Patent ID: 8804615
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of quick paging in a communication system using a plurality of subcarriers for orthogonal frequency division multiple access, wherein a preamble signal comprises one or more preamble sequences, at least one predetermined preamble sequence being successively transmitted on a predetermined first set of the subcarriers, the method comprising: receiving, at a base station, a request to page one or more subscriber stations believed to be in a paging area that includes the base station; identifying, by the base station, at least one quick paging code word that corresponds to the one or more subscriber stations; transmitting the at least one quick paging code word on a second set of subcarriers; wherein the second set includes only subcarriers that were not previously used in the preamble signal, and the quick paging code word and the at least one predetermined preamble sequence are transmitted simultaneously in the preamble signal.