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Paging scheme settings of switch based on likelihood of roaming

  • US 8,649,807 B1
  • Filed: 08/10/2010
  • Issued: 02/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • a switch in a radio access network (RAN) determining that a wireless communication device (WCD) should be paged, wherein the WCD is operating in a preferred coverage area;

    the switch determining a likelihood of roaming for the WCD, wherein the likelihood of roaming indicates the likelihood that the WCD will be handed off from the preferred coverage area to a non-preferred coverage area;

    based at least in part on the likelihood of roaming, the switch adjusting at least one paging-scheme setting affecting attempts to page the WCD; and

    paging the WCD according to the at least one adjusted paging-scheme setting;

    wherein determining the at least one paging-scheme setting of the switch comprises, if the likelihood of roaming is greater than a predetermined threshold, then adjusting the at least one paging-scheme setting in an effort to reduce the likelihood that the WCD will be handed off from the preferred coverage area to the non-preferred coverage area.

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