Title:
METHOD FOR STANDALONE MTC OPERATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/024219
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Method, apparatus and computer program product where a base station broadcasts a signal indicating that at least one time-frequency region, which is unused by a data transmission in a first radio access technology, is available for a transmission, allowing the base station to maintain support for and/or extending coverage of certain legacy user equipment. Such a transmission includes system information for a second radio access technology, wake-up signal, synchronization signal, and/or extension of the data transmission. Thereafter, the base station transmits such a transmission in the at least one time-frequency region that was indicated.
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Inventors:
RATASUK RAPEEPAT (US)
BAKER MATTHEW (GB)
MANGALVEDHE NITIN (US)
BHATOOLAUL DAVID (GB)
YAO CHUNHAI (CN)
BAKER MATTHEW (GB)
MANGALVEDHE NITIN (US)
BHATOOLAUL DAVID (GB)
YAO CHUNHAI (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2018/098328
Publication Date:
February 06, 2020
Filing Date:
August 02, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NOKIA SHANGHAI BELL CO LTD (CN)
NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS OY (FI)
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY (FI)
NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS OY (FI)
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY (FI)
International Classes:
H04W72/08
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2016018526A1 | 2016-02-04 | |||
| WO2017052459A1 | 2017-03-30 |
Foreign References:
| US20170207924A1 | 2017-07-20 | |||
| US20170311285A1 | 2017-10-26 | |||
| US20140098761A1 | 2014-04-10 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3831149A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KING & WOOD MALLESONS (CN)
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