Method and apparatus for managing terminals
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one memory configured to store an identity of a terminal;
at least one processing core configured to derive a terminal-specific inactivity timer value and to associate the terminal-specific inactivity timer value with the identity; and
the at least one processing core being further configured to cause the terminal-specific inactivity timer value to be transmitted to the terminal, wherein the apparatus comprises a base station.
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Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one memory configured to store an identity of a terminal, at least one processing core configured to use a terminal-specific inactivity timer value and to associate the terminal-specific inactivity timer value with the identity to provide terminal- or user-specific inactivity timers to manage state transitions in mobiles.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one memory configured to store an identity of a terminal; at least one processing core configured to derive a terminal-specific inactivity timer value and to associate the terminal-specific inactivity timer value with the identity; and the at least one processing core being further configured to cause the terminal-specific inactivity timer value to be transmitted to the terminal, wherein the apparatus comprises a base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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storing, in a base station, an identity of a terminal; deriving, in the base station, a terminal-specific inactivity timer value and associating the terminal-specific inactivity timer value with the identity; and causing the terminal-specific inactivity timer value to be transmitted to the terminal from the base station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; derive a terminal-specific inactivity timer value candidate for the apparatus, and transmit the terminal-specific inactivity timer value candidate to a base station apparatus controlling a cell to which the apparatus is attached. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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deriving a terminal-specific inactivity timer value candidate, and transmitting the terminal-specific inactivity timer value candidate to a base station apparatus controlling a cell.
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18. (canceled)
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