The present disclosure describes methods and systems applicable to multi-branch non-orthogonal (NOMA) wireless communication. The described methods and systems include a base station (120) determining (705) a first plurality of multiple access resources and an order of the first plurality of multiple access resources. The base station (120) transmits (710), to a user equipment (110), a message that includes the determined first plurality of multiple access resources and the determined order of the first plurality of multiple access resources. The user equipment (110) transmits, to the base station (120), a multi-branch data stream using a second plurality of multiple access resources that is determined from the first plurality of multiple access resources, after which the base station (120) decodes (730) data from the multi-branch data stream by combining the second plurality of multiple access resources in accordance with the determined order of the first plurality of multiple access resources.

The present disclosure describes methods and systems applicable to multi-branch non-orthogonal (NOMA) wireless communication. The described methods and systems include a base station (120) determining (705) a first plurality of multiple access resources and an order of the first plurality of multiple access resources. The base station (120) transmits (710), to a user equipment (110), a message that includes the determined first plurality of multiple access resources and the determined order of the first plurality of multiple access resources. The user equipment (110) transmits, to the base station (120), a multi-branch data stream using a second plurality of multiple access resources that is determined from the first plurality of multiple access resources, after which the base station (120) decodes (730) data from the multi-branch data stream by combining the second plurality of multiple access resources in accordance with the determined order of the first plurality of multiple access resources.

A method, a system, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a radio frequency band selection service is provided. The radio frequency band selection service may include a default service band, a default coverage band, and a threshold value that allows an end device to select a radio frequency band to camp on when in an idle mode, select a radio frequency band to obtain service when in a connected mode, and select stand-alone or non-stand-alone services.

A communications device transmitting/receiving signals to/from a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interface includes plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier, and a first section of the communications resources within a first frequency range for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices forming a first reduced bandwidth carrier and a second section of the communications resources within a second frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices forming a second reduced bandwidth carrier. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range. The communications device is configured with a reduced capability to receive the signals only within a frequency bandwidth less than the host frequency range and equal to at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range.

A communications device transmitting/receiving signals to/from a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interface includes plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier, and a first section of the communications resources within a first frequency range for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices forming a first reduced bandwidth carrier and a second section of the communications resources within a second frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices forming a second reduced bandwidth carrier. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range. The communications device is configured with a reduced capability to receive the signals only within a frequency bandwidth less than the host frequency range and equal to at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range.

This application provides a communication method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: determining a system frame number of a radio system frame in which a to-be-sent first broadcast channel PBCH is located, to obtain a first transport block, where the first processing manner is used to indicate some bits of the system frame number of the radio system frame in which the first PBCH is located, and the first MIB includes remaining bits, other than the some bits, of the system frame number of the radio system frame in which the first PBCH is located; and sending, by using the first PBCH, the first transport block in the radio system frame.

Some of the present implementations provide a method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a random access (RA) procedure. The method receives, at the UE, an RA configuration and a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold. The method then determines whether a detected RSRP exceeds the RSRP threshold once the RA procedure is initiated. If the detected RSRP exceeds the RSRP threshold, the method performs a two-step RA procedure.

A search space for a user equipment can be set over a plurality of subframes. The starting positions of the starting subframe of the search space and a control channel for the user equipment may be different. The start of the search space is limited to a set of specific subframes. The search space may occur cyclically. The cycle of the search space is prefixed, or may be set for the user equipment by means of system information or an upper layer signal.

A search space for a user equipment can be set over a plurality of subframes. The starting positions of the starting subframe of the search space and a control channel for the user equipment may be different. The start of the search space is limited to a set of specific subframes. The search space may occur cyclically. The cycle of the search space is prefixed, or may be set for the user equipment by means of system information or an upper layer signal.

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising: receiving, from a network node, before entering a power saving state, an indication of a dependency between frequencies and time instances; identifying at least one frequency based on the indicated dependency and a moment of time; and selecting a cell utilizing the identified at least one frequency.