Cross-slot paging reception

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) for monitoring paging in a network. The UE monitors a paging occasion corresponding to the UE in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to determine whether the paging occasion includes paging downlink control information (DCI); when the PDCCH includes paging DCI, decodes the paging DCI to determine whether the paging DCI includes scheduling information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); determines whether to receive the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is N time slots offset from the scheduling time slot of receiving the paging DCI, at least based on the scheduling information; and when it is determined to receive the PDSCH, decodes the PDSCH.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] In 5G New Radio (NR) wireless communication, a User Equipment (UE) can enter the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle mode or the RRC inactive mode at different times to optimize the power consumption at the UE. When the UE is in the RRC idle mode, the UE does not exchange any data with the 5G NR network. By establishing a connection with a next-generation Node B (gNB) of the 5G NR network, the UE switches to the RRC connected mode to exchange data with the network. If there is no activity at the UE for a period of time, the UE can pause its RRC session by moving to the RRC inactive mode, during which a minimum amount of data is exchanged with the 5G NR network.

[0002] One type of information that the UE can receive when it is in the RRC idle or inactive mode is a paging transmission. The paging transmission can notify the UE that the network has data or a message for the UE (e.g., a short message) (e.g., a voice call, a change in system information, an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS), a Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) indication, etc.). The paging message can be sent to the UE via a Paging Control Channel (PCCH) (e.g., a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH)), and the short message can be sent to the UE via a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). To receive the paging message, the UE can monitor one or more Paging Opportunities (POs) on the PDCCH for each Paging Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle.

[0003] In multi-beam operation, a PO is a set of PDCCH monitoring opportunities and can include multiple time slots in which paging Downlink Control Information (DCI) can be sent. The length of one PO can be one cycle of beam scanning, and the UE can assume that the same paging message is repeated in all beams of the scanning pattern.

[0004] As described above, a short message is transmitted on the PDCCH using the Paging Radio Network Temporary Identifier (P-RNTI) of the UE. The short message can include an associated paging message using the short message field for DCI format 1_0, or may not include the associated paging message. The paging message transmitted via the PCCH (e.g., PDSCH) can be used to notify up to 32 UEs. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] Some exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a user equipment (UE) operating in a 5G network. The method includes monitoring a paging occasion corresponding to the UE in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to determine whether the paging occasion includes paging downlink control information (DCI); when the PDCCH includes the paging DCI, decoding the paging DCI to determine whether the paging DCI includes scheduling information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); determining whether to receive the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots from the scheduling time slot in which the paging DCI is received, at least based on the scheduling information; and when it is determined that the PDSCH is received, decoding the PDSCH.

[0006] Other exemplary embodiments relate to a user equipment (UE) having a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to monitor a paging occasion corresponding to the UE in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to determine whether the paging occasion includes paging downlink control information (DCI); when the PDCCH includes the paging DCI, decoding the paging DCI to determine whether the paging DCI includes scheduling information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); determining whether to receive the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots from the scheduling time slot in which the paging DCI is received, at least based on the scheduling information; and when it is determined that the PDSCH is received, decoding the PDSCH.

[0007] Still other exemplary embodiments relate to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes: circuitry configured to monitor a paging occasion corresponding to the UE in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to determine whether the paging occasion includes paging downlink control information (DCI); circuitry configured to, when the PDCCH includes the paging DCI, decode the paging DCI to determine whether the paging DCI includes scheduling information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); circuitry configured to determine whether to receive the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots from the scheduling time slot in which the paging DCI is received, at least based on the scheduling information; and circuitry configured to, when it is determined that the PDSCH is received, decode the PDSCH. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Figure 1 An exemplary network arrangement is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments.

[0009] Figure 2 An exemplary UE is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments.

[0010] Figure 3 An exemplary paging scheduling scheme is shown.

[0011] Figure 4Shows a first exemplary paging scheduling scheme according to various exemplary embodiments.

[0012] Figure 5 Shows a second exemplary paging scheduling scheme according to various exemplary embodiments.

[0013] Figure 6 Shows an exemplary method for a UE to monitor paging occasions according to various exemplary embodiments.

