Method and apparatus facilitating power conservation in wireless user equipment

摘要

A method facilitating power conservation in a wireless user equipment includes storing carrier aggregation information in a storage device at a wireless user equipment, monitoring a power level of a battery in the wireless user equipment during operation in a wireless network, and varying a current support capability for a carrier aggregation feature and the carrier aggregation information in relation to the power level of the battery such that less secondary component carriers are supported by the wireless user equipment as the power level of the battery decreases. The wireless user equipment including the storage device and at least one processor configured to monitor the power level of the battery and to vary the current support capability for the carrier aggregation feature and the carrier aggregation information in relation to the power level of the battery. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions associated with the method is also provided.

主权项

1. A method facilitating power conservation in a wireless user equipment, comprising:
storing carrier aggregation information in a storage device at a wireless user equipment, wherein the wireless user equipment is configured to operate in a wireless network formed by a plurality of base stations and a core network, wherein the wireless user equipment is configured to operate using a variable support capability for a carrier aggregation feature provided by the wireless network, wherein the carrier aggregation feature enables the wireless user equipment to aggregate bandwidth of a primary component carrier and at least one secondary component carrier to improve throughput, wherein the carrier aggregation information in the storage device is indicative of a current support capability of the wireless user equipment in relation to the carrier aggregation feature; monitoring a power level of a battery in the wireless user equipment during operation of the wireless user equipment in the wireless network, wherein the plurality of base stations include a serving base station providing wireless service to the wireless user equipment; and varying the current support capability for the carrier aggregation feature at the wireless user equipment and the carrier aggregation information in the storage device in relation to the power level of the battery such that less secondary component carriers are supported by the wireless user equipment as the power level of the battery decreases.