Managing downlink and uplink resources for low cost user equipments

1. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining at least a first bandwidth part, comprising a first portion of a system bandwidth, for resources available for downlink data transmissions;

determining at least a second bandwidth part, comprising a second portion of the system bandwidth, for resources available for uplink transmission, wherein a bandwidth size of the second portion available for uplink transmission is greater than the bandwidth size of the first portion available for downlink transmission, wherein:

determining the at least a first bandwidth part comprises determining a plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for downlink data transmission, or determining the at least a second bandwidth part comprises determining a plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for uplink transmission, or both; and

at least some of the plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for downlink data transmission have different bandwidth sizes, or at least some of the plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for uplink transmission have different bandwidth sizes, or both; and

communicating with a network using the determined downlink and uplink resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first bandwidth part or the second bandwidth part is configured based on a capability of the UE.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein different bandwidth parts are configured for different types of signals.

4. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

means for determining at least a first bandwidth part, comprising a first portion of a system bandwidth, for resources available for downlink data transmissions;

means for determining at least a second bandwidth part, comprising a second portion of the system bandwidth, for resources available for uplink transmission, wherein a bandwidth size of the second portion available for uplink transmission is greater than the bandwidth size of the first portion available for downlink transmission, wherein:

determining the at least a first bandwidth part comprises determining a plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for downlink data transmission, or determining the at least a second bandwidth part comprises determining a plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for uplink transmission, or both; and

at least some of the plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for downlink data transmission have different bandwidth sizes, or at least some of the plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for uplink transmission have different bandwidth sizes, or both; and

means for communicating with a network using the determined downlink and uplink resources.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first bandwidth part or the second bandwidth part is configured based on a capability of the UE.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein different bandwidth parts are configured for different types of signals.

7. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

at least one processor coupled with a memory and configured to:

determine at least a first bandwidth part, comprising a first portion of a system bandwidth, for resources available for downlink data transmissions; and

determine at least a second bandwidth part, comprising a second portion of the system bandwidth, for resources available for uplink transmission, wherein a bandwidth size of the second portion available for uplink transmission is greater than the bandwidth size of the first portion available for downlink transmission, wherein:

determining the at least a first bandwidth part comprises determining a plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for downlink data transmission, or determining the at least a second bandwidth part comprises determining a plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for uplink transmission, or both; and

at least some of the plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for downlink data transmission have different bandwidth sizes, or at least some of the plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for uplink transmission have different bandwidth sizes, or both; and

a transceiver configured to communicate with a network using the determined downlink and uplink resources.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first bandwidth part or the second bandwidth part is configured based on a capability of the UE.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein different bandwidth parts are configured for different types of signals.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon for wireless communications, comprising:

code for determining at least a first bandwidth part, comprising a first portion of a system bandwidth, for resources available for downlink data transmissions;

code for determining at least a second bandwidth part, comprising a second portion of the system bandwidth, for resources available for uplink transmission, wherein a bandwidth size of the second portion available for uplink transmission is greater than the bandwidth size of the first portion available for downlink transmission, wherein:

determining the at least a first bandwidth part comprises determining a plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for downlink data transmission, or determining the at least a second bandwidth part comprises determining a plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for uplink transmission, or both; and

at least some of the plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for downlink data transmission have different bandwidth sizes, or at least some of the plurality of bandwidth parts for resources available for uplink transmission have different bandwidth sizes, or both; and

code for communicating with a network using the determined downlink and uplink resources.