diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index 26d47b6..f514c43 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -3582,28 +3582,29 @@
 	f_shutdown_helper();
 }
 
-/* Verify BSC can schedule 500 paging requests under one minute if BTS buffer is good enough */
-testcase TC_paging_500req() runs on test_CT {
+/* Verify BSC can schedule N paging requests under one minute if BTS buffer is good enough */
+function f_TC_paging_Nreq(integer num_subscribers, boolean send_pag_load_ind) runs on test_CT {
 	var ASP_RSL_Unitdata rx_rsl_ud;
-	const integer num_subscribers := 500;
-	var hexstring imsis[num_subscribers];
-	var boolean rx_paging_done[num_subscribers];
+	var Hexstrings imsis := {};
+	var Booleans rx_paging_done := {};
 	var integer rx_paging_num := 0;
 	var integer i;
 	timer T_rx := 60.0;
 	timer T_load_ind := 1.0;
 
 	for (i := 0; i < num_subscribers; i := i + 1) {
-		imsis[i] := f_gen_imsi(i);
-		rx_paging_done[i] := false;
+		imsis := imsis & {f_gen_imsi(i)};
+		rx_paging_done := rx_paging_done & { false };
 	}
 
 	f_init(1, guard_timeout := 100.0);
 
 	/* Clear the queue, it might still contain stuff like BCCH FILLING */
 	IPA_RSL[0].clear;
-	/* Tell there's plenty of space at the BTS (UINT16_MAX): */
-	f_ipa_tx(0, ts_RSL_PAGING_LOAD_IND(65535));
+	if (send_pag_load_ind) {
+		/* Tell there's plenty of space at the BTS (UINT16_MAX): */
+		f_ipa_tx(0, ts_RSL_PAGING_LOAD_IND(65535));
+	}
 
 	for (i := 0; i < num_subscribers; i := i + 1) {
 		BSSAP.send(ts_BSSAP_UNITDATA_req(g_bssap[0].sccp_addr_peer, g_bssap[0].sccp_addr_own,
@@ -3622,7 +3623,7 @@
 			rx_paging_done[imsi_idx] := true;
 			rx_paging_num := rx_paging_num + 1;
 		} else {
-			setverdict(fail, "Retrans happened before Rx initial trans for all reqs. ", rx_paging_num);
+			setverdict(fail, "Retrans of ", imsi_str, " happened before Rx initial trans for all reqs. rx_paging_num=", rx_paging_num);
 			mtc.stop;
 		}
 		if (rx_paging_num < num_subscribers) {
@@ -3631,8 +3632,10 @@
 		}
 	[] IPA_RSL[0].receive { repeat; }
 	[] T_load_ind.timeout {
-		log("Tx CCH Load Ind, received paging requests so far: ", rx_paging_num);
-		f_ipa_tx(0, ts_RSL_PAGING_LOAD_IND(40));
+		log("[CCH Load Ind timer] received paging requests so far: ", rx_paging_num);
+		if (send_pag_load_ind) {
+			f_ipa_tx(0, ts_RSL_PAGING_LOAD_IND(40));
+		}
 		T_load_ind.start;
 		repeat;
 		}
@@ -3644,6 +3647,17 @@
 
 	f_shutdown_helper();
 }
+/* Verify BSC can schedule 500 paging requests under one minute if BTS buffer is good enough */
+testcase TC_paging_500req() runs on test_CT {
+	f_TC_paging_Nreq(500, true);
+}
+/* Same as TC_paging_500req, but without sending CCCH Load Indication, which
+ * means BTS is always under CCH Load Threshold, aka capable of sending tons of requests.
+ * Since No CCCH Load Ind, BSC uses a conservative estimation of BTS load, which
+ * for current config yields ~8req/sec, so 480req/min maximum. */
+testcase TC_paging_450req_no_paging_load_ind() runs on test_CT {
+	f_TC_paging_Nreq(450, false);
+}
 
 /* Test RSL link drop causes counter increment */
 testcase TC_rsl_drop_counter() runs on test_CT {
@@ -11531,6 +11545,7 @@
 	execute( TC_paging_counter() );
 	execute( TC_paging_resp_unsol() );
 	execute( TC_paging_500req() );
+	execute( TC_paging_450req_no_paging_load_ind() );
 
 	execute( TC_rsl_drop_counter() );
 	execute( TC_rsl_unknown_unit_id() );