Standardized commands for coverage modes in a wireless communications system

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• facilitating a first transmission of a first command to a device, wherein the first command instructs the device to provide a device type of the device to the system;
• facilitating a second transmission of a second command to the device, wherein the second command instructs the device to provide a coverage mode setting of the device to the system;
• and
• facilitating a third transmission of a third command to the device, wherein the third command instructs the device to provide, to the system, respective repetition numbers on physical channels of a group of physical channels supported by the device.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving, from a network device, a first command to provide a device type of a device comprising the processor;
• sending, to the network device, a first indication value of the device type, wherein the first indication value is selected from a group of indication values defined for the device type;
• receiving, from the network device, a second command to provide a coverage mode of the device;
• sending, to the network device, a second indication value of the coverage mode, wherein the second indication value is selected from a group of second indication values defined for the coverage mode and based on the device type;
• receiving, from the network device, a third command to provide a third indication value of respective repetition numbers for physical channels of a group of physical channels supported by the device;
• and
• sending, to the network device, the third indication value of the respective repetition numbers, wherein the third indication value is selected from a group of enumerated values.