Method for managing mobile radio resources for package receiving enhancement
A method for managing mobile radio resources for package receiving enhancement includes a mobile device that begins monitoring a buffer once the mobile device is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state. While monitoring, the mobile device checks the state of stacking data packets and the rate at which data packets are being received. An arrival profile for data packets as a function of time is created with this data. A traffic prediction operation is carried out based on the arrival profile. The buffer is checked to determine whether it is empty and whether the predicted traffic is zero. If both conditions are positive, an interrupt signal is sent to a specific point of the RRC state machine requesting that the normal flow be diverted, a disconnection signal from the mobile device is generated, and the mobile device enters an idle mode.
1. A method for managing mobile radio resources, the method comprising:
monitoring a buffer occupation when a mobile device is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state;
stacking data packets;
checking a rate in which the data packets are received;
creating an arrival profile, using the checked rate, for the data packets as a function of time;
predicting traffic based on the created arrival profile;
checking if the buffer occupation is empty and whether the predicted traffic is zero; and
if the buffer occupation is empty and the predicted traffic is zero, sending an interrupt signal to a specific point of the RRC,
wherein the interrupt signal comprises a request to divert the data packets, disconnect from the mobile device, and for the device to enter an RRC Idle state.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein successive reconnection of the RRC is avoided causing a user to have higher performance while using data applications, making more efficient handling of timeouts in accordance with specific traffic characteristics of each user.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein no changes in 3GPP standards or in a network core are needed.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein excessive power consumption of any type of data packet traffic receiving is prevented.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the traffic is immediately expected to be zero and there are no packets in the buffer, a break flag will be set, resulting in timeout timers in the RRC being terminated and the device prompting a RRC disconnection through a message RRC SIGNALLING RELEASE INDICATION, which avoids extra consumption generated by timer 1 and timer 2 .
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if it is predicted that there will be traffic to be received immediately, the mobile device will remain in a Cell Dedicated Channel (Cell_DCH) state or a Cell Forward Access Channel (Cell_FACH) state, preventing further delays and reconnections to a user.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a threshold can be included to be checked together with a prevision model, said threshold being applied to each RRC state, and according to this verification, said device can decide whether to change state or not.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said state change can be used in a dynamic way by each user or a fixed way.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said state change can also be adapted according to a desired use.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein it uses extended for 4G RRC state machine.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein packet receiving control is employed to detect a change between the connected state and the idle RRC state.