A user equipment, UE, for receiving a power saving signal, PoSS, the UE comprising: a receiver configured to: receive, from a base station, a configuration comprising configuration for a PoSS monitoring offset, wherein the PoSS monitoring offset is used for monitoring the PoSS; receive, from the base station, a configuration comprising configuration for a search space set; and receive, from the base station, a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, according to the search space set in a common search space, CSS, in a slot that is before a slot corresponding to a start of a discontinuous reception, DRX, cycle by a number of slots equal to the PoSS monitoring offset; a decoder configured to decode power saving information associated with the PoSS in the first PDCCH, wherein the power saving information includes information indicating either monitoring or no monitoring of a second PDCCH in an associated DRX cycle; and a processor operably connected to the receiver, the processor configured to instruct the receiver, when the decoder correctly decodes the power saving information, to either monitor or skip monitoring of the second PDCCH in the associated DRX cycle based on the information included in decoded power saving information. a receiver configured to: receive, from a base station, a configuration comprising configuration for a PoSS monitoring offset, wherein the PoSS monitoring offset is used for monitoring the PoSS; receive, from the base station, a configuration comprising configuration for a search space set; and receive, from the base station, a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, according to the search space set in a common search space, CSS, in a slot that is before a slot corresponding to a start of a discontinuous reception, DRX, cycle by a number of slots equal to the PoSS monitoring offset; receive, from a base station, a configuration comprising configuration for a PoSS monitoring offset, wherein the PoSS monitoring offset is used for monitoring the PoSS; receive, from the base station, a configuration comprising configuration for a search space set; and receive, from the base station, a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, according to the search space set in a common search space, CSS, in a slot that is before a slot corresponding to a start of a discontinuous reception, DRX, cycle by a number of slots equal to the PoSS monitoring offset; a decoder configured to decode power saving information associated with the PoSS in the first PDCCH, wherein the power saving information includes information indicating either monitoring or no monitoring of a second PDCCH in an associated DRX cycle; and a processor operably connected to the receiver, the processor configured to instruct the receiver, when the decoder correctly decodes the power saving information, to either monitor or skip monitoring of the second PDCCH in the associated DRX cycle based on the information included in decoded power saving information. to instruct the receiver, when the decoder correctly decodes the power saving information, to either monitor or skip monitoring of the second PDCCH in the associated DRX cycle based on the information included in decoded power saving information.