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

Claim 9:
10. A wireless communication device configured for operation in a wireless communication network, the wireless communication device comprising:
communication circuitry for wirelessly communicating with a radio network node of the wireless communication network, including receiving a first indicator or a second indicator singularly, or receiving both indicators jointly, wherein the radio network node uses the first and second indicators to indicate what the operational state of a serving cell in the network shall be for the wireless communication device, where the operational state can be any one of an activated state, a deactivated state, and a dormant state; and
processing circuitry operatively associated with the communication circuitry and configured to determine the indicated operational state in dependence on:
received values of the first and second indicators, responsive to joint reception of the first and second indicators; and
a received value of the first or second indicator and a current operational state, responsive to singular reception of the first or second indicator.