Paging in heterogeneous networks using restricted subframe patterns
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1. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- using, by the UE, a frequency parameter of paging frames and a restricted subframe pattern to determine one or more paging frames and occasions to monitor, wherein the restricted subframe pattern is selected from a plurality of restricted subframe patterns; and
reading, by the UE while in a connected mode, a paging message during a paging occasion now specific to the UE.
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Abstract
A method for operating a UE in a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises using, by the UE, a frequency parameter of paging frames and a restricted subframe pattern to determine one or more paging frames and occasions to monitor.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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using, by the UE, a frequency parameter of paging frames and a restricted subframe pattern to determine one or more paging frames and occasions to monitor, wherein the restricted subframe pattern is selected from a plurality of restricted subframe patterns; and reading, by the UE while in a connected mode, a paging message during a paging occasion now specific to the UE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 27)
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6. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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a processor configured such that the UE uses a frequency parameter of paging frames and a restricted subframe pattern to determine one or more paging frames and occasions to monitor, wherein the restricted subframe pattern is selected from a plurality of restricted subframe patterns, and the processor configured such that while the UE is in a connected mode, the UE reads a paging message during a paging occasion not specific to the UE. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 28)
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11. A method for operating a network element in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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configuring, by the network element, a frequency parameter of paging frames for a cell in which the network element is present, such that the frequency parameter is configured based on a restricted subframe pattern in a signal transmitted in a victim cell, the restricted subframe pattern being selected from a plurality of restricted subframe patterns, wherein the frequency pattern is configured such that each of the paging frames includes at least one paging occasion that is protected by a restricted subframe regardless of which one of the restricted subframe patterns is selected for the cell. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network element in a wireless communications network, the network element comprising:
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a processor configured such that the network element configures a frequency parameter of paging frames for a cell in which the network element is present, such that the frequency parameter is configured based on a restricted subframe pattern in a signal transmitted in a victim cell, the restricted subframe pattern being selected from a plurality of restricted subframe patterns, wherein the frequency pattern is configured such that each of the paging frames includes at least one paging occasion that is protected by a restricted subframe regardless of which one of the restricted subframe patterns is selected for the cell. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless heterogeneous network including a first network element and a second network element, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the UE, from the second network element, a pattern of network subframes associated with the first network element, wherein the pattern is selected from a plurality of patterns; and identifying, by the UE while operating in a connected mode, a paging occasion protected by one of a plurality of selected subframes regardless of which one of the patterns is selected, wherein the interval of the selected subframes is based on a paging frequency parameter, and wherein selected transmissions of the second network element correspond with selected subframes of the pattern of network subframes associated with the first network element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29)
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