offset, a field for indicating one or more updated CSI resources, a field for indicating a start offset of a cell DTX / DRX cycle or user equipment, UE, connected discontinuous reception, CDRX, configuration related information, a field for indicating at least one of a number of ports used for CSI measurement or CSI reporting, one or more CSI-RS resource identifiers, one or more CSI-RS resource set identifiers, one or more CSI resource configuration identifiers, and a field for indicating activation or deactivation of a TCI state in a TCI state set.

[0048] In some embodiments, the resource parameter is related to spatial domain resource configuration. In some embodiments, the resource parameter includes at least one of: a number of ports, where the indication information is a number of CSI-RS ports; a port index indication, where the indication information indicates one or more port indices that are selected / activated; a number of values, where the indication information is one of: a number of CSI reports, a number of antenna muting patterns, a number of RS resources associated with a CSI report configuration, a number of PUCCH resources associated with a CSI report configuration; a group indication, a scaling factor, where the indication information is greater than or equal to or less than or equal to 10. For example, 1 / 2, 1 / 4, 1 / 8, 1 / 3, 3 / 8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8. In some embodiments, the scaling factor is used to determine a second number of ports from a first number of ports; a power offset, where the indication information corresponds to a power control offset (powerControlOffset) or a power control offset SS (powerControlOffset SS); in some embodiments, the power control offset is a hypothetical ratio of PDSCH EPRE to NZP CSI-RS EPRE when the UE derives CSI feedback and takes values in the range of [-8, 15] dB with 1 dB step. In some embodiments, the power control offset SS is a hypothetical ratio of NZP (non-zero power) CSI-RS EPRE to SS / PBCH block EPRE (energy per resource element); an index, for example, the indication information is a CRI (CSI-RS resource indicator), a resource set ID, a resource setting ID; a TCI (transmission configuration indicator); a CDM (code division multiplexing); a resource mapping, for example, N1 corresponds to a number of ports in a first dimension and N2 corresponds to a number of ports in a second dimension; a CDM group index; a frequency domain resource; a time domain resource; a group index. In some embodiments, each information block indicates indication information for a group of wireless communication devices in a bitmap. In some embodiments, each information block in the bitmap is a resource parameter. In some embodiments, each bit in the bitmap is associated with one or more port indices, and a value of the bit indicates whether a corresponding port is active, valid, or indicated.

[0049] In some embodiments, the UE 204 receives configuration information from the BS 202, the configuration information including at least one of: one or more cell DTX modes, one or more cell DRX modes, one or more cell DTX / DRX modes, a cell DTX / DRX mode indication, and a cell DRX mode indication. The term “one or more DTX / DRX modes” can be referred to as one or more discontinuous modes including both DTX and DRX modes. Each of the one or more cell DTX modes can include at least one of: a cell DTX start offset, a cell DTX cycle, a cell DTX on duration timer associated with a cell DTX on duration, and a cell DTX inactivity timer, each of the one or more cell DRX modes can include at least one of: a cell DRX start offset, a cell DRX cycle, a cell DRX on duration timer associated with a cell DRX on duration, and a cell DRX inactivity timer, and each of the one or more cell DTX / DRX modes can include at least one of: a cell DTX / DRX start offset, a cell DTX / DRX cycle, a cell DTX / DRX on duration timer associated with a cell DTX / DRX on duration, and a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer. The purpose of this configuration is for the BS 202 to communicate with the UE 204 and provide one or more cell DRX modes and / or one or more DTX / DRX modes such that the communication is activated only during a cell DRX on duration or a DTX / DRX on duration in a cell DRX cycle or a cell DTX / DRX cycle. In this way, the power consumption generated during the communication can be reduced.

[0050] In some embodiments, the cell DTX / DRX can also be written as cell DRX / DTX with the same meaning and no substantial difference.

[0051] In some embodiments, the BS 202 sends the first signal 206 to the UE 204 when at least one of the following conditions is met: the wireless communication device has a UE capability to support cell DTX; and / or the wireless communication device has a UE capability to support cell DRX; the second signal is sent by the wireless communication device or received by the wireless communication node; a cell DTX mode is to be changed; a cell DRX mode is to be changed; a cell DTX / DRX mode is to be changed; a start offset is to be changed, wherein the start offset comprises at least one of a cell DTX start offset, a cell DRX start offset, and a cell DTX / DRX start offset; a timer is to be activated, wherein the timer comprises at least one of: a cell DTX ON duration timer; a cell DTX inactivity timer; a cell DRX ON duration timer, a cell DRX inactivity timer, a cell DTX / DRX ON duration timer, and a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer. As used herein, a “cell DRX ON duration timer” refers to a timer that counts a cell DRX ON duration in a particular cell DRX cycle. Details of the cell DRX ON duration and the cell DRX cycle will be described in more detail below with reference to Figure 3 Details of the cell DRX ON duration and the cell DRX cycle will be described in more detail below. A “cell DRX inactivity timer” refers to a timer that counts a DRX inactivity duration within a particular cell DRX cycle, where the DRX inactivity timer can be triggered in the particular cell DRX cycle. During the DRX inactivity duration, communication between the BS 202 and the UE 204 is active. In some embodiments, the DRX inactivity duration is associated with a UE request.

[0052] Figure 3Examples of two-cell DRX modes are shown in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, a first cell DRX mode 302-1 includes a cell DRX cycle 304-1, a cell DRX on-duration 306-1, and a cell DRX off-duration 308-1, and a second cell DRX mode 302-2 includes a cell DRX cycle 304-2, a cell DRX on-duration 306-2, and a cell DRX off-duration 308-2. In one embodiment, the cell DRX cycle 304-1 has the same duration as the cell DRX cycle 304-2. In another embodiment, the cell DRX cycle 304-1 and the cell DRX cycle 304-2 have different durations. In yet another embodiment, the cell DRX on-duration 306-1 is different from the cell DRX on-duration 306-2, and the cell DRX off-duration 308-1 is different from the cell DRX off-duration 308-2. In some embodiments, information regarding one or more desired cell DRX modes and / or one or more desired cell DTX / DRX modes can be indicated by the UE 204 and sent to the BS 202.

