System and method for battery conservation with assistance from the network and radio resource management
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsCatherine Livet, Guang Lu, Shamim Akbar Rahman, Maged Zaki
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Abstract
A method for battery conservation in a wireless communication system begins with requesting a battery level measurement from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) by a radio network controller (RNC). The battery level is measured at the WTRU and is reported to the RNC. The battery level measurement is stored in the RNC, where it can be accessed by radio resource management (RRM) procedures. The battery level measurement is applied to the RRM procedures by making adjustments to the procedures based on the battery level measurement, whereby the battery of the WTRU is conserved.
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A method for battery conservation in a wireless communication system having a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a radio network controller (RNC), the method comprising the steps of:
- requesting a battery level measurement from the WTRU by the RNC;
- measuring the battery level at the WTRU;
- reporting the battery level measurement from the WTRU to the RNC;
- storing the battery level measurement in the RNC;
- accessing the battery level measurement by radio resource management (RRM) procedures in the RNC;
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- applying the battery level measurement to the RRM procedures, whereby the battery of the WTRU is conserved due to adjustments made to the procedures based on the battery level measurement.
A system for battery conservation in a wireless communication system having a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a radio network controller (RNC), comprising:
- requesting means for requesting a battery level measurement from the WTRU by the RNC;
- measuring means for measuring the battery level at the WTRU;
- reporting means for reporting the battery level measurement from the WTRU to the RNC;
- storing means for storing the battery level measurement;
- accessing means for accessing the battery level measurement by radio resource management (RRM) procedures in the RNC;
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- applying means for applying the battery level measurement to the RRM procedures, whereby the battery of the WTRU is conserved due to adjustments made to the procedures based on the battery level measurement.
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