Feature-Mapped PEI Messaging for Selective UE Paging Monitoring

The patent segments the UE population into different groups based on feature support (feature UEs vs. non-feature UEs) and assigns different monitoring requirements to each segment. By introducing feature-specific paging indication mechanisms, the system allows non_feature UEs to monitor paging occasions while enabling feature UEs to skip monitoring when not applicable, thus reducing unnecessary wake-ups and power consumption for feature UEs.

The patent applies local quality by providing different paging monitoring behaviors to different UE types within the same subgroup. Instead of uniform monitoring for all UEs, the system implements feature-specific paging indication information that allows each UE to determine its own monitoring requirements based on its feature support status, optimizing power consumption locally for each UE type.

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring feature-to-paging-occasion mappings and establishing feature-specific paging indication mechanisms before actual paging occurs. The network pre-determines which features are supported by which UEs and prepares the mapping information, allowing UEs to quickly determine their monitoring requirements without complex real-time calculations, thus reducing operational complexity.

The patent introduces feature indication information as an intermediary element between the paging occasion and the UE decision-making process. This intermediary contains mapping information that bridges the paging occasion identifier and the UE's feature support status, allowing UEs to efficiently determine whether they need to monitor without complex filtering operations, thus simplifying the overall mechanism.