[0053] Although Figure 3 Examples of two-cell DRX modes are shown in the above, the present disclosure is not limited to two-cell DRX modes, and different numbers of cell DRX modes with durations similar to those shown in the above can be used in the configuration information 206. Figure 3 One or more cell DTX modes, or one or more cell DTX / DRX modes, similar to those shown in the above. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that cell DTX modes can have on and off durations similar to those shown in the above. It is further appreciated that cell DTX modes can, but need not, be similar to cell DRX modes of sessions established between the BS 202 and the UE 204. Figure 3

[0054] ​In some embodiments, when one or more cell DTX modes are activated during a communication, downlink (DL) transmissions from the BS 202 to the UE 204 are controlled by the one or more cell DTX modes, and the DL transmissions only occur during the cell DTX on durations, while uplink (UL) traffic from the UE 204 to the BS 202 is not affected by the one or more cell DTX modes. In some other embodiments, when one or more cell DRX modes are activated during a communication, UL transmissions from the UE 204 to the BS 202 are controlled by the one or more cell DRX modes, and the UL transmissions only occur during the cell DRX on durations, while DL traffic from the BS 202 to the UE 204 is not affected by the one or more cell DRX modes. In yet some other embodiments, when both DTX and DRX modes are activated during a communication, DL transmissions from the BS 202 to the UE 204 can only occur during the cell DTX on durations, and UL transmissions from the UE 204 to the BS 202 can only occur during the cell DRX on durations.

[0055] Figure 4 Another signaling diagram between the BS 402 and the UE 404 for performing cell DTX / DRX signal processing is shown in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the UE 404 can be configured to send a second signal 406 to the BS 402 at a plurality of second signal transmission occasions to further conduct cell DTX / DRX processing. The plurality of second signal transmission occasions can be referred to as conditions and timings for sending the second signal 406. In some embodiments, the UE 404 can receive the first signal 206 from the BS 402 after sending the second signal 406. In some embodiments, the UE 404 can send the second signal 406 after receiving the first signal 206 and in response to information contained in the first signal 206. As discussed in further detail below, the second signaling requests a particular cell DTX, cell DRX, or cell DTX / DRX mode to be configured by the BS 402 to optimize or improve user experience (e.g., signal latency) during data transmissions measured or determined by the UE 404. If the second signal 406 is sent after the first signal 206, the second signal 406 can contain information for adjusting the cell DTX, cell DRX, and cell DTX / DRX previously configured by the BS 402. If the second signal 406 is sent first, the second signal 406 contains information for requesting a particular cell DTX, cell DRX, or cell DTX / DRX mode desired. In accordance with some embodiments, the BS 402 can grant the request from the UE 404 based on various factors (e.g., available communication resources, quality of service (QoS) parameters associated with the UE 404, etc.).

[0056] In some embodiments, the second signal 406 includes at least one intended cell DRX mode determined by the UE 404, wherein the at least one intended cell DRX mode is associated with at least one of a cell DRX mode index, a cell DRX start offset, an intended cell DRX cycle, an intended cell DRX on duration. In one embodiment, the UE 404 is configured to measure a communication delay (such as a packet delivery delay) and compare the measured communication delay with a first predetermined delay threshold. If the measured communication delay is greater than the first predetermined delay threshold, the UE 404 can determine an intended cell DRX mode with an intended cell DRX on duration that is longer than a predetermined nominal cell DRX on duration to reduce communication delay and improve communication efficiency. In another embodiment, if the measured communication delay is shorter than the first predetermined delay threshold, the UE 404 can determine an intended cell DRX mode with an intended cell DRX on duration that is shorter than a predetermined nominal cell DRX on duration to save power.

[0057] In some embodiments, the second signal 406 further includes at least one of a wake-up indication, a cell DRX mode indication, a cell DTX / DRX mode indication, a timer trigger indication, a signal transmission indication. In some embodiments, the second signal 406 further includes UE assistance information, wherein the UE assistance information includes at least one of a delay requirement, a preferred cell DRX mode, and a preferred cell DTX / DRX mode.

[0058] In some embodiments, the second signal 406 is carried by at least one of a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble based signal, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) configuration, a scheduling request (SR), a buffer status report (BSR), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) configuration, and a sequence or preamble based signal.

[0059] In some embodiments, the second signal is a PRACH preamble based signal. The second signal is associated with at least one of: a preamble format; a sequence generation method; a time domain resource allocation; a frequency domain resource allocation; a preamble index; a cell DRX mode index; or a cell DTX / DRX mode index. For some examples, the preambles used for random access and the preambles used as the second signal can be distinguished by the preamble format. For some other examples, the preambles used for random access and the preambles used as the second signal can be distinguished by the sequence generation method, which includes at least one of cyclic shift, sequence initialization, root sequence. For some other examples, each preamble is associated with a preamble index, and one or more preambles associated with a predefined index are used as the second signal. In some other examples, the second signaling is used to indicate a cell DRX mode or a cell DTX / DRX mode. There is one or more preambles for cell DRX mode or cell DTX / DRX mode indication, and each preamble is associated with one cell DRX mode or one cell DTX / DRX mode. The gNB receives the preamble and obtains the cell DRX mode indication or the cell DTX / DRX mode indication.

[0060] In some embodiments, the second signal is carried by PUCCH. The second signal is associated with at least one of: a PUCCH format; a PUCCH resource ID; a PUCCH resource set ID; a UCI length. In some examples, the second signal is configured with a predefined PUCCH format. At least one of an initial cyclic shift (initialCyclicShift), a number of symbols (nrofSymbol), a starting symbol index (startingSymbolIndex) is different from the PUCCH used for HARQ-ACK, SR and CSI reporting. In some other examples, the second signal is configured with one or more PUCCH resources with specific resource ID. In some other examples, the second signal is configured with one or more PUCCH resource sets with specific resource set ID.

[0061] In some embodiments, the second signal is a SR (scheduling request). When the SR requests UL-SCH resource for new transmission, the wake-up indication information or timer trigger information for cell DRX or cell DTX / DRX is sent.

[0062] In some embodiments, the second signaling is a BSR. When the BSR with information about UL data amount is sent, the wake-up indication information or timer trigger information for cell DRX or cell DTX / DRX is sent.

