US 11,889,335 B2
Downlink channel quality report for narrowband internet of things user equipment
Rapeepat Ratasuk, Inverness, IL (US); Nitin Mangalvedhe, Hoffman Estates, IL (US); and David Bhatoolaul, Swindon (GB)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/245,557.
Prior Publication US 2022/0353719 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 24/10 (2013.01) [H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory comprising computer program code,
the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to
receive, from a network element a system information block, wherein the system information block comprises a mapping between a channel quality table and a physical random access channel repetition level;
determine one or more of the physical random access channel repetition level or a reference signal received power;
select the channel quality table to use based on one or more of the physical random access channel repetition level or the reference signal received power;
determine a downlink channel quality report by using the selected channel quality table; and
transmit the downlink channel quality report to the network element.