Patent SG-11201900959W-A (SG)
Title: Uneven paging load distribution for narrowband
Inventor: HÖGLUND ANDREAS
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2017-08-03
Abstract: NN N O GC O N C () INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 08 February 2018 (08.02.2018) WIP0 I PCT olimion °nolo ow °Iona oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/025225 Al (51) International Patent Classification: H04W 72/04 (2009.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/IB2017/054771 (22) International Filing Date: 03 August 2017 (03.08.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/371,347 05 August 2016 (05.08.2016) US (71) Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) [SE/SE]; 164 83 Stockholm (SE). (72) Inventors: HOGLUND, Andreas; Igelbacken 39, 170 62 Solna (SE). NADER, Ali; Jaktvagnsgatan 13, 212 42 Malmo (SE). RATHONYI, Bela; Ostra Almgatan 77, 234 37 Lomma (SE). (74) Agent: KEARNS, Brian et al.; 6300 Legacy, MS EVR 1- C-11, Plano, TX 75024 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (54) Title: UNEVEN PAGING LOAD DISTRIBUTION FOR NARROWBAND Fig. 2 (57) : According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving a plurality of weights for assigning paging physical resource blocks (PRBs) to a plurality of UEs. Each weight is associated with a respective paging PRB. The method further comprises determining a paging PRB for the UE using at least one weight of the plurality of weights, and receiving paging on the determined paging PRB. In particular embodiments, determining the paging PRB for the UE comprises assigning the UE to an artificial paging PRB of a set of artificial paging PRBs, and mapping the artificial paging PRB to an actual paging PRB of a set of actual paging PRBs using at least one weight of the plurality of weights. The set of actual paging PRBs includes a smaller number of paging PRBs than the set of artificial paging PRBs. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/025225 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIIMERIONMOHNOMMIEDIS GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))