Apparatus, and associated method, for forming a page message including a structure of partial identifiers of differing bit lengths using random or pseudorandom numbers
View Patent ↗Apparatus, and an associated method for facilitating paging of an access terminal operable in a radio communication system. The access terminal is identified by part of a pseudorandom, or random, number, such as a session seed. The part of the number is included in the page message when the access terminal is to be paged. When included in the message, the access terminal detects the page and the part of the number contained therein that identifies the access terminal.
1. Apparatus comprising:
a transmitter;
a control circuit operably coupled to the transmitter and configured to, in response to having a need to alert a plurality of access terminals with respect to corresponding pending calls by use of a quick page message having a first predetermined number of bits for partial identities for access terminals:
provide a partial identity for each of the plurality of access terminals, wherein each of the partial identities has a same bit length;
shorten a bit length for at least one of the partial identities to thereby increase a likelihood of there being identical partial identities amongst the partial identities for the plurality of access terminals;
lengthen a bit length for at least one of the partial identities to thereby increase total bit count for all of the partial identities to a second number of bits that is different than the first predetermined number of bits and to thereby reduce a likelihood of false wake ups for any receiving access terminals not having a pending call;
form the quick page message using at least one partial identity having a shortened bit lengthened and at least one partial identity having a length and bit length and transmitting the quick page message via the transmitter.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the quick page message comprises a Quick Paging Channel, QPCH, message.
3. A method for facilitating access-terminal paging with respect to corresponding pending calls by use of a quick page message having a first predetermined number of bits for partial identities for access terminals, said method comprising: by a control circuit:
providing a partial identity for each of a plurality of access terminals, wherein each of the partial identities has a same bit length;
shortening a bit length for at least one of the partial identities to thereby increase a likelihood of there being identical partial identities amongst the partial identities for the plurality of access terminals;
lengthening a bit length for at least one of the partial identities to thereby increase total bit count for all of the partial identities to a second number of bits that is different than the first predetermined number of bits and to thereby reduce a likelihood of false wake ups for any receiving access terminals not having a pending call;
forming the quick page message using at least one partial identity having a shortened bit length and at least one partial identity having a lengthened bit length and transmitting the quick page message via the transmitter.