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Granted Patent B2
US 12696238 · App. 18/402,019 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Beam-specific paging

Inventors: Navid Abedini (Basking Ridge, NJ); Naeem Akl (Bridgewater, NJ); Sherif Elazzouni (San Diego, CA); Linhai He (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorportated
H04W68/02
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Patent No.
US 12696238
App. No.
18/402,019
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink assistance information relating to beam-specific paging. The UE may transmit uplink assistance information relating to the beam-specific paging. The UE may monitor for a paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (85)

1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: one or more memories, and one or more processors; coupled to the one or more memories and configured to cause the UE to:

receive downlink assistance information relating to beam-specific paging;

transmit uplink assistance information relating to the beam-specific paging; and

monitor for a paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information,

wherein:

the downlink assistance information includes a request for the UE to provide information identifying a set of recommended beams or a set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging, and the one or more processors, to cause the UE to transmit the uplink assistance information, are configured to cause the UE to transmit information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; or

the downlink assistance information indicates a criterion for identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; and the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to identify the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams in accordance with the downlink assistance information; or

the downlink assistance information indicates a criterion relating to at least one of a pool of beams or cells available for reselection, a pool of restricted beams or cells, a threshold for reselecting to a new beam, or timer information relating to reselection, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to transmit information indicating a beam reselection based at least in part on the downlink assistance information; or

the downlink assistance information indicates whether a cell supports the beam-specific paging, wherein the cell is a neighbor cell.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to cause the UE to monitor for the paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information, are configured to cause the UE to monitor for the paging message in accordance with the downlink assistance information.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to cause the UE to monitor for the paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information, are configured to cause the UE to monitor for the paging message in accordance with the uplink assistance information.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the uplink assistance information includes information identifying one or more recommended beams or one or more restricted beams for the beam-specific paging.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the uplink assistance information includes an indication that the UE will begin moving within a threshold period of time, and wherein the uplink assistance information includes an indication to disable the beam-specific paging.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to cause the UE to transmit the uplink assistance information, are configured to cause the UE to transmit the uplink assistance information via a random access channel transmission or a small data transfer (SDT) transmission.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information includes the request for the UE to provide information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; and

the one or more processors, to cause the UE to transmit the uplink assistance information, are configured to cause the UE to transmit information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein;

the downlink assistance information indicates the criterion for identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; and

the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to identify the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams in accordance with the downlink assistance information.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information indicates the criterion relating to at least one of the pool of beams or cells available for reselection, the pool of restricted beams or cells, the threshold for reselecting to the new beam, or timer information relating to reselection; and

the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to transmit information indicating the beam reselection based at least in part on the downlink assistance information.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the downlink assistance information indicates whether the cell supports the beam-specific paging, wherein the cell is the neighbor cell.

11 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising: one or more memories, and one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, and configured to cause the network entity to:

transmit downlink assistance information relating to beam-specific paging;

receive, from a user equipment (UE), uplink assistance information relating to the beam-specific paging; and

output a paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information

wherein:

the downlink assistance information includes a request for the UE to provide information identifying a set of recommended beams or a set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging, and the one or more processors, to cause the network entity to receive the uplink assistance information, are configured to cause the network entity to receive information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; or

the downlink assistance information indicates a criterion for identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; or

the downlink assistance information indicates a criterion relating to at least one of a pool of beams or cells available for reselection, a pool of restricted beams or cells, a threshold for reselecting to a new beam, or timer information relating to reselection, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the network entity to receive information indicating a beam reselection based at least in part on the downlink assistance information; or

the downlink assistance information indicates whether a cell supports the beam-specific paging, wherein the cell is a neighbor cell.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information includes the request for the UE to provide information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; and

the one or more processors, to cause the network entity to receive the uplink assistance information, are configured to cause the network entity to receive information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging.

