MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647104702 A) filed by Vodafone Group Services Limited on August 31, 2026, for Control Of A Base Station And Communication Of A User Equipment With A Base Station In A Telecommunications Network.
Inventors include Kulakov, Alexey; and Martins, Diogo.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: A method of controlling a base station in a telecommunications network to disable or continue periodic broadcast of a system information block one, SIB1, is provided. The method comprises broadcasting an indication that periodic broadcast of the SIB1 is scheduled to be disabled. In option a), the method further comprises: receiving, from a User Equipment, UE, an indication that the UE requires periodic broadcast of the SIB1; and controlling the base station to continue periodic broadcast of the SIB1. In option b), the method further comprises: determining that no indication that a UE requires periodic broadcast of the SIB1 has been received during a predetermined period of time; and controlling the base station to disable periodic broadcast of the SIB1.
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