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Uplink carrier selection for reduced bandwidth machine type communication devices

US10117244B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY · FI

Inventors

Rapeepat Ratasuk · Evanston, US
Jun Tan · Kepong, MY

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2013
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W72/51
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Uplink carrier selection is performed for reduced bandwidth machine type communication devices by reserving a portion of a wideband carrier for machine type communication traffic to provide a plurality of narrowband uplink carriers in the wideband carrier, and by selecting a narrowband uplink carrier of the plurality of narrowband uplink carriers for use by a machine type communication device.

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