CPC H04W 36/26 (2013.01) [H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication network, comprising:
receiving, from a base station, a Radio Resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including information indicating that the terminal is allowed to transmit preferred state information to leave a connected state;
identifying whether the terminal prefers to transition out of a connected state; and
in case that the terminal prefers to transition out of the connected state, transmitting, to the base station, assistance information including the preferred state information,
wherein the preferred state information includes information indicating an idle state, information indicating an inactive state, or information indicating out of the connected state.
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