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Layer 2 protocol in a cellular communication system

  • US 5,655,215 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 08/05/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for sending a message to a mobile station in a cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:

  • broadcasting a page for said mobile station in a plurality of cells, wherein said page asks the mobile station if the mobile station can receive a message, said page also indicating to the mobile station what type of message is going to be transmitted to the mobile station after the page;

    transmitting an acknowledgement from said mobile station to a base station when said mobile station can receive said message;

    determining in which cell the mobile station is located in by examining said acknowledgement; and

    sending said message to said mobile station in the cell the mobile station is located in.

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