Patent ID: 8838154
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of paging an idle access terminal, the method comprising: receiving an incoming communication for an idle access terminal having a last-known location in a first service area of an access network; in response to receiving the incoming communication, determining that the last-known location is proximate to a border between the first service area and a second service area of the access network and then defining a border paging area encompassing one or more coverage areas within the second service area that are proximate to the last-known location; determining a representative paging-channel occupancy of the border paging area; based on the representative paging-channel occupancy, selecting a time during a paging process for the idle access terminal at which to initiate a border page of the idle access terminal in the border paging area, wherein the selected time comprises a time that is contemporaneous with a time at which to initiate a given one of a sequence of pages of the idle access terminal in the first service area; and beginning the paging process for the idle access terminal.