Rate matching for broadcast channels

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• identifying, at a base station, an indication of a length of downlink symbols used to transmit a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that carries broadcast information to a user equipment (UE) while the UE is outside of a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, the length being from a starting downlink symbol index to an ending downlink symbol index;
• and
• transmitting, before a radio resource control (RRC) configuration procedure between the UE and the base station, the indication to the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving, from a base station and while being outside of a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, an indication of a length of downlink symbols used to transmit a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that carries broadcast information, the length being from a starting downlink symbol index to an ending downlink symbol index, wherein the indication of the length of downlink symbols used to transmit the PDSCH is received before a radio resource control (RRC) configuration procedure between the UE and the base station;
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• means for decoding the PDSCH based at least in part on the indication.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for identifying, at a base station, an indication of a length of downlink symbols used to transmit a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that carries broadcast information to a user equipment (UE) while the UE is outside of a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, the length being from a starting downlink symbol index to an ending downlink symbol index;
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• means for transmitting, before a radio resource control (RRC) configuration procedure between the UE and the base station, the indication to the UE.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive, from a base station and while being outside of a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, an indication of a length of downlink symbols used to transmit a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that carries broadcast information, the length being from a starting downlink symbol index to an ending downlink symbol index, wherein the indication of the length of downlink symbols used to transmit the PDSCH is received before a radio resource control (RRC) configuration procedure between the UE and the base station;
• and
• decode the PDSCH based at least in part on the indication.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• identify, at a base station, an indication of a length of downlink symbols used to transmit a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that carries broadcast information to a user equipment (UE) while the UE is outside of a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, the length being from a starting downlink symbol index to an ending downlink symbol index;
• and
• transmit, before a radio resource control (RRC) configuration procedure between the UE and the base station, the indication to the UE.