Long-term evolution compatible very narrow band design
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsYongbin Wei, Durga Prasad Malladi, Hao Xu
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising, identifying resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI) and communicating with a base station using the identified resources.
Claims33
A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- receiving signaling of resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single 180 kilohertz resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI);
- receiving physical broadcast channel information on the signaled resources in the narrowband region;
- and
- performing system acquisition in the narrowband region based at least in part on the physical broadcast channel information received on the signaled resources.
A method for wireless communications by a network entity, comprising:
- signaling resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single 180 kilohertz resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI);
- and
- using the signaled resources for system acquisition in the narrowband region by at least one user equipment (UE), wherein the using comprises transmitting physical broadcast channel information on the signaled resources.
A user equipment (UE) for wireless communications, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing instructions, the instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to:
- receive signaling of resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single 180 kilohertz resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI);
- receive physical broadcast channel information on the signaled resources in the narrowband region;
- and
- perform system acquisition in the narrowband region based at least in part on the physical broadcast channel information received on the signaled resources.
An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing instructions, the instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
- signal resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single 180 kilohertz resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI);
- and
- use the signaled resources for system acquisition in the narrowband region by at least one user equipment (UE), wherein the use comprises transmit physical broadcast channel information on the signaled resources.
A user equipment (UE) for wireless communications, comprising:
- means for receiving signaling of resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single 180 kilohertz resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI);
- means for receiving physical broadcast channel information on the signaled resources in the narrowband region;
- and
- means for performing system acquisition in the narrowband region based at least in part on the physical broadcast channel information received on the signaled resources.
An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
- means for signaling resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single 180 kilohertz resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI);
- and
- means for using the signaled resources for system acquisition in the narrowband region by at least one user equipment (UE), wherein the means for using comprises means for transmitting physical broadcast channel information on the signaled resources.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- code to receive signaling of resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single 180 kilohertz resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI);
- code to receive physical broadcast channel information on the signaled resources in the narrowband region;
- and
- code to perform system acquisition in the narrowband region based at least in part on the physical broadcast channel information received on the signaled resources.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium for wireless communications, comprising:
- code to signal resources in a narrowband region, the narrowband region spanning no more than a single 180 kilohertz resource block in a transmission time interval (TTI);
- and
- code to use the signaled resources for system acquisition in the narrowband region by at least one user equipment (UE), wherein the code to use comprises code to transmit physical broadcast channel information on the signaled resources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.