Method and system in wireless communication system for scheduling messages to reduce the quick paging channel peak power level

In a wireless communication system having at least one paging channel and a plurality of quick paging channels, a method of scheduling a message queued for transmission to a mobile station in a paging channel time slot associated with a quick paging channel time slot, comprising the steps of:

• determining paging indicators in the quick paging channel time slot;
• determining if there is a time collision between paging indicators set on different quick paging channels;
• and
• selecting a message associated with one of the paging indicators involved in the time collision;
• and
• rescheduling the selected message for transmission in a subsequent paging channel time slot.

In a wireless communication system having at least one paging channel and a plurality of quick paging channels, a method of scheduling a message queued for transmission to a mobile station in a paging channel time slot associated with a quick paging channel time slot, comprising the steps of:

• determining paging indicators in a quick paging channel time slot;
• determining if there is a time collision between paging indicators set on different quick paging channels;
• determining whether the number of paging indicators involved in the time collision is greater than an established upper limit;
• selecting a message associated with one of the paging indicators involved in the time collision;
• and
• rescheduling the selected message for transmission in a subsequent paging channel time slot.

A system for scheduling a message queued for transmission, comprising:

• a base station and at least one mobile station in communication to define:
• at least one paging channel;
• a plurality of paging channel time slots within the paging channel;
• a plurality of quick paging channels;
• and
• a plurality of paging indicators within the quick paging channels;
• and
• a paging channel controller programmed to determine whether there is a time collision between paging indicators set on different quick paging channels, select a message associated with one of the paging indicators involved in the time collision, and reschedule the selected message for transmission in a subsequent paging channel time slot.

A system for scheduling a message queued for transmission, comprising:

• a base station and at least one mobile station in communication to define:
• at least one paging channel;
• a plurality of paging channel time slots within the paging channel;
• a plurality of quick paging channels;
• and
• a plurality of paging indicators within the quick paging channels;
• and
• a paging channel controller programmed to determine whether there is a time collision between paging indicators that would be set on different quick paging channels, select a message associated with one of the paging indicators involved in the time collision, and cancel the selected message.

A system for scheduling a message queued for transmission, comprising:

• means for communicating to define:
• at least one paging channel;
• a plurality of paging channel time slots within the paging channel;
• a plurality of quick paging channels;
• and
• a plurality of paging indicators within the quick paging channels;
• means for determining whether there is a time collision between paging indicators set on different quick paging channels;
• means for selecting a message associated with one of the paging indicators involved in the time collision;
• and
• means for rescheduling the selected message for transmission in a subsequent paging channel time slot.

A system for scheduling a message queued for transmission, comprising:

• means for communicating to define:
• at least one paging channel;
• a plurality of paging channel time slots within the paging channel;
• a plurality of quick paging channels;
• and
• a plurality of paging indicators within the quick paging channels;
• means for determining whether there is a time collision between paging indicators set on different quick paging channels;
• means for selecting a message associated with one of the paging indicators involved in the time collision;
• and
• means for canceling the selected message.