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Dynamic configuration of inactivity timeouts for data radio bearers

  • US 9,241,309 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2013
  • Issued: 01/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to establish a data radio bearer with a customized inactivity timeout period between a wireless communication device and a wireless network, the method comprising:

  • formatting, by a processor of the wireless communication device, a message including information related to a data service;

    sending the message from the wireless communication device to the wireless network that is attendant to establishing one or more data radio bearers for the data service;

    receiving, at the wireless communication device, an assignment of the data service to the data radio bearer, the data radio bearer being associated with the customized inactivity timeout period defined by the wireless network based at least in part on the information related to the data service provided by the wireless communication device; and

    sending data for the data service from the wireless communication device to the wireless network via the data radio bearer,wherein the customized inactivity timeout period determines a continuous time period of data inactivity in both downlink and uplink directions for the data radio bearer for the data service while the data radio bearer is established and the wireless communication device operates in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state with the wireless network.

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