In one illustrative example, a plurality of page message requests for a
plurality of mobile devices which operate in a wireless communication
network are received. One or more paging slots assigned to the mobile
devices are identified for transmitting a plurality of page messages in
response to these requests. However, the wireless network refrains from
causing a page message for the mobile device associated with a tolerable
delay indication to be transmitted within the one or more paging slots
when a paging capacity limit of the one or more paging slots is reached.
This allows higher priority page messages to be transmitted within the
one or more paging slots. The wireless network subsequently causes a page
message for the mobile device having the tolerable delay indication to be
transmitted within one or more subsequent paging slots within a tolerable
delay period corresponding to the tolerable delay indication. The mobile
device may transmit the tolerable delay indication to the wireless
network in response to identifying a predetermined condition, for
example, identifying use of a high capacity power source.