Patent ID: 11956180

Abstract:
Example methods and apparatuses provide for the advantageous use of “first” and “second” indicators for cell state control with respect to a wireless communication device. When sent singularly, the first indicator indicates activated/deactivated state transitions according to corresponding sequential state transition logic implemented in the device, and the second indicator indicates activated/dormant state transitions according to corresponding sequential state transition logic implemented in the device. When sent jointly for a given serving cell of the device, the first and second indicators operate as a combinational pair that indicates what the operational state of the cell shall be for the device, irrespective of the current cell state. As an example, then, the foregoing “arrangement” allows the network to use single-bit per cell signaling for many state-control scenarios, including “normal” use of legacy activation/deactivation indicators, while also providing absolute state control via two-bit per cell signaling that does not depend on the current state of the cell.