NARROWBAND DEPENDENT SUBFRAME AVAILABILITY FOR MTC

摘要

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may establish a communication link over a carrier including multiple narrowband regions. One or both of the devices may determine a subframe availability associated with each of the narrowband regions and may communicate on one or more of the regions according to the availability. In some cases, the availability may depend on a channel configuration, such as the presence of reference signals (e.g., positioning reference signals (PRS) or discovery reference singles (DRS)) covering a portion of the overall bandwidth of the carrier. In some cases, transmission time interval (TTI) bundling or frequency hopping may depend on the subframe availability.

主权项

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
establishing a communication link over a carrier comprising a first narrowband region and a second narrowband region; determining a first subframe availability for the first narrowband region and a second subframe availability for the second narrowband region; and communicating using the first narrowband region based at least in part on the first subframe availability or using the second narrowband region based at least in part on the second subframe availability.