Carrier aggregation for narrowband internet of things user equipment

    公开(公告)号:US11425724B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-23

    申请号:US16909412

    申请日:2020-06-23

    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may signal, to a base station, a capability of the UE relating to carrier aggregation for a particular category or class of the UE, such as for narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) UEs. The UE may receive, from the base station, a configuration for carrier aggregation for the particular category or class of the UE based at least in part on the capability of the UE relating to carrier aggregation for the particular category or class of the UE. The UE may communicate with the base station using carrier aggregation based at least in part on the configuration for carrier aggregation for the particular category or class of the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.

    Method and apparatus for providing link quality based reception sleep mode for narrowband internet of things devices

    公开(公告)号:US11246097B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-08

    申请号:US16833443

    申请日:2020-03-27

    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a narrowband Internet of thing (NB-IoT) user equipment (UE). Further, the apparatus may be configured to receive NB reference signals (NRS) on a NB channel during a gap between reception events, perform link quality measurements based on the NRS received during an evaluation time interval, the evaluation time interval being shorter than the gap between the reception events, determine whether a link quality is greater than or equal to a first threshold, during the evaluation time interval, based on the link quality measurements, and determine whether to enable an autonomous reception (RX) sleep mode for a remaining duration of the gap between the reception events based at least in part on determining whether the link quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value.

    Early termination for paging search in common search space

    公开(公告)号:US10356752B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US16026002

    申请日:2018-07-02

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for early termination of paging search in CSS. A user equipment (UE) may search a common search space (CSS) for a paging indication that may be repeated, up to and including, a maximal number of times in the CSS. A receive power of a reference signal (RS) may be measured for a paging candidate for a number of repetitions, which may be associated with a partial time-frequency region of the CSS. The UE may terminate the paging search based at least on the receive power of the RS and may declare no paging is present without monitoring or searching the full CSS associated with the maximal number of repetitions.

    Measurements for narrow-band internet of things devices

    公开(公告)号:US11558766B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US16781796

    申请日:2020-02-04

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for measurements for narrow-band (NB) Internet of Things (IoT) devices. A user equipment (UE) may receive a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) during a paging occasion and via a non-anchor carrier. The UE may process the CRS by determining and/or making quality measurements of the paging carrier. The quality measurements may be used to determine whether a paging occasion should be terminated early to conserve UE power and to prevent an extended “on” duration during the discontinuous receive cycle of the UE. In some examples, the UE may combine statistics and/or measurements based on processing of both the CRS and a narrow-band reference signal (NRS).

    Band scan for narrowband communications

    公开(公告)号:US10771560B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16255435

    申请日:2019-01-23

    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) performs wireless communication by starting a scan of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) configured for performing a narrowband communication. The UE determines, based on a spectral characteristic of a phase of a signal in the ARFCN, whether a cellular communication is deployed in the ARFCN. The UE may then terminate the scan of the ARFCN in response to the spectral characteristic of the phase of the signal in the ARFCN indicating that the cellular communication is deployed in the ARFCN. Alternatively, the UE may proceed with a synchronization signal search on the ARFCN in response to the spectral characteristic of the phase of the signal in the ARFCN indicating that the cellular communication is not deployed in the ARFCN.

    Fast wakeup signal detector
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11553424B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16938609

    申请日:2020-07-24

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication. The UE wakes to monitor for a wakeup signal (WUS) having a maximum WUS duration and configured to indicate an upcoming transmission of a paging signal corresponding to the WUS. The UE detects a reference signal tone energy from tones carrying reference signals, detects a WUS tone energy from tones designated for carrying the WUS, and determines whether the WUS is present or absent based on the WUS tone energy and the reference signal tone energy. The UE then transitions to a sleep state prior to an end of the maximum WUS duration when the WUS is determined to be absent. Alternatively, the UE remains awake when the WUS is determined to be present and receives the paging signal corresponding to the WUS. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described.

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