Communication method and device

A communication method comprising:

• receiving, by a second device, first control information from a first device that includes first information indicating that emergency information is to be received, wherein the first control information includes a plurality of fields, wherein the plurality of fields of the first control information include a first field associated with the first information indicating that emergency information is to be received, and wherein all other fields of the first control information are set to 0;
• and
• in response to receiving the first control information, receiving, by the second device, the emergency information, wherein the first control information is carried in a type 0 common search space or a user-specific search space such that the second device does not need to monitor a type 2 search space for receiving the emergency information, and wherein the emergency information comprises one or more of:
• an earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) notification, or a commercial mobile alert service (CMAS) notification.

A first device comprising:

• a transceiver;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon;
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to facilitate the following being performed by the first device:
• determining first control information, wherein the first control information includes first information indicating that emergency information is to be received, wherein the first control information includes a plurality of fields, wherein the plurality of fields of the first control information include a first field associated with the first information indicating that emergency information is to be received, and wherein all other fields of the first control information are set to 0;
• sending, via the transceiver, the first control information to a second device, wherein the first control information is carried in a type 0 common search space or a user-specific search space such that the second device does not need to monitor a type 2 search space for receiving the emergency information;
• and
• sending, via the transceiver, the emergency information to the second device, wherein the emergency information includes one or more of:
• an earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) notification, or a commercial mobile alert service (CMAS) notification.

A second device comprising:

• a transceiver;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon;
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to facilitate the following being performed by the second device:
• receiving, via the transceiver, first control information from a first device that includes first information indicating that emergency information is to be received, wherein the first control information includes a plurality of fields, wherein the plurality of fields of the first control information include a first field associated with the first information indicating that emergency information is to be received, and wherein all other fields of the first control information are set to 0;
• and
• in response to receiving the first control information, receiving, via the transceiver, the emergency information, wherein the first control information is carried in a type 0 common search space or a user-specific search space such that the second device does not need to monitor a type 2 search space for receiving the emergency information, wherein the emergency information includes one or more of:
• an earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) notification, or a commercial mobile alert service (CMAS) notification.