Method for aperiodic mobile assisted sleep mode

摘要

Disclosed is a method for mobile assisted sleep mode to reduce current drain in packet based mobile systems. The method comprising the step of receiving ( 102 ) from a network a channel condition threshold. Then, monitoring ( 104 ) a channel condition while in sleep mode. Then exiting ( 110 ) sleep mode in response to the determination ( 108 ) that the monitored channel condition is greater than the channel condition threshold.