Cellular Network Capabilities Exchange Protocol

摘要

This disclosure relates to techniques for enabling a cellular network to more efficiently announce special network capabilities to UE's in its coverage area. The special network capabilities may be specific to a first class of UE devices and/or may be outside of the relevant telecommunication standard used by the cellular network. The base station may transmit a dummy System Information Block-1 (SIB-1), wherein the dummy system information block is broadcast separately from regular system information block 1's (SIB-1's).

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
by a cellular base station (BS) in a cellular network:
broadcasting a dummy system information block comprising network capability notification information in a cell served by the cellular base station, wherein the network capability notification information indicates that the cellular network supports a first network capability useable only by a first class of user equipment (UE) devices, wherein the dummy system information block is broadcast separately from system information block 1's (SIB-1's); andreceiving communication from a first UE of the first class of UE devices, wherein the communication utilizes the first network capability of the cellular network, wherein the communication from the first UE is received in response to receipt by the first UE of the network capability notification information in the dummy system information block.