DETERMINING TIMING FOR TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION OF SIGNALING IN A COVERAGE ENHANCED OPERATING MODE

摘要

Methods and apparatus are provided for a base station to transmit and for a User Equipment (UE) to receive repetitions of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) transmission or of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. The UE is configured by the base station a set of numbers of repetitions for an EPDCCH transmission or a PDSCH transmission, respectively. The base station transmits an EPDCCH or a PDSCH according to a first number of repetitions from the set of numbers of repetitions. The UE determines a number, from the set of numbers, of repetitions for an EPDCCH reception in order to determine a first subframe for a reception of a PDSCH or a first subframe for a transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

主权项

1. A method comprising:
configuring, by a base station to a User Equipment (UE), a set of numbers of repetitions for an Enhanced Downlink Control CHannel (EPDCCH) transmission in respective set of numbers of subframes, wherein the EPDCCH conveys a Downlink Control Information (DCI) format; mapping, by the base station, repetitions of an EPDCCH transmission to resource elements according to a first number of repetitions from the set of numbers for repetitions; and transmitting, by the base station to the UE, repetitions of the EPDCCH.