Method and device for paging and media services on a single carrier frequency

1. A method for providing a paging service, the method comprising:

determining to send a paging record to a communication device, the paging record for a first media service, wherein the first media service is provided on a first carrier frequency;

inserting the paging record into a first message, the first message generated using a protocol that is also used to provide a second media service to the communication device, the second media service being a broadcast service, the second media service provided on a second carrier frequency, the first and second media services being different, and the first and second carrier frequencies being different;

providing a paging indication for the paging record for the first media service using the protocol, wherein the paging indication alerts the communication device to monitor the second carrier frequency for the paging record for the first media service; and

sending the paging indication and the first message with the paging record for the first media service over the second carrier frequency, wherein

the second media service is a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS), and the first media service is a non-MBMS service;

the first message is carried on a MBMS control channel (MCCH); and

the paging indication is carried on a MBMS notification indicator channel (MICH).

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein both the paging indication and the paging record are associated with a common service identity to enable the communication device to identify the paging record as being of interest, wherein the service identity is one of a plurality of MBMS service identities reserved to provide a paging service for at least one non-MBMS service.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of MBMS service identities are mapped to a plurality of groups of communication devices, such that each communication group is associated with only one service identity.

4. The method of clam 1 wherein sending the paging indication and the first message with the paging record comprises broadcasting or multicasting the paging indication and the first message with the paging record.

5. A device comprising:

a processor operable for:

determining to send a paging record to a communication device, the paging record for a first media service, wherein the first media service is provided on a first carrier frequency;

inserting the paging record into a first message generated using a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) protocol that is also used to provide a MBMS service to the communication device, the MBMS provided on a second carrier frequency, the first and second frequencies being different, wherein the first message is carried on a MBMS control channel (MCCH), and wherein the first media service is a non-MBMS service; and

providing a paging indication for the first media service using the MBMS protocol, wherein the paging indication and the paging record are associated with a common service entity selected from a plurality of MBMS service entities and that is mapped to a group of communication devices that includes the communication device to enable the communication device to find the paging record, wherein the paging indication is carried on a MBMS notification indicator channel (MICH);

a transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor for sending the paging indication and the first message with the paging record over the second carrier frequency.