[0014] Figure 7 Shows a table including exemplary filtering information to be used by a UE according to various exemplary embodiments. Detailed Description

[0015] The exemplary embodiments can be further understood with reference to the following description and the related drawings, in which like elements are assigned the same reference numerals. The exemplary embodiments describe a cross-slot paging mechanism that allows a user equipment (UE) to skip certain PDSCH monitoring related to paging, thereby saving power and processing resources of the UE.

[0016] The exemplary embodiments are described with respect to a UE. However, the use of the UE is for illustrative purposes only. The exemplary embodiments can be utilized with any electronic component that can establish a connection with a network and is configured with hardware, software, and / or firmware for exchanging information and data with the network. Thus, the UE described herein is used to represent any electronic component.

[0017] The exemplary embodiments are also described with reference to a network including a 5G New Radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT). However, in some embodiments, the network may also include other cellular access networks (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE) RAT, legacy RAT, etc.) and / or non-cellular access networks (e.g., 802.XX networks, WiFi, etc.), although the following description will mainly focus on 5G NR RAT.

[0018] According to the exemplary embodiments, paging scheduling is determined by the network based on the minimum gap between the reception of paging DCI and the corresponding PDSCH including paging information. This gap allows the UE to process the paging DCI to determine whether the PDSCH includes paging information that may be relevant to the UE. When the paging DCI does not include information indicating that the PDSCH includes relevant paging information for the UE, the UE may skip the monitoring and decoding of the PDSCH.

[0019] Figure 1FIG. 0 illustrates an exemplary network arrangement 100 according to various exemplary embodiments. The exemplary network arrangement 100 includes a UE 110. It should be noted that any number of UEs may be used in the network arrangement 100. Those skilled in the art will understand that the UE 110 may alternatively be any type of electronic component configured to communicate via a network, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a smart phone, a phablet, an embedded device, a wearable device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, etc. It should also be understood that an actual network arrangement may include any number of UEs used by any number of users. Thus, for illustrative purposes, only an example with a single UE 110 is provided.

[0020] The UE 110 may be configured to communicate with one or more networks. In the example of the network configuration 100, the networks with which the UE 110 may communicate wirelessly are a 5G New Radio (NR) radio access network (5G NR-RAN) 120, an LTE radio access network (LTE-RAN) 122, and a wireless local area network (WLAN) 124. However, it should be understood that the UE 110 may also communicate with other types of networks, and the UE 110 may also communicate with a network via a wired connection. Thus, the UE 110 may include a 5G NR chipset for communicating with the 5G NR-RAN 120, an LTE chipset for communicating with the LTE-RAN 122, and an ISM chipset for communicating with the WLAN 124.

[0021] The 5G NR-RAN 120 and the LTE-RAN 122 may be part of a cellular network that may be deployed by a cellular provider (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, etc.). These networks 120, 122 may include, for example, cells or base stations (NodeB, eNodeB, HeNB, eNBS, gNB, gNodeB, macro cell base stations, micro cell base stations, small cell base stations, femto cell base stations, etc.) configured to send and receive traffic from UEs equipped with appropriate cellular chipsets. The WLAN 124 may include any type of wireless local area network (WiFi, hotspots, IEEE 802.11x networks, etc.).

[0022] UE 110 can be connected to the 5G NR-RAN 120 via gNB 120A and / or gNB 120B. Those skilled in the art will understand that any relevant processes can be performed for UE 110 to connect to the 5G NR-RAN 120. For example, as described above, the 5G NR-RAN 120 can be associated with a specific cellular provider where UE 110 and / or its user has protocol and credential information (e.g., stored on the SIM card). When detecting the presence of the 5G NR-RAN 120, UE 110 can transmit the corresponding credential information to be associated with the 5G NR-RAN 120. More specifically, UE 110 can be associated with a specific base station (e.g., gNB 120A of the 5G NR-RAN 120).

