Patent ID: 11917712
Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A non-transitory computer-readable memory device storing instructions executable by a processor, the not-transitory computer-readable memory device comprising:
one or more instructions to configure a default time period for periodic service requests for discontinuous reception (DRX) for user equipment (UE) devices serviced by the base station;
one or more instructions to obtain a signal quality value for a UE device serviced by the base station;
one or more instructions to determine that the obtained signal quality value is less than a low signal quality threshold; and
one or more instructions to configure a longer time period for the periodic service requests for DRX for the UE device, in response to determining that the obtained signal quality value is less than the low signal quality threshold.