US 12,445,222 B2
Extended channel quality report for 16-quadrature amplitude modulation in narrowband Internet of Things
Rapeepat Ratasuk, Inverness, IL (US); David Bhatoolaul, Swindon (GB); Nitin Mangalvedhe, Hoffman Estates, IL (US); and Srinivasan Selvaganapathy, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 17/906,148
Filed by Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Mar. 4, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/055465
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 12, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/185590, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202041012191 (IN), filed on Mar. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0109684 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01)
CPC H04L 1/0026 (2013.01) [H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
transmit to at least one user equipment (UE) at least one configuration of channel quality indication (CQI) comprising at least one indication of whether downlink transmissions associated with 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (16-QAM) is supported;
transmit to the at least one UE at least one 16-QAM measurement configuration comprising at least an indication that the at least one UE may transmit and receive using 16-QAM; and
receive, based upon at least one condition being satisfied, from the at least one UE, at least one extended CQI report.