Method and system for querying attributes in a cellular communications system
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1. An apparatus for determining cellular paging areas of a wireless communication network, comprising:
- means for sending queries from a modem pool controller network element to modem pool transceiver network elements without the intervention of a central network manager, wherein each query is addressed to a specific modem pool transceiver network element and comprises a time and a request for at least one attribute of the modem pool transceiver network element, and wherein the request for the at least one attribute is conditioned on the at least one attribute having been updated subsequent to the time that is specified in the query; and
means for building a paging area database for storing information that is received in response to the queries.
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Abstract
In communications networks, network elements require knowledge of other network elements such as when they are added to or deleted from the network configuration and the resources they have available. The protocol allows network elements to communicate resource information dynamically and directly. The protocol also allows direct exchange of network configuration information between network elements for determining wireless communications network paging areas.
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41 Claims
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1. An apparatus for determining cellular paging areas of a wireless communication network, comprising:
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means for sending queries from a modem pool controller network element to modem pool transceiver network elements without the intervention of a central network manager, wherein each query is addressed to a specific modem pool transceiver network element and comprises a time and a request for at least one attribute of the modem pool transceiver network element, and wherein the request for the at least one attribute is conditioned on the at least one attribute having been updated subsequent to the time that is specified in the query; and means for building a paging area database for storing information that is received in response to the queries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An access point comprising:
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a first network element for generating a query for requesting information from a second network element without the intervention of a central network manager, wherein the query is specifically addressed to the second network element, wherein the query comprises a time and a request for at least one attribute of the second network element, wherein the request for the at least one attribute is conditioned on the at least one attribute having been updated subsequent to the time that is specified in the query, and wherein the requested information is used to determine a paging area; and a network interface for routing said query to said second network element; wherein said first network element comprises a memory element for storing the information, and a control processor for generating the query. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for determining cellular paging areas of a wireless communication network, comprising:
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sending queries from a modem pool controller network element to modem pool transceiver network elements without the intervention of a central network manager, wherein each query is addressed to a specific modem pool transceiver network element and comprises a time and a request for at least one attribute of the modem pool transceiver network element, and wherein the request for the at least one attribute is conditioned on the at least one attribute having been updated subsequent to the time that is specified in the query; and building a paging area database for storing information that is received in response to the queries. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for determining cellular paging areas of a wireless communication network, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions for:
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sending queries from a modem pool controller network element to modem pool transceiver network elements without the intervention of a central network manager, wherein each query is addressed to a specific modem pool transceiver network element and comprises a time a request for at least one attribute of the modem pool transceiver network element, and wherein the request for the at least one attribute is conditioned on the at least one attribute having been updated subsequent to the time that is specified in the query; and building a paging area database for storing information that is received in response to the queries.
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