US2017257264A1

5G,4G

Title:

METHOD FOR CONFIGURING PHYSICAL CHANNEL START SYMBOLS BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT

Application number:

US201515329918

Family ID:

0

Publication Date:

07-09-2017

Application date:

27-07-2015

Priority Date:

30-07-2014

Current assignee:

SHARP CORPORATION

Declaring company:

SHARP CORPORATION

Abstract  Abstract

The present disclosure provides a base station. The base station comprises: a transmitting unit configured to transmit a Machine Type Communication (MTC) Physical Downlink Control Channel (M-PDCCH) and Physical Downlink Shared Channels (PDSCHs). A start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a PDSCH carrying First System Information Broadcast (SIB1) is preconfigured. Respective start OFDM symbols of the M-PDCCH and other PDSCHs are configured via the SIB1. The present disclosure also provides a User Equipment (UE) and associated methods.