Wireless device, a network node and methods therein for optimizing paging in a communications network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJohan Rune, Icaro L. J. Da Silva
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Abstract
A network node and a method therein for optimizing paging in a wireless communications network. A wireless device operates in the communications network. The network node configures the wireless device for transmission of an UL signal and with conditions for when the wireless device should transmit the UL signal. Further, the network node receives the UL signal from the wireless device and pages the wireless device using beamformed transmission, wherein the direction of the beamformed transmission is derived at least in part from the reception of the UL signal.
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A method performed by a network node for optimizing paging in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- transmitting configuration information to a wireless device of the communication network, the configuration information indicating a configuration of the wireless device for transmission of an uplink (“UL”) signal, indicating conditions for when the wireless device should transmit the UL signal, and instructing the wireless device to send the UL signal periodically as long as the conditions are met;
- receiving the UL signal from the wireless device;
- and
- paging the wireless device using beamformed transmission in a direction based on the UL signal,
- wherein transmitting the configuration information instructing the wireless device to send the UL signal periodically comprises transmitting configuration information instructing the wireless device to coordinate transmissions of the UL signal with the paging of the wireless device.
A network node for optimizing paging in a wireless communications network, the network node comprising:
- processing circuitry;
- and
- memory coupled to the processing circuitry and having instructions stored therein that are executable by the processing circuitry to cause the network node to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- transmitting configuration information to a wireless device of the communication network, the configuration information indicating a configuration of the wireless device for transmission of an uplink (“UL”) signal, indicating conditions for when the wireless device should transmit the UL signal, and instructing the wireless device to send the UL signal periodically as long as the conditions are met;
- receiving the UL signal from the wireless device;
- and
- paging the wireless device using beamformed transmission in a direction based on the UL signal,
- wherein transmitting the configuration information instructing the wireless device to send the UL signal periodically comprises transmitting configuration information instructing the wireless device to coordinate transmissions of the UL signal with the paging of the wireless device.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein that are executable by processing circuitry of a network node to perform operations for optimizing paging in a wireless communications network, the operations comprising:
- transmitting configuration information to a wireless device of the communication network, the configuration information indicating a configuration of the wireless device for transmission of an uplink (“UL”) signal, indicating conditions for when the wireless device should transmit the UL signal, and instructing the wireless device to send the UL signal periodically as long as the conditions are met;
- receiving the UL signal from the wireless device;
- and
- paging the wireless device using beamformed transmission in a direction based on the UL signal,
- wherein transmitting the configuration information instructing the wireless device to send the UL signal periodically comprises transmitting configuration information instructing the wireless device to coordinate transmissions of the UL signal with the paging of the wireless device.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein that are executable by processing circuitry of a network node to perform operations for optimizing paging in a wireless communications network, the operations comprising:
- transmitting configuration information to a wireless device of the communication network, the configuration information indicating a configuration of the wireless device for transmission of an uplink (“UL”) signal and conditions for when the wireless device should transmit the UL signal;
- receiving the UL signal from the wireless device;
- and
- paging the wireless device using beamformed transmission in a direction based on the UL signal by transmitting a beamformed page;
- and
- transmitting at least one of:
- an omnidirectional page and a page transmitted using a wider beam than the beamformed page close in time to the beamformed page either before the beamformed page or after the beamformed page.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.