Apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state
First Claim
1. A method for execution by a network node of a wireless network, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to a wireless device that is in a first state, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node, wherein the first state is different from an active state and supports data transmission and reception with a light connection management mechanism; and
transmitting data to the wireless device that is in the first state, at a time after transmitting the unicast notification.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state is provided. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, upon determining that data is to be transmitted to the wireless device in the eco state, a network node operates to transmit a unicast notification message to the wireless device in order to inform the wireless device of the impending data transmission. According to another embodiment of the disclosure, in response to receiving the unicast notification message, the wireless device operates to receive the data in accordance with the unicast notification message. To this end, the wireless device might for example try to receive data for a time period following the unicast notification message. Meanwhile, the wireless device may remain in the eco state.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for execution by a network node of a wireless network, the method comprising:
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transmitting, to a wireless device that is in a first state, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node, wherein the first state is different from an active state and supports data transmission and reception with a light connection management mechanism; and transmitting data to the wireless device that is in the first state, at a time after transmitting the unicast notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon instructions that when executed by a processor of a network node of a wireless network implement a method comprising:
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transmitting, to a wireless device that is in a first state, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node, wherein the first state is different from an active state and supports data transmission and reception with a light connection management mechanism; and transmitting data to the wireless device that is in the first state, at a time after transmitting the unicast notification.
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11. A network node of a wireless network, the network node comprising:
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circuitry implementing a first state transmit function for a transceiver and being configured to; transmit, to a wireless device that is in the first state, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node, wherein the first state is different from an active state and supports data transmission and reception with a light connection management mechanism; and transmit data to the wireless device that is in the first state, at a time after transmitting the unicast notification. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for execution by a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a network node of a wireless network while the wireless device is in a first state, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node, wherein the first state is different from an active state and supports data transmission and reception with a light connection management mechanism; and receiving, while the wireless device is in the first state, data from the network node in accordance with the unicast notification message, at a time after receiving the unicast notification. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon instructions that when executed by a processor of a wireless device implement a method comprising:
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receiving, from a network node of a wireless network while the wireless device is in a first state, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node, wherein the first state is different from an active state and supports data transmission and reception with a light connection management mechanism; and receiving, while the wireless device is in the first state, data from the network node in accordance with the unicast notification message, at a time after receiving the unicast notification.
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29. A wireless device comprising:
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a wireless access radio configured to communicate with a network node of a wireless network; and circuitry implementing a first state receive function with the wireless access radio and being configured to; receive, from the network node while the wireless device is in the first state, a unicast notification message notifying the wireless device of an impending data transmission to the wireless device by the network node, wherein the first state is different from an active state and supports data transmission and reception with a light connection management mechanism; and receive, while the wireless device is in the first state, data from the network node in accordance with the unicast notification message, at a time after receiving the unicast notification. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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