CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM UTILIZING PAGING AREAS

摘要

A system for paging mobile stations (M1-M10) within a service area (103) of a cellular telecommunication system wherein paging areas (102), which are composed of a plurality of location areas (101), are created to provide a means for locating a mobile station (M1-M10) when the mobile station (M1-M10) has not responded to a location area (101) page and without requiring a service area (103) page. The system sends a page request to the location area (101) where the desired mobile station (M1-M10) last registered. If a response is not received, the system sends a page request to the paging area (102) which includes a plurality of location areas (101) where the mobile station (M1-M10) is likely to be found. If a page response is still not received from the desired mobile station (M1-M10), then a page request will be sent to all of the location areas (101) within the service area (103).