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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJose Luis Pradas, Alessandro Caverni, Nianshan Shi
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The proposed technology relates to the issue of supporting release of common radio resources in a radio communication network. A radio network controller sends an indication of a value of a timer for implicit release of common radio resources to a base station. The base station receives the indication of a value of a timer for implicit release of common radio resources and determines whether to release common radio resources based on the indication of a value of the timer for implicit release of common radio resources. In this way, by using the indication of a value of the timer for implicit release the base station will be able to correctly determine whether to release the common resources upon reception of a report of empty buffer status from a UE. This will eliminate misinterpretations of the empty buffer status report, and avoid unnecessary radio link failures.
A method performed by a base station for supporting release of common radio resources in a radio communication network, said method comprising the steps of:
A method performed by a radio network controller for supporting release of common radio resources in a radio communication network, said method comprising the step of:
A base station for a radio communication network, wherein said base station comprises:
A radio network controller for a radio communication network, wherein said radio network controller comprises an interface configured to send an indication of a value of a timer for implicit release of common radio resources to a base station, to thereby enable the base station to determine whether to release common radio resources based on said indication and wherein said radio network controller comprises a processing module configured to add an information element (IE) including said indication in a message, and wherein said interface is configured to send said message to the base station.
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