Assisted state transitions of a user equipment within a wireless communications system
First Claim
1. A method of selectively transitioning a state of a user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, comprising:
- determining, at the UE, to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server;
determining a size of a call message to be sent by the UE for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server, wherein the determined size of the call message indicates that a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to a dedicated-channel state;
selecting a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit the call message based at least in part upon the determined size of the call message even though the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold;
transitioning the UE to the dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by falsely indicating, to a serving access network of the UE, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and
transmitting the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) determines to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server. The UE determines a type of the communication session (e.g., delay-sensitive, PTT, etc.) and/or a size of a call message to be sent by the UE for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server. The UE selects a reverse-link channel on which to transmit the call message based at least in part upon the determined type of the communication session and/or the determined size of the call message. The UE transitions to a given state (e.g., CELL_FACH, CELL_DCH, etc.) that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link channel. The UE transmits the call message on the selected reverse-link channel after the UE is transitioned to the given state.
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1. A method of selectively transitioning a state of a user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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determining, at the UE, to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server; determining a size of a call message to be sent by the UE for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server, wherein the determined size of the call message indicates that a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to a dedicated-channel state; selecting a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit the call message based at least in part upon the determined size of the call message even though the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; transitioning the UE to the dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by falsely indicating, to a serving access network of the UE, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and transmitting the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state. - 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 of selectively transitioning a state of a user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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determining, at the UE, to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server; determining a type of the communication session; selecting, based at least in part upon the determined type of the communication session, a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit a call message for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server; transitioning the UE to a dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by indicating, to a serving access network of the UE irrespective of whether a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE actually exceeds a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to the dedicated-channel state, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and transmitting the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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means for determining to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server; means for determining a size of a call message to be sent by the UE for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server, wherein the determined size of the call message indicates that a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to a dedicated-channel state; means for selecting a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit the call message based at least in part upon the determined size of the call message even though the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; means for transitioning the UE to the dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by falsely indicating, to a serving access network of the UE, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and means for transmitting the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state.
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36. A user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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means for determining to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server; means for determining a type of the communication session; means for selecting, based at least in part upon the determined type of the communication session, a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit a call message for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server; means for transitioning the UE to a dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by indicating, to a serving access network of the UE irrespective of whether a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE actually exceeds a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to the dedicated-channel state, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and means for transmitting the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state.
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37. A user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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logic configured to determine to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server; logic configured to determine a size of a call message to be sent by the UE for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server, wherein the determined size of the call message indicates that a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to a dedicated-channel state; logic configured to select a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit the call message based at least in part upon the determined size of the call message even though the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; logic configured to transition the UE to the dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by falsely indicating, to a serving access network of the UE, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds than the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and logic configured to transmit the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state.
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38. A user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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logic configured to determine to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server; logic configured to determine a type of the communication session; logic configured to select, based at least in part upon the determined type of the communication session, a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit a call message for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server; logic configured to transition the UE to a dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by indicating, to a serving access network of the UE irrespective of whether a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE actually exceeds a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to the dedicated-channel state, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and logic configured to transmit the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state.
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39. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, cause the UE to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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program code to determine to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server; program code to determine a size of a call message to be sent by the UE for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server, wherein the determined size of the call message indicates that a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to a dedicated-channel state; program code to select a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit the call message based at least in part upon the determined size of the call message even though the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE does not exceed the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; program code to transition the UE to the dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by falsely indicating, to a serving access network of the UE, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and program code to transmit the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state.
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40. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a user equipment (UE) within a wireless communications system, cause the UE to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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program code to determine to initiate a communication session with at least one other UE to be arbitrated by an application server; program code to determine a type of the communication session; program code to select, based at least in part upon the determined type of the communication session, a reverse-link dedicated channel as a reverse-link channel on which to transmit a call message for requesting initiation of the communication session by the application server; program code to transition the UE to a dedicated-channel state that supports transmissions upon the selected reverse-link dedicated channel by indicating, to a serving access network of the UE irrespective of whether a traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE actually exceeds a reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold configured to trigger a transition of the UE to the dedicated-channel state, that the traffic volume to be transmitted by the UE exceeds the reverse-link traffic volume measurement threshold; and program code to transmit the call message on the selected reverse-link dedicated channel after the UE is transitioned to the dedicated-channel state.
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