Command for extended idle mode discontinuous reception

• US 10,314,105 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2017
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jia, Yupeng, Ahluwalia, Inderpreet
• Primary Examiner(s): Pasia, Redentor
• Application Number:
  US15/599,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20180338333A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for sending queries and commands related to an extended idle mode discontinuous reception operation (eIDRX). There are vendor and manufacturer specific mechanisms for determining the eIDRX parameters of different, but there is currently not a network wide, standardized protocol for sending AT commands relating to eIDRX for device. In an embodiment, standardized eIDRX protocol can enable a mobile network to query a device to determine the current eIDRX mode and parameters, to query the device about the list/range of supported parameters, and to program the device to start using a new eIDRX parameter.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

sending a first extended discontinuous reception command to a device on a network, the first extended discontinuous reception command comprising a first request for a group of supported extended discontinuous reception parameters;

receiving a first update from the device in response to the sending the first extended discontinuous reception command, the first update comprising the group of supported extended discontinuous reception parameters;

sending a second extended discontinuous reception command to the device on the network, the second extended discontinuous reception command comprising a second request for a current extended discontinuous reception parameter;

receiving a second update from the device in response to the sending the second extended discontinuous reception command, the second update comprising the current extended discontinuous reception parameter; and

sending a third extended discontinuous reception command to the device on the network, the third extended discontinuous reception command comprising a command to implement a new extended discontinuous reception parameter of the group of supported extended discontinuous reception parameters to replace the current extended discontinuous reception parameter.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the device is a NB-IOT device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the group of supported extended discontinuous reception parameters comprises a first field comprising information associated with a group of extended discontinuous reception modes, a second field comprising information associated with a group of paging time window parameters, and a third field comprising information associated with a group of extended discontinuous reception time parameters.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the group of paging time window parameters is between 128 seconds and 4,096 seconds.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the group of extended discontinuous reception time parameters is between 5 seconds and 10,800 seconds.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the current extended discontinuous reception parameter comprises at least one of a group of parameters, the group of parameters comprising a current extended discontinuous reception mode, a current paging time window, and a current extended discontinuous reception time parameter.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first command, second command, and third command are AT commands.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first command, the second command, and the third command conform to a standardized protocol for extended discontinuous reception instructions, and wherein the standardized protocol is applicable to any device attached to a network device of network devices of a network that supports implementation of the standardized protocol.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the device is a 3GPP Category M1 device.

10. A method, comprising:

facilitating, by a base station device of a network and comprising a processor, transmitting a first command to a device connected to the network, the first command comprising a first command to provide a list of supported extended discontinuous reception parameters to the base station device;

facilitating, by the base station device, receiving a first update from the device in response to sending the first command, the first update comprising the list of supported extended discontinuous reception parameters;

facilitating, by the base station device, transmitting a second command to the device, the second command comprising a second request to provide a current extended discontinuous reception parameter of the device to the base station device;

facilitating, by the base station device, receiving a second update from the device in response to sending the second command, the second update comprising the current extended discontinuous reception parameter; and

facilitating, by the base station device, transmitting a third command to the device for the device to implement a new extended discontinuous reception parameter, wherein the first command, the second command, and the third command are associated with a mobile network extended discontinuous reception standard that is operable for narrow band devices on the network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the device is a NB-IOT.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the device is a 3GPP Category M1 device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the list of supported extended discontinuous reception parameters comprises a first field comprising information associated with a list of extended discontinuous reception modes, a second field comprising information associated with a list of paging time window parameters, and a third field comprising information associated with a list of extended discontinuous reception time parameters.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

facilitating, by the base station device, transmitting a fourth command to a host application associated with the device, an operational parameter associated with the network based on the current extended discontinuous reception parameter.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving from a base station device a first request for supported extended discontinuous reception parameters;

transmitting to the base station device the supported extended discontinuous reception parameters;

receiving from the base station device a second request for a current extended discontinuous reception parameter;

transmitting to the base station device the current extended discontinuous reception parameter; and

receiving a first command to implement a new extended discontinuous reception parameter, wherein the first request, the second request, and the first command conform to a standardized protocol for extended discontinuous reception instructions.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the supported extended discontinuous reception parameters comprise a first field comprising first information associated with extended discontinuous reception modes, a second field comprising second information associated with paging time window parameters, and a third field comprising third information associated with extended discontinuous reception time parameters.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the current extended discontinuous reception parameter comprises a current extended discontinuous reception mode, a current paging time window, and a current extended discontinuous reception time parameter.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the paging time window parameters are between 128 seconds and 4,096 seconds.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the extended discontinuous reception time parameters are between 5 seconds and 10,800 seconds.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first request, second request, and first command are AT commands.