Patent ID: 9699648
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: detecting, by a user equipment (UE), a change of UE assistance information, wherein the change of the UE assistance information is any one of the UE assistance information being changed from a power saving preference into a performance preference, or the UE assistance information being changed from the performance preference into the power saving preference; sending, by the UE, the UE assistance information to a base station when the change of the UE assistance information occurs and a timer is not running; and starting, by the UE, the timer with a timer length during which the UE assistance information is not allowed to be sent if sent UE assistance information is the performance preference; wherein the UE assistance information is sent via a radio resource control (RRC) message; and the RRC message is borne on a dedicated signaling radio bearer established between the base station and the UE.