QUALCOMM Incorporated
SUBFRAME VALIDITY AND SYSTEM INFORMATION RECEPTION FOR MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure provided techniques that for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). An exemplary method, performed by a UE, generally includes obtaining a first system information message from a wireless network configured to utilize Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframes and non-MBSFN subframes, determining, based on the first system information message, a first set of valid subframes and a first set of non-MBSFN subframes, obtaining a second system information message from the wireless network based on the first set of valid subframes and the first set of non-MBSFN subframes, and accessing the wireless network based on the first system information message and the second system information message.