[0023] In addition to the networks 120, 122, and 124, the network arrangement 100 further includes a cellular core network 130, the Internet 140, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) 150, and a network service backbone 160. The cellular core network 130 can be regarded as an interconnected collection of components that manage the operations and traffic of the cellular network. The cellular core network 130 also manages the traffic flowing between the cellular network and the Internet 140. The IMS 150 can generally be described as an architecture for delivering multimedia services to UE 110 using IP protocols. The IMS 150 can communicate with the cellular core network 130 and the Internet 140 to provide multimedia services to UE 110. The network service backbone 160 communicates directly or indirectly with the Internet 140 and the cellular core network 130. The network service backbone 160 can generally be described as a set of components (e.g., servers, network storage arrangements, etc.) that implement a set of services that can be used to extend the functions for UE 110 to communicate with various networks.

[0024] Figure 2 An exemplary UE 110 is shown in accordance with various exemplary embodiments. UE 110 will be described with reference to Figure 1 the network arrangement 100. UE 110 can represent any electronic device and can include a processor 205, a memory arrangement 210, a display device 215, an input / output (I / O) device 220, a transceiver 225, and other components 230. The other components 230 can include, for example, an audio input device, an audio output device, a battery providing a limited power source, a data acquisition device, a port for electrically connecting UE 110 to other electronic devices, one or more antenna panels, etc. For example, UE 110 can be coupled to an industrial device via one or more ports.

[0025] The processor 205 may be configured to execute multiple engines of the UE 110. For example, the engines may include a paging reception engine 235. The paging reception engine 235 may perform various operations related to paging reception, such as searching a search space for paging messages, processing paging messages, and the like.

[0026] The above engines are merely exemplary as application programs (e.g., programs) executed by the processor 205. The functions associated with the engines may also be represented as separate integrated components of the UE 110, or may be modular components coupled to the UE 110, e.g., integrated circuits with or without firmware. For example, an integrated circuit may include an input circuit for receiving signals and a processing circuit for processing signals and other information. The engines may also be embodied as one application program or separate multiple application programs. Additionally, in some UEs, the functionality described for the processor 205 is shared between two or more processors such as a baseband processor and an application processor. The exemplary embodiments may be implemented in any of these or other configurations of the UE.

[0027] The memory arrangement 210 may be a hardware component configured to store data related to operations performed by the UE 110. The display device 215 may be a hardware component configured to display data to a user, while the I / O device 220 may be a hardware component that enables a user to make inputs. The display device 215 and the I / O device 220 may be separate components or may be integrated together (such as a touch screen). The transceiver 225 may be a hardware component configured to establish connections with the 5G NR-RAN 120, LTE-RAN 122, WLAN 124, etc. Thus, the transceiver 225 may operate on multiple different frequencies or channels (e.g., a set of contiguous frequencies).

[0028] Figure 3 An exemplary paging scheduling scheme 300 is shown. The paging scheduling scheme 300 shows two different timings for paging scheduling 310 and 320 depending on the K0 value, which will be described in more detail below. The paging scheduling scheme 300 may follow a conventional downlink PDSCH scheduling method. In this example, the PDCCH 311 or 321 may include a radio resource control (RRC) configuration and a control resource set (CORESET), the RRC configuration including a search space for paging messages within the PDCCH, and the CORESET including a set of physical resources carrying DCI. The PDCCH DCI format 1_0 includes a short message and may also include scheduling information for the PDSCH.

[0029] K0 is the minimum scheduling offset between the PDCCH and the PDSCH. Thus, the paging schedule 310 shows the scheduling when K0 = 0. This means that the PDSCH 312 that may include the paging message can be included in the same time slot. In contrast, the paging schedule 320 shows the scheduling when K0 = 1. This means that the PDSCH 322 that may include the paging message is not in the same time slot as the PDCCH carrying the scheduling information.

[0030] To provide an exemplary operation, when the UE 110 is monitoring a paging occasion (PO) of a PDCCH with a scheduling offset of K0 = 0, the UE 110 is required to receive and demodulate the PDCCH, blindly decode the PDCCH, receive and demodulate the PDSCH, decode the PDSCH, and process the paging message in the PDSCH. However, in many cases, the paging DCI does not include scheduling information. Therefore, the UE 110 has no reason to perform operations related to the PDSCH. This wastes the power and processing capabilities of the UE 110. The exemplary embodiment solves this problem by allowing the UE 110 to skip PDSCH operations when there is no PDSCH scheduled by the paging DCI.

