DYNAMIC RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL STATE SWITCHING
First Claim
1. A node for controlling transitions between radio resource control states for a wireless terminal in a radio access network, the radio resource control states comprising a first state and a second state, the node comprising:
- a capacity manager configured to monitor a network condition of the radio access network;
a radio resource manager configured to make a decision whether to make a transition from the first state to the second state by determining whether (1) a cost of remaining in the first state is greater than (2) a cost of switching to the second state, and wherein the radio resource manager is configured to take the network condition into consideration when making the decision.
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Abstract
A node (26) controls transitions between radio resource control states for a wireless terminal (30) in a radio access network (24). The radio resource control states comprise a first state and a second state. The node (26) comprises a capacity manager (60) and a radio resource manager (40). The capacity manager (60) is configured to monitor a network condition of the radio access network (24). The radio resource manager (60) is configured to make a decision whether to make a transition from the first state to the second state by determining whether (1) a cost of remaining in the first state is greater than (2) a cost of switching to the second state, and wherein the radio resource manager is configured to take the network condition into consideration when making the decision.
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1. A node for controlling transitions between radio resource control states for a wireless terminal in a radio access network, the radio resource control states comprising a first state and a second state, the node comprising:
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a capacity manager configured to monitor a network condition of the radio access network; a radio resource manager configured to make a decision whether to make a transition from the first state to the second state by determining whether (1) a cost of remaining in the first state is greater than (2) a cost of switching to the second state, and wherein the radio resource manager is configured to take the network condition into consideration when making the decision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method in a node for controlling transitions between radio resource control states for a wireless terminal in a radio access network, the radio resource control states comprising a first state and a second state, the method comprising:
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determining a network condition in the radio access network; making a decision whether to make a transition from the first state to the second state by determining whether (1) a cost of remaining in the first state is greater than (2) a cost of switching to the second state, and taking the network condition into consideration when making the decision; and
,directing the wireless terminal either to remain in the first state or switch to the second state in accordance with the decision. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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