Paging incommunication systems
First Claim
1. A method of determining a paging period between possible paging occasions for a mobile station in a cellular communication system comprising a core network (CN) and a radio access network (RAN), said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a paging parameter of a CN associated parameter set;
mapping said paging parameter of said CN associated parameter set to a paging parameter of a RAN associated parameter set; and
determining said paging period based on said paging parameter of said RAN associated parameter set.
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Abstract
The present invention refers to methods and systems for enabling paging and DRX in a hybrid cellular communication system comprising a core network (CN) and radio access network (RAN) employing different paging techniques. The core network is associated with a DRX parameter of a CN associated parameter set, which according to the invention, is mapped to a value of a RAN associated parameter set. This resulting value may then be used by the radio access network and/or a mobile station for determining a present paging period of the mobile station. Furthermore, methods of selecting DRX parameters for a mobile station in different operational modes are provided. The invention is particular applicable to a communication system including a GERAN radio access network operating in Iu mode.
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61 Claims
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1. A method of determining a paging period between possible paging occasions for a mobile station in a cellular communication system comprising a core network (CN) and a radio access network (RAN), said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a paging parameter of a CN associated parameter set; mapping said paging parameter of said CN associated parameter set to a paging parameter of a RAN associated parameter set; and determining said paging period based on said paging parameter of said RAN associated parameter set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A cellular communication system for determining a paging period between possible paging occasions for a mobile station, said system comprising a radio access network (RAN) and a core network (CN), which core network comprises means for providing a paging parameter of a CN associated parameter set, wherein said system comprises:
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means for mapping said paging parameter of said CN associated parameter set to a paging parameter of a RAN associated parameter set; and means for determining said paging period based on said paging parameter of said RAN associated parameter set. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A radio access network (RAN) for determining a paging period between possible paging occasions for a mobile station in cellular communication system comprising said radio access network and a core network (CN), which core network comprises means for providing a paging parameter of a CN associated parameter set, wherein said radio access network comprises:
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means for mapping said paging parameter of said CN associated parameter set to a paging parameter of a RAN associated parameter set; and means for determining said paging period based on said paging parameter of said RAN associated parameter set. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A mobile station for determining a paging period between possible paging occasions in a cellular communication system comprising a radio access network (RAN) and a core network (CN), which core network comprises means for providing a paging parameter of a CN associated parameter set, wherein said mobile station comprises:
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means for mapping said paging parameter of said CN associated parameter set to a paging parameter of a RAN associated parameter set; and means for determining said paging period based on said paging parameter of said RAN associated parameter set. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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