Selective layer-2 flushing in mobile communication terminals
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1. A method, comprising:
- classifying signaling messages to be transmitted from a mobile communication terminal into one or more classes, including at least a given class that specifies the signaling messages that become irrelevant when the mobile communication terminal transitions between base stations;
queuing the signaling messages for transmission in a queue; and
when an event occurs in which the mobile communication terminal transitions from a first base station to a second base station, removing from the queue one or more of the pending signaling messages that relate to the first base station and belong to the given class.
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Abstract
A method includes classifying signaling messages to be transmitted from a mobile communication terminal into one or more classes, wherein each class corresponds to a respective event relating to the terminal and specifies the signaling messages that become irrelevant when the event occurs. The signaling messages are queued for transmission in a queue. In response to detecting an occurrence of a given event, the irrelevant signaling messages are removed from the queue based on the class specifying irrelevant signaling messages corresponding to the given event.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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classifying signaling messages to be transmitted from a mobile communication terminal into one or more classes, including at least a given class that specifies the signaling messages that become irrelevant when the mobile communication terminal transitions between base stations; queuing the signaling messages for transmission in a queue; and when an event occurs in which the mobile communication terminal transitions from a first base station to a second base station, removing from the queue one or more of the pending signaling messages that relate to the first base station and belong to the given class. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus, comprising:
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a memory, which is configured to store a queue holding signaling messages for transmission; and processing circuitry, which is configured to classify the signaling messages into one or more classes, including at least a given class that specifies the signaling messages that become irrelevant when the apparatus transitions between base stations, and, when an event occurs in which the apparatus transitions from a first base station to a second base station, to remove from the queue one or more of the pending signaling messages that relate to the first base station and belong to the given class. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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classifying signaling messages to be transmitted from a mobile communication terminal into one or more classes, including at least a given class that specifies the signaling messages that become irrelevant upon an error or a failure in a radio link on which the mobile communication terminal communicates; queuing the signaling messages for transmission in a queue; and when the error or the failure occurs in the radio link on which the mobile communication terminal communicates, removing from the queue one or more of the pending signaling messages that convey measurement reports for the radio link and belong to the given class.
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20. Apparatus, comprising:
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a memory, which is configured to store a queue holding signaling messages for transmission; and processing circuitry, which is configured to classify the signaling messages into one or more classes, including at least a given class that specifies the signaling messages that become irrelevant upon an error or a failure in a radio link on which the apparatus communicates, and, when the error or the failure occurs in the radio link on which the apparatus communicates, to remove from the queue one or more of the pending signaling messages that convey measurement reports for the radio link and belong to the given class.
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