US 12,484,018 B2
Communication device, host and methods therein for handling paging and data exchanging in wireless communication system
Joachim Ramkull, Lund (SE)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/510,051.
Application 18/510,051 is a continuation of application No. 17/059,842, granted, now 11,838,890, previously published as PCT/EP2018/064469, filed on Jun. 1, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0089915 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 68/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/28 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 68/005 (2013.01) [H04W 68/025 (2013.01); H04W 76/28 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed in an Internet of Things, IOT, device for handling paging from a gNodeB, gNB, and data exchanging with a host, in a wireless communication system, the loT device being comprised in a group of closely located loT devices being capable of communicating with each other via one or both of a short-range wireless connection and a wired connection, each loT device being capable of communicating with the host over a long-range wireless connection via the gNB, the method comprising:
receiving a paging message from the gNB, the paging message being associated with a paging procedure and including a page at a paging occasion, the paging procedure being triggered in the gNB, by an indication transmitted by the host to the gNB, when the host intends to exchange data with one or more IoT devices of the group of closely located IoT devices, the indication causing an offset parameter to be included by the gNB in the paging message to indicate which loT device the page is targeted for and to indicate the page from the gNB is at the paging occasion via the long-range wireless connection;
evaluating if the page is targeted for itself or is targeted for one of the other IoT devices in the group of closely located IoT devices;
when the page is targeted for itself, performing a paging response;
when the page is targeted for one of the other IoT devices in the group of closely located loTs devices, forwarding paging information to the targeted IoT device via the short-range wireless connection or the wired connection;
receiving the indication from the host via the gNB, the indication indicating at least that the data includes first data for the targeted loT device; and
forwarding the indication to the targeted IoT device via the short-range wireless connection or the wired connection to enable the targeted IoT device to establish a connection with the host for receiving the data via the long-range wireless connection and distribute second data destined for one or more other devices of the group of closely located loT devices.