EP2509345A1

5G,4G,3G

Title

Improved small data transmissions for machine-type-communication (MTC) devices

Application Number:

EP20110002842

Publication Date:

10-10-2012

Current Assignee:

Family ID:

Application Date:

05-04-2011

Declaring Company:

Publication Country:

US

Priority Date:

05-04-2011

Title

Improved small data transmissions for machine-type-communication (MTC) devices

Application Number:

EP20110002842

Family ID:

Publication Country:

US

Publication Date:

10-10-2012

Application Date:

05-04-2011

Priority Date:

05-04-2011

Current Assignee:

Declaring Company:

Abstract  Abstract

The invention relates to a method for transmitting small data in the downlink and uplink to a user equipment (UE). When small data arrives in the network the UE is paged for control plane establishment only. Correspondingly the UE and network only establish control plane connectivity and avoid establishing the user plane. According to further embodiments in the process of establishing the control plane the network and the UE get to decide whether to establish the user plane or not in view of uplink data that is to be transmitted from the UE. When paged the UE determines the pending uplink data and estimates the future uplink data which is to be transmitted to the network in response to the downlink small data. The UE informs the network on the determined and estimated uplink data. An entity then can decide on user plane establishment or not.

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