Device-capacity-based and independent paging in the new wireless unlicensed band

摘要

The device may operate within a specified frequency band within a specified coverage area of a wireless cellular network served by the cell. The device may monitor paging messages sent by the cell within the cell-specific paging window to devices targeted to receive paging messages and operate within the specified coverage area during the cell-specific paging window. The device may enter an idle state if the monitoring indicates that the paging messages do not contain a respective paging message intended for the device. If the monitoring indicates that the paging messages include a paging message intended for the device, the device may process the paging message. Moreover, the device, when attached to the cell, can indicate to the cell whether or not the device has the ability to support standalone operation within a specified frequency band. If there is an indication that the device does not support such standalone operation, the cell may not issue paging messages to the device.