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Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2020
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Cupertino, CA (US);

Puneet Jain, Cupertino, CA (US);

Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Paris, FR;

Robert Zaus, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/28 (2018.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/28 (2018.02); H04W 68/005 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02);
Abstract

Techniques, systems, and devices to support user equipment (UE) in an extended discontinuous reception mode are described. A described technique performed by a radio access network (RAN) includes managing UE that is in an extended discontinuous reception mode and in an inactive state; sending a notification message to an access and mobility management function (AMF), the message comprising buffer support information for a user plane function (UPF) to buffer data; receiving a notification request message from the AMF, the notification request message comprising a request to obtain information regarding reachability of the UE; sending a notification response message to control when the UPF provides downlink data to the RAN for transmission to the UE; performing a connection resume procedure with the UE to cause the UE to switch to a connected state from the inactive state; receiving the downlink data; and transmitting the downlink data to the UE.


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