Routing paging messages for multiple subscription identities of a single communication device via a single paging channel

A wireless communication device, comprising:

• a wireless communication circuit adapted for communications with a serving access network;
• a processing circuit coupled to the wireless communication circuit, the processing circuit configured to
• register with at least one of the serving access network or a first core network while providing information for a plurality of subscriptions, including the first subscription, of the wireless communication device, where each of the plurality of subscriptions is associated with a different paging channel;
• receive an indication that a first paging channel associated with one of the plurality of subscriptions has been selected for all paging messages for the plurality of subscriptions;
• and
• monitor the first paging channel for paging messages for the plurality of subscriptions.

A wireless communication device, comprising:

• means for registering with at least one of a serving access network or a first core network while providing information for a plurality of subscriptions, including the first subscription, of the wireless communication device, where each of the plurality of subscriptions is associated with a different paging channel;
• means for receiving an indication that a first paging channel associated with one of the plurality of subscriptions has been selected for all paging messages for the plurality of subscriptions;
• and
• means for monitoring the first paging channel for paging messages for the plurality of subscriptions.

A processor-readable storage medium having one or more instructions operational in a wireless communication device, which when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to:

• register with at least one of a serving access network or a first core network while providing information for a plurality of subscriptions, including the first subscription, of the wireless communication device, where each of the plurality of subscriptions is associated with a different paging channel;
• receive an indication that a first paging channel associated with one of the plurality of subscriptions has been selected for all paging messages for the plurality of subscriptions;
• and
• monitor the first paging channel for paging messages for the plurality of subscriptions.

A method operational on an access network device, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of subscriptions from a wireless communication device, where each of the plurality of subscriptions is associated with a different paging channel;
• obtaining a first paging channel associated with a first subscription from the plurality of subscriptions;
• and
• routing paging messages for the wireless communication device from the plurality of subscriptions via the first paging channel.

An access network device, comprising:

• a wireless communication circuit adapted for communications with a serving access network;
• a processing circuit coupled to the wireless communication circuit, the processing circuit configured to
• receive a plurality of subscriptions from a wireless communication device, where each of the plurality of subscriptions is associated with a different paging channel;
• obtain a first paging channel associated with a first subscription from the plurality of subscriptions;
• and
• route paging messages for the wireless communication device from the plurality of subscriptions via the first paging channel.

An access network device, comprising:

• means for receiving a plurality of subscriptions from a wireless communication device, where each of the plurality of subscriptions is associated with a different paging channel;
• means for obtaining a first paging channel associated with a first subscription from the plurality of subscriptions;
• and
• means for routing paging messages for the wireless communication device from the plurality of subscriptions via the first paging channel.

A processor-readable storage medium having one or more instructions operational in an access network device, which when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to:

• receive a plurality of subscriptions from a wireless communication device, where each of the plurality of subscriptions is associated with a different paging channel;
• obtain a first paging channel associated with a first subscription from the plurality of subscriptions;
• and
• route paging messages for the wireless communication device from the plurality of subscriptions via the first paging channel.