RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL OF USER STATE TRANSITIONS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20170156164A1
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15327325

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The present disclosure provides radio resource controllers 110, RRCs, and methods for setting inactivity timers for user equipment devices, UEs. In one aspect, there is provided an RRC 110 for setting inactivity timers for UEs within a cell 140, the RRC being configured to: set a first inactivity timer for a first user equipment device, UE, 120 in the cell 140, wherein the first UE 120 is of a first user type; and set a second inactivity timer, separate to the first inactivity timer, for a second user equipment device, UE, 130 in the cell 140, wherein the second UE 130 is of a second user type. In a second aspect, there is provided an RRC 110 for dynamically setting a value of a first inactivity timer for a first UE 120 in a cell 140, wherein the first UE 120 is of a first user type, the RRC 110 being configured to: determine the value of the first inactivity timer based on at least the number of UEs in the cell 140 that are of the first user type and/or the number of UEs in the cell 140 that are of a second user type.

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VODAFONE IP LICENSING LTDNEWBURY BERKSHIRE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
CHAMI, Youssef London, GB 19 680
GÜEMES, Iñigo London, GB 1 2
KHALANDAR, Sumera London, GB 3 7

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