[0063] In some embodiments, the second signaling is carried by PUSCH.

[0064] In some embodiments, the second signaling is a sequence or preamble based signal including at least one of: a binary sequence or preamble; a sequence or preamble modulated with OOK, ASK, FSK; a sequence or preamble and a data or payload portion.

[0065] In some embodiments, the UE 404 is configured to measure a communication delay, such as a packet delivery delay, and compare the measured communication delay to a second predetermined delay threshold, where the second predetermined delay threshold is greater than the first predetermined delay threshold. If the measured communication delay is greater than the second predetermined delay threshold, the UE 404 can determine that the communication quality is not acceptable and can not use the cell DTX / DRX to maintain the communication quality. In this case, the UE 404 can indicate not to start the cell DRX on-duration timer or the cell DTX / DRX on-duration timer. In some embodiments, the wake-up indication is to indicate at least one of: to start the cell DRX on-duration timer based on a desired DRX period, to start the cell DTX / DRX on-duration timer based on a desired DTX / DRX period, not to start the cell DRX on-duration timer, and not to start the cell DTX / DRX on-duration timer.

[0066] In some embodiments, the second signal includes an indication to start the cell DRX on-duration timer. The UE does not send the second signal when the cell DRX on-duration timer does not need to be started. In some embodiments, the UE sends the second signal to indicate to start the cell DTX / DRX on-duration timer. The UE does not send the second signaling when the cell DTX / DRX on-duration timer does not need to be started.

[0067] In some embodiments, the wake-up indication includes a “0” value and a “1” value, where the “0” value indicates not to start the cell DRX on-duration timer and the “1” value indicates to start the cell DRX on-duration timer. In some other embodiments, the wake-up indication includes a “0” value and a “1” value, where the “0” value indicates not to start the cell DTX / DRX on-duration timer and the “1” value indicates to start the cell DTX / DRX on-duration timer.

[0068] In some embodiments, the second signal 406 is a sequence-based signal, such as a preamble-based signal. In one embodiment, the second signal 406 includes a plurality of second signal sequences, where each of the plurality of second signal sequences is associated with a corresponding cell DRX mode or a corresponding cell DTX / DRX mode. In some other embodiments, the second signal 406 is a channel-based signal carried by a PUCCH or a PUSCH. In one exemplary embodiment, the second signal 406 includes a sequence of 3 bit streams: bit stream 1, bit stream 2, and bit stream 3, where bit stream 1 includes a plurality of first bits representing a cell DRX period, bit stream 2 includes a plurality of second bits representing a cell DRX on-duration, and bit stream 3 includes a plurality of third bits representing a cell DRX inactive duration.

[0069] In some embodiments, the second signal 406 includes a cell DRX mode indication field or a cell DTX / DRX mode indication field, where the cell DRX mode indication field or the cell DTX / DRX mode indication field is a bitmap, where each bit in the bitmap corresponds to a cell DRX mode or a cell DTX / DRX mode. In one embodiment, each bit in the bitmap can be a “1” value for a cell DRX mode indication or a cell DTX / DRX mode indication, or a “0” value for a cell DRX mode indication or a cell DTX / DRX mode indication, where the “1” value indicates that the corresponding cell DRX mode or the corresponding cell DTX / DRX mode is available or preferred, and the “0” value indicates that the corresponding cell DRX mode or the corresponding cell DTX / DRX mode is not available or not preferred. In some other embodiments, the cell DRX mode indication field or the cell DTX / DRX mode indication field is a codepoint for indicating a preferred cell DRX mode index or a preferred cell DTX / DRX mode index. In one exemplary embodiment, the second signal 406 includes 3 codepoints: codepoint 1, codepoint 2, and codepoint 3, where codepoint 1 includes a first plurality of American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) codes representing a cell DRX period, codepoint 2 includes a second plurality of ASCII codes representing a cell DRX on-duration, and codepoint 3 includes a third plurality of ASCII codes representing a cell DRX inactive duration.

[0070] In some embodiments, the gNB determines a cell DRX mode to be used according to the second signal information reported by UEs configured with the same cell DRX mode. In some embodiments, the gNB determines a cell DTX / DRX mode to be used according to the second signal information reported by UEs configured with the same cell DTX / DRX mode.

[0071] In some embodiments, the UE complies with the updated cell DRX pattern or cell DTX / DRX pattern after receiving the feedback of the second signaling from the gNB. In some examples, the updated cell DRX pattern or cell DTX / DRX pattern takes effect after receiving the signaling from the gNB, where the signaling includes at least one of the RRC, the DCI, the feedback of the second signaling. In some examples, the updated cell DRX pattern or cell DTX / DRX pattern takes effect after a time period from receiving the signaling from the gNB, where the signaling includes at least one of the RRC, the DCI, the feedback of the second signaling, and the time period is an offset configured by the RRC or predefined. In some other examples, the updated cell DRX pattern or cell DTX / DRX pattern takes effect from the next cell DRX on duration after receiving the signaling from the gNB, where the signaling includes at least one of the RRC, the DCI, the feedback of the second signaling.

[0072] Figure 5 An example of a cell DRX inactivity timer used in a cell DRX pattern is shown in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, Figure 4 The UE 404 shown in FIG. 5 can be configured with a first cell DRX pattern 502-1. When the cell DRX inactivity timer is configured by the RRC, the cell DRX inactivity timer can be triggered to extend the cell DRX on duration. The cell DRX inactivity timer can be triggered by the UE 404. The UE 404 can acquire the following information: the communication quality is not acceptable; an uplink service burst occurs, the DRX on duration 506-1 in the first cell DRX pattern 502-1 is not long enough; and the DRX on duration 506-1 needs to be extended to improve the communication quality. In this case, the UE 404 can trigger the cell DRX inactivity timer at the time point 510 in the second cell DRX pattern 502-2 when a time duration 516-2 elapses in the cell DRX on duration 506-2 from the second cell DRX pattern 502-2, where the cell DRX inactivity timer is associated with a timer duration 512. The sum of the time duration 516-2 and the timer duration 512 can be greater than the cell DRX on duration 506-1. Thus, when the cell DRX inactivity timer is triggered at the time point 510, the cell DRX on duration 506-1 can be extended to the cell DRX on duration 506-2, and the cell DRX off duration 508-2 in the second cell DRX pattern 502-2 becomes shorter than the cell DRX off duration 508-1 in the first cell DRX pattern 502-1. In some embodiments, the cell DRX inactivity timer is configured for a specific UE. In some other embodiments, the cell DRX inactivity timer is configured for a group of UEs within a cell covered by the BS.

