DE60132172D1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Maximierung der Bereitschaftszeit in Mobil-stationen, die zum Empfang von Datennachrichten eingerichtet sind - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Maximierung der Bereitschaftszeit in Mobil-stationen, die zum Empfang von Datennachrichten eingerichtet sind

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DE60132172D1
DE60132172D1 DE60132172T DE60132172T DE60132172D1 DE 60132172 D1 DE60132172 D1 DE 60132172D1 DE 60132172 T DE60132172 T DE 60132172T DE 60132172 T DE60132172 T DE 60132172T DE 60132172 D1 DE60132172 D1 DE 60132172D1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes
    • H04W52/02—Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0225—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal
    • H04W52/0229—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal where the received signal is a wanted signal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W68/00—User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
    • H04W68/02—Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel
    • H04W68/025—Indirect paging
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/69—Spread spectrum techniques
    • H04B1/707—Spread spectrum techniques using direct sequence modulation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02D—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
    • Y02D30/00—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
    • Y02D30/70—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks in wireless communication networks

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DE60132172T 2000-02-11 2001-02-07 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Maximierung der Bereitschaftszeit in Mobil-stationen, die zum Empfang von Datennachrichten eingerichtet sind Expired - Lifetime DE60132172T2 (de)

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US09/503,031 US6728300B1 (en) 2000-02-11 2000-02-11 Method and apparatus for maximizing standby time in remote stations configured to receive broadcast databurst messages
PCT/US2001/003981 WO2001060104A1 (en) 2000-02-11 2001-02-07 A method and apparatus for maximizing standby time in remote stations configured to receive broadcast databurst messages

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