each paging group.

The length of the paging queues vary between 6 and 14 depending on the number of paging queues in use. The length of the paging queues is calculated as: Length of paging queue = 14 (PQmax/10), where PQmax is equal to the number of paging groups -1. 3.7.2 Paging Strategies The paging procedure in the Ericsson GSM System is managed by the MSC. (The description of the paging parameters and the different paging strategies refers to the Ericsson MSC, HLR and VLR.) Different paging strategies are possible, e.g. not to send any second paging or to send the second paging as global paging. An operator can control the paging procedure with parameter settings in the MSC. The paging attempts, including both the first and the repeated attempts, is either local or global depending on whether or not the Location Area Identity is stored in the VLR, see Figure 5 on page 39 in Appendix A. Local pagings are performed only within one location area whereas global pagings are performed within a whole MSC service area. A second paging may be initiated if no response from the MS is received before a first timer expires. The timer is called PAGTIMEFRST1LA for local pagings and PAGTIMEFRSTGLOB for