METHODS OF ANNOUNCING A CALL AND TRANSMITTING APPLICATION DATA TO AN ACCESS TERMINAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of announcing a call to an access terminal in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- receiving, at an access network, a request to call a given access terminal;
determining whether a cluster to which the given access terminal belongs is known at the access network by querying a location database, the location database including a list of access terminals with each listed access terminal stored in association with one of a plurality of clusters, each of the plurality of clusters including a plurality of sectors of the wireless communications system; and
transmitting an announce message announcing the requested call to the given access terminal based on the determining step.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for announcing a call to an access terminal in a wireless communications system. Receiving, at an access network, a request to call a given access terminal and determining whether a cluster to which the given access terminal belongs is known at the access network by querying a location database. The location database includes a list of access terminals and clusters, which themselves include sectors of the wireless communications system. Thereafter, transmitting an announce message announcing the requested call to the given access terminal based on the determiniation of whether the cluster is known to the access network.
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1. A method of announcing a call to an access terminal in a wireless communications system, comprising:
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receiving, at an access network, a request to call a given access terminal; determining whether a cluster to which the given access terminal belongs is known at the access network by querying a location database, the location database including a list of access terminals with each listed access terminal stored in association with one of a plurality of clusters, each of the plurality of clusters including a plurality of sectors of the wireless communications system; and transmitting an announce message announcing the requested call to the given access terminal based on the determining step. - 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, 24)
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25. A method of announcing a call to an access terminal in a wireless communications system, comprising:
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receiving, at an access network, a request to call a given access terminal; scheduling an announce message announcing the requested call to the given access terminal on a downlink control channel in at least one sector of the wireless communications system, the scheduling including inserting an announce message indicator that indicates the presence of the announce message and positioning the announce message on the downlink control channel in a manner indicated by the announce message indicator; transmitting the announce message indicator to the given access terminal; and transmitting the announce message announcing the requested call to the given access terminal on the downlink control channel based on the scheduling. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of receiving a call announcement at an access terminal in a wireless communications system, comprising:
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receiving an announce message indicator that indicates the presence of an announce message on a downlink control channel and a manner in which the announce message is positioned on the downlink control channel; and receiving the announce message on the downlink control channel, the announce message announcing a given call for the access terminal; and monitoring the announce message based on the announce message indicator. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of notifying an access terminal of a message contained within a downlink control channel, comprising:
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inserting a message indicator within a medium access control (MAC) packet of a given control channel capsule of the downlink control channel that indicates the presence of a given message and a manner in which the given message is positioned on the downlink control channel; scheduling the given message on the downlink control channel in accordance with the message indicator; and transmitting the message indicator and the given message to the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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