Abstract:
A paging message is received at a first access node for a wireless device. It is determined by the first access node that the wireless device is unavailable at the first access node, and the paging message is forwarded from the first access node to a second access node over a communication link between the first access node and the second access node. A message can also be sent from the first access node to a controller node to prevent the sending of a second paging message from the controller node.