Mobile station, core network node, base station subsystem, and methods for implementing longer paging cycles in a cellular network

摘要

A mobile station, a core network node, a base station subsystem, and various methods are described herein for implementing longer paging cycles (longer Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode) in a cellular network which has a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the mobile station's battery.

主权项

1. A mobile station configured to implement paging cycles in a cellular network, the mobile station comprising:
at least one processor; and, at least one memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the at least one processor interfaces with the at least one memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby said mobile station is operable to:
determine whether a serving cell in the cellular network is acceptable to stay camped-on;based on a result of the determination that the serving cell is acceptable to stay camped-on, perform a first type of synchronizing procedure and attempt to read a radio block received per a first Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode, wherein the first DRX mode has a longer time period than a legacy second DRX mode;based on a result of the determination that the serving cell is not acceptable to stay camped-on or the mobile station is not able to read the received radio block, perform a second type of synchronizing procedure and attempt to read another radio block, wherein the first type of synchronizing procedure has a shorter duration than the second type of synchronizing procedure;after performing the first type of synchronizing procedure, attempt to read the radio block received per the first DRX mode only when the mobile station successfully performed the first type of synchronizing procedure; andfurther perform the second type of synchronizing procedure when the mobile station did not successfully perform the first type of synchronizing procedure.