Systems and methods for blocking excessive transmitter message signaling
First Claim
1. A method of operation of a wireless device in a cellular communications network, the wireless device comprising a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver, the method comprising:
- identifying a preference for a first configuration impacting power consumption of the wireless device;
starting a timer, the timer being set to a predefined value;
transmitting a preference indicator for the first configuration via the wireless transmitter;
blocking transmission of a preference indicator for a second configuration impacting the power consumption of the wireless device until the timer has expired, the second configuration being different than the first configuration;
identifying a preference for the second configuration;
setting a preference indicator to indicate the preference for the second configuration;
transmitting the preference indicator for the second configuration via the wireless transmitter after the timer has expired;
identifying a preference for the first configuration;
restarting the timer, the timer set to the predefined value; and
blocking transmission of the preference indicator for the second configuration until the timer has expired.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to transmitting assistance information from a first node to a second node. In one embodiment, a first node includes a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. In response to transmitting a preference indicator for a first configuration to a second node via the wireless transmitter or receiving a reconfiguration request associated with the preference indicator for the first configuration, the first node starts a timer set to a value that defines an amount of time before the first node is permitted to transmit a preference indicator for a second configuration to the second node. The first node then blocks transmission of the preference indicator for the second configuration to the second node until the timer has expired. In this manner, excessive signaling of preference indicators from the first node to the second node is avoided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operation of a wireless device in a cellular communications network, the wireless device comprising a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver, the method comprising:
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identifying a preference for a first configuration impacting power consumption of the wireless device; starting a timer, the timer being set to a predefined value; transmitting a preference indicator for the first configuration via the wireless transmitter; blocking transmission of a preference indicator for a second configuration impacting the power consumption of the wireless device until the timer has expired, the second configuration being different than the first configuration; identifying a preference for the second configuration; setting a preference indicator to indicate the preference for the second configuration; transmitting the preference indicator for the second configuration via the wireless transmitter after the timer has expired; identifying a preference for the first configuration; restarting the timer, the timer set to the predefined value; and blocking transmission of the preference indicator for the second configuration until the timer has expired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless device in a cellular communications network, comprising:
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a wireless transmitter; a wireless receiver; and a processing subsystem associated with the wireless transmitter and the wireless receiver configured to; identify a preference for a first configuration impacting power consumption of the wireless device; start a timer, the timer being set to a predefined value; transmit a preference indicator for the first configuration via the wireless transmitter; block transmission of a preference indicator for a second configuration impacting the power consumption of the wireless device until the timer has expired, the second configuration being different than the first configuration identify a preference for the second configuration; set a preference indicator to indicate the preference for the second configuration; transmit the preference indicator for the second configuration via the wireless transmitter after the timer has expired; identify a preference for the first configuration; restart the timer, the timer set to the predefined value; and block transmission of the preference indicator for the second configuration until the timer has expired.
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19. A method of operation of a wireless device in a cellular communications network, the wireless device comprising a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver, the method comprising:
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identifying a preference for a first configuration impacting power consumption of the wireless device; starting a timer, the timer being set to a predefined value which is inversely related to a delay sensitivity of operations associated with a second configuration; transmitting a preference indicator for the first configuration via the wireless transmitter; and blocking transmission of a preference indicator for the second configuration impacting the power consumption of the wireless device until the timer has expired, the second configuration being different than the first configuration.
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20. A method of operation of a wireless device in a cellular communications network, the wireless device comprising a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver, the method comprising:
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identifying a preference for a first configuration impacting power consumption of the wireless device; starting a timer, the timer being set to a predefined value; transmitting a preference indicator for the first configuration via the wireless transmitter; initiating an assistance information procedure; determining whether the preference indicator for the desired power configuration is the preference indicator for a second configuration impacting the power consumption of the wireless device, which is different than the preference indicator for the first configuration; and if the preference indictor for the desired power configuration is the preference indicator for the second configuration; determining whether the timer has expired; if the timer has not expired, blocking transmission of the assistance information including the preference indicator for the second configuration; and if the timer has expired, initiating transmission of the assistance information including the preference indicator for the second configuration.
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