Method and Apparatus of Transition to a Battery Efficient State or Configuration by Indicating End of Data Transmission in Long Term Evolution
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1. A method for sending a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) to an access device through a Media Access Control (MAC) layer, comprising:
- receiving an indication from an upper layer that there is no more data for a prolonged period of time; and
generating and sending a MAC control element to the access device.
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Abstract
A method is provided for sending a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) to an access device through a Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The method includes receiving an indication from an upper layer that there is no more data for a prolonged period of time and generating and sending a MAC control element to the access device.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for sending a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) to an access device through a Media Access Control (MAC) layer, comprising:
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receiving an indication from an upper layer that there is no more data for a prolonged period of time; and generating and sending a MAC control element to the access device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of responding to a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) comprising responding to the FD indication by at least one of:
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releasing a connection with the UE; moving the UE from a connected mode to an idle mode; replying with a reconfiguration message to release an uplink resource to stop an uplink transmission of a channel status report; and stopping sending a time alignment command to the UE.
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9. A method of responding to a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) through a Media Access Control (MAC) layer, comprising:
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determining whether there is any on-going data transfer activity for the UE that may have triggered the FD indication; and ignoring the FD indication if there is on-going data transfer activity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for sending a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) to an access device through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol layer, comprising:
when an uplink (UL) time alignment (TA) is maintained between the UE and the access device, sending a scheduling request (SR), receiving an uplink grant, and sending the RRC FD indication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of handling a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication during an inter-radio access technology (RAT) handover, comprising:
transmitting FD configuration parameters using a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message during a handover to a long term evolution (LTE) network. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:
a processor configured such that the UE sends a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication to an access device through a Media Access Control (MAC) layer by receiving an indication from an upper layer that there is no more data for a prolonged period of time, and generating and sending a MAC control element to the access device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An access device comprising:
a processor configured such that the access device responds to a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) by at least one of; releasing a connection with the UE; moving the UE from a connected mode to an idle mode; replying with a reconfiguration message to release an uplink resource to stop an uplink transmission of a channel status report; and stopping sending a time alignment command to the UE.
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27. An access device comprising:
a processor configured such that the access device responds to a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) through a Media Access Control (MAC) layer by determining whether there is any on-going data transfer activity for the UE that may have triggered the FD indication and ignoring the FD indication if there is on-going data transfer activity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:
a processor configured such that the UE sends a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication to an access device through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol layer, wherein, when an uplink (UL) time alignment (TA) is maintained between the UE and the access device, the UE sends a scheduling request, receives an uplink grant, and sends the RRC FD indication. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:
a processor configured such that the UE handles a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication during an inter-radio access technology (RAT) handover by transmitting FD configuration parameters using a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message during a handover to a long term evolution (LTE) network. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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