US 11,856,637 B2
Search space and DRX cycle linking and modification
Benoist P. Sebire, Tokyo (JP); and Rapeepat Ratasuk, Inverness, IL (US)
Assigned to Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Filed by Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/121,017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0191964 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/28 (2018.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 76/28 (2018.02) [H04L 1/0038 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
linking, by a network node in a wireless network, search spaces, used by a user equipment to monitor a control channel for control information for the user equipment, to an on-duration period of a discontinuous reception cycle, wherein resources of one or both of time-frequency resources or periodicity resources for the search spaces are modified via the linking over the on-duration period, wherein the on-duration period is a duration in the discontinuous reception cycle that the user equipment waits to receive transmission on one or more physical downlink control channels; and
configuring, by the network node, the user equipment so the user equipment implements the modified resources, including corresponding modification of resources of one or both of time-frequency resources or periodicity resources for the search spaces, during the on-duration period as the user equipment searches the search spaces.