[0073] In some embodiments, the second signaling includes a timer trigger indication. The timer trigger indication is used to indicate to start or restart a cell DRX inactivity timer, or to start or restart a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer, to stop a cell DRX inactivity timer, to stop a cell DTX inactivity timer. In some examples, the cell DRX inactivity timer is a UE specific timer. In some examples, the UE starts or restarts the cell DRX inactivity timer after sending the second signaling. In some other examples, the UE starts or restarts the cell DRX inactivity timer after receiving feedback of the second signaling from the gNB. In some other examples, the cell DRX inactivity timer is configured for a group of UEs or all UEs configured with the same cell DRX mode. In some other examples, the UE starts or restarts the cell DRX inactivity timer after receiving feedback of the second signaling from the gNB. In some examples, the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer is a UE specific timer. In some examples, the UE starts or restarts the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer after sending the second signaling. In some other examples, the UE starts or restarts the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer after receiving feedback of the second signaling from the gNB. In some other examples, the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer is configured for a group of UEs or all UEs configured with the same cell DTX / DRX mode. In some other examples, the UE starts or restarts the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer after receiving feedback of the second signaling from the gNB.

[0074] In some embodiments, the second signaling includes a time offset / duration indication, where the time offset / duration is used to indicate when to start or restart a timer, including a cell DRX on duration timer, a cell DTX / DRX on duration timer, a cell DRX inactivity timer, a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer. In some embodiments, the second signaling includes a time offset / duration indication, where the time offset / duration is used to indicate the (remaining) time for the UE to send a UL signal / channel.

[0075] Figure 6Another signaling diagram between a BS 602 and a UE 604 for performing cell DTX / DRX signal processing is shown in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, upon receiving the second signal 606, the BS 602 determines that at least one cell DRX pattern or at least one cell DTX / DRX pattern can be used based on the second signal 606, where the second signal 606 is reported and transmitted by the UE 604 to request the at least one cell DRX pattern or the at least one cell DTX / DRX pattern. In response to receiving the second signal 606, the BS 602 determines whether to grant the at least one cell DRX pattern or the at least one cell DTX / DRX pattern requested by the UE 604, and thereafter transmits a BS signal 608 indicating whether the request is granted. According to various embodiments, the BS 602 can determine whether to grant the request or to partially grant the request based on various factors, such as available bandwidth, available resources, QoS parameters associated with each UE 604, etc. Upon receiving the BS signal 608, the UE 604 configures the timing of future signaling according to the updated cell DRX pattern or the updated cell DTX / DRX pattern indicated by the BS signal 608 received from the BS 602. According to some embodiments, the BS signal 608 comprises at least one of the following: a radio resource control (RRC) signal, a downlink control information (DCI) signal, and a feedback signal of the second signal 606. In some embodiments, the updated cell DRX pattern or the updated cell DTX / DRX pattern takes effect for a period of time after receiving the BS signal 608, where the BS signal 608 comprises at least one of the following: an RRC, a DCI signal, and a feedback signal of the second signal 606, and where the period of time is an offset configured by RRC or predefined. In some other embodiments, the updated cell DRX pattern or the updated cell DTX / DRX pattern takes effect from the next cell DRX on duration upon receiving the BS signal from the BS 602, where the BS signal 608 comprises at least one of the following: an RRC signal, a DCI signal, and a feedback signal of the second signal 606.

[0076] In some embodiments, the feedback signal is a first signal that includes at least one of: RRC signaling, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), a DCI signal, and a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS). In some embodiments, the LP-WUS signal includes at least one of: a preamble, a data portion, and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) attachment. In some embodiments, the UE 604 is configured to update the plurality of UE configurations based on the feedback signal, wherein the feedback signal includes at least one of: a cell DTX / DRX mode indication, a cell DRX mode indication, a timer indication, wherein the timer includes at least one of a cell DRX on-duration timer, a cell DRX inactivity timer, a cell DTX / DRX on-duration timer, a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer.

[0077] In some embodiments, the UE 604 detects the feedback signal according to a currently configured cell DRX cycle. In one embodiment, a feedback occasion to transmit the feedback signal is determined by at least one of: a start of a cell DRX on-duration, a third offset between a start of the second signal occasion and the start of the cell DRX on-duration, an end of the cell DRX on-duration, a fourth offset between a start of the second signal occasion and the end of the cell DRX on-duration, the second signal occasion, a fifth offset between a start of the second signal occasion and a start of the feedback occasion.

[0078] In some embodiments, the UE 604 detects the feedback signal according to a currently configured cell DTX / DRX cycle. In one embodiment, a feedback occasion to transmit the feedback signal is determined by at least one of: a start of a cell DTX / DRX on-duration, an offset between a start of the second signal occasion and the start of the cell DTX / DRX on-duration, an end of the cell DTX / DRX on-duration, an offset between a start of the second signal occasion and the end of the cell DTX / DRX on-duration, the second signal occasion, an offset between a start of the second signal occasion and a start of the feedback occasion.

[0079] In some other embodiments, the UE 604 detects the feedback signal after transmitting the second signal 606. The UE 604 can detect the feedback signal a period of time after transmitting the second signal 606, wherein the period of time is at least one of: pre-defined, a fixed value, and configured by RRC. In some embodiments, the period of time is set by the BS 602 to ensure that the UE 604 receives the feedback signal in time.

[0080] In some embodiments, the timer trigger included in the second signal 406 / 606 is indicative of starting or restarting a cell DRX inactivity timer, or starting or restarting a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer. In one embodiment, the cell DRX inactivity timer is a UE-specific timer. In some embodiments, the UE 404 / 604 starts or restarts the cell DRX inactivity timer after transmitting the second signal 406 / 606. In some other embodiments, the UE 404 / 604 starts or restarts the cell DRX inactivity timer after receiving a feedback signal from the BS 402 / 602 for the second signal 406 / 606. In yet some other embodiments, the cell DRX inactivity timer is configured for a group of UEs or all UEs configured with the same cell DRX mode.

