Enhance at command for backoff timer control
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining backoff timer status information associated with an access point name (APN) for sending a session management request by a mobile termination (MT) in a mobile communication network;
detecting whether the backoff timer status information has changed;
determining whether backoff timer status reporting is enabled by a terminal equipment (TE); and
transmitting updated backoff timer status information to the TE via an Unsolicited Result Code (URC) if the backoff timer status information has changed and if backoff timer status reporting is enabled.
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Abstract
AT commands are used for controlling Mobile Termination (MT) functions and GSM/UMTS network services from a Terminal Equipment (TE) through Terminal Adaptor (TA). 3GPP introduces multiple backoff timers and barring to solve network congestion problem. However, a TE does not know the timer value and the barring status. In accordance with one novel aspect, a new AT command interface that can respond timer value and barring status to the TE is proposed. It reduces wasteful retries and saves power consumption of the TE. Through the new AT command interface, the TE can query backoff timer status. Via unsolicited result code (URC), the MT can detect backoff timer status change and report updated backoff timer status to the TE.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining backoff timer status information associated with an access point name (APN) for sending a session management request by a mobile termination (MT) in a mobile communication network; detecting whether the backoff timer status information has changed; determining whether backoff timer status reporting is enabled by a terminal equipment (TE); and transmitting updated backoff timer status information to the TE via an Unsolicited Result Code (URC) if the backoff timer status information has changed and if backoff timer status reporting is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A Mobile Termination (MT) comprising:
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a backoff timer status detector that determines backoff timer status information associated with an access point name (APN) for sending a session management request in a mobile communication network, wherein the detector also detects whether the backoff timer status information has changed; a backoff timer status reporting handler that determines whether backoff timer status reporting is enabled by a terminal equipment (TE); and a transmitter that transmits updated backoff timer status information to the TE via an Unsolicited Result Code (URC) if the backoff timer status information has changed and if backoff timer status reporting is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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transmitting a first Attention (AT) command by a terminal equipment (TE) in a mobile communication network, wherein the first AT command is for configuring backoff timer status reporting associated with an access point name (APN) for sending a session management request; receiving updated backoff timer status information from a mobile termination (MT) via an Unsolicited Result Code (URC) if the backoff timer status information has changed and if backoff timer status reporting is enabled; and scheduling a second AT command associated with the corresponding SM/ESM request for the APN based on the updated backoff timer status information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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