Techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping
LP-WUS monitoring outside CDRX active time enables efficient measurement gap skipping, reducing latency and power consumption by allowing communication during measurement gaps, thus optimizing network scheduling.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- QUALCOMM INC
- Filing Date
- 2025-10-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing measurement gaps and power consumption during connected discontinuous reception cycles, particularly when low power wake-up signals trigger physical downlink control channel monitoring outside active time durations, leading to uncertainty about gap skipping applications and increased latency.
Implementing techniques for low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) monitoring outside connected discontinuous reception (CDRX) active time, allowing for measurement gap skipping based on control signaling and a measurement gap offset, enabling communication during measurement gaps.
Reduces latency and provides power savings by increasing scheduling opportunities for data communication, as the network can dynamically adjust resource usage and skip measurement gaps when conditions are met.
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Description
TECHNIQUES FOR LOW POWER WAKE-UP SIGNAL AND MEASUREMENT GAP SKIPPINGCROSS REFERENCE
[0001] The present Application for Patent claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 716,131 by XU et al., entitled “TECHNIQUES FOR LOW POWER WAKE-UP SIGNAL AND MEASUREMENT GAP SKIPPING” and filed November 4, 2024, which is assigned to the assignee hereof and expressly incorporated by reference herein. FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY
[0002] The following relates to wireless communications, including techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping.BACKGROUND
[0003] Wireless communications systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power) . Examples of such multiple-access systems include fourth generation (4G) systems such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, or LTE-A Pro systems, and fifth generation (5G) systems which may be referred to as New Radio (NR) systems. These systems may employ technologies such as code division multiple access (CDMA) , time division multiple access (TDMA) , frequency division multiple access (FDMA) , orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA) , or discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM) . A wireless multiple-access communications system may include one or more base stations, each supporting wireless communication for communication devices, which may be known as user equipment (UE) .SUMMARY
[0004] The systems, methods, and devices of this disclosure each have several innovative aspects, no single one of which is solely responsible for the desirable attributes disclosed herein.
[0005] A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method may include receiving first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle, receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements, receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations, receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap, and performing communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration.
[0006] A UE for wireless communication is described. The UE may include one or more memories storing processor executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors may individually or collectively be operable to execute the code to cause the UE to receive first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle, receive second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements, receive third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations, receive fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap, and perform communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration.
[0007] Another UE for wireless communication is described. The UE may include means for receiving first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle, means for receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements, means for receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations, means for receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap, and means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration.
[0008] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication is described. The code may include instructions executable by one or more processors to receive first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle, receive second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements, receive third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations, receive fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap, and perform communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration.
[0009] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, performing communications during the measurement gap may include operations, features, means, or instructions for abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.
[0010] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, a control message includes the first control signaling, the second control signaling, the third control signaling, the fourth control signaling, or a combination thereof.
[0011] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations.
[0012] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring for the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations.
[0013] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring of the set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations.
[0014] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving, prior to receiving the third control signaling, a radio resource control message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations.
[0015] A method for wireless communication by a UE is described. The method may include receiving a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped, receiving a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset, receiving, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap, and performing communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0016] A UE for wireless communication is described. The UE may include one or more memories storing processor executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors may individually or collectively be operable to execute the code to cause the UE to receive a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped, receive a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset, receive, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap, and perform communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0017] Another UE for wireless communication is described. The UE may include means for receiving a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped, means for receiving a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset, means for receiving, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap, and means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0018] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication is described. The code may include instructions executable by one or more processors to receive a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped, receive a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset, receive, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap, and perform communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0019] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, performing communications during the measurement gap may include operations, features, means, or instructions for abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.
[0020] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, a time duration between the control signaling and the measurement gap may be less than the measurement gap offset.
[0021] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting, prior to receiving the wake-up signal, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0022] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving, prior to receiving the wake-up signal, a radio resource control message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0023] Details of one or more implementations of the subject matter described in this disclosure are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, aspects, and advantages will become apparent from the description, the drawings, and the claims. Note that the relative dimensions of the following figures may not be drawn to scale.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] FIG. 1 shows an example of a wireless communications system that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0025] FIG. 2 shows an example of a wireless communications system that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0026] FIG. 3 shows examples of timing diagrams that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0027] FIG. 4 shows examples of timing diagrams that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0028] FIG. 5 shows an example of a process flow that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0029] FIG. 6 shows an example of a process flow that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0030] FIGs. 7 and 8 show block diagrams of devices that support techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0031] FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of a communications manager that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0032] FIG. 10 shows a diagram of a system including a device that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0033] FIGs. 11 and 12 show flowcharts illustrating methods that support techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] In some wireless communications systems, a user equipment (UE) may be configured to use a connected discontinuous reception (CDRX) cycle. The CDRX cycle may indicate a cycle of on durations or active time durations and off durations for the UE, such that the UE may use minimal power (e.g., sleep, power off) during off durations, while powering on (e.g., waking up) for active time durations. In some cases, a network entity may use a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) to trigger the UE to wake up and monitor occasions associated with a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) . In some cases, the LP-WUS may trigger PDCCH monitoring outside CDRX active time durations. The UE may also be configured by the network entity with measurement gaps to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements. The measurement gaps have higher priorities than data communications, and the UE is not expected to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission or receive a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission if the resources associated with the PUSCH transmissions or the PDSCH transmissions overlap with the measurement gap. In some cases, the network entity may transmit an indication in PDCCH to instruct the UE to dynamically skip an upcoming measurement gap, so the resources overlapping with the measurement gap may be used for data communications. If measurement gaps are within the off duration and the on duration of the CDRX cycle, it is uncertain whether the gap skipping indication applies to the measurement gap within the off duration or within the on duration. When the UE is indicated by PDCCH to skip the measurement gap, a measurement gap offset or a minimum delay between the PDCCH indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped may be satisfied. When the LP-WUS is configured to trigger PDCCH monitoring, the LP-WUS detection time and a main radio wake-up time creates an additional delay between the LP-WUS and the PDCCH with the gap skipping indication.
[0035] Various aspects relate generally to wireless communications and more particularly LP-WUS and measurement gap skipping. Some aspects more specifically relate to LP-WUS monitoring outside CDRX active time and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS outside CDRX active time. If LP-WUS monitoring outside CDRX active time and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS outside CDRX active time are activated, a measurement gap skipping indication in PDCCH may be applicable to measurement gaps outside the CDRX active time. In some examples, the UE may receive first control signaling that indicates a plurality of active time durations of a CDRX, and the UE may receive second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations. The UE may receive a third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a LP-WUS outside the plurality of active time durations and activating a monitoring of a plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the LP-WUS outside the plurality of active time durations. The UE may receive a fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the plurality of active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, where the fourth control signaling may indicate to skip the measurement gap. The UE may perform communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration and the indication to skip the measurement gap.
[0036] Various aspects relate generally to wireless communications and more particularly LP-WUS and measurement gap skipping. Some aspects more specifically relate to if an offset from the end of the LP-WUS to the measurement gap is larger than or equal to the measurement gap offset for measurement gap skipping, the UE may skip the measurement gap after detecting the LP-WUS. In some examples, the UE may receive a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped. The UE may receive an LP-WUS that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, and a time duration between the measurement gap and the LP-WUS is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. The UE may receive, based on the LP-WUS, the control signaling on the control channel, and the control signaling may indicate to skip the measurement gap. The UE may perform communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the LP-WUS is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0037] Particular aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented to realize one or more of the following potential advantages. LP-WUS triggering PDCCH monitoring outside CDRX active time may reduce latency and may provide power savings because the network entity has more scheduling opportunities to schedule and communicate data for a UE. Measurement gap skipping may reduce latency and may provide power savings because the network entity has more scheduling opportunities to schedule and communicate data for a UE. More specifically, measurement gap skipping outside CDRX active time may reduce latency and may provide power savings. By allowing the timing between the LP-WUS and the measurement gap to satisfy the measurement gap offset may reduce latency by allowing the timing offset between the PDCCH indicating gap skipping to be smaller than the measurement gap offset.
[0038] Aspects of the disclosure are initially described in the context of wireless communications systems. Aspects of the disclosure are further illustrated by and described with reference to timing diagrams, process flows, apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flowcharts that relate to techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping.
[0039] FIG. 1 shows an example of a wireless communications system 100 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communications system 100 may include one or more devices, such as one or more network devices (e.g., network entities 105) , one or more UEs 115, and a core network 130. In some examples, the wireless communications system 100 may be a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network, an LTE-A Pro network, a New Radio (NR) network, or a network operating in accordance with other systems and radio technologies, including future systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein.
