QUALCOMM Incorporated
Mode change signaling for a plurality of wireless devices

Abstract:

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for signaling mode changes to a plurality of wireless devices. For example, certain aspects provide a method including determining, by a base station, a group of wireless devices of a plurality of wireless devices served by the base station to transition to a first mode of operation, wherein at least one of: the first mode of operation is an inactive mode or at least one of the group of wireless devices is in the inactive mode. The method further includes generating a message comprising information indicative of an identifier associated with the group of wireless devices and information indicative of the first mode of operation. The method further includes multicasting the message to the group of wireless devices.