Techniques for update procedure signaling in a wireless network
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a physical layer interface to provide physical layer processing of messages to be transmitted or received over a wireless network; and
a processor coupled with the physical layer interface to;
generate a routing area update request or an attach request to include an indicator to cause a network to provide the apparatus with an extended timer value, the routing area update request or attach request to be transmitted by the physical layer interface;
identify the extended timer value from an accept message received in response to the routing area update request or attach request;
determine a value of a timer based on the extended timer value; and
perform a routing area update procedure or an attach procedure based on the value of the timer,wherein the timer is a T3312 timer or a T3412 timer and the accept message includes the extended timer value in an octet with bits 1-5 of the octet to represent a binary-coded timer value and bits 6-8 of the octet to define a unit of the extended timer value, wherein the unit is an increment greater than 10 hours.
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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.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a physical layer interface to provide physical layer processing of messages to be transmitted or received over a wireless network; and a processor coupled with the physical layer interface to; generate a routing area update request or an attach request to include an indicator to cause a network to provide the apparatus with an extended timer value, the routing area update request or attach request to be transmitted by the physical layer interface; identify the extended timer value from an accept message received in response to the routing area update request or attach request; determine a value of a timer based on the extended timer value; and perform a routing area update procedure or an attach procedure based on the value of the timer, wherein the timer is a T3312 timer or a T3412 timer and the accept message includes the extended timer value in an octet with bits 1-5 of the octet to represent a binary-coded timer value and bits 6-8 of the octet to define a unit of the extended timer value, wherein the unit is an increment greater than 10 hours. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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means to transmit, in a routing area update request or an attach request, an indicator to cause a network to provide the UE with an extended timer value; means to receive, in an accept message, the extended timer value; means to determine a value of a timer based on the extended timer value; and means to perform a routing area update procedure or an attach procedure based on the value of the timer, wherein the timer is a T3312 timer or a T3412 timer and the accept message includes the extended timer value in an octet with bits 1-5 of the octet to represent a binary-coded timer value and bits 6-8 of the octet to define a unit of the extended timer value, wherein the unit is an increment greater than 10 hours. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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means to receive, in a routing area update request or an attach request transmitted by a user equipment (UE), an indicator; and means to transmit, in an accept message, an extended timer value based on the indicator, wherein the extended timer value is to be used to determine a value of a timer for a performance of a routing area update procedure or an attach procedure, wherein the timer is a T3312 timer or a T3412 timer and the accept message includes the extended timer value in an octet with bits 1-5 of the octet to represent a binary-coded timer value and bits 6-8 of the octet to define a unit of the extended timer value, wherein the unit is an increment greater than 10 hours. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a physical layer interface to process a message that includes a routing area update request or an attach request transmitted by a user equipment (UE); and processing circuitry coupled with the physical layer interface, to; identify an indicator in the routing area update request or attach request; and generate an accept message to include an extended timer value based on the indicator, wherein the extended timer value is to be used to determine a value of a timer for a performance of a routing area update procedure or an attach procedure and the physical layer interface is to cause transmission of the accept message, wherein the timer is a T3312 timer or a T3412 timer and the accept message includes the extended timer value in an octet with bits 1-5 of the octet to represent a binary-coded timer value and bits 6-8 of the octet to define a unit of the extended timer value, wherein the unit is an increment greater than 10 hours. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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