Method and apparatus for assigning and updating paging subgroup

A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• receiving, from a network, a message including an indication of at least one subgroup identifier (ID) for a first UE based on a radio resource control (RRC) state change for the first UE;
• receiving, from the network, a first paging notification associated with a subgroup ID of the at least one subgroup ID;
• and
• transmitting a first paging indication for the first UE based on the first paging notification in a first paging occasion associated with the subgroup ID of the first UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• means for receiving, from a network, a message including an indication of at least one subgroup identifier (ID) for a first UE based on a radio resource control (RRC) state change for the first UE;
• means for receiving, from the network, a first paging notification associated with a subgroup ID of the at least one subgroup ID;
• and
• means for transmitting a first paging indication for the first UE based on the first paging notification in a first paging occasion associated with the subgroup ID of the first UE.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code at a base station, the code when executed by at least one processor causes the base station to:

• receive, from a network, a message including an indication of at least one subgroup identifier (ID) for a first UE based on a radio resource control (RRC) state change for the first UE;
• receive, from the network, a first paging notification associated with a subgroup ID of the at least one subgroup ID;
• and
• transmit a first paging indication for the first UE based on the first paging notification in a first paging occasion associated with the subgroup ID of the first UE.