13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information indicates the criterion for identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information indicates the criterion relating to at least one of the pool of beams or cells available for reselection, the pool of restricted beams or cells, the threshold for reselecting to the new beam, or timer information relating to reselection; and

the one or more processors are configured to cause the network entity to receive information indicating the beam reselection based at least in part on the downlink assistance information.

15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the downlink assistance information indicates whether the cell supports the beam-specific paging, wherein the cell is the neighbor cell.

16 . A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving downlink assistance information relating to beam-specific paging;

transmitting uplink assistance information relating to the beam-specific paging; and

monitoring for a paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information

wherein:

the downlink assistance information includes a request for the UE to provide information identifying a set of recommended beams or a set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging, and the transmitting the uplink assistance information comprises transmitting information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; or

the downlink assistance information indicates a criterion for identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging;

and the method comprises identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams in accordance with the downlink assistance information; or

the downlink assistance information indicates a criterion relating to at least one of a pool of beams or cells available for reselection, a pool of restricted beams or cells, a threshold for reselecting to a new beam, or timer information relating to reselection, wherein the method comprises transmitting information indicating a beam reselection based at least in part on the downlink assistance information; or

the downlink assistance information indicates whether a cell supports the beam-specific paging, wherein the cell is a neighbor cell.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein monitoring for the paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information comprises monitoring for the paging message in accordance with the downlink assistance information.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein monitoring for the paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information comprises monitoring for the paging message in accordance with the uplink assistance information.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the uplink assistance information includes information identifying one or more recommended beams or one or more restricted beams for the beam-specific paging.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the uplink assistance information includes an indication that the UE will begin moving within a threshold period of time, and wherein the uplink assistance information includes an indication to disable the beam-specific paging.

21 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the method comprises transmitting the uplink assistance information, are configured to cause the UE to transmit the uplink assistance information via a random access channel transmission or a small data transfer (SDT) transmission.

22 . The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information includes the request for the UE to provide information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; and

the transmitting the uplink assistance information comprises transmitting information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging.

23 . The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information indicates the criterion for identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; and

the method comprises identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams in accordance with the downlink assistance information.

24 . The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information indicates the criterion relating to at least one of the pool of beams or cells available for reselection, the pool of restricted beams or cells, the threshold for reselecting to the new beam, or timer information relating to reselection; and

the method comprises transmitting information indicating the beam reselection based at least in part on the downlink assistance information.

25 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the downlink assistance information indicates whether the cell supports the beam-specific paging, wherein the cell is the neighbor cell.

26 . A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising:

transmitting downlink assistance information relating to beam-specific paging;

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), uplink assistance information relating to the beam-specific paging; and

outputting a paging message on one or more beams in accordance with at least one of the downlink assistance information or the uplink assistance information,

wherein:

the downlink assistance information includes a request for the UE to provide information identifying a set of recommended beams or a set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging, and the receiving the uplink assistance information comprises receiving information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; or

the downlink assistance information indicates a criterion for identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; or

the downlink assistance information indicates a criterion relating to at least one of a pool of beams or cells available for reselection, a pool of restricted beams or cells, a threshold for reselecting to a new beam, or timer information relating to reselection, wherein the method comprises receiving information indicating a beam reselection based at least in part on the downlink assistance information; or

the downlink assistance information indicates whether a cell supports the beam-specific paging, wherein the cell is a neighbor cell.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information includes the request for the UE to provide information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging; and

the receiving the uplink assistance information comprises receiving information identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging.

28 . The method of claim 26 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information indicates the criterion for identifying the set of recommended beams or the set of restricted beams for the beam-specific paging.

29 . The method of claim 26 , wherein:

the downlink assistance information indicates the criterion relating to at least one of the pool of beams or cells available for reselection, the pool of restricted beams or cells, the threshold for reselecting to the new beam, or timer information relating to reselection; and

the method comprises receiving information indicating the beam reselection based at least in part on the downlink assistance information.

30 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the downlink assistance information indicates whether the cell supports the beam-specific paging, wherein the cell is the neighbor cell.