A paging method for machine type communication, MTC, user equipment, comprising: MTC user equipment in an MTC user equipment group receiving group paging indication information and group paging information transmitted at one or more paging occasions by a network side, wherein the one or more paging occasions are notified to the MTC user equipment group by the network side or acquired by calculation according to a group identity of the MTC user equipment group, the group paging indication information is used for indicating presence of the group paging information, the group paging information is used for indicating a change in group trigger information, and the group trigger information is used for triggering the MTC user equipments in the MTC user equipment group; and the MTC user equipment determining, according to the group paging information, whether it is needed to further read the group trigger information; the method being characterized by comprising: before the MTC user equipment in the MTC user equipment group receives the group paging indication information and the group paging information transmitted at the one or more paging occasions by the network side, the method further comprises: a service node of the MTC user equipment group receiving the group trigger information and determining the one or more paging occasions according to the group identity; the service node transmitting the group trigger information to an access network node and transmitting information of the one or more paging occasions to the MTC user equipment group through the access network node; and the access network node transmitting the group paging indication information and the group paging information to the MTC user equipment group at the one or more paging occasions. MTC user equipment in an MTC user equipment group receiving group paging indication information and group paging information transmitted at one or more paging occasions by a network side, wherein the one or more paging occasions are notified to the MTC user equipment group by the network side or acquired by calculation according to a group identity of the MTC user equipment group, the group paging indication information is used for indicating presence of the group paging information, the group paging information is used for indicating a change in group trigger information, and the group trigger information is used for triggering the MTC user equipments in the MTC user equipment group; and the MTC user equipment determining, according to the group paging information, whether it is needed to further read the group trigger information; the method being characterized by comprising: before the MTC user equipment in the MTC user equipment group receives the group paging indication information and the group paging information transmitted at the one or more paging occasions by the network side, the method further comprises: a service node of the MTC user equipment group receiving the group trigger information and determining the one or more paging occasions according to the group identity; the service node transmitting the group trigger information to an access network node and transmitting information of the one or more paging occasions to the MTC user equipment group through the access network node; and the access network node transmitting the group paging indication information and the group paging information to the MTC user equipment group at the one or more paging occasions. a service node of the MTC user equipment group receiving the group trigger information and determining the one or more paging occasions according to the group identity; the service node transmitting the group trigger information to an access network node and transmitting information of the one or more paging occasions to the MTC user equipment group through the access network node; and the access network node transmitting the group paging indication information and the group paging information to the MTC user equipment group at the one or more paging occasions.