Granted Patent B2

US 12,418,888 · App. 18/814,015 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Inventor: Chandrika K. Worrall (Newbury, GB)

Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC

H04W68/02H04W68/00H04W72/20H04W74/0833H04L1/1607H04W8/26H04W76/10H04W84/042H04W92/10

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. A network node comprising:

a network interface;

receiving circuitry;

transmitting circuitry; and

a processor, wherein:

the network interface is configured to receive a first paging message for a user equipment (UE);

the processor is configured to determine a paging occasion for the UE based on a user identity of the UE known to a core network; and

the processor and the transmitting circuitry are configured to transmit the first paging message to the UE during the paging occasion via a control channel having a paging identity; wherein the control channel has a shared channel resource allocation; and

the processor and the transmitting circuitry are further configured to transmit a shared channel based on the shared channel resource allocation and a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) assigned to the UE when the UE is in a second state, different than an idle state, and has a radio access network connection.

2. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the shared channel has a second paging message for the UE.

3. The network node of claim 2 , wherein the processor and the receiving circuitry are configured to receive, from the UE, a random access signal in response to the second paging message.

4. The network node of claim 3 , wherein the processor and the transmitting circuitry are configured in response to the received random access signal, to transmit an assignment of a cell-specific radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI).

5. The network node of claim 2 , wherein the second paging message includes a second user identity.

6. The network node of claim 5 , wherein the second user identity is a temporary mobile subscriber identity.

7. The network node of claim 5 , wherein the second user identity is a radio network temporary identity.

8. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the processor and the transmitting circuitry are configured to transmit a control channel having at least one paging indicator bit for the UE, wherein the at least one paging indicator bit indicates whether a paging message is potentially present for the UE.

9. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the shared channel includes a plurality of paging messages for a plurality of UEs.

10. The network node of claim 1 wherein the network node is a base station.

11. A method performed by a network node comprising:

receiving a first paging message for a user equipment (UE);

determining a paging occasion for the UE based on a user identity of the UE known to a core network;

transmitting to the UE, the first paging message during the paging occasion via a control channel having a paging identity; wherein the control channel has a shared channel resource allocation; and

transmitting a shared channel based on the shared channel resource allocation and a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) assigned to the UE when the UE is in a second state, different than an idle state, and has a radio access network connection.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the shared channel has a second paging message for the UE.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising in response, from the UE, a random access signal in response to the second paging message.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising in response to the received random access signal, to transmit an assignment of a cell-specific radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI).

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second paging message includes a second user identity.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second user identity is a temporary mobile subscriber identity.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second user identity is a radio network temporary identity.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein further comprising to transmit a control channel having at least one paging indicator bit for the UE, the at least one paging indicator bit indicates whether a paging message is potentially present for the UE.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the shared channel includes a plurality of paging messages for a plurality of UEs.

20. The method of claim 11 wherein the network node is a base station.

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