Dynamic paging in network

Abstract

Systems (100), apparatuses (102) and methods (300) for dynamic paging in a network are disclosed. The method (300) comprises: configuring a mapping table indicating a mapping between a user equipment classification and a pre-configured paging occasion (PO) location; determining a PO location based on the mapping between the user device classification and the pre-configured PO location; and monitoring the PO in a low power wakeup signal (LPWUS) based on the determined PO location for dynamic paging by the user device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure generally relates to one or both of a system and apparatus for dynamically paging in a network with, for example, a user equipment (UE) that can be used for communication. This disclosure further relates to a method that can be associated with the system and / or the apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] Generally, energy efficiency and energy savings are helpful or desirable in communication networks. An example of a communication network would be a telecommunications network based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G (Fifth Generation) New Radio (NR) standard.

[0003] Conventional communication techniques, such as wake-up signals (WUS), are typically used to help promote energy efficiency and energy savings. This disclosure contemplates that conventional techniques (e.g., WUS) may not optimally promote efficiency and energy savings. For example, latency issues may exist in conventional techniques for user equipment (UE) performing paging timing (PO) monitoring.

[0004] This disclosure envisions that it would be helpful to address (or at least alleviate) one or more problems associated with conventional technologies used to promote energy efficiency and energy savings. Summary of the Invention

[0005] According to a first aspect of the invention, a method for dynamic paging in a network is provided, the method comprising: configuring a mapping table indicating a mapping between user device classification and pre-configured paging opportunity (PO) locations; determining a PO location based on the mapping between the user device classification and the pre-configured PO location; and monitoring the PO in a low-power wake-up signal (LPWUS) based on the determined PO location so as to enable dynamic paging by the user device.

[0006] Advantageously, the method described herein can provide low latency for wake-up and the user equipment (UE) can avoid missing available paging opportunities (PO) due to wake-up delay.

[0007] In an embodiment, the method further includes transmitting to the user device a mapping table indicating a mapping between user device classification and a pre-configured paging timing (PO) location.

[0008] In an embodiment, transmitting the mapping table includes transmitting via at least one of the following: System Information Block (SIB) and / or UE-specific messages.

[0009] In an embodiment, the method further includes determining the time of the PO based on the LPWUS time position and the dynamic PO position.

[0010] In an embodiment, the method further includes configuring multiple PO locations in LPWUS.

[0011] In one embodiment, a computer program (not shown) is provided, which may include instructions that, when executed by a computer (not shown), cause the computer to perform the method of the first aspect.

[0012] In one embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided that stores data representing software executable by a computer, the software including instructions that, when executed by a computer, are used to perform the method of the first aspect.

[0013] According to a second aspect of this disclosure, an apparatus for dynamic paging in a network is provided, the apparatus comprising: a first module configured to receive at least one input signal associated with a mapping table indicating a mapping between user device classification and pre-configured paging opportunity (PO) locations; a second module configured to process and / or facilitate the method of the first aspect to generate at least one output signal; and a third module configured to transmit at least one output signal, wherein the output signal corresponds to a control signal for dynamic paging by the user device.

[0014] In an embodiment, the equipment may correspond to a user equipment (UE) that can communicate with means corresponding to a base station. The base station may, for example, correspond to a next-generation node B (gNB) that can be configured to transmit one or more signals (e.g., input signals) to the UE.

[0015] In one embodiment, a system is provided that includes one or more devices and one or more apparatuses. The devices and apparatuses may be coupled, for example, via wired and / or wireless coupling.

[0016] Advantageously, the system can reduce the startup latency of the UE based on sub-packets and corresponding POs configured by the network. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Embodiments of this disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0018] Figure 1A A schematic diagram of a system for dynamic paging in a network, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, is shown. The system may include at least one device.

[0019] Figures 1B to 1C The embodiments of the present disclosure are shown with Figure 1A Example scenarios associated with the system.

[0020] Figure 2Further detailed illustrations of embodiments according to this disclosure are shown. Figure 1A A schematic diagram of the equipment.

[0021] Figure 3 The embodiments of the present disclosure are shown with Figure 1A The system-related methods.

[0022] Figure 4A and Figure 4B An illustration of an embodiment according to this disclosure is shown. Figure 3 A diagram illustrating example scenarios associated with the method. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The detailed description set forth below with reference to the accompanying drawings is intended as a description of various configurations and is not intended to represent only configurations in which the concepts described herein may be practiced. The detailed description includes specific details and is intended to provide a thorough understanding of the various concepts. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these concepts may be practiced without these specific details. Specifically, although terms from 3GPP 5G NR may be used in this disclosure to exemplify embodiments herein, this should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

[0024] Furthermore, some of the embodiments contemplated herein will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, other embodiments are also included within the scope of the subject matter disclosed herein, and the disclosed subject matter should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided by way of example to convey the scope of the subject matter to those skilled in the art.

