Apple Inc.
Frequency hopping pattern for narrowband internet-of-things in unlicensed spectrum

Abstract:

Described herein are methods and apparatus for NB-IoT devices to operate in unlicensed spectrum. Frequency hopping patterns are disclosed that enable compliance with applicable regulations. A base station may be configured to operate in Multefire (MF) narrowband internet of things (NB IoT) cell over unlicensed spectrum. The base station may communicate with one or more wireless devices over a specified number N of data channels separate in frequency. The frequencies of the data channels may be specified by a frequency hopping sequence. The base station may be configured to encode an anchor channel for transmission to the one or more wireless devices at a fixed frequency interspersed in time with the data channels.