[0031] In the exemplary embodiment, the network can configure a cross-slot paging schedule with K0 >= N. N can be regarded as the minimum gap between the over-the-air (OTA) DCI reception and the readiness to receive the scheduled PDSCH. As described above, the UE 110 may include a transceiver 225 for receiving OTA transmissions and a processor 205 (e.g., a baseband processor) for processing the received transmissions. However, there is a time from receiving the transmission to processing the transmission (e.g., demodulating the PDCCH and blindly decoding the PDCCH). Only after processing the DCI of the PDCCH can the UE 110 understand whether the DCI includes scheduling information for the PDSCH. The value of N can be set such that the PDSCH including the paging message corresponding to the DCI scheduling information is received after the DCI is fully processed. In some exemplary embodiments, the value of N can be, for example, a predetermined value set in the 5G standard (e.g., the 3GPP standard).

[0032] Figure 4 Shows a first exemplary paging schedule scheme 400 according to various exemplary embodiments. Figure 5 Shows a second exemplary paging schedule scheme 500 according to various exemplary embodiments. Figure 6 Shows an exemplary method for a UE to monitor a paging occasion. The paging schedule schemes 400 and 500 will be described with reference to Figure 6 method 600.

[0033] In this example, the network (e.g., 5G RAN 120) has configured K0 = 2 (e.g., N = 2). Thus, in this example, at 610, UE 110 monitors the DCI in PDCCH 410, 510 of the current PO. At 620, UE 110 decodes the DCI in PDCCH 410, 510. As described above, since K0 = 2, UE 110 will understand that if the DCI includes scheduling information, the PDSCHs in time slots N 420, 520 and time slots N+1 430, 530 will not include paging messages corresponding to the DCI scheduling information.

[0034] However, when receiving time slots N+2 440, 540, the processor 205 of UE 110 will have completed decoding and processing the DCI and will determine at 630 whether the DCI includes scheduling information. In the example of scheduling scheme 400, it can be considered that the DCI includes scheduling information. Thus, at 640, UE 110 will receive and process the PDSCH in time slot N+2 440 according to the scheduling information in the DCI. As described above, this processing may include receiving and demodulating the PDSCH, decoding the PDSCH, and processing the paging message in the PDSCH. However, since UE 110 has received and decoded the DCI including scheduling information, UE 110 understands that the relevant paging message may be included in the PDSCH, and thus UE 110 does not waste power or processing resources for performing these operations.

[0035] In the example of scheduling scheme 500, it can be considered that the DCI does not include scheduling information. Thus, at 650, UE 110 will skip receiving the PDSCH in time slot N+2 540 because UE 110 knows that there is no paging message for UE 110 in the PDSCH based on the DCI not including the corresponding scheduling information. Thus, UE 110 can skip performing operations associated with the PDSCH, such as receiving and demodulating the PDSCH, decoding the PDSCH, and processing the paging message in the PDSCH. This scheme enables UE 110 to save power and processing resources associated with these operations when UE 110 understands that there is no paging message for UE 110 in the PDSCH.

[0036] In some embodiments, when the DCI includes scheduling information, the network may include additional information in a short message. This additional information may be referred to as filtering information. UE 110 may then use this filtering information to further determine whether UE 110 wishes to receive the PDSCH according to the scheduling information. Examples of filtering information will be provided below.

[0037] Figure 7Table 700 is shown including exemplary filtering information to be used by a UE according to various exemplary embodiments. In a first example, the filtering information may include an indication 710 as to whether DCI content is for non-3GPP access. When UE 110 receives this indication 710, UE 110 that does not support non-3GPP access may skip receiving the scheduled PDSCH because the paging information is related to non-3GPP access that UE 110 does not support.

[0038] In a second example, the filtering information may include an indication 720 as to whether DCI content is for voice data. When UE 110 receives this indication 720, UE 110 for which the voice service is disabled or that does not support the voice service may skip receiving the scheduled PDSCH because the paging information is related to the non-supported voice service.

