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1.5.1.4 VCC current consumption in cyclic idle/active-mode (power saving enabled)
The power saving configuration is by default disabled, but it can be enabled using the appropriate AT command
(see u-blox AT Commands Manual [2], AT+UPSV command). When power saving is enabled, the module
automatically enters low power idle-mode whenever possible, reducing current consumption.
When the power saving configuration is enabled and the module is registered or attached to a network, the
module automatically enters the low power idle-mode whenever possible, but it must periodically monitor the
paging channel of the current base station (paging block reception), in accordance to the 2G / LTE system
requirements, even if connected-mode is not enabled by the application. When the module monitors the paging
channel, it wakes up to the active-mode, to enable the reception of paging block. In between, the module
switches to low power idle-mode. This is known as discontinuous reception (DRX).
The module processor core is activated during the paging block reception, and automatically switches its
reference clock frequency from 32 kHz to the 26 MHz used in active-mode.
The time period between two paging block receptions is defined by the network. This is the paging period
parameter, fixed by the base station through broadcast channel sent to all users on the same serving cell:

In case of 2G radio access technology, the paging period can vary from 470.8 ms (DRX = 2, length of 2 x 51
2G frames = 2 x 51 x 4.615 ms) up to 2118.4 ms (DRX = 9, length of 9 x 51 2G frames = 9 x 51 x 4.615 ms)

In case of LTE radio access technology, the paging period can vary from 320 ms (DRX = 5, i.e. length of 2
LTE frames = 32 x 10 ms) up to 2560 ms (DRX = 8, length of 2
Figure 8 illustrates a typical example of the module current consumption profile when power saving is enabled.
The module is registered with network, automatically enters the low power idle-mode and periodically wakes up
to active-mode to monitor the paging channel for the paging block reception. Detailed current consumption
values can be found in LARA-R2 series Data Sheet [1]).
Current [mA]
100
0
IDLE MODE
Current [mA]
2G case: 0.44-2.09 s
LTE case: 0.27-2.51 s
100
0
Active Mode
Enabled
IDLE MODE
Figure 8: VCC current consumption profile with power saving enabled and module registered with the network: the module is
in low-power idle-mode and periodically wakes up to active-mode to monitor the paging channel for paging block reception
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RX
Enabled
~50 ms
ACTIVE MODE
Objective Specification
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LTE frames = 256 x 10 ms).
Time [s]
ACTIVE MODE
~50 ms
Time [ms]
Idle Mode
Enabled
IDLE MODE
5
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