Power saving mechanism for mobile terminal

    公开(公告)号:US09743349B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-22

    申请号:US14345798

    申请日:2012-09-20

    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a detector configured to detect presence of a first possible connection to a mobile network and a second possible connection to the mobile network, the first possible connection being a connection of a first technology and the second possible connection being a connection of a second technology. A selector identifies which of the first possible connection and the second possible connection causes less energy consumption in the mobile terminal in its low-power mode of operation, and a controller connects the mobile terminal to the mobile network through the identified possible connection. The disclosure is also directed to a corresponding operating method, a corresponding computer program, and a network entity for supporting a mobile terminal in performing a power consumption sensitive cell reselection.

    TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RADIO-NETWORK-SCAN OPERATION
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    发明申请
    TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RADIO-NETWORK-SCAN OPERATION 审中-公开
    终端设备和无线网络扫描操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160285683A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-29

    申请号:US15037177

    申请日:2014-11-17

    CPC classification number: H04L41/0806 H04W48/16 H04W60/00

    Abstract: The invention comprises an operating method of a terminal device, which is configured for radio communication via different frequency bands, in performing a network scan, the method comprising: receiving a command for starting a network scan; in response to receiving the command, attempting a synchronization with predefined control channels on all frequency bands receivable by the terminal device or on a subset thereof comprising a plurality of the frequency bands, and, upon successful synchronization with a respective one of the control channels, ascertaining respective network-configuration information provided via the respective control channel by a respective network; determining, using the network-configuration information ascertained, an estimate of a quantity indicative of an achievable data throughput, hereinafter throughput estimate, associated with the respective ascertained network-configuration information; generating and providing an output, which is indicative of at least one of the determined throughput estimates for the respective network configurations.

    Abstract translation: 本发明包括终端设备的操作方法,其被配置为经由不同频带的无线电通信,执行网络扫描,所述方法包括:接收用于启动网络扫描的命令; 响应于接收到所述命令,尝试与所述终端设备可接收的所有频带上的预定义控制信道或其中包括多个所述频带的子集进行同步,并且在与所述控制信道中的相应一个成功同步时, 确定通过相应网络经由相应控制信道提供的各个网络配置信息; 使用所确定的网络配置信息来确定与各个确定的网络配置信息相关联的指示可达到的数据吞吐量的下一个吞吐量估计的估计; 生成和提供输出,其指示针对各个网络配置的确定的吞吐量估计中的至少一个。

    User equipment for searching a suitable base station

    公开(公告)号:US11051243B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16482091

    申请日:2018-01-31

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a user equipment configured to operate in a cellular network comprising a plurality of base stations, the user equipment comprising a communication unit and a control unit, wherein the communication unit is capable of operating in a specialized transmission mode with one of the plurality of base stations being capable of supporting said specialized transmission mode, in case of detection of a suitable base station, the communication unit is configured when operating in non-registered mode to: —decode an information signal received from said detected base station, the information signal indicating if said base station supports said specialized transmission mode, —camp on said base station, if said specialized transmission mode is supported, or —otherwise provide a message indicating non-support of specialized transmission mode support to the control unit.

    Mobile communication device with subscriber identity module

    公开(公告)号:US10966082B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16097411

    申请日:2017-04-24

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile communication device for communicating with a cellular network by means of a serving base node, the mobile communication device further being connected to a subscriber identity module, the mobile communication device being configured to operate in a power optimization mode wherein the power optimization mode comprises extended paging periods, and the mobile communication device is further configured to set up a communication context with the base node using authentication means of the subscriber identity module, wherein the mobile communication device is further configured, in case of detection of a removal of the subscriber identity module and when the power optimization mode is activated: to send an removal alert message to the serving base node by means of said communication context, afterwards to terminate the communication context.

