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Handling of user equipment coverage enhancement mode B radio capability mismatch due to change in user equipment usage setting

US11197230B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Puneet Jain · Hillsboro, US
Robert Zaus · Munich, DE
Ahmed M. Soliman · Munich, DE
Marta Martinez Tarradell · Munich, DE
Stefania Sesia · Valbonne, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Dec 7, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and storage media are provided for user equipment (UE) that supports enhanced coverage and may operate with a voice centric usage setting or a data centric usage setting. When the UE's usage setting is set to voice centric, the UE may not operate in coverage enhancement (CE) mode B. When the UE's usage setting is set to data centric, then the UE may operate in CE mode B. The UE may indicate the UE's usage setting in an Attach or Tracking Area Update (TAU) request message, and a mobility management entity (MME) may indicate to an evolved NodeB that CE mode B is restricted or not restricted based on the usage setting. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

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