Wireless Device and Base Stations and Methods of Operating
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless device, the method comprising:
- a wireless device sending a synchronisation group identifier to a control apparatus of a wireless network, the synchronisation group identifier identifying a synchronisation group of wireless devices to which the wireless device belongs;
if the wireless device is notified that no other devices of said synchronisation group are connected to the control apparatus, the wireless device transmitting a timing reference to the control apparatus and agreeing an extended discontinuous reception time period with the control apparatus, said extended discontinuous reception time period being longer than an ordinary discontinuous reception time period used by the device during ordinary discontinuous reception;
else, the wireless device receiving a timing reference and an extended discontinuous reception time period from the control apparatus;
the wireless device periodically entering an idle state and powering up for reception in accordance with at least the timing reference and the extended discontinuous reception time period.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a wireless device sends a synchronisation group identifier to a network control apparatus identifying a synchronisation group of wireless devices. If the wireless device is notified that no other devices of the synchronisation group are connected to the control apparatus, the wireless device transmits a timing reference to and agrees an extended discontinuous reception time period with the control apparatus. Otherwise, the wireless device receives a timing reference and an extended discontinuous reception time period from the control apparatus. The wireless device periodically enters an idle state and powers up for reception in accordance with at least the timing reference and the extended discontinuous reception time period. In another aspect, plural base stations each use a common timing reference and a common extended discontinuous reception time period in controlling the operation of extended discontinuous reception by a synchronisation group of wireless devices.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless device, the method comprising:
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a wireless device sending a synchronisation group identifier to a control apparatus of a wireless network, the synchronisation group identifier identifying a synchronisation group of wireless devices to which the wireless device belongs; if the wireless device is notified that no other devices of said synchronisation group are connected to the control apparatus, the wireless device transmitting a timing reference to the control apparatus and agreeing an extended discontinuous reception time period with the control apparatus, said extended discontinuous reception time period being longer than an ordinary discontinuous reception time period used by the device during ordinary discontinuous reception; else, the wireless device receiving a timing reference and an extended discontinuous reception time period from the control apparatus; the wireless device periodically entering an idle state and powering up for reception in accordance with at least the timing reference and the extended discontinuous reception time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A processing system for a wireless device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory device having computer program code, the at least one memory device and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause a wireless device that includes the processing system:
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to send a synchronisation group identifier to a control apparatus of a wireless network, the synchronisation group identifier identifying a synchronisation group of wireless devices to which the wireless device belongs; to transmit a timing reference to the control apparatus and agree an extended discontinuous reception time period with the control apparatus in the case that the wireless device is notified that no other devices of said synchronisation group are connected to the control apparatus, said extended discontinuous reception time period being longer than an ordinary discontinuous reception time period used by the device during ordinary discontinuous reception; otherwise to receive a timing reference and an extended discontinuous reception time period from the control apparatus in the case that other devices of said synchronisation group are already connected to the control apparatus; to periodically enter an idle state and power up for reception in accordance with at least the timing reference and the extended discontinuous reception time period. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating plural base stations, the method comprising:
operating plural base stations, which each provide wireless service for a plurality of wireless devices, so that each base station uses a common timing reference and a common extended discontinuous reception time period in controlling the operation of extended discontinuous reception by each wireless device of a synchronisation group of wireless devices which are serviced by the plural base stations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for controlling operation of plural base stations, the apparatus comprising:
a processing system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory device including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause each of plural base stations, which each provide wireless service for a plurality of wireless devices, to use a common timing reference and a common extended discontinuous reception time period in controlling the operation of extended discontinuous reception by each wireless device of a synchronisation group of wireless devices which are serviced by the plural base stations. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. Non-transitory computer readable media storing thereon a computer program which, when executed on a computing device, operates a wireless device, the computer program being arranged to:
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instruct a wireless device to send a synchronisation group identifier to a control apparatus of a wireless network, the synchronisation group identifier identifying a synchronisation group of wireless devices to which the wireless device belongs; if the wireless device is notified that no other devices of said synchronisation group are connected to the control apparatus, the wireless device being instructed to transmit a timing reference to the control apparatus and agreeing an extended discontinuous reception time period with the control apparatus, said extended discontinuous reception time period being longer than an ordinary discontinuous reception time period used by the device during ordinary discontinuous reception; else, the wireless device being instructed to receive a timing reference and an extended discontinuous reception time period from the control apparatus; and the wireless device being periodically instructed to enter an idle state and powering up for reception in accordance with at least the timing reference and the extended discontinuous reception time period.
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25. Non-transitory computer readable media storing thereon a computer program which, when executed on a computing device, operates plural base stations, the computer program being arranged to:
operate plural base stations, which each provide wireless service for a plurality of wireless devices, so that each base station uses a common timing reference and a common extended discontinuous reception time period in controlling the operation of extended discontinuous reception by each wireless device of a synchronisation group of wireless devices which are serviced by the plural base stations.
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