[0081] In some embodiments, the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer is a UE-specific timer. In one embodiment, the UE 604 starts or restarts the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer after transmitting the second signal 606. In another embodiment, the UE 604 starts or restarts the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer after receiving a feedback signal from the BS 602 for the second signal 606. In yet another embodiment, the cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer is configured for a group of UEs or all UEs configured with the same cell DTX / DRX mode. In some embodiments, the second signal 606 includes a time offset and a duration indication, where the time offset and the duration indication are indicative of when to start or restart a timer, which includes a cell DRX on duration timer, a cell DTX / DRX on duration timer, a cell DRX inactivity timer, and a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer. The purpose of the DTX / DRX inactivity timer is similar to the DRX inactivity timer, as described above.

[0082] In some embodiments, the second signal includes a signal transmission indication to indicate that a third signal is to be transmitted and / or is not to be transmitted. The third signal can include at least one of: a PUCCH, a PUSCH, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-acknowledgement (ACK) feedback, a channel state information (CSI) report, a sounding reference signal (SRS), a configured grant physical uplink shared channel (CG-PUSCH). In some embodiments, the UE is configured with a current DRX mode, and the UE can not need to update the DRX mode for a certain time period, the signal transmission indication can indicate the certain time period in which the UE does not transmit the third signal. In some embodiments, the certain time period is associated with at least one of: a next cell DRX cycle, a next cell DTX / DRX cycle, a time period configured by RRC signaling, a time duration associated with a cell DRX or cell DTX / DRX on-duration, a cell DRX inactivity timer, a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer, a UE connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) on-duration timer or inactivity timer, and a UE CDRX retransmission timer or round-trip timer (RTT) timer for UL.

[0083] In some embodiments, the second signaling includes a signal transmission indication to indicate that a fourth signal is to be received and / or is not to be received, where the fourth signal includes at least one of: a PDCCH, a PDSCH, a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a semi-persistent CSI-RS, an aperiodic CSI-RS, a remote interference management reference signal (RIM-RS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a synchronization signal physical broadcast channel (SS / PBCH) block, a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a primary synchronization signal (PSS). According to various embodiments, the fourth signal is used by the UE to monitor and maintain a quality of communication between the BS and the UE.

[0084] In some other embodiments, to reduce power consumption, the signal transmission indication can indicate a certain time period in which the fourth signal is not to be received. In some embodiments, the certain time period includes at least one of: a next cell DTX cycle, a next cell DTX / DRX cycle, a time period configured by RRC signaling, a time duration associated with a cell DTX or cell DTX / DRX on-duration, a cell DTX inactivity timer, a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer, a UE CDRX on-duration timer or inactivity timer, and a UE CDRX retransmission timer RTT timer for DL.

[0085] In some embodiments, the plurality of second signal transmission occasions is associated with at least one of: a random access channel (RACH) occasion, a cell DRX configuration, a cell DTX / DRX configuration, a start and periodicity, and a time window. The purpose of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions is to specify a condition under which the second signal is transmitted by the UE so that the UE can transmit the second signal at a particular time with available resources. In some embodiments, when at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions is associated with a RACH occasion, the at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions can be the same as, a part of, or close to the RACH occasion.

[0086] In some embodiments, when at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions is associated with a cell DRX configuration, the at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions can be determined by at least one of: a start of a cell DRX on-duration, a first offset between a start of the at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions and the start of the cell DRX on-duration, an end of the cell DRX on-duration, a second offset between a start of the at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions and the end of the cell DRX on-duration.

[0087] In some embodiments, when at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions is associated with a cell DTX / DRX configuration, the at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions can be determined by at least one of: a start of a cell DTX / DRX on-duration, a first offset between a start of the at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions and the start of the cell DTX / DRX on-duration, an end of the cell DTX / DRX on-duration, a second offset between a start of the at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions and the end of the cell DTX / DRX on-duration.

[0088] In some embodiments, when at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions is associated with a start and periodicity of at least one subframe transmitted from the UE to the BS, the at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions can be configured by a numerology including the start and the periodicity.

[0089] In some embodiments, when at least one of the plurality of second signal transmission occasions is associated with a time window, where the time window indicates a duration and a time of at least one subframe transmitted from the UE to the BS, the time window can include at least one of: a start, an offset, and a periodicity.

[0090] Figure 7Another signaling diagram between a BS 702 and a UE 704 for performing DTX / DRX signal processing is shown in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the BS 702 is configured to transmit a first signal 708 to the UE 704, and then the UE 704 is configured to transmit a second signal 710 to the BS 702. According to various embodiments, the first signal 708 contains one or more of the different types of configuration information described above. The functions of the first signal 708 and the configuration information contained therein are described above with reference to Figure 2 and Figure 5 The functions of the second signal 710 are described above, and thus are not repeated here.

[0091] In some embodiments, the second signal 710 includes at least one of: a request for a cell DRX mode from the UE 704, and a request for a cell DTX / DRX mode from the UE 704. Upon receiving the second signal 710, the BS 702 can determine to accept or reject the request for the cell DRX mode and / or the request for the cell DTX / DRX mode based on at least one of: requests for DRX mode from other UEs within the same cell in which the UE 704 is located; requests for DTX / DRX mode from other UEs within the same cell in which the UE 704 is located; available transmission resources and one or more resource configurations.

[0092] Figure 8 Yet another signaling diagram between a BS 802 and two UEs 804-1 and 804-2 for performing DTX / DRX signal processing is shown in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the UEs 804-1 and 804-2 are located within the same cell covered by the BS 802. Although Figure 8 two UEs are shown in the example of FIG. 8, the BS 802 can communicate with and provide service to any number of UEs within the same cell covered by the BS 802. In some embodiments, the UE 804-1 is configured to transmit a second signal 806-1 to the BS 802, and the UE 804-2 is configured to transmit a second signal 806-2 to the BS 802. The functions of the second signals 806-1 and 806-2 are described above with reference to Figure 5 The functions of the second signals 806-1 and 806-2 are described above, and thus are not repeated here.

