Paging extension for enhanced coverage global system for mobile (EC-GSM)
First Claim
1. A mobile station configured to interact with a radio access network (RAN) node, the mobile station 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 mobile station upon waking up to read its nominal paging group per its Extended Discontinuous Receive Cycle (eDRX) cycle is operable to;
receive, from the RAN node, an Extended Coverage (EC) Paging Request 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 EC Paging Request messages were available for transmission by the RAN node during a time interval but were not transmitted; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with one or more mobile stations addressed in the received EC Paging Request message.
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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.
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1. A mobile station configured to interact with a radio access network (RAN) node, the mobile station comprising:
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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 mobile station upon waking up to read its nominal paging group per its Extended Discontinuous Receive Cycle (eDRX) cycle is operable to; receive, from the RAN node, an Extended Coverage (EC) Paging Request 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 EC Paging Request messages were available for transmission by the RAN node during a time interval but were not transmitted; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with one or more mobile stations addressed in the received EC Paging Request message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method in a mobile station configured to interact with a radio access network (RAN) node, the method comprising:
receiving, from the RAN node, an Extended Coverage (EC) Paging Request 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 EC Paging Request messages were available for transmission by the RAN node during a time interval but were not transmitted; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with one or more mobile stations addressed in the received EC Paging Request message, and wherein the mobile station receives the EC Paging Request Message upon waking up to read a nominal paging group of the mobile station per an Extended Discontinuous Receive Cycle (eDRX) cycle of the mobile station.- View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile station configured to interact with a radio access network (RAN) node, the mobile station comprising:
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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 mobile station attempting to find a response matching its last transmitted EC PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST message is operable to; receive, from the RAN node, an Extended Coverage (EC) Immediate Assignment 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 EC Paging Request messages were available for transmission by the RAN node during a time interval but were not transmitted; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with one or more mobile stations addressed in the received EC Immediate Assignment message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method in a mobile station configured to interact with a radio access network (RAN) node, the method comprising:
receiving, from the RAN node, an Extended Coverage (EC) Immediate Assignment 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 EC Paging Request messages were available for transmission by the RAN node during a time interval but were not transmitted; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with one or more mobile stations addressed in the received EC Immediate Assignment message, whereby the mobile station receives the EC Immediate Assignment Message while attempting to find a response matching its last transmitted EC PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST message.- View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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