Method and apparatus of transition to a battery efficient state or configuration by indicating end of data transmission in long term evolution
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1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- determining whether a type of one or more bearers assigned to the UE is a background type or an interactive type;
determining a status of an inhibit timer reflecting whether the inhibit timer has expired or is not running;
determining whether to send a request for a more energy efficient state or mode based on the determined type of the one or more bearers and the status of the inhibit timer, wherein an inhibit timer value represents a time duration during which the UE is prevented from sending a subsequent request for the more energy efficient state or mode; and
transmitting the request based on the determining of whether to send the request for the more energy efficient state or mode.
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Abstract
A method is provided for sending a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) to an access device through a Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The method includes receiving an indication from an upper layer that there is no more data for a prolonged period of time and generating and sending a MAC control element to the access device.
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1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
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determining whether a type of one or more bearers assigned to the UE is a background type or an interactive type; determining a status of an inhibit timer reflecting whether the inhibit timer has expired or is not running; determining whether to send a request for a more energy efficient state or mode based on the determined type of the one or more bearers and the status of the inhibit timer, wherein an inhibit timer value represents a time duration during which the UE is prevented from sending a subsequent request for the more energy efficient state or mode; and transmitting the request based on the determining of whether to send the request for the more energy efficient state or mode. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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2. A method performed by a network element, the method comprising:
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determining whether a type of one or more bearers assigned to a user equipment (UE) is a background type or an interactive type; determining whether to permit the UE to send a request for a more energy efficient state or mode based on the determined type of the one or more bearers assigned to the UE; generating an indication based on the determining; setting an inhibit timer value, wherein the inhibit timer value represents a time duration during which the UE is prevented from sending a subsequent request for the more energy efficient state or mode; and transmitting the indication and the inhibit timer value to the UE. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A user equipment (UE) comprising transmitter, receiver, memory and a processor, the processor configured to:
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determine whether a type of one or more bearers assigned to the UE is a background type or an interactive type; determine a status of an inhibit timer reflecting whether the inhibit timer has expired or is not running; determine whether to send a request for a more energy efficient state or mode based on the determined type of the one or more bearers and the status of the inhibit timer, wherein an inhibit timer value represents a time duration during which the UE is prevented from sending a subsequent request for the more energy efficient state or mode; and transmit the request based on the determination of whether to send the request for the more energy efficient state or mode. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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5. A network element comprising transmitter, receiver, memory and a processor, the processor configured to:
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determining whether a type of one or more bearers assigned to a user equipment (UE) is a background type or an interactive type; determine whether to permit the UE to send a request for a more energy efficient state or mode based on the determined type of the one or more bearers assigned to the UE; generate an indication based on the determining; set an inhibit timer value, wherein the inhibit timer value represents a time duration during which the UE is prevented from sending a subsequent request for the more energy efficient state or mode; and transmit the indication and the inhibit timer value to the UE. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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