[0039] In a third example, the filtering information may include an indication 730 as to whether DCI content is for other data. When UE 110 receives this indication 730, UE 110 that only performs a voice service may skip receiving the scheduled PDSCH because the paging information is related to non-voice services that are not supported.

[0040] In a fourth example, the filtering information may include an indication 740 as to whether DCI content is for paging initiated by the RAN (e.g., 5G NR RAN 120). When UE 110 receives this indication 740, UE 110 in the RRC idle state may skip receiving the scheduled PDSCH because paging for UEs in the idle state is only triggered by the core network (CN). Thus, when in the RRC idle state, UE 110 will understand that the paging initiated by the RAN is not for UE 110.

[0041] In a fifth example, the filtering information may include an indication 750 as to whether DCI content is for paging initiated by the CN. When UE110 receives this indication 750, UE 110 in the RRC inactive state may skip receiving the scheduled PDSCH because paging for UEs in the inactive state is only triggered by the RAN. Thus, when in the RRC inactive state, UE 110 will understand that the paging initiated by the CN is not for UE 110.

[0042] In a sixth example, the filtering information may include an indication 760 as to whether DCI content includes slice information. When UE 110 receives this indication 760, UE 110 may determine whether UE 110 is interested in the slice information. If UE 110 includes a Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) list and is interested in the slice information, then UE 110 may subsequently receive the PDSCH.

[0043] In a seventh example, the filtering information may include an indication 770 of a portion of the UE ID (e.g., the N least significant bits (LSBs)). When UE 110 receives the indication 770, UE 110 may determine whether the N LSBs of its UE ID are the same as the portion of the UE ID. If so, UE 110 may subsequently receive the PDSCH.

[0044] In an eighth example, the filtering information may include an indication 780 of a configured wake-up signal group identity (WUS group ID). If UE 110 is configured with a matching WUS group ID, UE 110 may subsequently receive the PDSCH.

[0045] In a ninth example, the filtering information may include an indication 790 of a rule-based WUS group ID. If UE 110 satisfies the rule, UE 110 may subsequently receive the PDSCH.

[0046] It should be understood that the above examples are not a complete list of the filtering information that may be included in the DCI. Other information that may allow UE 110 to determine whether it is interested in the PDSCH may also be included. It should also be understood that examples of negative and positive interest in PDSCH reception are provided above. For example, an indication 750 corresponding to CN-initiated paging may be considered a negative indicator for UEs in the RRC inactive state (e.g., these UEs may ignore the PDSCH) or a positive indicator for UEs in the RRC idle state (e.g., these UEs should monitor the PDSCH because the paging may be for UEs in that state). Additionally, the filtering information in any particular DCI may include one or more of the filtering information.

[0047] Although this patent application describes various combinations of various embodiments each having different features, those skilled in the art will understand that any feature of one embodiment may be combined with the features of other embodiments in any manner not precluded by the disclosure or with features that are not functionally or logically inconsistent with the operation of the devices or the functions of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0048] It is well known that the use of personally identifiable information should follow privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or government requirements for maintaining user privacy. Specifically, personally identifiable information data should be managed and processed to minimize the risk of inadvertent or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of the authorized use should be clearly explained to the user.

[0049] Those skilled in the art will understand that the exemplary embodiments described above can be implemented with any suitable software configuration or hardware configuration or a combination thereof. Exemplary hardware platforms for implementing the exemplary embodiments may include, for example, Intel x86-based platforms with compatible operating systems, Windows OS, Mac platforms and MAC OS, mobile devices with operating systems such as iOS, Android, etc. In other examples, the exemplary embodiments of the above methods can be embodied as programs including lines of code stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which, when compiled, can be executed on a processor or microprocessor.

