A paging method and system in a wireless network for a target device that is enabled to transition between an active state and a standby state, including: tracking a location of a target device within the network while the target device is in the standby state based on a periodic identifying signal from the target device; determining a serving transmission point for the target device based on the tracking; and instructing the serving transmission point to transmit a paging message to the target device.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for monitoring a paging message, a mobile terminal, and a server. The method for monitoring the paging message is operable by a mobile terminal and includes: detecting whether the mobile terminal is in a connected state where the mobile terminal is connected with a wireless access device accessing the Internet; when the mobile terminal is in the connected state where the mobile terminal is connected with the wireless access device, monitoring the paging message according to a first paging cycle; when otherwise, monitoring the paging message according to a second paging cycle, wherein the first paging cycle is longer than the second paging cycle, and the second paging cycle is equal to a cycle according to which a core network transmits the paging message.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for monitoring a paging message, a mobile terminal, and a server. The method for monitoring the paging message is operable by a mobile terminal and includes: detecting whether the mobile terminal is in a connected state where the mobile terminal is connected with a wireless access device accessing the Internet; when the mobile terminal is in the connected state where the mobile terminal is connected with the wireless access device, monitoring the paging message according to a first paging cycle; when otherwise, monitoring the paging message according to a second paging cycle, wherein the first paging cycle is longer than the second paging cycle, and the second paging cycle is equal to a cycle according to which a core network transmits the paging message.

A method and an apparatus for transmitting indication signaling, a method and an apparatus for receiving indication signaling, a network side device and user equipment are provided. The method includes: transmitting indication signaling on a target physical resource or a target downlink control channel, wherein the indication signaling includes monitoring information for at least one UE, and the monitoring information includes at least one of: first indication information, used to indicate an activity state for at least one subsequent discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; second indication information, used to indicate a DRX parameter configuration for the at least one subsequent DRX cycle; third indication information, used to indicate monitoring information of a downlink control channel to be monitored; fourth indication information, used to indicate a monitoring state in at least one subsequent paging occasion.

A method and an apparatus for transmitting indication signaling, a method and an apparatus for receiving indication signaling, a network side device and user equipment are provided. The method includes: transmitting indication signaling on a target physical resource or a target downlink control channel, wherein the indication signaling includes monitoring information for at least one UE, and the monitoring information includes at least one of: first indication information, used to indicate an activity state for at least one subsequent discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; second indication information, used to indicate a DRX parameter configuration for the at least one subsequent DRX cycle; third indication information, used to indicate monitoring information of a downlink control channel to be monitored; fourth indication information, used to indicate a monitoring state in at least one subsequent paging occasion.

A network apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive, from a base station, information relating to a cell on which a predetermined user terminal camps or a base station; a storage configured to store the information; and a controller configured to decide, based on the information, a base station to which a paging message is transmitted.

A network apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive, from a base station, information relating to a cell on which a predetermined user terminal camps or a base station; a storage configured to store the information; and a controller configured to decide, based on the information, a base station to which a paging message is transmitted.

Aspects relate to the extension of cross-slot scheduling for power efficient paging between different New Radio (NR) operating platforms or environments. In some examples, the same paging downlink control information (DCI) may be shared between existing NR user equipment (UE) and new NR UE in different time slots, where a single paging DCI schedules multiple paging messages for each operating environment. In some examples, the same paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occasion may be shared in existing NR and new NR operating environments for scheduling paging messages in different time slots, but different DCIs are used for scheduling the paging messages. In some examples, the same physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) paging message may be shared in different slots between existing NR and new NR operating environments.

Aspects relate to the extension of cross-slot scheduling for power efficient paging between different New Radio (NR) operating platforms or environments. In some examples, the same paging downlink control information (DCI) may be shared between existing NR user equipment (UE) and new NR UE in different time slots, where a single paging DCI schedules multiple paging messages for each operating environment. In some examples, the same paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occasion may be shared in existing NR and new NR operating environments for scheduling paging messages in different time slots, but different DCIs are used for scheduling the paging messages. In some examples, the same physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) paging message may be shared in different slots between existing NR and new NR operating environments.

Various solutions for handling of paging context with respect to user equipment (UE) in mobile communications are described. A UE may receive a paging message with a system information modification and a redistribution indication. The UE may start a timer and perform a first inter-frequency redistribution procedure according to a first set of system information block (SIB) parameters. The UE may further receive a second set of SIB parameters before the timer is expired. The UE may perform the first inter-frequency redistribution procedure according to the second set of SIB parameters after receiving the second set of SIB parameters.