Patent ID: 7164926
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless network providing global paging of a mobile station serviced by the wireless network comprising: a pool of mobile switching centers (MSC), for servicing mobile stations within a specified service area of said wireless network; means for paging a mobile station that is registered in a cell with the network a Home Location Register (HLR) for storing administrative information associated with the mobile station; and a radio configuration database (RCDB) comprising means for instructing the MSC that handled the registration of the mobile station to attempt to page the registered mobile station in the location area containing the cell and if the mobile station does not respond, paging the mobile station in the global paging area to which the cell belongs, and if still no response, paging the mobile station in other RCDB defined global paging areas prior to paging the mobile station in the entire service area.