Switch-level page settings based on a combination of device performance and coverage area performance

摘要

Exemplary methods and systems may help to adjust switch-level page settings based on both the performance of the wireless communication device (WCD) that is being paged, and the sector in which the WCD is likely to be located. An exemplary method involves a switch determining that a WCD should be paged and responsive to determining that the WCD should be paged: (a) determining a coverage-area performance indicator for a last-known coverage area of the WCD; (b) determining a WCD performance indicator for the WCD; (c) using both (i) the WCD performance indicator and (ii) the coverage-area performance indicator as a basis for adjusting at least one paging-scheme setting affecting attempts to page the WCD; and (d) paging the WCD according to the at least one adjusted paging-scheme setting.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
at a switch in a radio access network, determining that a wireless communication device (WCD) should be paged; and responsive to determining that the WCD should be paged, the switch:
determining a coverage-area performance indicator for a last-known coverage area of the WCD;determining a WCD performance indicator for the WCD, wherein the WCD performance indicator comprises a percentage of calls involving the WCD that have been dropped by the WCD;using both (i) the WCD performance indicator and (ii) the coverage-area performance indicator, as a basis for adjusting at least one paging-scheme setting of the switch affecting attempts to page the WCD, wherein using both the WCD performance indicator and the coverage-area performance indicator as a basis for adjusting at least one paging-scheme setting comprises: (a) determining an overall performance indicator based at least in part on (i) the WCD performance indicator and (ii) the coverage-area performance indicator, and (b) using the overall performance indicator as a basis for adjusting at least one paging-scheme setting affecting attempts to page the WCD; andpaging the WCD according to the at least one adjusted paging-scheme setting.