Methods and Apparatus for Decoding DL PHY Channels in a Narrow Band System
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- retrieving an identification (ID) from a mobile device by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network;
sending a subscription request to a e-SIM platform, wherein the subscription request includes information of the retrieved ID of the mobile device;
receiving subscription response from the e-SIM platform; and
enabling the mobile device based on the received subscription response.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for decoding DL PHY channels in a narrow band wireless system. In one novel aspect, the UE performs a cell search and determines a first location of a resource block carrying system signals, obtains a second location of a second resource block based on the first resource block, wherein the second resource block includes a format indicator, determines a DL transmission format based on the format indicator, and receives and decodes a first DL physical channel based on the DL transmission format. In one embodiment, the UE operates in either a standalone mode, an in-band mode, or a guard-band mode. The DL transmission format comprises an offset index from a middle/central frequency of the first resource block in the in-band mode or the guard-band mode. In another embodiment, the UE further decodes a second DL physical channel carrying the format indicator.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving an identification (ID) from a mobile device by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network; sending a subscription request to a e-SIM platform, wherein the subscription request includes information of the retrieved ID of the mobile device; receiving subscription response from the e-SIM platform; and enabling the mobile device based on the received subscription response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An user equipment (UE), comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) transceiver that transmits and receives radio signals in the wireless communication network; a first resource block circuit that obtains a first resource block by performing a cell search, wherein the first resource block carries a first set of system signals; a second resource block circuit that obtains a second location of a second resource block based on the first resource block, wherein the second resource block includes a format indicator; a downlink (DL) transmission format circuit that determines a DL transmission format based on the format indicator; and a physical channel circuit that receives and decodes a DL physical channel based on the DL transmission format. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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