Apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state
First Claim
1. A method for execution by a network node of a wireless network, the method comprising:
- determining that data is to be transmitted to a wireless device that is in an eco state;
transmitting, to the wireless device in the eco state, only when unicast notification is enabled for the wireless device, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node; and
transmitting the data to the wireless device in the eco state.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state is provided. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, upon determining that data is to be transmitted to the wireless device in the eco state, a network node operates to transmit a unicast notification message to the wireless device in order to inform the wireless device of the impending data transmission. According to another embodiment of the disclosure, in response to receiving the unicast notification message, the wireless device operates to receive the data in accordance with the unicast notification message. To this end, the wireless device might for example try to receive data for a time period following the unicast notification message. Meanwhile, the wireless device may remain in the eco state.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for execution by a network node of a wireless network, the method comprising:
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determining that data is to be transmitted to a wireless device that is in an eco state; transmitting, to the wireless device in the eco state, only when unicast notification is enabled for the wireless device, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node; and transmitting the data to the wireless device in the eco state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon instructions that when executed by a processor of a network node of a wireless network implement a method comprising:
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determining that data is to be transmitted to a wireless device that is in an eco state; transmitting, to the wireless device in the eco state, only when unicast notification is enabled for the wireless device, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node; and transmitting the data to the wireless device in the eco state. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A network node of a wireless network, the network node comprising:
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circuitry implementing an eco state transmit function for a transceiver and being configured to; determine that data is to be transmitted to a wireless device that is in an eco state; transmit, to the wireless device in the eco state, only when unicast notification is enabled for the wireless device, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node; and transmit the data to the wireless device in the eco state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for execution by a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a wireless network while the wireless device is in an eco state and only when unicast notification is enabled for the wireless device, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the wireless network; and receiving, while the wireless device is in the eco state, data from the wireless network in accordance with the unicast notification message. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon instructions that when executed by a processor of a wireless device implement a method comprising:
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receiving, from a wireless network while the wireless device is in an eco state and only when unicast notification is enabled for the wireless device, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the wireless network; and receiving, while the wireless device is in the eco state, data from the wireless network in accordance with the unicast notification message. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A wireless device comprising:
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a wireless access radio configured to communicate with a wireless network; and circuitry implementing an eco state receive function with the wireless access radio and being configured to; receive, from the wireless network while the wireless device is in the eco state and only when unicast notification is enabled for the wireless device, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the wireless network; and receive, while the wireless device is in the eco state, data from the wireless network in accordance with the unicast notification message. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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