Method for operating IoT in cellular system and system therefor
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G communication system such as LTE. The present disclosure provides a method for supporting a device performing narrow band Internet of things (IoT) communication by a base station in a cellular system, the method comprising the operations of: transmitting a synchronization sequence for synchronization between the base station and the device performing the narrow IoT communication; transmitting system information including a two-bit mode indication field which indicates an operation mode for performing the narrow IoT communication, the operation corresponding to one of a plurality of operation modes; and transmitting a control channel and a data channel on the basis of parameters for the narrow band IoT communication, the parameter being included in the system information, wherein the operation modes include at least one of a standalone mode, a guard-band mode, an in-band mode in which the cellular system and the narrow band IoT communication use a common cell ID, or an in-band mode in which the cellular system and the narrow band IoT communication use different cell IDs.
1. A method in a base station for supporting narrow band internet of things (IoT) communication of a device in a cellular system, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the base station, a master information block (MIB) including operation mode information, the operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the narrow band IoT communication, and the operation mode corresponding to one of a plurality of operation modes; and
transmitting, by the base station, a signal based on the operation mode indicated by the operation mode information,
wherein the plurality of operation modes include a guard-band mode, an in-band mode and a standalone mode.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MIB is broadcast on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH).
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation mode information is included in a 2-bits mode indication field in the MIB, and whether the in-band mode is configured is indicated by a first bit of the 2-bits mode indication field.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein whether the guard-band mode is configured or whether a common cell identifier (ID) is used for the cellular system and the narrow band IoT communication is indicated by a second bit of the 2-bits mode indication field in the MIB.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MIB further includes additional information related to the operation mode of the narrow band IoT communication.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MIB further includes an index of a physical resource block (PRB) carrying the signal.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MIB is transmitted in an anchor physical resource block (PRB) at a predetermined position.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the narrow band IoT communication is one of enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) communication of a 5 th generation (5G) system, narrow band IoT (NB-IoT) communication of a long term evolution (LTE) system, or massive machine type communication (mMTC).
9. A base station for supporting narrow band internet of things (IoT) communication of a device in a cellular system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to:
transmit a master information block (MIB) including operation mode information, the operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the narrow band IoT communication, and the operation mode corresponding to one of a plurality of operation modes, and
transmit control information and data based on the operation mode indicated by the operation mode information,
wherein the plurality of operation modes include a guard-band mode, an in-band mode and a standalone mode.
10. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the MIB is broadcast on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH).
11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the operation mode information is included in a 2-bits mode indication field in the MIB, and whether the in-band mode is configured is indicated by a first bit of the 2-bits mode indication field.
12. An electronic device for performing narrow band internet of things (IoT) communication in a cellular system, the electronic device comprising:
a transceiver; and
at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to:
receive a master information block (MIB) including operation mode information, the operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the narrow band IoT communication, and the operation mode corresponding to one of a plurality of operation modes, and
receive control information and data based on the operation mode indicated by the operation mode information,
wherein the plurality of operation modes include a guard-band mode, an in-band mode and a standalone mode.
13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the MIB is broadcast on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH).
14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the operation mode information is included in a 2-bits mode indication field in the MIB, and whether the in-band mode is configured is indicated by a first bit of the 2-bits mode indication field.
15. A method in an electronic device for performing narrow band internet of things (IoT) communication in a cellular system, the method comprising:
receiving, by the electronic device, a master information block (MIB) including operation mode information, the operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the narrow band IoT communication, and the operation mode corresponding to one of a plurality of operation modes; and
receiving, by the electronic device, a signal based on the operation mode indicated by the operation mode information,
wherein the plurality of operation modes include a guard-band mode, an in-band mode and a standalone mode.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the MIB is broadcast on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH).
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the operation mode information is included in a 2-bits mode indication field in the MIB, and whether the in-band mode is configured is indicated by a first bit of the 2-bits mode indication field.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein whether the guard-band mode is configured or whether a common cell identifier (ID) is used for the cellular system and the narrow band IoT communication is indicated by a second bit of the 2-bits mode indication field.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the MIB further includes additional information related to the operation mode of the narrow band IoT communication.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the MIB further includes an index of a physical resource block (PRB) carrying the signal.