Control resource set design for bandwidth reduced low-tier user equipment

A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• mapping a plurality of control channel elements across more than three symbols, with the plurality of control channel elements comprising one or more first resource element groups mapped to a first monitoring occasion and one or more second resource element groups mapped to a second monitoring occasion;
• transmitting a signal identifying a control resource set for a user equipment (UE) to monitor for control information scheduling communications between the UE and the base station, the control resource set comprising the plurality of control channel elements;
• transmitting, during the first monitoring occasion, at least a first portion of the control information on the one or more first resource element groups;
• transmitting, during the second monitoring occasion, at least a second portion of the control information on the one or more second resource element groups;
• and
• communicating with the UE in accordance with the control information.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive a signal identifying a control resource set for the UE to monitor for control information scheduling communications between the UE and a base station, the control resource set comprising a plurality of control channel elements organized across more than three symbols and comprising one or more first resource element groups mapped to a first monitoring occasion and one or more second resource element groups mapped to a second monitoring occasion;
• receive, during the first monitoring occasion, at least a first portion of the control information on the one or more first resource element groups;
• receive, during the second monitoring occasion, at least a second portion of the control information on the one or more second resource element groups;
• and
• communicate with the base station in accordance with the control information.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• map a plurality of control channel elements across more than three symbols, with the plurality of control channel elements comprising one or more first resource element groups mapped to a first monitoring occasion and one or more second resource element groups mapped to a second monitoring occasion;
• transmit a signal identifying a control resource set for a user equipment (UE) to monitor for control information scheduling communications between the UE and the base station, the control resource set comprising the plurality of control channel elements;
• transmit, during the first monitoring occasion, at least a first portion of the control information on the one or more first resource element groups;
• transmit, during the second monitoring occasion, at least a second portion of the control information on the one or more second resource element groups;
• and
• communicate with the UE in accordance with the control information.