Efficient paging in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method of paging a wireless terminal in a communications system including multiple wireless terminals, the method comprising:
- modulating, using a non-coherent type of modulation, a first number of bits of information to generate a first paging signal, said first paging signal conveying said first number of bits of information, said first paging signal including information indicating whether there is a paging message and indicating a wireless terminal group;
modulating, using a coherent type of modulation, a second number of bits of information to generate a second paging signal, said second paging signal including, when there is the paging message, at least a portion of said paging message where said first paging signal indicates that there is the paging message and indicates a particular wireless terminal within the wireless terminal group to which the page is directed;
transmitting said first paging signal; and
transmitting said second paging signal.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for efficient two-stage paging wireless communications systems are described. Wireless terminals are assigned to paging groups. A few first paging message information bits are modulated (using non-coherent modulation) into a first paging signal and communicated from a base station to wireless terminals. WTs wake-up, receive the first paging signal and quickly ascertain whether its paging group should expect a second paging signal, if so, the WT is operated to receive the second paging signal; otherwise, the WT goes back to sleep conserving power. The base station modulates (using coherent modulation) a number of second message information bits into a second paging signal and transmits the signal to WTs. From the information in first and second paging signals, a WT can determine that it is the paged WT and process the paging instructions. The intended paged WT can transmit an acknowledgement signal on a dedicated uplink resource.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of paging a wireless terminal in a communications system including multiple wireless terminals, the method comprising:
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modulating, using a non-coherent type of modulation, a first number of bits of information to generate a first paging signal, said first paging signal conveying said first number of bits of information, said first paging signal including information indicating whether there is a paging message and indicating a wireless terminal group; modulating, using a coherent type of modulation, a second number of bits of information to generate a second paging signal, said second paging signal including, when there is the paging message, at least a portion of said paging message where said first paging signal indicates that there is the paging message and indicates a particular wireless terminal within the wireless terminal group to which the page is directed; transmitting said first paging signal; and transmitting said second paging signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for communicating with wireless terminals in a communications system, the system comprising:
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means for modulating, using a non-coherent type of modulation, a first number of bits of information to generate a first paging signal, the first paging signal conveying the first number of bits of information, the first paging signal including information indicating whether there is a paging message and indicating a wireless terminal group; means for modulating, using a coherent type of modulation, a second number of bits of information to generate a second paging signal, the second paging signal including, when there is the paging message, at least a portion of the paging message where the first paging signal indicates that there is the paging message and indicates a particular wireless terminal within the wireless terminal group to which the page is directed; means for transmitting the first paging signal; and means for transmitting the second paging signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory
machine readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising: -
program code to modulate, using a non-coherent type of modulation, a first number of bits of information to generate a first paging signal, the first paging signal conveying the first number of bits of information, the first paging signal including information indicating whether there is a paging message and indicating a wireless terminal group; program code to modulate, using a coherent type of modulation, a second number of bits of information to generate a second paging signal, the second paging signal including, when there is the paging message, at least a portion of the paging message where the first paging signal indicates that there is the paging message and indicates a particular wireless terminal within the wireless terminal group to which the page is directed; program code to transmit the first paging signal; and program code to transmit the second paging signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus configured for communicating with wireless terminals in a communications system, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured; to modulate, using a non-coherent type of modulation, a first number of bits of information to generate a first paging signal, the first paging signal conveying the first number of bits of information, the first paging signal including information indicating whether there is a paging message and indicating a wireless terminal group; to modulate, using a coherent type of modulation, a second number of bits of information to generate a second paging signal, the second paging signal including, when there is the paging message, at least a portion of the paging message where the first paging signal indicates that there is the paging message and indicates a particular wireless terminal within the wireless terminal group to which the page is directed; to transmit the first paging signal; and to transmit the second paging signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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