| 摘要 |
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 ).
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