[0093] In some embodiments, the second signal 806-1 includes at least one of: a request for a cell DRX mode from the UE 804-1, and a request for a cell DTX / DRX mode from the UE 804-1. Upon receiving the second signal 806-1, the BS 802 can determine to accept or reject the request for the cell DRX mode and / or the request for the cell DTX / DRX mode based on at least one of: a request for a DRX mode included in the second signal 806-2 from the UE 804-2; a request for a DTX / DRX mode included in the second signal 806-2 from the UE 804-2; available transmission resources, quality of service (QoS) requirements, available bandwidth, and one or more resource configurations.

[0094] In some embodiments, the BS 802 receives a plurality of second signals from a plurality of UEs within a cell covered by the BS 802, where each of the second signals is transmitted by a corresponding each of the plurality of UEs, and each of the second signals is associated with a corresponding each of a plurality of desired cell DRX modes. The BS 802 can then be configured to accept at least one of the plurality of desired cell DRX modes based on at least one of: information of the plurality of second signals, available transmission resources, quality of service (QoS) requirements, available bandwidth, and one or more resource configurations. In some other embodiments, the BS 802 can be configured to reject some or all of the plurality of desired cell DRX modes based on at least one of: information of the plurality of second signals, available transmission resources, quality of service (QoS) requirements, available bandwidth, and one or more resource configurations.

[0095] In some embodiments, the UE detects feedback after transmitting the second signal. In some embodiments, the UE detects feedback per cell DRX cycle. In some examples, the feedback occasion is determined by at least one of: a start of a cell DRX ON duration, a third offset between a start of the second signaling occasion and the start of the cell DRX ON duration, an end of the cell DRX ON duration, a fourth offset between a start of the second signaling occasion and the end of the cell DRX ON duration, the second signaling occasion, a fifth offset between a start of the second signaling occasion and a start of the feedback occasion. In some embodiments, the UE detects feedback per cell DTX / DRX cycle. The feedback occasion is determined by at least one of: a start of a cell DTX / DRX ON duration, an offset between a start of the second signaling occasion and the start of the cell DTX / DRX ON duration, an end of the cell DTX / DRX ON duration, an offset between a start of the second signaling occasion and the end of the cell DTX / DRX ON duration, the second signaling occasion, an offset between a start of the second signaling occasion and a start of the feedback occasion. In some other embodiments, the UE detects feedback after transmitting the second signaling. The UE detects feedback within a time period after transmitting the second signaling, where the time period is determined by at least one of: a pre-defined, fixed value, or RRC configuration.

[0096] While various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not limitation. As such, a variety of changes in form and detail can be made to the example architectures or configurations described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Moreover, one or more features of one embodiment can be combined with one or more features of another embodiment. Thus, the breadth and scope of the present disclosure should not be limited by any of the above described example embodiments.

[0097] It also should be understood that any reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean "one and only one" unless specifically so stated, but rather "one or more." Moreover, the term "or" is used in the context of features that are combined to form a feature that is encompassed by the disclosure. Furthermore, unless otherwise indicated, the terms "first," "second," "third," etc., are used herein merely as labels, and are not intended to impose ordinal implications or create a hierarchy. Also, the use of "a" or "an" is employed to describe an element that can be included in or exclude one or more of the elements. For example, "a" or "an" can be used to describe an element that can be included one or more times, or an element that can be excluded.

[0098] Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the information and signals described above can be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, and symbols 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.

[0099] Those of skill would further appreciate that any of the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits, methods and functions described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware (e.g., a number of logic

[0100] To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware, firmware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware or software or any combination thereof, depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans can implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present disclosure. In accordance with various embodiments, a processor, device, component, circuit, structure, machine, module or the like can be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein. The term "configured to" or "configured for" as used herein with respect to a processor, device, component, circuit, structure, machine, module or the like means that the processor, device, component, circuit, structure, machine, module or the like is physically constructed, programmed and / or arranged to perform the particular operations or functions.

[0101] Further, those of skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, devices, components and circuits described herein can be implemented within or performed by an integrated circuit (IC), which can include 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, or a combination of these. The logical blocks, modules and circuits can also include antennas and / or transceivers to communicate with various components within a network or device. The general purpose processor can be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor can be any conventional processor, controller, or state machine. A processor can also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., 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.

[0102] If implemented in software, the functions can be stored or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Therefore, the steps of a method or algorithm disclosed herein can be implemented as software stored on a computer-readable medium. Computer- readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program or code from one place to another. Storage media can be any available media that can be accessed by a 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 in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact discs and laser discs, Blu-ray® discs, digital versatile discs, and other optical and / or magnetic media.

[0103] In this document, the term "module" as used herein refers to software, firmware, hardware, and any combination of these elements that is used to implement the relevant functionality described herein. Furthermore, various modules described herein can be comprised of programming means for implementing the associated functionality, e.g., in the form of computer readable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium. The software implemented module, when combined with appropriate hardware, enable the relevant functionality described herein.

[0104] Also, memory or other storage devices and communication components can be employed in embodiments of the disclosure. As will be apparent, the embodiments of the disclosure described above are illustrative only. Variations and modifications are possible in light of the above

[0105] Those of skill in the art will readily understand that the various modifications described in this disclosure can be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, and that the general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A method performed by a wireless communication device, the method comprising: Receive a first signal from the first wireless communication node; Sending a second signal to the first wireless communication node, wherein the second signal includes at least one of the following: Wake-up indicator; Discontinuous reception (DRX) mode indication, which indicates the preferred cell DRX mode; Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) cell DRX mode indication, which indicates the preferred cell DTX / DRX mode; Timer trigger indication; Signal transmission indication; and Delayed demand.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first signal comprises at least one of the following: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signals; Downlink control information (DCI) signals; Media Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) signals; and Low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS), wherein the LP-WUS signal includes at least one of the following: a preamble; a data portion; and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) appendix.

