Operational state mismatch identification for a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method for recovering from a radio resource control (RRC) operational state mismatch between a user equipment (UE) device and one or more network elements of a network (NW) operating in accordance with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) protocol, the method comprising the UE device:
- determining a first RRC operational state of the UE device, wherein the first RRC operational state of the UE device includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state;
determining the RRC operational state mismatch when the first RRC operational state of the UE device does not match a first RRC operational state for the UE device maintained at the one or more network elements of the NW, wherein the first RRC operational state for the UE device maintained at the one or more network elements of the NW includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state;
sending at least one RRC message from the UE device to the NW to release NW resources assigned to the UE device, in response to determining the RRC operational state mismatch; and
transitioning the UE device from the first RRC operational state of the UE device directly to a second RRC operational state of the UE device after sending the at least one RRC message to the NW, wherein the second RRC operational state of the UE device includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state, andwherein the second RRC operational state of the UE device matches the first RRC operational state for the UE device maintained at the one or more network elements of the NW.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining an operational state mismatch condition between a user equipment (UE) and a network (NW) in a 3rd generation partnership project long term evolution (3GPP LTE) network. In one embodiment, the UE can monitor messages from the NW. If the messages are not consistent with a current UE operational state, then a state mismatch is determined. In another embodiment, the UE can monitor a paging channel. If the UE receives a paging message that is not consistent with a current UE operational state, then a state mismatch is determined.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for recovering from a radio resource control (RRC) operational state mismatch between a user equipment (UE) device and one or more network elements of a network (NW) operating in accordance with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) protocol, the method comprising the UE device:
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determining a first RRC operational state of the UE device, wherein the first RRC operational state of the UE device includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state; determining the RRC operational state mismatch when the first RRC operational state of the UE device does not match a first RRC operational state for the UE device maintained at the one or more network elements of the NW, wherein the first RRC operational state for the UE device maintained at the one or more network elements of the NW includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state; sending at least one RRC message from the UE device to the NW to release NW resources assigned to the UE device, in response to determining the RRC operational state mismatch; and transitioning the UE device from the first RRC operational state of the UE device directly to a second RRC operational state of the UE device after sending the at least one RRC message to the NW, wherein the second RRC operational state of the UE device includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state, and wherein the second RRC operational state of the UE device matches the first RRC operational state for the UE device maintained at the one or more network elements of the NW. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE) device, causes the UE device to:
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determine a first radio resource control (RRC) operating state of the UE device when the UE Device is operating in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network (NW), wherein the first RRC operating state of the UE device includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state; determine an RRC operating state mismatch condition between the UE device and the LTE NW when the first RRC operating state of the UE device and a first RRC operating state for the UE device maintained at the LTE NW do not match, wherein the first RRC operating state for the UE device maintained at the LTE NW includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state; send at least one RRC message to the LTE NW in response to the determined RRC operating state mismatch condition; and transition the UE device from the first RRC operating state of the UE device directly to a second RRC operating state of the UE device that corresponds to the first RRC operating state for the UE device maintained at the LTE NW after sending the at least one RRC message to the LTE NW, wherein the second RRC operating state of the UE device includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for recovering from a radio resource control (RRC) operational state mismatch between a user equipment (UE) device and one or more network elements of a network (NW), the apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory coupled with the one or more processors and storing executable instructions; and at least one wireless transceiver coupled with the one or more processors and the memory, wherein an execution of the executable instructions by the one or more processors, causes the apparatus to; determine a first RRC operational state of the UE device, wherein the first RRC operational state of the UE device includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state; determine an RRC operational state mismatch when the first RRC operational state of the UE device does not match a first RRC operational state for the UE device maintained at the NW, wherein the first RRC operational state for the UE device maintained at the NW includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state; send at least one RRC message from the UE device to the NW to release NW resources assigned to the UE device, in response to determining the RRC operational state mismatch; and transition the UE device from the first RRC operational state of the UE device directly to a second RRC operational state of the UE device after sending the at least one RRC message to the NW, wherein the second RRC operational state of the UE device includes an RRC idle state or an RRC connected state, and wherein the second RRC operational state of the UE device matches the first RRC operational state associated with the UE device of the NW. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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