Fast Control Channel Decoding for LTE UE Power Saving

Mads Lauridsen, Anders Riis Jensen, Preben Mogensen

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Abstract

This work examines the energy saving potential of powering down RRC_connected but unscheduled User Equipment (UE). The idea is to power down energy consuming circuits in RF and BB, when it is determined by Fast Control Channel Decoding (FCCD) that the UE is not scheduled to receive downlink data in the current TTI. The cost is that some reference signals are not received leading to a degraded channel estimate. Calculations show that this causes an SINR degradation of approximately 0.5 dB, which will result in maximum 4 % throughput loss. Comparing this with energy saving potentials of 5 %-25 % it is concluded that the FCCD method is a valuable aid to prolong LTE phones' battery lifetime. The results are generated using a two state Markov chain model to simulate traffic and scheduling, and verified mathematically. The work also includes an examination of various data traffic types' on/off relation and an evaluation of how the relation affects power consumption. The FCCD method can complement DRX sleep mode since it is applicable when the signal is too aperiodic or fast switching for DRX.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE 75th Vehicular Technology Conference
Number of pages5
PublisherIEEE Press
Publication date8 May 2012
Pages1-5
ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-0989-9
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-0988-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 May 2012
Event2012 IEEE 75th Vehicular Technology Conference - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 6 May 20129 May 2012

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE 75th Vehicular Technology Conference
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period06/05/201209/05/2012
SeriesI E E E V T S Vehicular Technology Conference. Proceedings
ISSN1550-2252

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