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Method and apparatus in a radio paging system for updating paging statistics from a paging base station

  • US 5,438,326 A
  • Filed: 07/06/1993
  • Issued: 08/01/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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:

  • 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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