Methods and systems for providing paging optimization are described. In one embodiment, a method for processing a paging request in a wireless network system includes sending, by a User Equipment, a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) preamble; receiving, by the UE, a paging request; receiving, by the UE, a Random Access Response; sending, by the UE, a response with the response having a cause labeled as a paging response in place of an Radio Area Network (RAN)-based Notification Area (RNA) update response; receiving, by the UE, an RRCResume message; sending, by the UE, an RRCResume Complete message; and sending, by the UE, a paging response.