Inactivity monitoring for different traffic or service classifications
First Claim
1. A method for use in mobile radio communications where there is a connection with a mobile terminal, comprising:
- determining a type of traffic associated with the connection;
determining one of multiple different inactivity time periods based on a type of traffic associated with the connection and to balance for the traffic type response time and resource usage requirements for the connection with power consumption by the mobile terminal; and
providing information regarding the one inactivity time period for use in monitoring whether the one inactivity time period has expired without activity being detected on the connection for that type of traffic.
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Abstract
Different types of traffic requiring different inactivity timer settings are assigned to different bearers or to different QoS classes. Different inactivity timer settings are established for different traffic types. Individual bearers or individual QoS classes are linked to a corresponding inactivity timer profile. The link may be accomplished in a number of ways. For example, an additional QoS parameter may be employed in a 3GPP QoS profile, or a new QoS class identifier may be mapped to an inactivity timer setting. Different inactivity timer settings allows both UE battery power conservation to be prioritized for some traffic and end-user experience (quick subsequent response times) to be prioritized for other traffic.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for use in mobile radio communications where there is a connection with a mobile terminal, comprising:
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determining a type of traffic associated with the connection; determining one of multiple different inactivity time periods based on a type of traffic associated with the connection and to balance for the traffic type response time and resource usage requirements for the connection with power consumption by the mobile terminal; and providing information regarding the one inactivity time period for use in monitoring whether the one inactivity time period has expired without activity being detected on the connection for that type of traffic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for use in mobile radio communications, comprising:
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establishing multiple service classes for communicating data with one or more mobile terminals; determining a type of traffic associated with each service class; establishing an associated inactivity time period for each service class that balances response time and resource usage requirements associated with the traffic type with mobile terminal power consumption; and determining whether the associated inactivity time period has expired without having detected traffic activity for each service class of the connection.
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11. A method for use in mobile radio communications where there is a connection with a mobile terminal, comprising:
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receiving an indication of a type of traffic associated with the connection and one of multiple different inactivity time periods determined based on a type of traffic associated with the connection, and determining whether the one inactivity time period has expired without activity of the type of traffic being detected on the connection, wherein when multiple bearers are established for the connection, the method further comprises; establishing one of the multiple different inactivity time periods for each bearer in the connection based on a type of traffic associated with each bearer, and changing the first mobile state to a lower power state if associated inactivity timers for all bearers established for the connection have expired. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for use in a mobile radio communications system where there is a connection with a mobile terminal, comprising electronic circuitry configured to:
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determine a type of traffic associated with the connection; determine one of multiple different inactivity time periods based on a type of traffic associated with the connection that balances response time and resource usage requirements associated with the traffic type with mobile terminal power consumption; and provide information regarding the one inactivity time period for use in monitoring whether the one inactivity time period has expired without activity being detected on the connection for that type of traffic. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A radio access network node for use in mobile radio communications where there is a connection with a mobile terminal, comprising electronic circuitry configured to:
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receive an indication of a type of traffic associated with the connection and one of multiple different inactivity time period determined based on a type of traffic associated with the connection, wherein the one inactivity time period balances for the traffic type response time and resource usage requirements for the connection with power consumption by the mobile terminal, and determine whether the one inactivity time period has expired without activity of the type of traffic being detected on the connection. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A radio access network node for use in mobile radio communications where there is a connection with a mobile terminal, comprising electronic circuitry configured to:
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receive an indication of a type of traffic associated with the connection and one of multiple different inactivity time period determined based on a type of traffic associated with the connection, and determine whether the one inactivity time period has expired without activity of the type of traffic being detected on the connection, wherein when multiple qualities of service are established for the connection, the electronic circuitry is further configured to; establish one of the multiple different inactivity time periods for each quality of service, and send information to the mobile radio indicating a change from the first mobile state to the lower power state if associated inactivity timers for all qualities of service established for the connection have expired.
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