FIELD: radio engineering; specifying mobile station lag. SUBSTANCE: overload protection is effected in cellular communication networks by way of two-stage adapting of mobile station access lag by transmitting lag regulations for long-term adapting and also by conveying variables of current load characteristics for short-term adapting from base station to mobile station. EFFECT: reduced overload and enhanced stability of communications. 6 cl, 1 dwg, 3 tbl _