[0050] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the present disclosure without departing from the essence or scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the present disclosure is intended to cover modifications and variations of the present disclosure, provided that these modifications and variations are within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising: At a user equipment (UE) operating in a 5G network: Monitoring a paging occasion corresponding to the UE in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to determine whether the paging occasion includes a downlink control information (DCI) format 1_0 that contains a short message and filtering information; When the PDCCH includes the DCI format 1_0, decoding the DCI format 1_0 to determine whether the DCI format 1_0 includes scheduling information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); Determining, at least based on the filtering information, whether to receive the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots from the scheduling time slot in which the DCI format 1_0 is received, or to skip the PDSCH in the scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots from the scheduling time slot in which the DCI format 1_0 is received; And When it is determined to receive the PDSCH, decoding the PDSCH.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: When the DCI does not include the scheduling information, skipping receiving the PDSCH in the scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots from the scheduling time slot in which the DCI format 1_0 is received.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the filtering information includes one of the following indications: whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to non-3GPP access, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to voice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to non-voice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to radio access network (RAN)-initiated paging, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to core network (CN)-initiated paging, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to slice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a partial UE identifier (ID), whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a configured wake-up group ID (WUSID), or whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a rule-based WUS ID.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Receiving a message including the value of N from the 5G network.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the value of N is based on the minimum gap between the UE receiving the DCI format 1_0 and the UE completely processing the DCI format 1_0.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the DCI format 1_0 includes a short message.

7. A user equipment (UE), comprising: A transceiver; And A processor configured to: Monitor a paging occasion corresponding to the UE in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to determine whether the paging occasion includes a downlink control information (DCI) format 1_0 that contains a short message and filtering information; When the PDCCH includes the DCI format 1_0, decode the DCI format 1_0 to determine whether the DCI format 1_0 includes scheduling information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); Determine whether to receive the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots relative to the scheduling time slot in which the DCI format 1_0 is received, or to skip the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots relative to the scheduling time slot in which the DCI format 1_0 is received, at least based on the filtering information; and When it is determined to receive the PDSCH, decode the PDSCH.

8. The UE according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to: When the DCI does not include the scheduling information, skip receiving the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots relative to the scheduling time slot in which the DCI format 1_0 is received.

9. The UE according to claim 7, wherein the filtering information includes one of the following indications: whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to non-3GPP access, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to voice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to non-voice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to radio access network (RAN)-initiated paging, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to core network (CN)-initiated paging, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to slice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a partial UE identifier (ID), whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a configured wake-up group ID (WUSID), or whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a rule-based WUS ID.

10. The UE according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to: Receive a message including the value of N from the 5G network.

11. The UE according to claim 10, wherein the value of N is based on the minimum gap between the UE receiving the DCI format 1_0 and the UE completely processing the DCI format 1_0.

12. The UE according to claim 7, wherein the DCI format 1_0 includes a short message.

13. An integrated circuit, comprising: A circuit configured to monitor a paging occasion corresponding to a user equipment (UE) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to determine whether the paging occasion includes a downlink control information (DCI) format 1_0 that includes a short message and filtering information; A circuit configured to decode the DCI format 1_0 when the PDCCH includes the DCI format 1_0 to determine whether the DCI format 1_0 includes scheduling information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); A circuit configured to determine whether to receive the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots relative to the scheduling time slot in which the DCI format 1_0 is received or to skip the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots relative to the scheduling time slot in which the DCI format 1_0 is received, at least based on the filtering information; and A circuit configured to decode the PDSCH when it is determined to receive the PDSCH.

14. The integrated circuit according to claim 13, further comprising: A circuit configured to skip receiving the PDSCH in a scheduling time slot that is offset by N time slots relative to a scheduling time slot of the received DCI format 1_0 when the DCI does not include the scheduling information.

15. The integrated circuit according to claim 13, wherein the filtering information includes one of the following indications: whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to non-3GPP access, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to voice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to non-voice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to radio access network (RAN)-initiated paging, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to core network (CN)-initiated paging, whether the DCI format 1_0 is related to slice information, whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a partial UE identifier (ID), whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a configured wake-up group ID (WUS ID), or whether the DCI format 1_0 includes a rule-based WUS ID.

16. The integrated circuit according to claim 13, further comprising: A circuit configured to receive a message including a value of N, wherein the value of N is based on a minimum gap between the integrated circuit receiving the DCI format 1_0 and the integrated circuit completely processing the DCI format 1_0.

17. The integrated circuit according to claim 13, wherein the DCI format 1_0 includes a short message.

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