Methods and systems for multi-mode signal quality reporting

• US 8,488,572 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2008
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Cheng, Steven, Chin, Tom
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, PHUC H
• Application Number:
  US12/211,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20100067433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,763 Days
• Field of Search: 370/338, 370/320, 370/342, 370/441, 455/552.1
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/12 Inter-network notification
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communications by a multi-mode mobile station that supports communications with a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs). The RATs may include at least one short range RAT and at least one long range RAT. The method generally includes establishing a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station, taking signal quality measurements for one or more long range RAT supported by the mobile station, and transmitting the signal quality measurements via the first connection.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communications by a multi-mode mobile station that supports communications with a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) including at least one short range RAT and at least one long range RAT, comprising:

establishing a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station;

receiving, via the first connection, a paging message comprising paging information for a plurality of long range RATs;

taking signal quality measurements for one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station; and

transmitting the signal quality measurements via the first connection of the short range RAT;

the paging message indicating that a paging request for the mobile station is detected on a second network that supports at least one of the one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising responding to the paging message via the first connection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal quality measurements are transmitted in response to a measurement request sent from the second network via the first connection.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the short range RAT comprises a radio access technology in accordance with IEEE 802.11 family of standards; and

establishing a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station comprises establishing an internet protocol (IP) connection via the short range RAT.

5. A method for wireless communications, comprising:

receiving a list of multiple radio access technologies (RATs) supported by a mobile station;

establishing a first connection with the mobile station via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station;

sending, via the first connection, a paging message comprising paging information for a plurality of long range RATs; and

receiving, via the first connection, signal quality measurements for one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station;

the paging message indicating that a paging request for the mobile station is detected on a network that supports at least one of the one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the first RAT comprises a short range RAT in accordance with IEEE 802.11 family of standards.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the RATs supported by the mobile station comprises a code division multiple access (CDMA) RAT.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein at least one of the RATs supported by the mobile station comprises a RAT in accordance with one or more standards of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 family of standards.

9. An apparatus for wireless communications by a multi-mode mobile station that supports communications with a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) including at least one short range RAT and at least one long range RAT, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

establish a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station;

receive, via the first connection, a paging message comprising paging information for a plurality of long range RATs;

take signal quality measurements for one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station; and

transmit the signal quality measurements via the first connection of the short range RAT;

the paging message indicating that a paging request for the mobile station is detected on a second network that supports at least one of the one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising instructions executable by the processor to respond to the paging message via the first connection.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the signal quality measurements are transmitted in response to a measurement request sent from the second network via the first connection.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein:

the short range RAT comprises a radio access technology in accordance with IEEE 802.11 family of standards; and

the instructions to establish a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station comprise instructions executable by the processor to establish an internet protocol (IP) connection via the short range RAT.

13. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

receive a list of multiple radio access technologies (RATs) supported by a mobile station;

establish a first connection with the mobile station via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station;

send, via the first connection, a paging message comprising paging information for a plurality of long range RATs; and

receive, via the first connection, signal quality measurements for one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station;

the paging message indicating that a paging request for the mobile station is detected on a network that supports at least one of the one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein:

the first RAT comprises a short range RAT in accordance with IEEE 802.11 family of standards.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein at least one of the RATs supported by the mobile station comprises a code division multiple access (CDMA) RAT.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein at least one of the RATs supported by the mobile station comprises a RAT in accordance with one or more standards of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 family of standards.

17. An apparatus for wireless communications by a multi-mode mobile station that supports communications with a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) including at least one short range RAT and at least one long range RAT, comprising:

means for establishing a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station;

means for receiving, via the first connection, a paging message comprising paging information for a plurality of long range RATs;

means for taking signal quality measurements for one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station; and

means for transmitting the signal quality measurements via the first connection of the short range RAT;

the paging message indicating that a paging request for the mobile station is detected on a second network that supports at least one of the one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising means for responding to the paging message via the first connection.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the signal quality measurements are transmitted in response to a measurement request sent from the second network via the first connection.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

the short range RAT comprises a radio access technology in accordance with IEEE 802.11 family of standards; and

the means for establishing a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station comprise means for establishing an internet protocol (IP) connection via the short range RAT.

21. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

means for receiving a list of multiple radio access technologies (RATs) supported by a mobile station;

means for establishing a first connection with the mobile station via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station;

means for sending, via the first connection, a paging message comprising paging information for a plurality of long range RATs; and

means for receiving, via the first connection, signal quality measurements for one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station;

the paging message indicating that a paging request for the mobile station is detected on a network that supports at least one of the one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein:

the first RAT comprises a short range RAT in accordance with IEEE 802.11 family of standards.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein at least one of the RATs supported by the mobile station comprises a code division multiple access (CDMA) RAT.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein at least one of the RATs supported by the mobile station comprises a RAT in accordance with one or more standards of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 family of standards.

25. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer readable program code, the computer readable program code including instructions being executable by one or more processors and the instructions comprising:

instructions for establishing a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station;

instruction for receiving, via the first connection, a paging message comprising paging information for a plurality of long range RATs;

instructions for taking signal quality measurements for one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station;

instructions for transmitting the signal quality measurements via the first connection of the short range RAT;

the paging message indicating that a paging request for the mobile station is detected on a second network that supports at least one of the one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for responding to the paging message via the first connection.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the signal quality measurements are transmitted in response to a measurement request sent from the second network via the first connection.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein:

the short range RAT comprises a radio access technology in accordance with IEEE 802.11 family of standards; and

the instructions for establishing a first connection with a first network via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station comprise instructions for establishing an internet protocol (IP) connection via the short range RAT.

29. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer readable program code, the computer readable program code including instructions being executable by one or more processors and the instructions comprising:

instructions for receiving a list of multiple radio access technologies (RATs) supported by a mobile station;

instructions for establishing a first connection with the mobile station via a short range RAT supported by the mobile station;

instructions for sending, via the first connection, a paging message comprising paging information for a plurality of long range RATs; and

instructions for receiving, via the first connection, signal quality measurements for a one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station;

the paging message indicating that a paging request for the mobile station is detected on a network that supports at least one of the one or more long range RATs supported by the mobile station.

30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein:

the first RAT comprises a short range RAT in accordance with IEEE 802.11 family of standards.

31. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 30, wherein at least one of the RATs supported by the mobile station comprises a code division multiple access (CDMA) RAT.

32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein at least one of the RATs supported by the mobile station comprises a RAT in accordance with one or more standards of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 family of standards.