Apparatuses, systems, and methods for managing operation status of wireless transmissions and receptions

1. A mobile communication device for managing Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation with a service network, comprising:

a wireless module performing wireless transmissions and receptions; and

a controller module activating the wireless module to transmit a scheduling request message to the service network, keeping the wireless module activated for the wireless receptions in a first predetermined period of time subsequent to the transmission of the scheduling request message, and deactivating the wireless module from the wireless transmissions and receptions in response to that no response message corresponding to the scheduling request message is received from the service network in the first predetermined period of time, without prolonging a DRX-ON duration of the DRX cycle with Scheduling Request (SR) prohibition control for periodic retransmission of the scheduling request message.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the controller module further prohibits retransmission of the scheduling request message performed in response to not receiving the response message in the first predetermined period of time, for the SR prohibition control, and the wireless module remains deactivated for the prohibited retransmissions of the scheduling request message.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless module further receives at least one configuration message from the service network, the controller module further keeps the wireless module deactivated before transmitting the scheduling request message in response to the configuration message comprising discontinuous reception information, and the configuration message is selected from at least one of the following:

RRC CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION;

RRC CONNECTION SETUP; and

RRC CONNECTION REESTABLISHMENT.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless module further receives a response message, corresponding to the scheduling request message, comprising information concerning an uplink resource assigned by the service network, and the controller module further configures the wireless module to transmit data of a communication service to the service network using the uplink resource, configures the wireless module to release the uplink resource after transmitting a predetermined number of consecutive zero-content data packets to the service network, and configures the wireless module to regain the uplink resource by transmitting another scheduling request message to the service network, so that the wireless module uses the uplink resource to resume transmitting the data of the communication service right after transmitting the another scheduling request message, without waiting to receive a response corresponding to the another scheduling request message from the service network.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 4 , wherein the service network assigns the uplink resource to other served mobile communication devices in response to receiving the consecutive zero-content data packets, and re-assigns the uplink resource back to the mobile communication device, without replying to the mobile communication device with a response message, in response to the another scheduling request message.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 4 , wherein the communication service is operating in a semi-persistent scheduling mode.

7. A method for managing Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation with a service network in a mobile communication device, comprising:

activating wireless transmissions and receptions for transmitting a scheduling request message to the service network;

keeping the wireless receptions activated in a first predetermined period of time subsequent to the transmission of the scheduling request message; and

deactivating the wireless transmissions and receptions in response to that no response message corresponding to the scheduling request message is received from the service network in the first predetermined period of time, without prolonging a DRX-ON duration of the DRX cycle with Scheduling Request (SR) prohibition control for periodic retransmission of the scheduling request message.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising prohibiting retransmission of the scheduling request message performed in response to not receiving the response message in the first predetermined period of time, for the SR prohibition control, wherein the wireless transmissions and receptions remain deactivated for the prohibited retransmission of the scheduling request message.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving a configuration message from a service network, and keeping the wireless transmissions and receptions deactivated before transmitting the scheduling request message in response to the configuration message comprising discontinuous reception information, wherein the configuration message is selected from at least one of the following:

RRC CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION;

RRC CONNECTION SETUP; and

RRC CONNECTION REESTABLISHMENT.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving a response message, corresponding to the scheduling request message, comprising information concerning an uplink resource assigned by the service network;

transmitting data of a communication service to the service network using the uplink resource;

releasing the uplink resource after transmitting a predetermined number of consecutive zero-content data packets to the service network; and

regaining the uplink resource for resuming transmitting the data of the communication service right after transmitting another scheduling request message to the service network, without waiting to receive a response corresponding to the another scheduling request message from the service network.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the service network assigns the uplink resource to other served mobile communication devices in response to receiving the consecutive zero-content data packets, and re-assigns the uplink resource back to the mobile communication device, without replying to the mobile communication device with a response message, in response to the another scheduling request message.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the communication service is operating in a semi-persistent scheduling mode.

13. A mobile communication system for managing Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation, comprising:

a service network receiving a scheduling request message; and

a mobile communication device activating wireless transmissions and receptions with the service network for transmitting the scheduling request message, keeping the wireless transmissions and receptions activated in a first predetermined period of time subsequent to the transmission of the scheduling request message, and deactivating the wireless transmissions and receptions in response to that no response message corresponding to the scheduling request message is received from the service network in the first predetermined period of time, without prolonging a DRX-ON duration of the DRX cycle with Scheduling Request (SR) prohibition control for periodic retransmission of the scheduling request message.

14. The mobile communication system of claim 13 , wherein the mobile communication device, for the SR prohibition control, further prohibits retransmission of the scheduling request message performed in response to not receiving the response message in the first predetermined period of time, and remains deactivated from the wireless transmissions and receptions for the prohibited retransmission of the scheduling request message.

15. The mobile communication system of claim 13 , wherein the mobile communication device further receives a configuration message from the service network, and keeps the wireless transmissions and receptions deactivated before transmitting the scheduling request message in response to the configuration message comprising discontinuous reception information, and the configuration message is selected from at least one of the following:

RRC CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION;

RRC CONNECTION SETUP; and

RRC CONNECTION REESTABLISHMENT.

16. The mobile communication system of claim 13 , wherein the mobile communication device further receives a response message, corresponding to the scheduling request message, comprising information concerning an uplink resource assigned by the service network, transmits data of a communication service to the service network using the uplink resource, releases the uplink resource after transmitting a predetermined number of consecutive zero-content data packets to the service network, regains the uplink resource for resuming transmitting the data of the communication service right after transmitting another scheduling request message to the service network, without waiting to receive a response corresponding to the another scheduling request message from the service network.

17. The mobile communication system of claim 16 , wherein the service network further assigns the uplink resource to other served mobile communication devices in response to receiving the consecutive zero-content data packets, and re-assigns the uplink resource back to the mobile communication device, without replying to the mobile communication device with a response message, in response to the another scheduling request message.