Embodiment
The invention provides a kind of equipment and method that is used for realizing reduced slotted mode in communication system.In first embodiment, realize that in travelling carriage the method for reduced slotted mode comprises: send the request of reduced slotted mode, wherein this request comprises the reduced slotted timer value of expectation and the reduced slotted periodic key value of expectation; Determine that whether this request is through permitting; When this request is allowed, just operate under the reduced slotted mode, up to time that corresponding reduced slotted timer value occurs (under the situation in absolute time, for example at 2:30 in the afternoon of scheduled date), perhaps up to the time cycle (such as 30 minutes) through corresponding reduced slotted timer value, wherein travelling carriage checks that the frequency of paging is to control by reduced slotted periodic key value.
In second embodiment of the present invention, realize that in travelling carriage the method for reduced slotted mode comprises: receive the first information from the base station, whether this first information indication base station supports reduced slotted mode; When reduced slotted mode is supported in the base station, determine whether the first information has specified maximum reduced slotted timer value; When the first information is not specified maximum reduced slotted timer value, just send second information of request reduced slotted mode to the base station, wherein second information has been specified the reduced slotted periodic key value of reduced slotted timer value and expectation; When the first information has been specified maximum reduced slotted timer value, just send second information of request reduced slotted mode to the base station, this second information has been specified reduced slotted periodic key value and reduced slotted timer value, this reduced slotted timer value in time (under the situation of absolute time) early than the maximum reduced slotted timer value of appointment in the first information, perhaps, perhaps equal the maximum reduced slotted timer value of appointment in the first information less than the maximum reduced slotted timer value (under the situation of time cycle) of appointment in the first information; And operate under the reduced slotted mode, up to the time that corresponding reduced slotted timer value occurs, perhaps up to the time cycle through corresponding reduced slotted timer value, wherein travelling carriage checks that the frequency of paging is to control by reduced slotted periodic key value.
In the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, realize that in the base station method of reduced slotted mode comprises: send information to travelling carriage, whether this information indication base station supports reduced slotted mode; Receive the request of reduced slotted mode, this request comprises the reduced slotted periodic key value of expectation and the reduced slotted timer value of expectation; And operate under the reduced slotted mode, up to the time that corresponding reduced slotted timer value occurs, perhaps up to the time cycle through corresponding reduced slotted timer value, wherein the time slot of base station calling travelling carriage is by the control of reduced slotted periodic key value folder.
In four embodiment of the invention, realize that in the base station method of reduced slotted mode comprises: receive the request of reduced slotted mode, this request comprises the reduced slotted periodic key value of expectation and the reduced slotted timer value of expectation; Whether the reduced slotted timer value of determining expectation is in time early than the reduced slotted timer value of maximum, perhaps less than the reduced slotted timer value of maximum; When desired value during in time early than this maximum or less than this maximum, reduced slotted timer value is set to the reduced slotted timer value that equals to expect; And operate under the reduced slotted mode, up to the time that corresponding reduced slotted timer value occurs, perhaps up to the time cycle through corresponding reduced slotted timer value, wherein the time slot of base station calling travelling carriage is to control by reduced slotted periodic key value.
In the 5th embodiment of the present invention, store one group of instruction in the storage medium, in the time of in this group is instructed the processor that is loaded into travelling carriage, this group instruction makes travelling carriage send the request of reduced slotted mode, and wherein this request comprises the reduced slotted timer value of expectation and the reduced slotted periodic key of expectation (reduced slot cycle index) value; Determine that whether this request is through permitting; When this request is allowed, just operate under the reduced slotted mode, up to the time that corresponding reduced slotted timer value occurs, perhaps up to the time cycle through corresponding reduced slotted timer value, wherein travelling carriage checks that the frequency of paging is to control by the index value in reduced slotted cycle.
