Optimal paging of one or two cellular mobile stations using a hard page slot
First Claim
1. In a cellular telephone system, a method of cellular mobile station paging comprising:
- receiving into a base station a first incoming call signal for a first cellular mobile station, the base station defining a cell within which the first cellular mobile station is located, the first cellular mobile station being one of a plurality of cellular mobile stations located within the cell;
assembling a page frame comprising a header that identifies the page frame as a triple hard page frame, a first associated mobile station identification number associated with the first cellular mobile station and a first dummy mobile station identification number; and
transmitting the page frame to the first cellular mobile station.
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Abstract
In an improved system and method for paging cellular mobile stations, an incoming call signal intended for a paged cellular mobile station is received into a base station. Next, a page frame is assembled having a header that identifies the page frame as a hard page frame containing a prescribed number of mobile station identification numbers. The page frame contains an associated mobile station identification number associated with the paged cellular mobile station, and a dummy mobile station identification number. The page frame is transmitted to, and is disassembled within the paged cellular mobile station. The associated mobile station identification number is recognized within, the paged cellular mobile station, and, within each of a plurality of cellular mobile stations, the dummy mobile station identification number is ignored.
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26 Claims
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1. In a cellular telephone system, a method of cellular mobile station paging comprising:
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receiving into a base station a first incoming call signal for a first cellular mobile station, the base station defining a cell within which the first cellular mobile station is located, the first cellular mobile station being one of a plurality of cellular mobile stations located within the cell; assembling a page frame comprising a header that identifies the page frame as a triple hard page frame, a first associated mobile station identification number associated with the first cellular mobile station and a first dummy mobile station identification number; and transmitting the page frame to the first cellular mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a cellular telephone system with a multi-layer processing structure having a base station with a first base station layer, a second base station layer and a third base station layer, a method of efficient processor utilization wherein page messages are assembled by the second base station layer and transmitted by the first base station layer such that minimal processing by the third base station layer is needed, the method comprising:
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signaling, using the third base station layer, the second base station layer to page a first cellular mobile station; assembling, using the second layer, a page frame comprising a header that identifies the page frame as a triple hard page frame, a first associated mobile station identification number associated with the first cellular mobile station and a first dummy mobile station identification number; passing the page frame, having been assembled, to the first base station layer; and transmitting, using the first base station layer, the page frame to the first cellular mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a cellular telephone system, a method of improved bandwidth utilization comprising:
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receiving into a base station a first incoming call signal for a first cellular mobile station, the base station defining a cell within which the first cellular mobile station is located, the first cellular mobile station being one of a plurality of cellular mobile stations within the cell; assembling a page frame comprising a header that identifies the page frame as a hard page frame for containing a prescribed number of mobile station identification numbers, a first of the prescribed number of mobile station identification numbers that is a first associated mobile station identification number associated with the first cellular mobile station, and a second of the prescribed number of mobile identification numbers that is a first dummy mobile station identification number; and transmitting the page frame to the first cellular mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a cellular telephone system with a multi-layer processing structure having a base station with a first base station layer, a second base station layer and a third base station layer, a method of efficient processor utilization wherein page messages are assembled by the second base station layer and transmitted by the first base station layer such that minimal processing by the third base station layer is needed, the method comprising:
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signaling, using the third base station layer, the second base station layer to page a first cellular mobile station; assembling, using the second base station layer, a page frame comprising a header that identifies the page frame as a hard page frame for containing a prescribed number of mobile station identification numbers, a first of the prescribed number of mobile station identification numbers that is a first associated mobile station identification number associated with the first cellular mobile station, and a second of the prescribed number of mobile identification numbers that is a first dummy mobile station identification number; passing the page frame, having been assembled, to the first base station layer; and transmitting, using the first base station layer, the page frame to the first cellular mobile station.
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21. In a cellular telephone system, a method of cellular mobile station paging comprising:
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receiving a page frame into a first cellular mobile station, a base station defining a cell within which the first cellular mobile station is located, the first cellular mobile station being one of a plurality of cellular mobile stations located within the cell; disassembling the page frame, within the first cellular mobile station,the page frame comprising a header that identifies the page frame as a triple hard page frame, a first associated mobile station identification number associated with the first cellular mobile station and a first dummy mobile station identification number; recognizing, within the first cellular mobile station, the first associated mobile station identification number as being associated with the first cellular mobile station; and ignoring, within each of said plurality of cellular mobile stations, said first dummy mobile station identification number. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. In a cellular telephone system, a method of improved bandwidth utilization comprising:
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receiving a page frame into a first cellular mobile station, a base-station defining a cell within which the first cellular mobile station is located, the first cellular mobile station being one of a plurality of cellular mobile stations located within the cell; disassembling the page frame, the page frame comprising a header that identifies the page frame as a hard page frame for containing a prescribed number of mobile station identification numbers, a first associated mobile station identification number associated with the first cellular mobile station, and a second of the prescribed number of mobile station identification numbers that is a first dummy mobile station identification number; recognizing, within the first cellular mobile station, the first associated mobile station identification number as being associated with the first cellular mobile station; and ignoring, within each of said plurality of cellular mobile stations, said first dummy mobile station identification number. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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