Method for performing RR-level registration in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method for registering with a plurality of registration zones in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving an assignment for a first Temporary Mobile Station Identity (TMSI) from a first network entity in response to registration with a first registration zone;
registering with a second network entity in a second registration zone; and
receiving an assignment for a second TMSI from the second network entity in response to registration with the second registration zone.
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Abstract
Techniques to reduce the amount of registration required by a mobile station in a wireless communication system, especially if the registration zones are defined to be small areas. In one scheme, a mobile station registers (e.g., at RR-level) with a network entity (e.g., a base station) each time it enters a new registration zone, which can correspond to an R-TMSI zone defined by GSM MC-MAP. The mobile station maintains a timer for each zone with which it has already registered but has since left. If the mobile station leaves a particular zone for a period longer than a time-out period, the registration with that zone times out, and the mobile station re-registers with that zone whenever it re-enters the zone. The mobile station may implement zone-based, timer-based, implicit, traffic channel RR, and some other registrations, or a combination thereof. Parameters to facilitate registration may be defined by a base station.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for registering with a plurality of registration zones in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving an assignment for a first Temporary Mobile Station Identity (TMSI) from a first network entity in response to registration with a first registration zone;
registering with a second network entity in a second registration zone; and
receiving an assignment for a second TMSI from the second network entity in response to registration with the second registration zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for registering with a plurality of Radio Temporary Mobile Station Identity (R-TMSI) zones in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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registering with a first base station in a first R-TMSI zone;
receiving an assignment for a first R-TMSI code from the first base station in response to registration with the first R-TMSI zone;
registering with a second base station in a second R-TMSI zone; and
receiving an assignment for a second R-TMSI code from the second base station in response to registration with the second R-TMSI zone. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method for managing multiple Temporary Mobile Station Identities (TMSIs) in a radio communication network, the method comprising:
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assigning a first TMSI to a mobile station via a first base station when the mobile station enters a first Radio TMSI (R-TMSI) zone;
registering the mobile station with a second base station in a second R-TMSI zone; and
assigning a second TMSI to the mobile station via the second base station so that the mobile station is registered in a plurality of R-TMSI zones.
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28. An apparatus for registering with a plurality of registration zones in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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means for receiving an assignment for a first Temporary Mobile Station Identity (TMSI) from a first network entity in response to registration with a first registration zone;
means for registering with a second network entity in a second registration zone; and
means for receiving an assignment for a second TMSI from the second network entity in response to registration with the second registration zone. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method, comprising:
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determining whether a mobile station has entered a new registration zone;
assigning a temporary identity to the mobile station for the new registration zone;
activating an entry timer for each registration zone that the mobile station has exited;
determining if the entry timer associated with the mobile station has expired; and
deactivating a registration of the mobile station for the registration zone for which the associated entry timer has expired.
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