Methods and apparatuses for a paging reception with low power signals in a wireless communication system. A method of a UE comprises: receiving, from a base station (BS), system information (SI); identifying, based on the SI, time occasions to monitor a low power-wake-up signal (LP-WUS) from a plurality of LP-WUSs; monitoring, based on the time occasions, the LP-WUS associated with a serving cell; determining whether the LP-WUS is detected in the time occasions; and monitoring, based on the determination that the LP-WUS is detected, at least one of a paging early indicator (PEI) and a paging message.