3. The method according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein, The first signal is a feedback signal from the first wireless communication node in response to the second signal.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first signal includes configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes at least one of the following: One or more cell DTX modes, each of the one or more cell DTX modes including at least one of the following: cell DTX start offset, cell DTX period, cell DTX start duration timer, and cell DTX inactivity timer; One or more cell DRX modes, each of the one or more cell DRX modes including at least one of the following: cell DRX start offset, cell DRX period, cell DRX on duration timer, and cell DRX inactivity timer; as well as One or more cell DTX / DRX modes, each of the one or more cell DTX / DRX modes including at least one of the following: cell DTX / DRX start offset, cell DTX / DRX period, cell DTX / DRX start duration timer associated with cell DTX / DRX start duration, and cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first signal further includes indication information, which includes at least one of the following: Activate and / or deactivate the cell DTX mode for a group of wireless communication devices; Activate and / or deactivate the cell DRX mode for a group of wireless communication devices; An information block carries information for wireless communication devices in a set of wireless communication devices, wherein the information includes: wake-up indication, signal transmission indication, timer trigger indication, resource parameters, a flag indicating whether one or more fields in the DCI are reinterpreted or an indication of the type of power offset to be used, a field indicating the selected power offset, a field indicating one or more updated CSI resources, a field indicating the start offset of the cell DTX / DRX cycle or UE connected-state discontinuous reception CDRX configuration information, a field indicating the number of ports used for CSI measurement or CSI reporting, one or more CSI-RS resource identifiers, one or more CSI-RS resource set identifiers, one or more CSI resource configuration identifiers, and a field indicating the activation or deactivation of a TCI state in the TCI state set; wherein the resource parameters include at least one of the following: The port quantity, port index indicator, group indicator, power offset, index, TCI (Transmission Configuration Indicator), CDM (Code Division Multiple Access), resource mapping, CDM group index, frequency domain resources, time domain resources, and group index are all specified.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The first signal is sent when at least one of the following conditions is met: The wireless communication equipment has the UE capability to support cell DTX; The wireless communication equipment has the UE capability to support cell DRX; The DRX mode of the community will be changed; The community's DTX mode will be changed; The second signal is sent by a wireless communication device or received by a wireless communication node; The community's DTX / DRX mode will be changed; The start offset is changed, wherein the start offset includes at least one of cell DTX start offset, cell DRX start offset and cell DTX / DRX start offset; as well as A timer will be activated, wherein the timer includes at least one of the following: a cell DTX enable duration timer; a cell DTX inactivity timer; a cell DRX enable duration timer; a cell DRX inactivity timer; a cell DTX / DRX enable duration timer; and a cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second signal comprises at least one of the following: Signals based on the Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) preamble; Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH); Scheduling Request (SR); Buffer Status Report (BSR); Signals based on sequences or preambles.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, Signals based on PRACH preambles are associated with at least one of the following: Preamble format; Sequence generation methods; Preamble index; Community DRX mode index; and Community DTX / DRX mode index.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The second signal is received at multiple second signal transmission times, wherein the multiple second signal transmission times are associated with at least one of the following: Random Access Channel (RACH) timing; Community DRX configuration; Community DTX / DRX configuration; Starting point and cycle; and A time window, wherein the time window is associated with at least one of a start point, an offset, or a period.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the wake-up indication comprises at least one of the following: The first instruction is used to start the cell DRX enable duration timer; The second instruction is used to start the cell DTX / DRX enable duration timer; The third instruction is used to prevent the cell DRX enable duration timer from being started. as well as The fourth instruction is used to prevent the cell DTX / DRX enable duration timer from being started.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second signal further comprises at least one of the following: A cell DRX mode indication field, wherein the cell DRX mode indication field includes a first bit map, the first bit map including a plurality of first bits, wherein each of the plurality of first bits is associated with a corresponding first cell DRX mode; and The cell DTX / DRX mode indication field, where, The cell DTX / DRX mode indication field includes a second bitmap, which includes a plurality of second bits, each of which is associated with a corresponding first cell DTX mode or a corresponding second DRX mode.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the timer trigger indication includes at least one of the following: Indication to start the cell DRX inactivity timer; Instructions to restart the cell's DRX inactivity timer; Indication to start the cell DTX / DRX inactive timer; Instructions to restart the cell's DTX / DRX inactive timer; Instructions to stop the cell's DRX inactive timer; This indicates an instruction to stop the cell's DTX inactive timer.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The signal transmission indication includes at least one of the following: An instruction to send a third signal; An instruction not to send a third signal; Instructions to receive a fourth signal; Instructions not to receive a fourth signal; The third signal includes at least one of the following: PUCCH, Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK), Channel State Information (CSI) report, Sound Reference Signal (SRS), and Configuration Grant Physical Uplink Shared Channel (CG-PUSCH); and The fourth signal includes at least one of the following: PDCCH, PDSCH, semi-persistent scheduling (SPS), CSI reference signal (CSI-RS), semi-persistent CSI-RS, aperiodic CSI-RS, remote interference management reference signal (RIM-RS), positioning reference signal (PRS), synchronization signal physical broadcast channel (SS / PBCH) block, phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS), secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and primary synchronization signal (PSS).

14. A method performed by a wireless communication node, the method comprising: Send a first signal to one or more wireless communication devices; Receive a second signal from the wireless communication device, wherein the second signal includes at least one of the following: Wake-up indicator; Discontinuous reception (DRX) mode indication, which indicates the preferred cell DRX mode; Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) cell DRX mode indication, which indicates the preferred cell DTX / DRX mode; Timer trigger indication; Signal transmission indication; and Delayed demand.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first signal comprises at least one of the following: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signals; Downlink control information (DCI) signals; Media Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) signals; and Low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS), wherein the LP-WUS signal includes at least one of the following: a preamble; a data portion; and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) appendix.

