FRAME STRUCTURE FOR MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ADJUSTABLE PULSE BANDWIDTH

摘要

Methods and systems for a frame structure for machine-type communications (MTC) with adjustable pulse bandwidth are described. In an embodiment, the frame structure is an uplink frame structure that illustrates a representation of a plurality of coverage levels. The coverage levels are associated with a coverage range of a base station. Each coverage level is associated with corresponding sub-frames, and each sub-frame within a coverage level has the same sub-frame length and bandwidth.

主权项

1. A frame structure for machine-type communication in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising a base station and a plurality of machine-type communication devices (MTCDs), the frame structure comprising:
at least one first sub-frame associated with a first MTCD of the plurality of MTCDs, the first MTCD within a first coverage level of the base station, the at least one first sub-frame having a first sub-frame length and a first signal pulse bandwidth; and at least one second sub-frame associated with a second MTCD of the plurality of MTCDs, the second MTCD within a second coverage level of the base station different from the first coverage level, the at least one second sub-frame having a second sub-frame length different from the first sub-frame length and a second signal pulse bandwidth different from the first signal pulse bandwidth.