Paging carrier assignment for narrowband radio communication system

A network node adapted assign a paging carrier to a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE is configured to monitor a first paging carrier, the network node comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the network node is operative to:
• determine whether the UE should be configured to monitor a paging carrier different than the first paging carrier, or receive a paging request from a further network node;
• wherein the paging request is indicative of a paging carrier different than the first paging carrier;
• select a second paging carrier;
• transmit, towards the UE and after selecting the second paging carrier, a message comprising paging carrier information indicating the selected second paging carrier;
• and
• transmit, to a further network node, a further message comprising paging carrier information indicating the selected second paging carrier for the UE.