# US 10,485,003 B2 · Method, apparatus and computer program product for determining transmission parameters > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,485,003 B2 - Document ID: US10485003B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/570,475 - Filed: 2016-04-20 - Published: 2019-08-15 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-14 - Assignees: Nokia Technologies Oy - Applicants: Nokia Technologies Oy - Inventors: Yuantao Zhang; Rapeepat Ratasuk; Chun Hai Yao; Yan Ji Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10485003B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/53: based on regulatory allocation policies - H04L 5/0092: {Indication of how the channel is divided} - H04W 28/18: Negotiating wireless communication parameters - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 28/0215: {based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices (services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51)} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Methods, apparatus and computer program products are disclosed for determining transmission parameters in a wireless network. A method comprises: receiving transmission configuration information used by a network element for determining transmission parameters, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises a first set of parameters comprising at least a first repetition level set index, a first repetition level index, a first resource allocation and a first transport block size index, or a second set of parameters comprising at least a second repetition level index, a second resource allocation, and a second transport block size index, or a third set of parameters comprising at least a modulation and coding scheme level index, a third resource allocation and a third transport block size index; determining transmission parameters used by the network element based at least in part on the transmission configuration information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: transmitting transmission configuration information used by a network element to a mobile terminal for determining transmission parameters, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises a first set of parameters comprising at least a first repetition level set index, a first repetition level index, a first resource allocation and a first transport block size index, or a second set of parameters comprising at least a second repetition level index, a second resource allocation, and a second transport block size index, or a third set of parameters comprising at least a modulation and coding scheme level index, a third resource allocation and a third transport block size index. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the first set of parameters, and the transmission parameters comprise at least a number of repetitions which is determined based at least in part on the first repetition level set index and the first repetition level index. ### Claim 3 An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to transmit transmission configuration information used by the apparatus to a mobile terminal for determining transmission parameters, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises a first set of parameters comprising at least a first repetition level set index, a first repetition level index, a first resource allocation and a first transport block size index, or a second set of parameters comprising at least a second repetition level index, a second resource allocation, and a second transport block size index, or a third set of parameters comprising at least a modulation and coding scheme level index, a third resource allocation and a third transport block size index. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the first set of parameters, and the transmission parameters comprise at least a number of repetitions which is determined based at least in part on the first repetition level set index and the first repetition level index. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the first set of parameters, and one first repetition level set index corresponds to two or more first transport block size indexes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the first set of parameters, and the transmission parameters comprise at least a transport block size which is determined based at least in part on the first repetition level set index, the first resource allocation and the first transport block size index. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the first set of parameters, and a frequency of transmitting the first repetition level set index and the first repetition level index is equal to or lower than a frequency of transmitting the first resource allocation and the first transport block size index. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the second set of parameters, and wherein the transmission parameters comprise at least a second transport block size which is determined based at least in part on the second resource allocation and the second transport block size index. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the second set of parameters, and respective second repetition level set indexes correspond to respective sets of second transport block size indexes which are disjoint from each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the second set of parameters, and a second repetition level set index is determined based at least in part on the respective sets and the second transport block size index. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the second set of parameters, and the transmission parameters comprise at least a number of repetitions which is determined based at least in part on the second repetition level set index and the second repetition level index. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the third set of parameters, and a third repetition level set index is determined based at least in part on the modulation and coding scheme level index. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the third set of parameters, and the transmission parameters comprise at least a third transport block size which is determined based at least in part on the third resource allocation and the third transport block size index. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the third set of parameters, and respective repetition level indexes correspond to respective transport block size ranges which are disjoint. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the third set of parameters, and a third repetition level index is determined based at least in part on the third transport block size and the respective transport block size ranges. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the third set of parameters, and the transmission parameters comprise at least a number of repetitions which is determined based at least in part on the third repetition level set index and the third repetition level index. ### Claim 17 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a bigger transport block size is for a big packet transmission and a smaller transport block size is for a small packet transmission. ### Claim 18 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to transmit the transmission configuration information through at least one of a broadcasting signal, a user equipment specific radio resource control signaling and a physical layer signaling. ### Claim 19 An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: receive transmission configuration information used by a network element for determining transmission parameters, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises a first set of parameters comprising at least a first repetition level set index, a first repetition level index, a first resource allocation and a first transport block size index, or a second set of parameters comprising at least a second repetition level index, a second resource allocation, and a second transport block size index, or a third set of parameters comprising at least a modulation and coding scheme level index, a third resource allocation and a third transport block size index; and determine transmission parameters used by the network element based at least in part on the transmission configuration information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the transmission configuration information comprises the first set of parameters, and the transmission parameters comprise at least a number of repetitions which is determined based at least in part on the first repetition level set index and the first repetition level index.