Patent ID: 7876723
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of communication for an access terminal, in a wireless network having a plurality of subnets, the method comprising: determining, by the access terminal, as the access terminal in a dormant state moves from a source subnet to a target subnet, whether a ColorCode associated with the source subnet corresponds to a SecondaryColorCode of the target subnet; initiating, by the access terminal, a Unicast Access Terminal Identifier (UATI) update request from the access terminal to the target subnet if the ColorCode associated with the source subnet does not correspond to the SecondaryColorCode of the target subnet; and providing, by the access terminal, a method to delay the Unicast Access Terminal Identifier (UATI) update if the ColorCode associated with the source subnet corresponds to the SecondaryColorCode of the target subnet, wherein providing a method to delay the UATI update further comprises: initiating a Unicast Access Terminal Identifier (UATI) update timer; and initiating a Unicast Access Terminal Identifier (UATI) update request from the access terminal to the target subnet if the Unicast Access Terminal Identifier (UATI) update timer expires.