[0025] Generally, all terms used herein should be interpreted according to their common meaning in the relevant art, unless the context in which the term is used explicitly gives and / or implies a different meaning. Unless otherwise expressly stated, all references to a / an / element, apparatus, component, element, step, etc., are openly interpreted as referring to at least one instance of that element, apparatus, component, step, etc. The steps of any method disclosed herein need not be performed in the exact order disclosed, unless a step is explicitly described as occurring after or before another step and / or where an implicit step must occur after or before another step. Where appropriate, any feature of any embodiment of the embodiments disclosed herein may be applied to any other embodiment. Similarly, any advantage of any embodiment of this embodiment may be applied to any other embodiment, and vice versa. Other objects, features, and advantages of the appended embodiments will become apparent from the following description.

[0026] In some embodiments, the non-limiting terms User Equipment (UE), or Wireless Device, or User Equipment may be used, and the term may refer to any type of wireless device communicating with a network node and / or with another UE in a cellular or mobile communication system. Examples of UEs are target devices, device-to-device (D2D) UEs, machine-type UEs or UEs capable of machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, PDAs, PADs, tablet computers, mobile terminals, smartphones, laptop embedded devices (LEE), laptop mounted devices (LME), USB dongles, UE class M1, UE class M2, ProSe UEs, V2V UEs, V2X UEs, etc.

[0027] In some embodiments, the more general term "network node" may be used, and this term may correspond to any type of radio network node or any network node that communicates with user equipment (directly or via another node) and / or with another network node. Examples of network nodes are NodeB, MeNB, ENB, network nodes belonging to MCG or SCG, base stations (BS), multi-standard radio (MSR) radio nodes (such as MSR BS), eNodeB, gNodeB, network controller, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), repeater, donor node controlling repeater, base transceiver station (BTS), access point (AP), transport point, transport node, RRU, RRH, nodes in distributed antenna system (DAS), core network nodes (e.g., mobile switching center (MSC), mobility management entity (MME), etc.), operations and maintenance (O&M), operations support system (OSS), self-optimizing network (SON), location nodes (e.g., evolved serving mobile location center (E-SMLC)), minimized drive test (MDT), test equipment (physical node or software), etc.

[0028] Additionally, terms such as base station / gNodeB and UE should be considered non-limiting and, in particular, do not imply any hierarchical relationship between the two; generally, "gNodeB" can be considered device 1 and "UE" can be considered device 2, and the two devices communicate with each other via a radio channel. Furthermore, in the following text, a transmitter or receiver can be either a gNodeB (gNB) or a UE.

[0029] Furthermore, the features, structures, or characteristics described in the embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner. Numerous specific details, such as examples of programming, software modules, user selection, network transactions, database queries, database structures, hardware modules, hardware circuits, hardware chips, etc., are provided in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments can be practiced without one or more of these specific details or using other methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations have not been shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the embodiments. References to “an embodiment,” “embodiment,” or similar language throughout the specification mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Therefore, unless expressly specified otherwise, the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” and similar language appearing throughout the specification may, but not necessarily all, refer to the same embodiment, but rather mean “one or more, but not all, embodiments.” Unless expressly specified otherwise, the terms “comprising,” “including,” “having,” and variations thereof mean “including, but not limited to,” “including.” Unless expressly specified otherwise, the enumeration of items does not imply that any or all items in the item are mutually exclusive. Unless otherwise expressly specified, the terms “a,” “an,” and “the” also mean “one or more.”

[0030] According to embodiments of this disclosure, this disclosure generally envisions promoting, for example, network (e.g., associated with 3GPP-based standards / specifications, etc.) and / or user equipment (UE) efficiency (e.g., energy / power efficiency).

[0031] Specifically, this disclosure envisions the possibility of optimizing Low Power Wake-up Signal (LPWUS) in conjunction with 3GPP Release 18 (and later) standards. The WuS (Wake-up Signal) mechanism can improve the energy efficiency of the UE (User Equipment) by causing the UE to enter sleep mode and shut down its primary radio until a WuS signal is detected at the secondary radio (or WuS receiver). Once the WuS receiver detects the WuS signal, the primary radio is triggered to turn on. Here, the LPWUS receiver can be a low-complexity and low-power component of the UE, while the primary radio can be a high-power component of the UE. The primary radio is shut down (in sleep mode) as much as possible to reduce power consumption at the UE. In examples of temporarily poor coverage scenarios, due to low LPWUS Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), LPWUS may not be detected at the UE, allowing the UE to turn on the primary radio. This can lead to high power consumption and limit the potential for power savings at the UE.

