A method for paging user equipment in a wireless network, comprising mapping, by a network node , a paging indication to one or more resource elements, wherein the one or more resource elements are resource elements in one or more symbols of a synchronization signal that are not mapped by the synchronization signal; transmitting the paging indication to trigger a response from a user equipment for performing subsequent paging, wherein the paging indication comprises an indicator of a paging transmission mode, wherein the paging transmission mode is selected from among a plurality of available transmission modes, and wherein a first of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a paging downlink control and/or a paging message, a second of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a random access response comprising an identifier of a user equipment being paged, and a third of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a random access response comprising an identifier of a user equipment being paged, a timing advance command, and uplink grant information; receiving a random access request that includes a preamble sequence from the user equipment; and transmitting the paging downlink control and/or the paging message in a downlink antenna port indicated by the preamble sequence, or transmitting a random access response in the downlink antenna port. mapping, by a network node , a paging indication to one or more resource elements, wherein the one or more resource elements are resource elements in one or more symbols of a synchronization signal that are not mapped by the synchronization signal; transmitting the paging indication to trigger a response from a user equipment for performing subsequent paging, wherein the paging indication comprises an indicator of a paging transmission mode, wherein the paging transmission mode is selected from among a plurality of available transmission modes, and wherein a first of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a paging downlink control and/or a paging message, a second of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a random access response comprising an identifier of a user equipment being paged, and a third of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a random access response comprising an identifier of a user equipment being paged, a timing advance command, and uplink grant information; a first of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a paging downlink control and/or a paging message, a second of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a random access response comprising an identifier of a user equipment being paged, and a third of the plurality of available transmission modes comprises configuring a subsequent transmission of a random access response comprising an identifier of a user equipment being paged, a timing advance command, and uplink grant information; receiving a random access request that includes a preamble sequence from the user equipment; and transmitting the paging downlink control and/or the paging message in a downlink antenna port indicated by the preamble sequence, or transmitting a random access response in the downlink antenna port. <EOS>