Paging heuristics in packet based networks
US8428625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W68/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for paging devices in a communication network. A network device providing mobility management through control messaging can be assigned a number of cell sites in a tracking area. The network device such as a mobility management entity (MME) can use a criteria or heuristic based implementation to provide a hierarchy for contacting a mobile device with a page. The criteria or heuristic based implementation can page a subset of the total number of cell sites in a tracking area and expand the subset after unsuccessful attempts to page the mobile device. The implementation can also be tailored to offer a range of options for page requests received by a network device, which can be based on such things as the application sending the page request.
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