Method and apparatus for adjusting a mobile communication inactivity timer
First Claim
1. A method comprisingmonitoring at least one wireless communication unit specific-parameter as likely corresponds to a communication transport path circumstance for a given wireless communication unit;
- setting an inactivity timer as a function, at least in part, of the at least one wireless communication unit specific-parameter and at least one fairness parameter setting wherein the fairness parameter refers to how resources will be equitably allocated among the given wireless communication unit and other wireless communication units.
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Abstract
A wireless communication unit communication transport path monitor (10) monitors (20) at least one wireless communication unit specific parameter, and in response a wireless communication system inactivity timer (11) is set (21) as a function, at least in part of the monitored wireless communication unit specific parameter. The inactivity timer for a given wireless communication unit tends to be shortened when a communication transport path experience is sufficiently consumptive of unit and/or system resources. Optionally, at least one wireless communication system specific parameter is monitored (22) and/or at least one fairness parameter is checked (23), and the inactivity timer is set (21) as a function at least in part of the system specific parameter(s) and the fairness parameter. Similarly, if a predetermined condition is met, the inactivity timer for a given wireless communication unit may not be shortened.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising
monitoring at least one wireless communication unit specific-parameter as likely corresponds to a communication transport path circumstance for a given wireless communication unit; setting an inactivity timer as a function, at least in part, of the at least one wireless communication unit specific-parameter and at least one fairness parameter setting wherein the fairness parameter refers to how resources will be equitably allocated among the given wireless communication unit and other wireless communication units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communication unit communication transport path circumstance monitor; a wireless communication system inactivity timer that is responsive to the wireless communication unit communication transport path circumstance monitor and at least one fairness parameter wherein the fairness parameter refers to how resources will be equitably allocated among the given wireless communication unit and other wireless communication units. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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monitoring at least one wireless communication unit specific-parameter as likely corresponds to a communication transport path circumstance for a given wireless communication unit; setting an inactivity timer as a function, at least in part, of the at least one wireless communication unit specific-parameter such that the inactivity timer tends to be shortened when the communication transport path circumstance for a given wireless communication unit is sufficiently consumptive of at least one communication resource to thereby conserve power consumption of the wireless communication unit, and detecting a predetermined condition with respect to the at least one wireless communication unit and in response to the predetermined condition not tending to shorten the inactivity timer notwithstanding a communication transport path circumstance that is sufficiently consumptive of at least one communication resource.
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