Patent ID: 8565792
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing paging-channel resources, the method comprising: determining, by an access network configured to page mobile stations via a paging channel of a sector in the access network, a paging channel occupancy (PCO) level for the sector; the access network using the determined PCO level as a basis for selecting a page-concatenation level to be used to page mobile stations in the sector, wherein the page-concatenation level is selected from a plurality of available page-concatenation levels; the access network applying concatenation to a plurality of page records that are directed to a plurality of mobile stations in the sector, wherein concatenation is applied to each of the page records according to the selected page-concatenation level; and after concatenating the plurality of page records, transmitting a page message that includes the plurality of page records.