Paging Overa High-Speed

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(45) Date of Patent:
PAGING OVERA HIGH-SPEED DOWNLINK
7,649,865 B2 *
SHARED CHANNEL
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8,090,390 B2
2003/0035403 A1
Inventors- Chnsmlihef R- caves verdun (CA2,

ROCCO DlGlrolamo, Laval (CA); Dlalla
1/2012 Lee et a1.

2/2003 Choi et a1.
2004/0023672 A1 *
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2004/0176112 A1
7/2004 Kim et 31, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, 455/458

9/2004 Beckmann et a1.
2005/0007990 A1 *
1/2005 Beckmann et a1. ......... .. 370/349
2005/0070274 A1
3/2005 Pedlar et al.
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Pani, Montreal (CA); Alexander
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Terry
Reznik Titusv?le N] (Us)
Wilmington, DE (US)
Notice:
Jun. 3, 2014
1/2010 Sarkkinen ................... .. 370/331
(73) Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation,

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3GPP TSG-2 Meeting #57, R2-070508 (IDS NPL prior art submitted
Apr. 10, 2008).*
Prior Publication Data

US 2008/0207229 A1
Aug. 28, 2008
(Continued)
Primary Examiner * Qun Shen
Related US. Application Data
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(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Eric BerkowitZ
Provisional application No. 60/888,209, ?led on Feb.
5, 2007, provisional application No. 60/894,611, ?led
(57)
on Mar. 13, 2007, provisional application No.
An apparatus and methods are provided for paging in a
60/895,248, ?led on Mar. 16, 2007.
HSDPA connected mode CELL_PCH or URA_PCH state.
Int- Cl-
Preferably, a WTRU is con?gured to select various PICH

information that is broadcast by a base station. The WTRU is
H04W68/00
(2009-01)
ABSTRACT
preferably con?gured to receive paging messages, based on
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the selected PICH information. In one embodiment, a pre
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USPC ......................................... .. 455/458; 370/329

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ferred WTRU is con?gured to receive paging messages,

based on a PICH, a HS-SCCH, and a HS-PDSCH. In another
embodiment, a preferred WTRU is con?gured to receive pag_
see apphcanon ?le for complete searCh hlstOI'Y_

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ing messages, based on a PICH and a HS-PDSCH. In both

embodiments, a time delay parameter is preferably used so
that the WTRU may listen for either the HS-SCCH or HS
PDSCH for a period of time and return to a sleep mode if no
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U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

7,295,845 B2 *
7,529,211 B2 *
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paging message is received.
Larmala et al. ............. .. 455/453
5/2009 Narasimha et a1. ......... .. 370/337
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PAGING OVER A HIGH-SPEED DOWNLINK

SHARED CHANNEL
volume and mobility. The WTRU may communicate with the

UTRAN only when in Cell_FACH or Cell_DCH states. Cell_
PCH and URA_PCH states are intended for power saving
operation. URA_PCH is used by a highly mobile WTRU that
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED

APPLICATIONS
changes cells frequently. In both of these power saving states,

the WTRU has no uplink mechanism to send traf?c to the
UTRAN. However, the WTRU can be paged to notify it to
change states to either a Cell_FACH state or Cell_DCH state.
This application claims the bene?t of US. provisional
application Nos. 60/888,209 ?led Feb. 5, 2007, 60/894,611

?led Mar. 13, 2007, and 60/895,248 ?led Mar. 16, 2007,
The paging procedure is a two step process. To save battery

power, a WTRU is con?gured with a discontinuous reception
which are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth.
(DRX) cycle that shuts off the WTRUs receiver chain peri
odically. This is known as sleep mode. A WTRU is only
awake (the receiver chain is on) for certain frames known as
paging occasions. Within each paging occasion, a WTRU
TECHNICAL FIELD
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to wireless

communications methods and apparatus.
listens for a Paging Indicator on a Paging Indicator Channel
(PICH). The Paging Indicator instructs a WTRU to monitor
the paging channel (PCH) carried in the Secondary Common
BACKGROUND
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) was intro

duced in Release 5 of the Third Generation Partnership
Project (3GPP) standards for wideband code division mul
tiple access (WCDMA) wireless communication networks.A
key operating principle of HSDPA is to share a fast downlink
(DL) pipe. An example of a fast DL pipe is a high-speed
downlink physical shared channel (HS-DPSCH). A universal
mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio
Access Network (UTRAN) may con?gure up to 15 HS-DP
SCHs. Each HS-DPSCH may be shared by all wireless trans
mit/receive units (WTRUs) operating within the network on a
per transmission time interval (TTI) basis, for example, every
Control Physical Channel (S-CCPCH). The PCH is a trans

port channel that is mapped to a logical Paging Control Chan
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Multiple S-CCPCHs may be used. The WTRU selects from

among the multiple S-CCPCHs based on an Initial WTRU
25
30
the next paging occasion.

