METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a message;
determining, using a processor, whether the message includes a restart indication; and
in an instance in which the message includes a restart indication, causing a plurality of timing alignment timers to be restarted.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to cause a timing alignment timer or a plurality of timing alignment timers to be reset based on a timing alignment timer message. In this regard, a method is provided that provides receiving a message. The method further includes determining whether the message includes a restart indication. The method additionally includes causing a plurality of timing alignment timers to be restarted in an instance in which the message includes a restart indication.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a message; determining, using a processor, whether the message includes a restart indication; and in an instance in which the message includes a restart indication, causing a plurality of timing alignment timers to be restarted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor and a memory including software, the memory and the software configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least; receive a message; determine whether the message includes a restart indication; and in an instance in which the message includes a restart indication, cause a plurality of timing alignment timers to be restarted. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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9. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to, in an instance in which the message does not include a restart indication, cause a timing alignment timer that is related to at least one timing advance group to be restarted.
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10. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the message comprises a timing advance message.
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11. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the restart indication comprises a predetermined timing advance value within the received timing advance message.
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor and a memory including software, the memory and the software configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least; generate a timing advance message containing a restart indication, wherein the restart indication is configured to restart a plurality of timing alignment timers in a mobile terminal; and cause the timing advance message to be transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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