Method and system for employing discontinuous reception configurations in a wireless network environment

A user equipment comprising:

• a transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a network entity;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• record patterns of application usage as a function of geographic locations of the user equipment at different times of day;
• determine a set of DRX configurations to be applied in the different geographic locations of the user equipment at different times of the day based on the application usage patterns;
• select a DRX configuration in a particular geographic location at a specific time of day from the set of DRX configurations when the user equipment is at the specific geographic location at the specific time of the day;
• and
• transmit information associated with the selected DRX configuration to the network entity so that the network entity applies the selected DRX configuration for the user equipment.

A method of applying Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration by a network entity, comprising:

• profiling patterns of application usage as a function of geographic locations of a user equipment at different times of day;
• determining a set of DRX configurations to be applied in the different geographic locations of the user equipment at different times of the day as a function of the application usage patterns;
• and
• providing a DRX configuration applicable in a particular geographic location at a specific time of a day from the set of to the user equipment when the user equipment is at the specific geographic location at the specific time of the day.

A network entity comprising:

• a transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a user equipment;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• profile patterns of application usage as a function of geographic locations of a user equipment at different times of day;
• determine a set of DRX configurations to be applied in the different geographic locations of the user equipment at different times of the day based on the application usage patterns;
• and
• provide a DRX configuration applicable in a particular geographic location at a specific time of a day from the set of DRX configurations to the user equipment when the user equipment is at the specific geographic location at the specific time of the day.