Receiving a paging message

A network apparatus comprising:

• a
• processor coupled to a memory, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit at least one paging occasion configuration in a system information block, wherein the system in formation block includes a first quantity of paging occasion configurations;
• determine a paging frame and a paging occasion identity within the paging frame based on at least one of:
• a User Equipment (“UE”) identity of a device to be paged or a discontinuous reception cycle length, wherein an amount of paging occasions per paging frame corresponds to the first quantity of paging occasion configurations included in the system information block;
• and
• select a paging occasion configuration from the transmitted at least one paging occasion configuration, wherein the selected paging occasion configuration is associated with the determined paging occasion identity;
• and,
• transmit wherein a physical downlink control channel (“PDCCH”) carrying paging downlink control information (“DCT”) on a particular paging symbol within a particular paging slot of the determines paging frame,
• wherein the particular paging slot and the particular paging symbol within the particular paging slot are determined based on the selected paging occasion configuration.