Method for paging a device in a wireless network

A method for paging a remote wireless device from an initiating device, a wireless network including the wireless device, a base station, and a home registration server, the initiating device connected to a location server, comprising:

• receiving a call initiate message at the location server from an initiating device identifying a home registration server;
• forwarding the call initiate message from the location register to the home registration server;
• receiving a call accept message at the location server from the home registration server;
• forwarding the call accept message from the location server to the initiating device,
• wherein the call initiate message is a request to establish communication between the initiating device and the remote wireless device, and
• wherein the call accept message is an affirmative response from the remote wireless device to the call initiate message.

A method for paging a remote wireless device from an initiating device, a wireless network including the remote wireless device, a base station, and a home registration server, the initiating device connected to a location server, comprising:

• receiving a call initiate message at the home registration server from the initiating device via the location server;
• forwarding the call initiate message from the home registration server to an access point;
• receiving a call accept message at the home registration server from the access point;
• forwarding the call accept message from the home registration server to the location server for delivery to the initiating device;
• receiving a connect request message at the home registration server from a wireless modem via an interworking function coupled to the access point;
• sending a connect reply message from the home registration server to the remote wireless device,
• wherein the call initiate message is a request to establish communication between the initiating device and the remote wireless device, and
• wherein the call accept message is an affirmative response from the remote wireless device to the call initiate message.

A method for paging a remote wireless device from an initiating device, a wireless network including the remote wireless device, a base station, and a home registration server, the initiating device connected to a location server, comprising:

• receiving a call initiate message at the remote wireless device from the home registration server via a wireless modem;
• sending a call accept message from the remote wireless device to the wireless modem;
• sending a connect request message from the remote wireless device to the home registration server via the wireless modem simultaneously with the call accept message;
• receiving a connect reply message at the remote wireless device from the home registration server via an access point,
• wherein the call initiate message is a request to establish communication between the initiating device and the remote wireless device, and
• wherein the call accept message is an affirmative response from the remote wireless device to the call initiate message.