Apparatus and medium for enabling multi-carrier operation
US10841808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques discussed herein are related to Long Term Evolution (LTE) operation in unlicensed spectrum in MulteFire, specifically the Internet of Things (IoT) operating in unlicensed spectrum. One example embodiment can be an apparatus configured to be employed in a User Equipment (UE), comprising: a memory interface; and processing circuitry configured to: perform an initial access to a network over one or more of three dedicated anchor channels; communicate data over a master set of data channels using frequency hopping from one data channel to another data channel of the master set of data channels, wherein a hopping sequence is based on whether or not a carrier sensing procedure succeeds over available ones of the set of data channels; enable a Multi-Carrier Operation (MCO) by defining and allowing transmissions over a new set of data channels different than the master set of data channels; and send the data to a memory via the memory interface.
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