Paging control method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A paging control method for a mobile communication network to which at least two non-coordinated core networks are connected, comprising the steps of:
- a) checking a service state of a mobile station;
when a request for a paging message to said mobile station has been received from one of said non-coordinated core networks; and
b) transmitting a multicall paging message using an existing signaling link and/or mobile station location information known in a radio access network, when said mobile station is already connected to another one of said non-coordinated core networks.
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Abstract
A paging method and apparatus for a mobile communication network to which at least two non-coordinated core networks are connected is disclosed, wherein a service state of a mobile station is checked, when a request for a paging message to the mobile station has been received from one of the non-coordinated core networks. Then, a multicall paging message is transmitted using an existing signalling link of the mobile station and/or mobile station location information known in a radio access network, when the mobile station is already connected to another one of the non-coordinated core networks. The checking is preferable performed by a radio network controller which is connected to the non-coordinated core networks. Thus, a paging request received form a non-coordinated core network can be supplied to a mobile station, although the paged mobile station is already connected to another non-coordinated core network.
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1. A paging control method for a mobile communication network to which at least two non-coordinated core networks are connected, comprising the steps of:
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a) checking a service state of a mobile station;
when a request for a paging message to said mobile station has been received from one of said non-coordinated core networks; and
b) transmitting a multicall paging message using an existing signaling link and/or mobile station location information known in a radio access network, when said mobile station is already connected to another one of said non-coordinated core networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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12. A paging control apparatus for a mobile communication network to which at least two non-coordinated core networks (5, 6) are connected, comprising:
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a) means (3) for checking a service state of a mobile station (1), when a request for a paging message to said mobile station (1) has been received from one said of non-coordinated core networks (5, 6); and
b) means (3) for transmitting a multicall paging message using an existing signaling link and/or mobile station location information known in a radio access network, when said mobile station is already connected to another one of said non-coordinated core networks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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