DETERMINING TO TRANSITION TO A CONNECTED STATE

• US 20180317110A1
• Filed: 04/27/2017
• Published: 11/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Mallick, Prateek Basu, Kuchibhotla, Ravi, Loehr, Joachim
• Granted Patent: US 10,750,566 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/19 Connection re-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining to transition to a connected state. One apparatus includes a processor that determines whether to transition to a connected state for receiving system information based on a parameter associated with the system information. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits information that initiates a transition to the connected state in response to determining to transition to the connected state.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor that determines whether to transition to a connected state for receiving system information based on a parameter associated with the system information; and

a transmitter that transmits information that initiates a transition to the connected state in response to determining to transition to the connected state.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the parameter associated with the system information comprises a radio characteristic, a volume of system information, particular system information, or some combination thereof.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the system information comprises pathloss or other measurements over one or more downlink reference signals.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor determines to transition to the connected state in response to the radio characteristic being below a predetermined threshold and to remain in an inactive state in response to the radio characteristic being above the predetermined threshold.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the predetermined threshold is configured by minimum system information.

6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor determines to transition to the connected state in response to the volume of system information being above a predetermined threshold and to remain in an inactive state in response to the volume of system information being below the predetermined threshold.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the volume of system information corresponds to a number of system information blocks, a number of system information messages, or some combination thereof.

8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor determines to transition to the connected state in response to the particular system information indicating system information blocks that are to be delivered in the connected state.

9. A method comprising:

determining whether to transition to a connected state for receiving system information based on a parameter associated with the system information; and

transmitting information that initiates a transition to the connected state in response to determining to transition to the connected state.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the parameter associated with the system information comprises a radio characteristic, a volume of system information, particular system information, or some combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the system information comprises pathloss or other measurements over one or more downlink reference signals.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining to transition to the connected state in response to the radio characteristic being below a predetermined threshold and to remain in an inactive state in response to the radio characteristic being above the predetermined threshold.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the predetermined threshold is configured by minimum system information.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining to transition to the connected state in response to the volume of system information being above a predetermined threshold and to remain in an inactive state in response to the volume of system information being below the predetermined threshold.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the volume of system information corresponds to a number of system information blocks, a number of system information messages, or some combination thereof.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining to transition to the connected state in response to the particular system information indicating system information blocks that are to be delivered in the connected state.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a processor that;

determines a time to wait to receive system information; and

determines whether to transition to a connected state based on the time; and

a transmitter that transmits information that initiates a transition to the connected state in response to determining to transition to the connected state.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor determines to transition to the connected state in response to the time being greater than a predetermined time.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor determines to remain in an inactive state in response to the time being less than a predetermined time.

20. A method comprising:

determining a time to wait to receive system information;

determining whether to transition to a connected state based on the time; and

transmitting information that initiates a transition to the connected state in response to determining to transition to the connected state.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising determining to transition to the connected state in response to the time being greater than a predetermined time.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising determining to remain in an inactive state in response to the time being less than a predetermined time.