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Communication of preferred power consumption configurations

  • US 9,843,958 B2
  • Filed: 02/02/2016
  • Issued: 12/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A user equipment (UE) operable to communicate a power preference indication (PPI), the UE having one or more processors and memory configured to:

  • determine the power preference indication at the UE as one of a low power consumption or a normal power consumption;

    start a power preference indication timer at the UE only when the power preference indication is set for the normal power consumption and an additional power preference indication can be communicated by the UE to an eNB upon expiry of the power preference indication timer;

    set the power preference indication to a low power consumption, wherein the power preference indication timer is not started at the UE when the power preference indication is set to the low power consumption; and

    communicate the power preference indication in a UE assistance information message to an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN).

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