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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2009
Luis Miguel Santos Barreto, Camberley, GB;
Timothy Norris, Winchester, GB;
Stuart Geary, Fleet, GB;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus detects, over multiple transfers, an amount of data transferred to/from a network per transfer and/or an amount of time elapsed between transfers; and based at least on the detecting, the apparatus decides whether to trigger an early release from the network in order to at least reduce power consumption in the apparatus, where the decision is made in consideration of at least one configuration aspect of the network. In specific embodiments, the decision is made in consideration of availability and/or suitability of the power saving feature and configuration support in the network, which may be re-detected periodically; re-detection occurs after cell mobility, and/or network access element mobility and/or network control element mobility. An amount of useful data transfer per length of each connection for recent transfers can trigger the decision. Deactivating an early release may be based only on an amount of time that elapses between the transfers.