[0040] The network entities 105 may be dispersed throughout a geographic area to form the wireless communications system 100 and may include devices in different forms or having different capabilities. In various examples, a network entity 105 may be referred to as a network element, a mobility element, a radio access network (RAN) node, or network equipment, among other nomenclature. In some examples, network entities 105 and UEs 115 may wirelessly communicate via communication link (s) 125 (e.g., a radio frequency (RF) access link) . For example, a network entity 105 may support a coverage area 110 (e.g., a geographic coverage area) over which the UEs 115 and the network entity 105 may establish the communication link (s) 125. The coverage area 110 may be an example of a geographic area over which a network entity 105 and a UE 115 may support the communication of signals according to one or more radio access technologies (RATs) .
[0041] The UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout a coverage area 110 of the wireless communications system 100, and each UE 115 may be stationary, or mobile, or both at different times. The UEs 115 may be devices in different forms or having different capabilities. Some example UEs 115 are illustrated in FIG. 1. The UEs 115 described herein may be capable of supporting communications with various types of devices in the wireless communications system 100 (e.g., other wireless communication devices, including UEs 115 or network entities 105) , as shown in FIG. 1.
[0042] As described herein, a node of the wireless communications system 100, which may be referred to as a network node, or a wireless node, may be a network entity 105 (e.g., any network entity described herein) , a UE 115 (e.g., any UE described herein) , a network controller, an apparatus, a device, a computing system, one or more components, or another suitable processing entity configured to perform any of the techniques described herein. For example, a node may be a UE 115. As another example, a node may be a network entity 105. As another example, a first node may be configured to communicate with a second node or a third node. In one aspect of this example, the first node may be a UE 115, the second node may be a network entity 105, and the third node may be a UE 115. In another aspect of this example, the first node may be a UE 115, the second node may be a network entity 105, and the third node may be a network entity 105. In yet other aspects of this example, the first, second, and third nodes may be different relative to these examples. Similarly, reference to a UE 115, network entity 105, apparatus, device, computing system, or the like may include disclosure of the UE 115, network entity 105, apparatus, device, computing system, or the like being a node. For example, disclosure that a UE 115 is configured to receive information from a network entity 105 also discloses that a first node is configured to receive information from a second node.
[0043] In some examples, network entities 105 may communicate with a core network 130, or with one another, or both. For example, network entities 105 may communicate with the core network 130 via backhaul communication link (s) 120 (e.g., in accordance with an S1, N2, N3, or other interface protocol) . In some examples, network entities 105 may communicate with one another via backhaul communication link (s) 120 (e.g., in accordance with an X2, Xn, or other interface protocol) either directly (e.g., directly between network entities 105) or indirectly (e.g., via the core network 130) . In some examples, network entities 105 may communicate with one another via a midhaul communication link 162 (e.g., in accordance with a midhaul interface protocol) or a fronthaul communication link 168 (e.g., in accordance with a fronthaul interface protocol) , or any combination thereof. The backhaul communication link (s) 120, midhaul communication links 162, or fronthaul communication links 168 may be or include one or more wired links (e.g., an electrical link, an optical fiber link) or one or more wireless links (e.g., a radio link, a wireless optical link) , among other examples or various combinations thereof. A UE 115 may communicate with the core network 130 via a communication link 155.
[0044] One or more of the network entities 105 or network equipment described herein may include or may be referred to as a base station 140 (e.g., a base transceiver station, a radio base station, an NR base station, an access point, a radio transceiver, a NodeB, an eNodeB (eNB) , a next-generation NodeB or giga-NodeB (either of which may be referred to as a gNB) , a 5G NB, a next-generation eNB (ng-eNB) , a Home NodeB, a Home eNodeB, or other suitable terminology) . In some examples, a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may be implemented in an aggregated (e.g., monolithic, standalone) base station architecture, which may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within one network entity (e.g., a network entity 105 or a single RAN node, such as a base station 140) .
[0045] In some examples, a network entity 105 may be implemented in a disaggregated architecture (e.g., a disaggregated base station architecture, a disaggregated RAN architecture) , which may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed among multiple network entities (e.g., network entities 105) , such as an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network, an open RAN (O-RAN) (e.g., a network configuration sponsored by the O-RAN Alliance) , or a virtualized RAN (vRAN) (e.g., a cloud RAN (C-RAN) ) . For example, a network entity 105 may include one or more of a central unit (CU) , such as a CU 160, a distributed unit (DU) , such as a DU 165, a radio unit (RU) , such as an RU 170, a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) , such as an RIC 175 (e.g., a Near-Real Time RIC (Near-RT RIC) , a Non-Real Time RIC (Non-RT RIC) ) , a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) system, such as an SMO system 180, or any combination thereof. An RU 170 may also be referred to as a radio head, a smart radio head, a remote radio head (RRH) , a remote radio unit (RRU) , or a transmission reception point (TRP) . One or more components of the network entities 105 in a disaggregated RAN architecture may be co-located, or one or more components of the network entities 105 may be located in distributed locations (e.g., separate physical locations) . In some examples, one or more of the network entities 105 of a disaggregated RAN architecture may be implemented as virtual units (e.g., a virtual CU (VCU) , a virtual DU (VDU) , a virtual RU (VRU) ) .
[0046] The split of functionality between a CU 160, a DU 165, and an RU 170 is flexible and may support different functionalities depending on which functions (e.g., network layer functions, protocol layer functions, baseband functions, RF functions, or any combinations thereof) are performed at a CU 160, a DU 165, or an RU 170. For example, a functional split of a protocol stack may be employed between a CU 160 and a DU 165 such that the CU 160 may support one or more layers of the protocol stack and the DU 165 may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. In some examples, the CU 160 may host upper protocol layer (e.g., layer 3 (L3) , layer 2 (L2) ) functionality and signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) , service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) , Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) ) . The CU 160 (e.g., one or more CUs) may be connected to a DU 165 (e.g., one or more DUs) or an RU 170 (e.g., one or more RUs) , or some combination thereof, and the DUs 165, RUs 170, or both may host lower protocol layers, such as layer 1 (L1) (e.g., physical (PHY) layer) or L2 (e.g., radio link control (RLC) layer, medium access control (MAC) layer) functionality and signaling, and may each be at least partially controlled by the CU 160. Additionally, or alternatively, a functional split of the protocol stack may be employed between a DU 165 and an RU 170 such that the DU 165 may support one or more layers of the protocol stack and the RU 170 may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. The DU 165 may support one or multiple different cells (e.g., via one or multiple different RUs, such as an RU 170) . In some cases, a functional split between a CU 160 and a DU 165 or between a DU 165 and an RU 170 may be within a protocol layer (e.g., some functions for a protocol layer may be performed by one of a CU 160, a DU 165, or an RU 170, while other functions of the protocol layer are performed by a different one of the CU 160, the DU 165, or the RU 170) . A CU 160 may be functionally split further into CU control plane (CU-CP) and CU user plane (CU-UP) functions. A CU 160 may be connected to a DU 165 via a midhaul communication link 162 (e.g., F1, F1-c, F1-u) , and a DU 165 may be connected to an RU 170 via a fronthaul communication link 168 (e.g., open fronthaul (FH) interface) . In some examples, a midhaul communication link 162 or a fronthaul communication link 168 may be implemented in accordance with an interface (e.g., a channel) between layers of a protocol stack supported by respective network entities (e.g., one or more of the network entities 105) that are in communication via such communication links.
[0047] In some wireless communications systems (e.g., the wireless communications system 100) , infrastructure and spectral resources for radio access may support wireless backhaul link capabilities to supplement wired backhaul connections, providing an IAB network architecture (e.g., to a core network 130) . In some cases, in an IAB network, one or more of the network entities 105 (e.g., network entities 105 or IAB node (s) 104) may be partially controlled by each other. The IAB node (s) 104 may be referred to as a donor entity or an IAB donor. A DU 165 or an RU 170 may be partially controlled by a CU 160 associated with a network entity 105 or base station 140 (such as a donor network entity or a donor base station) . The one or more donor entities (e.g., IAB donors) may be in communication with one or more additional devices (e.g., IAB node (s) 104) via supported access and backhaul links (e.g., backhaul communication link (s) 120) . IAB node (s) 104 may include an IAB mobile termination (IAB-MT) controlled (e.g., scheduled) by one or more DUs (e.g., DUs 165) of a coupled IAB donor. An IAB-MT may be equipped with an independent set of antennas for relay of communications with UEs 115 or may share the same antennas (e.g., of an RU 170) of IAB node (s) 104 used for access via the DU 165 of the IAB node (s) 104 (e.g., referred to as virtual IAB-MT (vIAB-MT) ) . In some examples, the IAB node (s) 104 may include one or more DUs (e.g., DUs 165) that support communication links with additional entities (e.g., IAB node (s) 104, UEs 115) within the relay chain or configuration of the access network (e.g., downstream) . In such cases, one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture (e.g., the IAB node (s) 104 or components of the IAB node (s) 104) may be configured to operate according to the techniques described herein.
