METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAITING TIME GAIN OF USER EQUIPMENT THROUGH EFFICIENT PROCESS OF ASSIGNED SLOT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for increasing the waiting time of a User Equipment (UE) through an efficient processing of assigned slots. The method includes processing a first 10 ms half frame of the assigned slot initially when the assigned slot is processed, identifying a general page message located in the first half frame, and performing a transition operation into a sleep state, when the general page message corresponds to a null general page message having no paging information and no control information to be updated.