[0032] This disclosure envisions introducing Extended Discontinuous Reception (eDRX) in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) wireless communication systems to reduce power consumption. In eDRX, the UE periodically enters sleep mode and remains asleep for a specified duration during which the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is not monitored. The UE then wakes up and remains awake for a specified duration to monitor the PDCCH to obtain possible downlink data. The amount of energy saved depends on how long and how frequently the UE remains asleep. The longer the UE remains asleep, the greater the energy savings. However, increasing the sleep duration leads to increased latency, which may be unsuitable for latency-critical use cases.

[0033] This disclosure also envisions that, in order to provide low power consumption and power-saving gains, the sensitivity of a low-power wake-up receiver may be less than that of the main radio MR. Specifically, this disclosure envisions the possibility of coverage estimation for low-power wake-up signals designed under different bandwidth / duration, false alarm rate, and false alarm rate analyses to improve energy efficiency.

[0034] This disclosure further envisions that current UEs may need to wake up periodically once per eDRX cycle, which dominates power consumption during periods without signaling or data traffic. Power consumption could be significantly reduced if the UE could only wake up when triggered (e.g., during paging). This can be achieved by providing the UE with both a main radio (MR) unit and a low-power wake-up receiver (LPWUR). The MR unit may correspond to a 5G NR wireless communication unit, and the LPWUR may correspond to a wireless communication unit used to monitor wake-up signals at low power. Once a wake-up signal is detected, the LPWUR can trigger the MR unit, which can then transition from a low-power state to an active state.

[0035] This disclosure further envisions that an active state can correspond to any state in which the MR unit can exchange data with the radio access network (RAN) of the wireless communication system without being triggered by an LPWUR. Therefore, a woken-up MR unit is in an active state. Furthermore, an MR unit that is dormant but periodically woken up (e.g., eDRX) without being triggered by an LPWUR is also in an active state. A low-power state can correspond to a state in which the MR unit cannot exchange data with the RAN without being triggered by an LPWUR. For example, a low-power state corresponds to the MR unit always being dormant. However, since the MR unit does not need to be periodically woken up in a low-power state, the MR unit may be dormant even more deeply than the MR unit in the current UE, and may even be turned off, because the LPWUR can be used to turn on the MR unit. A “low-power” state can indicate that the average power consumption of the MR unit in the low-power state is lower (and preferably significantly lower, for example, ten times or even a hundred times lower) than the average power consumption of the MR unit in the active state.

[0036] This disclosure envisions a "low-power" wake-up receiver that instructs the LPWUR to receive a wake-up signal when the MR unit is in a low-power state. The monitoring of the wake-up signal can be performed at low power, and therefore, the average power consumption of the LPWUR should be lower than (and preferably significantly lower, for example, ten or even a hundred times lower) the average power consumption of the MR unit during wake-up.

[0037] Therefore, this disclosure envisions reducing power consumption by placing the MR unit in a low-power state (e.g., off). The MR unit does not need to be periodically woken up and can be woken up only when triggered by the LPWUR. Because the LPWUR can continuously or at least frequently monitor the wake-up signal, the LPWUR can wake up the MR unit at any time, thereby reducing latency compared to, for example, eDRX.

[0038] This disclosure envisions a possibility regarding how a network can provide information to a UE to perform dynamic paging. In an example embodiment, the network may introduce dynamic paging, which the UE utilizes. The UE may know when it should wake up to monitor the timing of the paging opportunity (PO), but due to dynamic paging, the UE needs to know the parameters for the dynamic paging window. In another example embodiment, the UE may utilize a first available PO, but the UE may unnecessarily monitor this PO, and the PO may not be intended for a UE monitoring that PO. This can lead to power depletion.

[0039] This disclosure envisions that the start time from when the UE detects LP-WUS to when it performs paging timing (PO) monitoring may cause latency issues. Therefore, this disclosure envisions a method to reduce the wake-up latency of the UE and the possibility of enabling the network (or base station or gNB) to configure dynamic paging timing for the UE to reduce start-up latency.

[0040] According to embodiments of this disclosure, it is possible to improve power consumption and energy efficiency in the manner described above.

[0041] The foregoing will be discussed in further detail below with reference to Figures 1 to 4.

