Patent ID: 11350383

Abstract:
A method for sending a paging message includes: determining that a current user equipment (UE) belongs to a first service group or a second service group, if there is a paging request from the current UE; sending a first paging message to all UEs in the first small service group to which the current UE belongs through one of a plurality of first POs according to first configuration information which is pre-generated, if the current UE belongs to the first service group; and carrying a paging indication through one of the plurality of first POs and sending a second paging message to the UE indicated by the paging indication through one second PO according to second configuration information which is pre-generated, if the current UE belongs to the second service group, wherein the paging indication is configured to indicate an identification of all the UEs in the second small service group to which the current UE belongs.