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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Erik Dahlman, Stockholm, SE;

Magnus Frodigh, Sollentuna, SE;

Mikael Höök, Sollentuna, SE;

Harald Kallin, Sollentuna, SE;

Gunnar Mildh, Sollentuna, SE;

Joachim Sachs, Sollentuna, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 24/06 (2009.01); H04W 24/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/24 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 28/12 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/06 (2013.01); H04L 41/5009 (2013.01); H04L 43/0805 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 43/103 (2013.01); H04W 24/04 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 28/0205 (2013.01); H04W 28/12 (2013.01); H04W 28/24 (2013.01); H04L 41/147 (2013.01); H04W 4/005 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02);
Abstract

A method and a wireless device () for managing probe messages are disclosed. The probe messages are used for verifying a required level of a connectivity for a service of the wireless device () towards a wireless network (). The required level of the connectivity relates to likelihood of maintaining the connectivity towards the wireless network (). The wireless device () estimates an estimated level of the connectivity for the wireless device (). The wireless device () further adjusts an amount of the probe messages based on the required level of the connectivity and the estimated level of the connectivity. Moreover, corresponding computer programs and computer program products are disclosed.


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