Allocating wireless resources
View Patent ↗A wireless network, such as an LTE (“Long-Term Evolution”) network, may be configured to receive an identifier from a wireless network. The identifier identifies a resource configuration in a plurality of resource configurations. The resource configuration corresponds to a plurality of resource attributes. At least one signal is transmitted to the wireless network using the plurality of resource attributes.
1. A method for releasing resources at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
transitioning, without explicit signaling between the UE and a wireless network, from a first time-domain receiver activity pattern to a second time-domain receiver activity pattern; and
releasing, at the UE, a resource configuration, wherein the releasing is performed at a time associated with the transitioning.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transitioning is in response to expiry of an inactivity timer associated with the UE.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource configuration defines an uplink resource.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource configuration is released at a time coincident with the transitioning.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource configuration is released a predetermined time after the transitioning.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource configuration is released upon expiry of a timer associated with the transitioning.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource configuration is released without explicit signaling between the UE and a wireless network.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first time-domain receiver activity pattern and the second time-domain receiver activity pattern are connected mode activity patterns.
9. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
memory configured to store a predefined period of time; and
at least one processor configured to:
transition, without explicit signaling between the UE and a wireless network, from a first time-domain receiver activity pattern to a second time-domain receiver activity pattern; and
release a resource configuration, wherein the releasing is performed at a time associated with the transitioning.
10. The user equipment of claim 9 , wherein the transition is in response to expiry of an inactivity timer associated with the UE.
11. The user equipment of claim 9 , wherein the resource configuration defines an uplink resource.
12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the resource configuration is released at a time coincident with the transitioning.
13. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the resource configuration is released a predetermined time after the transitioning.
14. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the resource configuration is released upon expiry of a timer associated with the transitioning.
15. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the resource configuration is released without explicit signaling between the UE and a wireless network.
16. The UE of claim 9 , the first time-domain receiver activity pattern and the second time-domain receiver activity pattern are connected mode activity patterns.
17. A method for releasing resources, comprising:
identifying, without explicit signaling between a UE and a wireless network, a transition of a user equipment from a first time-domain receiver activity pattern to a second time-domain receiver activity pattern; and
releasing, at the wireless network, a resource configuration, wherein the releasing is performed at a time associated with the transitioning.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the resource configuration is released in response to expiry of an inactivity timer associated with the UE.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the resource configuration defines an uplink resource.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the resource configuration is released at a time coincident with the transitioning.
21. The method of claim 17 , wherein the resource configuration is released a predetermined time after the transitioning.
22. The method of claim 17 , wherein the resource configuration is released upon expiry of a timer associated with the transitioning.
23. The method of claim 17 , wherein the resource configuration is released without explicit signaling between the UE and a wireless network.
24. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first time-domain receiver activity pattern and the second time-domain receiver activity pattern are connected mode activity patterns.
25. A wireless network node configured to:
identify, without explicit signaling between a UE and a wireless network node, a transition of a user equipment from a first time-domain receiver activity pattern to a second time-domain receiver activity pattern; and
release a resource configuration, wherein the releasing is performed at a time associated with the transitioning.
26. The wireless network node of claim 25 , wherein the resource configuration is released in response to expiry of an inactivity timer associated with the UE.
27. The wireless network node of claim 25 , wherein the resource configuration defines an uplink resource.
28. The wireless network node of claim 25 , wherein the resource configuration is released at a time coincident with the transitioning.
29. The wireless network node of claim 25 , wherein the resource configuration is released a predetermined time after the transitioning.
30. The wireless network node of claim 25 , wherein the resource configuration is released upon expiry of a timer associated with the transitioning.
31. The wireless network node of claim 25 , wherein the resource configuration is released without explicit signaling between the UE and a wireless network.
32. The wireless network node of claim 25 , wherein the first time-domain receiver activity pattern and the second time-domain receiver activity pattern are connected mode activity patterns.