Method and apparatus of paging for user equipment receiving wake-up signal in wireless communication system

A user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the UE comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
• receive, via higher layer signaling, a configuration of a first number of paging occasions (POs) for a paging frame (PF), the first number of POs being associated with the UE with capability of reception of a wake-up signal (WUS);
• receive a wake-up signal (WUS);
• identify, based on the first configuration, the first number of POs;
• and
• monitor the first number of POs to receive downlink control information (DCI) for a paging message.

A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

• transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) via higher layer signaling, a configuration of a first number of paging occasions (POs) for a paging frame (PF), wherein the first number of POs are associated with the UE with capability of reception of a wake-up signal (WUS);
• transmitting, to the UE, the WUS;
• and
• transmitting, to the UE, downlink control information (DCI) for a paging message on at least one of the first number of POs.

A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE) via higher layer signaling, a configuration of a first number of paging occasions (POs) for a paging frame (PF), wherein the first number of POs are associated with the UE with capability of reception of a wake-up signal (WUS);
• transmit, to the UE, the WUS;
• and
• transmit, to the UE, downlink control information (DCI) for a paging message on at least one of the first number of POs.