[0042] refer to Figure 1A This illustration shows a system 100 for dynamic paging in a network according to embodiments of the present disclosure. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, system 100 may be adapted, for example, to save energy and promote energy / power efficiency in the network.

[0043] As shown, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, system 100 may include one or more devices 102, at least one apparatus 104, and optionally a communication network 106.

[0044] Device 102 may be coupled to device 104. Specifically, according to embodiments of this disclosure, device 102 may be coupled to device 104, for example, via communication network 106.

[0045] In one embodiment, device 102 may be coupled to communication network 106, and device 104 may be coupled to communication network 106. Coupling may be performed via one or both wired and wireless coupling. According to embodiments of this disclosure, device 102 may generally be configured to communicate with device 104 via communication network 106.

[0046] According to embodiments of this disclosure, equipment 102 may, for example, be associated with / correspond to / include one or more user equipments (UEs), which may carry one or more computers. For example, according to embodiments of this disclosure, equipment 102 may correspond to a UE carrying at least one computer (e.g., according to embodiments of this disclosure, an electronic device / module with computing capabilities, such as an electronic mobile device that can be carried in a vehicle or an electronic module that can be installed in a vehicle), which may be configured to perform one or more processing tasks associated with adaptive / dynamic / progressive control. In a more specific example, according to embodiments of this disclosure, in one embodiment, equipment 102 may include one or more processors (not shown) configured to perform one or more processing tasks associated with dynamic / adaptive / progressive control. In one embodiment, equipment 102 may, for example, be configured to receive one or more input signals and perform at least one processing task based on the input signals in a manner that generates one or more output signals. According to embodiments of this disclosure, input signals may, for example, be transmitted from device 104 and received by equipment 102. As a possible option, according to embodiments of this disclosure, the output signal may, for example, be transmitted from equipment 102. Embodiments of this disclosure will be referenced later. Figure 2 Let's discuss Equipment 102 in further detail.

[0047] Device 104 may be associated with / correspond to at least one base station (e.g., at least one gNB). Furthermore, device 104 may be configured, for example, to carry / be associated with / include one or more computers (e.g., electronic devices / modules with computing capabilities), which may be configured, for example, to perform one or more processing tasks in association with a base station. According to embodiments of this disclosure, device 104 may be configured to generate one or more input signals that can be transmitted to equipment 102. This will be discussed in further detail later in the context of an example scenario, according to embodiments of this disclosure.

[0048] Communication network 106 may correspond, for example, to an Internet communication network, a cellular communication network, a wired communication network, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) communication network, a wireless communication network, or any combination thereof. Communication via communication network 106 (e.g., between equipment 102 and / or between equipment 102 and device 104) may be conducted via one or both of wired and wireless communication.

[0049] As mentioned earlier, device 102 may be configured, for example, to receive at least one input signal and perform at least one processing task associated with dynamic / adaptive / progressive control on the input signal in a manner that generates at least one output signal. Furthermore, according to embodiments of this disclosure, device 104 may be configured, for example, to generate (and transmit) input signals to device 102. Embodiments of this disclosure will be described below with reference to... Figures 1B to 1C This will be discussed in the context of example scenarios.

[0050] Specifically, Figure 1B An embodiment of the present disclosure is shown for combining such Figure 1C The example scenario shown is used as an example background for discussion.

[0051] More specifically, in the context of the example, refer to Figure 1B One possibility for addressing energy / power efficiency issues is the use of a discrete / integrated receiver (i.e., a Low Power Wake-up Receiver, LPWUR), which can be introduced to monitor Low Power Wake-up Signals (LPWUS). The main radio (MR) can correspond to a conventional communication device (i.e., a new radio (NR) device), where operations related to states such as RRC_IDLE / INACTIVE / CONNECTED (i.e., Radio Resource Control idle / inactive / connected states) can be performed. When no data / signals are being transmitted, the UE can disable the MR or maintain it in a deep sleep state, while utilizing the discrete LPWUR to monitor LPWUS for potential data / signal communication, thus promoting power savings.

[0052] This disclosure envisions that a key aspect of energy conservation in conventional wake-up signals (WuS) or low-power wake-up signals is mitigating false alarms (e.g., LPWUS). For example, when downlink data needs to be transmitted, the gNB (or base station) sends an LPWUS to wake up the MR for the UE. Upon receiving the LPWUS, the UE can monitor the paging (or permanent device identifier PEI and paging), which can introduce latency for latency-critical UEs. When the gNB (or base station) has downlink data, it can send an LPWUS, which is detected at the UE, followed by a start period, a synchronization signal block (SSB) for synchronization, and finally a paging opportunity (PO).

