Patent ID: 11910356
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
at least one transceiver;
at least one memory device comprising instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions and cause the UE to:
transmit a mobility management request indicating that the UE supports coverage-level-based paging carrier selection;
receive, based on the mobility management request, a first system information block (SIB) indicating one or more coverage levels the UE is authorized to use;
receive a second SIB indicating a plurality of paging carriers, a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle length for each of the plurality of paging carriers, and one or more coverage levels supported by the plurality of paging carriers;
select a first paging carrier from a subset of one or more paging carriers based on:
the one or more coverage levels indicated in the first SIB,
the plurality of paging carriers indicated in the second SIB,
a DRX cycle of the UE, and
the DRX cycle length for each of the plurality of paging carriers in the second SIB,

wherein the first paging carrier is associated with a first coverage level, wherein the subset supports the first coverage level; and
obtain receive a paging message via the first paging carrier based on the first coverage level.