A paging method and apparatus for a mobile communication network to which
at least two non-coordinated core networks are connected is disclosed,
wherein a service state of a mobile station is checked, when a request
for a paging message to the mobile station has been received from one of
the non-coordinated core networks. Then, a multicall paging message is
transmitted using an existing signalling link of the mobile station
and/or mobile station location information known in a radio access
network, when the mobile station is already connected to another one of
the non-coordinated core networks. The checking is preferable performed
by a radio network controller which is connected to the non-coordinated
core networks. Thus, a paging request received form a non-coordinated
core network can be supplied to a mobile station, although the paged
mobile station is already connected to another non-coordinated core
network.