Customized location area cluster paging
First Claim
1. A method for paging a mobile station served by a wireless telecommunications network including a plurality of base stations serving corresponding cells which the mobile station selectively uses to access the network, wherein a plurality of location areas are defined, each location area encompassing a plurality of said cells, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a registration signal from the mobile station each time the mobile station enters a new location area;
(b) remembering the location area from which the registration signal was last received;
(c) monitoring which cell the mobile station uses to access the network;
(d) remembering the cell last used by the mobile station to access the network; and
, (e) paging selected location areas when the mobile station is being sought, said location areas that are paged being selected based upon the remember location area from step (b) and the remembered cell from step (d).
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Abstract
A method for paging a mobile station (40) served by a wireless telecommunications network (A) is provided. The network (A) includes a plurality of base stations (30) serving corresponding cells (32) which the mobile station (40) selectively uses to access the network (A). A plurality of location areas (22) are defined each encompassing a plurality of the aforementioned cells (32). The method includes: receiving a registration signal from the mobile station (40) each time the mobile station (40) enters a new location area (22); remembering the location area (22) from which the registration signal was last received; monitoring which cell (32) the mobile station (40) uses to access the network (A); remembering the cell (32) last used by the mobile station (40) to access the network (A); and, paging selected location areas (22) when the mobile station (40) is being sought, the location areas (22) that are paged being selected based upon the remember location area (22) and the remembered cell (32).
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14 Claims
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1. A method for paging a mobile station served by a wireless telecommunications network including a plurality of base stations serving corresponding cells which the mobile station selectively uses to access the network, wherein a plurality of location areas are defined, each location area encompassing a plurality of said cells, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a registration signal from the mobile station each time the mobile station enters a new location area;
(b) remembering the location area from which the registration signal was last received;
(c) monitoring which cell the mobile station uses to access the network;
(d) remembering the cell last used by the mobile station to access the network; and
,(e) paging selected location areas when the mobile station is being sought, said location areas that are paged being selected based upon the remember location area from step (b) and the remembered cell from step (d). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for paging a mobile station served by a wireless telecommunications network -including a plurality of base stations serving corresponding cells which-the mobile station selectively uses to access the network, wherein a plurality of location areas are defined, each location area encompassing a plurality of said cells, the system comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a registration signal from the mobile station each time the mobile station enters a new location area;
location area remembering means for remembering the location area from which the registration signal was last received;
monitoring means for monitoring which cell the mobile station uses to access the network;
cell remembering means for remembering the cell last used by the mobile station to access the network; and
,paging means for paging selected location areas when the mobile station is being sought, said location areas that are paged being selected based upon the remember location area from location area remembering means and the remembered cell from the cell remembering means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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