Method for deactivated secondary cell measurement and communications apparatus utilizing the same
US9980315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/36
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method deactivates secondary Component Carrier (CC) measurement in a communications apparatus providing wireless communications services via a first CC in a wireless network, wherein the communications apparatus includes a first signal processing component chain comprising a plurality of signal processing components and is configured for processing the RF signals for the first CC and a second signal processing component chain comprising a plurality of signal processing components. The method includes operations of determining a switch timing for turning on at least one of the signal processing components in the second signal processing component chain for performing a deactivated secondary CC measurement; performing the deactivated secondary CC measurement via the second signal processing component chain, wherein the secondary CC is not able to perform data transmission or reception during a deactivated state, and wherein the switch timing is determined according to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle.
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