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US 2020/0404641 A1Published application
Channel configuration and downlink/uplink configuration for narrow band internet of things (nb-iot) systems
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsWenting CHANG, Huaning NIU, Salvatore TALARICO, Rongrong SUN
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and storage media are described for the indication of frequency hopping and downlink (DL)/uplink (UL) configuration in narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) systems. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a memory to store downlink (DL)/uplink (UL) configuration information;
- and
- processing circuitry, coupled with the memory, to:
- retrieve the DL/UL configuration information stored in the memory,
- generate a message comprising a master information block (MIB) that includes the DL/UL configuration information and channel information, the channel information including a frequency hopping indication for use in an unlicensed narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) spectrum and one or more bitmaps associated with the frequency hopping indication, and
- encode the message for transmission to a user equipment (UE).
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A method of operating on an unlicensed narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) spectrum, the method comprising:
- retrieving downlink (DL)/uplink (UL) configuration information;
- generating a message comprising a master information block (MIB) that includes the DL/UL configuration information and channel information, the channel information including a frequency hopping indication for use in the unlicensed NB-IoT spectrum and one or more bitmaps associated with the frequency hopping indication;
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- encoding the message for transmission to a user equipment (UE).
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A system for operating on an unlicensed narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) spectrum, the system comprising:
- an access node configured to:
- retrieve downlink (DL)/uplink (UL) configuration information, and
- generate a message comprising a master information block (MIB) that includes the DL/UL configuration information and channel information, the channel information including a frequency hopping indication for use in an unlicensed narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) spectrum and one or more bitmaps associated with the frequency hopping indication;
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- a user equipment (UE) configured to receive the message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.