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NB-IoT synchronization signals with offset information

US10820257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2016
Grant dateOct 27, 2020
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/12
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Narrowband Internet of Things synchronization signals are described that carry offset information. In one example an evolved NodeB (eNB) to performs operations to transmit synchronization signals for time and frequency synchronization between the eNB and user equipments (UEs) for narrowband Internet of things (NB-Iot). The operations include concatenating a plurality of short ZadoffChu (ZC) sequences each having a different root index, the ZC sequences being ordered to indicate an offset for use by a UE, generating an NB-Iot Primary Synchronization Signal (NB-PSS) using the concatenation of short ZadoffChu (ZC) sequences, and transmitting the resulting NB-PSS by the eNB in a periodic manner to the UE, wherein, the offset is identified by the order of the ZC sequences.

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