RADIO ACCESS NETWORK DEFINED PAGING AREA
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1. A method of facilitating paging in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- generating, at a radio access network (RAN) element of the communications network, a select paging area for a UE, the select paging area including information indicating one or more cells from among cells of the communications network to which paging messages are to be sent when paging the UE; and
sending the select paging area from the RAN element to a core network (CN) element of the communications network.
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Abstract
A method of facilitating paging in a wireless communications network includes generating, at a radio access network (RAN) element of the communications network, a select paging area for a UE which is improved or optimized by taking RAN and UE specific information into account, the select paging area including information indicating one or more cells from among cells of the communications network to which paging messages are to be sent when paging the UE; and sending the select paging area from the RAN element to a core network (CN) element of the communications network.
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1. A method of facilitating paging in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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generating, at a radio access network (RAN) element of the communications network, a select paging area for a UE, the select paging area including information indicating one or more cells from among cells of the communications network to which paging messages are to be sent when paging the UE; and sending the select paging area from the RAN element to a core network (CN) element of the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of handling paging in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a core network (CN) element of the communications network, a select paging area for a UE, the select paging area including information indicating one or more cells from among cells of the communications network to which paging messages are to be sent when paging the UE, the select paging area being received at the CN element from a radio access network (RAN) element of the communications network; and paging the UE by sending paging messages from the CN element to the one or more cells indicated by the select paging area. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A radio access network (RAN) element comprising:
a processor configured to control operations for facilitating paging in a wireless communications network, the operations including, generating, at the (RAN) element, a select paging area for a UE, the select paging area including information indicating one or more cells from among cells of the communications network to which paging messages are to be sent when paging the UE; sending the select paging area from the RAN element to a core network (CN) element of the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A core network (CN) element comprising:
a processor configured to handle operations for facilitating paging in a wireless communications network, the operations including, receiving, at the CN element, a select paging area for a UE, the select paging area including information indicating one or more cells from among cells of the communications network to which paging messages are to be sent when paging the UE, the select paging area being received at the CN element from a radio access network (RAN) element of the communications network; and paging the UE by sending paging messages from the CN element to the one or more cells indicated by the select paging area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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