    Method for cell reselection of a wireless communication device

    公开(公告)号:US10772039B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16068955

    申请日:2017-01-10

    Abstract: A method for operating a wireless communication device in a cellular network comprises the steps of: determining power consumption criteria for at least one first time period containing at least one data transmission, carrying out a data transmission session, in case that after said data transmission session the wireless communication device has changed from a first base node to a second base node of the cellular network: determining power consumption criteria for at least one second time period containing at least one data transmission on a second base node, comparing power consumption criteria of the first time period with power consumption criteria of the second time period, carrying out a cell reselection to the first base node, in case at the first time period the determined power consumption criteria indicate a lower power consumption than at the second time period.

    WIRELESS DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20200045758A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-06

    申请号:US16339029

    申请日:2017-10-17

    Abstract: A method for a wireless terminal communicating with a base station of a cellular network, the terminal operating in enhanced coverage mode and configured to set up a communication session with the base station by means of at least one of a direct communication link and a sidelink communication link using a second wireless terminal. The method comprises: determining a quality of the direct communication link with the base station, determining a quality of a communication link to a second wireless terminal capable of communicating with the base station, initiating transmission of a link quality message to the base station, the link quality message comprising information relating to the quality of the communication link, receiving a response from the base station indicating if the direct communication link or the sidelink communication link is to be used, requesting a communication session via the indicated communication link.

    Method for operating a wireless device

    公开(公告)号:US10524115B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15761618

    申请日:2016-11-04

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a wireless device, said wireless device being adapted for communicating with a cellular network by means of a serving base node, being the one of a plurality of base nodes of the cellular network the wireless device is currently camping on, configured to support extended coverage mode, the method comprising for the wireless device the steps of: —determining an extended coverage support level, relating to the capability of the wireless device for operating in extended coverage mode, —receiving extended coverage maximum support level broadcasted by a plurality of base nodes, —selecting one of the plurality of base nodes for registration as serving base node, —providing upon registration with the selected base node its extended coverage support level towards the base node.

    Method for data transmission in a cellular network with a machine type communication device

    公开(公告)号:US10321474B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15534284

    申请日:2015-11-26

    Abstract: A cellular network comprises a plurality of base nodes, including an active base node, to which the wireless device is currently associated. The wireless device transmits data according to a periodicity related transmission mode to the active base node. The method comprises providing information from wireless device to the active base node relating to periodicity of said data transmission, responding at the active base node comprising an indication of assigned resources for multiple transmissions, setting a timer at the active base node relating to said periodicity, upon expiration of the timer, reserving resources at the active base node for reception of the data transmission, transmitting data from the wireless device according to the periodicity, receiving transmitted data at active base node, conducting an acknowledging procedure at the active base node in response to said data reception.

    METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR USING VOICE OVER LTE

    公开(公告)号:US20180359628A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15781953

    申请日:2016-11-29

    Abstract: A method for a wireless device of providing a voice service via packet switched communication with an operating cellular network, the wireless device is-being physically connected to an identification unit comprising a first memory block for storing at least one set of configuration parameters for voice service within a first cellular network. Prior to setting up a voice call, the device checks with the identification unit if configuration parameters applicable to the operating cellular network are available. If not, configuration parameters are requested from a parameter server accessible for the operating cellular network. The device receives said configuration parameters from said parameter server, and stores at least a portion of received configuration parameters in said first memory block of the identification unit. If the configuration parameters are available, the device applies said configuration parameters, and sets up a voice call using said configuration parameters.

    METHOD FOR UPLINK COMMUNICATION IN A LTE CELLULAR NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20180124814A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-03

    申请号:US15565559

    申请日:2016-04-12

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for data transmission from a wireless device to a base node, the base node is part of a cellular network and is configured to support frequency division multiple access method, the bandwidth receivable by the base node comprising a plurality of subcarriers, the wireless device is camping on the base node, the method comprises the steps of: —for the base node, assigning to the wireless device a subcarrier of the plurality of subcarriers, —transmitting data from the wireless device to the base node for the period of at least one data service session using only the assigned subcarrier, whereby using for said data transmission a first modulation scheme on the assigned subcarrier different from the modulation scheme used for more than one of the plurality of the subcarriers by at least one second wireless device camping on said base node.

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