METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING USER EQUIPMENT
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1. A method for paging a user equipment, comprising:
- receiving at least one first paging message sent by a mobility management entity MME, wherein the first paging message carries an identifier of a to-be-paged user equipment UE and coverage enhancement requirement information of the to-be-paged UE;
grouping the to-be-paged UE in the at least one first paging message into at least one group according to the coverage enhancement requirement information in the at least one first paging message;
determining, for each of the group according to coverage enhancement requirement information of a to-be-paged UE in the group, a first quantity of repeated sending times for sending a second paging message to the UE in the group, wherein the second paging message carries an identifier of the to-be-paged UE in the group; and
sending the second paging message according to the first quantity of repeated sending times.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for paging a user equipment. A paging message sent by an MME is received, where the foregoing paging message includes indication information of a UE type; a scheduling resource for sending a paging message of the foregoing UE type is determined according to the indication information of the UE type; and the paging message of the foregoing UE is sent on the scheduling resource, thereby reducing impact on a conventional type of UE that is caused by a limitation on a bandwidth of a received signal of a special type of UE.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for paging a user equipment, comprising:
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receiving at least one first paging message sent by a mobility management entity MME, wherein the first paging message carries an identifier of a to-be-paged user equipment UE and coverage enhancement requirement information of the to-be-paged UE; grouping the to-be-paged UE in the at least one first paging message into at least one group according to the coverage enhancement requirement information in the at least one first paging message; determining, for each of the group according to coverage enhancement requirement information of a to-be-paged UE in the group, a first quantity of repeated sending times for sending a second paging message to the UE in the group, wherein the second paging message carries an identifier of the to-be-paged UE in the group; and sending the second paging message according to the first quantity of repeated sending times. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for paging a user equipment, comprising:
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a receiver, configured to receive at least one first paging message sent by a mobility management entity MME, wherein the first paging message carries an identifier of a to-be-paged user equipment UE and coverage enhancement requirement information of the to-be-paged UE; a processor, configured to;
group the to-be-paged UE in the at least one first paging message into at least one group according to the coverage enhancement requirement information in the at least one first paging message; and
determine, for each of the group according to coverage enhancement requirement information of a to-be-paged UE in the group, a first quantity of repeated sending times for sending a second paging message to the UE in the group, wherein the second paging message carries an identifier of the to-be-paged UE in the group; anda transmitter, configured to send the second paging message according to the first quantity of repeated sending times. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for paging a user equipment, comprising:
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an acquirer, configured to acquire coverage enhancement requirement information of a to-be-paged user equipment UE; and a transmitter, configured to send a first paging message to a base station, wherein the first paging message carries an identifier of the to-be-paged UE and the coverage enhancement requirement information of the to-be-paged UE. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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