Patent ID: 11929803
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 29:
30. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor;
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
communicate with a user equipment (UE) over a directional beam;
transmit, to the UE, an indication to modify a carrier for communications from a first narrowband carrier associated with the directional beam to a second narrowband carrier associated with a second directional beam associated with a satellite, the second narrowband carrier being different from the first narrowband carrier;
receive an acknowledgment of the indication to modify the carrier for communications;
switch to the second narrowband carrier based at least in part on the indication; and
communicate with the UE via the second narrowband carrier.