# US 2019/0357035 A1 · System and method of user equipment state configurations > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0357035 A1 - Document ID: US20190357035A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/429,540 - Filed: 2019-06-03 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2016-02-18 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: KELVIN KAR KIN AU; JIANGLEI MA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190357035A1 ## CPC - H04W 8/22: Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities - H04W 52/0209: {in terminal devices} - H04W 76/25: Maintenance of established connections - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W 84/00: Network topologies - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Methods and devices that support multiple user equipment (UE) state configurations in a wireless network are provided. A state configuration is selected for a UE from among a plurality of candidate state configurations. Each candidate state configuration is associated with a respective set of one or more predefined operating states from among a plurality of predefined operating states. Information regarding the selected state configuration is then transmitted to the UE. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -42. (canceled) ### Claim 43 A method for supporting multiple user equipment (UE) state configurations in a wireless network, the method comprising: transmitting, by the network device, information to a UE regarding a state configuration, wherein the state configuration is from among a plurality of candidate state configurations, each candidate state configuration being associated with a respective one or more predefined operating states, the plurality of candidate state configurations comprising at least a first state configuration associated with a first plurality of predefined operating states and a second state configuration associated with less than all of the predefined operating states of the first plurality of predefined operating states. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The method of claim 43, the method further comprising: selecting, by the network device for the UE, the state configuration. ### Claim 45 (depends on 44) The method of claim 44, wherein the state configuration is selected based at least in part on at least one of: a UE type associated with the UE; and one or more services supported by the UE. ### Claim 46 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, further comprising: receiving, by the network device, as part of a UE supported service change procedure, information regarding a change to the one or more services supported by the UE; responsive to receiving the information regarding the change to the one or more services supported by the UE, selecting, by the network device, a replacement state configuration from among the plurality of candidate state configurations based at least in part on the information regarding the change to the one or more services supported by the UE; and transmitting, by the network device, information to the UE regarding the selected replacement state configuration. ### Claim 47 (depends on 44) The method of claim 44, wherein: selecting the state configuration comprises: selecting the first state configuration based at least in part on a first service supported by the UE; and selecting the second state configuration based at least in part on a second service supported by the UE; and transmitting, to the UE, information regarding the state configuration comprises transmitting, to the UE, information regarding the selected first and second state configurations. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The method of claim 47, further comprising: providing the first service in a first network slice in accordance with the first state configuration; and providing the second service in a second network slice in accordance with the second state configuration. ### Claim 49 An apparatus comprising: a wireless interface; a processor operatively coupled to the wireless interface; and a computer readable storage medium operatively coupled to the processor, the computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming comprising instructions to: transmit, via the wireless interface, information to a user equipment (UE) regarding a state configuration, wherein the state configuration is from among a plurality of candidate state configurations, each candidate state configuration being associated with a respective one or more predefined operating states, the plurality of candidate state configurations comprising at least a first state configuration associated with a first plurality of predefined operating states and a second state configuration associated with less than all of the predefined operating states of the first plurality of predefined operating states. ### Claim 50 (depends on 49) The apparatus of claim 49, the programming further comprising instructions to: select the state configuration for the UE. ### Claim 51 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the instructions to select a state configuration comprise instructions to select a state configuration based at least in part on at least one of: a UE type associated with the UE; and one or more services supported by the UE. ### Claim 52 (depends on 51) The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the programming further comprises instructions to: receive, via the wireless interface information regarding a change to the one or more services supported by the UE; responsive to receiving the information regarding the change to the one or more services supported by the UE, select a replacement state configuration from among the plurality of candidate state configurations based at least in part on the information regarding the change to the one or more services supported by the UE; and transmit, via the wireless interface, information to the UE regarding the selected replacement state configuration. ### Claim 53 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein: the instructions to select the state configuration comprise instructions to: select the first state configuration based at least in part on a first service supported by the UE; and select the second state configuration based at least in part on a second service supported by the UE; and the instructions to transmit, via the wireless interface, information to the UE regarding the state configuration comprise instructions to transmit, via the wireless interface, information to the UE regarding the selected first and second state configurations. ### Claim 54 (depends on 53) The apparatus of claim 53, wherein the programming further comprises