One technique for reducing this state transition time is to
interval.
In order to allow WTRUs to determine ownership of the
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channels (HS-SCCHs). Among other things, the HS-SCCHs

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CEPTION.
Second, the HS-DSCH must be con?gured to operate in the

downlink. This involves assigning a WTRU an address HS
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station scheduling.
A base station may take advantage of the changing channel
conditions as perceived by a WTRU in communication with
the base station. In order to accomplish this, the base station
can schedule transmissions to maximize DL throughput, for
First, HSDPA is currently only allowed in the Cell_DCH

state and is controlled by the WTRU variable HS-DSCH_RE
In HSDPA, a base station utilizes three key concepts to
achieve high-speed data transmission. The three key concepts

are: adaptive modulation and coding (AMC), retransmissions
using a hybrid-automatic repeat request (HARQ), and base
map the PCCH to a high-speed downlink shared channel

(HS-DSCH) instead of the PCH. A faster downlink rate
results in a shorter transmission time for the paging message
and faster state transitions. This protocol stack architecture is
shown in FIG. 2. The inventors have recognized several prob

lems that exist when mapping the PCCH to the HS-DSCH.
provide detailed data to enable receiving WTRUs to deter

mine which information transmitted on the HS-DPSCH is
addressed to a particular WTRU and to enable the particular
WTRU to recover the transmitted information.
Identity. The selected S-CCPCH is associated with a single

PICH. This is the PICH that the WTRU monitors for paging
indications. There is a strict delay requirement between the
PICH and the associated paging message on the S-CCPCH.
This delay offset is de?ned to allow the WTRU to receive the
PICH and then the paging message. 3GPP Release 6 speci?es
this offset as 7,680 chips, or 2 millisecond. After recovering
the PCCH, the WTRU can either enter the Cell_FACH state
and perform a CELL UPDATE or return to sleep mode until
2 millisecond. As a result, information on the downlink chan

nels may be sent to a different WTRU in every 2 millisecond
information on HS-DPSCH shared channels, a base station

also sends one or more parallel high-speed shared control
nel (PCCH).
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DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identi?er (H-RNTI), con

?guring a HS-SCCH channelization code, and con?guring
HARQ information, such as the number of HARQ processes
and memory partition. Currently, there is no mechanism
de?ned to allow such a con?guration in Cell_PCH and
URA_PCH states.
example, using 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
Third, a WTRU in Cell_PCH or URA_PCH state is unable
for a WTRU close to the base station and using quadrature
to send channel quality indication (CQI) information to the

UTRAN because no uplink communication is possible. Thus,
the base station cannot take full advantage of the AMC tech
phase shift keying (QPSK) for a WTRU at cell edge. Such fast
scheduling is complemented with the use of HARQs, allow
ing retransmission of transport blocks that are received at a
WTRU with errors. The HARQs are implemented at a physi
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niques required by HSDPA.

Fourth, once a WTRU receives a Paging Indicator on the
cal layer and multiple simultaneous HARQ processes are

permitted in order to maximize utilization.
An ongoing problem in HSDPA compliant networks is
PICH, the WTRU expects a paging message in the associated

S-CCPCH. This S-CCPCH occurs 7,680 chips after the
latency within the UTRAN, especially in setup delays for

packet switched (PS) and circuit switched (CS) calls. Reduc
While it is possible to maintain a strict timing relationship

between the PICH and the HS-DSCH, maintaining this rela
ing the delay during WTRU state transitions is one way to
tionship restricts the base station scheduling ?exibility for
improve network performance.
transmission over HS-DSCH. Limiting the base station
PICH. In HSDPA, a base station schedules WTRU traf?c.
nected mode, CELL_DCH, CELL_FACH, URA_PCH, or
scheduling ?exibility for HS-DSCH is undesirable since

other types of traf?c (for example, dedicated tra?ic channel
(DTCH) and dedicated control channel (DCCH) are also
CELL_PCH. The WTRU state is based on WTRU traf?c
carried over HS-DSCH.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, a WTRU compliant with current

standards can be in one of 4 possible states when in a con
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Therefore, HSDPA paging of a WTRU in CELL_PCH and

