US 12,445,908 B2
Selection of different initial bandwidth parts for reduced capability user equipment
Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Littleton, MA (US); Jing Lei, San Diego, CA (US); and Peter Gaal, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/820,371.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/234,966, filed on Aug. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0054786 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01); H04W 28/20 (2009.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04L 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC H04W 28/20 (2013.01) [H04B 17/309 (2015.01); H04W 68/00 (2013.01); H04L 5/16 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication for a reduced capability (RedCap) user equipment (UE), comprising:
a transceiver;
a memory storing computer-executable instructions; and
a processor coupled with the transceiver and the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
receive a cell-defining synchronization signal block (CD-SSB) that defines a shared initial downlink bandwidth part (BWP) for RedCap UEs and non-RedCap UEs;
switch to a separate initial downlink BWP for RedCap UEs based on system information for the separate initial downlink BWP indicated in the shared initial downlink BWP;
access a cell via the separate initial downlink BWP;
receive a configuration of an active downlink BWP for RedCap UEs; and
determine whether to switch from the active downlink BWP to the shared initial BWP or the separate initial downlink BWP to obtain information.