| US 7,457,321 B2 | ||
| Method for requesting and granting a shorter slot cycle in a wireless network | ||
| Ke-Chi Jang, Plano, Tex. (US); and Chung-Ching Wang, Plano, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 25, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/877,108. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/486725, filed on Jul. 11, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0007973 A1, Jan. 13, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 3/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—503 [370/311; 370/350; 455/515; 455/434; 455/574] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A packet-based wireless communication system, comprising:
a base station controller coupled to a base station and linked by a wireless communication link to a plurality of mobile stations;
the base station controller including a processor that receives a shortened cycle signaling message from one of said plurality
of mobile stations during the exchange of communication traffic or in an idle state wherein said message contains a data field
for a requested shortened cycle, said data field including a slot cycle index value;
the base station controller creating a signaling message containing a data field for a granted shortened cycle that is transmitted
to the mobile station during the exchange of communication traffic or in an idle state of use, said data field including a
slot cycle index value;
the base station controller creating a termination message when the shortened cycle will no longer be supported and said base
station controller receiving a cancellation message when mobile node wishes to cancel a shortened cycle request before the
shortened cycle operation is initiated; and
a wireless communication channel used by the base station monitored according to a start monitoring state set using the granted
shortened slot cycle.
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