Patent ID: 9693173
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. An apparatus for use in a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: receive circuitry to receive, from an evolved Node B (eNB), a full System Information Block (SIB) broadcasted periodically with a first period, an indication of a time interval at which two full SIBs are to be transmitted by the eNB, and a plurality of differential SIBs broadcasted periodically with a second period, wherein at least two differential SIBs of the plurality of differential SIBs are to be received within the time interval between receipt of the two full SIBs; and control circuitry, coupled with the receive circuitry, to detect the two full SIBs based on the indicated time interval, to set parameters associated with communication by the UE with the eNB based on the full SIB and to update at least one of the parameters based on a differential SIB of the plurality of differential SIBs.