User equipment and methods for adapting system parameters based on extended paging cycles

• US 9,294,714 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2013
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc., Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel IP Corporation (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Gupta, Maruti, Koc, Ali Taha, Vannithamby, Rath, Jha, Satish Chandra
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hyun, Soon-Dong D
• Application Number:
  US14/132,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20140321343A1
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
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Abstract

Embodiments of wireless communication devices and method for discontinuous reception (DRX) mode in wireless communication are generally described herein. Some of these embodiments describe a wireless communication device having processing circuitry arranged to determine to use an extended paging discontinuous reception (DRX) value to increase a paging cycle length above a value and select a first periodicity, based on the extended paging DRX value, at which the UE is to perform evaluation of a parameter of a network in which the UE is opera. The wireless communication device may have physical layer circuitry arranged to transmit a message to the network, indicating that the UE desires to perform evaluation of the parameter at the first periodicity. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

processing circuitry arranged to

determine to use an extended paging discontinuous reception (DRX) value to increase a paging cycle length above a value; and

select a first periodicity, based on the extended paging DRX value, at which the UE is to perform evaluation of a parameter of a network in which the UE is operating; and

physical layer circuitry arranged to

transmit a message to the network, indicating that the UE desires to perform evaluation of the parameter at the first periodicity, wherein the UE is camped on a first cell in the network with a first priority level, and the first periodicity corresponds to a periodicity with which the UE is to perform measurements of cells in the network, other than the first cell, with priority levels higher than the first priority level.

2. The UE of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further arranged to:

select a second periodicity at which the UE is to perform measurements of cells in the network, other than the first cells, with priority levels equal to or lower than the first priority level; and

reselect a cell in the network with a priority equal to or lower than the first priority level based upon measurements taken at the second periodicity.

3. The UE of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further arranged to increase a timer expiration value for performing network operations, based on the extended paging DRX value.

4. The UE of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further arranged to increase a validity period of system information received from the network based on the extended paging DRX value.

5. The UE of claim 1, wherein the UE is camped on a first cell in the network, and the periodicity corresponds to a periodicity with which the UE is to evaluate the first cell.

6. The UE of claim 1, wherein the UE is camped on a first cell in the network and the parameter corresponds to a criterion for evaluating whether to select a second cell for reselection.

7. An evolved NodeB (eNodeB) comprising:

a transceiver arranged to

transmit a radio resource control (RRC) signal that includes an information element (IE) indicating whether the eNodeB supports user equipment (UE) usage of an extended paging value; and

receive from the MME, the extended paging value, responsive to a request from the UE to use the extended paging value;

receive, from the UE, a value corresponding to the extended paging value, the value indicating a periodicity with which the UE shall perform evaluation of a parameter of a network in which the UE is operating; and

receive, from the MME, a tracking area update (TAU) timer with a value that corresponds to the extended paging value, in a Tracking Area Update Accept information element (IE) in accordance with a standard of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of standards.

8. A method, performed by a user equipment (UE) for power saving, the method comprising:

determining to use an extended paging discontinuous reception (DRX) value to increase a paging cycle length above a value;

selecting a first periodicity, based on the extended paging DRX value, at which the UE is to perform evaluation of a parameter of a network in which the UE is operating; and

transmitting a message to the network, indicating that the UE desires to perform evaluation of the parameter at the first periodicity, wherein the UE is camped on a first cell in the network with a first priority level, and the first periodicity corresponds to a periodicity with which the UE is to perform measurements of cells in the network, other than the first cell, with priority levels higher than the first priority level.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

selecting a second periodicity at which the UE is to perform measurements of cells in the network, other than the first cell, with priority levels equal to or lower than the first priority level; and

reselecting a cell in the network with a priority equal to or lower than the first priority level based upon measurements taken at the second periodicity.

10. A method, of claim 8, further comprising:

increasing a timer expiration value for performing network operations, based on the extended paging DRX value.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

increasing a validity period of system information received from the network based on the extended paging DRX value.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the UE is camped on a first cell in the network, and the periodicity corresponds to a periodicity with which the UE is to evaluate the first cell.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the UE is camped on a first cell in the network and the parameter corresponds to a criterion for evaluating whether to select a second cell for reselection.