[0053] This disclosure further envisions that SSB synchronization could refer to a synchronization or physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block, since the synchronization signal and the PBCH channel are packaged as a single block and moved together. Synchronization can be critical to the performance of cellular networks and the services they provide, where synchronization can prevent interference between networks.

[0054] This disclosure envisions two possibilities for a UE to perform a random access channel (RACH) proposal after receiving LPWUS. In a first example, where the UE is in an RRC_Idle / RRC_Inactive state, the UE can periodically wake up and monitor for paging or PEI, and perform RACH if a paging is received from the UE. In a second example, the UE can perform the RACH procedure directly after receiving LPWUS.

[0055] This disclosure envisions that, according to embodiments of this disclosure, and as will be discussed in further detail in the context of example scenarios associated with system 100 according to embodiments of this disclosure, it may be helpful to consider some form of dynamic / adaptive / progressive configuration / determination strategy that contributes to power consumption / energy efficiency. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the dynamic / adaptive / progressive control configuration / determination strategy may, for example, be related to dynamic / adaptive / progressive control based on dynamic paging by the UE in the network.

[0056] Figure 1C An example of the Random Access Channel (RACH) procedure associated with the Low Power Wake-up Signal (LPWUS) and Paging Opportunity (PO) is shown. Such a procedure can introduce latency when the User Equipment (UE) performs the RACH procedure at a fixed PO after receiving the LPWUS.

[0057] In a specific example, the UE can use the paging opportunity length (T) and paging cycle (N) to schedule when it should wake up for paging monitoring. A paging cycle can refer to the number of paging opportunities within a longer time period, and the UE can use the paging frame number (PFN) to determine which paging opportunity within the paging cycle it should monitor. The equation for calculating the time interval (T) between paging opportunities can be given as follows:

[0058]

[0059] Among them, T sf It is the subframe length, and n sf This is the number of subframes between paging events. Calculate the paging loop length (T). paging The equation for ) can be given as follows:

[0060]

[0061] This disclosure envisions the possibility of latency assessment, wherein in the case of IDLE / INACTIVE state, latency is the time interval between the time when data arrives at the gNB (or base station) and the time when the UE can monitor or detect the first PO (Position of Message). If the UE does not need to monitor the PO after wake-up, the latency is the time interval between the time when data arrives at the gNB and the time when the UE transmits the Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) signal after detecting LPWUS, thereby including the synchronization or resynchronization of the primary radio.

[0062] This disclosure further envisions that, according to embodiments of this disclosure, considering some form of dynamic / adaptive / progressive configuration / deterministic strategy that contributes to power consumption / energy efficiency may be helpful. Specifically, this disclosure envisions the possibility of reducing UE wake-up latency.

[0063] The aforementioned advantageous aspects of system 100 of this disclosure can also be similarly applied to all aspects of the following apparatus 102 of this disclosure. Similarly, all the following advantageous aspects of apparatus 102 of this disclosure can also be similarly applied to all aspects of the aforementioned system 100 of this disclosure.

[0064] The following will refer to Figure 2 The aforementioned equipment 102 will be discussed in further detail.

[0065] refer to Figure 2 According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the apparatus 102 is shown in further detail in the context of example implementation 200.

[0066] In example implementation 200, equipment 102 may correspond to electronic module 200a. According to embodiments of this disclosure, in one example, electronic module 200a may correspond to a mobile device that can, for example, be carried into a vehicle by a user. In another example, according to embodiments of this disclosure, electronic module 200a may correspond to an electronic device that can be installed / replaced in a vehicle. In this regard, electronic module 200a can be considered as being carried by the vehicle (e.g., carried into the vehicle by a user or installed / replaced in the vehicle).

[0067] According to embodiments of this disclosure, it is envisioned that electronic module 200a may be able to perform one or more processing tasks associated with adaptive / dynamic / progressive control-related processing.

[0068] Electronic module 200a may include, for example, a housing 200b. Furthermore, electronic module 200a may, for example, carry any one or any combination of the first module 202, the second module 204, and the third module 206.

[0069] In one embodiment, electronic module 200a may carry first module 202, second module 204, and / or third module 206. In a specific example, according to an embodiment of this disclosure, electronic module 200a may carry first module 202, second module 204, and third module 206.

[0070] In this regard, it can be understood that, in one embodiment, the shape and size of the housing 200b may be configured to carry any one or any combination of the first module 202, the second module 204 and the third module 206.

