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METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING STATES OF USER EQUIPMENT

  • US 20180206287A1
  • Filed: 01/12/2018
  • Published: 07/19/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling states of a user equipment (UE), applied to the UE, the method comprising:

  • detecting whether a preset state switching event is triggered, when the UE is in an inactive state;

    sending, a state indication message for indicating that the UE needs to switch to a connection state, to a base station, upon detecting that the preset state switching event is triggered, wherein a state switching instruction for instructing the UE to switch to the connection state is returned by the base station according to the state indication message;

    switching from the inactive state to the connection state according to the state switching instruction;

    wherein the preset state switching event comprises at least one of the followings;

    a bearer corresponding to traffic data to be sent by the UE does not belong to a designated bearer that is a bearer capable of transmitting traffic data in the inactive state;

    a message to be sent by the UE is a non-access stratum (NAS) message;

    a data buffer size of the UE exceeds a first threshold;

    a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) value of a reference signal sent by the base station is less than a second threshold; and

    a bearer corresponding to traffic data to be received by the UE does not belong to the designated bearer.

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