METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TRANSITION TO A BATTERY EFFICIENT STATE OR CONFIGURATION BY INDICATING END OF DATA TRANSMISSION IN LONG TERM EVOLUTION

摘要

A method is provided for sending a Fast Dormancy (FD) indication from a User Equipment (UE) to an access device through a Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The method includes receiving an indication from an upper layer that there is no more data for a prolonged period of time and generating and sending a MAC control element to the access device.