Low-power wake-up signal design in 3GPP 5G-advanced release 19

The Low-Power Wake-Up Signal (LP-WUS) and Low-Power Synchronization Signal (LP-SS), introduced in 3GPP 5G-Advanced Release 19, mark an important advancement toward power-efficient IoT communications. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the LP-WUS procedures in the RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states and summarizes the key physical-layer design aspects. The LP-WUS is intended to be detected by a low-power energy detector (ED), allowing the main radio (MR) to remain switched off, thereby enabling substantial power savings compared to conventional 5G paging mechanisms. As such, LP-WUS is considered the baseline for 6G WUS design. Furthermore, different receiver architectures are evaluated, highlighting the inherent trade-offs between power-saving gains and coverage performance.