Enhancement of dedicated ranging in response to page messages for a mobile station

A method for wireless communications, comprising:

• receiving a request from an apparatus to reenter a network;
• transmitting a ranging code to the apparatus using an initial transmission time;
• adjusting the initial transmission time if a ranging response is not received from the apparatus;
• and
• retransmitting the ranging code with the adjusted transmission time.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for transmitting a request to an apparatus to reenter a network;
• means for receiving a ranging signal from the apparatus in response to the request;
• means for detecting a ranging code from the received ranging signal by combining two or more portions of the received ranging signal;
• and
• means for transmitting a ranging response message to the apparatus based at least on the detected ranging code.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for receiving a request from an apparatus to reenter a network;
• means for transmitting a ranging code to the apparatus using an initial transmission time;
• means for adjusting the initial transmission time if a ranging response is not received from the apparatus;
• and
• means for retransmitting the ranging code with the adjusted transmission time.

A computer-program product for wireless communications, comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors and the instructions comprising:

• instructions for transmitting a request to an apparatus to reenter a network;
• instructions for receiving a ranging signal from the apparatus in response to the request;
• instructions for detecting a ranging code from the received ranging signal by combining two or more portions of the received ranging signal;
• and
• instructions for transmitting a ranging response message to the apparatus based at least on the detected ranging code.

A computer-program product for wireless communications, comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors and the instructions comprising:

• instructions for receiving a request from an apparatus to reenter a network;
• instructions for transmitting a ranging code to the apparatus using an initial transmission time;
• instructions for adjusting the initial transmission time if a ranging response is not received from the apparatus;
• and
• instructions for retransmitting the ranging code with the adjusted transmission time.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising at least one processor configured to:

• transmit a request to an apparatus to reenter a network,
• receive a ranging signal from the apparatus in response to the request,
• detect a ranging code from the received ranging signal by combining two or more portions of the received ranging signal, and
• transmit a ranging response message to the apparatus based at least on the detected ranging code;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising at least one processor configured to:

• receive a request from an apparatus to reenter a network,
• transmit a ranging code to the apparatus using an initial transmission time,
• adjust the initial transmission time if a ranging response is not received from the apparatus, and
• retransmit the ranging code with the adjusted transmission time;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.