[0048] In the case of the techniques described herein applied in the context of a disaggregated RAN architecture, one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture may be configured to support techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping as described herein. For example, some operations described as being performed by a UE 115 or a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may additionally, or alternatively, be performed by one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture (e.g., components such as an IAB node, a DU 165, a CU 160, an RU 170, an RIC 175, an SMO system 180) .
[0049] A UE 115 may include or may be referred to as a mobile device, a wireless device, a remote device, a handheld device, or a subscriber device, or some other suitable terminology, where the “device” may also be referred to as a unit, a station, a terminal, or a client, among other examples. A UE 115 may also include or may be referred to as a personal electronic device such as a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or a personal computer. In some examples, a UE 115 may include or be referred to as a wireless local loop (WLL) station, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an Internet of Everything (IoE) device, or a machine type communications (MTC) device, among other examples, which may be implemented in various objects such as appliances, vehicles, or meters, among other examples.
[0050] The UEs 115 described herein may be able to communicate with various types of devices, such as UEs 115 that may sometimes operate as relays, as well as the network entities 105 and the network equipment including macro eNBs or gNBs, small cell eNBs or gNBs, or relay base stations, among other examples, as shown in FIG. 1.
[0051] The UEs 115 and the network entities 105 may wirelessly communicate with one another via the communication link (s) 125 (e.g., one or more access links) using resources associated with one or more carriers. The term “carrier” may refer to a set of RF spectrum resources having a defined PHY layer structure for supporting the communication link (s) 125. For example, a carrier used for the communication link (s) 125 may include a portion of an RF spectrum band (e.g., a bandwidth part (BWP) ) that is operated according to one or more PHY layer channels for a given RAT (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR) . Each PHY layer channel may carry acquisition signaling (e.g., synchronization signals, system information) , control signaling that coordinates operation for the carrier, user data, or other signaling. The wireless communications system 100 may support communication with a UE 115 using carrier aggregation or multi-carrier operation. A UE 115 may be configured with multiple downlink component carriers and one or more uplink component carriers according to a carrier aggregation configuration. Carrier aggregation may be used with both frequency division duplexing (FDD) and time division duplexing (TDD) component carriers. Communication between a network entity 105 and other devices may refer to communication between the devices and any portion (e.g., entity, sub-entity) of a network entity 105. For example, the terms “transmitting, ” “receiving, ” or “communicating, ” when referring to a network entity 105, may refer to any portion of a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, a CU 160, a DU 165, a RU 170) of a RAN communicating with another device (e.g., directly or via one or more other network entities, such as one or more of the network entities 105) .
[0052] Signal waveforms transmitted via a carrier may be made up of multiple subcarriers (e.g., using multi-carrier modulation (MCM) techniques such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM) ) . In a system employing MCM techniques, a resource element may refer to resources of one symbol period (e.g., a duration of one modulation symbol) and one subcarrier, in which case the symbol period and subcarrier spacing may be inversely related. The quantity of bits carried by each resource element may depend on the modulation scheme (e.g., the order of the modulation scheme, the coding rate of the modulation scheme, or both) , such that a relatively higher quantity of resource elements (e.g., in a transmission duration) and a relatively higher order of a modulation scheme may correspond to a relatively higher rate of communication. A wireless communications resource may refer to a combination of an RF spectrum resource, a time resource, and a spatial resource (e.g., a spatial layer, a beam) , and the use of multiple spatial resources may increase the data rate or data integrity for communications with a UE 115.
[0053] The time intervals for the network entities 105 or the UEs 115 may be expressed in multiples of a basic time unit which may, for example, refer to a sampling period of Ts=1 / (Δfmax·Nf) seconds, for which Δfmax may represent a supported subcarrier spacing, and Nf may represent a supported discrete Fourier transform (DFT) size. Time intervals of a communications resource may be organized according to radio frames each having a specified duration (e.g., 10 milliseconds (ms) ) . Each radio frame may be identified by a system frame number (SFN) (e.g., ranging from 0 to 1023) .
[0054] Each frame may include multiple consecutively-numbered subframes or slots, and each subframe or slot may have the same duration. In some examples, a frame may be divided (e.g., in the time domain) into subframes, and each subframe may be further divided into a quantity of slots. Alternatively, each frame may include a variable quantity of slots, and the quantity of slots may depend on subcarrier spacing. Each slot may include a quantity of symbol periods (e.g., depending on the length of the cyclic prefix prepended to each symbol period) . In some wireless communications systems, such as the wireless communications system 100, a slot may further be divided into multiple mini-slots associated with one or more symbols. Excluding the cyclic prefix, each symbol period may be associated with one or more (e.g., Nf) sampling periods. The duration of a symbol period may depend on the subcarrier spacing or frequency band of operation.
[0055] A subframe, a slot, a mini-slot, or a symbol may be the smallest scheduling unit (e.g., in the time domain) of the wireless communications system 100 and may be referred to as a transmission time interval (TTI) . In some examples, the TTI duration (e.g., a quantity of symbol periods in a TTI) may be variable. Additionally, or alternatively, the smallest scheduling unit of the wireless communications system 100 may be dynamically selected (e.g., in bursts of shortened TTIs (sTTIs) ) .
[0056] Physical channels may be multiplexed for communication using a carrier according to various techniques. A physical control channel and a physical data channel may be multiplexed for signaling via a downlink carrier, for example, using one or more of time division multiplexing (TDM) techniques, frequency division multiplexing (FDM) techniques, or hybrid TDM-FDM techniques. A control region (e.g., a control resource set (CORESET) ) for a physical control channel may be defined by a set of symbol periods and may extend across the system bandwidth or a subset of the system bandwidth of the carrier. One or more control regions (e.g., CORESETs) may be configured for a set of the UEs 115. For example, one or more of the UEs 115 may monitor or search control regions for control information according to one or more search space sets, and each search space set may include one or multiple control channel candidates in one or more aggregation levels arranged in a cascaded manner. An aggregation level for a control channel candidate may refer to an amount of control channel resources (e.g., control channel elements (CCEs) ) associated with encoded information for a control information format having a given payload size. Search space sets may include common search space sets configured for sending control information to UEs 115 (e.g., one or more UEs) or may include UE-specific search space sets for sending control information to a UE 115 (e.g., a specific UE) .
[0057] In some examples, a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, an RU 170) may be movable and therefore provide communication coverage for a moving coverage area, such as the coverage area 110. In some examples, coverage areas 110 (e.g., different coverage areas) associated with different technologies may overlap, but the coverage areas 110 (e.g., different coverage areas) may be supported by the same network entity (e.g., a network entity 105) . In some other examples, overlapping coverage areas, such as a coverage area 110, associated with different technologies may be supported by different network entities (e.g., the network entities 105) . The wireless communications system 100 may include, for example, a heterogeneous network in which different types of the network entities 105 support communications for coverage areas 110 (e.g., different coverage areas) using the same or different RATs.
[0058] Some UEs 115 may be configured to employ operating modes that reduce power consumption, such as half-duplex communications (e.g., a mode that supports one-way communication via transmission or reception, but not transmission and reception concurrently) . In some examples, half-duplex communications may be performed at a reduced peak rate. Other power conservation techniques for the UEs 115 may include entering a power saving deep sleep mode when not engaging in active communications, operating using a limited bandwidth (e.g., according to narrowband communications) , or a combination of these techniques. For example, some UEs 115 may be configured for operation using a narrowband protocol type that is associated with a defined portion or range (e.g., set of subcarriers or resource blocks (RBs) ) within a carrier, within a guard-band of a carrier, or outside of a carrier.
[0059] The wireless communications system 100 may be configured to support ultra-reliable communications or low-latency communications, or various combinations thereof. For example, the wireless communications system 100 may be configured to support ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) . The UEs 115 may be designed to support ultra-reliable, low-latency, or critical functions. Ultra-reliable communications may include private communication or group communication and may be supported by one or more services such as push-to-talk, video, or data. Support for ultra-reliable, low-latency functions may include prioritization of services, and such services may be used for public safety or general commercial applications. The terms ultra-reliable, low-latency, and ultra-reliable low-latency may be used interchangeably herein.
[0060] In some examples, a UE 115 may be configured to support communicating directly with other UEs (e.g., one or more of the UEs 115) via a device-to-device (D2D) communication link, such as a D2D communication link 135 (e.g., in accordance with a peer-to-peer (P2P) , D2D, or sidelink protocol) . In some examples, one or more UEs 115 of a group that are performing D2D communications may be within the coverage area 110 of a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, an RU 170) , which may support aspects of such D2D communications being configured by (e.g., scheduled by) the network entity 105. In some examples, one or more UEs 115 of such a group may be outside the coverage area 110 of a network entity 105 or may be otherwise unable to or not configured to receive transmissions from a network entity 105. In some examples, groups of the UEs 115 communicating via D2D communications may support a one-to-many (1: M) system in which each UE 115 transmits to one or more of the UEs 115 in the group. In some examples, a network entity 105 may facilitate the scheduling of resources for D2D communications. In some other examples, D2D communications may be carried out between the UEs 115 without an involvement of a network entity 105.
