Patent ID: 11910325
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory device;
one or more processors coupled to the memory device, the one or more processors configured to:
send an indication to a base station that the UE supports, for different ones of a plurality of power modes supported by the UE, an enhanced microsleep mode, wherein the enhanced microsleep mode enables the UE to enter a sleep mode for one or more transmission time intervals (TTIs) during which an absence of scheduling for the UE is guaranteed to the UE;
receive, from the base station, an indication of the absence of scheduling for the UE for a preselected duration, wherein the indication of the absence of scheduling comprises the preselected duration; and
cease monitoring, immediately after the indication of the absence of scheduling, for control information from the base station for at least the preselected duration.