Method for configuring physical channel start symbols, base station and user equipment

A base station, comprising:

• a transmitting unit configured to transmit a Machine Type Communication (MTC) Physical Downlink Control Channel (M-PDCCH) and Physical Downlink Shared Channels (PDSCHs),
• wherein a start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a PDSCH carrying First System Information Broadcast (SIB1) is preconfigured, and
• respective start OFDM symbols of the M-PDCCH and other PDSCHs are configured via the SIB1.

A User Equipment (UE), comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to receive a Machine Type Communication (MTC) Physical Downlink Control Channel (M-PDCCH) and Physical Downlink Shared Channels (PDSCHs),
• wherein a start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a PDSCH carrying First System Information Broadcast (SIB1) is preconfigured, and
• respective start OFDM symbols of the M-PDCCH and other PDSCHs are obtained via the SIB1.

A method performed by a base station, comprising:

• preconfiguring a start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) carrying First System Information Broadcast (SIB1);
• and
• configuring respective start OFDM symbols of a Machine Type Communication (MTC) Physical Downlink Control Channel (M-PDCCH) and other PDSCHs via the SIB1.

A method performed by a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

• preconfiguring a start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) carrying First System Information Broadcast (SIB1);
• and
• obtaining respective start OFDM symbols of a Machine Type Communication (MTC) Physical Downlink Control Channel (M-PDCCH) and other PDSCHs via the SIB1.