[0061] The core network 130 may provide user authentication, access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The core network 130 may be an evolved packet core (EPC) or 5G core (5GC) , which may include at least one control plane entity that manages access and mobility (e.g., a mobility management entity (MME) , an access and mobility management function (AMF) ) and at least one user plane entity that routes packets or interconnects to external networks (e.g., a serving gateway (S-GW) , a Packet Data Network (PDN) gateway (P-GW) , or a user plane function (UPF) ) . The control plane entity may manage non-access stratum (NAS) functions such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management for the UEs 115 served by the network entities 105 (e.g., base stations 140) associated with the core network 130. User IP packets may be transferred through the user plane entity, which may provide IP address allocation as well as other functions. The user plane entity may be connected to IP services 150 for one or more network operators. The IP services 150 may include access to the Internet, Intranet (s) , an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) , or a Packet-Switched Streaming Service.
[0062] The wireless communications system 100 may operate using one or more frequency bands, which may be in the range of 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz) . Generally, the region from 300 MHz to 3 GHz is known as the ultra-high frequency (UHF) region or decimeter band because the wavelengths range from approximately one decimeter to one meter in length. UHF waves may be blocked or redirected by buildings and environmental features, which may be referred to as clusters, but the waves may penetrate structures sufficiently for a macro cell to provide service to the UEs 115 located indoors. Communications using UHF waves may be associated with smaller antennas and shorter ranges (e.g., less than one hundred kilometers) compared to communications using the smaller frequencies and longer waves of the high frequency (HF) or very high frequency (VHF) portion of the spectrum below 300 MHz.
[0063] The wireless communications system 100 may utilize both licensed and unlicensed RF spectrum bands. For example, the wireless communications system 100 may employ License Assisted Access (LAA) , LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) RAT, or NR technology using an unlicensed band such as the 5 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band. While operating using unlicensed RF spectrum bands, devices such as the network entities 105 and the UEs 115 may employ carrier sensing for collision detection and avoidance. In some examples, operations using unlicensed bands may be based on a carrier aggregation configuration in conjunction with component carriers operating using a licensed band (e.g., LAA) . Operations using unlicensed spectrum may include downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, P2P transmissions, or D2D transmissions, among other examples.
[0064] A network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, an RU 170) or a UE 115 may be equipped with multiple antennas, which may be used to employ techniques such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications, or beamforming. The antennas of a network entity 105 or a UE 115 may be located within one or more antenna arrays or antenna panels, which may support MIMO operations or transmit or receive beamforming. For example, one or more base station antennas or antenna arrays may be co-located at an antenna assembly, such as an antenna tower. In some examples, antennas or antenna arrays associated with a network entity 105 may be located at diverse geographic locations. A network entity 105 may include an antenna array with a set of rows and columns of antenna ports that the network entity 105 may use to support beamforming of communications with a UE 115. Likewise, a UE 115 may include one or more antenna arrays that may support various MIMO or beamforming operations. Additionally, or alternatively, an antenna panel may support RF beamforming for a signal transmitted via an antenna port.
[0065] Beamforming, which may also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception, is a signal processing technique that may be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a network entity 105, a UE 115) to shape or steer an antenna beam (e.g., a transmit beam, a receive beam) along a spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming may be achieved by combining the signals communicated via antenna elements of an antenna array such that some signals propagating along particular orientations with respect to an antenna array experience constructive interference while others experience destructive interference. The adjustment of signals communicated via the antenna elements may include a transmitting device or a receiving device applying amplitude offsets, phase offsets, or both to signals carried via the antenna elements associated with the device. The adjustments associated with each of the antenna elements may be defined by a beamforming weight set associated with a particular orientation (e.g., with respect to the antenna array of the transmitting device or receiving device, or with respect to some other orientation) .
[0066] In some wireless communications systems, the UE 115 may be configured to use a CDRX cycle. The CDRX cycle may indicate a cycle of on durations or active time durations and off durations for the UE 115, such that the UE 115 may use minimal power (e.g., sleep, power off) during off durations, while powering on (e.g., waking up) for active time durations. In some cases, a network entity may use a LP-WUS to trigger the UE 115 to wake up and monitor occasions associated with a PDCCH. In some cases, the LP-WUS may trigger PDCCH monitoring outside CDRX active time durations. The UE 115 may also be configured by the network entity 105 with measurement gaps to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements. The measurement gaps have higher priorities than data communications, and the UE 115 is not expected to transmit a PUSCH transmission or receive a PDSCH transmission if the resources associated with the PUSCH transmissions or the PDSCH transmissions overlap with the measurement gap. In some cases, the network entity 105 may transmit an indication in PDCCH to instruct the UE 115 to dynamically skip an upcoming measurement gap, so the resources overlapping with the measurement gap may be used for data communications. If measurement gaps are within the off duration and the on duration of the CDRX cycle, it is uncertain whether the gap skipping indication applies to the measurement gap within the off duration or within the on duration. When the UE 115 is indicated by PDCCH to skip the measurement gap, a measurement gap offset or a minimum delay between the PDCCH indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped may be satisfied. When the LP-WUS is configured to trigger PDCCH monitoring, the LP-WUS detection time and a main radio wake-up time creates an additional delay between the LP-WUS and the PDCCH with the gap skipping indication.
[0067] Various aspects relate generally to wireless communications and more particularly LP-WUS and measurement gap skipping. Some aspects more specifically relate to LP-WUS monitoring outside CDRX active time and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS outside CDRX active time. If LP-WUS monitoring outside CDRX active time and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS outside CDRX active time are activated, a measurement gap skipping indication in PDCCH may be applicable to measurement gaps outside the CDRX active time. In some examples, the UE 115 may receive first control signaling that indicates a plurality of active time durations of a CDRX, and the UE 115 may receive second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations. The UE 115 may receive a third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a LP-WUS outside the plurality of active time durations and activating a monitoring of a plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the LP-WUS outside the plurality of active time durations. The UE 115 may receive a fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the plurality of active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, where the fourth control signaling may indicate to skip the measurement gap. The UE 115 may perform communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration and the indication to skip the measurement gap.
[0068] Various aspects relate generally to wireless communications and more particularly LP-WUS and measurement gap skipping. Some aspects more specifically relate to if an offset from the end of the LP-WUS to the measurement gap is larger than or equal to the measurement gap offset for measurement gap skipping, the UE 115 may skip the measurement gap after detecting the LP-WUS. In some examples, the UE 115 may receive a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped. The UE 115 may receive an LP-WUS that indicates the UE 115 to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, and a time duration between the measurement gap and the LP-WUS is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. The UE 115 may receive, based on the LP-WUS, the control signaling on the control channel, and the control signaling may indicate to skip the measurement gap. The UE 115 may perform communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the LP-WUS is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0069] FIG. 2 shows an example of a wireless communications system 200 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communications system 200 may implement or may be implemented by aspects of the wireless communications system 100. For example, the wireless communications system 200 may include a UE 115-a, which may be an example of a UE 115 as described herein. The wireless communications system 200 may include a network entity 105-a, which may be an example of a network entity 105 as described herein.
[0070] In some examples, the UE 115-a may communicate with the network entity 105-a using a communication link 125-a. The communication link 125-a may be an example of a 6th generation (6G) , a NR or LTE link between the UE 115-a and the network entity. The communication link 125-a may include a bi-directional link that enable both uplink and downlink communications. For example, the UE 115-b may transmit uplink signals (e.g., uplink transmissions) , such as uplink control signals or uplink data signals, to the network entity 105-a using the communication link 125-a and the network entity 105-a may transmit downlink signals (e.g., downlink transmissions) , such as downlink control signals or downlink data signals, to the UE 115-b using the communication link 125-a.
[0071] In some examples, the UE 115-a may include a low-power wakeup receiver (LP-WUR) and a main radio (MR) . The UE 115-a may monitor for a LP-WUS. When the LP-WUR is enabled to monitor for the LP-WUS, the main radio is put into sleep mode for power savings and may help save battery power. In some cases, reception of the LP-WUS may trigger PDCCH monitoring. The LP-WUS monitoring may consume less power than PDCCH monitoring. LP-WUS may be generated by on-off keying (OOK) modulation, and the UE 115-a may include an envelope detector with simple architecture and lower operational power. Once the LP-WUS is received to trigger PDCCH monitoring for the UE 115-a, the MR may be switched to awake to monitor PDCCHs.
[0072] The UE 115-a may have three connected mode use cases for LP-WUS. For use case one, the LP-WUS may be used to replace PDCCH based WUS to trigger UE 115-a entrance into a CDRX on duration. A benefit of use case one is power savings by replacing frequent PDCCH monitoring with lower power LP-WUS monitoring. For use case two, the LP-WUS may trigger PDCCH monitoring outside CDRX active time. A benefit of use case two may be latency reduction and power saving because the network entity 105-a may have more scheduling opportunities to continuously schedule and communicate data (e.g., for extended reality (XR) applications) for the UE 115-a. For use cases three, the LP-WUS triggers PDCCH monitoring inside CDRX active time. A benefit of use case three may be power saving by replacing frequent PDCCH monitoring with LP-WUS monitoring.
