Patent ID: 7551583
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for coordinating operation modes of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, comprising: monitoring a status of a Gs link between a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and a Mobile Switching Center (MSC); sending a Gs status message to a Base Station Controller (BSC) indicating the status of the Gs link; selecting an operation mode from a plurality of operations modes based on the Gs status message, wherein each of the plurality of operation modes specifies which one of a plurality of channels to use for circuit-switched pages and which to use for data packet pages; sending a first operation mode message from the BSC to a mobile subscriber (MS) instructing the MS to switch to the selected operation mode; and sending a second operation mode message from the BSC to the SGSN instructing the SGSN to switch to the selected operation mode.