TECHNIQUES FOR ALLOCATING TIME AND FREQUENCY RESOURCES TO AN UPLINK CHANNEL TO CARRY UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION USED FOR NARROWBAND COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
- identifying time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes;
identifying a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices;
allocating at least a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources to an uplink (UL) channel to carry UL control information; and
allocating resources of the UL channel to the identified plurality of UE devices.
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Abstract
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a base station includes identifying time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes, identifying a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices, allocating a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources to an uplink (UL) channel to carry UL control information, and allocating resources of the UL channel to the identified UE devices. A method for wireless communication at a UE device includes identifying time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes, receiving an indication of at least a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources allocated to a UL channel to carry UL control information for the UE device, and transmitting one or both of downlink acknowledgements (ACKs) and downlink non-acknowledgements (NAKs) on the UL channel.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
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identifying time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes; identifying a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices; allocating at least a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources to an uplink (UL) channel to carry UL control information; and allocating resources of the UL channel to the identified plurality of UE devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
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a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to; identify time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes; identify a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices; allocate at least a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources to an uplink (UL) channel to carry UL control information; and allocate resources of the UL channel to the identified plurality of UE devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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identifying time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes; receiving an indication of at least a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources allocated to an uplink (UL) channel to carry UL control information for the UE device; and transmitting one or both of downlink acknowledgements (ACKs) and downlink non-acknowledgements (NAKs) on the UL channel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to; identify time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes; receive an indication of at least a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources allocated to an uplink (UL) channel to carry UL control information for the UE device; and transmit one or both of downlink acknowledgements (ACKs) and downlink non-acknowledgements (NAKs) on the UL channel. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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