Broadcast and paging channels for machine type communication
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating Machine Type Communication (MTC) in a wireless communications system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a MTC device, a counter to indicate a system information configuration, wherein the counter comprises one or more bits to reflect the system information configuration;
identifying, at the MTC device, a mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and a set of system information configurations, wherein the set comprises the system information configuration indicated by the counter; and
determining, at the MTC device, the system information configuration from the set of system information configurations based at least in part on the identified mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and the set of system information configurations.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are described for facilitating Machine Type Communication (MTC) in a wireless communications system. Link budget-limited MTC devices may be supported. An MTC physical broadcast channel may be utilized for MTC and may be transmitted over one or more subframes different from a regular physical broadcast channel. The payload for the MTC physical broadcast channel may be reduced. The MTC physical broadcast channel may be utilized to indicate the presence of paging and/or to indicate a change in system information. One or more MTC-specific system information blocks may combine and/or simplify multiple system information blocks. The location of the MTC system information blocks may be predetermined or information about their location may be transmitted over the MTC physical broadcast channel. An enhanced paging channel may be used to indicate system information updates.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating Machine Type Communication (MTC) in a wireless communications system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a MTC device, a counter to indicate a system information configuration, wherein the counter comprises one or more bits to reflect the system information configuration; identifying, at the MTC device, a mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and a set of system information configurations, wherein the set comprises the system information configuration indicated by the counter; and determining, at the MTC device, the system information configuration from the set of system information configurations based at least in part on the identified mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and the set of system information configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for facilitating Machine Type Communication (MTC) in a wireless communications system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving, at a MTC device, a counter to indicate a system information configuration, wherein the counter comprises one or more bits to reflect the system information configuration; means for identifying, at the MTC device, a mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and a set of system information configurations, wherein the set comprises the system information configuration indicated by the counter; and means for determining, at the MTC device, the system information configuration from the set of system information configurations based at least in part on the identified mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and the set of system information configurations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for facilitating Machine Type Communication (MTC) in a wireless communications system, the apparatus 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; receive, at a MTC device, a counter to indicate a system information configuration, wherein the counter comprises one or more bits to reflect the system information configuration; identify, at the MTC device, a mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and a set of system information configurations, wherein the set comprises the system information configuration indicated by the counter; and determine, at the MTC device, the system information configuration from the set of system information configurations based at least in part on the identified mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and the set of system information configurations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product for facilitating Machine Type Communication (MTC) in a wireless communications system, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
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receive, at a MTC device, a counter to indicate a system information configuration, wherein the counter comprises one or more bits to reflect the system information configuration; identify, at the MTC device, a mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and a set of system information configurations, wherein the set comprises the system information configuration; and determine, at the MTC device, the system information configuration from the set of system information configurations based at least in part on the identified mapping between the one or more bits of the received counter and the set of system information configurations. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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