instructions to: provide the first service in a first network slice in accordance with the first state configuration; and provide the second service in a second network slice in accordance with the second state configuration. ### Claim 55 A method for supporting multiple UE state configurations in a wireless network, the method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), from the wireless network, information regarding a state configuration from among a plurality of candidate state configurations, each candidate state configuration being associated with a respective one or more predefined operating states, the plurality of candidate state configurations comprising at least a first state configuration associated with a first plurality of predefined operating states and a second candidate state configuration associated with less than all of the predefined operating states of the first plurality of predefined operating states; and communicating, by the UE, with the wireless network in accordance with the state configuration. ### Claim 56 (depends on 55) The method of claim 55, further comprising: transmitting, by the UE, as part of a UE air interface capability exchange procedure, information regarding at least one of: a UE type associated with the UE; and one or more services supported by the UE. ### Claim 57 (depends on 56) The method of claim 56, further comprising: transmitting, by the UE, as part of a UE supported service change procedure, information regarding a change to the one or more services supported by the UE; receiving, by the UE, from the wireless network, information regarding a replacement state configuration from among the plurality of candidate state configurations; and communicating, by the UE, with the wireless network in accordance with the replacement state configuration. ### Claim 58 (depends on 55) The method of claim 55, wherein: the UE supports multiple services, including at least a first service and a second service; receiving, by the UE, from the wireless network, information regarding a state configuration comprises: receiving, by the UE, information regarding the first state configuration from among the plurality of candidate state configurations; and receiving, by the UE, information regarding the second state configuration from among the plurality of candidate state configurations; and communicating, by the UE, with the wireless network in accordance with the state configuration comprises: communicating, by the UE, with the wireless network in respect of the first service in accordance with the first state configuration; and communicating, by the UE, with the wireless network in respect of the second service in accordance with the second state configuration. ### Claim 59 (depends on 58) The method of claim 58, wherein: communicating with the wireless network in respect of the first service in accordance with the first state configuration comprises communicating with a first network slice of the wireless network in accordance with the first state configuration; and communicating with the wireless network in respect of the second service in accordance with the second state configuration comprises communicating with a second network slice of the wireless network in accordance with the second state configuration. ### Claim 60 An apparatus comprising: a wireless interface; a processor operatively coupled to the wireless interface; and a computer readable storage medium operatively coupled to the processor, the computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming comprising instructions to: receive, via the wireless interface, from a wireless network, information regarding a state configuration from among a plurality of candidate state configurations, each candidate state configuration being associated with a respective one or more predefined operating states, the plurality of candidate state configurations comprising at least a first state configuration associated with a first plurality of predefined operating states and a second state configuration associated with less than all of the predefined operating states of the first plurality of predefined operating states; and communicate with the wireless network in accordance with the state configuration. ### Claim 61 (depends on 60) The apparatus of claim 60, wherein the programming further comprises instructions to: transmit, via the wireless interface, information regarding at least one of: a type associated with the apparatus; and one or more services supported by the apparatus. ### Claim 62 (depends on 61) The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the programming further comprises instructions to: transmit, via the wireless interface, information regarding a change to the one or more services supported by the apparatus; receive, via the wireless interface, from the wireless network, information regarding a replacement state configuration from among the plurality of candidate state configurations; and communicate, via the wireless interface, with the wireless network in accordance with the replacement state configuration. ### Claim 63 (depends on 60) The apparatus of claim 60, wherein: the apparatus supports multiple services, including at least a first service and a second service; the instructions to receive, from the wireless network, information regarding a state configuration comprise instructions to: receive information regarding the first state configuration from among the plurality of candidate state configurations; and receive information regarding the second state configuration from among the plurality of candidate state configurations; and the instructions to communicate with the wireless network in accordance with the state configuration comprise instructions to: communicate with the wireless network in respect of the first service in accordance with the first state configuration; and communicate with the wireless network in respect of the second service in accordance with the second state configuration. ### Claim 64 (depends on 63) The apparatus of claim 63, wherein: the instructions to communicate with the wireless network in respect of the first service in accordance with the first state configuration comprise instructions to communicate with a first network slice of the wireless network in accordance with the first state configuration; and the instructions to communicate with the wireless network in respect of the second service in accordance with the second state configuration comprise instructions to communicate with a second network slice of the wireless network in accordance with the second state configuration. ### Claim 65 (depends on 60) The apparatus of claim 60, wherein the apparatus is a user equipment (UE).