serving a mobile station of a telecommunications network of the radio access network part (18) connected to the core network. a plurality of base stations (BS) of the radio access network portion has a plurality of service to respective units (C) and a plurality of control nodes (RNC). the control node comprises a device for controlling the first group of a plurality of base stations (RNC1) and first control node for controlling a second plurality of base stations (RNC2) of the second control node. a plurality of unit areas (MCA) comprises at least some of the first group of base stations serving unit and by at least some of the second group of base stations serving unit. the radio access network portion of a telecommunications network further has information about the stored multi-area paging control node. For multicell area for paging mobile station the paging control node (1) sends the paging message to the service to each of the base station of multi-area controlled by the paging control node and (2) the paging message to any other control node the any other control node control service base station unit in the multicell area. by consulting the page table (100) the paging control node determines that it should send the paging message to which base station and which other control node preferably a paging control node is a control node of the radio access network. the paging control node sends paging message on the interactive control node link is connected to the other control node.

A radio access network portion of a telecommunications network (18) which serves a mobile station (MS) is connecting to a core network. The radio access network portion has plural base stations (BS) serving respective plural cells (C) as well as plural control nodes (RNCs). The control nodes include a first control node (RNC1) for controlling a first group of the plural base stations and a second control node (RNC2) for controlling a second group of the plural base stations. A multicell area (MCA) includes cells served by at least some of the first group of base stations and cells served by at least some of the second group of base stations. The radio access network portion of a telecommunications network further has a paging control node which stores information regarding the multicell area. To page the mobile station in the multicell area the paging control node (1) sends paging messages to each of the base stations serving the multicell area controlled by the paging control node; and (2) sends a paging message to any other control nodes which control base stations serving cells in the multicell area. The paging control node determines to which base stations and other control node(s) it should send paging messages by consulting a paging table (100). Perferably the paging control node is one of the control nodes of radio access notwork. The paging control node is connected to the other control node(s) by an intercontrol node link (32) over which the paging message is sent.

A radio access network portion of a telecommunications network (18) which serves a mobile station (MS) is connecting to a core network. The radio access network portion has plural base stations (BS) serving respective plural cells (C) as well as plural control nodes (RNCs). The control nodes include a first control node (RNC1) for controlling a first group of the plural base stations and a second control node (RNC2) for controlling a second group of the plural base stations. A multicell area (MCA) includes cells served by at least some of the first group of base stations and cells served by at least some of the second group of base stations. The radio access network portion of a telecommunications network further has a paging control node which stores information regarding the multicell area. To page the mobile station in the multicell area the paging control node (1) sends paging messages to each of the base stations serving the multicell area controlled by the paging control node; and (2) sends a paging message to any other control nodes which control base stations serving cells in the multicell area. The paging control node determines to which base stations and other control node(s) it should send paging messages by consulting a paging table (100). Perferably the paging control node is one of the control nodes of radio access notwork. The paging control node is connected to the other control node(s) by an intercontrol node link (32) over which the paging message is sent.