METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN USER EQUIPMENTS IN MULTI-CARRIER RADIO SYSTEMS.

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for reducing power consumption in the user equipments (18) in power saving mode in a communication network, comprising a communication network node (15) transmitting information on shared control channels (SCCH) to one or more user equipments (18). The information is transmitted over either a narrow or a wide bandwidth depending on which mode said one or more user equipments are, either a power saving mode or an active mode.