Abstract:
Cell reselection for transitioning a user device from a macro cell to a small cell may be performed by comparing a first reselection candidate small cell and a second reselection candidate small cell based on reselection criteria, and selecting a final reselection candidate based on the comparison.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for communication comprise storing a first portion of a set of frequencies in a frequency measurement list, wherein the first portion of the set of frequencies includes a first sequence of one or more frequencies. The methods and apparatus further comprise storing a second portion of the set of frequencies in a frequency waitlist when a maximum frequency measurement list size meets or exceeds a maximum frequency measurement list size threshold value, wherein the second portion of the set of frequencies includes a second sequence of one or more frequencies. Moreover, the methods and apparatus comprise performing a communication procedure based on one or more frequencies stored in one or both of the frequency measurement list and the frequency waitlist.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for implementing one or more ECCE index determinations for MPDCCH in special subframes in eMTC using communications systems operating according to new radio (NR) technologies. For example, a method for wireless communications may include determining a type of channel is scheduled to be transmitted across multiple subframes, determining a first subframe of the multiple subframes is of a first subframe type that is different than a second subframe type of one or more other subframes of the multiple subframes, and determining resources for a decoding candidate of a channel based, at least in part, on the first subframe type and the second subframe type.
Abstract:
The present disclosure describes a method and an apparatus for pruning false peaks during slot synchronization at a user equipment (UE). For example, a method is provided to identify a plurality of first peaks associated with a primary-synchronization channel (P-SCH) received at the UE and a plurality of second peaks from the plurality of first peaks. Further, one or more pruning locations along with associated energy thresholds for each of the plurality of the second peaks may be determined and whether a peak of the plurality of the first peaks is a false peak is identified based on whether the peak is located at one of the one or more pruning locations of the peak and an associated energy value of the peak does not satisfy the associated energy threshold of the pruning location. Furthermore, the peak identified as the false peak is discarded.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for wireless communication for improving back to back cell reselection that includes establishing that cell reselection to a primary candidate cell has failed. Afterwards, a UE determines if a set of predetermined conditions have been triggered and schedules cell reselection to a secondary candidate based on whether the set of predetermined conditions have been triggered.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods of receive diversity (RxD) full cell search by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system are described. In an aspect, a first set of received energies of a first signal received at a first antenna and a second set of received energies of a second signal received at a second antenna may be separately determined. Based thereon, a set of peak energies and corresponding antenna indices, along with a slot timing of at least one cell corresponding to the set of peak energies and corresponding antenna indices, may be determined A frame timing and a scrambling code for the at least one cell then may be determined using a respective one of the first antenna and the second antenna corresponding to each of the set of peak energies and the corresponding antenna indices, along with the respective slot timing of the at least one cell.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a mechanism that may allow a UE to determine whether PBCH repetition is enabled in the target cell without performing a hypothesis test. For example, the apparatus may receive a handover message from a serving cell. In an aspect, the handover message may be associated with a handover procedure to a target cell. In addition, the apparatus may determine whether to perform a hypothesis test to determine if a PBCH repetition is enabled in the target cell based on the handover message. In one example, the apparatus may determine not to perform the hypothesis test when the handover message includes information that indicates if the PBCH repetition is enabled in the target cell. In another example, the apparatus may determine to perform the hypothesis test when the handover message does not include information that indicates if the PBCH repetition is enabled in the target cell.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods of receive diversity (RxD) full cell search by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system are described. In an aspect, a first set of received energies of a first signal received at a first antenna and a second set of received energies of a second signal received at a second antenna may be separately determined. Based thereon, a set of peak energies and corresponding antenna indices, along with a slot timing of at least one cell corresponding to the set of peak energies and corresponding antenna indices, may be determined. A frame timing and a scrambling code for the at least one cell then may be determined using a respective one of the first antenna and the second antenna corresponding to each of the set of peak energies and the corresponding antenna indices, along with the respective slot timing of the at least one cell.