ENHANCEMENT OF SLOTTED MODE OPERATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

• US 20130016640A1
• Filed: 07/12/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Fang, Yonggang, Yu, YuanFang, Lu, Ting, Zhao, Xiaowu
• Granted Patent: US 8,885,533 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Methods, apparatus and systems for enhanced slotted mode operation for wireless communication are disclosed. A first control message indicative of a first sleep cycle duration is received. When the first control message includes a first message field, a second control message that includes a second field indicative of a second sleep cycle duration that is greater than the first sleep cycle duration is transmitted.

Claims

1. A method of configuring a wireless network and a wireless device for:

receiving a first control message indicative of a first sleep cycle duration; and

communicating, when the first control message includes a first message field, a second control message that includes a second field indicative of a second sleep cycle duration that is greater than the first sleep cycle duration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first control message comprises a system parameter message (SPM).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second control message comprises one of a Registration Message, an Origination Message and a Page Response Message.

4. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving a first control message indicative of a first sleep cycle duration; and

means for communicating, when the first control message includes a first message field, a second control message that includes a second field indicative of a second sleep cycle duration that is greater than the first sleep cycle duration.

5. A computer program product comprising a computer readable, non-volatile medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

code for receiving a first control message indicative of a first sleep cycle duration; and

code for communicating, when the first control message includes a first message field, a second control message that includes a second field indicative of a second sleep cycle duration that is greater than the first sleep cycle duration.

6. A method of configuring a wireless network and a wireless device for:

transmitting a first control message comprising a first field indicative of support of an extended sleep cycle;

receiving a second control message comprising a second field indicative of an operational sleep cycle duration;

receiving a paging message;

buffering the paging message for a duration based at least in part on the operational sleep cycle duration.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first control message comprises a system parameter message.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the second message comprises a registration message.

9. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

means for transmitting a first control message comprising a first field indicative of support of an extended sleep cycle;

means for receiving a second control message comprising a second field indicative of an operational sleep cycle duration;

means for receiving a paging message;

means for buffering the paging message for a duration based at least in part on the operational sleep cycle duration.

10. A computer program product comprising a computer readable, non-volatile medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

code for transmitting a first control message comprising a first field indicative of support of an extended sleep cycle;

code for receiving a second control message comprising a second field indicative of an operational sleep cycle duration;

code for receiving a paging message;

code for buffering the paging message for a duration based at least in part on the operational sleep cycle duration.