A User Equipment obtaining a duty cycle command and using a Long Duty Cycle if certain conditions are met

摘要

The UE obtains a duty cycle command 301 from the RAN and uses the long duty cycle 304 if both of the following conditions are true: a) the short duty cycle is configured and an inactivity timer has expired 302 and b) the short duty cycle is configured and a short duty cycle counter has expired 303. If condition a) is false or condition b) is false, the UE uses the short duty cycle 305. In one aspect, a long duty cycle is used 304 when possible because it reduces a UE's power consumption. If, however, the UE has been active within an on period, use of the short duty cycle may be advisable to avoid latencies in the transmission. The UE performs a method of transmission or reception when either a long duty cycle is configured or a short duty cycle is configured. The duty cycle command may be a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) Command MAC Control element. Embodiments of the invention include a method of removing data from a buffer that is located in a UE.