With reference to Fig. 1, shown the functional structure chart of the operable system of the present invention.Suppose the mode that reader's familiar with cellular telephone systems and message transmit, this mode is promptly at the base transceiver station (BTS) of service special services sub-district be positioned at the method for transmission information between the travelling carriage (MS) of this sub-district.In order to simplify narration of the present invention, only discuss cell phone system part related to the present invention.Fig. 1 demonstrates MS102 and BTS104 communicates through air interface.MS102 can be but be not limited to radio telephone, network home appliance, laptop computer, or other communicator that is fit to.BTS104 is connected to base station controller (BSC) 106.BTS104 and BSC106 are called base station (BS) 108 jointly herein.BS108 is connected to mobile switching centre (MSC) 110 (as at 3GPP2 A.S0001-A, the regulation in " 3GPP2 Access Network Interfaces Interoperability Specification " and the later release) by ios interface.All commercial MS102 can be applied to the present invention.The present invention can use from Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, the commercial BS108 of IL and from Nortel Networks, the commercial MSC110 of Inc..
As the generally well-known content in this area, the scheduling that paging channel or Forward Common Control Channel agreement give information and transmit for specific MS in the time slot of specific appointment.MS is monitors or Forward Common Control Channel in the time slot of specific appointment only, and the time slot of this specific appointment is generally one or two time slot of every slot cycle, and this MS is said to be operating under the slotted mode.In the time slot that paging channel or Forward Common Control Channel are not monitored, MS can stop or reducing the processing that power supply is preserved.MS can the slotted mode of inoperation under any state except the travelling carriage idle condition in.
Current, when MSC110 had the data that send to MS102, it used the SCI that is provided by MS102 between record time to indicate BS108 paging MS102.MS102 also uses SCI to determine the frequency of inspection from the paging of BS108.The invention provides a kind of equipment and method that operates under the reduced slotted mode, wherein MS102 can change SCI, and does not need to the new SCI of MSC110 registration.When implementing reduced slotted mode, BS108 does not consider the SCI that (override) transmitted by MSC110, and it uses the SCI by the MS102 request.And MS102 request time cycle of operation under reduced slotted mode.MS102 is according to the performance of its working knowledge, MS, battery status and may select time cycle of reducing SCI and operating under reduced slotted mode from the information of base station 108.
In first and second embodiment of the present invention, narrated the method that in MS102, realizes reduced slotted mode.In first embodiment, narrated the MS that starts reduced slotted mode.In second embodiment, narrated the BS that starts reduced slotted mode.Turn back to first embodiment now, MS102 starts reduced slotted mode by sending request to BS108.This request comprises the reduction SCI of expectation and the reduced slotted timer value of expectation, and the reduced slotted timer value correspondence of this expectation is operated the time cycle of shared (spent) under reduced slotted mode.Timer value can define a time cycle (for example 30 seconds) or can define an absolute time limit (at the 3:30 in afternoon on February 3).MS102 waits for that BS108 confirms whether it supports reduced slotted mode.If it supports reduced slotted mode the BS108 response, if perhaps MS102 does not receive response, MS102 is provided with reduced slotted timer according to the reduced slotted timer value of expectation, and uses the reduction SCI of its expectation to begin operation under reduced slotted mode.As following more detailed description, if BS108 is such indication (so dictate), MS102 can use a different reduced slotted timer value.
MS102 operates under the reduced slotted mode up to timer expiration, returns to normal running then.When MS102 obtains in the timer running as starting or during terminating result's Traffic Channel, MS102 returns to normal running equally.When the normal running ordinary representation Traffic Channel under the service condition is handled, the operation of the normal slotted mode of normal running ordinary representation under idle condition.
To be described in the BS that starts reduced slotted mode among the MS102 now.After the predetermined period of non-effectively (inactivity) occurring during the grouping data conversation on Traffic Channel, MS102 receives the information of the Traffic Channel that discharges MS102 from BS108.MS determines from this information whether BS108 supports reduced slotted mode, if support, just determines whether BS108 has specified maximum reduced slotted timer value.When having specified maximum reduced slotted timer value, MS102 just request has specified the reduced slotted mode of reduction SCI and reduced slotted timer value, and this reduced slotted timer value is not more than the maximum by the BS108 appointment.This just notifies this MS102 of BS108 to be desirably in time cycle of operation under the reduced slotted mode that uses reduction SCI, the reduced slotted timer value of this time cycle correspondence.MS102 then discharges Traffic Channel, and operates under the reduced slotted mode, up to occurring making MS102 return to the incident of normal running.
