A novel sectional paging strategy for PCS networks

In this paper, we propose a new paging technique, sectional paging, that reduces the paging cost while complying with the delay constraint for mobiles roaming with traceable patterns. Without having to install much additional intelligence, the developed scheme predicts the likelihood of residence and assigns the optimal paging boundaries. Thus, while complying with the required delay constraints, QoS measures will not need to be sacrificed as a result of increasing the update threshold. Under the same network conditions and mobile characteristics, simulation results reveal that sectional paging outperforms the ring-structured paging scheme as long as the mobile has a granularly traceable movement pattern. It is concluded that the usage of the newly proposed scheme is most suitable when the roaming pattern is either traceable or can be predicted with reasonable precision. As an additional advantage, it is noted that the designed technique could be used for all basic update schemes.