Wireless terminals, base stations, communication systems, communication methods, and integrated circuits

A base station configured to connect with terminals, the base station comprising instructions executable by a processor of the base station to:

• include information which includes cell-reselection parameters related to enhanced coverage and applied to each neighboring cell on different frequencies, in system information, wherein the inter-frequency cell-reselection using the cell-reselection parameters related to enhanced coverage is performed by terminals, and
• transmit the system information, wherein
• the cell-reselection parameters include a second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce and a second minimum required quality level Qqualmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required quality level Qqualmin,
• the first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and the first minimum required quality level Qqualmin are included in first system information which is transmitted with a first number of repetitions, and
• the second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce and the second minimum required quality level Qqualmin_ce are included in second system information which is transmitted with a second number of repetitions which is independent of the first number of repetitions.

A telecommunications method for a terminal connected with a base station, the telecommunications method including at least:

• performing an inter-frequency cell-reselection using cell-reselection parameters related to enhanced coverage and applied to neighboring cells on different frequencies, wherein
• the cell-reselection parameters include a second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and a second minimum required quality level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required quality level Qqualmin,
• the first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and the first minimum required quality level Qqualmin are included in first system information which is transmitted with a first number of repetitions, and
• the second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce and the second minimum required quality level Qqualmin_ce are included in second system information which is transmitted with a second number of repetitions which is independent of the first number of repetitions.

A telecommunications method for a base station configured to connect with terminals, the communications method including at least:

• including information which includes cell-reselection parameters related to enhanced coverage and applied to each neighboring cell on different frequencies, in system information, wherein the inter-frequency cell-reselection using the cell-reselection parameters related to enhanced coverage is performed by terminals, and transmitting the system information, wherein
• the cell-reselection parameters include a second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and a second minimum required quality level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required quality level Qqualmin,
• the first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and the first minimum required quality level Qqualmin are included in first system information which is transmitted with a first number of repetitions, and
• the second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce and the second minimum required quality level Qqualmin_ce are included in second system information which is transmitted with a second number of repetitions which is independent of the first number of repetitions.

An integrated circuit installed in a terminal configured to connect with a base station, the integrated circuit executing in the terminal at least:

• a function of performing an inter-frequency cell-reselection using cell-reselection parameters related to enhanced coverage and applied to neighboring cells on different frequencies, wherein
• the cell-reselection parameters include a second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and a second minimum required quality level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required quality level Qqualmin,
• the first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and the first minimum required quality level Qqualmin are included in first system information which is transmitted with a first number of repetitions, and
• the second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce and the second minimum required quality level Qqualmin_ce are included in second system information which is transmitted with a second number of repetitions which is independent of the first number of repetitions.

An integrated circuit installed in a base station configured to connect with terminals, the integrated circuit executing in the base station at least:

• a function of including information which includes cell-reselection parameters related to enhanced coverage and applied to each neighboring cell on different frequencies, in system information, wherein the inter-frequency cell-reselection using the cell-reselection parameters related to enhanced coverage is performed by terminals, and
• a function of transmitting the system information, wherein
• the cell-reselection parameters include a second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and a second minimum required quality level Qrxlevmin_ce which is independent of a first minimum required quality level Qqualmin,
• the first minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin and the first minimum required quality level Qqualmin are included in first system information which is transmitted with a first number of repetitions, and
• the second minimum required reception level Qrxlevmin_ce and the second minimum required quality level Qqualmin_ce are included in second system information which is transmitted with a second number of repetitions which is independent of the first number of repetitions.