Patent ID: 6223047
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: H04B,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
A method for reducing standby power consumption in a radio communication system, wherein said radiocommunication system has at least one base station serving one or more mobile stations, wherein said at least one base station transmits a message comprising repeated blocks of information bits, each block including a number of check bits having values dependent on data bits in said block:receiving a first block of information within said message in a mobile station from said at least one base station;decoding said first block of information to produce decoded data;error checking said decoded data to generate a check indication when said data bits in said decoded first block of information are consistent with said check bits, and generating a no-check indication when said data bits in said decoded first block of information are inconsistent with said check bits; andreducing power applied to at least a receiver of said mobile station after said step of receiving, but before said step of decoding and said step of error checking.