Systems and methods for enhanced user equipment assistance information in wireless communication systems

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processing module to generate an uplink dedicated control channel (UL-DCCH) message in a third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) wireless network,
• wherein the UL-DCCH message comprises a power preference indication parameter to assist in a selection of a power saving setting;
• and
• a radio frequency (RF) transceiver to transmit the UL-DCCH message to an evolved node B (eNodeB) and to receive, in response, the power saving setting.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for adjusting parameters of a user equipment (UE) by an evolved Node B (eNodeB), the method comprising:

• receiving a UE capability message indicating that the UE is configured to provide a power adjustment request;
• in response to the UE capability message, configuring the UE in a first power configuration and configuring the UE to provide the power adjustment request;
• receiving the power adjustment request from the UE in an uplink control channel;
• in response to receiving the power adjustment request, selecting a control parameter option to change the UE from the first power configuration to a second power configuration;
• and
• transmitting the selected control parameter option to the UE.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:

• configuring a user equipment (UE) to provide power preference indications to a wireless communication network;
• after completion of the configuration of the UE to provide the power preference indications, or upon a change in a power preference of the UE, initiating transmission of a UE assistance information message to the wireless communication network;
• wherein to initiate the transmission, the method further comprises:
• generating the UE assistance information message including an indication of the power preference;
• and
• providing the UE assistance information message for transmission to the wireless communication network.

A method, comprising:

• configuring a user equipment (UE) to provide power preference indications to a wireless communication network;
• after completion of the configuration of the UE to provide the power preference indications, or upon a change in a power preference of the UE, initiating transmission of a UE assistance information message to the wireless communication network;
• wherein to initiate the transmission, the method further comprises:
• generating the UE assistance information message including an indication of the power preference;
• and
• providing the UE assistance information message for transmission to the wireless communication network.