A more efficient over-the-air software push can be facilitated by a firmware over-the-air (FOTA) server device in communication with a home subscriber server (HSS). For example, the FOTA server can host the names of user equipment devices that are due for a FOTA update. When a user equipment device identification is received from the HSS, the FOTA server can then check the user equipment device identification against the names within the server. If the name is found, then the system can send discontinuous reception data to the user equipment device to modify a current discontinuous reception value of the user equipment device. Thus, the modified discontinuous reception value can prompt a long reception time of the user equipment device such that the user equipment device can receive the FOTA.

A method for mapping underground sensors onto a network map may include obtaining a plurality of magnetic measurements from a plurality of sensors. The method may include using the plurality of magnetic measurements for determining a plurality of sensor locations in an initial network map. The method may include generating updated network maps from the perspective of each localized sensor. The method may include merging the updated network maps into a final network map, the final network map comprising a most accurate location for each sensor. The method may include determining inner localized sensors out of the plurality of sensors in the final network map. The method may include identifying the inner localized sensors as new base station anchors. The method may include mapping the inner localized sensors onto the final network map as new base station anchors.

A method for timing and frequency tracking and paging monitoring is described. The method can include performing a timing and frequency tracking based on a timing/frequency tracking reference signal (RS) at a user equipment (UE) in a beam formed wireless communication system, and performing a paging monitoring at a first paging occasion (PO) that is quasi-co-located (QCLed) with the first timing/frequency tracking RS. The first timing/frequency tracking RS is one of a sequence of timing/frequency tracking RSs each transmitted on a beam and is associated with a beam index. The first PO is within a PO window that includes a sequence of POs each transmitted on a beam. The first PO is associated with the same beam index as the first timing/frequency tracking RS.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In one example, an aerial user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a priority for cell selection for aerial UEs from each cell in a set of cells and may select a cell from the set of cells based on the priority of each cell in the set of cells. In another example, an aerial UE may connect to a network available to aerial UEs and non-aerial UEs for auxiliary communications, when appropriate. In yet another example, when an aerial UE transitions to a new mission status, the aerial UE may transmit a tracking area update (TAU) if the aerial UE is connected to a cell in a tracking area that does not support the new mission status. In yet another example, a base station may page an aerial UE based on a mission status of the aerial UE.

A configuration to enable a UE to select a new CSS set to use for monitoring for PDCCH based on changing conditions at the UE. The apparatus may receive, from a base station, a first indication of a search space for monitoring for a channel for at least one of system information, paging, or user data. A first set of monitoring occasions based on the search space indicated by the base station. The apparatus may determine a second set of monitoring occasions different than the first set of monitoring occasions based on a condition experienced by the apparatus. The apparatus may monitor for the channel based on the second set of monitoring occasions determined by the apparatus.

A configuration to enable a UE to select a new CSS set to use for monitoring for PDCCH based on changing conditions at the UE. The apparatus may receive, from a base station, a first indication of a search space for monitoring for a channel for at least one of system information, paging, or user data. A first set of monitoring occasions based on the search space indicated by the base station. The apparatus may determine a second set of monitoring occasions different than the first set of monitoring occasions based on a condition experienced by the apparatus. The apparatus may monitor for the channel based on the second set of monitoring occasions determined by the apparatus.

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining, with an IoT technology, 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of 4G systems, and to a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.), based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and device for paging a terminal by using a beam antenna.

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining, with an IoT technology, 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of 4G systems, and to a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.), based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and device for paging a terminal by using a beam antenna.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus applied to a user equipment, where the method includes: monitoring a paging indication physical downlink control channel PDCCH; acquiring paging indication information if the paging indication PDCCH is detected; and determining, according to the paging indication information, whether there is a need to monitor a paging PDCCH. The method is used to reduce the number of times a user equipment monitors a paging PDCCH or receives a paging message, thereby saving power of the user equipment.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus applied to a user equipment, where the method includes: monitoring a paging indication physical downlink control channel PDCCH; acquiring paging indication information if the paging indication PDCCH is detected; and determining, according to the paging indication information, whether there is a need to monitor a paging PDCCH. The method is used to reduce the number of times a user equipment monitors a paging PDCCH or receives a paging message, thereby saving power of the user equipment.