One or more devices, systems, and/or methods for facilitating use of a radio bearer using a secondary path are provided. For example, a configuration message may be used to determine whether a secondary path is present. The secondary path may be configured based upon the configuration message.

One or more devices, systems, and/or methods for facilitating use of a radio bearer using a secondary path are provided. For example, a configuration message may be used to determine whether a secondary path is present. The secondary path may be configured based upon the configuration message.

Methods and devices for prematurely terminating a transmission are provided. The method includes that a base station in a machine type communication (MTC) system receives a first data repeatedly uploaded by a terminal in the MTC system. Additionally, the base station determines whether all data blocks included in the first data are successfully demodulated. The first target number of times is a maximum number of times configured by the base station for the terminal for repeatedly uploading the first data. When determining that all the data blocks included in the first data are successfully demodulated before the total number of times of repeatedly uploading the first data reaches the first target number of times, target downlink control information (DCI) is transmitted to the terminal. The target DCI is configured to instruct the terminal to prematurely terminate uploading the first data to the base station.

Methods and devices for prematurely terminating a transmission are provided. The method includes that a base station in a machine type communication (MTC) system receives a first data repeatedly uploaded by a terminal in the MTC system. Additionally, the base station determines whether all data blocks included in the first data are successfully demodulated. The first target number of times is a maximum number of times configured by the base station for the terminal for repeatedly uploading the first data. When determining that all the data blocks included in the first data are successfully demodulated before the total number of times of repeatedly uploading the first data reaches the first target number of times, target downlink control information (DCI) is transmitted to the terminal. The target DCI is configured to instruct the terminal to prematurely terminate uploading the first data to the base station.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, control signaling for communications in a wireless communications system. The control signaling may indicate a first duration for an inactivity timer. The UE may initiate the inactivity timer and a second timer based on identifying a period of inactivity. The second timer may have a second duration that is shorter than the first duration for the inactivity timer. In some examples, the second duration may be based on one or more parameters, such as a display status, a battery status, a scaling factor, the first duration, an application state, or any combination thereof. The UE may release a connection for the communications in the wireless communications system based on an expiration of the second timer, an expiration of the inactivity timer, or a combination thereof.

Dynamic adjustment of a network inactivity timer during user endpoint mobility states is disclosed. An example system includes a radio network including one or more base nodes, a network controller and network resources allocable to user endpoints and communications therewith. The system further including a first one of the user endpoints co-located with a vehicle and configured to determine mobility state information in correspondence with travel of the vehicle and of the first one of the user endpoints, the first one of the user endpoints utilizing an inactivity timer to release network resources allocated to the first one of the user endpoints. The network controller of the system is in communication with the first one of the user endpoints to update a value for the inactivity timer in correspondence with network policy data and the mobility state information.

Dynamic adjustment of a network inactivity timer during user endpoint mobility states is disclosed. An example system includes a radio network including one or more base nodes, a network controller and network resources allocable to user endpoints and communications therewith. The system further including a first one of the user endpoints co-located with a vehicle and configured to determine mobility state information in correspondence with travel of the vehicle and of the first one of the user endpoints, the first one of the user endpoints utilizing an inactivity timer to release network resources allocated to the first one of the user endpoints. The network controller of the system is in communication with the first one of the user endpoints to update a value for the inactivity timer in correspondence with network policy data and the mobility state information.

Embodiments described herein may provide for the return (e.g., reconnection) of a User Equipment (“UE”) to a first radio access network (“RAN”) to which the UE was connected, after the UE has been redirected to a second RAN based on the occurrence of an event. The event may include a voice call placed by or to the UE. The return of the UE to the first RAN may occur based on a request from the UE, such as a request made via Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) messaging. The UE may make the request upon termination of the voice call. The first RAN may queue downlink data for the UE, received from a core network or some other source, based on receiving the request, in order to allow the UE to be instructed to connect to (e.g., be redirected to) the first RAN.

This application relates to a resource management method and an apparatus. The resource management method includes: A network device determines to release or disable one or more uplink resources, where the uplink resources are used to receive uplink data from a terminal device in idle mode. The network device sends first information, where the first information is used to indicate to release or disable a part or all of the one or more uplink resources. The network device may implement relatively flexible management on the uplink resources that are configured for the terminal device and that are used for transmission by the terminal device in idle mode, so that the network device may also schedule the uplink resources when needing to schedule uplink resources.

This application relates to a resource management method and an apparatus. The resource management method includes: A network device determines to release or disable one or more uplink resources, where the uplink resources are used to receive uplink data from a terminal device in idle mode. The network device sends first information, where the first information is used to indicate to release or disable a part or all of the one or more uplink resources. The network device may implement relatively flexible management on the uplink resources that are configured for the terminal device and that are used for transmission by the terminal device in idle mode, so that the network device may also schedule the uplink resources when needing to schedule uplink resources.