DOWNLINK COVERAGE ENHANCEMENTS
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) of a first type of UEs, comprising:
- receiving information regarding one or more downlink (DL) coverage enhancement techniques utilized by a base station when communicating with the UE to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to a second type of UEs;
receiving one or more DL transmissions from the base station transmitted using the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques; and
processing the one or more received DL transmissions based on the received information.
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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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55 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) of a first type of UEs, comprising:
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receiving information regarding one or more downlink (DL) coverage enhancement techniques utilized by a base station when communicating with the UE to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to a second type of UEs; receiving one or more DL transmissions from the base station transmitted using the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques; and processing the one or more received DL transmissions based on the received information. - 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, 37)
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38. An apparatus for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) of a first type of UEs, comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive information regarding one or more downlink (DL) coverage enhancement techniques utilized by a base station when communicating with the UE to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to a second type of UEs; receive one or more DL transmissions from the base station transmitted using the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques; and process the one or more received DL transmissions based on the received information; and a memory coupled to the processor.. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. An apparatus for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) of a first type of UEs, comprising:
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means for receiving information regarding one or more downlink (DL) coverage enhancement techniques utilized by a base station when communicating with the UE to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to a second type of UEs; means for receiving one or more DL transmissions from the base station transmitted using the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques; and means for processing the one or more received DL transmissions based on the received information.
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55. A computer-readable medium for wireless communications having instructions stored thereon for:
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receiving information regarding one or more downlink (DL) coverage enhancement techniques utilized by a base station when communicating with the UE to adjust at least for reduced DL processing gain of the first type of UEs relative to a second type of UEs; receiving one or more DL transmissions from the base station transmitted using the one or more DL coverage enhancement techniques; and processing the one or more received DL transmissions based on the received information.
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