| 摘要 |
<p>A method for paging a mobile station (40) served by a wireless telecommunications network (A) is provided. The network (A) includes a plurality of base stations (30) serving corresponding cells (32) which the mobile station (40) selectively uses to access the network (A) . A plurality of location areas (22) are defined each encompassing a plurality of the aforementioned cells (32) . The method includes: receiving a registration signal from the mobile station (40) each time the mobile station (40) enters a new location area (22) ; remembering the location area (22) from which the registration signal was last received; monitoring which cell (32) the mobile station (40) uses to access the network (A) ; remembering the cell (32) last used by the mobile station (40) to access the network (A) ; and, paging selected location areas (22) when the mobile station (40) is being sought, the location areas (22) that are paged being selected based upon the remember location area (22) and the remembered cell (32) .</p> |
