In an aspect, the narrowband resources span only a portion of a control region of the subframe if the one or more functions comprise decoding none of PBCH, PSS, SSS, and PDCCH.

In an aspect, the determined resources further include wideband resources that span only a portion of a control region of the subframe if the one or more functions also include decoding a PDCCH transmitted in the subframe.

In an aspect, the determined resources include wideband resources that span only a portion of a control region of the subframe if one or more functions the UE is to perform include decoding of a PDCCH and none of PBCH, PSS, and SSS. In an aspect, the determined resources span a first symbol length of the control region.

Those of skill in the art would understand that information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols and chips that may be referenced throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.