Telecommunications apparatus and methods

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device comprising:

• a controller;
• and
• a transceiver;
• wherein
• the controller is operable to:
• when the terminal device is located in a first one of a plurality of geographical regions, control the transceiver to receive radio signals from first infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system during a first portion of a periodically repeating time duration;
• and
• when the terminal device is located in a second, different, one of the plurality of geographical regions, control the transceiver to receive radio signals from the first infrastructure equipment during a second, different, portion of the periodically repeating time duration;
• wherein the first and second portions of the periodically repeating time duration are set such that, for at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions, when the terminal device is located within at least a portion of the at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions, the transceiver receives signals from the first infrastructure equipment only when no transmissions are received by the terminal device from second infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system.

A method of operating first infrastructure equipment for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the first infrastructure equipment comprising a controller and a transceiver, wherein the method comprises:

• controlling the transceiver to transmit radio signals for reception by a terminal device located within a first one of a plurality of predetermined geographical regions during a first portion of a periodically repeating time duration;
• and
• controlling the transceiver to transmit radio signals for reception by a terminal device located within a second, different, one of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions during a second, different, portion of the periodically repeating time duration;
• wherein the first and second portions of the periodically repeating time duration are set such that, for at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions, the transceiver transmits signals for reception by a terminal device in the at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions only when no transmissions are transmitted from a second infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system for reception by a terminal device in at least a portion of the at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions.

A method of operating a terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device comprising a controller and a transceiver, wherein the method comprises:

• when the terminal device is located in a first one of a plurality of geographical regions, controlling the transceiver to receive radio signals from first infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system during a first portion of a periodically repeating time duration;
• and
• when the terminal device is located in a second, different, one of the plurality of geographical regions, controlling the transceiver to receive radio signals from the first infrastructure equipment during a second, different, portion of the periodically repeating time duration;
• wherein the first and second portions of the periodically repeating time duration are set such that, for at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions, when the terminal device is located within at least a portion of the at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions, the transceiver receives signals from the first infrastructure equipment only when no transmissions are received by the terminal device from second infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system.

Integrated circuitry for first infrastructure equipment for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the integrated circuitry comprising:

• a controller element;
• and
• a transceiver element;
• wherein
• the controller element is operable to control the transceiver element to transmit radio signals for reception by a terminal device located within a first one of a plurality of predetermined geographical regions during a first portion of a periodically repeating time duration and to transmit radio signals for reception by a terminal device located within a second, different, one of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions during a second, different, portion of the periodically repeating time duration, wherein the first and second portions of the periodically repeating time duration are set such that, for at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions, the transceiver element transmits signals for reception by a terminal device in the at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions only when no transmissions are transmitted from a second infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system for reception by a terminal device in at least a portion of the at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions.

Integrated circuitry for a terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the integrated circuitry comprising:

• a controller element;
• and
• a transceiver element;
• wherein
• the controller element is operable to:
• when the terminal device is located in a first one of a plurality of geographical regions, control the transceiver element to receive radio signals from first infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system during a first portion of a periodically repeating time duration;
• and
• when the terminal device is located in a second, different, one of the plurality of geographical regions, control the transceiver element to receive radio signals from the first infrastructure equipment during a second, different, portion of the periodically repeating time duration;
• wherein the first and second portions of the periodically repeating time duration are set such that, for at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions, when the terminal device is located within at least a portion of the at least one of the first and second predetermined geographical regions, the transceiver element receives signals from the first infrastructure equipment only when no transmissions are received by the terminal device from second infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system.