Enhanced node b (enb) and method for mtc coexistence

An apparatus of a bandwidth-limited user equipment (UE) configured for machine-type communication (MTC), the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry, configured to:
• decode, from signaling received from a Base Station (BS), a MTC physical downlink control channel (MPDCCH) intended for the bandwidth-limited UE, the MPDCCH including downlink control information (DCI) indicating a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) subframe assignment for the bandwidth-limited UE;
• decode the PDSCH, in a first subframe according to the DCI in the MPDCCH, wherein the PDSCH is received a predetermined number of subframes after a last subframe in which the MPDCCH is received, and wherein a starting symbol for an initial subframe in which the MPDCCH is transmitted is configured by the BS;
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• memory, configured to store at the least the DCI.

An apparatus of a Base Station (BS) configured for machine-type communication (MTC), the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry, configured to:
• encode, for transmission to a bandwidth-limited user equipment (UE), a MTC physical downlink control channel (MPDCCH), the MPDCCH including downlink control information (DCI) indicating a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) subframe assignment for the bandwidth-limited UE;
• encode, for transmission to the bandwidth-limited UE, PDSCH in a first subframe, according to the DCI in the MPDCCH, wherein the PDSCH is to be transmitted a predetermined number of subframes after a last subframe in which the MPDCCH is transmitted, and wherein a starting symbol for an initial subframe in which the MPDCCH is transmitted is configured by a higher layer;
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• memory, configured to store at the least the DCI.

A computer-readable hardware storage device that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a Base Station (BS), the instructions to configure the one or more processors to:

• encode, for transmission to a bandwidth-limited user equipment (UE), a MTC physical downlink control channel (MPDCCH), the MPDCCH including downlink control information (DCI) indicating a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) subframe assignment for the bandwidth-limited UE;
• encode, for transmission to the bandwidth-limited UE, PDSCH in a first subframe, according to the DCI in the MPDCCH, wherein the PDSCH is to be transmitted a predetermined number of subframes after a last subframe in which the MPDCCH is transmitted, and wherein a starting symbol for an initial subframe in which the MPDCCH is transmitted is configured by a higher layer;
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• encode a system information block (SIB) in a narrowband portion of the first subframe of the PDSCH.