Dedicated RNTI(s) for response-driven paging

A wireless device operable to receive paging information, the wireless device comprising processing circuitry operable to:

• receive a group paging message from a network node, the group paging message including a paging indicator associated with a plurality of wireless devices;
• determine the wireless device is associated with the paging indicator;
• in response to determining the wireless device is associated with the paging indicator, transmit a random access request message to the network node, wherein the processing circuitry is operable to transmit the random access request message to the network node by transmitting a random access preamble that identifies a paging occasion in which the paging message was received;
• receive a random access response message from the network node, the random access response message associated with a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);
• determine, based on the RNTI, whether the random access response message is a modified group paging random access response message that includes additional paging information;
• and
• upon determining that the random access response message includes the additional paging information, decode the random access response message.

A network node operable to transmit paging information, the network node comprising processing circuitry operable to:

• transmit a group paging message to a plurality of wireless devices, the group paging message including a paging indicator associated with the plurality of wireless devices;
• receive, in response to the group paging message, a random access request message from a wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the processing circuitry is operable to receive the random access request message by receiving a random access preamble that identifies a paging occasion in which the network node transmitted the paging message;
• and
• transmit a random access response message to the wireless device, the random access response message is a modified group paging random access response message that includes a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) that indicates the random access response includes additional paging information for the wireless device.