ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR EVOLVED NODE B (eNB) PARAMETER TUNING

An apparatus of an eNodeB operable to receive core network assistance information for a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• decode the core network assistance information received from an mobility management entity (MME) in an evolved packet system (EPS) of the eNodeB;
• and
• adjust selected parameters for the UE based on the core network assistance information to reduce state transitions of the UE and network signaling overhead;
• and
• memory configured to store the core network assistance information received from the MME.

At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions embodied thereon for providing core network assistance information from a mobility management entity (MME), the instructions when executed by one or more processors cause the MME to perform the following:

• determining, at the MME, the core network assistance information, wherein the core network assistance information includes one or more of:
• an average connected state time for a user equipment (UE), an average idle state time for the UE, or a number of handover procedures between cells associated with an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) for the MME in a selected time period;
• and
• encoding the core network assistance information for transmission from the MME to an eNodeB of the UE;
• and