Mobile communications network, communications device and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10021689
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15714555

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A communications device transmits and receives data via a wireless access interface in a mobile communications network. First resource allocation messages are received by communications devices to allocate one or more of plural communications resource elements of a host frequency range of a host carrier. Second resource allocation messages are received by reduced capability devices to allocate one or more of a first section of the communications resources within the first frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices of a first virtual carrier, the first resource allocation messages identifying one or more of the communications resource of the host carrier allocated to the communications devices with reference to a first reference frequency and the second resource allocation messages identifying one or more communications resources of the first virtual carrier allocated to the reduced capability devices with reference to a second reference frequency within the first virtual carrier.

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SONY CORPORATIONTOKYO

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Morioka, Yuichi Basingstoke, GB 311 1809
Wakabayashi, Hideji Basingstoke, GB 467 2273
Webb, Matthew William Basingstoke, GB 77 483

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