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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Ozgur Ekici, Escondido, CA (US);
Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Ottawa, CA;
Andrew John Farnsworth, Kidderminster, GB;
Ozgur Ekici, Escondido, CA (US);
Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Ottawa, CA;
Andrew John Farnsworth, Kidderminster, GB;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for handling congestion in a mobile telecommunications system is described, the method comprising, at the user equipment monitoring messages from a cell for an indication of congestion and handing the congestion in a battery and signaling efficient manner. By one approach this comprises sending a first message to a cell, receiving a rejection (or failing to receive an acknowledgement of the message) within a period and in response, monitoring messages from the cell for an indication of congestion.