Patent ID: 9736811
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of determining a paging area customized for a wireless device, comprising: receiving an indication that a wireless device is in communication with a first access node; creating for the wireless device a customized paging area comprising the first access node and at least one second access node proximate to the first access node selected from a neighbor list of the first access node; associating a unique identifier with the determined first access node and the determined at least one second access node of the customized paging area; determining that the customized paging area for the wireless device should be adjusted based on at least one of a number of paging messages sent to the wireless device during a period of time and a mobility for the wireless device; selecting a number of the at least one second access nodes proximate to the first access node such that the selected number of second access nodes varies directly with the number of paging messages sent to the wireless device during the period of time; selecting at least one third access node proximate to the at least one second access node based on at least one of the number of paging messages sent to the wireless device and the mobility for the wireless device, wherein the at least one third access node is not proximate to the first access node; creating for the wireless device the adjusted customized paging area comprising the first access node, the selected number of the at least one second access nodes, and the at least the one third access node; receiving an indication that the wireless device is in communication with a fourth access node which is not associated with the unique identifier; and creating for the wireless device a second customized paging area comprising the fourth access node and at least one fifth access node proximate to the fourth access node selected from a neighbor list of the fourth access node.