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IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER

DCN: 21-06-0701-00-0000-Media-Independent_IdleMode-and-paging

Title: Media Independent Idle Mode and Paging

Date Submitted: May, 2006

Presented at IEEE 802.21 session #15 San Diego

Authors or Source(s):

  Muthiah Venkatachalam

Abstract: This presentation talks about the concept of paging in multi-radio environment.

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Multi-Radio Networking Evolution

•Multiple Wireless Technologies

•More Capable Devices

•Evolving Usage Models

Multi-radio operation is becoming the Norm…

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Overview

•So far the focus of 802.21 has been primarily handovers.– Vertical handover is something that needs to be addressed in the

context of multi radio networking.

•Multi radio operation does not stop with handovers!– Host of other issues for multi radio operations exist. – Many of these could be better solved by means of standardized

primitives.

•We talk about another key multi radio networking issue– How best to extend the battery life of a multi radio MS

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Extending battery life..•Most radio technologies define low power modes for power saving and extending the battery life.

– Commonly called “idle mode”

•When the MS does not have any traffic on a radio interface for a period of time, the interface may switch to “idle mode” from “connected mode”

– Switch may happen from the MS or from the network.

•Once in idle mode,– the radio of the MS is typically tracked at a granularity of a

“paging group” or a “tracking area”, comprising of multiple BS/APs.

– the radio has to listen to Downlink transmissions for a certain amount of time periodically, so that the network may be able to contact the MS

•In a multi radio environment, the MS may have multiple radios– Each radio may be in “connected” or “idle” states

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Key operations during idle mode•Location Update

– When the radio of the MS crosses a paging group, it performs location update

– Location Updates keep the network updated on the location of the MS

•Paging– When there is incoming packets for the MS on its idle radio interface,

the network may choose to “page” the MS.– Paging is typically initiated by a paging controller that has the latest

location of the MS.– Paging would involve contacting multiple BS/APs in the paging group to

locate the BS/AP where the MS is currently present.

•Idle mode exit: switch back to connected mode, happens when– When the MS wants to transmit data on the uplink on the given radio, – or when the MS is paged and wants to get back to connected mode.

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Power saving at the MS

•If the MS is guaranteed that it will be paged on one (or a subset) of the radios all the time, then

– It can periodically listen to the downlink transmissions only on this radio.

– It can switch off the other radios.

•May lead to considerable power saving at the MS

•For example: MS has WiMAX and 3G interfaces, and– the MS knows that it will always be paged on WiMAX– The MS would not need to listen to the 3G downlink

transmissions periodically.

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Paging-elimination

•Scenario– User is browsing on the WiFi

interface – User gets a voip call on the WiMAX

interface.– WiMAX network needs to page the

user

•Instead of paging the user on the WiMAX airlink and spending considerable resources, the WiMAX network:

– Determines if any other radio is currently on for the user

– Eliminates paging by sending a unicast message on WiFi to turn on the WiMAX radio.

•Need standard compliant message primitives to do so.

MS_aBS/AP

of radio r_kPC

of radio r_kPC

of radio r_i

Paging announce on r_k to turn on r_i

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PC of r_j

Paging announce on r_k to turn on r_i

Is your radio in connected mode in MS_a?

Is your radio in connected mode in MS_a?

Inter PC co-ordination

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1b

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Paging-aggregation

•Page on a single idle radio to wake up multiple idle radios.

•Need standard compliant message primitives to do so.

MSBS/AP

of radio r_iPC

of radio r_iBS/PC

of radio r_j

Paging on r_i (meant for radios r_i,j,k)

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BS/PC of radio r_k

IM exit for r_i,j,k

Paging on r_i (meant for radios r_i,j,k)

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Location Update via “connected” radio

•User has WiFi connection that is currently active and WiMAX connection that is idle.

•WiMAX radio needs to do a location update

– Instead of contending on the WiMAX airlink, it uses the WiFi radio to perform location update for its WiMAX radio

•Need standard compliant message primitives to do so.

BS/AP of radio r_i

LU for r_k (sent on radio r_i)

PC of radio r_i

PC of radio r_k

LU for r_k (sent on radio r_i)

LU for r_k (sent on radio r_i)

LU_RSP for MS

LU_RSP for MS

LU_RSP for MS (sent on r_i)

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Aggregated Location Update

•If the PGs are overlapping, perform a single LU operation for multiple radios.

•Minimizes messaging and processing at the MS

•Need standard compliant message primitives to do so.

BS/AP of radio r_i

LU for r_i,j,k (sent on radio r_i)

PC of radio r_i

PC of radio r_j

LU for r_i,j,k (sent on radio r_i)

LU for r_k (sent on radio r_i)

LU_RSP for MS

LU_RSP for MS

LU_RSP for MS (sent on r_i)

PC of radio r_k

LU for r_j (sent on radio r_i)

LU_RSP for MS

MS

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Idle mode entry

•Scenario: Multiple radios are switched to idle mode

– For example: when the user takes a break, his WiMAX, WiFi and 3G connections may go into idle mode

•IM Entry for radios i, j , k happens on radio-i.

•Need standard inter-radio message primitives to do so.

MSBS/AP

of radio r_i

IM_entry for r_i, r_j, r_k (sent on radio r_i)

PC of radio r_i

PC of radio r_j

PC of radio r_k

IM_entry for MS on r_i, r_j, r_k (sent on radio r_i)

IM_entry for MS

IM_entry for MS

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IM_entry_RSP for MS (paging parameters for r_j)

IM_entry_RSP for MS (contains paging params for r_k)

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IM_entry_RSP for MS(paging params for r_i,j,k)

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IM_entry_RSP for MS(paging params for

r_i,j,k)8

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Summary

•Standards based multi radio primitives for idle mode will help– Save power at the MS– Reduce signaling, processing and contentions– Improve performance for the user and cost savings for the

operator

•802.21 can take a first step here to move the industry toward an integrated framework for low power mode of multi-radio operation

– By studying the issues more closely– By defining the primitives for such a framework

•Vertical radio standard bodies can then use these primitives to optimize the low power operation in the multi radio scenario.