This paper describes a load-dependent multi-stage
admission control suitable for next generation systems. The
concept uses decision polling in entities located at different levels
of the architecture hierarchy and based on the load to activate a
sequence of actions related to the admission of a user to the
network, i.e., the ranking of the intermediate decisions is
dynamic. The decision is controlled by passing a token between
the base station (BS) and the gateway (GW), thereby considering
the load status of the BS and the backhaul network. A token is
assigned to the entity with the highest load. Each admission
request will issue a flag whose colour will reflect the load level in
this entity and will determine the correct sequence of the required
admission control actions.