[0073] In some examples, gaps and restrictions may be configured by the network entity 105-b for the UE to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements and other measurements such as crosslink interference (CLI) measurements. These measurement gaps and restriction may have higher priorities than data communication. The UE 115-a is not expected to transmit a PUSCH or receive a PDSCH if the PUSCH or PDSCH overlaps with a gap or a restriction. For XR traffic, a collision between data communication and gaps or restrictions may not be fully avoided because XR traffic has tight delay budget and deferring an XR packet to a time after the gap or restriction may cause throughput degradation. XR data (e.g., video data) may have a typical generation cycle (e.g., 50 / 3 ms) that is not aligned with gap or restriction (e.g., 20 ms) . To resolve the collision, the network entity 105-a may use an indication in PDCCH to instruct the UE 115-a to dynamically skip an upcoming gap or restriction so that resources overlapping with the gap or restriction are used for XR data transfer as soon as possible. The gap skipping mechanism may not be abused because the less skipped gaps provide the less impact to UE implementation and RRM measurement performance.
[0074] The LP-WUS use case two (e.g., the LP-WUS triggering PDCCH monitoring outside CDRX active time) and skipping the gap or restriction may provide additional scheduling opportunities and reduce delay for data communications. The two techniques of LP-WUS triggering PDCCH monitoring outside CDRX active time and skipping the gap or restriction may be implemented together under the condition that RRM measurement performance is not compromised.
[0075] FIG. 3 shows examples of timing diagrams 300 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The timing diagrams 300 illustrate LP-WUS monitoring and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS outside CDRX active time. The timing diagrams 300 may implement or be implemented by one or more aspects described with reference to FIGs. 1 and 2. For example, the UE 115-a may be configured, by the network entity 105-a, with a DRX cycle with on durations and off durations. Additionally, the UE 115-a may receive, from the network entity 105-a, LP-WUS and a gap skipping indication.
[0076] One matter for the use of the gap skipping indication is whether the gap skipping indication may be applicable to gaps or restrictions occurring during CDRX active time or to both the gaps occurring during the CDRX active time and the gaps occurring outside the CDRX active time. In some cases, the network entity 105-a may dynamically schedule user data within the CDRX active time, and the network entity may schedule user data outside CDRX active time for latency reduction. The gaps outside CDRX active time may be skipped if the LP-WUS use case 2 is activated (e.g., the LP-WUS may trigger PDCCH monitoring outside CDRX active time) . Otherwise, the gaps or restrictions may be reserved for UE RRM measurements or other measurements to maintain measurement performance.
[0077] Timing diagram 305 illustrates an example of the gap skipping indication being not applicable to gaps outside CDRX active time. The UE 115-a may be configured, by the network entity 105-a, with a DRX cycle 310-a with a plurality of on durations 315-a or active times and a plurality of off durations. The UE 115-a may be configured, by the network entity 105-a, with a measurement gap 320-a outside one of the active time durations and a measurement gap 320-b inside the active time durations. Additionally, the UE 115-a may receive, from the network entity 105-a, an LP-WUS 325-a that triggers PDCCH monitoring by the UE 115-a during the active time duration or on duration. The UE 115-a may receive, from the network entity 105-a, a gap skipping indication 330-a on a resource associated with the active time duration. In some cases, the gap skipping indication 330-a is not applicable to measurement gaps outside CDRX active time (e.g., measurement gap 320-a) ; rather, the gap skipping indication 330-a is applicable to the measurement gap 320-b inside the active time duration. Based on the gap skipping indication 330-a, the UE 115-a may skip the measurement gap 320-b and may perform communications during the measurement gap 320-b and abstain from measurements during the measurement gap 320-b.
[0078] In some examples, when UE LP-WUS monitoring and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS outside CDRX active time is activated, the gap skipping indication in PDCCH is applicable to measurement gaps or restrictions outside CDRX active time; otherwise, the gap skipping indication in PDCCH may be only applicable to gaps or restrictions inside CDRX active time. Timing diagram 335 illustrates an example of the gap skipping indication being applicable to measurement gaps outside CDRX active time. The UE 115-a may be configured, by the network entity 105-a, with a DRX cycle 310-b with a plurality of on durations 315-b or active times and a plurality of off durations. The UE 115-a may be configured, by the network entity 105-a, with a measurement gap 320-c outside one of the active time durations and a measurement gap 320-d inside the active time durations. The UE 115-a may be indicated, by the network entity 105-a, with a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a LP-WUS outside the active time durations and activating a monitoring of PDCCH outside the active time durations based on the LP-WUS outside the active time durations. The UE 115-a may receive, from the network entity 105-a, an LP-WUS 325-b that triggers PDCCH monitoring 340 during the off duration. The UE 115-a may receive, from the network entity 105-a, a gap skipping indication 330-b on a resource associated with the active time duration or on one of the plurality of control channels outside the active time durations. In some cases, the gap skipping indication 330-b is applicable to measurement gaps outside CDRX active time (e.g., measurement gap 320-c) . Based on the gap skipping indication, the UE 115-a may skip the measurement gap 320-c and may perform communications during the measurement gap 320-c and abstain from measurements during the measurement gap 320-c.
[0079] Referring to FIG. 2, the UE 115-a and the network entity 105-a may exchange signaling to support the gap skipping indication in PDCCH being applicable to gaps outside CDRX active time when UE LP-WUS monitoring and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS outside CDRX active time is activated. For example, the UE 115-a may receive, from the network entity 105-a, control signaling 205 that indicates a plurality of active time durations of a CDRX. The UE 115-a may receive control signaling 210 that indicates a measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations. The UE 115-a may receive control signaling 215 that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for LP-WUS outside the plurality of active time durations and activating a monitoring of PDCCH outside the plurality of active time durations based on the LP-WUS outside the plurality of active time durations. The UE 115-a may receive control signaling 220 that indicates to skip the measurement gap. The UE 115-a may perform communications during the measurement gap outside the active time duration based on the configuration.
[0080] FIG. 4 shows examples of timing diagrams 400 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The timing diagrams 400 illustrate LP-WUS monitoring and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS. The timing diagrams 400 may implement or be implemented by one or more aspects described with reference to FIGs. 1 and 2. For example, the UE 115-a may be configured, by the network entity 105-a, with a DRX cycle with on durations and off durations. Additionally, the UE 115-a may receive, from the network entity 105-a, LP-WUS and a gap skipping indication.
[0081] One matter for the use of the gap skipping indication is that LP-WUS monitoring introduces additional delay to PDCCH reception. When the UE 115-a is indicated by PDCCH to skip the measurement gap due to RRM measurements, a minimum delay or a measurement gap offset may exist between the PDCCH and gap to be skipped. When LP-WUS is configured to trigger PDCCH monitoring, the LP-WUS detection time and MR wake-up time may consume the measurement gap offset making it difficult for the network entity 105-a to cancel the measurement gap. LP-WUS introduces additional delay to PDCCH monitoring which makes it more difficult for the network entity to schedule the skipping of the measurement gap by PDCCH at a time greater or equal to the measurement delay offset or minimum offset before the measurement gap.
[0082] Timing diagram 405 illustrates an example of the gap skipping indication by PDCCH with the LP-WUS being not activated. The network entity 105-a may use a PDCCH 410 to skip a measurement gap 415 at a time offset that satisfies the minimum required application time for the skipping indication to be used (e.g., time offset greater than or equal to the measurement delay offset (Tg) ) .
[0083] Timing diagram 420 illustrates an example of the LP-WUS 425 being activated. When LP-WUS 425 is activated, a minimum offset (Tm) between the LP-WUS and PDCCH may be satisfied due to the LP-WUS detection and MR wakeup delay. Adding the minimum offset between the LP-WUS detection and the PDCCH that indicates gap skipping, the PDCCH 430 triggered by the LP-WUS may not satisfy the measurement delay offset requirement prior to the gap 435. To address the timing issue with LP-WUS triggering the PDCCH that indicates the gap skipping, the LP-WUS may be at a time greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset (Tg) to allow gap skipping. If the offset from the end of the LP-WUS to the gap is larger than or equal to the minimum required time offset for gap skipping but the offset from the end of the first PDCCH that can be triggered by the LP-WUS to the gap is smaller than the minimum required time offset, the UE 115-a may skip the gap or restriction after the UE 115-a detects the LP-WUS. Timing diagram 445 illustrates an example of the LP-WUS 450 that triggers a PDCCH 455 indicating gap skipping. An end of the LP-WUS 450 may be at a time greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset (Tg) prior to a start of a measurement gap 460. The time from an end of the PDCCH 455 to a start of the measurement gap 460 may be less than the measurement gap offset (Tg) .
