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UE control of downlink data

  • US 9,913,163 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2011
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A user equipment (UE) in a telecommunications network, with an associated Internet Protocol (IP) address, wherein the UE comprises:

  • at least one processing unit;

    at least one computer readable storage unit;

    at least one communications interface;

    wherein the processing unit is arranged to execute instructions sets stored in the storage unit for;

    determining whether the UE should transmit to an infrastructure node a message comprising an instruction instructing the infrastructure node to cease sending downlink data to the UE; and

    sending said message comprising the instruction using the communication interface to said infrastructure node as a result of determining that said message comprising the instruction should be transmitted, whereinthe determination is based on a status of a device tethered to the UE, andthe processing unit is configured to determine whether the device tethered to the UE is in an idle mode, andthe processing unit is configured to send said message as a result of determining that the device tethered to the UE is in an idle mode.

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