Patent ID: 9743356
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for supporting state mode transition by an entity of a cellular network in case that a plurality of networks interwork, the method comprising: when a value of interference caused by a neighbor entity of a wireless local area network (WLAN) is equal to or larger than a predefined threshold value, transmitting, to another entity of the WLAN, a first message instructing the another entity of the WLAN to perform a mode transition from an active mode to an idle mode; in response to the first message, receiving, from the another entity of the WLAN, a second message including information indicating whether status of the mode transition of the another entity of the WLAN is successful; and when the information indicates that the status of the mode transition of the another entity of the WLAN is successful, updating status information of the another entity of the WLAN based on the second message.