Base station for controlling use of reduced slot cycle mode of operation in a wireless network
First Claim
1. For use in a wireless network, a base station capable of controlling the use of the reduced slot cycle mode by mobile stations communicating with said base station, said base station comprising:
- a traffic monitor capable of monitoring message traffic levels handled by said base station; and
a reduced slot cycle controller capable of receiving traffic statistics information from said traffic monitor and determining whether use of said reduced slot cycle mode by said mobile stations communicating with said base station interferes with scheduling of paging message transmissions by said base station.
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Abstract
For use in a wireless network, a base station that controls use of the reduced slot cycle mode by mobile stations communicating with the base station. The base station comprises: i) a traffic monitor for monitoring message traffic levels handled by the base station; and ii) a reduced slot cycle controller for receiving traffic statistics information from the traffic monitor and determining whether use of the reduced slot cycle mode by the mobile stations communicating with the base station interferes with scheduling of paging message transmissions by the base station. The reduced slot cycle controller, in response to a determination that use of the reduced slot cycle mode by the mobile stations does interfere with the scheduling of paging message transmissions by the base station, causes the base station to transmit a first control message indicating that the reduced slot cycle mode is disabled in the base station.
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24 Claims
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1. For use in a wireless network, a base station capable of controlling the use of the reduced slot cycle mode by mobile stations communicating with said base station, said base station comprising:
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a traffic monitor capable of monitoring message traffic levels handled by said base station; and
a reduced slot cycle controller capable of receiving traffic statistics information from said traffic monitor and determining whether use of said reduced slot cycle mode by said mobile stations communicating with said base station interferes with scheduling of paging message transmissions by said base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless network comprising a plurality of base stations, each of said plurality of base stations capable of controlling the use of the reduced slot cycle mode by mobile stations communicating with said each base station, wherein said each base station comprises:
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a traffic monitor capable of monitoring message traffic levels handled by said each base station; and
a reduced slot cycle controller capable of receiving traffic statistics information from said traffic monitor and determining whether use of said reduced slot cycle mode by said mobile stations communicating with said each base station interferes with scheduling of paging message transmissions by said each base station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. For use in a wireless network, a method of controlling the use of the reduced slot cycle mode by mobile stations communicating with a base station, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring message traffic levels handled by the base station; and
determining from traffic statistics information gathered by the step of monitoring whether use of the reduced slot cycle mode by the mobile stations communicating with the base station interferes with scheduling of paging message transmissions by the base station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A mobile station for communicating with a base station of a wireless network, said mobile station capable of operating in a full slot cycle mode and a reduced slot cycle mode, wherein said mobile station is capable of receiving from said base station a first control message indicating that the reduced slot cycle mode is disabled in said base station and, in response to said first control message, said mobile station operates only in the full slot cycle mode.
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