URA_PCH states without the above mentioned disadvan
tages is desired.
equipment (UE), a mobile station, a ?xed or mobile sub

scriber unit, a pager, a cellular telephone, a personal digital
assistant (PDA), a computer, or any other type of user device
SUMMARY
capable of operating in a wireless environment. When

referred to herein, the terminology base station includes but
is not limited to a Node-B, a site controller, an access point
An apparatus and methods are provided for paging in a

HSDPA connected mode CELL_PCH or URA_PCH state.
Preferably, a WTRU is con?gured to select various PICH
information that is broadcast by a base station. The WTRU is
preferably con?gured to receive paging messages, based on
(AP), or any other type of interfacing device capable of oper

ating in a wireless environment.
Apparatus and methods for paging in Cell_PCH and

URA_PCH states in a high speed downlink packet access
(HSDPA) wireless communication system are disclosed.
Three preferred WTRU con?gurations and methods are dis
closed, one in which utilization of a Paging Indicator Channel
the selected PICH information. In one embodiment, a pre
ferred WTRU is con?gured to receive paging messages,

based on a PICH, a HS-SCCH, and a HS-PDSCH. In another
embodiment, a preferred WTRU is con?gured to receive pag
(PICH) is optional. A ?rst preferred con?guration and method
ing messages, based on a PICH and a HS-PDSCH. In both
utilizes a PICH and paging groups. A second preferred con
embodiments, a time delay parameter is preferably used so
?guration and method utilizes paging groups, but instead of

using a PICH, a high-speed shared control channel (HS
that the WTRU may listen for either the HS-SCCH or HS

PDSCH for a period of time and return to a sleep mode if no
SCCH) signaling procedure allows each paging group to be
paging message is received.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
channel (HS-DSCH) radio network transaction identi?er

(H-RNTI). The PICH may optionally be retained for support
A more detailed understanding may be had from the fol
lowing description, given by way of example in conjunction

with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block drawing of conventional WTRU states for
a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode.
FIG. 2 are comparative stack diagrams providing a com
of legacy WTRUs. A third preferred con?guration and

method utilizes a PICH and a high-speed downlink physical
25
30
HS-DSCH for HSPDA paging.
SIB and associated schedule.

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40
network transaction identi?er (H-RNTI) to be used for paging

messages; common high-speed downlink physical shared
channel (HS-PDSCH) information including a HS-SCCH
scrambling code and channelization code; common HARQ
information including a number of HARQ processes,
memory partitioning related parameters, and the like.
An exemplary broadcasted con?guration information mes
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sage is shown below in Table l. The Need column indicates if

the information element (IE) is a mandatory or optional
parameter. MD indicates the IE is mandatory and must be
between a PICH frame and associated HS-PDSCH sub
frames.
FIG. 7 is an illustration of an HSDPA network con?gured
for paging in accordance with the teachings of the present
The broadcasted con?guration information may include:

PCCH over HSDPA capability; a common HS-DSCH radio
between a PICH frame and associated high-speed shared
control channel (HS-SCCH) subframes.

FIG. 6 is a timing diagram showing a timing relationship
received in a base station broadcast as part of the system

information by adding a new information element to an exist
ing system information block (SIB) and/or de?ning a new
FIG. 3 is a ?ow diagram of a method for selecting PICH

information from received system information broadcasts.
FIG. 4 is a procedural diagram illustrating several HSDPA

paging procedures in accordance with the teachings of the
present invention.
FIG. 5 is a timing diagram showing a timing relationship
shared channel (HS-DPSCH).

In all three preferred con?gurations and methods, in order
to map a Paging Control Channel (PCCH) to the HS-DSCH,
high-speed channel con?guration information must be pro
vided to the WTRU. This con?guration information may be
parison of a conventional Paging Channel (PCH) protocol

stack architecture for mapping a logical Paging Control
Channel (PCCH) with the mapping of a PCCH to a HS-DSCH
for HSDPA paging and a mapping of a DCCH/DTCH to a
associated with its own group high-speed downlink shared
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
When referred to herein, the terminology wireless trans

mit/receive unit (WTRU) includes but is not limited to a user
broadcast and then received by UEs to be able to use the

feature. The Multi column indicates for a parent parameter
how many instances of the child parameter are allowed. For
example, there can be 1 to <maxSCCPCH>of the PICH for
HSDPA supported paging list.

