Methods apparatus of eNB and UE for MTC with narrowband deployment
US10103847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, apparatus, user equipment (UE), evolved node B(eNB), and methods are described for machine-type communications (MTC) with narrowband deployment comprising including MTC Physical Control Format Indicator (M-PCFICH). One embodiment includes control circuitry configured to determine a super-frame structure, wherein the super-frame structure is set, at least in part, on a bandwidth of the narrowband deployment. The embodiment further comprises circuitry to determine configuration information for a UE in communication with the eNB, generate a configuration for an MTC Control Format Indicator (M-CFI) for the UE to indicate the determined configuration information, and transmit the M-CFI through a narrowband M-PCFICH within the super-frame structure.
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