Patent ID: 9191917
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method implemented in an eNodeB in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication system for handling a paging procedure to a first user equipment, the method comprising: receiving a paging message from a Mobility Management Entity, the paging message comprising an indication that indicates a priority of said paging message and a type of downlink data to be transmitted to the first user equipment, the first user equipment being in idle mode; obtaining the indication from said paging message and determining a paging policy based on the obtained indication of type of downlink data to be transmitted to the first user equipment, which paging policy is the indicated priority of said paging message; obtaining further indications from the mobility management entity, which respective further indications each indicate a type of downlink data to be transmitted to one or more second user equipments; and performing the paging procedure of said first user equipment by sending a paging message to the first user equipment according to the determined paging policy, said paging message notifying the first user equipment that there is downlink data to be transmitted to the first user equipment; wherein determining the paging policy further comprises determining a respective paging policy based on each of the obtained respective further indications of type of downlink data to be transmitted to the one or more second user equipments; and wherein sending the paging message comprises sending the paging message to the first user equipment according to the determined paging policy, said determined paging policy being prioritized towards sending paging messages to the one or more second user equipments taking into consideration the different determined paging policies for the data to be sent to the one or more second user equipments.