Wireless communication method, enode b, and user equipment

A wireless communication method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving first downlink control information (DCI) used for a first coverage enhancement (CE) level, the first DCI including frequency domain information and time domain information, the frequency domain information indicating a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) from a plurality of candidates for the number of PRBs in a frequency domain within a narrowband which is a part of a bandwidth, and the time domain information indicating a number of repetitions in a time domain;
• and
• controlling a reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) by using the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) and the number of repetitions in the time domain,
• wherein a number of bits of the first DCI is smaller than that of second DCI used for a second CE level, the second CE level being lower than the first CE level.

A wireless communication apparatus comprising:

• a receiver which, in operation, receives first downlink control information (DCI) used for a first coverage enhancement (CE) level, the first DCI including frequency domain information and time domain information, the frequency domain information indicating a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) from a plurality of candidates for the number of PRBs in a frequency domain within a narrowband which is a part of a bandwidth, and the time domain information indicating a number of repetitions in a time domain;
• and
• circuitry which, in operation, controls a reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) by using the number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) and the number of repetitions in the time domain,
• wherein a number of bits of the first DCI is smaller than that of second DCI used for a second CE level, the second CE level being lower than the first CE level.