METHODS AND DEVICES FOR AN IMPROVED CELL ACCESS PROCEDURE

摘要

The present invention proposes a terminal device comprising a control module configured to provide for a cell access procedure for the device, and comprising a transceiver module, which under control of the control module, is configured to search a core-subband of a first bandwidth on which a network transceiver device transmits and receives information, the network transceiver device being capable of transmitting and receiving information over a second bandwidth greater than the first bandwidth, and perform an initial random access procedure to said network transceiver device within said core- subband, wherein control information and control channels associated to said search and initial random access procedure are constrained within the core-subband, inform the network transceiver device of bandwidth capabilities of the device, and receive configuration information pertaining to a working-subband for the device, the working-subband being defined by a third bandwidth corresponding to the bandwidth capabilities of the device, the third bandwidth being smaller than or equal to the second bandwidth, and a central frequency of said working-subband. Likewise, the present invention proposes a corresponding network transceiver devices as well as respective methods and computer program products.