Paging method, network device and terminal device

1. A method for paging, comprising:

determining, by a network device, a paging window for performing paging for a terminal device, wherein the paging window comprises S candidate paging occasions (POs), and S is a positive integer greater than 1; and

monitoring, by the network device, whether a carrier in an unlicensed frequency band is idle based on the paging window;

wherein the determining, by the network device, the paging window for paging the terminal device comprises:

selecting, by the network device, S POs in a plurality of radio frames as the paging window for the terminal device, wherein the plurality of radio frames comprise a reference paging frame (PF),

K1 radio frames ahead of the reference PF and/or K2 radio frames after the reference PF, where K1 and K2 are positive integers,

wherein the reference PF has a System Frame Number (SFN) which satisfies: SFN mod T=(T/N)×(UE-ID mod N), where T is a length of one paging cycle, UE-ID is a device identity of the terminal device, and N is an amount of PFs available for receiving a paging message in one paging cycle.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

performing, by the network device, paging for the terminal device at a PO in the paging window according to a monitoring result.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the network device, the paging window for performing paging for the terminal device further comprises:

determining, by the network device, among the reference PF for performing paging for the terminal device, a reference PO; and

determining, by the network device, the reference PO, M1 POs ahead of the reference PO and/or M2 POs after the reference PO, as the paging window, where M1 and M2 are positive integers.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein an index of the reference PO is i_s=(┌UE-ID mod N┐) mod Ns, wherein UE-ID is a device identity of the terminal device, N is an amount of PFs available for paging in one paging cycle, Ns is an amount of POs comprised in one PF, and ┌ ┐ means rounding down.

5. A method for paging, comprising:

determining, by a terminal device, a paging window for a network device to perform paging for the terminal device, wherein the paging window comprises S candidate paging occasions (POs), and S is a positive integer greater than 1; and

monitoring, by the terminal device, a paging message sent from the network device at the candidate paging window;

wherein the determining, by the terminal device, the paging window for the network device to perform paging for the terminal device further comprises:

selecting, by the terminal device, S POs in a plurality of radio frames as the paging window for the terminal device, wherein the plurality of radio frames comprise a reference paging frame (PF),

K1 radio frames ahead of the reference PF and/or K2 radio frames after the reference PF, where K1 and K2 are positive integers,

wherein the reference PF has a System Frame Number (SFN) which satisfies: SFN mod T=(T/N)×(UE-ID mod N), where T is a length of one paging cycle, UE-ID is a device identity of the terminal device, and N is an amount of PFs available for receiving a paging message in one paging cycle.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein determining, by the terminal device, the paging window for the network device to perform paging for the terminal device, further comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, among a reference paging frame (PF) for the network device to perform paging for the terminal device, a reference PO; and

determining, by the terminal device, the reference PO, M1 POs ahead of the reference PO and/or M2 POs after the reference PO, as the paging window, where M1 and M2 are positive integers.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein an index of the reference PO is i_s=(┌UE-ID mod N┐) mod Ns, wherein UE-ID is a device identity of the terminal device, N is an amount of PFs available for paging in one paging cycle, Ns is an amount of POs comprised in one PF, and ┌ ┐ means rounding down.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein selecting, by the terminal device, S POs in at least one radio frame as the paging window, comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, second indication information sent from the network device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate positions of the S POs; or

obtaining, by the terminal device, positions of the S POs which are pre-stored in the terminal device.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein receiving, by the terminal device, second indication information sent from the network device, comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, the second indication information sent from the network device through a carrier in a licensed frequency band.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein receiving, by the terminal device, second indication information sent from the network device, comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, the second indication information sent from the network device through a carrier in an unlicensed frequency band.

11. A network device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein when the instructions are executed, the network device is caused to:

determine a paging window for performing paging for a terminal device, wherein the paging window comprises S candidate paging occasions (POs), and S is a positive integer greater than 1; and

monitor whether a carrier in an unlicensed frequency band is idle based on the paging window;

wherein when the instructions are executed, the network device is caused to:

select S POs in a plurality of radio frames as the paging window for the terminal device, wherein the plurality of radio frames comprise a reference PF),

K1 radio frames ahead of the reference PF and/or K2 radio frames after the reference PF, where K1 and K2 are positive integers,

wherein the reference PF has a System Frame Number (SFN) which satisfies: SFN mod T=(T/N)×(UE-ID mod N), where T is a length of one paging cycle, UE-ID is a device identity of the terminal device, and N is an amount of PFs available for receiving a paging message in one paging cycle.

12. The network device according to claim 11 , wherein when the instructions are executed, the network device is further caused to:

page the terminal device at a PO in the paging window according to a monitoring result.

13. The network device according to claim 11 , wherein when the instructions are executed, the network device is caused to:

determine, among the reference PF for performing paging for the terminal device, a reference PO; and

determine the reference PO, M1 POs ahead of the reference PO and/or M2 POs after the reference PO, as the paging window, where M1 and M2 are positive integers.

14. The network device according to claim 13 , wherein an index of the reference PO is i_s=(┌UE-ID mod N┐) mod Ns, wherein UE-ID is a device identity of the terminal device, N is an amount of PFs available for paging in one paging cycle, Ns is an amount of POs comprised in one PF, and ┌ ┐ means rounding down.

15. A terminal device for paging, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein when the instructions are executed, the terminal device is caused to:

determine a paging window for a network device to perform paging for a terminal device, wherein the paging window comprises S candidate paging occasions (POs), and S is a positive integer greater than 1; and

monitor a paging message sent from the network device at the paging window;

wherein when the instructions are executed, the terminal device is caused to:

select S POs in a plurality of radio frames as the paging window for the terminal device, wherein the plurality of radio frames comprise a reference PF),

K1 radio frames ahead of the reference PF and/or K2 radio frames after the reference PF, where K1 and K2 are positive integers,

wherein the reference PF has a System Frame Number (SFN) which satisfies: SFN mod T=(T/N)×(UE-ID mod N), where T is a length of one paging cycle, UE-ID is a device identity of the terminal device, and N is an amount of PFs available for receiving a paging message in one paging cycle.

16. The terminal device according to claim 15 , wherein when the instructions are executed, the terminal device is caused to:

determine, among the reference PF for the network device to perform paging for the terminal device, a reference PO; and

determine the reference PO, M1 POs ahead of the reference PO and/or M2 POs after the reference PO, as the paging window, where M1 and M2 are positive integers.

17. The terminal device according to claim 16 , wherein an index of the reference PO is i_s=(┌UE-ID mod N┐) mod Ns, wherein UE-ID is a device identity of the terminal device, N is an amount of PFs available for paging in one paging cycle, Ns is an amount of POs comprised in one PF, and ┌ ┐ means rounding down.

18. The terminal device according to claim 15 , wherein when the instructions are executed, the terminal device is caused to:

receive second indication information sent from the network device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate positions of the S POs; or

obtain positions of the S POs which are pre-stored in the terminal device.

19. The terminal device according to claim 18 , wherein when the instructions are executed, the terminal device is caused to:

receive the second indication information sent from the network device through a carrier in a licensed frequency band.

20. The terminal device according to claim 18 , wherein when the instructions are executed, the terminal device is caused to:

receive the second indication information sent from the network device through a carrier in an unlicensed frequency band.