System type dependent master information block (MIB)

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• means by one or more processors for determining, at the UE, a duplexing configuration of a carrier, wherein the duplexing configuration comprises one of a time division duplex (TDD) configuration or a frequency division duplex (FDD) configuration;
• means for, in response to a determination that the duplexing configuration is the TDD configuration, postulating a special subframe configuration based at least in part on the TDD configuration of the carrier;
• means for receiving, at the UE, a master information block (MIB) on the carrier subsequent to the determining, wherein the MIB is received according to the postulated special subframe configuration in response to the determination that the duplexing configuration is the TDD configuration, wherein the MIB includes at least one field indicative of a parameter of a system information block (SIB), wherein the at least one field is common to both TDD and FDD configurations and is indicative of a parameter of the SIB, and wherein a value of the at least one field is interpreted differently if the duplexing configuration comprises the TDD configuration than if the duplexing configuration comprises the FDD configuration;
• means by one or more processors for determining, at the UE and based at least in part on the duplexing configuration of the carrier, the parameter of the SIB from the at least one field;
• and
• means for receiving the SIB based on the parameter of the SIB.

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the UE to:
• determine, at the UE, a duplexing configuration of a carrier, wherein the duplexing configuration comprises one of a time division duplex (TDD) configuration or a frequency division duplex (FDD) configuration;
• in response to a determination that the duplexing configuration is the TDD configuration, postulate a special subframe configuration based at least in part on the TDD configuration of the carrier;
• receive, at the UE, a master information block (MIB) on the carrier subsequent to the determining, wherein the MIB is received according to the postulated special subframe configuration in response to the determination that the duplexing configuration is the TDD configuration, wherein the MIB includes at least one field indicative of a parameter of a system information block (SIB), wherein the at least one field is common to both TDD and FDD configurations and is indicative of a parameter of the SIB, and wherein a value of the at least one field is interpreted differently if the duplexing configuration comprises the TDD configuration than if the duplexing configuration comprises the FDD configuration;
• determine, at the UE and based at least in part on the duplexing configuration of the carrier, the parameter of the SIB from the at least one field;
• and
• receive the SIB based on the parameter of the SIB.

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

• determine, at a user equipment (UE), a duplexing configuration of a carrier, wherein the duplexing configuration comprises one of a time division duplex (TDD) configuration or a frequency division duplex (FDD) configuration;
• in response to a determination that the duplexing configuration is the TDD configuration, postulate a special subframe configuration based at least in part on the TDD configuration of the carrier;
• receive, at the UE, a master information block (MIB) on the carrier subsequent to the determining, wherein the MIB is received according to the postulated special subframe configuration in response to the determination that the duplexing configuration is the TDD configuration, wherein the MIB includes at least one field indicative of a parameter of a system information block (SIB), wherein the at least one field is common to both TDD and FDD configurations and is indicative of a parameter of the SIB, and wherein a value of the at least one field is interpreted differently if the duplexing configuration comprises the TDD configuration than if the duplexing configuration comprises the FDD configuration;
• determine, at the UE and based at least in part on the duplexing configuration of the carrier, the parameter of the SIB from the at least one field;
• and
• receive the SIB based on the parameter of the SIB.