Paging scheme for mobile communication system using increased paging channel data transmission rate
US6208624A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W52/0216
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A paging scheme for a mobile communication system which is capable of suppressing the power consumption of the mobile station by reducing the intermittent ratio while keeping an average time required for the paging shorter than a case of merely increasing a number of time-slots. Each base station transmits a paging channel on which a paging signal for each mobile station is transmitted at intermittent timings, where the paging channel has a data transmission rate higher than a required paging channel rate of the mobile communication system, so as to shorten a transmission time of the paging signal for each mobile station. Then, each mobile station judges a presence or absence of the paging signal for that mobile station by receiving the paging channel at these intermittent timings. The paging channel may have a data transmission rate which is variable. A number of time-slots provided in each frame of the paging channel can be increased so that an intermittent ratio at each mobile station becomes lower, without causing an increase of the average time required for the paging.
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