[0071] The first module 202 may be coupled to one or both of the second module 204 and the third module 206. The second module 204 may be coupled to one or both of the first module 202 and the third module 206. The third module 206 may be coupled to one or both of the first module 202 and the second module 204. In one example, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first module 202 may be coupled to the second module 204, and the second module 204 may be coupled to the third module 206. The coupling between the first module 202, the second module 204, and / or the third module 206 may be performed, for example, by one or both of wired coupling and wireless coupling. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the first module 202, the second module 204, and the third module 206 may correspond to one or both of a hardware-based module and a software-based module.

[0072] In one example, the first module 202 may correspond to a hardware-based receiver that can be configured to receive one or more input signals. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the input signals may be transmitted, for example, from device 104 (e.g., gNB).

[0073] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the second module 204 may correspond, for example, to a hardware-based processor that can be configured to perform one or more processing tasks (e.g., to generate one or more output signals), as will be referred to later. Figure 3 To be discussed in further detail.

[0074] The third module 206 may correspond to a hardware-based transmitter that can be configured to transmit one or more output signals from the electronic module 200a. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the output signals may, for example, include / correspond to one or more instruction / command / control signals associated with the aforementioned dynamic / adaptive / progressive control configuration / determination strategy in order to promote efficiency (e.g., power / energy efficiency and / or communication efficiency).

[0075] This disclosure envisions the possibility that the first module 202 and the second module 204 can be modules based on integrated hardware and software (e.g., electronic components carrying software programs / algorithms associated with receiving and processing functions / electronic modules programmed to perform receiving and processing functions). This disclosure further envisions the possibility that the first module 202 and the third module 206 can be modules based on integrated hardware and software (e.g., electronic components carrying software programs / algorithms associated with receiving and transmitting functions / electronic modules programmed to perform receiving and transmitting functions). This disclosure further envisions the possibility that the first module 202 and the third module 206 can be integrated hardware modules capable of performing receiving and transmitting functions (e.g., hardware-based transceivers).

[0076] The aforementioned advantageous aspects of the apparatus 102 of this disclosure are also similarly applicable to all aspects of the processing / communication methods described below. Similarly, all the aforementioned advantageous aspects of the processing / communication methods of this disclosure are also similarly applicable to all aspects of the apparatus 102 described above. It should be understood that these statements also apply similarly to the system 100 discussed earlier in this disclosure.

[0077] refer to Figure 3 This illustrates a method (also referred to as a processing method) associated with system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0078] According to embodiments of this disclosure, method 300 may be, for example, adapted to / able to promote energy efficiency.

[0079] According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the processing method 300 may include any one or any combination of the input step 302, the processing step 304, and the output step 306.

[0080] In one embodiment, processing method 300 may include an input step 302. In another embodiment, processing method 300 may include an input step 302 and a processing step 304. In another embodiment, processing method 300 may include an input step 302, a processing step 304, and an output step 306. In yet another embodiment, processing method 300 may include a processing step 304 and one or both of input step 302 and output step 306. In yet another further embodiment, processing method 300 may include an input step 302, a processing step 304, and an output step 306. In yet another further additional embodiment, processing method 300 may include a processing step 304. In yet another further additional embodiment, processing method 300 may include any one or any combination of input step 302, processing step 304, and output step 306 (i.e., input step 302, processing step 304, and / or output step 306).

[0081] Regarding input step 302, one or more input signals may be received. For example, according to embodiments of this disclosure, the input signals may be transmitted from device 104 and received by equipment 102.

[0082] Input step 302 may include receiving at least one input signal associated with a paging timing (PO) location for a user equipment. In an embodiment, the input signal may be generated by and transmitted from device 104 to equipment 102. Alternatively, the input signal may be generated and received by equipment 102 to proceed to processing step 304. For example, the input signal may be generated by a transmitting UE (or user equipment) and received by a receiving UE (or user equipment).

[0083] Regarding processing step 304, according to embodiments of this disclosure, at least one processing task associated with the received input signal can be performed in a manner that generates one or more output signals.

[0084] Processing step 304 may include at least one of the following: configuring a mapping table that indicates a mapping between user device classification and pre-configured paging opportunity (PO) locations; determining a PO location based on the mapping between user device classification and pre-configured PO locations; and monitoring the PO in a low-power wake-up signal (LPWUS) based on the determined PO location so that the user device can perform dynamic paging.

[0085] Processing step 304 may further include: transmitting to the user equipment a mapping table indicating the mapping between user equipment classification and pre-configured paging opportunity (PO) locations; determining the time of the PO based on the LPWUS time location and the dynamic PO location; and configuring multiple PO locations in the LPWUS. Transmitting the mapping table may include transmission via at least one of the following: System Information Block (SIB) and / or UE-specific messages.

