# US 11,122,539 B2 · Method and apparatus of paging transmission and reception, system information window determination and uplink carrier selection > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,539 B2 - Document ID: US11122539B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/669,021 - Filed: 2019-10-30 - Published: 2020-04-30 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Anil Agiwal; Jaehyuk Jang; Soenghun Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122539B2 ## CPC - H04W 68/02: Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel - H04W 72/042 - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for paging transmission and reception, SI window determination and UL carrier selection. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, a system information block (SIB) including at least one parameter for a paging; identifying information indicating a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion of a paging occasion (PO) of a paging frame (PF) for a downlink bandwidth part (BWP); and receiving, from the base station on the downlink BWP, a paging message based on a PDCCH addressed to a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI) by monitoring the PO of the PF based on the at least one parameter, wherein the monitoring starts from the first PDCCH monitoring occasion indicated by the information on the PO. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message configuring the downlink BWP, wherein, in case that the downlink BWP is a non-initial downlink BWP, the information indicating the first PDCCH monitoring occasion is included in the RRC message, and wherein the at least one parameter includes a paging cycle duration, a number of paging frames in a paging cycle, a number of paging occasions in a paging frame, and a paging frame offset. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein, in case that the downlink BWP is an initial downlink BWP, the information indicating the first PDCCH monitoring occasion is included in the SIB received from the base station, and wherein the at least one parameter includes a paging cycle duration, a number of paging frames in a paging cycle, a number of paging occasions in a paging frame, and a paging frame offset. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the paging message is received on an initial downlink BWP, in case that the terminal is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state, and wherein the paging message is received on a non-initial downlink BWP, in case that the terminal is in an RRC connected state. ### Claim 5 A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, to a terminal, a system information block (SIB) including at least one parameter for a paging; and transmitting, to the terminal on a downlink bandwidth part (BWP), a paging message based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed to a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI), wherein the paging message is transmitted in a paging occasion (PO) of a paging frame (PF) based on the at least one parameter, and a monitoring of the PO starts from a first PDCCH monitoring occasion indicated by information transmitted to the terminal for the downlink BWP. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: transmitting, to the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message configuring the downlink BWP, wherein, in case that the downlink BWP is a non-initial downlink BWP, the information indicating the first PDCCH monitoring occasion is included in the RRC message, and wherein the at least one parameter includes a paging cycle duration, a number of paging frames in a paging cycle, a number of paging occasions in a paging frame, and a paging frame offset. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein, in case that the downlink BWP is an initial downlink BWP, the information indicating the first PDCCH monitoring occasion is included in the SIB transmitted to the terminal, and wherein the at least one parameter includes a paging cycle duration, a number of paging frames in a paging cycle, a number of paging occasions in a paging frame, and a paging frame offset. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the paging message is transmitted on an initial downlink BWP, in case that the terminal is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state, and wherein the paging message is transmitted on a non-initial downlink BWP, in case that the terminal is in a RRC connected state. ### Claim 9 A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and a controller configured to: receive, from a base station, a system information block (SIB) including at least one parameter for a paging, identify information indicating a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion of a paging occasion (PO) of a paging frame (PF) for a downlink bandwidth part (BWP), and receive, from the base station on the downlink BWP, a paging message based on a PDCCH addressed to a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI) by monitoring the PO of the PF based on the at least one parameter, wherein the monitoring starts from the first PDCCH monitoring occasion indicated by the information on the PO. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to receive, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message configuring the downlink BWP, wherein, in case that the downlink BWP is a non-initial downlink BWP, the information indicating the first PDCCH monitoring occasion is included in the RRC message, and wherein the at least one parameter includes a paging cycle duration, a number of paging frames in a paging cycle, a number of paging occasions in a paging frame, and a paging frame offset. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The terminal of claim 9, wherein, in case that the downlink BWP is an initial downlink BWP, the information indicating the first PDCCH monitoring occasion is included in the SIB received from the base station, and wherein the at least one parameter includes a paging cycle duration, a number of paging frames in a paging cycle, a number of paging occasions in a paging frame, and a paging frame offset. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The terminal of claim 9, wherein the paging message is received on an initial downlink BWP, in case that the terminal is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state, and wherein the paging message is received on a non-initial downlink BWP, in case that the terminal is in an RRC connected state. ### Claim 13 A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and a controller configured to: transmit, to a terminal, a system information block (SIB) including at least one parameter for a paging, and transmit, to the terminal on a downlink bandwidth part (BWP), a paging message based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed to a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI), wherein the paging message is transmitted in a paging occasion (PO) of a paging frame (PF) based on the at least one parameter, and a monitoring of the PO starts from a first PDCCH monitoring occasion indicated by information transmitted to the terminal for the downlink BWP. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit, to the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message configuring the downlink BWP, wherein, in case that the downlink BWP is a non-initial downlink BWP, the information indicating the first PDCCH monitoring occasion is included in the RRC message, and wherein the at least one parameter includes a paging cycle duration, a number of paging frames in a paging cycle, a number of paging occasions in a paging frame, and a paging frame offset. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein, in case that the downlink BWP is an initial downlink BWP, the information indicating the first PDCCH monitoring occasion is included in the SIB transmitted to the terminal, and wherein the at least one parameter includes a paging cycle duration, a number of paging frames in a paging cycle, a number of paging occasions in a paging frame, and a paging frame offset. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein the paging message is transmitted on an initial downlink BWP, in case that the terminal is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state, and wherein the paging message is transmitted on a non-initial downlink BWP, in case that the terminal is in a RRC connected state.