EFFICIENT PAGING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of paging a wireless terminal, the method comprising:
- modulating a first number of bits of information to generate a first paging signal indicating if there is a paging message for at least one wireless terminal in a first group of wireless terminals, said first group being one of a plurality of wireless terminal groups;
modulating a second number of bits of information to generate a second paging signal, said second paging signal including, when there is a paging message, information to identify an individual wireless terminal in said first group to which the paging message is directed, said second paging signal communicating with said information at least a portion of said paging message;
transmitting said first paging signal; and
transmitting said second paging signal.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for efficient two-stage paging wireless communications systems are described. Wireless terminals are assigned to paging groups. A few first paging message information bits are modulated (using non-coherent modulation) into a first paging signal and communicated from a base station to wireless terminals. WTs wake-up, receive the first paging signal and quickly ascertain whether its paging group should expect a second paging signal, if so, the WT is operated to receive the second paging signal; otherwise, the WT goes back to sleep conserving power. The base station modulates (using coherent modulation) a number of second message information bits into a second paging signal and transmits the signal to WTs. From the information in first and second paging signals, a WT can determine that it is the paged WT and process the paging instructions. The intended paged WT can transmit an acknowledgement signal on a dedicated uplink resource.
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1. A method of paging a wireless terminal, the method comprising:
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modulating a first number of bits of information to generate a first paging signal indicating if there is a paging message for at least one wireless terminal in a first group of wireless terminals, said first group being one of a plurality of wireless terminal groups; modulating a second number of bits of information to generate a second paging signal, said second paging signal including, when there is a paging message, information to identify an individual wireless terminal in said first group to which the paging message is directed, said second paging signal communicating with said information at least a portion of said paging message; transmitting said first paging signal; and transmitting said second paging signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A base station for communicating with wireless terminals, said base station including:
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first paging signal generation means for periodically generating paging signals of a first type, said paging signals of a first type indicating whether a paging message will be transmitted to at least one wireless terminal in a first group of wireless terminals, said first group being one of a plurality of wireless terminal groups, said first group including multiple wireless terminals; second paging signal generation means for generating a paging signal of a second type, said paging signal of a second type including information to identify an individual wireless terminal in said first group to which the paging message is directed, said second paging signal communicating with said information at least a portion of said paging message; and means for transmitting said first and second type paging signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A base station for communicating with wireless terminals, said base station including:
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a first paging signal generation module for periodically generating paging signals of a first type, said paging signals of a first type indicating whether a paging message will be transmitted to at least one wireless terminal in a first group of wireless terminals, said first group being one of a plurality of wireless terminal groups, said first group including multiple wireless terminals; a second paging signal generation module for generating a paging signal of a second type, said paging signal of a second type including sufficient information to identify an individual wireless terminal in said first group to which the paging message is directed, said second paging signal communicating with said information at least a portion of said paging message; and a transmitter for transmitting said first and second type paging signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium including machine executable instruction for use in a base station that communicates with wireless terminals, said computer readable medium comprising:
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instructions for causing the base station to modulate a first number of bits of information to generate a first paging signal indicating if there is a paging message for at least one wireless terminal in a first group of wireless terminals, said first group being one of a plurality of wireless terminal groups said first group including multiple wireless terminals; instructions for causing the base station to modulate a second number of bits of information to generate a second paging signal, said second paging signal including, when there is a paging message, sufficient information to identify an individual wireless terminal in said first group to which the paging message is directed, said second paging signal communicating with said information at least a portion of said paging; instructions for causing the base station to transmit said first paging signal; and instructions for causing the base station to transmit said second paging signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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