| Paging scale | RA and CELL | TA List and TA |
| Paging procedure | The downlink data is terminated on the SGSN or the GGSN. The SGSN initiates the paging procedure. | The downlink data is terminated on the S-GW. The S-GW sends a message to the MME to initiate the paging procedure. |
| Paging result | The MS initiates the service request procedure to reestablish the signaling connection and data bearer. Then, the MS switches to the PMM-CONNECTED state. | The UE initiates the service request procedure to reestablish the data bearer. The state is changed to ECM-CONNECTED. |
| Data cache | The data is cached on the user plane of the SGSN. | The data is cached on the S-GW. |
| Paging originator | The Paging procedure is initiated by the control plane of the SGSN. | The paging procedure is initiated by the MME. |