Methods and apparatus relating to inactive mode in a wireless communications network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsMarkus Drevö, Håkan Axelsson, Stefan Johansson, Paul Schliwa-Bertling
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Abstract
The disclosure provides methods in a network node for a telecommunications network. In one method, the network node operates as a primary network node for a wireless terminal configured with dual connectivity, and the method comprises: receiving a message indicating that a secondary network node, which provides user plane connectivity for the wireless terminal, has no data to transmit to the wireless terminal; and based at least in part on the received message, configuring the wireless terminal in an inactive mode.
Claims11
A method in a network node for a telecommunications network, the network node operating as a primary network node for a wireless terminal configured with dual connectivity, the method comprising:
- receiving a message indicating that a secondary network node, which provides user plane connectivity for the wireless terminal, has no data to transmit to the wireless terminal;
- and
- based at least in part on the received message, configuring the wireless terminal in an inactive mode, wherein configuring the wireless terminal in the inactive mode comprises:
- maintaining an active connection for the wireless terminal between the network node and a core network of the telecommunications network;
- and
- releasing resources for a connection between the network node and the wireless terminal.
A network node for a telecommunications network, the network node operating as a primary network node for a wireless terminal configured with dual connectivity, the network node comprising processing circuitry and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the network node to:
- receive a message indicating that a secondary network node, which provides user plane connectivity for the wireless terminal, has no data to transmit to the wireless terminal;
- and
- based at least in part on the received message, configure the wireless terminal in an inactive mode, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the network node to configure the wireless terminal in the inactive mode by:
- maintaining an active connection for the wireless terminal between the network node and a core network of the telecommunications network;
- and
- releasing resources for a connection between the network node and the wireless terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.