US 12,192,906 B2
Techniques for release assistance indication assertion
Richard Donald Maes, II, Liberty Lake, WA (US); Robert Vernon Dusenberry, Newman Lake, WA (US); and Eric S. Benson, Spokane Valley, WA (US)
Assigned to ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed by ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/483,797.
Application 18/483,797 is a continuation of application No. 17/348,622, filed on Jun. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,818,658.
Prior Publication US 2024/0040508 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 52/0235 (2013.01) [H04W 76/30 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a network device, a message, the message comprising data to be transmitted from the network device;
storing, at the network device, the message in a buffer of the network device; and
during an open data session window:
extracting, by the network device, the message from the buffer;
transmitting, using a transmitter of the network device, at least data included in the message to a transceiver of the network device, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the data outside of the network device; and
in response to determining that a header of the message includes a last message indicator:
delaying, by the network device, for a configurable period of time; and
after the period of time, instructing, by the network device, the transceiver to end the data session window early and transition to a lower power state.