Method and devices for scheduling transmissions of carriers to narrowband internet of things cells

    公开(公告)号:US12107778B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17608074

    申请日:2019-05-03

    IPC分类号: H04L5/00 G16Y10/75 G16Y30/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a method for scheduling transmissions of multiple carriers from a single transmitting network node (10; 100) for multiple Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) cells, (50). The multiple carriers comprising a respective cell specific anchor carrier having NB-IoT sub-frames allocated for the transmission of mandatory information related to the functionality of the specific cell. The method comprises scheduling (S1) at least two cell specific anchor carriers using time interleaved transmissions that enables NB-IoT sub-frames belonging to different cell specific anchor carriers, and being allocated for the transmission of the mandatory information, to be transmitted at non-overlapping times. Also disclosed is a network device configured to perform the method and a computer program which when executed schedules at least two cell specific anchor carriers using time interleaved transmissions that enables NB-IoT sub-frames belonging to different cell specific anchor carriers and being allocated for the transmission of the mandatory information to be transmitted at non-overlapping times.

    Dynamic RAT and layer management assignment for dual-capable IoT devices

    公开(公告)号:US11968702B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17979141

    申请日:2022-11-02

    摘要: A system and method of managing network resources is provided, in which a noise threshold for an access node is set, the access node being configured for communication in both of a first and a second communication mode; a noise parameter in a band of the first communication mode is monitored; a join request is received from a wireless device, the wireless device being configured for communication in both of the first and the second communication mode; the noise parameter is compared to the noise threshold; in response to a determination that the noise parameter does not exceed the noise threshold, the wireless device is assigned to the first communication mode; and in response to a determination that the noise parameter exceeds the noise threshold, the wireless device is assigned to the second communication mode.