Adaptive dispatch paging monitoring system and method
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1. A method of monitoring a control channel for a page at a subscriber unit, comprising:
- monitoring a percentage of slots in the control channel during a time period;
determining a utilization of the control channel during the time period based upon a level of utilization of the slots monitored; and
selecting a percentage of slots in the control channel to monitor for a page during a subsequent time period based upon the utilization of the control channel during the time period.
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Abstract
A subscriber unit (102) monitors a percentage of slots in a control channel (108) for a time period, and determines a utilization of the control channel (108) during the time period based upon the percentage of slots monitored. A percentage of slots in the control channel 108 to monitor for a page during a subsequent time period is selected based upon the utilization of the control channel (108) during the time period. The percentage of slots monitored during the subsequent time period may be adjusted based upon relative usage of page types in the control channel (408), recent call activity (410), and received signal strength (412).
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1. A method of monitoring a control channel for a page at a subscriber unit, comprising:
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monitoring a percentage of slots in the control channel during a time period;
determining a utilization of the control channel during the time period based upon a level of utilization of the slots monitored; and
selecting a percentage of slots in the control channel to monitor for a page during a subsequent time period based upon the utilization of the control channel during the time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program for adapting monitoring of a control channel comprising:
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a code segment for monitoring the control channel for a time period;
a code segment for determining a level of utilization of the control channel during the time period based upon the slots monitored during the time period; and
a code segment for selecting a percentage of slots in the control channel to monitor for a page during a subsequent time period based upon the utilization of the control channel during the time period. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. An adaptive page monitoring device for a subscriber unit comprising:
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means for monitoring a percentage of slots in the control channel during a time period;
means for determining a utilization of the control channel during the time period based upon a level of utilization of the slots monitored; and
means for selecting a percentage of slots in the control channel to monitor for a page during a subsequent time period based upon the utilization of the control channel during the time period.
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