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 if a serving cell in the cellular network is acceptable to stay camped-on;if result of the determination is that the serving cell is acceptable to stay camped-on, then 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; and,if result of the determination is that the serving cell is not acceptable to stay camped-on or the mobile station is not able to read the received radio block, then 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.