Techniques for RMSI PDCCH transmission and monitoring

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• at least one processor coupled with a memory and configured to:
• determine, during initial access of a cell, a preconfigured default first periodicity of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring window to monitor for at least a first PDCCH scheduling remaining minimum system information (RMSI);
• determine, after the initial access, a second periodicity of the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor at least a second PDCCH scheduling RMSI based on the preconfigured default first periodicity or based on an indication received in RMSI from the cell;
• and
• determine a first time offset within the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor for the first PDCCH and a second time offset within the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor for the second PDCCH;
• and
• a receiver configured to monitor in the PDCCH monitoring window for at least:
• the first PDCCH during initial access at the preconfigured default first periodicity and the first time offset;
• and
• the second PDCCH at the second periodicity and the second time offset after the initial access.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for determining, during initial access of a cell, a preconfigured default first periodicity of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring window to monitor for at least a first PDCCH scheduling remaining minimum system information (RMSI);
• means for determining, after the initial access, a second periodicity of the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor at least a second PDCCH scheduling RMSI based on the preconfigured default first periodicity or based on an indication received in RMSI from the cell;
• means for determining a first time offset within the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor for the first PDCCH and a second time offset within the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor for the second PDCCH;
• means for monitoring in the PDCCH monitoring window for at least the first PDCCH during initial access at the preconfigured default periodicity and the first time offset;
• and
• means for monitoring in the PDCCH monitoring window for at least the second PDCCH at the second periodicity and the second time offset after the initial access.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a user equipment (UE) to:

• determine, during initial access of a cell, a preconfigured default first periodicity of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring window to monitor for at least a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) scheduling remaining minimum system information (RMSI);
• determine, after the initial access, a second periodicity of the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor at least a second PDCCH scheduling RMSI based on the preconfigured default first periodicity or based on an indication received in RMSI from the cell;
• determine a first time offset within the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor for the first PDCCH and a second time offset within the PDCCH monitoring window to monitor for the second PDCCH;
• monitor in the PDCCH monitoring window for at least the first PDCCH during initial access at the preconfigured default first periodicity and the first time offset;
• and
• monitor in the PDCCH monitoring window for at least the second PDCCH at the second periodicity and the second time offset after the initial access.