Communication control method, user equipment, and base station
A communication control method according to one embodiment is a method in a mobile communication system. A communication control method includes predicting, by a user equipment in an RRC connected mode, in a case where the user equipment determines that there is no data to be communicated with a base station, a duration for which a state in which there is no such data persists, and transmitting, by the user equipment, a control signal to the base station, the control signal including an indicator identifying the duration that is predicted.
1. A communication control method comprising:
determining by a user equipment, a length of a communication stoppage duration in which there is no data to be communicated with a base station; and
transmitting, by the user equipment in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode, a control signal to the base station, the control signal including information for specifying the length of the communication stoppage duration determined by the user equipment.
2. The communication control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the user equipment, the control signal including information used for determining, by the base station, RRC mode.
3. The communication control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the user equipment, the control signal including information used for determining, by the base station, a RRC mode of the user equipment to a RRC inactive mode, and
the RRC inactive mode is a mode in which the RRC connection is suspended.
4. A user equipment comprising:
a controller configured to:
determine a length of a communication stoppage duration in which there is no data to be communicated with a base station; and
transmit in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode, a control signal to the base station, the control signal including information for specifying the length of the communication stoppage duration determined by the user equipment.
5. A chipset for controlling a user equipment, the chipset comprising:
a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to execute a process of:
determining a length of a communication stoppage duration in which there is no data to be communicated with a base station; and
transmitting in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode, a control signal to the base station, the control signal including information for specifying the length of the communication stoppage duration determined by the user equipment.
6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising, stored thereupon, computer program instructions for execution by a user equipment, the program instructions being configured to cause the user equipment to execute processing of:
determining a length of a communication stoppage duration in which there is no data to be communicated with a base station; and
transmitting in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode, a control signal to the base station, the control signal including information for specifying the length of the communication stoppage duration determined by the user equipment.
7. A system comprising:
a user equipment is configured to:
determine a length of a communication stoppage duration in which there is no data to be communicated with a base station; and
transmit in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode, a control signal to the base station, the control signal including information for specifying the length of the communication stoppage duration determined by the user equipment.