Base and mobile stations including enhanced sleep mode
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1. A base station comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting supervisory data messages on a control channel and for providing neighboring lists of control channels to remote units;
said supervisory data messages including an instruction for remote units to modify a default frequency rate at which at least one control channel identified in said neighboring lists is to be scanned.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing an enhanced sleep mode for remote units in a radiocommunication system are described. Measurement periodicity for control channels of neighboring cells is optimized. Paging frame classes can also be temporarily modified to extend sleep periods.
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1. A base station comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting supervisory data messages on a control channel and for providing neighboring lists of control channels to remote units; said supervisory data messages including an instruction for remote units to modify a default frequency rate at which at least one control channel identified in said neighboring lists is to be scanned.
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2. A method for controlling scanning of a plurality of control channels by a remote station comprising the steps of:
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providing a default scanning frequency for said control channels; transmitting a supervisory data message which includes an instruction that indicates whether said default scanning frequency is to be modified; and modifying the default scanning frequency of said plurality of control channels based on said supervisory data message.
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