Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to determining configuration of a DRX timer. A wireless device determines a relationship between a DRX timer and different scheduling units and determines a time unit of the DRX timer based on the determined relationship. Then, the wireless device calculates a time interval indicated by the DRX timer based on the time unit.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communications and more specifically for handling hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes with discontinuous reception (DRX) operations. In some implementations, a user equipment (UE) may use a timer to maintain an ON duration in a DRX cycle based on receiving a downlink control information (DCI) message with a data-to-feedback timing indicator (for example, a K1 value) indicating a non-numeric value for a data message. For example, the UE may receive a DCI message with feedback timing for the data message based on maintaining the ON duration. In some other implementations, a UE may use a timer to maintain an ON duration following a feedback opportunity to support dynamic group-based HARQ messaging. For example, the UE may receive a DCI message requesting a retransmission of feedback information based on maintaining the ON duration.

Methods of operation of a wireless device are provided. In particular, Media Access Control (MAC) protocol aspects are disclosed relating to Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) cells and, more generally, to cells of a cellular communications network operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum. According to one aspect, a method of operation of a wireless device comprises transmitting an Uplink (UL) transmission on a cell for a corresponding UL Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, the cell operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, and setting a locally maintained status for the UL HARQ process to Acknowledgement (ACK) based on an assumption that the UL transmission was successful.

A method in a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining one or more radio link monitoring configurations, each radio link monitoring configuration associated with at least one bandwidth part. The method comprises determining that the UE is to switch from a source bandwidth part to a target bandwidth part. The method comprises performing radio link monitoring on the target bandwidth part according to an obtained radio link monitoring configuration associated with the target bandwidth part.

Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to determining configuration of a DRX timer. A wireless device determines a relationship between a DRX timer and different scheduling units and determines a time unit of the DRX timer based on the determined relationship. Then, the wireless device calculates a time interval indicated by the DRX timer based on the time unit.

A method for downlink feedback indication processing perfumed by a user equipment includes: receiving (210) from a base station a downlink feedback indication (DFI) signal, where the DFI signal comprises an ACK/NACK indication associated with a first HARQ process defined for a transmission to the base station of an uplink data packet using time slot aggregation. A user equipment is also provided.

A method performed by a UE for management of MBS data reception is provided. The method includes receiving a DRX configuration mapped to an MBS, the DRX configuration including a timer and controlling activity of the UE for monitoring a PDCCH associated with a G-RNTI of the MBS; receiving a first DL assignment associated with the G-RNTI on the PDCCH; identifying an unsuccessful reception of a PDSCH that is scheduled by the first DL assignment and used for receiving data of the MBS; starting the timer after identifying the unsuccessful reception of the PDSCH; and enabling use of a C-RNTI to decode a second DL assignment while the timer is running. A UE using the method is also provided.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may configure one or more user equipments (UEs) with one or more timers, such that the UEs may switch directions for a communication mode for the duration of a timer and during a discontinuous cycle. The UEs may activate the timers and may perform the switching operation during the active duration of a discontinuous cycle. A UE may transmit a sidelink message during a transmission on duration (TX-On). The UE may activate a timer and switch to a receive mode. Similarly, the second UE may receive the sidelink message during a reception on duration (RX-On) and may activate the timer. The second UE may switch to a TX-On mode for an on duration of a TX-On cycle to transmit a sidelink response.

A method for monitoring downlink control information (DCI), a terminal device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. According to the method, a discontinuous reception (DRX) target timer is started and the DCI is monitored during a duration of the DRX target timer, if an uplink resource for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information is unavailable.

A method of operating multiple time alignment timers (TimeAlignmentTimer) is provided for facilitating communication between and evolved Node B (eNB) and a User Equipment (UE) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system supporting multiple carriers. The method includes starting a first TAT of a first group including the primary cell, starting a second TAT when Timing Advance (TA) information on a second group not including the primary cell is received; and determining transmission of at least one of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative-acknowledgement (HARQ ACK/NACK), a physical uplink control channel, and a sounding reference signal according to a start and an expiration of at least one of the first and second TATs.