System and method for scoped paging in multi-radio heterogeneous networks
US8565793B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W68/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a request to page a mobile device operating in an idle state; determining a priority order for a geographic area identifier (GAI) list for the mobile device based on a metric; pruning the GAI list in order to identify one or more base stations; and sending a paging message to the one or more base stations. In more particular implementations, the GAI list can be maintained based on signaling at particular times associated with the network device. In addition, the paging message can include the GAI list corresponding to a plurality of cells.
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