OPERATION OF MTC-DEVICES IN ENHANCED COVERAGE MODE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for operating a wireless device, said wireless device being adapted for communicating with a cellular network by means of a serving base node, being the one of a plurality of base nodes of the cellular network the wireless device is currently camping on, configured to support extended coverage mode, the method comprising for the wireless device the steps of: - determining an extended coverage support level, relating to the capability of the wireless device for operating in extended coverage mode, - receiving extended coverage maximum support level broadcasted by a plurality of base nodes, - selecting one of the plurality of base nodes for registration as serving base node, - providing upon registration with the selected base node its extended coverage support level towards the base node.