A method and network element for sending a transition indication to transition a user equipment to a different state or mode, the method receiving a configuration message from a network; and transmitting a transition indication from the user equipment, the transition indication only includes a cause if the configuration message contains an inhibit transition indication. Also, a method and user equipment for processing a transitioning indication from a user equipment indicating the user equipment desires a transition to a different state or mode, the method comprising: receiving the transition indication from the user equipment; if the transition indication contains a cause: releasing a signaling connection of the user equipment or transitioning the user equipment to a different state or mode; and if the transition indication does not contain the cause: releasing the signaling connection.

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›1.independentA method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:ntransmitting a first preference indication, the first preference indication indica…+7

›9.independentA method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:nreceiving a message from a network, the message including an inhibit duration valu…+10

›10.↳ 9The method of claim 9, wherein the inhibit duration value corresponds to a time duration during which the UE is prohibited from transmitting the prefe…d2+4

›15.↳ 9The method of claim 9, further comprising inhibiting further transmission of preference indications while the timer is running.d2

›16.↳ 9The method of claim 9, further comprising using the inhibit duration value until the inhibit duration value is updated with a new inhibit duration val…d2

›17.↳ 9The method of claim 9, further comprising transmitting another preference indication for a second RRC configuration.d2+1

›19.↳ 9A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a user equipment, cause execution of the method …d2

›20.independentA user equipment (UE) comprising at least one processor configured to:ntransmit a first preference indication, the first preference indication indicat…+6

›27.independentA user equipment (UE) comprising at least one processor configured to:nreceive a message from a network, the message including an inhibit duration val…+9

›28.↳ 27The UE of claim 27, wherein the inhibit duration value corresponds to a time duration during which the UE is prohibited from transmitting the preferen…d2+4

›33.↳ 27The UE of claim 27, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to inhibit further transmission of preference indications while the timer…d2

›34.↳ 27The UE of claim 27, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to use the inhibit duration value until the inhibit duration value is upd…d2

›35.↳ 27The UE of claim 27, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit another preference indication for a second RRC configuration.d2+1

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5 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G08C17/00

Section H — Electricity

H04W52/02
H04W72/02
H04W76/04

USPC · US Patent Classification

370/311

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 60987672	13 Nov 2007
related publication	US 20110306352 A1	15 Dec 2011

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