In the 3rd and the 4th embodiment of the present invention, narrated the method that in BS108, realizes reduced slotted mode.In the 3rd embodiment, narrated the BS that starts reduced slotted mode.In the 4th embodiment, narrated the MS that starts reduced slotted mode.Turn back to the 3rd embodiment now, BS108 starts reduced slotted mode by sending the Traffic Channel that discharges MS102 to MS102 and indicating BS108 to support the message of reduced slotted mode.Optionally, this message can be specified maximum period of time, and BS108 will support reduced slotted mode (maximum reduced slotted timer value) in this time cycle.When BS108 receives reduced slotted mode request from MS102, this request comprises the reduction SCI of expectation and the reduced slotted timer value of expectation, BS108 starts reduced slotted timer by using timer value, this timer value is no more than the maximum of being determined by BS108, and when receiving the paging request, BS108 uses the reduction SCI of expectation to begin to operate under reduced slotted mode to the MS102 paging.When timer expiration, maybe when any other incident of reduced slotted mode operation occurring stopping, such as obtain MS102 on Traffic Channel, BS108 just returns to normal running.When the normal running ordinary representation Traffic Channel of MS102 under service condition was handled, the normal running ordinary representation of MS102 used the normal slotted mode operation of the SCI of registration to the MS102 paging when the paging request arrives under idle condition.
To be described in the MS that starts the reduced slotted mode operation among the BS108 now.BS108 receives the reduced slotted mode request from MS102, this request comprises the reduction SCI of expectation and the reduced slotted timer value of expectation.BS108 determines whether the reduced slotted timer value of this request has surpassed maximum.When this value request surpassed maximum, BS108 specified maximum reduced slotted timer value in mailing to the message of MS102, and this message authentication BS108 supports reduced slotted mode.Then, BS108 uses the slotted mode operation that is begun a time cycle by the reduction SCI of MS102 appointment, corresponding maximum reduced slotted timer value of this time cycle.When value request did not surpass maximum, BS108 determined its support reduced slotted mode, and used the slotted mode operation that is begun a time cycle by the reduction SCI of MS102 appointment, and this time cycle correspondence is by the reduced slotted timer value of MS102 request.When time during period expires, perhaps when any other incident of reduced slotted mode operation occurring stopping, BS108 returns to normal running.
About reducing the operation that (reduced) slotted mode feature and the early stage existing cdma2000 slot timing device feature of narrating combine, slot timing device (by the BS appointment) and reduced slotted timer (by the MS appointment) can move simultaneously, when starting these two timers, non-slotted mode feature has precedence over the reduced slotted mode feature.
Flow chart referring now to Fig. 2-5 is described in detail method embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 2 is the flow chart of first method of the present invention embodiment.According to first embodiment, MS102 starts the request of reduced slotted mode.Move on the microprocessor of this method in MS102 or on the generally well-known all-purpose computer in this area.In step 201, MS102 sends the reduced slotted mode request to BS108.This request comprises reduction SCI value and reduced slotted timer value.In step 202, MS102 determines whether BS108 supports reduced slotted mode.If MS102 receives the information that indication BS108 does not support reduced slotted mode from BS108, MS102 just discharges Traffic Channel and continues normal running (step 204).Then, this method finishes in step 206.If MS102 receives the message that indication BS108 supports reduced slotted mode ("Yes") from BS018 in step 202, perhaps MS102 does not receive response (" the unknown ") from BS108, and MS102 determines whether BS108 has specified the maximum reduced slotted timer value (step 208) less than the reduced slotted timer value of being asked.If the maximum of BS appointment is less than this value request, the reduced slotted timer value of MS102 is set to the maximum (step 210) by the BS108 appointment.Then, MS discharges Traffic Channel (step 212), and uses the reduction SCI of this request to begin operation (step 214) under reduced slotted mode.Turn back to step 208 and carry out reference, if BS does not specify the maximum reduced slotted timer value less than this value request, this method skips steps 210 also advances to step 212 (as the narration of front).
