Communications Device, Apparatus, System, Method and Computer Implementable Instructions Product
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsHayato HANEJI, Iskren IANEV, Yannick LAIR
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Abstract
A system (1) is disclosed in which a network entity determines whether a radio bearer should be maintained or released for a communications device (2). The communications device (2) establishes the radio bearer via a base station (5) of the communications system (1) and communicates data using the established radio bearer. The communications device (2) determines whether any further data is to be sent or received and/or whether a user-plane connection is required. The communications device (2) then provides information to the network entity identifying a result of said determination for use in determining whether the radio bearer should be maintained or released.
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A communications device for providing information to a network entity for use in determining whether a radio bearer should be maintained or released, the communications device comprising processor and a transceiver, wherein:
- the processor is configured to establish the radio bearer via a base station of a communications system for sending or receiving data;
- the transceiver is configured to send or receive data using the established radio bearer;
- the processor is configured to determine at least one of:
- i) whether or not any further data is to be sent or received by said communications device;
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- ii) whether or not a user-plane connection is required for said communications device;
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- the processor is configured to provide to the network entity information identifying a result of said determination for use, by the network entity, in determining whether the radio bearer should be maintained or released accordingly.
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An apparatus for managing a radio bearer for a communications device, the apparatus comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein:
- the transceiver is configured to communicate data with said communications device using a radio bearer;
- the processor is configured to:
- obtain information from said communications device, said information indicating, for the communications device, at least one of:
- i) whether or not any further data is to be sent or received by said communications device;
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- ii) whether or not a user-plane connection is required by said communications device;
- determine, from said obtained information, whether the radio bearer should be maintained or released;
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- maintain said radio bearer in dependence of said determination.
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A method performed by a communications device for providing information to a network entity for use in determining whether a radio bearer should be maintained or released, the method comprising:
- establishing the radio bearer via a base station of a communications system for sending or receiving data;
- sending or receiving data using the established radio bearer;
- determining at least one of:
- iii) whether or not any further data is to be sent or received by said communications device;
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- iv) whether or not a user-plane connection is required for said communications device;
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- providing to the network entity information identifying a result of said determination for use, by the network entity, in determining whether the radio bearer should be maintained or released accordingly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.