System and methods for traffic volume reporting during radio access network connection setup

摘要

Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for traffic volume reporting during radio access network (RAN) connection setup. In one aspect, the RAN broadcasts an indicator that it accepts traffic volume measurements (TVM) from access terminals (ATs) and an associated TVM threshold. An AT measures its traffic volume before requesting a connection with the RAN. If the traffic volume is above the threshold, AT transmits to the RAN a connection request containing a TVM indicator that the measured traffic volume from the AT is above the threshold. If the traffic volume is below the threshold, AT transmits to the RAN a connection request containing a TVM indicator that the traffic volume is below the threshold.

主权项

1. A method for establishing connection with a radio access network, the method comprising:
receiving from a radio access network a broadcast message containing one or more of (i) an indicator that the radio access network accepts traffic volume measurements (TVM) from access terminals and (ii) an associated traffic volume threshold for the access terminals; measuring at the access terminal the traffic volume for the radio access network before requesting a new connection with the radio access network; comparing the measured traffic volume with the traffic volume threshold; and when the traffic volume is above the threshold, transmitting to the radio access network a first connection request containing a TVM indicator that the measured traffic volume from the access terminal is above the threshold, wherein the first connection request is configured to cause the radio access network to allocate a dedicated radio channel for communication with the access terminal, and establishing the new connection with the radio access network over the dedicated radio channel; or when the traffic volume is below the threshold, transmitting to the radio access network a second connection request containing a TVM indicator that the traffic volume from the access terminal is below the threshold, wherein the second connection request is configured to cause the radio access network to allocate a common radio channel for communication with the access terminal, and establishing the new connection with the radio access network over the common radio channel; wherein the dedicated radio channel includes a channel with a short discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle allocated by the radio access network to the access terminal in response to the first connection request and wherein the radio access network is a long term evolution (LTE) network.