Existence may occur making MS102 to stop at several incidents of operation under the reduced slotted mode.In step 216, MS102 monitors whether reduced slotted timer expires.If answer is for being MS102 enabling, this method end (step 206).If answer is not, this method has determined whether to occur to make MS102 to stop the incident (except timer expiration) (step 220) of reduced slotted mode operation.This incident can for example be that MS102 is in (put on) Traffic Channel.
In this case, the reduced slotted timer of MS102 zero clearing (step 222), enabling (step 218), this method finishes in step 206.If do not occur making MS102 to stop other incident of reduced slotted mode operation, this method continues circulation between step 216 and 220, up to timer expiration or other incident of reduced slotted mode operation occurred stopping.The embodiment of Fig. 2 has narrated the order that can carry out these steps.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that for example step 216 can be carried out according to different orders with these steps of 220, perhaps can or select according to particular design to implement to carry out simultaneously.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of second method embodiment of the present invention.After the non-effective predetermined period, BS108 discharges the Traffic Channel of MS102 on detecting Traffic Channel.BS108 comprises the indication whether it supports reduced slotted mode in dispose procedure.When MS102 when BS108 receives the message of the Traffic Channel that discharges MS102, this method begins in step 302.This information comprises whether BS108 supports the indication of reduced slotted mode.In step 304, MS102 determines whether BS108 supports reduced slotted mode.If answer is that MS102 does not discharge Traffic Channel, and continue normal running (step 306).In step 332, this method finishes.
Turn back to step 304 and carry out reference, support reduced slotted mode if MS102 determines BS108, MS102 determines whether this BS specifies maximum reduced slotted timer value (step 312).If answer is for being that the numerical value of the reduced slotted timer value that MS102 expects is set to be not more than the maximum (step 314) by the BS108 appointment.If answer is for denying the reduced slotted timer value (step 316) of the definite expectation of MS102.Then, MS102 sends the reduced slotted mode request to BS108, and this request comprises the SCI value of expectation and the reduced slotted timer value (step 318) of expectation.In step 320, MS102 discharges Traffic Channel, and uses reduction SCI to begin operation under reduced slotted mode.In step 324, MS102 monitors whether reduced slotted timer expires.If answer is for being MS102 enabling, this method end (step 332).If answer is that this method has not determined whether to occur to make MS102 to stop the different event (step 326) of reduced slotted mode.In this case, the reduced slotted timer of MS102 zero clearing (step 328), enabling (step 330), the present invention finishes in step 332.If do not occur making MS102 to stop other incident of reduced slotted mode operation, this method continues circulation between step 324 and 326, up to timer expiration or other incident of reduced slotted mode operation occurred stopping.The embodiment of Fig. 3 has narrated a kind of order that can carry out these steps.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that for example step 324 can be carried out according to different orders with these steps of 326, perhaps can or select according to particular design to implement to carry out simultaneously.
Figure 4 and 5 have been narrated from BS108 and have been observed method embodiment of the present invention.This method can be moved on any microprocessor in any element of BS108 or on the all-purpose computer of this area conventional, well-known.With reference to Fig. 4, shown the 3rd method embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, BS108 starts and the communicating by letter of MS102.Particularly, in step 402, BS108 sends the information of the Traffic Channel that discharges MS to MS102.This information comprises that BS108 supports reduced slotted mode and the indication of specifying maximum reduced slotted timer value.In step 404, BS108 determines whether to have asked reduced slotted mode, and wherein this request comprises reduction SCI value and reduced slotted timer value.If answer is that BS108 does not continue normal running (step 406).In step 416, this method finishes.If answer is for being, BS108 determines whether the reduced slotted timer value of being asked is less than or equal to the maximum reduced slotted timer value (step 405) by the BS108 appointment.If answer is for being that BS108 is initialized as reduced slotted timer the slot timing device value (step 408) of this request.If answer is that BS is not initialized as maximum reduced slotted timer value (step 407) with reduced slotted timer.In step 410, when the paging request arrived, BS108 used reduction SCI to begin the reduced slotted mode operation to the MS102 paging.
