Method and apparatus for performing routing area updates
First Claim
1. A method for performing routing area updates comprising:
- determining at least one ofwhether a remote unit is within an edge portion of a routing area orwhether the remote unit is within an end portion of a routing area update interval;
determining whether at least one condition is present for the remote unit to perform a resource-efficient routing area update; and
when at least one of the remote unit is determined to be within the edge portion or the remote unit is determined to be within the end portion and when the at least one condition is present, performing a routing area update,wherein determining whether the at least one condition is present for the remote unit to perform a resource-efficient routing area update comprises at least one ofreceiving signaling from a network node having a signal strength greater than a threshold signal strength value,determining that the remote unit detects a threshold number of signal strength bars,determining that the remote unit is in a coverage area in which access classes of a lowest tier of access classes are allowed, ordetermining that a loading level of a network node is below a threshold loading level.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described for potentially reducing the impact of routing area updates on wireless system capacity. Logic flow diagram 10, in FIG. 1, depicts such functionality. In some embodiments, it is determined (12) whether a remote unit is within an edge portion of a routing area, while in other embodiments it is determined (12) whether the remote unit is within an end portion of a routing area update interval. It is also determined (14) whether one or more conditions are present for the remote unit to perform a resource-efficient routing update. A routing area update is then performed (16) when one or more of the conditions are present and when, depending on the embodiment, either the remote unit is determined to be within the edge portion of the routing area or the remote unit is determined to be within the end portion of the routing area update interval.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for performing routing area updates comprising:
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determining at least one of whether a remote unit is within an edge portion of a routing area or whether the remote unit is within an end portion of a routing area update interval; determining whether at least one condition is present for the remote unit to perform a resource-efficient routing area update; and when at least one of the remote unit is determined to be within the edge portion or the remote unit is determined to be within the end portion and when the at least one condition is present, performing a routing area update, wherein determining whether the at least one condition is present for the remote unit to perform a resource-efficient routing area update comprises at least one of receiving signaling from a network node having a signal strength greater than a threshold signal strength value, determining that the remote unit detects a threshold number of signal strength bars, determining that the remote unit is in a coverage area in which access classes of a lowest tier of access classes are allowed, or determining that a loading level of a network node is below a threshold loading level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication device for performing routing area updates, the communication device comprising:
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a transceiver; a processing unit, communicatively coupled to the transceiver, adapted to determine at least one of whether a remote unit is within an edge portion of a routing area or whether the remote unit is within an end portion of a routing area update interval, adapted to determine whether at least one condition is present for the remote unit to perform a resource-efficient routing area update, and adapted to perform a routing area update, via the transceiver, when the at least one condition is present and when at least one of the remote unit is determined to be within the edge portion or the remote unit is determined to be within the end portion, wherein being adapted to determine whether the at least one condition is present for the remote unit to perform a resource-efficient routing area update comprises at least one of being adapted to receive signaling, from a network node via the transceiver, having a signal strength greater than a threshold signal strength value, being adapted to determine that the remote unit detects a threshold number of signal strength bars, being adapted to determine that the remote unit is in a coverage area in which access classes of a lowest tier of access classes are allowed, or being adapted to determine that a loading level of a network node is below a threshold loading level. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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