Methods, apparatus and computer programs for base station initiated energy savings within an associated user equipment

摘要

The invention relates to a method 10 in a base station 2 of a communication system 1 comprising one or more user equipment 4. The method 10 comprises the steps of: detecting 11 that no control transmission or data transmission is being prepared for the one or more user equipment 4; and transmitting 12 a downlink inactivity indicator to the one or more user equipment 4. The invention also encompasses methods in a user equipment, computer programs, and computer program products.

主权项

1. A method, in a base station of a communication system, the communication system also comprising one or more user equipment, the method comprising:
detecting that no control transmission or data transmission is being prepared for the one or more user equipment; transmitting a downlink inactivity indicator to the one or more user equipment, in response to the detecting; wherein the communication system conforms to a LTE standard; wherein the downlink inactivity indicator comprises Physical Control Format Indicator Channel set to zero in sub-frames having no control data or user data.