Method and System for the Support of a Long DRX in an LTE_Active State in a Wireless Network
A method of DRX signaling in a long-term evolution infrastructure between an evolved node B (eNB) and user equipment (UE), the method having the steps of providing a DRX value in a header of a medium access control protocol data unit (MAC-PDU); acknowledging the MAC-PDU; and activating, deactivating or reconfiguring DRX based on the provided DRX value.
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22 . A method for improved measurement accuracy during discontinuous reception (DRX) on user equipment (UE) comprising the steps of:
checking whether a channel quality of a serving cell is lower than a first threshold for a predetermined time period; and
if yes, shortening the measurement cycle to have a shorter measurement cycle than the DRX cycle.
23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the shorter measurement cycle is the DRX cycle divided by N, wherein N is an integer.
24 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the method further comprises the step of:
monitoring whether the channel quality of the serving cell increases to greater than a second threshold for a predetermined time period, the second threshold being greater than the first threshold; and
if yes, setting the measurement cycle to be the same as the DRX cycle.
25 . The method of claim 22 wherein the method further comprises the step of monitoring whether the channel quality of a serving cell falls below a third threshold, and if yes, initiating a handover procedure.
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