| 摘要 |
Techniques and apparatus for supporting paging of user terminals by a base station that supports first and second paging modes, the second paging mode providing extended coverage relative to the first paging mode and using more resources than the first paging mode. An example method includes first determining (810) that the second paging mode is needed for a user terminal, and then initiating (820) paging of the user terminal according to the second paging mode, in response to said determining. In some embodiments, the node is a mobility management node, and initiating paging of the user terminal comprises sending, to the base station, a message ordering the base station to page the user terminal according to the second paging mode. In other embodiments, the node is the base station, and initiating paging comprises transmitting one or more paging messages using a message format corresponding to the second paging mode. |