[0084] Referring to FIG. 2, the UE 115-a and the network entity 105-a may exchange signaling to support the gap skipping indication in PDCCH triggered by LP-WUS and the measurement gap offset. For example, the UE 115-a may receive, from the network entity 105-a, control signaling 225 that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped. The UE 115-a may receive LP-WUS 230 that indicates the UE 115-a to monitor for control signaling on a control channel or PDCCH, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the LP-WUS is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. The UE 115-a may receive control signaling 235 or PDCCH that indicates to skip the measurement gap. The UE 115-a may perform communications, such as transmit an uplink signal 240, during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the LP-WUS being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0085] In some examples, the UE 115-a and the network entity 105-a may decide whether to support the techniques of LP-WUS monitoring and PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS outside CDRX active time with gap skipping indication in PDCCH applicable to gaps outside CDRX active time or the gap skipping based on the offset from the LP-WUS to the measurement gap being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. For example, the UE 115-a may not want to skip gaps outside CDRX active time so that RRM measurement implementation and performance is less impacted. The network entity 105-a may decide whether it wants to support use of LP-WUS to skip a gap for data communication with the UE. In some cases, the UE 115-a may report support of the techniques in UE capability signaling 245. In some examples, the network entity 105-a may configure the techniques in an RRC message 250.
[0086] FIG. 5 shows an example of a process flow 500 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The process flow 500 may implement or may be implemented by aspects of the wireless communications system 100 and the wireless communications system 200. For example, the process flow 500 may include a UE 115-b and a network entity 105-b which may be examples of corresponding devices and entities as described with reference to FIGs. 1 and 2. In the following description of the process flow 500, the operations between the UE 115-b and the network entity 105-b may be transmitted in a different order than the example order shown, or the operations performed by the UE 115-b and the network entity 105-b may be performed in different orders or at different times. Some operations may also be omitted from the process flow 500, and other operations may be added to the process flow 500.
[0087] At 505, the UE 115-b may receive, from the network entity 105-b, first control signaling that indicates that indicates a plurality of active time durations of a CDRX.
[0088] At 510, the UE 115-b may receive, from the network entity 105-b, second control signaling that that indicates a measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements.
[0089] At 515, the UE 115-b may transmit, to the network entity 105-b, capability signaling. In some cases, the capability signaling may indicate a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations. In some examples, the capability signaling may indicate a support of monitoring for the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations. In some cases, the capability signaling may indicate support of monitoring the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.
[0090] At 520, the UE 115-b may receive, from the network entity 105-b, an RRC message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations.
[0091] At 525, the UE 115-b may receive, from the network entity 105-b, third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations and activating a monitoring of a plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.
[0092] At 530, the UE 115-b may receive, from the network entity 105-b, fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the plurality of active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, and the control signaling may indicate to skip the measurement gap. In some cases, the UE 115-b may receive, from the network entity 105-b, a control message that includes the first control signaling, the second control signaling, the third control signaling, the fourth control signaling, or a combination thereof.
[0093] At 535, the UE 115-b may perform communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration. In some cases, the UE 115-b may abstain from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.
[0094] FIG. 6 shows an example of a process flow 600 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The process flow 600 may implement or may be implemented by aspects of the wireless communications system 100 and the wireless communications system 200. For example, the process flow 600 may include a UE 115-c and a network entity 105-c which may be examples of corresponding devices and entities as described with reference to FIGs. 1 and 2. In the following description of the process flow 600, the operations between the UE 115-c and the network entity 105-c may be transmitted in a different order than the example order shown, or the operations performed by the UE 115-c and the network entity 105-c may be performed in different orders or at different times. Some operations may also be omitted from the process flow 600, and other operations may be added to the process flow 600.
[0095] At 605, the UE 115-c may receive, from the network entity 105-c, first control signaling that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped.
[0096] At 610, the UE 115-c may transmit, to the network entity 105-c, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0097] At 615, the UE 115-c may receive, from the network entity 105-c, an RRC message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0098] At 620, the UE 115-c may receive, from the network entity 105-c, a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0099] At 625, the UE 115-c may receive, from the network entity 105-c based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. In some cases, a time duration between the control signaling and the measurement gap is less than the measurement gap offset.
[0100] At 630, the UE 115-c may perform communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. In some cases, the UE 115-c may abstain from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.
[0101] FIG. 7 shows a block diagram 700 of a device 705 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 705 may be an example of aspects of a UE 115 as described herein. The device 705 may include a receiver 710, a transmitter 715, and a communications manager 720. The device 705, or one or more components of the device 705 (e.g., the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, the communications manager 720) , may include at least one processor, which may be coupled with at least one memory, to, individually or collectively, support or enable the described techniques. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) .
[0102] The receiver 710 may provide a means for receiving information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping) . Information may be passed on to other components of the device 705. The receiver 710 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
[0103] The transmitter 715 may provide a means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 705. For example, the transmitter 715 may transmit information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping) . In some examples, the transmitter 715 may be co-located with a receiver 710 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 715 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
[0104] The communications manager 720, the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or various combinations or components thereof may be examples of means for performing various aspects of techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping as described herein. For example, the communications manager 720, the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or various combinations or components thereof may be capable of performing one or more of the functions described herein.
[0105] In some examples, the communications manager 720, the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in communications management circuitry) . The hardware may include at least one of a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP) , a central processing unit (CPU) , an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) , a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a microcontroller, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof configured as or otherwise supporting, individually or collectively, a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure. In some examples, at least one processor and at least one memory coupled with the at least one processor may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by one or more processors, individually or collectively, executing instructions stored in the at least one memory) .
[0106] Additionally, or alternatively, the communications manager 720, the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in code (e.g., as communications management software or firmware) executed by at least one processor (e.g., referred to as a processor-executable code) . If implemented in code executed by at least one processor, the functions of the communications manager 720, the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, a microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices (e.g., configured as or otherwise supporting, individually or collectively, a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure) .
[0107] In some examples, the communications manager 720 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, obtaining, monitoring, outputting, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or both. For example, the communications manager 720 may receive information from the receiver 710, send information to the transmitter 715, or be integrated in combination with the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.
[0108] The communications manager 720 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. For example, the communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle. The communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements. The communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations. The communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. The communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration.
[0109] Additionally, or alternatively, the communications manager 720 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. For example, the communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped. The communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. The communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. The communications manager 720 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0110] By including or configuring the communications manager 720 in accordance with examples as described herein, the device 705 (e.g., at least one processor controlling or otherwise coupled with the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, the communications manager 720, or a combination thereof) may support techniques for more efficient utilization of communication resources.
[0111] FIG. 8 shows a block diagram 800 of a device 805 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 805 may be an example of aspects of a device 705 or a UE 115 as described herein. The device 805 may include a receiver 810, a transmitter 815, and a communications manager 820. The device 805, or one or more components of the device 805 (e.g., the receiver 810, the transmitter 815, the communications manager 820) , may include at least one processor, which may be coupled with at least one memory, to support the described techniques. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) .
[0112] The receiver 810 may provide a means for receiving information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping) . Information may be passed on to other components of the device 805. The receiver 810 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
[0113] The transmitter 815 may provide a means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 805. For example, the transmitter 815 may transmit information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping) . In some examples, the transmitter 815 may be co-located with a receiver 810 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 815 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
[0114] The device 805, or various components thereof, may be an example of means for performing various aspects of techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping as described herein. For example, the communications manager 820 may include a discontinuous reception cycle manager 825, a measurement gap manager 830, a wake-up signal manager 835, a measurement gap skipping manager 840, or any combination thereof. The communications manager 820 may be an example of aspects of a communications manager 720 as described herein. In some examples, the communications manager 820, or various components thereof, may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, obtaining, monitoring, outputting, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the receiver 810, the transmitter 815, or both. For example, the communications manager 820 may receive information from the receiver 810, send information to the transmitter 815, or be integrated in combination with the receiver 810, the transmitter 815, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.
[0115] The communications manager 820 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The discontinuous reception cycle manager 825 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle. The measurement gap manager 830 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements. The wake-up signal manager 835 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations. The measurement gap skipping manager 840 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. The measurement gap skipping manager 840 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration.
[0116] Additionally, or alternatively, the communications manager 820 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The measurement gap manager 830 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped. The wake-up signal manager 835 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. The measurement gap skipping manager 840 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. The measurement gap skipping manager 840 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0117] FIG. 9 shows a block diagram 900 of a communications manager 920 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The communications manager 920 may be an example of aspects of a communications manager 720, a communications manager 820, or both, as described herein. The communications manager 920, or various components thereof, may be an example of means for performing various aspects of techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping as described herein. For example, the communications manager 920 may include a discontinuous reception cycle manager 925, a measurement gap manager 930, a wake-up signal manager 935, a measurement gap skipping manager 940, a capability manager 945, or any combination thereof. Each of these components, or components or subcomponents thereof (e.g., one or more processors, one or more memories) , may communicate, directly or indirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) .
