Patent ID: 7664480

Claim:
A method of ranging for a broadband wireless access system, the method comprising: receiving a first primitive comprising a type field indicating a location update, wherein the first primitive causes the location update to be performed via a transmission of a ranging request from a mobile station (MS) Network Control and Management System (NCMS) to a base station (BS); transmitting the ranging request comprising ranging information to the BS to perform the location update, wherein the ranging information is related to the location update; receiving a ranging response from the BS; and transmitting a second primitive to the MS NCMS to provide a result of the ranging response, wherein the second primitive comprises a location update result, a paging controller ID and a paging information, wherein the paging information is only included when the location update result indicates a successful location update, and wherein the paging information comprises a paging offset, a paging group ID and a paging period.