Patent ID: 9408049
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method for facilitating paging a user equipment (UE) using a paging radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI), comprising: receiving, by the UE, the P-RNTI being sent by a network device in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within a radio sub-frame of a radio frame, wherein a paging message is associated with the P-RNTI; determining, by the UE, a system frame number (SFN) of the radio frame by consideration of parameters including an identifier related to the UE, a discontinuous reception (DRX) period length of the UE, and a parameter indicating a quantity of paging occasions within the DRX period length; determining, by the UE, a position of the radio sub-frame within the radio frame associated with the SFN with reference to a quantity of radio sub-frames suitable for the paging in the radio frame, the identifier related to the UE, and a parameter derived from the DRX period length of the UE; obtaining, by the UE, the P-RNTI in the PDCCH within the radio sub-frame; and obtaining, by the UE, the paging message associated with the P-RNTI.