Methods for neighbor cell adaptive configuration to enable enhanced coverage operation of user equipment

A method in a serving network node, comprising:

• determining a coverage enhancement level of at least one wireless device with respect to at least one of a serving cell associated with the serving network node and a neighbor cell associated with a target network node;
• determining, based at least in part on the determined coverage enhancement level of the at least one wireless device, a signal transmission configuration for the target network node;
• and
• configuring one or more of the target network node and the wireless device according to the determined signal transmission configuration,
• the determined signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprises an indication associated with a pre-defined parameter defining the number of repetitions of the signal to be transmitted to the wireless device by the target network node, the number of repetitions based on the determined coverage enhancement level of the wireless device, wherein the at least one radio operation comprises identifying a cell global identity (CGI) of the neighbor cell associated with the target network node.

A method in a target network node, comprising:

• obtaining information related to a signal transmission configuration for the target network node, the information comprising an indication associated with a pre-defined parameter defining the number of repetitions of the signal to be transmitted to the wireless device by the target network node, wherein the number of repetitions is based on a coverage enhancement level of the wireless device with respect to at least one of a neighbor cell associated with the target network node and a serving cell associated with a serving network node;
• determining a signal transmission configuration for performing the at least one radio operation based on the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration;
• and
• performing the at least one radio operation according to the determined signal transmission configuration,
• the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprises a number of repetitions of a broadcast transmission to the wireless device by the target network node and
• performing the at least one radio operation according to the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprises:
• transmitting a number of broadcast transmissions equal to the number of repetitions of the broadcast transmission comprised in the received information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node, wherein the at least one radio operation comprises identifying a cell global identity (CGI) of the neighbor cell associated with the target network node.

A wireless device, comprising:

• one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:
• obtain information related to a signal transmission configuration for a target network node, the information comprising an indication associated with a pre-defined parameter defining the number of repetitions of the signal to be transmitted to the wireless device by the target network node, wherein the number of repetitions is based on a coverage enhancement level of the wireless device with respect to at least one of a neighbor cell associated with the target network node and a serving cell associated with a serving network node of the wireless device;
• and
• perform the at least one radio operation according to the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node,
• wherein the at least one radio operation comprises identifying a cell global identity (CGI) of the neighbor cell associated with the target network node and
• the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprises the number of repetitions of a broadcast transmission to the wireless device by the target network node.

A serving network node, comprising:

• one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:
• determine a coverage enhancement level of at least one wireless device with respect to at least one of a serving cell associated with the serving network node and a neighbor cell associated with a target network node;
• determine, based at least in part on the determined coverage enhancement level of the at least one wireless device, a signal transmission configuration for the target network node;
• and
• configure one or more of the target network node and the wireless device according to the determined signal transmission configuration,
• the determined signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprises an indication associated with a pre-defined parameter defining the number of repetitions of the signal to be transmitted to the wireless device by the target network node, the number of repetitions based on the determined coverage enhancement level of the wireless device, wherein the at least one radio operation comprises identifying a cell global identity (CGI) of the neighbor cell associated with the target network node.

A target network node, comprising:

• one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:
• obtain information related to a signal transmission configuration for the target network node, the information comprising an indication associated with a pre-defined parameter defining the number of repetitions of the signal to be transmitted to the wireless device by the target network node, wherein the number of repetitions is based on a coverage enhancement level of the wireless device with respect to at least one of a neighbor cell associated with the target network node and a serving cell associated with a serving network node;
• determine a signal transmission configuration for performing the at least one radio operation based on the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration;
• and
• perform the at least one radio operation according to the determined signal transmission configuration,
• wherein the at least one radio operation comprises identifying a cell global identity (CGI) of the neighbor cell associated with the target network node the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprises a number of repetitions of a broadcast transmission to the wireless device by the target network node,
• wherein the one or more processors configured to perform the at least one radio operation according to the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprise one or more processors configured to:
• transmit a number of broadcast transmissions equal to the number of repetitions of the broadcast transmission comprised in the received information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node.