摘要 |
<p>Disclosed herein relates to a sleep mode operation method, and more particularly, to a method for operating a sleep mode in a mobile communication terminal, including transmitting a sleep mode request message including a sleep cycle information for entering into the sleep mode to a base station; receiving a sleep mode response message including a sleep mode operating parameter from the base station; changing the state to the sleep mode referring to the sleep mode operating parameter; receiving a traffic indication message including a positive traffic indicator from the base station; and adjusting to a current sleep cycle according to the sleep cycle information included in the sleep mode request message; wherein the sleep cycle information is an information indicating to extend a current sleep cycle to the small value of twice the previous sleep cycle and a final sleep cycle or to reset the current sleep cycle to an initial sleep cycle or a new initialized sleep cycle.</p> |