Patent ID: 9369822
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions that when executed by one or more processors causes a machine-to-machine device to: detect an unexpected power disruption of the machine-to-machine device; determine that the detected unexpected power disruption is different from any unintended power disruptions of which the machine-to-machine device has already been notified; and transmit a wireless network access node, a predetermined value in a ranging purpose indication field, a notification of the detected unintended power disruption based on the determination that that the detected unexpected power disruption is different from any unintended power disruptions of which the machine-to-machine device has already been notified, wherein the predetermined value includes a value of 1 for the fifth bit position (bit five) of the ranging purpose indication field when the notification is a RNG-REQ (ranging request) message, or wherein the predetermined value is a value of 0b1110 in the ranging purpose indication field when the notification is an AAI-RNG-REQ (Advanced Air Interface ranging request) message.