Signaling to indicate whether physical broadcast channel repetition is enabled in a target cell
US10200918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a mechanism that may allow a UE to determine whether PBCH repetition is enabled in the target cell without performing a hypothesis test. For example, the apparatus may receive a handover message from a serving cell. In an aspect, the handover message may be associated with a handover procedure to a target cell. In addition, the apparatus may determine whether to perform a hypothesis test to determine if a PBCH repetition is enabled in the target cell based on the handover message. In one example, the apparatus may determine not to perform the hypothesis test when the handover message includes information that indicates if the PBCH repetition is enabled in the target cell. In another example, the apparatus may determine to perform the hypothesis test when the handover message does not include information that indicates if the PBCH repetition is enabled in the target cell.
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