Abstract:
Half-duplex (HD) operations enable low cost implementations of LTE terminals. Traditionally, HD operations may be linked to a particular frequency band which may not allow a mix of full-duplex (FD) and HD terminals in the same frequency band. Therefore, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enabling coexistence, in a given frequency band, of HD and FD terminals, by introducing frequency bands designated for HD operation and overlapping existing frequency bands designated for FD operation.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) message indicating transmission of a first packet during a first period of a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, and a configuration for TTI-bundled transmission. The apparatus transmits a first TTI-bundled packet on the first resources during the first period of the first HARQ process. The apparatus identifies second resources for transmitting a second TTI-bundled packet during a second period of the first HARQ process based on the SPS message. The apparatus determines whether to offset transmission of the second TTI-bundled packet to a period of a second HARQ process when at least one of the second resources for transmitting the second TTI-bundled packet overlaps with at least one resource used for retransmitting the first TTI-bundled packet according to the first HARQ process.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications and, more particularly, to techniques that may be utilized, for example, to achieve efficient downlink (DL) operations for enhanced interference management for traffic adaptation (eIMTA) in long term evolution (LTE).
Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques that may be utilized to perform rate matching in networks which utilize sparsely or irregularly transmitted signals/channels.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission schemes with compact downlink control information (DCI) format in new carrier type (NCT) in long term evolution (LTE).
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for employing multiple subframe configurations. A UE may identify a first reference subframe configuration (RSC) to use as a reference for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) operations for transmissions on an uplink, and a second RSC to use as a reference for HARQ operations for transmissions on a downlink. The UE may communicate with at least a node on the uplink and the downlink based on the first and second RSCs. In aspects, a base station (BS) may identify a first RSC to use as a reference for HARQ operations for transmissions on an uplink, identify a second RSC to use as a reference for HARQ operations for transmissions on a downlink, and communicate with at least one UE on the uplink and the downlink based on the first and second RSCs.
Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for physical broadcast channel (PBCH) coverage enhancements, for example, for machine type communications (MTC). In aspects, the PBCH coverage enhancements may be applied by non-MTC devices. A method for wireless communications typically performed by a base station (BS) is provided. The method generally includes determining a set of resources for a new physical broadcast channel (PBCH) with enhanced coverage relative to a legacy PBCH and communicating to at least one user equipment (UE) based on the determined set of resources for the new PBCH. In aspects, the new PBCH may be transmitted on a subframe allocated for communicating with MTC devices (MTC subframe).
Abstract:
A method of wireless communication includes transmitting channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration information to a user equipment (UE). The CSI-RS configuration information is transmitted so that the UE may mitigate interference caused by interfering CSI-RSs. The CSI-RS configuration may be a CSI-RS configuration of a neighbor cell.
Abstract:
The described aspects include methods and apparatus providing MTC in a wireless network. In an aspect, a narrow bandwidth within a wide system bandwidth is allocated for communicating data related to MTC. MTC control data generated for communicating over one or more MTC control channels for an MTC UE within the narrow bandwidth is transmitted over the one or more MTC control channels. The one or more MTC channels are multiplexed with one or more legacy channels over the wide system bandwidth. Other aspects are provided for transmission mode and content of the MTC control data or other MTC data.
Abstract:
A method of wireless communication includes resource mapping for an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). A set of non-colliding resources and a set of colliding resources are determined. Code symbols are mapped for a channel first to the set of non-colliding resources and then to the set of colliding resources.