Patent ID: 8594710
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling paging flow in a network for cellular communications, comprising the steps of (a) at a control node, receiving a request for paging a mobile station; (b) determining a location area in which said paging shall be performed; (c) checking whether the number of paging transactions which are ongoing for the location area is lower than at least one maximum number of ongoing paging transactions allowed for the location area; (d) after a determination that said number of ongoing paging transactions is lower than said maximum number, updating the number of ongoing paging transactions for said location area and processing said paging request, wherein (e) said updating step comprises the step of incrementing at least one counter indicative of said number of ongoing transactions which is comprised in said control node when a paging request is accepted for processing by the control node, and the step of decrementing said counter when a paging response has been returned by said mobile station.