Patent ID: 7366526

Claim:
A method for facilitating paging between border switching modules in a wireless network, the method comprising: receiving an intersystem page message at a first border switching module provided by a first network provider, the intersystem page message originating at a second border switching module; determining whether the second switching module is provided by a second network provider based on the intersystem page message by comparing possible values between data retrieved in a location area identification field and in NET forms; retrieving a parameter from the location area identification field of the intersystem page message; accessing an inter-vendor cell form based on the parameter, if the second switching module is provided by the second network parameter, the inter-vendor cell form including a field where the parameters from the identification field may be stored; and, determining a paging strategy based on at least one location area value of a selected field of the inter-vendor cell form, where the inter-vendor cell form has been modified in response to the intersystem page message.