Mobile communication system and method for managing terminal paging in the system

• US 9,036,528 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Issued: 05/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Hyung Yeol, Cho, Song Yean, Bae, Beom Sik, Jeong, Sang Soo, Kim, Kwang Soon, Lim, Chae Gwon
• Primary Examiner(s): Mew, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/235,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20140169251A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,026 Days
• Field of Search: 370/311, 370328-329, 370335-336, 370342-343, 370/345, 370/350, 370/389, 370/392, 370/437, 370441-443, 370/465, 370479-480, 370/498, 370/503, 370509-510, 370/512
• US Class Current: 370/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 Synchronization between nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0015 one node acting as a reference for the others
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/02 Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system, and to a method for managing terminal paging in the system. According to the present invention, local IDs are each allocated to the respective multiple MTC terminals, and therefore trigger periods can be efficiently managed in a network. Further, the multiple MTC terminals can be grouped using the allocated local IDs, thus achieving advantages of an increased number of MTC terminals which can be managed in the network.

Claims

1. A method for paging by a terminal in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a terminal, a local counter value for synchronization with a base station and a local identifier (ID) allocated to the terminal from the base station;

synchronizing, by the terminal, with the base station using the local counter value;

entering an idle state; and

receiving, by the terminal, a paging request message in a subframe corresponding to the local counter value and the local ID.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, after entering the idle state, a second local counter value and a second local ID from a second base station; and

deleting, when a predetermined period elapses, the local counter value and local ID received from the base station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the local ID is a group local ID allocated to at least one terminal among the terminals synchronized with the base station.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the group local ID is generated by selecting a common part of a plurality of the local IDs.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving the paging request message comprises identifying the paging request message in a paging occasion (PO) duration determined based on the local ID and the local counter value.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving the local counter value and the local ID comprises receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Release message including the local counter value and the local ID.

7. A method for paging by a base station in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the base station, a local counter value for synchronization with a terminal and a local identifier (ID) to the terminal;

receiving, by the base station, a first paging request message from a mobility management entity (MME); and

transmitting, by the base station, to the terminal a second paging request message in a subframe corresponding to the local counter value and the local ID.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the local ID is a group local ID allocated to at least one terminal among the terminals synchronized with the base station.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the group local ID is generated by selecting a common part of a plurality of the local IDs.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the transmitting of the second paging request message comprises transmitting the paging request message in a paging occasion (PO) duration determined based on the local ID and the local counter value.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the transmitting the local counter value and the local ID comprises transmitting a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Release message including the local counter value and the local ID to the terminal.

12. A terminal for processing a paging in a mobile communication system, the terminal comprising:

a communication unit for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a base station; and

a control unit for controlling to receive, by the terminal, a local counter value for synchronization with the base station and a local identifier (ID) allocated to the terminal from the base station, synchronize, by the terminal with the base station using the local counter value, enter an idle state, and receive, by the terminal, a paging request message in a subframe corresponding to the local counter value and the local ID.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the control unit controls to receive, after entering the idle state, a second local counter value and a second local ID from a second base station and delete, when a predetermined period elapses, the local counter value and the local ID received from the base station.

14. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the local ID is a group local ID allocated to at least one terminal among the terminals synchronized with the base station.

15. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the group local ID is generated by selecting a common part of a plurality of the local IDs.

16. The terminal of claim 15, wherein the control unit controls to identify the paging request message in a paging occasion (PO) duration determined based on the local ID and the local counter value.

17. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the control unit controls to receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Release message including the local counter value and the local ID.

18. A base station for paging a terminal in a mobile communication system, the base station comprises:

a communication unit for transmitting and receiving signal to and from a terminal or a mobility management entity (MME); and

a control unit for controlling to transmit, by the base station, a local counter value for synchronization with a terminal and a local identifier (ID) to the terminal, receive, by the base station, a first paging request message from a mobility management entity (MME), and transmit, by the base station, to the terminal a second paging request message in a subframe corresponding to the local counter value and the local ID.

19. The base station of claim 18, wherein the local ID is a group local ID allocated to at least one terminal among the terminals synchronized with the base station.

20. The base station of claim 19, wherein the group local ID is generated by selecting a common part of a plurality of the local IDs.

21. The base station of claim 20, wherein the control unit controls to transmit the second paging request message in a paging occasion (PO) duration corresponding to the local ID and the local counter value.

22. The base station of claim 21, wherein the control unit controls to transmit a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Release message including the local counter value and the local ID to the terminal.