Method and apparatus for state/mode transitioning
A method and network element for sending a transition indication to transition a user equipment to a different state or mode, the method receiving a configuration message from a network; and transmitting a transition indication from the user equipment, the transition indication only includes a cause if the configuration message contains an inhibit transition indication. Also, a method and user equipment for processing a transitioning indication from a user equipment indicating the user equipment desires a transition to a different state or mode, the method comprising: receiving the transition indication from the user equipment; if the transition indication contains a cause: releasing a signaling connection of the user equipment or transitioning the user equipment to a different state or mode; and if the transition indication does not contain the cause: releasing the signaling connection.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a user equipment (UE) and from a network, a system information message, the system information message including an inhibit transition indication indicating that the network is configured to receive signaling connection release indication (SCRI) messages having a cause set to UE Requested Packet Service (PS) Data session end; and
transmitting, to the network based on receipt of the system information message, a SCRI message with the cause set to UE Requested PS Data session end.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein an information element includes the inhibit transition indication.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inhibit transition indication comprises an inhibit timer value.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the inhibit timer value is selected from a list of predetermined values.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the list of predetermined values includes a certain value indicating that the UE does not need to execute an inhibit timer.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the certain value is zero.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to transmitting the SCRI message, receiving a message from the network to initiate a state transition to a battery efficient radio resource control (RRC) state or mode.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the battery efficient RRC state or mode is one of a CELL_FACH state, a CELL_PCH state, a URA_PCH state or an idle mode.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cause indicates that the UE does not expect more data.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SCRI message having the cause is transmitted if the UE does not expect more data for a period longer than a predetermined threshold and if an inhibit timer for sending SCRI messages is not running.
11. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
a memory; and
at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to:
receive a system information message from a network, the system information message including an inhibit transition indication indicating that the network is configured to receive signaling connection release indication (SCRI) messages having a cause set to UE Requested Packet Service (PS) Data session end; and
transmit, to the network based on receipt of the system information message, a SCRI message with the cause set to UE Requested PS Data session end.
12. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the inhibit transition indication comprises an inhibit timer value.
13. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:
responsive to transmitting the SCRI message, receive a message from the network to initiate a state transition to a battery efficient radio resource control (RRC) state or mode.
14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the battery efficient RRC state or mode is one of a CELL_FACH state, a CELL_PCH state, a URA_PCH state or an idle mode.
15. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the cause indicates that the UE does not expect more data.
16. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the SCRI message having the cause is transmitted if the UE does not expect more data for a period longer than a predetermined threshold and if an inhibit timer for sending SCM messages is not running.
17. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed, cause a user equipment (UE) to perform operations comprising:
receiving a system information message from a network, the system information message including an inhibit transition indication indicating that the network is configured to receive signaling connection release indication (SCRI) messages having a cause set to UE Requested Packet Service (PS) Data session end; and
transmitting, to the network based on receipt of the system information message, a SCRI message with the cause set to UE Requested PS Data session end.
18. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the inhibit transition indication comprises an inhibit timer value.
19. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
responsive to transmitting the SCRI message, receiving a message from the network to initiate a state transition to a battery efficient radio resource control (RRC) state or mode.
20. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the battery efficient RRC state or mode is one of a CELL_FACH state, a CELL_PCH state, a URA_PCH state or an idle mode.