Method and apparatus for efficient paging and registration in a wireless communications network
OwnerAn Mei Chen, Eric C. Roseninventors
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for optimizing registration and paging in a group communication system use mobility of the mobile stations to minimize the frequency of registrations performed by the mobile stations as well as the area of paging the mobile stations. When the mobile stations have a low mobility status, the base station reduces the area of paging the mobile stations so that the paging channel load is reduced.
Claims24
A method for paging a target mobile station (MS), the method comprising:
- receiving information destined for a target MS;
- and
- paging the target MS at a paging area that is centered at a cell, in which the target MS last registered, and expands by a predefined number of cells around the cell.
A computer-readable medium storing codes for enabling a processor to perform a method for paging a target mobile station (MS), the method comprising:
- receiving information destined for a target MS;
- and
- paging the target MS at a paging area that is centered at a cell, in which the target MS last registered, and expands by a predefined number of cells around the cell.
An apparatus for paging a target mobile station (MS), comprising:
- means for receiving information destined for a target MS;
- and
- means for paging the target MS at a paging area that is centered at a cell, in which the target MS last registered, and expands by a predefined number of cells around the cell.
A base station controller (BSC) for paging a target mobile station (MS), comprising:
- a receiver capable of receiving information from a target MS;
- a transmitter capable of transmitting information to the target MS;
- and
- a processor capable of carrying out a method for paging the target MS, comprising:
- receiving information destined for a target MS;
- and
- paging the target MS at a paging area that is centered at a cell, in which the target MS last registered, and expands by a predefined number of cells around the cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.