TABLE 1
Information
Element/Group Name
Need Multi
DL Scrambling Code
MD
Type and
Reference
Semantics Description
Secondary
DL Scrambling code to be
scrambling
applied for HSDSCH
code
and HSSCCH. Default is

same scrambling code as
for the primary CPICH.

PICH for HSDPA
MP
supported paging list

>HSDPA associated
PICH info
1 to
<maxSCCPCH>
MP
PICH info
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TABLE 1-continued
Information
Element/Group Name
Need Multi
Type and
Reference
Semantics Description
>HSPDSCH
MP
Integer
HSPDSCH channel,
(0 . . . 15)
associated with the PICH
Channelisation Code
for HSSCCH less PAGING

TYPE 1 message
Number of PCCH
MP
transmissions
Integer
transmission.
number of subframes used
(1 . . . 5)
to transmit the PAGING
TYPE 1.
Transport Block Size
MP
List
>Transport Block Size
MP
1 . . . 2
Index
Integer
Index of valuerange 1 to 32
(1 . . . 32)
ofthe MACehs transport
block size
The HSDPA associated PICH information element shown

in Table 1 may also be broadcast and received along with an
information element DL-HSPDSCH system information that
is used for a WTRU operating in CELL_FACH state, or these
among these using procedures known to those skilled in the
elements may be broadcast to WTRUs only operating in
art, such as those based on the initial WTRU identity.

With speci?c reference now to Case 1 within FIG. 4, when
the UTRAN needs to page the WTRU 420, a signal is received
at the SRNC 405. The SRNC 405 forwards the message to the
CELL_PCH or URA_PCH states.
CRNC 410 via the Iur interface, if necessary, (step 440). The
Referring to FIG. 3, a method 300 for selecting PICH

information for HSPDA based paging is illustrated for an
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CRNC 410 forwards a message that is destined to the WTRU

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appropriately con?gured WTRU. The method 300 begins

with receiving an HSDPA Associated PICH Info informa
tion element (IE), (step 310). This IE is transmitted from a

base station, and may be broadcast. After receiving the IE, a
WTRU compiles a list of candidate PICH for HSDPA infor
mation and determines a value k that corresponds to the
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number of candidates, (step 320). The WTRU then calculates

a PICH candidate selection index, IndexPICH according to
equation (1):
IndexPICfUiRNTI mod k;
WTRU being served by the base station 415. Immediately

mode, the scheduling function of the base station 415 queries
the paging transmit queue to determine whether a mes sage is
Equation (1)
destined for WTRU-L1 415. If the determination is positive,

the base station 415 transmits a paging indicator on the PICH,
where U-RNTI is the UTRAN radio network temporary iden
(step 450).
ti?er, (step 330). The WTRU ?nally selects the PICH infor
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IndexPICH, (step 340).
After a time interval 'CPICH, which is between a minimum
time delay 'CPICHiHSSCCHiMHV and a maximum time delay
Referring to FIG. 4, a signal ?ow diagram 400 of preferred
'CPICHiHSSCCHiMM the base station 415 transmits the corre

sponding message using a common or WTRU-speci?c pag
HSDPA paging procedures disclosed herein includes a Serv
ing Radio Network Controller (SRNC) 405, a Controlling

Radio Network Controller (CRNC) 410, a Base Station 415,
and a WTRU 420. The signal ?ow diagram 400 generally
shows the radio resource control (RRC) layer of all entities
depicted, with the exception of the WTRU 420, which shows
both a WTRU physical layer, WTRU-L1, 425 and a WTRU
RRC 430 layer. It should be understood however that various
resident in the base station 415, which has information relat

ing to the DRX timing of the WTRU-L1 425, guarantees that
the message is sent only during the WTRU awake time. This
can be implemented in a variety of ways that will be apparent
to those skilled in the art. Purely for example, the base station
415 may maintain a paging transmit queue common to all
prior to the WTRU-L1 425 entering an awake state of its DRX
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mation from the compiled list based on the calculated
(for example, a Paging Type 1 message) to the base station

415 via the Iub interface, (step 445). A scheduler function
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ing H-RNTI address on the HS-SCCH, (step 455), and the

message is mapped to the HS-PDSCH, (step 460). The
parameter 'CPICHiHSSCCHiMIN may be hard coded and prede
termined. The parameter 'CPICHiHSSCCHiMAX may be broad
cast from the base station 415 as part of the system informa
tion or other system transmission or broadcast. The time
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layers may perform the described functions. The example
delay parameter 'CPICH may be de?ned mathematically as

follows:
signal ?ow diagram 400 is based on a WTRU in discontinu

TPICHJIsscCHJ/IINSTPICHSTPICHJJSSCCHJ/IAX
ous reception (DRX) mode.

