Power Saving UL DTX and DL DRX Techniques for Multi-Flow Operation in HSPA

Apparatus, comprising

• multi-flow communicating means adapted to perform a communication with a user equipment including a portion of a multi-flow communication to the user equipment;
• storing means adapted to store, upon a received DTX/DRX information related to at least one of a discontinuous transmission state and a discontinuous reception state, a status information indicating that the user equipment is in the at least one of the discontinuous transmission state and the discontinuous reception state.

Apparatus, comprising

• controlling means adapted to control a first communication of a first base station device with a user equipment and a second communication of a second base station device different from the first base station device with the user equipment, wherein the first communication and the second communication each comprise a respective, different, portion of a multi-flow communication with the user equipment;
• distributing means adapted to distribute an activation request related to at least one of a discontinuous transmission state and a discontinuous reception state of the user equipment to the first base station device and the second base station device.

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Method, comprising

• performing a communication with a user equipment including a portion of a multi-flow communication to the user equipment;
• storing, upon a received DTX/DRX information related to at least one of a discontinuous transmission state and a discontinuous reception state, a status information indicating that the user equipment is in the at least one of the discontinuous transmission state and the discontinuous reception state.

Method, comprising

• controlling a first communication of a first base station device with a user equipment and a second communication of a second base station device different from the first base station device with the user equipment, wherein the first communication and the second communication each comprise a respective, different, portion of a multi-flow communication with the user equipment;
• distributing an activation request related to at least one of a discontinuous transmission state and a discontinuous reception state of the user equipment to the first base station device and the second base station device.