Patent ID: 9264997
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method of energy efficient wireless communication, comprising: obtaining a signal pattern defining resources for use in transmitting or receiving signals with variable signal density over time, wherein the signals include a plurality of signals defining a signal burst; configuring the resources based on the signal pattern, including aligning a discontinuous reception (DRX) period to correspond to a period of the signal burst; and transmitting or receiving the signals, including the signal burst aligned with the DRX period, according to the signal pattern to achieve variable density signal transmission or reception over time; wherein transmitting or receiving the signals further comprises transmitting the signals in a discontinuous transmission (DTX) period aligned with the DRX period or receiving the signals in the DRX period; wherein transmitting or receiving the signals further comprises transmitting or receiving a first set of signals having a first density and a first periodicity, and transmitting or receiving a second set of signals having a second density and a second periodicity; wherein the first density is less than the second density; wherein the second set of signals comprises the signal burst; and wherein the first periodicity provides a shorter maximum duration without signal present than the second periodicity.