Dynamic wireless network registration window
View Patent ↗What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless access node, where the wireless access node provides a wireless communication service to wireless communication devices after registration. The method includes monitoring a wireless access channel of the wireless access node for registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during a first time period and detecting a threshold amount of noise occurring on the wireless access channel after the first time period. The method also includes, in response to detecting the threshold amount of noise, processing the first time period and data related to the threshold amount of noise to determine a second time period. The method also includes, in response to determining the second time period, monitoring the access channel for additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the second time period.
1. A method of operating a wireless access node, wherein the wireless access node provides a wireless communication service to wireless communication devices after registration, the method comprising:
monitoring a wireless access channel of the wireless access node for registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during a first time period;
detecting an amount of noise above a threshold occurring on the wireless access channel after the first time period;
in response to detecting the amount of noise above the threshold, processing the first time period and data related to the amount of noise to determine a second time period;
in response to determining the second time period, monitoring the access channel for additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the second time period.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data related to the amount of noise comprises a time of occurrence of the amount of noise relative to the first time period.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data related to the amount of noise comprises a peak level of the noise.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the registration attempts comprise access probes transferred from individual ones of the wireless communication devices.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of noise occurring on the wireless access channel after the first time period comprises spikes in a reverse noise rise (RNR) as detected by the wireless access node.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of noise occurring on the wireless access channel after the first time period comprises registration attempts.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the registration attempts comprise access probes transferred from individual ones of the wireless communication devices.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second time period is longer than the first time period.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while monitoring the access channel for the additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the second time period, determining a portion of the second time period when the additional registration attempts do not occur;
in response to determining the portion of the second time period when the additional registration attempts do not occur, processing the second time period and the portion of the second time period when the additional registration attempts do not occur to determine a third time period;
in response to determining the third time period, monitoring the access channel for further additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the third time period.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while monitoring the access channel for the additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the second time period, determining if the additional registration attempts do not occur after the first time period;
if the additional registration attempts do not occur after the first time period, monitoring the access channel for further additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the first time period.
11. A wireless access node, wherein the wireless access node provides a wireless communication service to wireless communication devices after registration, comprising:
a transceiver configured to monitor a wireless access channel of the wireless access node for registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during a first time period;
the transceiver configured to detect an amount of noise above a threshold occurring on the wireless access channel after the first time period;
in response to detecting the amount of noise above the threshold, a processing system configured to process the first time period and data related to the amount of noise to determine a second time period;
in response to determining the second time period, the transceiver configured to monitor the access channel for additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the second time period.
12. The wireless access node of claim 11 , wherein the data related to the amount of noise comprises a time of occurrence of the amount of noise relative to the first time period.
13. The wireless access node of claim 11 , wherein the data related to the amount of noise comprises a peak level of the noise.
14. The wireless access node of claim 11 , wherein the registration attempts comprise access probes transferred from individual ones of the wireless communication devices.
15. The wireless access node of claim 11 , wherein the amount of noise occurring on the wireless access channel after the first time period comprises spikes in a reverse noise rise (RNR) as detected by the wireless access node.
16. The wireless access node of claim 11 , wherein the amount of noise occurring on the wireless access channel after the first time period comprises registration attempts.
17. The wireless access node of claim 16 , wherein the registration attempts comprise access probes transferred from individual ones of the wireless communication devices.
18. The wireless access node of claim 11 , wherein the second time period is longer than the first time period.
19. The wireless access node of claim 11 , comprising:
while the transceiver is monitoring the access channel for the additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the second time period, the processing system is configured to determine a portion of the second time period when the additional registration attempts do not occur;
in response to determining the portion of the second time period when the additional registration attempts do not occur, the processing system is configured to process the second time period and the portion of the second time period when the additional registration attempts do not occur to determine a third time period;
in response to determining the third time period, the transceiver is configured to monitor the access channel for further additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the third time period.
20. The wireless access node of claim 11 , comprising:
while the transceiver is monitoring the access channel for the additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the second time period, the processing system is configured to determine if the additional registration attempts do not occur after the first time period;
if the additional registration attempts do not occur after the first time period, the transceiver is configured to monitor the access channel for further additional registration attempts of the wireless communication devices during the first time period.