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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2023
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Ahmed Attia Abotabl, San Diego, CA (US);
Marwen Zorgui, San Diego, CA (US);
Ahmed Elshafie, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide a lower power sleep procedure at network entities to reduce network power consumption. Network entities may monitor for a wake-up signal (WUS) from at least one user equipment (UE) during configured WUS occasions while operating in such a lower power mode. A WUS configuration may be provided that includes at least some link maintenance WUS occasions, and a link maintenance communication may be transmitted using such a link maintenance WUS occasion if no communications are present for a threshold time period at a UE. A network entity that receives the link maintenance communications may transmit a response message, and a quality of the communications link between the UE and network entity may be confirmed, or one or more transmission parameters adjusted.