Paging related methods and apparatus

A communications system comprising:

• a first base station including:
• a first processor;
• and
• a first wireless transmitter;
• and
• wherein said first processor is configured to:
• make a decision to instruct a first user equipment (UE) to release radio resources;
• generate a first radio resource release message, said first radio resource release message including a first paging priority list including a first list of base stations which are to be monitored for paging signals by the first UE and further including information indicating a first maximum number of cells included in said first paging priority list to be monitored by the first UE for paging messages;
• and
• operate said first wireless transmitter to transmit, from the first base station, the first radio resource release message to the first UE.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable instructions which when executed by a processor, included in a first base station, control the first base station to perform the steps of:

• making a decision, at said first base station, to instruct a first user equipment (UE) to release radio resources;
• generating, at the first base station, a first radio resource release message, said first radio resource release message including a first paging priority list including a first list of base stations which are to be monitored for paging signals by the first UE UE and further including information indicating a first maximum number of cells included in said first paging priority list to be monitored by the first UE for paging messages;
• and
• transmitting, from the first base station, the first radio resource release message to the first UE.