Wireless communications—dynamic coverage class update and aligning coverage class paging groups

A method implemented by a wireless device, the method comprising steps as follows:

• determining a current downlink (DL) coverage class (CC) needs to be changed to a higher DL CC or a lower DL CC;
• and,
• based on the determining of the need to change the current DL CC to the higher DL CC, transmitting an indication of the higher DL CC by performing a cell update procedure.

A method in a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, the method comprising:

• configuring a nominal paging group for a lowest coverage class (CC) within an extended Discontinuous Receive (eDRX) cycle for a wireless device to correlate with an additional nominal paging group associated with a higher CC within the eDRX cycle for the wireless device.

A method in a Core Network (CN) node, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, an indication that a current downlink (DL) coverage class (CC) for the wireless device needs to be changed to either a higher DL CC or a lower DL CC, wherein the indication is associated with an UL-UNITDATA Protocol Data Unit (PDU).