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State transitioning method and electronic device using the same

  • US 10,356,837 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2017
  • Issued: 07/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A state transitioning method used by a user equipment to switch between a connected state and an inactive state, and the method comprising:

  • establishing a wireless connection to enter into a connected state;

    receiving an inactive state command while being in the connected state;

    entering into the inactive state in response to receiving the inactive state command;

    transmitting a connection resume request while being in the inactive state;

    receiving an uplink (UL) grant which corresponds to the connection resume request; and

    transmitting UL data in response to receiving the UL grant,wherein the inactive state command is received from a first base station from which the wireless connection has been established, the inactive state command comprising information of a radio access network (RAN) based notification area (RNA), and a network criteria which assists the user equipment to determine whether a small data indication indicates true or false based on the network criteria and determine whether to enter the inactive state based on the small data indication.

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