Methods and apparatus for paging reception in wireless communication

A user equipment (UE) for communicating with a network node in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

• a transceiver configured to transmit data to the network node, and to receive data from the network node;
• and
• processor circuitry configured to:
• receive an RRC setup message from the network node, the RRC setup message including a PS-paging offset value and a PS-P-RNTI value associated with the UE;
• and
• monitor for a paging occasion (PO) in a location determined based on the PS-paging offset value.

A network node for communicating with a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the network node comprising:

• a transceiver configured to transmit data to the UE, and to receive data from the UE;
• and
• processor circuitry configured to:
• transmit an RRC setup message to the UE, the RRC setup message including a PS-paging offset value and a PS-P-RNTI value associated with the UE;
• and
• transmit a paging signal in a paging occasion (PO) in a location determined based on the PS-paging offset value.