US 2017/0325160 A1 · POWER SAVING MECHANISM FOR MOBILE TERMINAL

Abstract

A mobile terminal for participating in a mobile network and adapted to perform a power consumption sensitive cell reselection includes a detector configured to detect presence of a first possible connection to the mobile network via a first technology, and a second possible connection to the mobile network via a second technology. A selector is configured to identify which of the first possible connection and the second possible connection causes less energy consumption in the mobile terminal in a low-power mode of operation. A controller is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the mobile network through the identified possible connection. A network entity for supporting a mobile terminal in performing a power consumption sensitive cell reselection is also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A network entity of a mobile network, the network entity comprising a transmitter configured to send a suggestion signal to a mobile terminal, the suggestion signal identifying to the mobile terminal, which of a first possible connection of a first technology and of a second possible connection of a second technology, through each of which the mobile terminal can be connected to the mobile network, causes less energy consumption in the mobile terminal in a low-power mode of operation of the mobile terminal due to a difference between the first and second technology.

A mobile terminal for participating in a mobile network, the mobile terminal being configured to be operated in a normal mode of operation, which involves a transmission of payload data, and in a low-power mode of operation, which does not involve a transmission of payload data, the mobile terminal comprising:

a detector configured to detect presence of a first possible connection to the mobile network and of a second possible connection to the mobile network, the first possible connection being a connection of a first technology and the second possible connection being a connection of a second technology,
a first receiver configured to receive signalling information sent by a network entity of the mobile network, the signalling information including adjustment information related to a low power consumption configuration of a cell, to which the mobile terminal is currently associated,
a controller configured to connect the mobile terminal to the mobile network through that of the possible connections,
wherein the controller is further configured to adjust a connection setting in the mobile terminal for the low-power mode in dependence of the signalling information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/659,804Filed 26 Jul 2017

Priority

EP 11182217.721 Sep 2011

Published

9 Nov 2017

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

H04W 52/0206
In the radio access network or backbone network of wireless communication networks: in access points, e.g. base stations
H04W 48/18
Access restriction ; Network selection; Access point selection: selecting a network or a communication service
H04W 52/0245
Using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal: according to signal strength
H04W 88/06
Terminal devices: adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Power saving mechanism for mobile terminal

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Power saving mechanism for mobile terminal

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Abstract

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