Patent ID: 8509699
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a radio access network (RAN) accumulating page messages in a paging buffer for subsequent transmission into a wireless coverage area, wherein mobile stations operating in said wireless coverage area are configured to transmit responses to page messages transmitted by said RAN in accordance with a persistence test; said RAN detecting a surge in occupancy of said paging buffer, wherein said RAN detecting a surge in occupancy of said paging buffer comprises determining that a first number of page messages occupied said paging buffer at a first time, determining that a second number of page messages occupied said paging buffer at a second time, and determining that said second number exceeds said first number by at least a threshold amount; and in response to said surge, said RAN transmitting a control message into said wireless coverage area, wherein said control message changes a persistence parameter of said persistence test from an initial value to an updated value.