The base station 415 uses the DRX information of the
WTRU 420 for scheduling paging messages destined for the
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WTRU 420. In this manner, the base station 415 will schedule
paging messages destined for the WTRU 420 when the
WTRU 420 is not in a sleep mode, thereby reducing the

amount of time the WTRU 420 must monitor the HS-SCCH.
Equatlon (2)
An alternative method for timing the transmission of the

PICH and subsequent transmission channels may be used.
When the message is forwarded by the CRNC 410 to the base
station 415, the base station 415 again stores the message in a
WTRU speci?c transmission queue. A scheduling function of
the base station 415 schedules the message for transmission
When the WTRU 420 enters a CELL_PCH or a URA_PCH 60 to WTRU 420 during an awake time based on DRX informa
state, the WTRU 420 receives system information to con?g

ure the HSDPA paging channel, (step 435). The WTRU 420
tion of the WTRU 420. The message is scheduled during a
may then determine its common paging H-RNTI as well as
message is scheduled for transmission based on a current TTI
the HS-SCCH and/or HS-PDSCH and HARQ setup details.

Alternatively, a WTRU-speci?c H-RNTI may be used for
paging. There can be any number of HS-SCCHs associated
with the paging channel and the WTRU 420 can select from
future transmission time interval (TTI). In other words, the
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(TTICMWem), plus a time delta, A. The base station 415 calcu

lates A based on the WTRU-L1 425 DRX cycle. During the
time interval A, the base station 415 may perform further
scheduling algorithms to determine whether any MAC-hs
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packet data units (PDUs) require transmission in the current

TTI, TTICZWem. The base station 415 may then transmit the
paging indicator on the PICH immediately prior to the sched
ing relationship is shown in FIG. 5. The ?rst subframe of the

associated HS-SCCH begins after a time delay, 'CPICH, after
the transmitted PICH frame.
In case 3 of FIG. 4, a time delay exists between the PICH
frame that includes the paging indicators and the ?rst received
uled future time (TTICMWem+A). The time between PICH and

associated TTI may be ?xed or variable and may be hard
coded or broadcast as part of the system information.
The WTRU-L1 425 monitors the PICH when awake look
subframe of the associated HS-PDSCH(s). Similar to Equa

tion 2 above, the delay "EPICHbetween the PICH and following
ing for a paging indicator. When a paging indicator is found,

the WTRU-L1 425 monitors the HS-SCCH during the time
interval, 'CPICH or A, depending on which of the above
embodiments are utilized, looking for a H-RNTI. If the pag
ing indicator is not found, the WTRU-L1 425 re-enters sleep
mode and waits for the next paging indicator opportunity. If
the WTRU-L1 425 successfully receives a paging indicator
and the common or WTRU-speci?c paging H-RNTI, the
WTRU-L1 425 retrieves the message from the HS-PDSCH
and forwards the message to the higher layer WTRU RRC
message transmitted over the HS-PDSCH(s) is de?ned as:

TPICHJJSPDSCHJ/IINSTPICHSTPICHJJSPDSCHJ/IAX
the transmitted PICH frame.

In addition to the con?gurations and methods described
430, (step 465).