In step 412, BS108 monitors whether reduced slotted timer expires.If answer is for being BS108 enabling (step 414), this method end (step 416).If answer is that this method has not determined whether to occur to make BS108 to stop the different event (step 413) of reduced slotted mode, such as obtain MS102 on Traffic Channel.In this case, the reduced slotted timer of BS108 zero clearing (step 415), enabling (step 414), this method finishes in step 416.If do not occur making BS108 to stop other incident of reduced slotted mode operation, this method continues circulation between step 412 and 413, up to timer expiration, other incident of reduced slotted mode operation perhaps occurred stopping.The embodiment of Fig. 4 has narrated a kind of order that can carry out these steps.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that for example step 412 can be carried out according to different orders with these steps of 413, perhaps can or select according to particular design to implement to carry out simultaneously.
In the embodiment of Fig. 4, BS108 can not specify maximum reduced slotted timer value in step 402.In this case, in step 404, BS108 determines whether to have asked reduced slotted mode, and wherein this request comprises reduction SCI value and reduced slotted timer value.This method is in the content of step 408 continuation as narrating previously.
Referring now to Fig. 5, shown the 4th method embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, the BS108 response starts the MS of reduced slotted mode.In step 502, BS108 receives the information of request reduced slotted mode from MS102.This request comprises reduction SCI value and reduced slotted timer value.In step 504, BS108 determines whether the reduced slotted timer value of this request is less than or equal to maximum reduced slotted timer value (determined as BS108).In the path according to "Yes", BS108 is initialized as reduced slotted timer the reduced slotted timer (step 506) of this request.In step 508, BS108 sends the information of confirming to support reduced slotted mode to MS102.In step 510, when the paging request arrived, BS108 used the reduction SCI of this request to begin the reduced slotted mode operation to the MS paging.
In step 512, BS108 monitors whether reduced slotted timer expires.If answer is for being BS108 enabling (step 514), this method end (step 516).If answer is that this method has not determined whether to occur to make BS108 to stop the different event (step 513) of reduced slotted mode, such as obtain MS102 on Traffic Channel.In this case, the reduced slotted timer of BS108 zero clearing (step 515), enabling (step 514), the present invention finishes in step 516.If do not occur making BS108 to stop other incident of reduced slotted mode operation, the present invention continues circulation between step 512 and 513, up to timer expiration, other incident of reduced slotted mode operation perhaps occurred stopping.The embodiment of Fig. 5 has narrated a kind of order that can carry out these steps.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that for example step 512 can be carried out according to different orders with these steps of 513, perhaps can rely on particular design or select to implement to carry out simultaneously.
Turn back to step 504 and carry out reference, in according to the "No" path, when the reduced slotted timer value of request was not less than or equal maximum reduced slotted timer value, BS was initialized as maximum reduced slotted timer value (step 520) with reduced slotted timer.In step 522, BS108 sends the information of confirming to support reduced slotted mode to MS102, and wherein maximum reduced slotted timer value has been specified in this affirmation.This supports (in favor of) to refuse the reduced slotted timer value of this request than the BS108 of low value with regard to notifying MS102.In step 522, this method advances to step 510 and continues foregoing processing.
The present invention is very favourable.After discharging Traffic Channel, MS can the special time cycle than short-slot-cycle in operate.Principal benefits of the present invention is travelling carriage to be dialled in call out call setup faster, and does not need to register the slot cycle index that changes first-selection to MSC.This has special benefit for packet data call, and wherein before returning to its normal (promptly registered) slot cycle, travelling carriage can wish to operate in the short-slot-cycle in a dormancy time cycle.
The present invention simultaneously can allow various modifications or replacement form, adopts mode for example to show specific embodiment of the present invention at accompanying drawing, and they has been carried out detailed narration in this article.Yet, can recognize that the present invention is not intended to be limited to disclosed particular form.Or rather, the present invention has covered all modifications, the equivalence of containing and has replaced in as the spirit and scope that appended claim limited.