Transport block size determination

An apparatus for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:

• at least one processor configured to use a first transport block size (TBS) table to communicate with a first type of user equipment (UE), use a second TBS table to communicate with a second type of UE, wherein the first type of UE supports a reduced peak data rate relative to the second type of UE, signal information to the first type of UE for use in determining a TBS from the first TBS table, and communicate with the first type of UE with one or more transmissions having a payload with a number of bits determined based on a TBS value from the first TBS table selected based, at least in part, on the signaled information;
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• a memory coupled with the at least one processor.

An apparatus for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• at least one processor configured to use a first transport block size (TBS) table to communicate with a base station (BS), wherein the first TBS table has a reduced maximum TBS value relative to a second TBS table used by the BS to communicate with a second type of UE and wherein the first type of UE supports a reduced peak data rate relative to the second type of UE, receive information from the BS for use in determining a TBS from the second TBS table, and communicate with the BS with one or more transmissions having a payload with a number of bits determined based on a TBS value from the first TBS table selected based, at least in part, on information signaled from the BS;
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• a memory coupled with the at least one processor.