[0086] In this embodiment, the gNB (or base station) can configure the PO location for the UE (or user equipment) based on UE sub-groups, as shown in Table 1 below. The network can configure the PO for LPWUS monitoring by the UE based on UE sub-groups. Advantageously, startup latency can be reduced based on sub-groups configured by the network and their corresponding POs.

[0087] Subgrouping <![CDATA[T PO Location S1 Nsf / 4 S2 Nsf / 2 S3 Nsf*2

[0088] Table 1

[0089] In the example embodiment, three bits can be used to configure eight UE subgroups to monitor POs, and three additional bits can be used to indicate eight different PO locations in LPWUS. The PO time can be calculated by the UE as follows:

[0090]

[0091] Where T PO It can refer to the paging timing (PO, T). LP-WUS It can refer to the time position of LPWUS, and T PO Location can refer to the position of the PO (Paging Point) during dynamic paging.

[0092] Regarding output step 306, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, as an option, an output signal may be transmitted, for example. For instance, the output signal may optionally be transmitted from device 102. In a more specific example, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the output signal may optionally be transmitted from device 102 to one or both of at least one device 104 and another device 102.

[0093] This disclosure further envisions a computer program (not shown) that may include instructions that, when executed by a computer (not shown), cause the computer to perform the input step 302, processing step 304, and / or output step 306 as discussed in reference method 300. For example, according to an embodiment of the invention, the computer program may include instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform input step 302 and / or processing step 304.

[0094] This disclosure further envisions a computer-readable storage medium (not shown) storing data representing software executable by a computer (not shown), the software including instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform input step 302, processing step 304, and / or output step 306 as discussed in reference method 300. For example, according to an embodiment of the invention, the computer-readable storage medium may store data representing software executable by a computer, the software including instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform input step 302 and / or processing step 304.

[0095] In light of the foregoing, it is understood that this disclosure generally envisions an apparatus 102 suitable for energy saving in a network, which may include a first module 202, a second module 204 and / or a third module 206.

[0096] The first module 202 can be configured to receive one or more input signals. For example, the input signals can be associated with a mapping table that indicates a mapping between user equipment categories and pre-configured paging timing (PO) locations.

[0097] The second module 204 may be configured to process the input signal and / or facilitate the processing of the input signal according to the method 300 discussed earlier, to generate one or more output signals.

[0098] The third module 206 can be configured to transmit one or more output signals. The output signals may, for example, correspond to one or more control signals used for dynamic paging by a user equipment (or UE).

[0099] In one embodiment, equipment 102 may correspond to a user equipment (UE) that can communicate with a device 104 corresponding to a base station. The base station may, for example, correspond to a next-generation node B (gNB) that can be configured to transmit one or more signals (e.g., input signals) to the UE.

[0100] In light of the foregoing, it is understood that this disclosure generally envisions a system 100, which may include one or more devices 102 and one or more apparatuses 104. The devices 102 and 104 may be coupled, for example, via wired and / or wireless coupling.

[0101] It should be understood that the embodiments described above can be combined in any way where appropriate (e.g., one or more embodiments as discussed in the “Detailed Description” section can be combined with one or more embodiments as described in the “Summary of the Invention” section).

[0102] Those skilled in the art will further understand that variations and combinations of the embodiments described above, rather than alternatives or substitutes, can be combined to form even further embodiments.

[0103] In one example, the possibility of transmitting an output signal from equipment 102 is discussed. It is understood that transmitting an output signal from equipment 102 is not necessarily required. Specifically, according to embodiments of the invention, the possibility that an output signal may not necessarily need to be transmitted outside of equipment 102 is envisioned. More specifically, according to embodiments of the invention, the output signal may, for example, correspond to internal commands / instructions for adaptively controlling the operational configuration of equipment 102 (e.g., transmitted only within equipment 102).

[0104] Figure 4A and Figure 4B A schematic diagram illustrating an example scenario associated with method 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0105] In such Figure 4A In the example context shown, a gNB (or base station or network) can be configured to provide paging opportunity (PO) locations for each subgroup.

[0106] In such Figure 4B In the example scenario shown, the UE (or user equipment) can be configured to receive a mapping table and a PO location. The UE can then calculate the actual or specific PO location based on the provided PO location.

[0107] Various embodiments of this disclosure for addressing at least one of the aforementioned disadvantages have been described in the foregoing manner. Such embodiments are intended to be covered by the appended claims and are not limited to the specific form or arrangement of the parts so described, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art, in light of this disclosure, that many changes and / or modifications may be made, which are also intended to be covered by the appended claims.

