A method of reducing the power consumption of portable radio communication systems in standby mode, and a mobile station adapted to reduce the power consumptionin standby mode

摘要

The invention relates to a mobile station in a radio communications system having at least one base station serving one or more mobile stations, a method of reducing standby power consumption of said mobile stations, said method comprising the steps of: receiving messages in a mobile station from said at least one base station, said message comprising blocks of information bits; generating a check indication specifying the need for receiving some of said blocks of information bits; and turning-off co-operating portions of said mobile station defining periods of full power saving where blocks of information bits are omitted, said periods of full power saving being separated by periods of normal power consumption where some of said blocks of information bits are received. At least some of said periods of normal power consumption are replaced by periods of reduced power consumption where at least one of said portions is off. The invention further relates to a mobile station adapted to reduce the power consumption in standby mode in order to increase the possible time of operation during standby mode.