Layered modulation for machine type communication (MTC) transmissions

    公开(公告)号:US11153030B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US16328643

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Abstract: A base station broadcasts information to machine type communication (MTC) devices in the coverage area of the base station using multiple transmissions with layered modulation. Each transmission includes a different sequence of bits representing the information. A MTC device receiving the signals for the transmissions at a sufficiently high quality can recover the information by using a high modulation order on one of the transmissions. A MTC device receiving the signals of the transmissions at less than the sufficient quality can receive the information by applying a lower modulation order to multiple transmissions.

    Method for sending uplink interference indicator from neighbor cells to unmanned aerial vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11122486B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16636884

    申请日:2018-08-10

    Abstract: A neighbonng cell determines that uplink interference from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) exceeds a first threshold at the neighboring cell. The neighboring cell transmits an uplink interference indicator to the UAV. In some examples, the UAV informs its serving cell of the uplink interference experienced by the neighboring cell. The serving cell can utilize information received from the UAV to make handover decisions or scheduling decisions for the UAV that caused the uplink interference. In other examples, the UAV can temporarily refrain from transmitting on at least some of its uplink resources or utilize different uplink resources for uplink data transmissions. In still other examples, the UAV can utilize downlink measurements to select which neighboring base station System Information Block messages should be monitored for an uplink interference indicator.

    Device-to-device (D2D) channel management with network-assisted reference signal transmission

    公开(公告)号:US11102794B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-24

    申请号:US16228251

    申请日:2018-12-20

    Abstract: A base station (eNB) determines device-to-device (D2D) transmission parameters for signal transmission over a D2D communication link between a first user equipment (UE) device and a second UE device. The eNB instructs the first UE device to transmit a reference signal that is received by the second UE device. The second UE device reports D2D channel characteristic information indicative of the received reference signal. Based on the D2D channel characteristic information, the base station determines the D2D transmission parameters and provides the parameters to the first UE device.

    Time division duplex (TDD) communication configuration for unconnected base stations

    公开(公告)号:US10439791B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US15751057

    申请日:2016-08-09

    Inventor: Amit Kalhan

    Abstract: In a time division duplex (TDD) communication system, an unconnected base station that is not directly connected to a core network transmits uplink backhaul signals to a connected base station when the unconnected base station is transmitting downlink signals to one or more user equipment (UE) devices and receives downlink backhaul signals from the connected base station when receiving uplink signals from one or more UE devices. After determining the transmission schedule of the connected base station, the unconnected base station selects a transmission schedule that is orthogonal to the connected base station transmission schedule. Depending on the particular implementation, the unconnected base station may be a repeater base station, a relay base station, or a self-backhauled base station.

    Control data transmission over a data channel by a controlling base station

    公开(公告)号:US10306616B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15434382

    申请日:2017-02-16

    Inventor: Amit Kalhan

    Abstract: A controlling base station sends, to a wireless communication device, control data related to communication between a communication base station and the wireless communication device. The control data is transmitted in accordance with a communication specification and is transmitted to allow reception by the wireless communication device of the control data within a data channel having a frequency and time allocated by the communication specification for the wireless communication device to receive data transmissions from the communication base station.

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