Systems and methods for determining air interface configuration

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:
• operate according of a first state of a state machine, wherein the state machine corresponds to a particular logical configuration of settings in a wireless communications network, wherein the state machine comprises a plurality of states and state transitions dependent on a condition pertaining to the particular logical configuration, wherein the state machine is one state machine of a plurality of state machines for the UE, wherein each state machine corresponds to a different logical configuration of settings in the wireless communication network, and wherein at least two of the state machines have concurrent non-idle states and different state configurations from each other,
• wherein in addition to a local condition pertaining to the particular logical configuration, for each state machine, there is at least one state machine dependency between two or more of the plurality of state machines such that a state or a condition for state transition of one of the state machines is dependent upon a state of another state machine or a condition pertaining to a service or group of services or air interface of another state machine, and
• wherein the at least one state machine dependency includes:
• when a first state machine has an Inactive state but does not have an Active state, and when any other state machine than the first state machine transitions to Active state or Inactive state and a current state of the first state machine is not Inactive state, then the current state of the first state machine transitions to Inactive state;
• and
• transition to a second state of the state machine in response to receiving a signal to transition to the second state.

A method for a base station in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

• receiving information regarding a user equipment (UE) type for a UE or regarding a change to one or more services supported by the UE;
• and
• transmitting a signal to the UE in accordance with the received information, the signal for transitioning the UE from a first state of a state machine to a second state of the state machine, the state machine corresponding to a particular logical configuration of settings in the wireless communications network, the state machine comprising a plurality of states and state transitions dependent on a condition pertaining to the particular logical configuration, the state machine being one state machine of a plurality of state machines for the UE, each state machine corresponding to a different logical configuration of settings in the wireless communication network, and at least two of the state machines having concurrent non-idle states and different state configurations from each other,
• there being, in addition to a local condition pertaining to the particular logical configuration, for each state machine, at least one state machine dependency between two or more of the plurality of state machines such that a state or a condition for state transition of one of the state machines is dependent upon a state of another state machine or a condition pertaining to a service or group of services or air interface of another state machine, and
• the at least one state machine dependency includes:
• when a first state machine has an Inactive state but does not have an Active state, and when any other state machine than the first state machine transitions to Active state or Inactive state and a current state of the first state machine is not Inactive state, then the current state of the first state machine transitions to Inactive state.

A base station comprising:

• a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:
• receive information regarding a user equipment (UE) type for a UE or regarding a change to one or more services supported by the UE;
• and
• transmit a signal to the UE in accordance with the received information, the signal for transitioning the UE from a first state of a state machine to a second state of the state machine, wherein the state machine corresponds to a particular logical configuration of settings in a wireless communications network, wherein the state machine comprises a plurality of states and state transitions dependent on a condition pertaining to the particular logical configuration, wherein the state machine is one state machine of a plurality of state machines for the UE, wherein each state machine corresponds to a different logical configuration of settings in the wireless communication network, and wherein at least two of the state machines have concurrent non-idle states and different state configurations from each other,
• wherein in addition to a local condition pertaining to the particular logical configuration, for each state machine, there is at least one state machine dependency between two or more of the plurality of state machines such that a state or a condition for state transition of one of the state machines is dependent upon a state of another state machine or a condition pertaining to a service or group of services or air interface of another state machine, and
• wherein the at least one state machine dependency includes:
• when a first state machine has an Inactive state but does not have an Active state, and when any other state machine than the first state machine transitions to Active state or Inactive state and a current state of the first state machine is not Inactive state, then the current state of the first state machine transitions to Inactive state.