Methods and apparatus for optimizing paging mechanisms and publication of dynamic paging mechanisms
First Claim
1. A method of providing paging channel access for a cellular network, the paging channel access being optimized for utilization of network resources:
- allocating one or more resources for paging channel access based at least in part on a ratio of enhanced devices to legacy devices on the cellular network;
providing a schedule for paging channel access to a plurality of user devices, the schedule identifying the allocated one or more resources; and
transmitting the schedule, the transmission enabling at least one of the one of the plurality of user devices to configure its modem to receive the allocated one or more resources.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to dynamically change or implement paging mode operation, such as optimization based on one or more network parameters. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., 3G UMTS or LTE), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically configure the paging mode operation based on various desired operational attributes relating to the network parameters. Such flexible paging mechanisms may be published to the network users via several methods, and users with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their power and applications performance. Base stations may also advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. Legacy subscribers are also not affected.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of providing paging channel access for a cellular network, the paging channel access being optimized for utilization of network resources:
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allocating one or more resources for paging channel access based at least in part on a ratio of enhanced devices to legacy devices on the cellular network; providing a schedule for paging channel access to a plurality of user devices, the schedule identifying the allocated one or more resources; and transmitting the schedule, the transmission enabling at least one of the one of the plurality of user devices to configure its modem to receive the allocated one or more resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of receiving one or more paging channel configurations by a user of a cellular network via at least a first message provided by the cellular network, the method comprising:
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receiving file first message at a user device; extracting a paging schedule from the first;
message, wherein the paging schedule is based at least in part on a ratio of enhanced devices to legacy devices on the cellular network;configuring a modern interface of the user device to receive one or more paging channel notifications based at least in part on the paging schedule, wherein the act of configuring the modem interface comprises updating an internal schedule identifying one or more times and one or more frequency bands available for receiving paging channel notifications during at least one future discontinuous reception cycle; and responsive to receiving a paging channel notification, determining if the received paging channel notification is for the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Wireless base station apparatus, comprising:
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a digital processor; a wireless interface in data communication with the processor; and a storage device in data communication with the processor, the storage device comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the digital processor; allocate an enhanced mode for paging channel transmissions in a cellular network based at least in part on one or more wireless network parameters, where the enhanced mode is limited to a first subset of frequency resources; allocate a legacy mode for paging channel transmissions in a cellular network, the legacy mode limited to a second subset of frequency;
resources, wherein the allocation for the enhanced mode and the legacy mode is based at least in part on a ratio of enhanced devices to legacy devices on the cellular network;transmit information relating to the enhanced mode via the wireless interface; and
transmit a paging channel transmission via the wireless interface based on the enhanced mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Wireless receiver apparatus, comprising:
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a digital processor; a wireless interface in data communication with the digital processor; and
a storage device in data communication with the processor,the storage device comprising at least one computer program which is configured to, when run on the processor; review a plurality of paging mode options; select an individual one of the plurality of paging mode options;
receive, via the wireless interface, a schedule for paging channel transmissions in a cellular network, the schedule being associated with the selected paging mode, where the schedule is based at least in part on a ratio of enhanced devices to legacy devices on the cellular network and comprises one or more dynamically configured network resources;configure the wireless interface to receive one or more paging channel notifications based at least in part on the received schedule; and responsive to receiving a paging channel notification, determine if a first paging channel notification is addressed to the receiver apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer readable apparatus having a storage medium comprising a plurality of computer-executable instructions that are configured to, when executed by a digital processor:
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determine a first paging schedule for legacy client devices on a cellular network; determine a second paging schedule for enhanced client devices on a cellular network, wherein the first paging schedule and the second paging schedule are based at least in part on a ratio of enhanced devices to legacy devices on the cellular network; cause transmission of the first and second schedule via a wireless interface associated with a host device on which one or more of the plurality of instructions are executed; and cause transmission of each paging message via the wireless interface based on an appropriate schedule, wherein the legacy client devices and enhanced devices are operatively connected to a single radio-access network.
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