Patent ID: 9295095
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, implemented in a mobile device for use with a Radio Access Network (RAN), comprising: determining to suspend a radio resource control (RRC) connection based one or more suspension criteria, wherein the suspension criteria is based on a data volume or a data rate resulting from one or more applications running on the mobile device; in response to the determining, sending, by the mobile device, an indicator to the RAN in respect of the RRC connection with the RAN, wherein the indicator requests suspension of the RRC connection to the RAN; receiving, by the mobile device after the sending, a command message from the RAN; and in response to the command message, suspending the RRC connection, wherein the suspending of the RRC connection occurs when the mobile device is in a connected mode, inhibits transmission of user plane data between the mobile device and the RAN node while enabling receipt of paging and notifications, and comprises the mobile device storing RRC connection data for the RRC connection, and the stored RRC connection data is usable by the mobile device to re-establish the suspended RRC connection.