Patent ID: 8929926
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of paging a subscriber station, the method comprising: when the subscriber station is in a first primary paging group, paging the subscriber station only in the first primary paging group, while refraining from paging the subscriber station in other primary paging groups; paging the subscriber station in a first secondary paging group which has a shortest paging offset, while refraining from paging the subscriber station in primary paging groups, when the subscriber station is in the first secondary paging group; and paging the subscriber station in a second secondary paging group which has a second shortest paging offset when the subscriber station fails to respond to the paging in the first secondary paging group, wherein the primary paging groups and secondary paging groups are assigned by a paging controller and each primary paging group is associated with a different geographical area associated with a user of the subscriber station.