Downlink channel quality report for narrowband internet of things user equipment

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory comprising computer program code,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to
• transmit, to a user equipment, a system information block comprising a mapping between a channel quality table and a physical random access channel repetition level;
• and
• receive, from the user equipment, a downlink channel quality report based on a selected channel quality table.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, from a network element, a system information block, wherein the system information block comprises a mapping between a channel quality table and a physical random access channel repetition level;
• determining one or more or the physical random access channel repetition level or a reference signal received power;
• selecting the channel quality table to use based on one or more of the physical random access channel repetition level or the reference signal received power;
• determining a downlink channel quality report by using the selected channel quality table;
• and
• transmitting the downlink channel quality report to the network element.