Patent ID: 8244273

Claim:
A method for setting up a communication with a given mobile station served by a radio access network, wherein the radio access network defines a plurality of wireless coverage areas, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a location of the given mobile station; using the location of the given mobile station to identify at least first and second wireless coverage areas associated with the given mobile station; receiving a request to set up a communication with the given mobile station; in response to receiving the request, reserving a channel for the communication with the given mobile station in each of the identified first and second wireless coverage areas; in each of the identified first and second wireless coverage areas, transmitting a channel assignment message specifying the channel reserved for the communication in the wireless coverage area without first paging the given mobile station; receiving an indication that the given mobile station has accepted assignment of the channel reserved for the communication in the identified first wireless coverage area; and in response to receiving the indication, releasing the channel reserved for the communication in the identified second wireless coverage area.