TECHNIQUES TO EFFICIENTLY TRANSMIT CONTROL MESSAGES TO IDLE AND SLEEP MODE USERS IN OFDMA BASED WIRELESS NETWORKS
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a base station (BS) operable to communicate with at least one mobile station (MS) that may be in an idle or sleep mode, wherein said base station is adapted to use a need-based common channel for the transmission of control messages to said MS in said idle mode or sleep mode.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a base station (BS) operable to communicate with at least one mobile station (MS), wherein said base station is adapted to use a need-based common channel for the transmission of control messages to idle mode and sleep mode mobile stations.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a base station (BS) operable to communicate with at least one mobile station (MS) that may be in an idle or sleep mode, wherein said base station is adapted to use a need-based common channel for the transmission of control messages to said MS in said idle mode or sleep mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
using a need-based common channel for the transmission of control messages to idle mode and sleep mode mobile stations by a base station (BS) operable to communicate with said mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-accessible medium that provides instructions, which when accessed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
using a need-based common channel for the transmission of control messages to idle mode and sleep mode mobile stations by a base station (BS) operable to communicate with said mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system, comprising:
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a mobile station (MS); a base station (BS) operable to communicate with said mobile station (MS), wherein said base station is adapted to use a need-based common channel for the transmission of control messages to said mobile station when it is in idle mode and sleep modes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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