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Method and mobile station for enabling a preferred slot cycle

  • US 20030114156A1
  • Filed: 12/18/2001
  • Published: 06/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a wireless communication system, the communication system providing communication service to a mobile station, wherein the mobile station monitors for transmission from a base station via a communication resource based on an operating slot cycle index corresponding to an operating slot cycle, a method for enabling a preferred slot cycle, the method comprising:

  • receiving control information associated with slot cycles operable by the base station;

    adjusting the operating slot cycle index to a preferred slot cycle index in response to a trigger event, the preferred slot cycle index corresponding to a preferred slot cycle; and

    transmitting the preferred slot cycle index to the base station so that the mobile station is in communication with the base station via the communication resource during a slot, the slot reoccurring based on the preferred slot cycle, wherein the preferred slot cycle is one of the slot cycles operable by the base station.

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