SELECTIVE LOCATION-AWARE PAGING
First Claim
1. A method operable at a home node gateway in communication with a core network and with a plurality of home nodes, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the gateway, location information from a home node of the plurality of home nodes which indicates that a mobile device is attached to the home node;
storing, at the gateway, the location information in one or more data structures, wherein the location information includes an identity of the mobile device and an identity of the home node;
mapping, at the in the one or more data structures the identity of the mobile device to the identity of the home node;
receiving, at the gateway, a paging request message which contains the identity of a desired mobile device, wherein the paging request message requests the gateway to page the desired mobile device;
identifying, at the gateway, one or more associated home nodes through the mapping with the identity of the desired mobile device; and
forwarding, from the gateway, the paging request message to the one or more associated home nodes.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for efficiently paging home nodes comprises receiving location information from a home node which indicates that a mobile device is attached to the home node, storing the location information in one or more data structures, wherein the location information includes an identity of the mobile device and an identity of the home node, mapping in the one or more data structures the identity of the mobile device to the identity of the home node, receiving a paging request message which contains the identity of a desired mobile device, identifying one or more associated home nodes through the mapping with the identity of the desired mobile device, and forwarding the paging request message to the one or more associated home nodes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method operable at a home node gateway in communication with a core network and with a plurality of home nodes, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the gateway, location information from a home node of the plurality of home nodes which indicates that a mobile device is attached to the home node; storing, at the gateway, the location information in one or more data structures, wherein the location information includes an identity of the mobile device and an identity of the home node; mapping, at the in the one or more data structures the identity of the mobile device to the identity of the home node; receiving, at the gateway, a paging request message which contains the identity of a desired mobile device, wherein the paging request message requests the gateway to page the desired mobile device; identifying, at the gateway, one or more associated home nodes through the mapping with the identity of the desired mobile device; and forwarding, from the gateway, the paging request message to the one or more associated home nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A home node gateway comprising:
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an interface that is configured to provide communication with a core network and to receive location information from a plurality of home nodes, including information which indicates that a mobile device is attached to a home node of the plurality of home nodes; a memory that is configured to store a module; and a processor that is configured to run the module stored in memory to store the location information that includes an identity of the mobile device and an identity of the home node in one or more data structures and to map in the one or more data structures the identity of the mobile device to the identity of the home node, to receive a paging request message which contains the identity of a desired mobile device, identify one or more associated home nodes through the mapping with the identity of the desired mobile device, and forward the paging request message to the one or more associated home nodes, wherein the paging request message requests the home node gateway to page the desired mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Software encoded on one or more non-transitory computer-readable media and when executed at a gateway in communication with a core network and with a plurality of home nodes operable to:
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receive, at the gateway, location information from a home node of the plurality of home nodes which indicates that a mobile device is attached to the home node; store, at the gateway, the location information in one or more data structures, wherein the location information includes an identity of the mobile device and an identity of the home node; map, at the gateway, in the one or more data structures the identity of the mobile device to the identity of the home node; receive, at the gateway, a paging request message which contains the identity of a desired mobile device, wherein the paging request message requests the gateway to page the desired mobile device; identify, at the gateway, one or more associated home nodes through the mapping with the identity of the desired mobile device; and forward, from the gateway, the paging request message to the one or more associated home nodes.
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