Narrowband time-division duplex frame structure for narrowband communications
US10469158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W56/008
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is a need to support narrowband TDD frame structure for narrowband communications. The present disclosure provides a solution by supporting one or more narrowband TDD frame structure(s) for narrowband communications. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may determine a bandwidth for narrowband communications. The apparatus may determine a narrowband TDD frame structure for the narrowband communications. In one aspect, the narrowband TDD frame structure may include at least one of two or more contiguous downlink subframes, or one or more flexible subframes that can be configured as either a downlink subframe or an uplink subframe. The apparatus may communicate with a UE using the narrowband TDD frame structure determined for the narrowband communications.
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