5G RAN3.

0 DRX Feature Introduction

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 Change History

Version Description Date Owner

0.1 Draft July 30, 2018 Shen Siduo 00304080

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 Contents
• 1. Feature Concept

• 2. Solution Introduction

• 3. Impact Analysis

• 4. User Guide

• 5. Verification

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 1. Feature Concept
E Enhanced feature
N New feature

Version Feature Name Change Comment

5G RAN2.1 DRX N NSA & SA

5G RAN3.0 No
Change

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 2. Solution Introduction – Why
Various APPs and universal mobile access accelerate the power consumption of mobile devices with limited battery
capacity. This has attracted more concerns about the pain point of short UE standby time.
One way to improve the battery life is to reduce the power consumption of the communication module.

Power consumption reduction

Various APPs accelerate power
consumption.
• Transmitting/receiving signals
consumes battery power.
Consumers want longer battery life.*
• UEs do not need to keep
receiving data.

*a survey conducted by YouGov in 2016

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 2. Solution Introduction – How

How does DRX save power?

• With DRX activated, a UE pauses monitoring PDCCH when there is no traffic.
• Then, the UE temporarily turns off its receiver, thereby reducing power consumption.

Without DRX With DRX

Monitor the PDCCH. Monitor the PDCCH.

With Traffic With Traffic

Monitor the PDCCH.

Pause monitoring the
PDCCH.
Without Traffic Without Traffic

A UE keeps monitoring PDCCH, with or without A UE temporarily stops monitoring PDCCH.

traffic.

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 2. Solution Introduction – How

How do UEs behave with DRX activated?

• With DRX activated, UEs periodically enter the DRX sleep time and do not monitor the PDCCH.
• UEs enter the active time when the On Duration Timer or Inactivity Timer is running. In the active
time, UEs monitor the PDCCH.

Inactivity On Duration Timer

Timer
• This timer is activated by specific
On Duration On Duration frame and subframe number.
• The length of the timer is
DRX Active
configured in the RRC message.
DRX Inactive
Inactivity Timer
• This timer is activated when
DRX Long Cycle DRX Long Cycle
uplink/downlink initial
Slot transmission scheduling is
performed.
DRX Active: UEs monitor the PDCCH. DRX Inactive: UEs do not monitor the PDCCH.
• The length of the timer is
configured in the RRC message.

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 2. Solution Introduction – How
SA
UE DRB#1--QCI#9 gNodeB GTP-U 5GCore
DRX ParamGroup#1
QoS Flow
5G RAN 2.1 DRX supports the following:
QoS Flow

• Protocol-compliant basic functions: DRB#2--QCI#2

 DRX timers, such as On Duration DRX ParamGroup#2
Timer and Inactivity Timer QoS Flow
 Long DRX cycle and short DRX cycle
NSA
• Default DRX parameter groups and user-
UE NR DRB--QCI#9 SgNB GTP-U EPC
configured DRX parameter groups DRX ParamGroup#1
• QCI-specific differentiated DRX parameter E-RAB
groups. One QoS Class Identifier (QCI) is
associated with one DRX parameter group.
LTE DRB MeNB

E-RAB

The effective DRX parameter group is the DRX parameter

group of the QCI with the highest priority.

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 3. Impact Analysis

Positive Impact Negative Impact

The DRX feature saves power for UEs. The
feature benefits depend on the specific
configuration and specific traffic pattern. DRX
delivers outstanding power saving effect in the
following scenarios:
• Light-load scenarios
• Services that mainly use heartbeat packets
DRX increases service delay and reduces
throughput due to discontinuous monitoring of
the PDCCH.
• Downlink service delay increases.
• Downlink throughput decreases.
• DRX takes effect only for UEs in connected
mode. Therefore, paging is not affected.
• If a UE sets up a short-delay bearer, DRX
does not take effect on the UE.

