Patent ID: 11310769

Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments include methods and/or procedures for operating a wireless device (420, 1210) in communication with a first network node. Exemplary embodiments include receiving (902), from the first network node, an indication of at least one repetition method used in a broadcast channel transmitted by a second network node (401, 1260), wherein the repetition method comprises: a first portion of an information block in first resources of the broadcast channel that are reserved for the information block; and a second portion of the information block, comprising at least a subset of the first portion, in second resources of the broadcast channel that are different from the first resources. Exemplary embodiments also include receiving (904) the broadcast channel transmitted by the second network node, and decoding (906) the information block by combining the first portion and the second portion. Exemplary embodiments also include complementary methods and/or procedures performed by first and second network nodes, as well as wireless devices, network nodes, and computer-readable media configured in accordance with the exemplary methods and/or procedures.