Hierarchical organization of paging groups
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1. A method for paging groups of user equipment (UEs), the method comprising:
- associating at least two group identifiers with a first group of UEs, wherein the at least two group identifiers are hierarchically related; and
addressing the UEs to be paged within the first group using only one of the at least two group identifiers
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Abstract
Paging group identifiers are associated with groups of user equipment (UEs) in a hierarchical manner. A controller, such as a scheduler in an enhanced Node B, may address the groups of UEs using group identifiers over control channels. The controller may select a group identifier for a group of UEs from higher or lower levels of the hierarchy, depending upon the number of UEs to be paged and/or the number of available control channels over which paging resources are dynamically allocated to the UEs. UEs within the addressed groups monitor the corresponding paging channels for paging messages.
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1. A method for paging groups of user equipment (UEs), the method comprising:
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associating at least two group identifiers with a first group of UEs, wherein the at least two group identifiers are hierarchically related; and addressing the UEs to be paged within the first group using only one of the at least two group identifiers - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A controller for paging user equipment (UEs) in a wireless communications network, the controller comprising:
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logic for associating at least two group identifiers with a first group of UEs, wherein the at least two group identifiers are hierarchically related; and logic for addressing the UEs to be paged within the first group using only one of the at least two group identifiers - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method in a user equipment (UE) for paging operation in a wireless communications network, wherein the UE belongs to a group of UEs, the method comprising:
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selecting a group identifier from at least two group identifiers, wherein the at least two group identifiers are associated with the group of UEs, and the at least two group identifiers are hierarchically related; detecting the selected group identifier over a control channel; and monitoring a paging channel for a paging message if the selected group identifier is detected. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A user equipment (UE), wherein the UE belongs to a group of UEs, the UE comprising:
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logic for selecting a group identifier from at least two group identifiers, wherein the at least two group identifiers are associated with the group of UEs, and the at least two group identifiers are hierarchically related; logic for detecting the selected group identifier over a control channel; and logic for monitoring a paging channel for a paging message if the selected group identifier is detected. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-readable medium, for use in a user equipment (UE), comprising program code for paging operation in a wireless communications network, wherein the UE belongs to a group of UEs, the program code for causing performance of the method comprising:
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selecting a group identifier from at least two group identifiers, wherein the at least two group identifiers are associated with the group of UEs, and the at least two group identifiers are hierarchically related; detecting the selected group identifier over a control channel; and monitoring a paging channel for a paging message if the selected group identifier is detected. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer-readable medium comprising program code for paging groups of user equipment (UEs) in a wireless communications network, the program code for causing the method comprising:
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associating at least two group identifiers with a first group of UEs, wherein the at least two group identifiers are hierarchically related; and addressing the UEs within the first group to be paged using only one of the at least two group identifiers - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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