Paging in IDLE mode
Paging in IDLE mode
1. Prerequisites
2. Description
3. F1, NG Interface Impacts
4. Counter
4.1. Counters specifications
4.2. Counter increment call flow
4.3. Measurement report ( To be updated )
5. High Level Design
5.1. Code flow
6. Testing
6.1. Test Scenarios:
6.2. Testing Summary:
6.3. Test Log:
7. Reference
1. Prerequisites
Paging knowledge.
2. Description
Idle mode transition is important to conserve battery of the UEs. If a UE is in connected mode, and it has no data to send or receive, then the
gNB waits for a specific timer (UE Inactivity Timer) and once that timer expires, the gNB sends the UE to INACTIVE mode by sending an
RRC Release message with suspend, after that if it has still no data to send and receive after an inactivity timer expiry, gNB will delete UE
context and sends the UE to IDLE mode, this is done by sending an RRC Release message to the UE.
While in RM-REGISTERED, CM-IDLE and RRC_IDLE, the UE monitors the paging channels for CN-initiated paging
Picture#2: Paging Procedure
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Message Type M The Message Type IE uniquely identifies the message YES ignore YES
being sent. It is mandatory for all messages.
UE Paging M This IE represents the Identity with which the UE is YES ignore YES
Identity paged
Paging DRX O The UE may use Discontinuous Reception (DRX) in idle NO YES
mode in order to reduce power consumption
Reference: TS 38.304 [12] and TS 36.304 [29]
>>TAI M This IE is used to uniquely identify a Tracking Area YES ignore YES
Paging Priority O This element indicates the paging priority for paging a YES ignore NO YES
UE.
Paging Origin O This IE indicates whether Paging is originated due to the YES ignore NO YES
PDU sessions from the non-3GPP access
Assistance Data O This IE provides assistance information for paging YES ignore NO
for Paging optimization
NB-IoT Paging O This IE indicates the NB-IoT Paging eDRX parameters YES ignore NO
eDRX as defined in TS 36.304 [29]
Information
NB-IoT Paging O This IE indicates the NB-IoT UE specific Paging DRX as If this IE is present, the YES ignore NO
DRX defined in TS 36.304 [29] Paging DRX IE is
ignored.
WUS Assistance O This IE provides WUS Assistance Information to be used YES ignore NO
Information by the NG-RAN node for determining the WUS group for
the UE.
Paging eDRX O This IE indicates the Paging eDRX parameters as YES ignore NO
Information defined in TS 36.304 [29]
4. Counter
80001 gnb_rrc_pa This measurement (Paging counter) Always output When CU Cumulative PM Counter redesigned. Paging
ging_attem provides number of CN Initiated paging in received (CC) counter will call its functions at
pt_pm_cell records received by the gNB-CU for paging measurement paging pm_intf.cpp / pm_intf.h (CU side)
occasions in each cell. report when message before send message/data to OAM
value > 0 from AMF side
In a normal scenario, CU will decode NGAP message, process then build F1AP message to send to 1 DU or 2 DUs.
2 Normal case
TestSuite CU can build Paging message and send it's to all DUs. CU build Paging message and send to a both 2 DUs.
2DuTrigg CU-CP shall identify the cell list based on the TAI list received from CU-CP identify the cell list based on the TAI list received
erPaging. AMF and sends the paging message to all relevant DUs with respect from AMF and sends the paging message to all relevant
py (Add to the cell list and "Paging Cell List " as part of paging message. DUs with respect to the cell list and "Paging Cell List ".
new) CU-CP shall send the minimum value between the RAN-Paging- CU-CP send the minimum value Paging-DRX to a both
DRX and CN-UE-Paging-DRX to a both 2 DUs as part of the paging 2 DUs.
message. CU-CP receives the paging priority from AMF and send
CU-CP shall receives the paging priority from AMF and send the to a both 2 DUs.
same information to a both 2 DUs as a part of paging message. CU-CP receives the paging origin from AMF and send
CU-CP shall receives the paging origin from AMF and send the to a both 2 DUs.
same information to a both 2 DUs as a part of paging message.
PASSED
Run TestSuite1Du1UeAddToDuPaging.py
AMF CP
CP DU
Run TestSuite2DuTriggerPaging.py
AMF CP
CP DU1
CP DU2
7. Reference
[1] ebook "5G for the connected world"
[2] https://www.sharetechnote.com/html/Paging_LTE.html
[3] TS 38.304 version 16.4.0 "User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode and in RRC
Inactive state"
[5] How RRC Inactive to RRC idle transition happen in NR SA? - 5G NR / SA - telecomHall Forum