Paging extension for enhanced coverage global system for mobile (ec-gsm)
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJohn Walter Diachina, Jens Bergqvist, Nicklas Johansson
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Abstract
A radio access network (RAN) node, a wireless device and various methods are described herein for managing paging bandwidth. In one embodiment, the RAN node transmits a message (e.g., paging message, assignment message) to wireless devices, where the message comprises at least the following: (i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to a plurality of wireless devices; and (ii) a used_downlink_coverage class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message.
Claims19
A radio access network (RAN) node configured to interact with a plurality of wireless devices, the RAN node comprising:
- a processor;
- and,
- a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the radio access network node is operable to:
- transmit, to the plurality of wireless devices, a message which comprises at least the following:
- (i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to the plurality of wireless devices;
- and (ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message.
A method in a radio access network (RAN) node configured to interact with a plurality of wireless devices, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to the plurality of wireless devices, a message which comprises at least the following:
- (i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to the plurality of wireless devices;
- and (ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message.
A wireless device configured to interact with a radio access network (RAN) node, the wireless device comprising:
- a processor;
- and,
- a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the wireless device is operable to:
- receive, from the RAN node, a message which comprises at least the following:
- (i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission by the RAN node during a time interval but were not transmitted due to the RAN node making paging message prioritization decisions applicable to the time interval;
- and (ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with one or more wireless devices addressed in the received message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.