Motorola Corporation

James Alan Starkweather

Robert Gary Goodman

Douglas I Ayerst

Srinivas Miriyala

Jheroen Pieter Dorenbosch

Jyh-Han Lin

Deborah Lynn Rutan

Orlando Jesus Perdomo

Cuong The Nguyen

A method for re-establishing communication between a base station ( ) that transmits on a forward channel, and a subscriber unit ( ) that has temporarily lost the forward channel, uses the concept of a re-registration interval. The base station ( ) transmits, to subscriber units ( ) in its area, a signal indicating the duration of a re-registration interval. A subscriber unit that has temporarily lost the forward channel determines whether the duration of such loss exceeds the re-registration interval. If the interval is exceeded, the subscriber unit sends a re-registration signal to the base station on a reverse channel. A selective call transceiver ( ) is programmed to operate as a subscriber unit that uses the re-registration interval.

Selective call transceiver and method of re-registering same

In a data communication network a network management station (NMS) (,) constructs a device Management Information Base (MIB) for interfacing with a device (,) to be managed. The device provides an agent (,) that includes a management structure MIB (,) including data describing a device MIB structure supported by the device. The NMS is programmed with an application (,) that can interpret the data of the management structure MIB in order to construct the device MIB. The NMS detects (,) that the device is present on the network, and, in response, accesses (,) the management structure MIB to obtain the data describing the device MIB structure, when the device MIB is not known to the NMS. The NMS application interprets the data describing the device MIB structure, and constructs (,) the device MIB from the interpreted data.

Method and apparatus for constructing a device management information base in a network management station

A communication system (100) for synchronizing implementation of configuration information includes a network manager (105) for transmitting the configuration information and communication devices (110, 115) coupled to the network manager (105) for receiving the configuration information and responding with confirmations indicating that the configuration information is acceptable. In response to receiving the confirmations, the network manager (105) provides to the communication devices (110, 115) an implementation time at which the communication devices (110, 115) begin to utilize the configuration information.

Method and apparatus for synchronizing implementation of configuration

A method for re-establishing communication between a base station (102) that transmits on a forward channel, and a subscriber unit (108) that has temporarily lost the forward channel, uses the concept of a re-registration interval. The base station (102) transmits, to subscriber units (106, 108) in its area, a signal indicating the duration of a re-registration interval. A subscriber unit that has temporarily lost the forward channel determines whether the duration of such loss exceeds the re-registration interval. If the interval is exceeded, the subscriber unit sends a re-registration signal to the base station on a reverse channel. A selective call transceiver (400) is programmed to operate as a subscriber unit that uses the re-registration interval.

A method and apparatus controls zone registrations in a radio communication system providing radio coverage to a portable subscriber unit (122, 1200) within a plurality of zones (402). A fixed portion (102) of the radio communication system cooperates with the portable subscriber unit (122, 1200) to adjust at least one registration variable in a memory of the portable subscriber unit (122, 1200) for moderating the zone registrations. The portable subscriber unit (122, 1200) then moderates the zone registrations to a limited number in accordance with the at least one registration variable.

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