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 4. User Guide (1)
Dependency

Hardware/NEs/Transmission None

Other Features None

License

Feature ID Feature Name Model NE Sales Unit

FBFD-021103 DRX N/A gNodeB N/A

Recommended Scenarios
DRX saves power for UEs. For operators who care about UE battery life and can tolerate increased delay,
DRX can be activated. DRX delivers outstanding power saving effect in the following scenarios:
1. Light-load scenarios
2. Services that mainly use heartbeat packets

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 4. User Guide (2)
Activation
//Enabling DRX
MOD NRDUCELLUEPWRSAVING: NrDuCellId=0, NrDuCellDrxAlgoSwitch=BASIC_DRX_SW-1;

Configuration Optimization
//Adding a DRX parameter group
ADD GNBDRXPARAMGROUP: DrxParamGroupId=2, LongCycle=MS160, ShortCycle=MS20, ShortCycleTimer=4;
ADD GNBDUDRXPARAMGROUP: DuDrxParamGroupId=2, OnDurationTimer=MS10, DrxInactivityTimer=MS40;
//Binding the DRX parameter group with a QCI bearer
MOD NRCELLQCIBEARER: NrCellId=0, Qci=9, DrxParamGroupId=2;
MOD NRDUCELLQCIBEARER: NrCellId=0, Qci=9, DuDrxParamGroupId=2;

Deactivation
//Disabling DRX
MOD NRDUCELLUEPWRSAVING: NrDuCellId=0, NrDuCellDrxAlgoSwitch=BASIC_DRX_SW-0;

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 4. User Guide (3)
Parameter Setting Notes

The following DRX parameter combinations affect the DRX operation mechanism: LongCycle, OnDurationTimer,
DrxInactivityTimer, ShortCycle, ShortCycleTimer, DlRetransTimer, and UlRetransTimer.

• LongCycle: If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged, a smaller value of this parameter results in higher UE
power consumption but shorter service delay, and a larger value of this parameter results in the opposite effects.
• OnDurationTimer: If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged, a smaller value of this parameter results in lower
UE power consumption but longer service delay, and a larger value of this parameter results in the opposite effects.
• DrxInactivityTimer: If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged, a smaller value of this parameter results in
lower UE power consumption but longer service delay, and a larger value of this parameter results in the opposite effects.
• ShortCycle: If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged, a smaller value of this parameter results in higher UE
power consumption but shorter service delay, and a larger value of this parameter results in the opposite effects.
• ShortCycleTimer: If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged, a smaller value of this parameter results in lower
UE power consumption but longer service delay, and a larger value of this parameter results in the opposite effects.
• DlRetransTimer: If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged and this parameter is set to a small value, the UE
may enter sleep time before receiving the retransmitted data. In this case, the retransmitted data may not be correctly received.
If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged and this parameter is set to a large value, the UE may keep waiting
for the retransmitted data even when the data is lost. In this case, the UE stays in active time, reducing the battery life.
• UlRetransTimer: If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged and this parameter is set to a small value, the UE
may enter sleep time before receiving the retransmitted data. In this case, the retransmitted data may not be correctly received.
If the settings of other DRX parameters remain unchanged and this parameter is set to a large value, the UE may keep waiting
for the retransmitted data even when the data is lost. In this case, the UE stays in active time, reducing the battery life.

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 5. Verification
Activation Verification

For UEs in RRC_CONNECTED mode, observe the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message over

the Uu interface. If this message contains DRX parameters, the DRX feature has been activated.

New Counters

Counter Name Counter ID Description

N.QoS.DL.PktDelaygNBDU.Time
N.QoS.DL.PktDelaygNBDU.Num
N.QoS.DL.PktDelayAirInterface.Time
N.QoS.DL.PktDelayAirInterface.Num
Total delay of downlink packets for DRB services processed by the gNodeB DU
N/A
in a cell
Total number of downlink RLC SDUs for DRB services processed by the
N/A
gNodeB DU in a cell
Total transmission delay of downlink RLC SDUs for DRB services over the Uu
N/A
interface in a cell
Number of successfully transmitted downlink RLC SDUs for DRB services over
N/A
the Uu interface in a cell

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