公开(公告)号：US20140099965A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-10

申请号：US14107326

申请日：2013-12-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Maik BIENAS ,  Hyung-Nam Choi

IPC: H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/02

CPC classification number: H04W68/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W72/02

Abstract: Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to optimize paging channel operation, based on mobile device context information. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., LTE-Advanced), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically exchange and maintain a paging agreement. The paging agreement limits the paging channel operation, thereby minimizing unnecessary scanning and usage of irrelevant radio resources. Such paging mechanisms are limited to the air interface between the base station and the mobile device, and are compatible with existing legacy devices and network entities. Networks with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their resource utilization. Base stations may advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services.