Method for standalone MTC operation
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsRapeepat Ratasuk, Matthew Baker, Nitin Mangalvedhe, David Bhatoolaul, Chunhai Yao
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Abstract
Method, apparatus and computer program product where a base station broadcasts a signal indicating that at least one time-frequency region, which is unused by a data transmission in a first radio access technology, is available for a transmission, allowing the base station to maintain support for and/or extending coverage of certain legacy user equipment. Such a transmission includes system information for a second radio access technology, wake-up signal, synchronization signal, and/or extension of the data transmission. Thereafter, the base station transmits such a transmission in the at least one time-frequency region that was indicated.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- broadcasting a signal, with a base station and in enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC) System Information Block, indicating that at least one time-frequency region, unused by a data transmission in a first radio access technology, is available for a transmission, wherein the first radio access technology comprises Long Term Evolution (LTE), and wherein the transmission comprises:
- system information for a second radio access technology, wherein the second radio access technology comprises New Radio (NR),
- a wake-up signal,
- a synchronization signal, and
- an extension of the data transmission;
- and
- transmitting, with the base station, the transmission in the at least one time-frequency region.
A method comprising:
- receiving, in enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC) System Information Block, with a user equipment a broadcast signal from a base station, indicating that at least one time-frequency region, unused by a data transmission in a first radio access technology, is available for a transmission, wherein the first radio access technology comprises Long Term Evolution (LTE), and wherein the transmission comprises:
- system information for a second radio access technology, wherein the second radio access technology comprises New Radio (NR),
- a wake-up signal,
- a synchronization signal, and
- an extension of the data transmission;
- and
- receiving, with the user equipment, the transmission in the at least one time-frequency region.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the apparatus at least to perform:
- broadcasting, with a base station and in enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC) System Info′illation Block, a signal indicating that at least one time-frequency region, unused by a data transmission in a first radio access technology, is available for a transmission, wherein the first radio access technology comprises Long Term Evolution (LTE), and wherein the transmission comprises:
- system information for a second radio access technology, wherein the second radio access technology comprises New Radio (NR),
- a wake-up signal,
- a synchronization signal, and
- an extension of the data transmission;
- and
- transmitting the transmission in the at least one time-frequency region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.