Methods and apparatuses for handling synchronization of a wireless device
US11096138B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method for handling synchronization of a wireless device (130). The first network node (111) and the wireless device (130) operate in a wireless communications network (100). The first network node (111) determines (202) whether or not the wireless device (130) requires synchronization, during a first time period, with a second network node (112) serving the wireless device (130). The determining (202) is based on a prediction of at least one of: a) data communication between the wireless device (130) and the second network node (112) during the first time period, and b) the wireless device (130) lacking synchronization during the first time period. The first network node (111) initiates (203), based on a result of the determination, a synchronization procedure of the wireless device (130) during a second time period. The second time period precedes the first time period, so that the synchronization procedure is completed prior to the first time period.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.