16. The method according to any one of claims 14 or 15, wherein, The first signal is a feedback signal from the first wireless communication node in response to the second signal.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein, The first signal includes configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes at least one of the following: One or more cell DTX modes, each of the one or more cell DTX modes including at least one of the following: cell DTX start offset, cell DTX period, cell DTX start duration timer, and cell DTX inactivity timer; One or more cell DRX modes, each of the one or more cell DRX modes including at least one of the following: cell DRX start offset, cell DRX period, cell DRX on duration timer, and cell DRX inactivity timer; as well as One or more cell DTX and DRX modes, wherein each of the one or more cell DTX / DRX modes includes at least one of the following: cell DTX / DRX start offset, cell DTX / DRX period, cell DTX / DRX start duration timer associated with cell DTX / DRX start duration, and cell DTX / DRX inactivity timer.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the first signal further includes indication information, the indication information comprising at least one of the following: Activate and / or deactivate the cell DTX mode for a group of wireless communication devices; Activate and / or deactivate the cell DRX mode for a group of wireless communication devices; An information block carries information for wireless communication devices in a set of wireless communication devices, wherein the information includes: wake-up indication, signal transmission indication, timer trigger indication, resource parameters, a flag indicating whether one or more fields in the DCI are reinterpreted or an indication of the type of power offset to be used, a field indicating the selected power offset, a field indicating one or more updated CSI resources, a field indicating the start offset of the cell DTX / DRX cycle or UE connected-state discontinuous reception CDRX configuration information, a field indicating the number of ports used for CSI measurement or CSI reporting, one or more CSI-RS resource identifiers, one or more CSI-RS resource set identifiers, one or more CSI resource configuration identifiers, and a field indicating the activation or deactivation of a TCI state in the TCI state set; wherein the resource parameters include at least one of the following: The port quantity, port index indicator, group indicator, power offset, index, TCI (Transmission Configuration Indicator), CDM (Code Division Multiple Access), resource mapping, CDM group index, frequency domain resources, time domain resources, and group index are all specified.

19. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 18, wherein, The first signal is sent when at least one of the following conditions is met: The wireless communication equipment has the UE capability to support cell DTX; The wireless communication equipment has the UE capability to support cell DRX; The DRX mode of the community will be changed; The community's DTX mode will be changed; The community's DTX / DRX mode will be changed; The second signal is sent by a wireless communication device or received by a wireless communication node; The start offset is changed, wherein the start offset includes at least one of cell DTX start offset, cell DRX start offset and cell DTX / DRX start offset; as well as A timer will be activated, wherein the timer includes at least one of the following: a cell DTX enable duration timer; a cell DTX inactivity timer; a cell DRX enable duration timer; a cell DRX inactivity timer; a cell DTX and DRX enable duration timer; and a cell DTX and DRX inactivity timer.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the second signal comprises at least one of the following: Signals based on the Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) preamble; Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH); Scheduling Request (SR); Buffer Status Report (BSR); Signals based on sequences or preambles.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein, The PRACH preamble-based signal is associated with at least one of the following: Preamble format; Sequence generation methods; Preamble index; Community DRX mode index; and Community DTX / DRX mode index.

22. The method according to claim 14, wherein, The second signal is transmitted at multiple second signal transmission times, wherein the multiple second signal transmission times are associated with at least one of the following: Random Access Channel (RACH) timing; Community DRX configuration; Community DTX / DRX configuration; Starting point and cycle; and A time window, wherein the time window is associated with at least one of a start point, an offset, or a period.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein the wake-up indication comprises at least one of the following: The first instruction is used to start the cell DRX enable duration timer; The second instruction is used to start the cell's DTX and DRX enable duration timers; The third instruction is used to prevent the cell DRX enable duration timer from being started. as well as The fourth instruction is used to prevent the cell's DTX and DRX start duration timers from being activated.

24. The method of claim 14, wherein the second signal further comprises at least one of the following: A cell DRX mode indication field, wherein the cell DRX mode indication field includes a first bit map, the first bit map including a plurality of first bits, wherein each of the plurality of first bits is associated with a corresponding first cell DRX mode; and The cell DTX and DRX mode indication fields, among which, The cell DTX and DRX mode indication field includes a second bitmap, which includes a plurality of second bits, each of which is associated with a corresponding first cell DTX mode or a corresponding second DRX mode.

25. The method of claim 14, wherein the timer trigger indication comprises at least one of the following: Indication to start the cell DRX inactivity timer; Instructions to restart the cell's DRX inactivity timer; Indication to start the cell DTX / DRX inactive timer; Instructions to restart the cell's DTX / DRX inactive timer; Instructions to stop the cell's DRX inactive timer; This indicates an instruction to stop the cell's DTX inactive timer.

26. The method of claim 14, wherein the signal transmission indication comprises at least one of the following: An instruction to send a third signal; An instruction not to send a third signal; Instructions to receive a fourth signal; Instructions not to receive a fourth signal; in, The third signal includes at least one of the following: PUCCH, Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK), Channel State Information (CSI) report, Sound Reference Signal (SRS), Configuration Grant Physical Uplink Shared Channel (CG-PUSCH); and The fourth signal includes at least one of the following: PDCCH, PDSCH, semi-persistent scheduling (SPS), CSI reference signal (CSI-RS), semi-persistent CSI-RS, aperiodic CSI-RS, remote interference management reference signal (RIM-RS), positioning reference signal (PRS), synchronization signal physical broadcast channel (SS / PBCH) block, phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS), secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and primary synchronization signal (PSS).

27. A wireless communication device, comprising: The transceiver is configured as follows: Receive a first signal from the first wireless communication node; Sending a second signal to the first wireless communication node, wherein the second signal includes at least one of the following: Wake-up indicator; Discontinuous reception (DRX) mode indication, which indicates the preferred cell DRX mode; Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) cell DRX mode indication, which indicates the preferred cell DTX / DRX mode; Timer trigger indication; Signal transmission indication; and Delayed demand.

28. The wireless communication device of claim 27, wherein the transceiver is further configured to perform the wireless communication method of any one of claims 2 to 13.

29. A wireless communication node, comprising: The transceiver is configured as follows: Send a first signal to one or more wireless communication devices; Receive a second signal from a wireless communication device, wherein the second signal includes at least one of the following: Wake-up indicator; Discontinuous reception (DRX) mode indication, which indicates the preferred cell DRX mode; Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) cell DRX mode indication, which indicates the preferred cell DTX / DRX mode; Timer trigger indication; Signal transmission indication; and Delayed demand.

30. The wireless communication node of claim 29, wherein the transceiver is further configured to perform the wireless communication method of any one of claims 15 to 26.

31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform the method according to any one of claims 1-13.

32. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform the method according to any one of claims 14-26.

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