Alternatively, in Case 2 as shown in FIG. 4, no PICH is
used. Upon receiving a message via the Iub interface from the
CRNC 410, such as a paging type I message, the base station
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ticular, the variable should evaluate to TRUE (i.e. paging via
SCCH via the Uu interface, (step 470). Either a group or

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may be transmitted within a predetermined number of TTIs

after the WTRUs 420 scheduled DRX wakeup time, or
When the WTRU 420 determines that a paging indicator is
cation network 700 includes a WTRU 710, a base station 720,

30
an RNC 730, and a core network 740. Base station 720
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includes a scheduler 750 for scheduling paging messages

over the PICH, HS-SCCH, and HS-PDSCH as described
herein. The scheduler 750 may also include processing capa
bilities for processing various base station information
received from both the RNC 730 and the WTRU 710 via the
HS-PDSCH is monitored by the WTRU-L1 425, (step 475),

and the message is received and forwarded to higher layers,
(step 480).
Alternatively, in Case 3 as shown in FIG. 4, a PICH is used
but no HS-SCCH is required. Upon receiving a message via
the Iub interface from the CRNC 410 such as a paging type I
base station 720 transceiver 760. The WTRU 710 includes a

processor 770 and a transceiver 780. The processor 770 is
message, the base station 415 transmits a message to the
WTRU-L1 425 over the PICH via the Uu interface, (step

485). After a time interval 'CPICH, which is between
TPICHiHSPDSCHiMIN and TPICHiHSPDSCHiM/JX as described
below with reference to Equation 3, the base station 415
preferably con?gured to perform various processing tasks

required by the WTRU 710, such as those described above
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mitted between TPICHiHSSCCHiMIN and TPICHiHSSCCHiM/IX

after detection of the PICH. No HS-SCCH is required. If a
positive CRC is obtained from one or a soft-combination of
any of the HS-PDSCHs, the received message is forwarded to
higher layers, (step 495).
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In the cases described above, if no message is received over
any of the various channels within the determined time inter

val (TPICH or A), the WTRU may then re-enter a sleep mode.
In the various embodiments described above, a cell update
procedure that is known to those skilled in the art may be
performed after the WTRU 420 receives and processes the
with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. The processor 770 is
further preferably con?gured to control a DRX cycle of the

WTRU 710 and provide DRX information to the base station
720 as desired. The transceiver 780 is preferably con?gured
to receive various channels transmitted by the base station
transmits a HS-PDSCH(s), (step 490). When the WTRU 420

is con?gured for operation with common H-RNTI (in other
words a dedicated H-RNTI has not been assigned), the
WTRU-L1 425 receives the transmitted HS-PDSCHs trans
HSDPA is supported) when: a WTRU is in Cell_PCH and

URA_PCH state, the DL radio link is con?gured as the serv
ing HS-DSCH radio link, and there is at least one radio bearer
mapped to HS-DSCH.
Referring to FIG. 7, a HSDPA capable wireless communi
within a time interval window 'CPICH as described above.
present and addressed to the WTRU 420, the appropriate
above, the rules for evaluating the Boolean variable HS_D

SCH_RECEPTION may be modi?ed to allow HSDPA recep
tion in the Cell_PCH state and the URA_PCH state. In par
415 transmits a message to the WTRU-L1 425 over the HS
WTRU-speci?c H-RNTI may be used. The paging message
Equatlon (3)
Typically, the base station will start transmitting the HS

PDSCH 'CPICHiHSPDSCHiMHV after the PICH is transmitted.
However, the base
station could wait until
'CPICHiHSPDSCHiMAX to transmit the HS-PDSCH. This tim
ing relationship is shown in FIG. 6. The ?rst subframe of the
associated HS-PDSCH begins after a time delay, 'CPICH, after
720, including the PICH, HS-SCCH, and HS-PDSCH.

Although features and elements are described above in
particular combinations, each feature or element can be used
alone without the other features and elements or in various
combinations with or without other features and elements.
The methods or ?ow charts provided herein may be imple
mented in a computer program, software, or ?rmware incor
porated in a computer-readable storage medium for execution

by a general purpose computer or a processor. Examples of
computer-readable storage mediums include a read only

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memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a register,
cache memory, semiconductor memory devices, magnetic
paging message, (step 500).
media such as internal hard disks and removable disks, mag
In Case 1 of FIG. 4, a time delay exists between the PICH

frame that includes the paging indicators and the ?rst received
neto-optical media, and optical media such as CD-ROM
subframe of the associated HS-SCCH received at the WTRU.
The delay 'CPICH between the PICH and following message

transmitted over the HS-SCCH is de?ned by Equation 2
above and is between 'CPICHiHSSCCHiMHV and
'CPICHiHSSCCHiM/IX. Typically, the base station will start
transmitting the HS-SCCH 'CPICHiHSSCCHiMIN after the
PICH is transmitted. However, the base station could wait
until 'CPICHiHSSCCHiM/l to transmit the HS-SCCH. This tim
disks, and digital versatile disks (DVDs).

