LTE: Paging

Direction: E-UTRAN => UE

Signalling Radio Bearer: N/A
RLC Mode: TM
Logical Channel: PCCH
Transport Channel: PCH

E-UTRAN initiates the paging procedure by transmitting a PAGING message at the UE's paging
occasion as specified in TS 36.304. E-UTRAN may address multiple UEs within a PAGING message by
including one PagingRecord for each UE

In LTE, there is only one type of PAGING where as in the case of 3G-system, Paging
Type1 and Paging Type2 are defined

The PAGING message may be used to inform UEs in RRC_IDLE and RRC_CONNECTED about
a system information change. If the UE receives a PAGING message including
the systemInfoModification IE, it knows that the system information will change at the next
modification period boundary. The UE, if the systemInfoModification is included, should re-acquire the
required system information using the system information acquisition procedure

The PAGING message may also be used to inform ETWS (Earthquake and Tsunami Warning
System) capable UEs in RRC_IDLE and UEs in RRC_CONNECTED about presence of an ETWS primary
notification and/or ETWS secondary notification. An ETWS capable UE should re-
acquire SIB10/SIB11 immediately if the etws-Indication is included in the PAGING message

The PAGING message may also be used to inform CMAS (Commercial Mobile Alert System)
capable UEs in RRC_IDLE and UEs in RRC_CONNECTED about presence of one or more CMAS
notifications. A CMAS capable UE should re-acquire SIB12 immediately if the cmas-Indication is included
in the PAGING message

The UE in RRC_IDLE validates each of the PagingRecord, if any, included in

the PAGING message. If the ue-Identity included in the PagingRecord matches one of the UE identities
allocated by upper layers, the ue-Identity and the cn-Domain are forwarded to the upper layers

IEs in PAGING message:

CN-Domain: Indicates the origin of paging (ps or cs)
UE-Identity: Provides the NAS identity of the UE that is being paged (S-TMSI or IMSI)
SystemInfoModification: If present, this IE indicates a BCCH modification other than SIB10, SIB11 and
SIB12
etws-Indication: If present, this IE indicates an ETWS primary notification and/or ETWS secondary
notification
cmas-Indication: If present, this IE indicates a CMAS notification

Example1: PAGING message with only one paging record

Example2: PAGING message with notification of BCCH modification