Method and apparatus for communicating with a network on cellular internet-of-things carriers
A method and apparatus for configuring cellular internet-of-things (CIoT) is provided. For one embodiment, a method for communicating on a CIoT carrier in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a configuration of a reference carrier and the CIoT carrier, performs synchronization on the reference carrier, and communicates with a network on the CIoT carrier.
1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising
receiving a configuration for multiple carriers including a reference carrier, wherein the multiple carriers are configured for a cellular internet-of-things (CIoT);
measuring a coverage class of the reference carrier;
performing synchronization on the reference carrier; and
communicating with a network by frequency hopping across the multiple carriers, wherein the frequency hopping includes retuning a latency based on the measured coverage class.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising monitoring one of the multiple carriers in a specific time.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating with the network on the reference carrier.