IP Library Granted Patent US 8,582,521
Granted Patent B2
US 8,582,521 · App. 13/244,735 · Granted Nov 12, 2013

System and method for mobile communications

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Patent No.
US 8,582,521
App. No.
13/244,735
Granted
Nov 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for mobile communications are disclosed herein. An example method for a mobile station includes sending to a network a mobile station capability information element, the mobile station capability information element including a first reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier non-enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation mode and a second reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation mode.

Claims (23)

1. A method for a mobile station, the method comprising:

sending to a network a mobile station capability information element, the mobile station capability information element including a first reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier (DLDC) non-enhanced flexible timeslot assignment (non-EFTA) operation mode and a second reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier (DLDC) enhanced flexible timeslot assignment (EFTA) operation mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier non-enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation mode is a Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field and the second reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation mode is an EFTA Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the EFTA Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field comprises a value corresponding to at least one timeslot fewer than a maximum number of receive timeslots.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the maximum number of receive timeslots corresponds to an alternative EFTA multislot class that is included in the mobile station capability information element.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the mobile station capability information element is a MS Radio Access capability information element.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the mobile station is DLDC capable and EFTA capable.

7. The method of claim 6 , comprising communicating with the network in accordance with the MS Radio Access capability information element.

8. A mobile station comprising:

a processor configured to send to a network a mobile station capability information element, the mobile station capability information element including a first reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier (DLDC) non-enhanced flexible timeslot assignment (non-EFTA) operation mode and a second reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier (DLDC) enhanced flexible timeslot assignment (EFTA) operation mode.

9. The mobile station of claim 8 , wherein the first reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier non-enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation mode is a Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field and the second reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation mode is an EFTA Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field.

10. The mobile station of claim 9 , wherein the EFTA Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field comprises a value corresponding to at least one timeslot fewer than a maximum number of receive timeslots.

11. The mobile station of claim 10 , wherein the maximum number of receive timeslots corresponds to an alternative EFTA multislot class that is included in the mobile station capability information element.

12. The mobile station of claim 11 , wherein the mobile station capability information element is a MS Radio Access capability information element.

13. The mobile station of claim 12 , wherein the mobile station is DLDC capable and EFTA capable.

14. The mobile station of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further to communicate with the network in accordance with the MS Radio Access capability information element.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a mobile station to send to a network a mobile station capability information element, the mobile station capability information element including a first reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier (DLDC) non-enhanced flexible timeslot assignment (non-EFTA) operation mode and a second reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier (DLDC) enhanced flexible timeslot assignment (EFTA) operation mode.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier non-enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation mode is a Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field and the second reduction of timeslots field for a downlink dual carrier enhanced flexible timeslot assignment operation mode is an EFTA Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the EFTA Multislot Capability Reduction for Downlink Dual Carrier field comprises a value corresponding to at least one timeslot fewer than a maximum number of receive timeslots.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the maximum number of receive timeslots corresponds to an alternative EFTA multislot class that is included in the mobile station capability information element.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the mobile station capability information element is a MS Radio Access capability information element.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the mobile station is DLDC capable and EFTA capable.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to communicate with the network in accordance with the MS Radio Access capability information element.

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