DOWNLINK COVERAGE ENHANCEMENTS
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communications by a base station, comprising:
- identifying a first type of one or more user equipments (UEs) that is to receive enhanced downlink (DL) coverage relative to a second type of UEs; and
utilizing one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques when communicating with the first type of UEs, the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques designed to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to the second type of UEs.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for enhancing downlink coverage for certain user equipments (UEs) (e.g., low cost, low data rate UEs). Certain types of UEs may have limited coverage or should receive enhanced coverage relative to other types of UEs. For example, some types of low cost UEs may have only a single receive chain, thereby limiting DL coverage, while other types of UEs benefit from multiple receive chains. One example method generally includes identifying a first type of one or more UEs that is to receive enhanced downlink (DL) coverage relative to a second type of UEs and utilizing one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques when communicating with the first type of UEs, the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques designed to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to the second type of UEs.
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74 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communications by a base station, comprising:
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identifying a first type of one or more user equipments (UEs) that is to receive enhanced downlink (DL) coverage relative to a second type of UEs; and utilizing one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques when communicating with the first type of UEs, the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques designed to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to the second type of UEs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for identifying a first type of one or more user equipments (UEs) that is to receive enhanced downlink (DL) coverage relative to a second type of UEs; and means for utilizing one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques when communicating with the first type of UEs, the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques designed to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to the second type of UEs. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; identify a first type of one or more user equipments (UEs) that is to receive enhanced downlink (DL) coverage relative to a second type of UEs; and utilize one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques when communicating with the first type of UEs, the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques designed to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to the second type of UEs; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
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74. A computer program product for wireless communications, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions executable by one or more processors for:
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identifying a first type of one or more user equipments (UEs) that is to receive enhanced downlink (DL) coverage relative to a second type of UEs; and utilizing one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques when communicating with the first type of UEs, the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques designed to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to the second type of UEs.
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