Method and system of paging a mobile station

摘要

A method and system of paging a mobile station. In response to receiving a request to set up a communication with a mobile station, a radio network controller (RNC) may identify a last-known location of the mobile station. The RNC may then identify two or more paging areas based on the mobile station's last-known location. In turn, the RNC may determine an indication of traffic for each of the identified paging areas. For example, the RNC may determine an indication of traffic for a paging area by (a) determining a number of communication requests received by BTSs located in the paging area within a given time period, (b) determining a number of BTSs located in the paging area, and (c) dividing the number of communication requests by the number of BTSs. Thereafter, the RNC may page the mobile station in the identified paging area having the highest indication of traffic.

主权项

1. A method of paging a mobile station, the method comprising:
identifying a last-known location of a mobile station; identifying two or more paging areas based on the last-known location of the mobile station, wherein each of the two or more paging areas comprises a group of one or more coverage areas; determining an indication of traffic for each of the identified two or more paging areas; comparing the determined indications of traffic for the identified two or more paging areas; based on the comparing, determining that a first paging area of the identified two or more paging areas has a highest indication of traffic relative to the other of the identified two or more paging areas; and initiating a first page of the mobile station in the first paging area determined to have the highest indication of traffic.