Method for State Transition and Network Device

Abstract

A method for a state transition includes determining whether a user equipment (UE) is a UE frequently performing state transitions. When the state of the UE is required to be transitioned to the idle state, a state of the UE is transitioned to a paging channel (PCH) state if the UE is a UE frequently performing state transitions. If the UE is a UE infrequently performing state transitions, the state of the UE is transitioned to the idle state.

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[0001]This application is a continuation of co-pending International Application Ser. No. PCT / CN2011 / 072004, filed Mar. 21, 2011, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201010129163.1, filed Mar. 22, 2010, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a method for a state transition and a network device.BACKGROUND[0003]In order to achieve the aims of intelligence, electricity saving and communication resource saving, currently, some User Equipments (UEs) may automatically perform a state transition between a connected state and an idle state as required.[0004]For example, when an intelligent mobile phone is in an idle state, if service data to be sent exists, the intelligent mobile phone automatically sends a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling connection request to an access network side device (such as a base station controller), so that the access net...

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Benefits of technology

The present patent provides a method and network device that can lighten the workload of an access network during a state transition process of a user equipment (UE). The method involves transitioning a UE that frequently performs state transitions to the idle state when its state needs to be transitioned to idle state, so that the access network does not need to frequently set up / release a radio access bearer for the UE. On the other hand, a UE that infrequently performs state transitions is transitioned to the idle state when its state needs to be transitioned to idle state, so that the access network does not need to maintain the idle state of the UE. Overall, this method and network device help to reduce the workload of the access network during the state transition process of various UEs.

Problems solved by technology

However, when the state of the UE is frequently transitioned, the access network side device has to frequently set up / release the radio access bearer for the UE, resulting in a heavy workload.

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