What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless access node in a communication system. The method includes, in the wireless access node, exchanging first wireless communications with a first set of user devices using a first communication mode that has a first paging channel, and exchanging second wireless communication with a second set of user devices using a second communication mode that has a second paging channel. The method also includes, in the wireless access node, transmitting a first bit sequence to indicate the presence of first pages on the first paging channel, and transmitting a second bit sequence to indicate the presence of second pages on the second paging channel.