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User equipment power savings for machine type communications

US9407391B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Puneet Jain · Hillsboro, US
Sangeetha L. Bangolae · Beaverton, US
Marta Martinez Tarradell · Munich, DE
Mo-Han Fong · L'Original, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2012
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of user equipment (UE) and base stations (eNodeB) and method for reducing power consumption in UE in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, characteristics of UE including mobility, communication data load, and communication type are used by base stations, MME or other controlling entities to configure power saving features of the UE. Power saving features can include a new Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer state where circuitry is powered off for extended periods of time, extended Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycles, reduced workloads in existing RRC, EPC Connection Management (ECM) and/or EPS Mobility Management (EMM) states or combinations thereof.

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