摘要 |
Method and apparatus for use in a communication system (100) are provided for determining a number of times a message is transmitted on a paging channel. A controller (210, 401) selects a mobile station (102, 103, 104) to receive a general page message on a paging channel in communication system (100). A transceiver (400) transmits the general page message to the mobile station for a number of times until receiving a page response message from the mobile station. The controller (210, 401) determines a maximum number of times a channel assignment message is transmitted to the mobile station, following receiving the page response message, based on the number of times the general page message is transmitted to the mobile station. The transceiver (400) transmits the channel assignment message to the mobile station up to the determined maximum number of times.
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