Method and apparatus in a radio paging system for updating paging statistics from a paging base station
First Claim
1. A method of updating page transmission verification statistics maintained at a network management center in a radio paging system in which encoding of a page is performed by a paging base station remote from a central paging controller, the method comprising the steps of:
- selectively storing verification information in the paging base station when a page is transmitted in response to paging data sent from the central paging controller, the verification information comprising;
an identifier associated with the page;
a time report for reporting time of transmission of the page; and
diagnostic and status information pertaining to base site equipment for verifying functionality of the base site equipment at the time of transmission of the page,wherein the method further comprises;
transmitting periodically the verification information stored in said storing step from the paging base station to the network management center; and
combining the verification information transmitted in said transmitting step with current page transmission verification statistics maintained by the network management center, thereby updating the page transmission verification statistics maintained by the network management center.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus update page transmission verification statistics maintained by a network management center (140) in a radio paging system (100) in which encoding of a page is performed by a paging base station lo (132) remote from a central paging controller (101). Verification information is selectively stored (510, 514) in the paging base station (132) when a page is transmitted (512) in response to paging data sent from the central paging controller (101). The verification information includes an identifier (408) associated with the page and a time report (409) for reporting time of transmission of the page. The stored verification information is transmitted (608) periodically from the paging base station (132) to the network management center (140), and then combined (818) in the network management center (140) with current page transmission verification statistics (212) maintained by the network management center (140), thereby updating the page transmission verification statistics (212).
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20 Claims
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1. A method of updating page transmission verification statistics maintained at a network management center in a radio paging system in which encoding of a page is performed by a paging base station remote from a central paging controller, the method comprising the steps of:
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selectively storing verification information in the paging base station when a page is transmitted in response to paging data sent from the central paging controller, the verification information comprising; an identifier associated with the page; a time report for reporting time of transmission of the page; and diagnostic and status information pertaining to base site equipment for verifying functionality of the base site equipment at the time of transmission of the page, wherein the method further comprises; transmitting periodically the verification information stored in said storing step from the paging base station to the network management center; and combining the verification information transmitted in said transmitting step with current page transmission verification statistics maintained by the network management center, thereby updating the page transmission verification statistics maintained by the network management center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for updating page transmission verification statistics maintained by a network management center in a radio paging system in which encoding of a page is performed by a paging base station remote from a central paging controller, the apparatus comprising:
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a selective storage element in the paging base station for selectively storing verification information when a page is transmitted in response to paging data sent from the central paging controller, the verification information comprising; an identifier associated with the page; a time report for reporting time of transmission of the page; and diagnostic and status information pertaining to base site equipment for verifying functionality of the base site equipment at the time of transmission of the page, wherein the apparatus further comprises; a verification transmitter element in the paging base station for transmitting periodically the verification information stored by said selective storage element from the paging base station to the network management center; and an update element in the network management center for combining the verification information transmitted by said verification transmitter with current page transmission verification statistics maintained by the network management center, thereby updating the page transmission verification statistics maintained by the network management center. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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