16QAM TRANSMISSION FOR NBIOT
Methods and apparatuses for transmitting or receiving data for NB-IoT supporting 16QAM modulation are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal, wherein the control signal includes a MCS index, a resource assignment index and a repetition number index; and transmitting or receiving a coded data on a set of subcarrier (s) with a transmission repetition number, wherein the coded data is associated with a modulation type and a transport block size, wherein the transport block size is determined by a combination of a transport block size index and the resource assignment index.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving a control signal, the control signal includes a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index, a resource assignment index, and a repetition number index; and
transmitting or receiving a coded data on a set of one or more subcarriers with a transmission repetition number, the coded data is associated with a modulation type and a transport block size, the transport block size is determined by a combination of a transport block size index and the resource assignment index.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the control signal further includes a subcarrier index.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, the transport block size index is determined by at least one of the MCS index, the repetition number index, or the subcarrier index.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein, the transport block size index is determined by the repetition number index and a transport block size index offset.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the transmission repetition number is determined by at least one of the MCS index or the repetition number index.
6 . (canceled)
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the MCS index indicates the transport block size or the transmission repetition number.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the repetition number index indicates the transmission repetition number or the transport block size.
9 . (canceled)
10 . An apparatus, comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor coupled with the transceiver, the processor and the transceiver configured to:
receive a control signal, the control signal includes a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index, a resource assignment index, and a repetition number index; and
transmit or receive a coded data on a set of one or more subcarriers with a transmission repetition number, the coded data is associated with a modulation type and a transport block size, the transport block size is determined by a combination of a transport block size index and the resource assignment index.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, the control signal further includes a subcarrier index.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein, the transport block size index is determined by at least one of the MCS index, the repetition number index, or the subcarrier index.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, the transport block size index is determined by the repetition number index and a transport block size index offset.
14 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, the transmission repetition number is determined by at least one of the MCS index or the repetition number index.
15 . (canceled)
16 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, the MCS index indicates the transport block size or the transmission repetition number.
17 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, the repetition number index indicates the transmission repetition number or the transport block size.
18 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein, the subcarrier index indicates the modulation type, the set of the one or more subcarriers, and the transport block size.
19 - 27 . (canceled)
28 . An apparatus, comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor coupled with the transceiver, the processor and the transceiver configured to:
transmit a control signal, the control signal includes a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index, a resource assignment index, and a repetition number index; and
receive or transmit a coded data on a set of one or more subcarriers with a transmission repetition number, the coded data is associated with a modulation type and a transport block size, the transport block size is determined by a combination of a transport block size index and the resource assignment index.
29 . The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein, the control signal further includes a subcarrier index.
30 . The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein, the transport block size index is determined by at least one of the MCS index, the repetition number index, or the subcarrier index.
31 . The apparatus of claim 30 , wherein, the transport block size index is determined by the repetition number index and a transport block size index offset.
32 . The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein, the transmission repetition number is determined by at least one of the MCS index or the repetition number index.
33 - 36 . (canceled)