Method of providing route update messages and paging access terminals

摘要

The present invention provides a method for providing route update messages and paging access terminals. One embodiment of the method includes storing information indicative of at least one sector. The sector(s) are determined based on geographic information indicative of a route associated with an access terminal. Another embodiment of the method includes providing information indicative of a route associated with an access terminal. The provided information is used to determine at least one sector associated with the route.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a base station router from an access terminal, a route update message including session information indicating a travel pattern that includes at least one sector, said at least one sector being determined based on geographic locations along a route from a current location of the access terminal to a destination location, and wherein the route is determined in response to the destination location being input to the access terminal to request computation of the route; storing the session information at the base station router, wherein the session information can migrate between base station routers; and paging the access terminal in said at least one sector.