Measurement apparatus and method for the communication of an idle mode device having low mobility in a mobile communication system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyeong In Jeong, Soeng Hun Kim, Jung Soo Jung, Sang Bum Kim
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Abstract
The present invention defines an efficient measurement method for idle mode M2M/MTC device with low/no mobility in a mobile communication system. An example of the mobile communication system to which the present invention is application is 3GPP UMTS mobile communication system and 3GPP LTE/LTE-A mobile communication system as the next generation mobile communication system under discussion in 3GPP.
Claims20
A method by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a mobility management entity (MME), a first message including information on a timer associated with an idle mode;
- starting the timer associated with the idle mode;
- prohibiting operation of the idle mode including at least one of receiving a paging message and measuring a cell when the timer expires;
- and
- resuming the operation of the idle mode when data to be transmitted is originated by the terminal.
A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
- receive, from a mobility management entity (MME), a first message including information on a timer associated with an idle mode,
- start the timer associated with the idle mode,
- prohibit operation of the idle mode including at least one of receiving a paging message and measuring a cell when the timer expires, and
- resume the operation of the idle mode when data to be transmitted is originated by the terminal.
A method by a mobility management entity (MME) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving a first message from a terminal;
- and
- transmitting, to the terminal, a second message including information on a timer associated with an idle mode,
- wherein the timer is started by the terminal,
- wherein the timer is used for prohibiting operation of the idle mode including at least one of receiving a paging message and measuring a cell when the timer expires, and
- wherein the operation of the idle mode is resumed by the terminal when data to be transmitted is originated by the terminal.
A mobility management entity (MME) in a wireless communication system, the MME comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
- receive a first message from a terminal, and
- transmit, to the terminal, a second message including information on a timer associated with an idle mode,
- wherein the timer is started by the terminal,
- wherein the timer is used for prohibiting operation of the idle mode including at least one of receiving a paging message and measuring a cell when the timer expires, and
- wherein the operation of the idle mode is resumed by the terminal when data to be transmitted is originated by the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.