US 12,425,970 B2
Radio network node, user equipment and methods performed in a wireless communication network
Ravikiran Nory, San José, CA (US); Ajit Nimbalker, Fremont, CA (US); Sorour Falahati, Stockholm (SE); and Havish Koorapaty, Saratoga, CA (US)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/343,333.
Application 18/343,333 is a continuation of application No. 17/566,150, filed on Dec. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,696,233.
Application 17/566,150 is a continuation of application No. 17/114,672, filed on Dec. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,252,668.
Application 17/114,672 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/076024, filed on Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/902,428, filed on Sep. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0345374 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 76/28 (2018.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 52/0235 (2013.01) [H04W 52/0225 (2013.01); H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 76/28 (2018.02); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a user equipment, UE, configured for discontinuous reception, DRX, for communicating in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
receiving a multibit indication from a radio network node of a first cell, wherein the multibit indication comprises a first bit indicating to start or not to start an on-duration timer at the next occurrence of an on-duration of the discontinuous reception, DRX, configuration, and a second bit, different from the first bit, indicating to apply dormancy or non-dormancy behavior on a second cell at the next occurrence of an on-duration for the second cell; and
performing an action related to the received multibit indication.
 
11. A method performed by a radio network node for handling communication of a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
configuring the UE with a discontinuous reception, DRX, configuration;
transmitting a multibit indication to the UE in a first cell, wherein the multibit indication comprises a first bit indicating to start or not to start an on-duration timer at the next occurrence of an on-duration of the discontinuous reception, DRX, configuration, and a second bit, different from the first bit, indicating to apply dormancy or non-dormancy behavior on a second cell at the next occurrence of an on-duration for the second cell.