System and method for improving paging

A method for operating first device paged by a second device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the first device from the second device, a page message over a first path between the second device and the first device, wherein the first device is in an inactive or idle state with the second device;
• and
• sending, by the first device to the second device in response to the page message, a page response over a second path between the first device and the first device, wherein the second path is different from the first path in at least one of:
• a number of hops in each respective path,
• a radio access technology associated with each respective path,
• a cell associated with each respective path, or
• a width of beam pairs forming each respective path.

A method for communicating with a first device by a second device during a paging process, the method comprising:

• sending, by the second device to the first device during the paging process, a message over a first path between the second device and the first device, wherein the first device is in an inactive or idle state with the second device;
• and
• receiving, by the second device from the first device during the paging process, a response to the message over a second path between the first device and the second device, wherein at least one of the message or the response carries information including at least one of:
• a geographical location of a third device,
• configuration information for a third path between the first device and the third device, or
• connection setup information for establishing the third path between the first device and the third device.

A second device adapted to page a first device comprising:

• a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:
• send a page message to the first device over a first path between the second device and the first device, wherein the first device is in an inactive or idle state with the second device, and
• receive, from the first device in response to the page message, a page response over a second path between the first device and the second device, wherein the second path is different from the first path in at least one of:
• a number of hops in each respective path,
• a radio access technology associated with each respective path,
• a cell associated with each respective path, or
• a width of beam pairs forming each respective path.

A first device comprising:

• a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:
• receive, from a second device, a page message over a first path between the second device and the first device, wherein the first device is in an inactive or idle state with the second device, and
• send, to the second device in response to the page message, a page response over a second path between the first device and the second device, wherein the second path is different from the first path in at least one of:
• a number of hops in each respective path,
• a radio access technology associated with each respective path,
• a cell associated with each respective path, or
• a width of beam pairs forming each respective path.

A second device adapted to communicate with a first device during a paging process, the second device comprising:

• a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:
• send, to the first device during the paging process, a message over a first path between the second device and the first device, wherein the first device is in an inactive or idle state with the second device, and
• receive, from the first device during the paging process, a response to the message over a second path between the first device to the second device, wherein at least one of the message or the response carries information including at least one of:
• a geographical location of a third device,
• configuration information for a third path between the first device and the third device, or
• connection setup information for establishing the third path between the first device and the third device.