US 12,323,976 B2
Downlink monitoring skipping based on a scheduling request (SR)
Linhai He, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/804,964.
Prior Publication US 2023/0397200 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 72/1273 (2023.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/1273 (2013.01) [H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive one or more control messages configuring the UE to avoid downlink monitoring in accordance with a downlink monitoring skipping mode;
transmit a buffer status report (BSR) associated with a first logical channel (LCH) associated with the UE; and
in accordance with the BSR:
perform the downlink monitoring of a first carrier for an uplink grant that schedules an uplink transmission, wherein the first carrier is associated with a first serving cell of the UE; and
avoid the downlink monitoring according to the downlink monitoring skipping mode for a second carrier associated with a second serving cell of the UE.