# US 8,787,337 B2 · Techniques for managing mobility management signaling in a wireless network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,787,337 B2 - Document ID: US8787337B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/975,827 - Filed: 2010-12-22 - Published: 2012-02-16 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2010-08-13 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Puneet K. Jain - Inventors: Puneet K. Jain - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787337B2 ## CPC - H04B 17/318: Received signal strength - H04W 8/16: selectively restricting mobility {data} tracking - H04W 60/02: by periodical registration - H04W 60/04: using triggered events - H04W 8/06: Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Techniques are described that can be used for efficient mobility management signaling. In some cases, a network can specify an extended timer used for a machine to machine (M2M) type device to communicate with a network. The extended timer can be transmitted in connection with an attachment acceptance message, Location Updating Accept message, Tracking Area Update Accept, or Routing Area Update Accept message. In some cases, a timer can be adjusted using a multiplier in order to increase a period at which communications with the network occur. The network can transmit an indication to change a timer by multiplying the timer with the multiplier. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: circuitry, when operational, to transmit an indication of low mobility status to a network; circuitry, when operational, to transmit a request message to the network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location area update request message, and a routing area update request message; circuitry, when operational, to receive an accept message, the accept message including an extension timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location area update accept message, and a routing area update accept message; circuitry, when operational, to perform a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message; circuitry, when operational, to perform a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the system is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message, the extension timer for the tracking area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the tracking area update procedure; circuitry, when operational, to perform a location area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a location area update accept message; circuitry, when operational, to perform a location area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the system is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a location area update accept message, the extension timer for the location area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the location area update procedure; circuitry, when operational, to perform a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message; and circuitry, when operational, to perform a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the system is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message, the extension timer for the routing area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the routing area update procedure, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3212ext value for a location area update procedure, a T3312ext value for a routing area update procedure, and a T3412ext value for a tracking area update procedure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 version 10.0.0 (2010); the location area update accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010); and the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the request message includes the indication of low mobility status. ### Claim 4 At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: transmit an indication of low mobility status to a network; request transmission of an attach request message to the network; access an attach accept message, the attach accept message including an extension timer value; request performance of a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the computer is not in a low mobility state; request performance of a tracking area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extension timer value when the computer is in a low mobility state and in response to the extension timer value being associated with a tracking area update procedure, the extension timer for the tracking area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the tracking area update procedure; request performance of a location area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the computer is not in a low mobility state; request performance of a location area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extension timer value when the computer is in a low mobility state and in response to the extension timer value being associated with a location area update procedure, the extension timer for the location area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the location area update procedure; request performance of a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the computer is not in a low mobility state; request performance of a routing area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extension timer value when the computer is in a low mobility state and in response to the extension timer value being associated with a routing area update procedure, the extension timer for the routing area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the routing area update procedure, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3212ext value for a location area update, a T3312ext value for a routing area update procedure, and a T3412ext value for a tracking area update procedure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The medium of claim 4, wherein the attach accept message comprises an ATTACH ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010). ### Claim 6 At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: transmit an indication of low mobility status to a network; request transmission of a request message to the network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location area update request message, and a routing area update request message; access an accept message, the accept message including an extension timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location area update accept message, and a routing area update accept message; perform a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the computer is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message; request performance of a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the computer is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message, the extension timer for the tracking area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the tracking area update procedure; request performance of a location area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the computer is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a location area update accept message; request performance of a location area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the computer is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a location area update accept message, the extension timer for the location area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the location area update procedure; request performance of a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the computer is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message; and request performance of a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the computer is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message, the extension timer for the routing area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the routing area update procedure, wherein the extension timer value comprises one of a T3212ext value for a location area update, a T3312ext value for a routing area update, and a T3412ext value for a tracking area update. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 version 10.0.0 (2010); the location area update accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010) version 10.0.0; and the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010). ### Claim 8 A system comprising: at least one antenna; a radio communicatively coupled to the at least one antenna; and at least one processor configured to: request transmission of an indication of low mobility status to a network; request transmission of an attach request message to the network; access an attach accept message, the attach accept message including an extension timer value; request performance of a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state; request performance of a tracking area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extension timer value in response to the extension timer value being associated with a tracking area update procedure and when the system is in a low mobility state, the extension timer for the tracking area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the tracking area update procedure; request performance of a location area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state; request performance of a location area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extension timer value in response to the extension timer value being associated with a location area update procedure and when the system is in a low mobility state, the extension timer for the location area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the location area update procedure; request performance of a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state; and request performance of a routing area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extension timer value in response to the extension timer value being associated with a routing area update procedure and when the system is in a low mobility state, the extension timer for the routing area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the routing area update procedure, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3212ext value for a location area update, a T3312ext value for a routing area update, and a T3412ext value for a tracking area update. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the attach accept message comprises an ATTACH ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010). ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, further comprising one or more of: a touch screen interface, gesture recognition, and motion recognition devices. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein: the attach accept message stores the extension timer in at least a first octet; bits 1-5 of the first octet represent a timer amount; bits 6-8 of the first octet define a unit of the timer value; and the extension timer value comprises the timer amount multiplied by the unit of the timer value. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the attach accept message stores the standard timer in at least a first octet, a timer value of the standard timer based on contents of the first octet; the attach accept message stores the extension timer in at least a second octet; bits 1-5 of the second octet represent a timer amount; bits 6-8 of the second octet define a unit of the timer value; and the extension timer value comprises the timer amount multiplied by the unit of the timer value. ### Claim 13 A system comprising: at least one antenna; a radio communicatively coupled to the at least one antenna; and at least one processor configured to: request transmission of an indication of low mobility status to a network; request transmission of a request message to the network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location area update request message, and a routing area update request message; access an accept message, the accept message including an extension timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location area update accept message, and a routing area update accept message; request performance of a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message; request performance of a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message and when the system is in a low mobility state, the extension timer for the tracking area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the tracking area update procedure; request performance of a location area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a location area update accept message; request performance of a location area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value in response to receipt of a location area update accept message and when the system is in a low mobility state, the extension timer for the location area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the location area update procedure; request performance of a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message; request performance of a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message and when the system is in a low mobility state, the extension timer for the routing area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer for the routing area update procedure, wherein the extension timer value comprises one of a T3212ext value for a location area update, T3312ext value for a routing area update, and a T3412ext value for a tracking area update. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 version 10.0.0 (2010); the location area update accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010); the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010). ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, further comprising one or more of: a touch screen interface, gesture recognition, and motion recognition devices. ### Claim 16 An apparatus comprising: at least one processor configured to: cause transmission of an indication of low mobility status to a network; cause transmission of a request message to the network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location area update request message, and a routing area update request message; receive an accept message, the accept message including an extension timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location area update accept message, and a routing area update accept message; perform a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in low mobility state in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message; perform a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the system is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message, the extension timer for the tracking area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer; perform a location area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in low mobility state in response to receipt of a location area update accept message; perform a location area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the system is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a location area update accept message, the extension timer for the location area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer; perform a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with a standard timer value when the system is not in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message; and perform a routing area update procedure timed in accordance with the extension timer value when the system is in a low mobility state in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message, the extension timer for the routing area update procedure having a duration that is greater than that of the standard timer, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3212ext value for a location area update procedure, a T3312ext value for a routing area update procedure, and a T3412ext value for a tracking area update procedure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 version 10.0.0 (2010); the location area update accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010); and the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 version 10.0.0 (2010). ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the request message includes the indication of low mobility status.