Methods for performing machine type communication for the purpose of coverage enhancement, apparatuses and systems for performing the same
US9860678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/23
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of performing a downlink machine type communication from a base station to a MTC (machine type communication) terminal includes, at the base station, transmitting at least one of a system information—the system information excluding a Master Information Block (MIB)—, a control information and data to the MTC terminal using a system bandwidth having a predetermined size. The base station performs frequency hopping using a frequency hopping pattern in a unit of narrow band on the at least one of the system information—the system information excluding a Master Information Block (MIB)—, the control information and the data to transmit to the MTC terminal, and the narrow band is less than the system bandwidth.
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