Beamformed paging transmission

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in communication with a wireless communication network, the WTRU comprising:

• a memory, and;
• a processor, the processor configured at least to:
• select at least one beamformed synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with an occurrence of a paging occasion (PO);
• determine a Paging Inquiry (PI) signal configuration based on the at least one SSB and a WTRU identifier (ID);
• determine a first portion of the PO based on the PI signal configuration;
• monitor for a PI signal during the first portion of the PO;
• send a PI response using a first beam upon determining that the PI signal indicates a paging transmission is to be directed to the WTRU, the PI response including an indication for a second beam and the WTRU ID;
• and
• receive the paging transmission via the second beam.

A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for communicating with a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

• selecting at least one beamformed synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with an occurrence of a paging occasion (PO);
• determining a Paging Inquiry (PI) signal configuration based on the at least one SSB and a WTRU identifier (ID);
• monitoring for a PI signal during a first portion of the PO, wherein timing information to monitor for the PI signal during the first portion of the PO is determined based on the PI signal configuration;
• detecting the PI signal;
• sending a PI response using a first beam, the PI response including an indication for a second beam and the WTRU ID;
• and
• receiving a paging transmission using the second beam.