[0118] The communications manager 920 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The discontinuous reception cycle manager 925 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle. The measurement gap manager 930 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements. The wake-up signal manager 935 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations. The measurement gap skipping manager 940 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. In some examples, the measurement gap skipping manager 940 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration.
[0119] In some examples, to support performing communications during the measurement gap, the measurement gap skipping manager 940 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.
[0120] In some examples, a control message includes the first control signaling, the second control signaling, the third control signaling, the fourth control signaling, or a combination thereof.
[0121] In some examples, the capability manager 945 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations.
[0122] In some examples, the capability manager 945 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring for the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations.
[0123] In some examples, the capability manager 945 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring of the set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations.
[0124] In some examples, the measurement gap skipping manager 940 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving, prior to receiving the third control signaling, a radio resource control message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations.
[0125] Additionally, or alternatively, the communications manager 920 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, the measurement gap manager 930 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped. In some examples, the wake-up signal manager 935 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. In some examples, the measurement gap skipping manager 940 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. In some examples, the measurement gap skipping manager 940 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0126] In some examples, to support performing communications during the measurement gap, the measurement gap skipping manager 940 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.
[0127] In some examples, a time duration between the control signaling and the measurement gap is less than the measurement gap offset.
[0128] In some examples, the capability manager 945 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting, prior to receiving the wake-up signal, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0129] In some examples, the measurement gap skipping manager 940 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving, prior to receiving the wake-up signal, a radio resource control message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0130] FIG. 10 shows a diagram of a system 1000 including a device 1005 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 1005 may be an example of or include components of a device 705, a device 805, or a UE 115 as described herein. The device 1005 may communicate (e.g., wirelessly) with one or more other devices (e.g., network entities 105, UEs 115, or a combination thereof) . The device 1005 may include components for bi-directional voice and data communications including components for transmitting and receiving communications, such as a communications manager 1020, an input / output (I / O) controller, such as an I / O controller 1010, a transceiver 1015, one or more antennas 1025, at least one memory 1030, code 1035, and at least one processor 1040. These components may be in electronic communication or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more buses (e.g., a bus 1045) .
[0131] The I / O controller 1010 may manage input and output signals for the device 1005. The I / O controller 1010 may also manage peripherals not integrated into the device 1005. In some cases, the I / O controller 1010 may represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral. In some cases, the I / O controller 1010 may utilize an operating system such as or another known operating system. Additionally, or alternatively, the I / O controller 1010 may represent or interact with a modem, a keyboard, a mouse, a touchscreen, or a similar device. In some cases, the I / O controller 1010 may be implemented as part of one or more processors, such as the at least one processor 1040. In some cases, a user may interact with the device 1005 via the I / O controller 1010 or via hardware components controlled by the I / O controller 1010.
[0132] In some cases, the device 1005 may include a single antenna. However, in some other cases, the device 1005 may have more than one antenna, which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions. The transceiver 1015 may communicate bi-directionally via the one or more antennas 1025 using wired or wireless links as described herein. For example, the transceiver 1015 may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 1015 may also include a modem to modulate the packets, to provide the modulated packets to one or more antennas 1025 for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the one or more antennas 1025. The transceiver 1015, or the transceiver 1015 and one or more antennas 1025, may be an example of a transmitter 715, a transmitter 815, a receiver 710, a receiver 810, or any combination thereof or component thereof, as described herein.
[0133] The at least one memory 1030 may include random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM) . The at least one memory 1030 may store computer-readable, computer-executable, or processor-executable code, such as the code 1035. The code 1035 may include instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor 1040, cause the device 1005 to perform various functions described herein. The code 1035 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or another type of memory. In some cases, the code 1035 may not be directly executable by the at least one processor 1040 but may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functions described herein. In some cases, the at least one memory 1030 may include, among other things, a basic I / O system (BIOS) which may control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices.
[0134] The at least one processor 1040 may include one or more intelligent hardware devices (e.g., one or more general-purpose processors, one or more DSPs, one or more CPUs, one or more graphics processing units (GPUs) , one or more neural processing units (NPUs) (also referred to as neural network processors or deep learning processors (DLPs) ) , one or more microcontrollers, one or more ASICs, one or more FPGAs, one or more programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic, one or more discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof) . In some cases, the at least one processor 1040 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some other cases, a memory controller may be integrated into the at least one processor 1040. The at least one processor 1040 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., the at least one memory 1030) to cause the device 1005 to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping) . For example, the device 1005 or a component of the device 1005 may include at least one processor 1040 and at least one memory 1030 coupled with or to the at least one processor 1040, the at least one processor 1040 and the at least one memory 1030 configured to perform various functions described herein.
[0135] In some examples, the at least one processor 1040 may include multiple processors and the at least one memory 1030 may include multiple memories. One or more of the multiple processors may be coupled with one or more of the multiple memories, which may, individually or collectively, be configured to perform various functions described herein. In some examples, the at least one processor 1040 may be a component of a processing system, which may refer to a system (such as a series) of machines, circuitry (including, for example, one or both of processor circuitry (which may include the at least one processor 1040) and memory circuitry (which may include the at least one memory 1030) ) , or components, that receives or obtains inputs and processes the inputs to produce, generate, or obtain a set of outputs. The processing system may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein. For example, the at least one processor 1040 or a processing system including the at least one processor 1040 may be configured to, configurable to, or operable to cause the device 1005 to perform one or more of the functions described herein. Further, as described herein, being “configured to, ” being “configurable to, ” and being “operable to”may be used interchangeably and may be associated with a capability, when executing code 1035 (e.g., processor-executable code) stored in the at least one memory 1030 or otherwise, to perform one or more of the functions described herein.
[0136] The communications manager 1020 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. For example, the communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle. The communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements. The communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations. The communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. The communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration.
[0137] Additionally, or alternatively, the communications manager 1020 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. For example, the communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped. The communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. The communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. The communications manager 1020 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for performing communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0138] By including or configuring the communications manager 1020 in accordance with examples as described herein, the device 1005 may support techniques for improved communication reliability, reduced latency, more efficient utilization of communication resources, and improved coordination between devices.
[0139] In some examples, the communications manager 1020 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, monitoring, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the transceiver 1015, the one or more antennas 1025, or any combination thereof. Although the communications manager 1020 is illustrated as a separate component, in some examples, one or more functions described with reference to the communications manager 1020 may be supported by or performed by the at least one processor 1040, the at least one memory 1030, the code 1035, or any combination thereof. For example, the code 1035 may include instructions executable by the at least one processor 1040 to cause the device 1005 to perform various aspects of techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping as described herein, or the at least one processor 1040 and the at least one memory 1030 may be otherwise configured to, individually or collectively, perform or support such operations.
[0140] FIG. 11 shows a flowchart illustrating a method 1100 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1100 may be implemented by a UE or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1100 may be performed by a UE 115 as described with reference to FIGs. 1 through 10. In some examples, a UE may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE may perform aspects of the described functions using special-purpose hardware.
[0141] At 1105, the method may include receiving first control signaling that indicates a set of multiple active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle. The operations of 1105 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1105 may be performed by a discontinuous reception cycle manager 925 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0142] At 1110, the method may include receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the set of multiple active time durations, where the measurement gap is for performing measurements. The operations of 1110 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1110 may be performed by a measurement gap manager 930 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0143] At 1115, the method may include receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations and activating a monitoring of a set of multiple control channels outside the set of multiple active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the set of multiple active time durations. The operations of 1115 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1115 may be performed by a wake-up signal manager 935 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0144] At 1120, the method may include receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the set of multiple active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, where the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. The operations of 1120 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1120 may be performed by a measurement gap skipping manager 940 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0145] At 1125, the method may include performing communications during the measurement gap based on the configuration. The operations of 1125 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1125 may be performed by a measurement gap skipping manager 940 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0146] FIG. 12 shows a flowchart illustrating a method 1200 that supports techniques for low power wake-up signal and measurement gap skipping in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1200 may be implemented by a UE or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1200 may be performed by a UE 115 as described with reference to FIGs. 1 through 10. In some examples, a UE may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE may perform aspects of the described functions using special-purpose hardware.
[0147] At 1205, the method may include receiving a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, where the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped. The operations of 1205 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1205 may be performed by a measurement gap manager 930 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0148] At 1210, the method may include receiving a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, where a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. The operations of 1210 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1210 may be performed by a wake-up signal manager 935 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0149] At 1215, the method may include receiving, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, where the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap. The operations of 1215 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1215 may be performed by a measurement gap skipping manager 940 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0150] At 1220, the method may include performing communications during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset. The operations of 1220 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1220 may be performed by a measurement gap skipping manager 940 as described with reference to FIG. 9.
