# US 2014/0153530 A1 · Wireless communication system, base station, control node, mobile station, method relating to these, and computer readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0153530 A1 - Document ID: US20140153530A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/233,241 - Filed: 2012-06-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-07-25 - Assignees: NEC Corporation - Inventors: Takanori Iwai; Ippei Akiyoshi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153530A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 68/00: User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like - H04W 68/005: {Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication} - H04W 68/02: Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel - H04W 4/08: User group management - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A wireless communication system (1) includes a mobile station (200) and an upstream network (10) that sends a paging message to page the mobile station (200). The paging message includes first information that specifies a timing for the mobile station (200) to initiate communication with the external network (9) in response to receiving the paging message. Then, it is possible, for example, for the upstream network (10) to control the timing for the mobile station (200) in the idle state to initiate communication with the external network (9). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wireless communication system comprising: a mobile station; and an upstream network that sends a paging message for paging the mobile station, wherein the paging message includes first information that specifies a timing for the mobile station to initiate communication with an external network in response to receiving the paging message. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station delays execution of signaling for communicating with the external network based on the first information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station changes, based on the first information, an interval from reception of the paging message until execution of signaling for communicating with the external network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the upstream network sends the paging message to autonomously initiate communication between the mobile station and the external network regardless of whether downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station arrives from the external network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the upstream network sends the paging message in response to receiving the downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station from the external network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station includes a plurality of mobile stations, and the paging message further includes a mobile-station group identifier associated with the plurality of mobile stations. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes information capable of identifying a transmission waiting time, and the mobile station performs signaling for communicating with the external network on condition that the transmission waiting time has elapsed after receiving the paging message. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes information capable of identifying a transmission start time, and the mobile station performs signaling for communicating with the external network on condition that the transmission start time arrives. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station buffers transmission data to the external network until the communication with the external network is initiated. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the paging message further includes an access point identifier associated with the external network, and the mobile station performs signaling for requesting a connection to the external network based on the access point identifier. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the upstream network comprises: a base station that wirelessly transmits the paging message using a downlink channel; and a control node that requests the base station to send the paging message. ### Claim 12 A base station used in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly send a paging message to page a mobile station on a downlink channel, wherein the paging message includes first information that specifies a timing for the mobile station to initiate communication with an external network in response to receiving the paging message. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The base station according to claim 12, further comprising a control interface that receives a transmission request of the paging message from a control node included in the wireless communication system. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The base station according to claim 12, wherein the wireless communication unit sends the paging message to autonomously initiate communication between the mobile station and the external network regardless of whether downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station arrives at the wireless communication system from the external network. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The base station according to claim 13, wherein the transmission request is sent from the control node to autonomously initiate communication between the mobile station and the external network regardless of whether downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station arrives at the wireless communication system from the external network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The base station according to claim 13, wherein the transmission request is sent from the control node when the downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station arrives at the wireless communication system from the external network. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The base station according to claim 12, wherein the mobile station includes a plurality of mobile stations, and the paging message further includes a mobile-station group identifier associated with the plurality of mobile stations. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The base station according to claim 12, wherein the first information further includes an access point identifier associated with the external network. ### Claim 19 A control node used in a wireless communication system, the control node comprising: a control unit configured to request a base station to send a paging message to page a mobile station, wherein the paging message includes first information that specifies a timing for the mobile station to initiate communication with an external network in response to receiving the paging message. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The control node according to claim 19, wherein the control unit requests the base station to send the paging message to autonomously initiate communication between the mobile station and the external network regardless of whether downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station arrives from the external network. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The control node according to claim 19, wherein the control unit requests the base station to send the paging message when the downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station arrives from the external network. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The control node according to claim 19, wherein the mobile station includes a plurality of mobile stations, and the paging message further includes a mobile-station group identifier associated with the plurality of mobile stations. ### Claim 23 A mobile station used in a wireless communication system, the mobile station comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to receive a downlink channel transmitted from a base station; and a communication control unit configured to initiate communication with an external network in response to a paging message transmitted on the downlink channel, wherein the paging message includes first information that specifies a timing for the mobile station to initiate the communication with the external network in response to receiving the paging message. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, wherein the communication control unit delays execution of signaling for communicating with the external network based on the first information. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, wherein the communication control unit changes, based on the first information, an interval from reception of the paging message until execution of signaling for communicating with the external network. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, wherein the paging message is sent to autonomously initiate communication between the mobile station and the external network regardless of whether downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station arrives at the wireless communication system from the external network ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, wherein the paging message is sent when the downlink data to be transferred to the mobile station arrives at the wireless communication system from the external network. ### Claim 28 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, wherein the paging message further includes a mobile-station group identifier associated with a plurality of mobile stations. ### Claim 29 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, wherein the first information includes information capable of identifying a transmission waiting time, and the communication control unit performs signaling for communicating with the external network on a condition that the transmission waiting time has elapsed after receiving the paging message. ### Claim 30 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, wherein the first information includes information capable of identifying a transmission start time, and the mobile station performs signaling for communicating with the external network on a condition that the transmission start time arrives. ### Claim 31 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, further comprising: a buffer unit configured to buffer transmission data to the external network until the communication with the external network is initiated. ### Claim 32 (depends on 23) The mobile station according to claim 23, wherein the paging message further includes an access point identifier associated with the external network, and the communication control unit performs signaling for requesting a connection to the external network based on the access point identifier. ### Claim 33 A paging method comprising: sending, in order to page a mobile station, a paging message including first information specifying a timing for the mobile station to initiate communication with an external network in response to receiving the paging message. ### Claim 34 A method for processing a paging message by a mobile station, the method comprising: initiating communication with an external network in response to a paging message transmitted on a downlink channel from a base station, wherein the paging message includes first information that specifies a timing for the mobile station to initiate the communication with the external network in response to receiving the paging message. ### Claim 35 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for control related to paging, the method comprises: controlling, in order to page a mobile station, transmission of a paging message including first information specifying a timing for the mobile station to initiate communication with an external network in response to receiving the paging message. ### Claim 36 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for processing a paging message by a mobile station, the method comprising: initiating communication with an external network in response to a paging message transmitted on a downlink channel from a base station, wherein the paging message includes first information that specifies a timing for the mobile station to initiate the communication with the external network in response to receiving the paging message.