METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING DEDICATED FOR DEVICES WITH REDUCED CAPABILITIES

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for paging dedicated for devices with reduced capabilities. The method may include: receiving a DCI identified with a P-RNTI in a PO; and obtaining information dedicated for a device with reduced capabilities according to the DCI.

Description

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising: a processor; anda memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to: receive a downlink control information (DCI) identified with a paging-radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI) in a paging occasion (PO); andobtain information dedicated for a device with reduced capabilities according to the DCI.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities comprises at least one of: a short message indicator dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities;a short message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities;scheduling information for a paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities; ora paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the short message indicator dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities comprises one of indication information: scheduling information for paging dedicated for device with reduced capabilities is present in the DCI;short message dedicated for device with reduced capabilities is present in the DCI; orboth scheduling information for paging and short message dedicated for device with reduced capabilities are present in the DCI, and wherein the short message indicator dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities is indicated using reserved bits in the short message indicator for legacy devices.

4. (canceled)

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the short message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities is indicated using reserved bits in the short message for legacy devices, and wherein the short message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities comprises at least one of: indication information on system information modification for the device with reduced capabilities; orindication information on stop paging monitoring for the device with reduced capabilities.

6. (canceled)

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the PO is dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities and the system information modification for the device with reduced capabilities comprises: activation or deactivation of configurations dedicated for device with reduced capabilities.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the system information modification for the device with reduced capabilities comprises: initial bandwidth part (IBWP) configuration update for the device with reduced capabilities, and wherein the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to receive the paging message to obtain the IBWP configuration update for the device with reduced capabilities according to the scheduling information for the paging message.

9. (canceled)

10. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the DCI is a scheduling DCI for the short message and the paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities, which is addressed by P-RNTI that is dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities;the P-RNTI is one or more of predefined or configured in system information block 1 (SIB 1); andthe processor is configured to cause the apparatus to receive SIB1 to obtain system information modification for the device with reduced capabilities.

11. (canceled)

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13. (canceled)

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to: receive the paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities according to the scheduling information in the scheduling DCI with the P-RNTI dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities, wherein the paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities comprises system information modification for the device with reduced capabilities.

15. (canceled)

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the system information modification comprises: information on enabling, disabling, or updating of initial bandwidth part (IBWP) dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities in system information block.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the system information modification comprises: information on enabling, disabling, or updating of synchronization signal block (SSB) configurations dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to perform one or more of to: receive an update of a common part of initial bandwidth part (IBWP) configuration in a device specific signaling;receive an update of SSB configuration in a device specific signaling;select one IBWP from a plurality of IBWPs based on at least one of a device type and a device ID; orreceive the common part of IBWP in a device specific signaling.

19. (canceled)

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21. (canceled)

22. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to: receive a configuration indicating an initial bandwidth part (IBWP) dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities; andswitch to the IBWP dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein to switch to the IBWP dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities, the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to: switch to the IBWP dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities when a timer expires.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to: start a timer when the device with reduced capabilities is on the IBWP dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities; andswitch to a second IBWP when the timer expires.

25. (canceled)

26. An apparatus, comprising: a processor; anda memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to: transmit a downlink control information (DCI) identified with a paging-radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI) in a paging occasion (PO),wherein the DCI comprises information associated with information dedicated for a device with reduced capabilities.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the information dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities comprises at least one of: a short message indicator dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities;a short message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities;scheduling information for a paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities; ora paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the short message indicator dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities comprises one of indication information: scheduling information for paging dedicated for device with reduced capabilities is present in the DCI;short message dedicated for device with reduced capabilities is present in the DCI; orboth scheduling information for paging and short message dedicated for device with reduced capabilities are present in the DCI.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the short message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities comprises at least one of: indication information on system information modification for the device with reduced capabilities; orindication information on stop paging monitoring for the device with reduced capabilities.

30. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein: the DCI is a scheduling DCI for the paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities, which is addressed by P-RNTI that is dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities;the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to transmit the paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities according to the scheduling information in the scheduling DCI with the P-RNTI dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities;the paging message dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities comprises system information modification for the device with reduced capabilities; andthe system information modification comprises information on enabling, disabling, or updating of initial bandwidth part (IBWP) dedicated for the device with reduced capabilities in system information block.

31. (canceled)

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35. (canceled)

36. A method, comprising: receiving a downlink control information (DCI) identified with a paging-radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI) in a paging occasion (PO); andobtaining information dedicated for a device with reduced capabilities according to the DCI.