Logical paging areas
First Claim
1. An apparatus for paging a mobile device within a mobile pool area serviced by two or more mobile switching nodes, said mobile pool area including a plurality of location areas, said apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving, from a Home Location Register, a paging area indicator identifying a logical paging area for paging said mobile device at a new mobile switching node of said two or more mobile switching nodes after a restart of a serving mobile switching node of said two or more mobile switching nodes serving said mobile device, said logical paging area including at least two of said location areas but less than all of said location areas within said mobile pool area, said paging area indicator being a logical mobile switching node address identifying both said serving mobile switching node and said logical paging area;
means for receiving a mobile terminated call for said mobile device at said new mobile switching node; and
means for paging said mobile device, by said new mobile switching node, in order to deliver said mobile terminated call to said mobile device.
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Abstract
Paging of a mobile device within a mobile pool area serviced by two or more mobile switching nodes is reduced using logical paging areas. The mobile pool area includes a plurality of location areas, each serviced by the two or more switching nodes. In addition, the mobile pool area is divided into multiple logical paging areas, in which each logical paging area includes at least two location areas. Upon receiving a mobile terminated call for the mobile device, if the location area of the mobile device is unknown, the logical paging area within which the mobile device is located is determined in order to page the mobile device and deliver the mobile terminated call to the mobile device.
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13 Claims
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1. An apparatus for paging a mobile device within a mobile pool area serviced by two or more mobile switching nodes, said mobile pool area including a plurality of location areas, said apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving, from a Home Location Register, a paging area indicator identifying a logical paging area for paging said mobile device at a new mobile switching node of said two or more mobile switching nodes after a restart of a serving mobile switching node of said two or more mobile switching nodes serving said mobile device, said logical paging area including at least two of said location areas but less than all of said location areas within said mobile pool area, said paging area indicator being a logical mobile switching node address identifying both said serving mobile switching node and said logical paging area; means for receiving a mobile terminated call for said mobile device at said new mobile switching node; and means for paging said mobile device, by said new mobile switching node, in order to deliver said mobile terminated call to said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for paging a mobile device within a mobile pool area serviced by two or more mobile switching nodes, said mobile pool area including a plurality of location areas, said mobile pool area being divided into logical paging areas, each including two or more of said location areas, said method comprising:
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receiving, from a home location register, a paging area indicator identifying a logical paging area for paging said mobile device at a new mobile switching node of said two or more mobile switching nodes after a restart of a serving mobile switching node of said two or more mobile switching nodes serving said mobile device, said paging area indicator being a logical mobile switching node address identifying both said serving mobile switching node and said logical paging area; receiving a mobile terminated call for said mobile device at said new mobile switching node; and paging said mobile device within said logical paging area, by said new mobile switching node, in order to deliver said mobile terminated call to said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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