METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROCESSING A GENERAL PAGE MESSAGE IN SLOTTED IDLE MODE

摘要

Access terminals are adapted to facilitate power conservation by selectively powering down one or more hardware block when processing a general page message (GPM) received in slotted idle mode. An access terminal may include a processor core, a de-interleaver, a decoder and a firmware block. The firmware block may be adapted to enable the processor core to sleep while the firmware block collects samples of a received transmission and extracts symbols from the collected samples. The firmware block may further power ON the de-interleaver to de-interleave the extracted symbols, and the decoder to decode the de-interleaved symbols. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.