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.

Method and apparatus for generating and receiving a paging signal are provided. The paging signal may be received by a wireless device in a low-power state. The paging signal may include a target identification (ID) that may be associated with the wireless device. If the target ID is associated with the wireless device, the wireless device may leave the low-power state, enter an active power state and communicate with other wireless devices. The wireless device may include power harvesting circuitry to convert RF energy from the paging signal into power to operate a portion of the wireless device.

Method and apparatus for generating and receiving a paging signal are provided. The paging signal may be received by a wireless device in a low-power state. The paging signal may include a target identification (ID) that may be associated with the wireless device. If the target ID is associated with the wireless device, the wireless device may leave the low-power state, enter an active power state and communicate with other wireless devices. The wireless device may include power harvesting circuitry to convert RF energy from the paging signal into power to operate a portion of the wireless device.

A configuration to enable a base station to adjust an error rate for paging and to advertise such error rate to UEs, in order to optimize or reduce network paging resources. The apparatus determines a target miss rate for paging on a downlink narrowband control channel. The apparatus transmits an indication of the target miss rate to one or more UEs. The indication is transmitted in system information or a dedicated downlink channel.

A configuration to enable a base station to adjust an error rate for paging and to advertise such error rate to UEs, in order to optimize or reduce network paging resources. The apparatus determines a target miss rate for paging on a downlink narrowband control channel. The apparatus transmits an indication of the target miss rate to one or more UEs. The indication is transmitted in system information or a dedicated downlink channel.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a user equipment, UE, a network node, and a computer program product for providing multicast and broadcast services, MBS, to one or more User Equipments, UEs, in a wireless communication network. The method is performed by a network node in the wireless communication network. The method comprises determining the one or more UEs in one of: a Radio Resource Control, RRC, IDLE state and a RRC INACTIVE state. The method comprises transmitting a paging message indicating a Point-To- Multipoint, PTM, configuration information to be acquired by the determined one or more UEs for enabling reception of MBS data in one of the RRC IDLE state and the RRC INACTIVE state. Further, the method comprises transmitting the MBS data to the determined one or more UEs using a PTM configuration indicated by the PTM configuration information.

Corresponding base station, UE, and computer program products are also disclosed.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a user equipment, UE, a network node, and a computer program product for providing multicast and broadcast services, MBS, to one or more User Equipments, UEs, in a wireless communication network. The method is performed by a network node in the wireless communication network. The method comprises determining the one or more UEs in one of: a Radio Resource Control, RRC, IDLE state and a RRC INACTIVE state. The method comprises transmitting a paging message indicating a Point-To- Multipoint, PTM, configuration information to be acquired by the determined one or more UEs for enabling reception of MBS data in one of the RRC IDLE state and the RRC INACTIVE state. Further, the method comprises transmitting the MBS data to the determined one or more UEs using a PTM configuration indicated by the PTM configuration information.

Corresponding base station, UE, and computer program products are also disclosed.

A method is disclosed of paging a user equipment (UE) by a network node. The network node is configured for beam-formed transmission of a plurality of beams, wherein each beam is associated with a corresponding synchronization signal block (SSB), and wherein a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) paging monitoring occasion (PMO) is associated with a preceding SSB. The method comprises determining (while the UE is in a non-connected mode) a subset of the plurality of beams related to one or more beams previously associated with the UE, transmitting the corresponding SSB for each beam of the plurality of beams, and paging the UE only in PDCCH PMO:s associated with the corresponding SSB:s of the beams of the subset. Corresponding apparatus, network node and computer program product are also disclosed.

A method is disclosed of paging a user equipment (UE) by a network node. The network node is configured for beam-formed transmission of a plurality of beams, wherein each beam is associated with a corresponding synchronization signal block (SSB), and wherein a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) paging monitoring occasion (PMO) is associated with a preceding SSB. The method comprises determining (while the UE is in a non-connected mode) a subset of the plurality of beams related to one or more beams previously associated with the UE, transmitting the corresponding SSB for each beam of the plurality of beams, and paging the UE only in PDCCH PMO:s associated with the corresponding SSB:s of the beams of the subset. Corresponding apparatus, network node and computer program product are also disclosed.

A channel detection method and apparatus, a device and a user equipment are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a UE, a paging indication signal transmitted by a network device, where the paging indication signal is used for instructing the UE whether to detect a paging downlink control channel in K POs, the K POs are K POs after the paging indication signal is received, and K is a positive integer.