Channel quality indicator design for enhanced machine-type-communications
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsKapil Bhattad, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Gowrisankar Somichetty, Shashidhar Vummintala, Hao Xu
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may monitor a first control channel in a first frequency band. The UE may determine that a bandwidth capability of the UE supports communicating on the first frequency band and at least a second frequency band. The UE may perform a channel measurement procedure on the first frequency band and the second frequency band concurrently. The UE may transmit a channel feedback message including information associated with the channel measurement procedure.
Claims28
A method for wireless communication, comprising:
- receiving, at a wireless device, a scheduling indicator on a first control channel in a first frequency band, wherein the wireless device is configured to perform channel measurement and reporting on the first frequency band;
- determining that a data transmission is scheduled for the wireless device based at least in part on the received scheduling indicator;
- identifying a second frequency band associated with the data transmission, wherein the wireless device is not configured by a network entity to perform channel measurement and reporting on one or more sub-carriers of the second frequency band, and wherein the second frequency band is non-overlapping with the first frequency band;
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- performing, in association with the data transmission, a channel measurement procedure on the first frequency band and the second frequency band comprising the one or more sub-carriers, the channel measurement procedure performed concurrently on the first frequency band and the second frequency band.
An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory in communication with the at least one processor;
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- instructions stored in the at least one memory and executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
- receive a scheduling indicator on a first control channel in a first frequency band, wherein the wireless device is configured to perform channel measurement and reporting on the first frequency band;
- determine that a data transmission is scheduled for the apparatus based at least in part on the received scheduling indicator;
- identify a second frequency band associated with the data transmission, wherein the wireless device is not configured by a network entity to perform channel measurement and reporting on one or more sub-carriers of the second frequency band, and wherein the second frequency band is non-overlapping with the first frequency band;
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- perform, in association with the data transmission, a channel measurement procedure on the first frequency band and the second frequency band comprising the one or more sub-carriers, the channel measurement procedure performed concurrently on the first frequency band and the second frequency band.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- means for receiving, at the apparatus, a scheduling indicator on a first control channel in a first frequency band, wherein the apparatus is configured to perform channel measurement and reporting on the first frequency band;
- means for determining that a data transmission is scheduled for the apparatus based at least in part on the received scheduling indicator;
- means for identifying a second frequency band associated with the data transmission, wherein the apparatus is not configured by a network entity to perform channel measurement and reporting on one or more sub-carriers of the second frequency band, and wherein the second frequency band is non-overlapping with the first frequency band;
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- means for performing, in association with the data transmission, a channel measurement procedure on the first frequency band and the second frequency band comprising the one or more sub-carriers, the channel measurement procedure performed concurrently on the first frequency band and the second frequency band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.