Apparatus, and associated method, for forming a page message including a structure of partial identifiers of differing bit lengths using random or pseudorandom numbers and for using random ATI
View Patent ↗Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating paging of an access terminal operable in a radio communication system. Access-terminal assignment is provided by which to identify an access terminal that is to be page. A first-generated number is detected, such as an access-terminal-originated number. Selection is made as to whether to use the first-generated number. If selection is made not to use the first-generated number, a second number is instead used.
1. A method for facilitating paging of an access terminal, said method comprising:
detecting a quick paging message including detecting a first partial identity that identifies the access terminal among a quantity of partial identities identifying access terminals; and
responding to the detected quick paging message when a probability of false partial identity detection based on the quantity of partial identities included in the quick paging message is less than a probability threshold.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first partial identity comprises part of a random or pseudorandom number.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the first partial identity comprises part of a session seed.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein responding comprises responding with a page response message.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the probability threshold is based upon a value received from the access network.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein responding comprises waking up to detect a regular paging message.
7. An apparatus for facilitating paging of an access terminal, said apparatus comprising:
a detector configured to detect a quick paging message including detecting a first partial identity that identifies the access terminal among a quantity of partial identities identifying access terminals; and
a page responder configured to respond to the detection of the quick paging message when a probability of false partial identity detection based on the quantity of partial identities included in the quick paging message is less than a probability threshold.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the first partial identity comprises part of a random or pseudorandom number.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the first partial identity comprises part of a session seed.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said page responder is configured to respond with a page response message.
11. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the probability threshold is based upon a value received from the access network.
12. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said page responder is configured to cause access terminal to wake up to detect a regular paging message.
13. A method for facilitating access terminal paging, said method comprising:
sending a quick paging message on a quick paging channel, the quick paging message including a first access terminal partial identity among a quantity of partial identities identifying access terminals, the first access terminal partial identity identifying a first access terminal; and
receiving a page response message from the first access terminal when a probability of false first access terminal identification based on the quantity of partial identities included in the quick paging message is less than a probability threshold.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the first access terminal partial identity comprises part of a random or pseudorandom number.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first access terminal partial identity comprises part of a session seed.
16. The method of claim 13 wherein said sending further comprises sending the probability threshold.
17. An apparatus for facilitating access terminal paging, said apparatus comprising:
an access terminal paging message sender configured to send a quick paging message on a quick paging channel, the quick paging message including a first access terminal partial identity among a quantity of partial identities identifying access terminals, the first access terminal partial identity identifying a first access terminal; and
a receiver configured to receive a page response message from the first access terminal when a probability of false first access terminal identification based on the quantity of partial identities included in the quick paging message is less than a probability threshold.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the first access terminal partial identity comprises part of a random or pseudorandom number.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the first access terminal partial identity comprises part of a session seed.
20. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein said access terminal paging message sender further comprises a false first access terminal identification probability threshold identifying signal sender configured to send the probability threshold.