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Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2016
Applicant:

Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;

Inventors:

Yanji Zhang, Beijing, CN;

Haitao Li, Beijing, CN;

Benoist Sebire, Tokyo, JP;

Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Oulu, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/16 (2009.01); H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 92/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/165 (2013.01); H04W 36/0077 (2013.01); H04W 36/0088 (2013.01); H04W 36/38 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 72/042 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01); H04W 92/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method including transmitting signals from a first base station to a second base station in a network; and during an interface setup or an interface update between the first base station and the second base station, receiving by the first base station information regarding at least one of: whether coverage enhancement (CE) is supported by the second base station, a maximum coverage enhancement (CE) level supported by the second base station, whether low-cost coverage enhancement (CE) is supported by the second base station, and coverage enhancement (CE) level criteria at the second base station.


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