[0108] abbreviation:

[0109] BWP bandwidth portion

[0110] CBG code block group

[0111] CLI Cross-Link Interference

[0112] CP loop prefix

[0113] CPUCSI processing unit

[0114] CQI Channel Quality Indicator

[0115] CRB Public Resource Block

[0116] CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check

[0117] CRICSI-RS resource indicator

[0118] CSI Channel Status Information

[0119] CSI-RS Channel State Information Reference Signal

[0120] CSI-RSRPCSI Reference Signal Received Power

[0121] CSI-RSRQCSI reference signal reception quality

[0122] CSI-SINRCSI Signal-to-Interference-Noise Ratio

[0123] CW code

[0124] DCI downlink control information

[0125] DL downlink

[0126] DM-RS demodulation reference signal

[0127] DRX discontinuous reception

[0128] EPRE Energy per Resource Element

[0129] IAB-MT Integrated Access and Backhaul - Mobile Terminal

[0130] L1-RSRP Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power

[0131] LI layer indicator

[0132] LP-WUR Low Power Wake-up Receiver

[0133] LP-WUS Low Power Wake-up Signal

[0134] MCS modulation and coding scheme

[0135] MR main receiver

[0136] PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel

[0137] PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel

[0138] PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel

[0139] PEI Permanent Device Identifier

[0140] PFN paging frame number

[0141] PMI Precoding Matrix Indicator

[0142] PRB Physical Resource Block

[0143] PRACH Physical Random Access Channel

[0144] PRG precoded resource block group

[0145] PRS positioning reference signal

[0146] PSS master synchronization signal

[0147] PT-RS phase tracking reference signal

[0148] PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel)

[0149] QCL Quasi-co-addressable

[0150] RACH Random Access Channel

[0151] RB resource blocks

[0152] RBG resource block group

[0153] RI rank indicator

[0154] RIV resource indicator value

[0155] RS reference signal

[0156] RSRP reference signal received power

[0157] RSRQ reference signal reception quality

[0158] SCI sidelink control information

[0159] SLIV start and length indicators

[0160] SR scheduling request

[0161] SRS detection reference signal

[0162] SS synchronization signal

[0163] SSB Synchronization Signal Block

[0164] SS-RSRP SS reference signal received power

[0165] SS-RSRQSS reference signal reception quality

[0166] SSS auxiliary synchronization signal

[0167] SS-SINR (Signal-to-Interference-Ratio)

[0168] TB transport block

[0169] TCI Transport Configuration Indicator

[0170] TDM Time Division Multiplexing

[0171] UE User Equipment

[0172] UL uplink

Claims

1. A method (300) for dynamic paging in a network, comprising: Configure a mapping table that indicates the mapping between user device categories and pre-configured paging opportunity (PO) locations; The PO location is determined based on the mapping between the user device classification and the pre-configured PO location; as well as Based on the determined PO location, the PO is monitored in the low-power wake-up signal (LPWUS) so that the user equipment can perform dynamic paging.

2. The method (300) according to claim 1, further comprising: A mapping table indicating the mapping between user device classification and pre-configured paging timing (PO) locations is transmitted to the user device.

3. The method (300) of claim 2, wherein transmitting the mapping table includes transmitting via at least one of: a System Information Block (SIB) and / or a UE-specific message.

4. The method (300) according to claim 1, further comprising: The time of the PO is determined based on the LPWUS time position and the dynamic PO position.

5. The method (300) according to claim 1, further comprising: Multiple PO locations are configured in the LPWUS.

6. A computer program comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method (300) as described in any of the preceding claims.

7. A computer-readable storage medium storing data representing software executable by a computer, the software including instructions that, when executed by the computer, are used to perform the method (300) as claimed in claims 1-5.

8. An apparatus (102) for dynamic paging in a network, comprising: A first module (202) is configured to receive at least one input signal associated with a mapping table that indicates a mapping between user device classification and pre-configured paging timing (PO) locations. A second module (204) is configured to process and / or facilitate the method (300) as claimed in claims 1 to 5 to generate at least one output signal; as well as The third module (206) is configured to transmit at least one output signal. The output signal corresponds to the control signal used for dynamic paging by the user device.

9. The equipment (102) according to claim 8, The aforementioned equipment (102) corresponds to a user equipment (UE) capable of communicating with a device (104) corresponding to a base station, and The base station corresponds to a next-generation node B (gNB) configured to transmit the at least one input signal to the UE.

10. A system (100) comprising: At least one piece of equipment (102) according to any one of claims 8 and 9; as well as At least one device (104) according to claim 9, The equipment (102) and the device (104) can be coupled via at least one of wired coupling and wireless coupling.

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