US 12,114,285 B2
Method and apparatus for assigning and updating paging subgroup
Linhai He, San Diego, CA (US); and Miguel Griot, La Jolla, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/364,723.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007622 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 68/005 (2013.01) [H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 76/30 (2018.02)] 21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to cause the UE to:
transmit, to a network, a paging assistance information;
receive, from the network, a subgroup identifier (ID) of the UE in response to transmission of the paging assistance information;
receive, from a base station, system information indicating a number of UE subgroups assigned by the network; and
monitor a paging channel using the subgroup ID based at least in part on receiving the subgroup ID, the subgroup ID having a value within a range corresponding to the number of the UE subgroups assigned by the network.