[0151] The following provides an overview of aspects of the present disclosure:
[0152] Aspect 1: A method for wireless communication by a UE, comprising: receiving first control signaling that indicates a plurality of active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle; receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations, wherein the measurement gap is for performing measurements; receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations and activating a monitoring of a plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations; receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the plurality of active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, wherein the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap; and performing communications during the measurement gap based at least in part on the configuration.
[0153] Aspect 2: The method of aspect 1, wherein performing communications during the measurement gap further comprises: abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.
[0154] Aspect 3: The method of any of aspects 1 through 2, wherein a control message comprises the first control signaling, the second control signaling, the third control signaling, the fourth control signaling, or a combination thereof.
[0155] Aspect 4: The method of any of aspects 1 through 3, further comprising: transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations.
[0156] Aspect 5: The method of aspect 1, further comprising: transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring for the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.
[0157] Aspect 6: The method of aspect 1, further comprising: transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.
[0158] Aspect 7: The method of aspect 1, further comprising: receiving, prior to receiving the third control signaling, a radio resource control message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations.
[0159] Aspect 8: A method for wireless communication by a UE, comprising: receiving a first control signal that indicates a measurement gap for performing measurements and a measurement gap offset, wherein the measurement gap offset indicates a minimum time duration between a trigger indicating to skip the measurement gap and the measurement gap to be skipped; receiving a wake-up signal that indicates the UE to monitor for control signaling on a control channel, wherein a time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal is greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset; receiving, based on the wake-up signal, the control signaling on the control channel, wherein the control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap; and performing communications during the measurement gap based at least in part on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signaling being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0160] Aspect 9: The method of aspect 8, wherein performing communications during the measurement gap further comprises: abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.
[0161] Aspect 10: The method of any of aspects 8 through 9, wherein a time duration between the control signaling and the measurement gap is less than the measurement gap offset.
[0162] Aspect 11: The method of any of aspects 8 through 10, further comprising: transmitting, prior to receiving the wake-up signal, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0163] Aspect 12: The method of aspect 8, further comprising: receiving, prior to receiving the wake-up signal, a radio resource control message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap based on the time duration between the measurement gap and the wake-up signal being greater than or equal to the measurement gap offset.
[0164] Aspect 13: A UE for wireless communication, comprising one or more memories storing processor-executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to perform a method of any of aspects 1 through 7.
[0165] Aspect 14: A UE for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing a method of any of aspects 1 through 7.
[0166] Aspect 15: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method of any of aspects 1 through 7.
[0167] Aspect 16: A UE for wireless communication, comprising one or more memories storing processor-executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to perform a method of any of aspects 8 through 12.
[0168] Aspect 17: A UE for wireless communication, comprising at least one means for performing a method of any of aspects 8 through 12.
[0169] Aspect 18: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method of any of aspects 8 through 12.
[0170] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations. The operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and other implementations are possible. Further, aspects from two or more of the methods may be combined.
[0171] Although aspects of an LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR system may be described for purposes of example, and LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR terminology may be used in much of the description, the techniques described herein are applicable beyond LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR networks. For example, the described techniques may be applicable to various other wireless communications systems such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi) , IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) , IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, as well as other systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein.
[0172] Information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.
[0173] The various illustrative blocks and components described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed using a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, a CPU, a graphics processing unit (GPU) , a neural processing unit (NPU) , an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor but, in the alternative, the processor may be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration) . Any functions or operations described herein as being capable of being performed by a processor may be performed by multiple processors that, individually or collectively, are capable of performing the described functions or operations.
[0174] The functions described herein may be implemented using hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented using software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored as or transmitted using one or more instructions or code of a computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, functions described herein may be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or combinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may also be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations.
[0175] Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one location to another. A non-transitory storage medium may be any available medium that may be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, non-transitory computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM) , flash memory, compact disk (CD) ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transitory medium that may be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that may be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) , or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of computer-readable medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include CD, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD) , floppy disk, and Blu-ray disc. Disks may reproduce data magnetically, and discs may reproduce data optically using lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media. Any functions or operations described herein as being capable of being performed by a memory may be performed by multiple memories that, individually or collectively, are capable of performing the described functions or operations.
[0176] As used herein, including in the claims, “or” as used in a list of items (e.g., a list of items prefaced by a phrase such as “at least one of” or “one or more of” ) indicates an inclusive list such that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C) . Also, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall not be construed as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an example step that is described as “based on condition A” may be based on both a condition A and a condition B without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall be construed in the same manner as the phrase “based at least in part on. ”
[0177] As used herein, including in the claims, the article “a” before a noun is open-ended and understood to refer to “at least one” of those nouns or “one or more” of those nouns. Thus, the terms “a, ” “at least one, ” “one or more, ” and “at least one of one or more” may be interchangeable. For example, if a claim recites “a component” that performs one or more functions, each of the individual functions may be performed by a single component or by any combination of multiple components. Thus, the term “acomponent” having characteristics or performing functions may refer to “at least one of one or more components” having a particular characteristic or performing a particular function. Subsequent reference to a component introduced with the article “a” using the terms “the” or “said” may refer to any or all of the one or more components. For example, a component introduced with the article “a” may be understood to mean “one or more components, ” and referring to “the component” subsequently in the claims may be understood to be equivalent to referring to “at least one of the one or more components. ” Similarly, subsequent reference to a component introduced as “one or more components” using the terms “the” or “said” may refer to any or all of the one or more components. For example, referring to “the one or more components” subsequently in the claims may be understood to be equivalent to referring to “at least one of the one or more components. ”
[0178] The term “determine” or “determining” encompasses a variety of actions and, therefore, “determining” can include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (such as via looking up in a table, a database, or another data structure) , ascertaining, and the like. Also, “determining” can include receiving (e.g., receiving information) , accessing (e.g., accessing data stored in memory) , and the like. Also, “determining” can include resolving, obtaining, selecting, choosing, establishing, and other such similar actions.
[0179] In the appended figures, similar components or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label by a dash and a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If just the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label or other subsequent reference label.
[0180] The description set forth herein, in connection with the appended drawings, describes example configurations and does not represent all the examples that may be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. The term “example” used herein means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration” and not “preferred” or “advantageous over other examples. ” The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques. These techniques, however, may be practiced without these specific details. In some figures, known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.
[0181] The description herein is provided to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
Claims
1.A user equipment (UE) , comprising:one or more memories storing processor-executable code; andone or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:receive first control signaling that indicates a plurality of active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle;receive second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations, wherein the measurement gap is for performing measurements;receive third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations and activating a monitoring of a plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations;receive fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the plurality of active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, wherein the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap; andperform communications during the measurement gap based at least in part on the configuration.2.The UE of claim 1, wherein, to perform communications during the measurement gap, the one or more processors are individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:abstain from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.3.The UE of claim 1, wherein a control message comprises the first control signaling, the second control signaling, the third control signaling, the fourth control signaling, or a combination thereof.4.The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:transmit, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations.5.The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:transmit, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring for the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.6.The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:transmit, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.7.The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:receive, prior to receiving the third control signaling, a radio resource control message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations.8.A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) , comprising:receiving first control signaling that indicates a plurality of active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle;receiving second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations, wherein the measurement gap is for performing measurements;receiving third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations and activating a monitoring of a plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations;receiving fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the plurality of active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, wherein the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap; andperforming communications during the measurement gap based at least in part on the configuration.9.The method of claim 8, wherein performing communications during the measurement gap further comprises:abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.10.The method of claim 8, wherein a control message comprises the first control signaling, the second control signaling, the third control signaling, the fourth control signaling, or a combination thereof.11.The method of claim 8, further comprising:transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations.12.The method of claim 8, further comprising:transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring for the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.13.The method of claim 8, further comprising:transmitting, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.14.The method of claim 8, further comprising:receiving, prior to receiving the third control signaling, a radio resource control message that indicates a configuration associated with abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations.15.A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:receive first control signaling that indicates a plurality of active time durations of a connected discontinuous reception cycle;receive second control signaling that indicates a measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations, wherein the measurement gap is for performing measurements;receive third control signaling that indicates a configuration associated with activating a monitoring for a wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations and activating a monitoring of a plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations;receive fourth control signaling on a resource associated with one of the plurality of active time durations or one of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations, wherein the fourth control signaling indicates to skip the measurement gap; andperform communications during the measurement gap based at least in part on the configuration.16.The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein, to perform communications during the measurement gap, the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to:abstain from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap.17.The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein a control message comprises the first control signaling, the second control signaling, the third control signaling, the fourth control signaling, or a combination thereof.18.The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:transmit, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of abstaining from obtaining measurements during the measurement gap outside the plurality of active time durations.19.The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:transmit, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring for the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.20.The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:transmit, prior to receiving the third control signaling, capability signaling that indicates a support of monitoring of the plurality of control channels outside the plurality of active time durations based on the wake-up signal outside the plurality of active time durations.
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