PAGING EXTENSION FOR ENHANCED COVERAGE GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE (EC-GSM)
First Claim
1. A radio access network (RAN) node configured to interact with a plurality of wireless devices, the RAN node comprising:
- a processor; and
,a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the radio access network node is operable to;
transmit, to the plurality of wireless devices, a message which comprises at least the following;
(i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to the plurality of wireless devices; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message.
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Abstract
A radio access network (RAN) node, a wireless device and various methods are described herein for managing paging bandwidth. In one embodiment, the RAN node transmits a message (e.g., paging message, assignment message) to wireless devices, where the message comprises at least the following: (i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to a plurality of wireless devices; and (ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message.
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24 Claims
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1. A radio access network (RAN) node configured to interact with a plurality of wireless devices, the RAN node comprising:
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a processor; and
,a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the radio access network node is operable to; transmit, to the plurality of wireless devices, a message which comprises at least the following;
(i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to the plurality of wireless devices; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method in a radio access network (RAN) node configured to interact with a plurality of wireless devices, the method comprising:
transmitting, to the plurality of wireless devices, a message which comprises at least the following;
(i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to the plurality of wireless devices; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless device configured to interact with a radio access network (RAN) node, the wireless device comprising:
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a processor; and
,a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the wireless device is operable to; receive, from the RAN node, a message which comprises at least the following;
(i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission by the RAN node during a time interval but were not transmitted; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with one or more wireless devices addressed in the received message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method in a wireless device configured to interact with a radio access network (RAN) node, the method comprising:
receiving, from the RAN node, a message which comprises at least the following;
(i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission by the RAN node during a time interval but were not transmitted; and
(ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with one or more wireless devices addressed in the received message.- View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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