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Method and apparatus for power saving operations in wireless network elements

US9693299B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Nokia Technology Oy · FI

Inventors

Klaus Doppler · Espoo, FI
Jarkko L. Kneckt · Campbell, US
Juha S. Korhonen · Espoo, FI
Cassio Ribeiro · Espoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2009
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises determining at a base station an activity level, and selecting an availability mode based at least in part on the activity level, wherein the availability mode is one of a full-availability mode, a semi-availability mode and a minimum-availability mode. The method also comprises configuring radio resources for at least the minimum-availability mode and switching to the selected availability mode.

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