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Suitable processors include, by way of example, a general

purpose processor, a special purpose processor, a conven
tional processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a plurality

of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in associa
tion with a DSP core, a controller, a microcontroller, Appli
65
cation Speci?c Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Field Program

mable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) circuits, any other type of
integrated circuit (IC), and/ or a state machine.
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receiving, when the WTRU is in one of a Cell Paging
Channel (CELL_PCH) and a universal mobile telecom
munications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access net
A processor in association with software may be used to

implement a radio frequency transceiver for use in a wireless
transmit receive unit (WTRU), user equipment (UE), termi

nal, base station, radio network controller (RNC), or any host
computer. The WTRU may be used in conjunction with mod
work (UTRAN) Registration Area Paging channel

(URA_PCH) state, HSDPA associated paging indicator
channel (PICH) information elements comprising PICH
ules, implemented in hardware and/or software, such as a
information;
camera, a video camera module, a videophone, a speaker
phone, a vibration device, a speaker, a microphone, a televi

sion transceiver, a hands free headset, a keyboard, a Blue
compiling a list of candidate PlCHs for HSDPA;

determining a value k corresponding to the number of
tooth module, a frequency modulated (FM) radio unit, a
candidates;
liquid crystal display (LCD) display unit, an organic light
calculating a selection index equal to:
emitting diode (OLED) display unit, a digital music player, a

media player, a video game player module, an Internet
browser, and/or any wireless local area network (WLAN) or
UiRNTl mod k;
where U_RNTl is a universal mobile telecommunications
Ultra Wide Band (UWB) module.
system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (UT

What is claimed is:
1. A method for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to
facilitate paging in high speed downlink packet access (HS

DPA) wireless communications, the method comprising:
RAN) radio network transaction identity (U-RNTI) of

the WTRU;
selecting PICH information from the list of candidate
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receiving, when the WTRU is in one of a Cell Paging

Channel (CELL_PCH) and a universal mobile telecom
munications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access net
PICH information;
work (UTRAN) Registration Area Paging channel

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30
calculating a selection index equal to:

UiRNTl mod k;
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the WTRU;
40
PICH information;
receiving a high speed downlink shared channel (HS
DSCH) radio network transaction identi?er (H-RNTI);
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received H-RNTI.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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Paging
channel
determine a value k corresponding to the number of can
UiRNTl mod k;
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shared channel (HS-PDSCH) based on the received

H-RNTI.

the WTRU;
awakening from a sleep mode during paging occasions;

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based on a predetermined minimum time and a maximum

time based on the received PICH information.
5. A method for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to
Area
calculate a selection index equal to:
H-RNTI over a high speed shared control channel
facilitate paging in high speed downlink packet access (HS

DPA) wireless communications, the method comprising:
Registration
didates;
the receiving of the H-RNTI includes receiving the
and
returning to a sleep mode, if no H-RNTI is received.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the period of time is
(UTRAN)

compile a list of candidate PlCHs for HSDPA;
tion;
(HS-SCCH); and
the receiving of the high speed physical shared channel
includes receiving a high speed physical downlink
8. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) con?gured for

high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) wireless com
munications, the WTRU con?gured at least in part to:
information;
waiting for a period of time based on the PICH informa
wherein:
and
retuming to a sleep mode, if no message is received over
the HS-PDSCH.
7. The method of claim 5,further comprising waiting for a
period of time based on the PICH information, wherein the
period of time is based on a predetermined minimum time and
receive, when the WTRU is in one of a Cell Paging Channel

(CELL_PCH) and a universal mobile telecommunica
tions system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network
and
receiving a high speed physical shared channel using the
awakening from a sleep mode during paging occasions;
a maximum time based on the received PICH information.
selecting PICH information from the list of candidate

PlCHs based on the selection index;
receiving a paging indicator over a PICH using the selected
and
receiving a message on a high speed physical downlink
shared channel (HS-PDSCH) using a common high
speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) radio net

work transaction identi?er (H-RNTI).
information;
compiling a list of candidate PlCHs for HSDPA;
determining a value k corresponding to the number of
candidates;
PlCHs based on the selection index;

receiving a paging indicator over a PICH using the selected
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select PICH information from the list of candidate PlCHs

based on the selection index;
receive a paging indicator over a PICH using the selected
PICH information;
receive a high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH)
radio network transaction identi?er (H-RNTI); and
receive a high speed physical shared channel using the
received H-RNTI.
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9. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein a receiver is con?gured
compile a list of candidate PlCHs for HSDPA;

determine a value k corresponding to the number of can
to:
didates;
wait for a period of time based on the PICH information;

receive a HS-DSCH radio network transaction identi?er, as
the H-RNTI over a high speed shared control channel
calculate a selection index equal to:

U RNTI mod k;
(HS-SCCH); and
where U RNTI is a universal mobile telecommunications
receive the high speed physical shared channel based on
the received H-RNTI.

