Patent ID: 11956180
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A method of operation at a radio network node configured for operation in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
determining what the operational state of a serving cell in the network shall be for a wireless communication device, wherein the operational state can be any one of an activated state, a deactivated state, and a dormant state;
selecting a signaling mechanism to use for indicating the determined operational state to the wireless communication device, by choosing from among a singular transmission of a first indicator, a singular transmission of a second indicator, or a joint transmission of both indicators; and
indicating the determined operational state to the wireless communication device, using the selected signaling mechanism;
wherein, for the joint transmission of both indicators, a combination of values of the first and second indicators indicates the determined operational state; and
wherein, for singular transmission of the first indicator or the second indicator, a value of the first indicator or the second indicator and a current operational state of the serving cell indicates the determined operational state.