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Paging


MS is "IMSI-attached" to the network: the MSC/VLR knows the L.A. in

which the MS is located.
BSC 1

MSC
ISUP
IAM

LAC 001

BSC 2
CS
PAG
LAC 002
PAGING
COMMAND
LAC 002
to each cell in the LAC 002

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L.A.: Location Area (LAC: Location Area Code)

In the CS PAG (CS-Paging) message, the LAC that should be paged is included.

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Successful Paging Procedure

MS3

MC925g x 3

MC940
MC940

CS Paging (MS1)

MC940

CS Paging (MS3)

Multiple Paging Command

MC930 x 1

CS Paging (MS2)

MC8a

(MS1 pgr1, MS2 pgr1, MS3 pgr2)

Paging Request for Group 1

MC925b

(MS1 , MS2)
Paging Request for Group 3

Connection
Setup

T3113

MC925b

(MS3)

Establishment Indication
incl. Paging Response
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timer
stopped

MC01

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Since B10, BSC can send Multiple Paging Command

MSC sends a PAGING message and starts the timer T3113 to supervise the PAGING RESPONSE message
from the MS. T3113 is started for each Paging !
The MSC may repeat the PAGING message if no answer arrives before T3113 expiry.
The BSC starts T_SEND_MULTIPLE_PAGING_CMD timer (assumed to be not yet running) when the first
PAGING message (MS1) is received.
When the number of PAGING messages queued in the BSC equals
NB_MAX_MSG_MULTIPLE_PAGING_CMD, or at T_SEND_MULTIPLE_PAGING_CMD expiry:
 Multiple Paging Command is built and send to the cells.

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Paging Discarded due to PCH Congestion

MS3

MSC
MC940
MC940

CS Paging (MS1)

MC940

CS Paging (MS3)

CS Paging (MS2)

MSC timer

Paging Queue is full

Paging Command is
rejected

Multiple Paging Command

MC8a
T3113

(MS1 pgr1, MS2 pgr1, MS3 pgr2)

MC925h x 1

CS Paging (MS3)

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timer
expires

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In case of RSL DL Congestion (= LAPD Congestion), the Pagings are not sent on the Abis interface
anymore.
IF MSC timer T3113 expires, the MSC will retransmit the paging over the whole LAC or even more (whole
BSC, whole network, )

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Paging Request, Air Interface



Depending on how the MS is identified by the MSC, the Paging Request

is built by the BTS using a certain type:

Paging Request
Max. paged MS

Possible combinations

Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

IMSI
or TMSI
or 2 x TMSI
or 2 x IMSI
or 1 TMSI + 1 IMSI

3 x TMSI
4x TMSI
or 2 x TMSI + 1 IMSI

most common

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In this table, TMSI can be replaced by P-TMSI (in case of PS Paging). A PS Paging can be merged with a CS
Paging.

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