10. The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the WTRU is con?g

the WTRU;
select PICH information from the list of candidate PlCHs
based on the selection index;
receive a paging indicator over a PICH using the selected
ured to
receive a high speed physical downlink shared channel

(HS-PDSCH) based on the received H-RNTI in the
CELL_PCH state.
PICH information; and

receive a message on a high speed physical downlink
shared channel (HS-PDSCH) using a common high

speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) radio net
work transaction identi?er (H-RNTI).
ured to

URA_PCH state.
12. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein a processor is con?g
ured to
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awaken from a sleep mode during paging occasions; and

return to a sleep mode, if no H-RNTI is received.
ured to
13. The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the period of time is

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ured to
30
HS-PDSCH.
18. The WTRU of claim 10, wherein the period of time is
(UTRAN) Registration Area Paging channel (URA
mation;
awaken from a sleep mode during paging occasions; and

return to a sleep mode, if no message is received over the
(CELL PCH) and a universal mobile telecommunica

tions system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network
PCH) state, HSDPA associated paging indicator channel

(PICH) information elements comprising PICH infor

URA_PCH state.
17. The WTRU of claim 14, wherein a processor is con?g
14. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) con?gured

for high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) wireless
communications, the WTRU con?gured at least in part to:
receive, when the WTRU is in one of a Cell Paging Channel

CELL_PCH state.
ured to:
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(12) United States Patent

(10) Patent No.:

(45) Date of Patent:

PAGING OVERA HIGH-SPEED DOWNLINK

Inventors- Chnsmlihef R- caves verdun (CA2,

1/2012 Lee et a1.

7/2004 Kim et 31, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, 455/458

1/2005 Beckmann et a1. ......... .. 370/349

3/2005 Pedlar et al.

Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this

(21) Appl. No.: 12/026,093

Pani, Montreal (CA); Alexander

U.S.C. 154(b) by 1288 days.

Reznik Titusv?le N] (Us)

1/2010 Sarkkinen ................... .. 370/331

(73) Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation,

Apr. 10, 2008).*

Prior Publication Data

Related US. Application Data

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Eric BerkowitZ

Provisional application No. 60/888,209, ?led on Feb.

5, 2007, provisional application No. 60/894,611, ?led

on Mar. 13, 2007, provisional application No.

An apparatus and methods are provided for paging in a

60/895,248, ?led on Mar. 16, 2007.

HSDPA connected mode CELL_PCH or URA_PCH state.

Preferably, a WTRU is con?gured to select various PICH

preferably con?gured to receive paging messages, based on

the selected PICH information. In one embodiment, a pre

USPC ......................................... .. 455/458; 370/329

ferred WTRU is con?gured to receive paging messages,

see apphcanon ?le for complete searCh hlstOI'Y_

ing messages, based on a PICH and a HS-PDSCH. In both

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

paging message is received.

Larmala et al. ............. .. 455/453

5/2009 Narasimha et a1. ......... .. 370/337

18 Claims, 5 Drawmg Sheets

WTRU-RRC |\430 425Avg]

AND F1110? :gesngrili-RNTI IN A

UE id, paging group, paging

[PAGING TYPE (UTRAN

sleep times and to

H-RNTI 11 THE Hssccri

Third Generation Parntership Project, Technical Speci?cation

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

Group Radio Access Network; Medium Access Control (MAC) Pro

4/2005 Jeong et al.

Third Generation Parntership Project, Technical Speci?cation

Lee et a1. .................... .. 455/522

Group Radio Access Network; Medium Access Control (MAC) Pro

7/2006 Kroth et al.

Third Generation Parntership Project, Technical Speci?cation

3/2007 Park et al.

Group Radio Access Network; Medium Access Control (MAC) Pro

Laroia et a1. ..... ..

Kaikkonen et al. ......... .. 370/312

Kuo ............................ .. 455/450