Dynamic paging concatenation based on the likelihood of roaming
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1. A method comprising:
- a radio access network (RAN) operated by a first service provider determining that a page should be transmitted to a first wireless communication device (WCD) in a preferred coverage area of the RAN;
before transmission of the page, the RAN determining a roaming-likelihood value for the first WCD;
the RAN using the roaming-likelihood value as a basis for determining a page-concatenation level for the page; and
the RAN concatenating the page according to the determined page-concatenation level and then transmitting the page.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for reducing the frequency of handoffs to non-preferred wireless coverage areas are presented. In particular, a RAN may determine that a WCD is likely to begin roaming. The WCD may be served by a preferred wireless coverage area and may be likely to roam to a non-preferred wireless coverage area. In order to avoid drawbacks associated with letting the WCD roam, the RAN may grant the WCD one or more forms of increased service quality. For example, the RAN may use a roaming-likelihood value as a basis for determining a page-concatenation level for the page, concatenate the page according to the determined page-concatenation level, and then transmit the page.
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1. A method comprising:
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a radio access network (RAN) operated by a first service provider determining that a page should be transmitted to a first wireless communication device (WCD) in a preferred coverage area of the RAN; before transmission of the page, the RAN determining a roaming-likelihood value for the first WCD; the RAN using the roaming-likelihood value as a basis for determining a page-concatenation level for the page; and the RAN concatenating the page according to the determined page-concatenation level and then transmitting the page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium; and program instructions stored in the tangible computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to; (a) determine that a radio access network (RAN) should transmit a page to a first wireless communication device (WCD) in a preferred coverage area of the RAN, wherein the RAN is operated by a first service provider; (b) before transmission of the page, determine a roaming-likelihood value for the first WCD; (c) use the roaming-likelihood value as a basis to determine a page-concatenation level for the page; and (d) concatenate the page according to the determined page-concatenation level and then transmit the page. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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one or more base stations in a radio access network (RAN) operated by a first service provider, wherein each base station is configured to page wireless communication devices (WCDs) operating in a coverage area served by the base station; and a switch in a radio access network (RAN) operated by a first service provider, wherein the switch is configured to; (a) determine that the RAN should transmit a page to a first WCD in a preferred coverage area of the RAN; (b) before transmission of the page, determine a roaming-likelihood value for the first WCD; and (c) send the page to the one or more base stations for transmission to the first WCD; and (d) in association with sending the page to the one or more base stations, send the roaming-likelihood value to the one or base stations; wherein each of the one or more base stations is configured to use the roaming-likelihood value as a basis to determine a page-concatenation level for the page, concatenate the page according to the determined page-concatenation level, and then transmit the page. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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