Methods, apparatus and systems relating to ue inactivity
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsMatteo FIORANI, Angelo CENTONZA, Alexander VESELY
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Abstract
Various methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed related to the detection and reporting of UE inactivity. One exemplary method is performed by a distributed unit of a base station. The base station further comprises a centralized unit. The method comprises: monitoring the activity of one or more data radio bearers, established between the distributed unit and a user equipment, for carrying user data; and transmitting, to the centralized unit, a report message comprising an indication of the activity of the one or more data radio bearers.
Claims27
A method in a distributed unit of a base station, the base station further comprising a centralized unit, the method comprising:
- monitoring the activity of one or more data radio bearers, established between the distributed unit and a user equipment, for carrying user data;
- and
- transmitting, to the centralized unit, a report message comprising an indication of the activity of the one or more data radio bearers.
2-4. (canceled)
A method in a centralized unit of a base station, the base station further comprising one or more distributed units, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first distributed unit of the one or more distributed units, a report message comprising an indication of the activity of one or more first data radio bearers, established between the first distributed unit and a user equipment, for carrying user data.
6-13. (canceled)
A method in a centralized unit of a base station, the base station further comprising a distributed unit, wherein one or more radio bearers are established between the base station and a user equipment for carrying user data, and wherein the centralized unit implements a user plane entity and a control plane entity, the method comprising, in the user plane entity:
- monitoring the activity of the one or more radio bearers.
15-20. (canceled)
A distributed unit for a base station, the base station further comprising a centralized unit, the distributed unit comprising:
- processing circuitry and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the distributed unit to:
- monitor the activity of one or more data radio bearers, established between the distributed unit and a user equipment, for carrying user data;
- and
- transmit, to the centralized unit, a report message comprising an indication of the activity of the one or more data radio bearers.
A centralized unit for a base station, the base station further comprising one or more distributed units, the centralized unit comprising:
- processing circuitry and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the centralized unit to:
- receive, from a first distributed unit of the one or more distributed units, a report message comprising an indication of the activity of one or more first data radio bearers, established between the first distributed unit and a user equipment, for carrying user data.
A centralized unit for a base station, the base station further comprising a distributed unit, wherein the centralized unit implements a user plane entity and a control plane entity, the centralized unit comprising processing circuitry and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the centralized unit to, in the user plane entity:
- when one or more radio bearers are established between the base station and a user equipment for carrying user data, monitor the activity of the one or more radio bearers.
41-42. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.