Enhanced paging procedures for machine type communications (MTC)

A method for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:

• determining one or more subframes corresponding to a paging occasion;
• transmitting, over the one or more subframes, a transmission comprising control information for a bundled paging message to a user equipment (UE), the bundled paging message associated with a bundling size, wherein the bundling size is determined by the UE based at least in part on the control information;
• determining at least one narrowband region, of a plurality of narrowband regions of a system bandwidth, in which the BS transmits the bundled paging message to the UE, wherein the at least one narrowband region is determined by the UE based at least in part on the control information;
• and
• transmitting the bundled paging message to the UE, based at least in part on the bundling size, in the at least one narrowband region.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for determining one or more subframes corresponding to a paging occasion;
• means for monitoring the one or more subframes for a transmission comprising control information for a bundled paging message from a base station (BS), the bundled paging message associated with a bundling size;
• means for decoding the transmission comprising the control information;
• means for determining the bundling size based at least in part on the control information;
• means for determining at least one narrowband region, of a plurality of narrowband regions of a system bandwidth, in which the apparatus receives the bundled paging message, wherein the determination of the at least one narrowband region is based at least in part on the control information;
• and
• means for receiving the bundled paging message, based at least in part on the determined bundling size, in the determined at least one narrowband region.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for determining one or more subframes corresponding to a paging occasion;
• means for transmitting, over the one or more subframes, a transmission comprising control information for a bundled paging message to a user equipment (UE), the bundled paging message associated with a bundling size, wherein the bundling size is determined by the UE based at least part on the control information;
• means for determining at least one narrowband region, of a plurality of narrowband regions of a system bandwidth, in which the apparatus transmits the bundled paging message to the UE, wherein the at least one narrowband region is determined by the UE based at least in part on the control information;
• and
• means for transmitting the bundled paging message to the UE, based at least in part on the bundling size, in the at least one narrowband region.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
• determine one or more subframes corresponding to a paging occasion;
• monitor the one or more subframes for a transmission comprising control information for a bundled paging message from a base station (BS), the bundled paging message associated with a bundling size;
• decode the transmission comprising the control information;
• determine the bundling size based at least in part on the control information;
• determine at least one narrowband region, of a plurality of narrowband regions of a system bandwidth, in which the apparatus receives the bundled paging message, wherein the determination of the at least one narrowband region is based at least in part on the control information;
• and
• receive the bundled paging message, based at least in part on the determined bundling size, in the determined at least one narrowband region.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
• determine one or more subframes corresponding to a paging occasion;
• transmit, over the one or more subframes, a transmission comprising control information for a bundled paging message to a user equipment (UE), the bundled paging message associated with a bundling size, wherein the bundling size is determined by the UE based at least in part on the control information;
• determine at least one narrowband region, of a plurality of narrowband regions of a system bandwidth, in which the apparatus transmits the bundled paging message to the UE, wherein the at least one narrowband region is determined by the UE based at least in part on the control information;
• and
• transmit the bundled paging message to the UE, based at least in part on the bundling size, in the at least one narrowband region.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having code stored thereon, the code comprising instructions executable by at least one processor to:

• determine one or more subframes corresponding to a paging occasion;
• monitor the one or more subframes for a transmission comprising control information for a bundled paging message from a base station (BS), the bundled paging message associated with a bundling size;
• decode the transmission comprising the control information;
• determine the bundling size based at least in part on the control information;
• determine at least one narrowband region, of a plurality of narrowband regions of a system bandwidth, in which a user equipment (UE) receives the bundled paging message, wherein the determination of the at least one narrowband region is based at least in part on the control information;
• and
• receive the bundled paging message, based at least in part on the determined bundling size, in the determined at least one narrowband region.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having code stored thereon, the code comprising instructions executable by at least one processor to:

• determine one or more subframes corresponding to a paging occasion;
• transmit, over the one or more subframes, a transmission comprising control information for a bundled paging message to a user equipment (UE), the bundled paging message associated with a bundling size, wherein the bundling size is determined by the UE based at least in part on the control information;
• determine at least one narrowband region, of a plurality of narrowband regions of a system bandwidth, in which a base station (BS) transmits the bundled paging message to the UE, wherein the at least one narrowband region is determined by the UE based at least in part on the control information;
• and
• transmit the bundled paging message to the UE, based at least in part on the bundling size, in the at least one narrowband region.