Patent ID: 7302261
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. For use in a wireless network comprising a plurality of base stations, a mobile station that can selectively use the reduced slot cycle mode under the control of a first of the plurality of base stations, the mobile station comprising: a message controller capable of communicating in a paging channel with the first base station; and a reduced slot cycle controller coupled to the message controller and capable of causing the message controller to transmit to the first base station a first Release Order message comprising a minimum reduced slot cycle index (SCI) value requested by the mobile station, wherein the reduced slot cycle controller is further capable of receiving from the first base station a second Release Order message in response to the first Release Order message, wherein the second Release Order message comprises a modified data field containing a selected reduced slot cycle index (SCI) value at which the mobile station will operate and a normal slot cycle index (SCI) value at which the mobile station will operate when the mobile station is operating in a normal mode.