Methods and apparatuses for scheduling for coexistence between NB-IoT and E-MTC
US10477367B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0062
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication device identifies a subset of physical resource blocks, PRBs, within a Long Term Evolution, LTE, system bandwidth that are eligible for use as narrowband internet of things, NB-IoT, PRBs, wherein the eligibility of PRBs for use as NB-IoT PRBs is determined in relation to at least one machine-type-communication, MTC, narrowband within the LTE system bandwidth, and transmits or receives information via at least one of the eligible PRBs that has been allocated as a NB-IoT PRB, or via the at least one MTC narrowband.
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