INTRA-FREQUENCY AND INTER-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT FOR NARROW BAND MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATION

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . An apparatus of an enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC) capable User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an eMTC capable Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising:

one or more processors to:

initiate an intra-frequency measurement corresponding with an intra-frequency Measurement Gap Length (MGL) of a first duration; and

initiate an inter-frequency measurement corresponding with an inter-frequency MGL of a second duration

retune at least part of a Radio Frequency (RF) chain to a central 6 Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) of a serving carrier following the initiation of the intra-frequency measurement.

22 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

establish the first duration based upon an intra-frequency measurement gap configuration input; and

establish the second duration based upon an inter-frequency measurement gap configuration input.

23 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

establish the first duration and the second duration are based upon a common measurement gap configuration input.

24 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

suspend Uplink (UL) operation during the intra-frequency measurement when an intra-frequency UL suspension enable input is asserted.

25 . The apparatus of claim 21 ,

wherein the first duration is shorter than the second duration.

26 . The apparatus of claim 21 ,

wherein the first duration is approximately 5 milliseconds (ms) and the second duration is approximately 6 ms.

27 . The apparatus of claim 21 ,

wherein the first duration is approximately the same as the second duration.

28 . The apparatus of claim 27 ,

wherein the first duration and the second duration are approximately the same as an MGL duration for inter-frequency measurements in accordance with European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Technical Specification (TS) 136 133 v12.7.0 (2015-06).

29 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

schedule a plurality of intra-frequency measurements in accordance with an intra-frequency measurement gap pattern; and

schedule a plurality of inter-frequency measurements in accordance with an inter-frequency measurement gap pattern.

30 . The apparatus of claim 29 ,

wherein the plurality of intra-frequency measurements and the plurality of inter-frequency measurements are portions of an interlaced pattern.

31 . The apparatus of claim 30 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

process a transmission from the eNB configuring the interlaced pattern.

32 . The apparatus of claim 30 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

establish the interlaced pattern based at least in part upon at least one of: an inter-frequency measurement history, and an inter-frequency measurement history.

33 . Machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of an enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC) capable User Equipment (UE) to perform an operation comprising:

initiate an intra-frequency measurement corresponding with an intra-frequency Measurement Gap Length (MGL) of a first duration;

initiate an inter-frequency measurement corresponding with an inter-frequency MGL of a second duration;

establish the first duration based upon an intra-frequency measurement gap configuration input; and

establish the second duration based upon an inter-frequency measurement gap configuration input.

34 . The machine readable storage media of claim 33 , the operation comprising:

retune at least part of a Radio Frequency (RF) chain to a central 6 Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) of a serving carrier following the initiation of the intra-frequency measurement.

35 . The machine readable storage media of claim 33 ,

wherein the first duration is shorter than the second duration.

36 . The machine readable storage media of claim 33 , the operation comprising:

schedule a plurality of intra-frequency measurements in accordance with an intra-frequency measurement gap pattern; and

schedule a plurality of inter-frequency measurements in accordance with an inter-frequency measurement gap pattern.

37 . An enhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC) capable User Equipment (UE) device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antennas, a wireless interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device, and a touch-screen display, the UE device including an apparatus comprising:

one or more processors to:

initiate an intra-frequency measurement corresponding with an intra-frequency Measurement Gap Length (MGL) of a first duration; and

initiate an inter-frequency measurement corresponding with an inter-frequency MGL of a second duration.

38 . The UE device of claim 37 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

establish the first duration based upon an intra-frequency measurement gap configuration input; and

establish the second duration based upon an inter-frequency measurement gap configuration input.

39 . The UE device of claim 37 ,

wherein the first duration is shorter than the second duration.

40 . The UE device of claim 37 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

schedule a plurality of intra-frequency measurements in accordance with an intra-frequency measurement gap pattern; and

schedule a plurality of inter-frequency measurements in accordance with an inter-frequency measurement gap pattern.