Method and apparatus for monitoring a paging message in M2M communications
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1. A method for monitoring a paging message in machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a M2M device, a paging configuration from a base station to initiate an idle mode, the paging configuration includes a Long Paging Cycle (LPC) indicator indicating whether or not the M2M device has a long paging cycle and a paging offset;
determining whether the M2M device has the long paging cycle,wherein the paging configuration further includes an additional paging offset when it is determined that the M2M device has only the long paging cycle of several minutes to several hours;
monitoring, by the M2M device in the idle mode, a transmission of a paging message at the paging offset of the paging cycle; and
monitoring, by the M2M device in the idle mode, the transmission of the paging message at the additional paging offset of the paging cycle when the paging message is not received at the paging offset,wherein the paging cycle is determined in units of superframes, andwherein a start of a paging available interval is determined by the paging offset.
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Provided are a method and an apparatus for monitoring a paging message in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. An M2M device receives a paging setup for initiating an idle mode from a base station. The paging setup includes information indicating a paging cycle, a first paging offset, and a second paging offset. In the idle mode, the M2M device monitors the transmission of a paging message at the first paging offset of the paging cycle. If the paging message is not received at the first paging offset, the M2M device monitors the transmission of the paging message at the second paging offset of the paging cycle.
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1. A method for monitoring a paging message in machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a M2M device, a paging configuration from a base station to initiate an idle mode, the paging configuration includes a Long Paging Cycle (LPC) indicator indicating whether or not the M2M device has a long paging cycle and a paging offset; determining whether the M2M device has the long paging cycle, wherein the paging configuration further includes an additional paging offset when it is determined that the M2M device has only the long paging cycle of several minutes to several hours; monitoring, by the M2M device in the idle mode, a transmission of a paging message at the paging offset of the paging cycle; and monitoring, by the M2M device in the idle mode, the transmission of the paging message at the additional paging offset of the paging cycle when the paging message is not received at the paging offset, wherein the paging cycle is determined in units of superframes, and wherein a start of a paging available interval is determined by the paging offset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for monitoring a paging message in machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) unit that receives and transmits radio signals; and a processor, operably coupled to the RF unit, that; controls the RF unit to receive a paging configuration from a base station to initiate an idle mode, the paging configuration includes a Long Paging Cycle (LPC) indicator indicating whether or not the M2M device has a long paging cycle and a paging offset; determines whether the M2M device has a long paging cycle, wherein the paging configuration further includes an additional paging offset when it is determined that the device has only the long paging cycle of several minutes to several hours; monitors a transmission of a paging message at the paging offset of the paging cycle; and monitors the transmission of the paging message at the additional paging offset of the paging cycle when the paging message is not received at the paging offset, wherein the paging cycle is determined in units of superframes, and wherein a start of a paging available interval is determined by the paging offset. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for transmitting a paging message in machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) unit that receives and transmits radio signals; and a processor, operably coupled to the RF unit, that; controls the RF unit to transmit a paging configuration to allow a M2M device to initiate an idle mode, the paging configuration includes a Long Paging Cycle (LPC) indicator indicating whether or not the M2M device has a long paging cycle and a paging offset; determines whether the M2M device has a long paging cycle, wherein the paging configuration further includes an additional paging offset when it is determined that the device has only the long paging cycle of several minutes to several hours; controls the RF unit to transmit a paging message to the M2M device at the paging offset of the paging cycle; and controls the RF unit to transmit the paging message to the M2M device at the additional paging offset of the paging cycle when the paging message is not received at the paging offset, wherein the paging cycle is determined in a unit of superframe, and wherein a start of paging available interval is determined by the paging offset. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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