US 12,113,737 B2
Technologies for NR coverage enhancement
Chunhai Yao, Beijing (CN); Chunxuan Ye, Beijing (CN); Dawei Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US); Fangli Xu, Cupertino, CA (US); Haijing Hu, Cupertino, CA (US); Haitong Sun, Cupertino, CA (US); Hong He, Cupertino, CA (US); Jie Cui, Cupertino, CA (US); Oghenekome Oteri, Cupertino, CA (US); Shu Guo, Cupertino, CA (US); Wei Zeng, Cupertino, CA (US); Weidong Yang, Cupertino, CA (US); Yang Tang, Cupertino, CA (US); Yuchul Kim, Cupertino, CA (US); Yuqin Chen, Cupertino, CA (US); and Yushu Zhang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/598,217
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
PCT Filed May 14, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/090229
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/226929, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0058265 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 5/0048 (2013.01) [H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of communicating by a wireless device, the method comprising:
receiving, by the wireless device from a base station of a wireless communication network, configuration information used to extend a communication range of the wireless device when communicating with the base station, the configuration information including time repetition parameters and frequency hopping parameters used for downlink receptions and uplink transmissions by the wireless device, wherein the time repetition parameters and frequency hopping parameters comprise a number of time repetitions for each frequency hop;
receiving, by the wireless device from the base station, downlink receptions that are repeated in time with a frequency hopping pattern based on the time repetition parameters and the frequency hopping parameters in the configuration information; and
transmitting, by the wireless device to the base station, uplink transmissions that are repeated in time with the frequency hopping pattern based on the time repetition parameters and the frequency hopping parameters in the configuration information.