To reduce power consumption for all types of terminal device
A method of operating a terminal device and a plurality of network access nodes, wherein the method comprises: establishing first wake-up signalling configuration information for a first network access node; establishing second wake-up signalling configuration information for a second network access node; and monitoring for signalling transmitted by the first network access node in accordance with the first wake-up signalling format and monitoring for signalling transmitted by the second network access node in accordance with the second wake-up signalling format, and seeking to decode a subsequent paging message in response to detecting wake-up signalling in accordance with either the first wake-up signalling format or the second wake-up signalling format.
1. A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system comprising a plurality of network access nodes, wherein the method comprises:
receiving, from at least a first access node of the plurality of network access nodes, first wake-up signalling configuration information, wherein the first wake-up signalling configuration information comprises an indication of a first wake-up signalling format to be received in advance of receiving a paging message; and
receiving, from the at least the first access node, second wake-up signalling configuration information, wherein the second wake-up signalling configuration information comprises an indication of a second wake-up signalling format to be received in advance of receiving a paging message.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the second wake-up signalling configuration information is established based on an indication of the second wake-up signalling configuration information received by the at least the first access node from a second access node of the plurality of network access nodes.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein
an indication of the first wake-up signalling configuration information is communicated from the at least the first network access node to a second network access node of the plurality of network access nodes.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the indication of the first and second wake-up signalling configuration information is received by the terminal device in system information broadcast (SIB) signalling transmitted by the at least the first network access node.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the indication of the first and second wake-up signalling configuration information is received by the terminal device in radio resource control (RRC) signalling transmitted by the at least the first network access node.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the at least the first network access node receives, from a mobile management entity for the wireless telecommunications system, a paging request message for the terminal device.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving wake-up signalling for the terminal device in accordance with the first wake-up signalling format; and
receiving a paging message for the terminal device.
8. A terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications system comprising a plurality of network access nodes, the terminal device comprising:
circuitry configured to
receive, from at least a first access node of the plurality of network access nodes, first wake-up signalling configuration information, wherein the first wake-up signalling configuration information comprises an indication of a first wake-up signalling format to be received in advance of receiving a paging message; and
receive, from the at least the first access node, second wake-up signalling configuration information, wherein the second wake-up signalling configuration information comprises an indication of a second wake-up signalling format to be received in advance of receiving a paging message.
9. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein
the second wake-up signalling configuration information is established based on an indication of the second wake-up signalling configuration information received by the at leas the first access node from a second access node of the plurality of network access nodes.
10. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein
an indication of the first wake-up signalling configuration information is communicated from the at least the first network access node to a second network access node of the plurality of network access nodes.
11. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to receive the indication of the first and second wake-up signalling configuration information in system information broadcast (SIB) signalling transmitted by the at least the first network access node.
12. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to receive the indication of the first and second wake-up signalling configuration information in radio resource control (RRC) signalling transmitted by the at least the first network access node.
13. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein
the at least the first network access node receives, from a mobile management entity for the wireless telecommunications system, a paging request message for the terminal device.
14. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
receive wake-up signalling for the terminal device in accordance with the first wake-up signalling format; and
receive a paging message for the terminal device.
15. Circuitry for a terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications system comprising a plurality of network access nodes, the circuitry configured to:
circuitry configured to
receive, from at least a first access node of the plurality of network access nodes, first wake-up signalling configuration information, wherein the first wake-up signalling configuration information comprises an indication of a first wake-up signalling format to be received in advance of receiving a paging message; and
receive, from the at least the first access node, second wake-up signalling configuration information, wherein the second wake-up signalling configuration information comprises an indication of a second wake-up signalling format to be received in advance of receiving a paging message.
16. The circuitry of claim 15 , wherein
the second wake-up signalling configuration information is established based on an indication of the second wake-up signalling configuration information received by the at least the first access node from a second access node of the plurality of network access nodes.
17. The circuitry of claim 5 , wherein
an indication of the first wake-up signalling configuration information is communicated from the at least the first network access node to a second network access node of the plurality of network access nodes.
18. The circuitry of claim 15 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to receive the indication of the first and second wake-up signalling configuration information in system information broadcast (SIB) signalling transmitted by the at least the first network access node.
19. The circuitry of claim 15 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to receive the indication of the first and second wake-up signalling configuration information in radio resource control (RRC) signalling transmitted by the at least the first network access node.
20. The circuitry of claim 15 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
receive wake-up signalling for the terminal device in accordance with the first wake-up signalling format; and
receive a paging message for the terminal device.