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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/25 (2018.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 76/34 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/25 (2018.02); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 76/34 (2018.02);
Abstract
A system () is disclosed in which a network entity determines whether a radio bearer should be maintained or released for a communications device (). The communications device () establishes the radio bearer via a base station () of the communications system () and communicates data using the established radio bearer. The communications device () determines whether any further data is to be sent or received and/or whether a user-plane connection is required. The communications device () then provides information to the network entity identifying a result of said determination for use in determining whether the radio bearer should be maintained or released.