Method and apparatus for paging carrier selection

A method of wireless communication, comprising:

• transmitting, by a first network node, to a wireless device, a paging configuration that includes:
• a paging radio resource specific paging configuration including at least one of:
• a carrier specific paging configuration configured per paging carrier;
• a coverage enhancement level (CEL) specific paging configuration configured per CEL;
• or
• a parameter associated with a maximum number of repetitions for a narrowband physical downlink control channel (NPDCCH) common search space (CSS) for paging;
• and
• a wireless device specific paging configuration in case that the wireless device is configured with the wireless device specific paging configuration, wherein the wireless device specific paging configuration is included in at least one of radio resource control (RRC) connection release message or RRC early data complete message.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the processor reads code from the memory and implements a method, comprising:

• receiving, by a wireless device, from a first network node, a paging configuration that includes:
• a paging radio resource specific paging configuration including at least one of:
• a carrier specific paging configuration configured per paging carrier;
• a coverage enhancement level (CEL) specific paging configuration configured per CEL;
• or
• a parameter associated with a maximum number of repetitions for a narrowband physical downlink control channel (NPDCCH) common search space (CSS) for paging;
• and
• a wireless device specific paging configuration in case that the wireless device is configured with the wireless device specific paging configuration, wherein the wireless device specific paging configuration is included in at least one of radio resource control (RRC) connection release message or RRC early data complete message;
• selecting, by the wireless device, a paging radio resource based on the paging configuration, wherein the paging radio resource includes at least one of a paging carrier or a maximum number of repetitions for NPDCCH CSS for paging;
• and
• performing a communication operation based on the selected paging radio resource.