FROM OPTIMAL SEARCH THEORY TO SEQUENTIAL PAGING IN CELLULAR NETWORKS

We propose a novel paging strategy based on the theory of optimal sear ch with discrete efforts, When compared to conventional paging methods , the proposed scheme increases the mobile station discovery rate whil e decreasing the average number of times that a mobile station has to be paged in a location area, The proposal is fully compatible with exi sting cellular structures, and requires minimal computational power in the mobile switching centers.