Abstract:
Techniques for transmitting overload indicators over the air to UEs in neighbor cells are described. In one design, an overload indicator may be transmitted as a phase difference between at least one synchronization signal and a reference signal for a cell. In another design, an overload indicator may be transmitted as a phase difference between consecutive transmissions of at least one synchronization signal for a cell. In yet another design, an overload indicator may be transmitted by a cell on resources reserved for transmitting the overload indicator. In yet another design, an overload indicator may be transmitted by a cell on a low reuse channel or a broadcast channel. For all designs, a UE may receive overload indicators from neighbor cells, determine the loading of each neighbor cell based on the overload indicator for that cell, and control its operation based on the loading of the neighbor cells.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus of wireless communication are disclosed. The wireless communication performs pilot signal transmissions using a first precoding matrix for user equipment specific pilot signals, the pilot signal transmissions having a first transmission rank. The wireless communication also performs data transmissions using a second precoding matrix for data when the data transmissions have a second transmission rank less than the first transmission rank, in which the second precoding matrix includes a transformed version of the first precoding matrix. Alternatively, the wireless communication can perform data transmissions using at least two precoding matrices for data when the data transmissions have a second transmission rank less than or equal to the first transmission rank. Accordingly, the precoding matrix used for data is a transformed version of the precoding matrix used for user equipment specific pilot signals.
Abstract:
Techniques for supporting channel measurement and reporting in a wireless communication system are described. In one design, a cell transmits a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) used for channel estimation and coherent demodulation and a channel spatial information reference signal (CSI-RS) used for channel measurement and channel feedback reporting. The cell may transmit the CSI-RS less frequently than the CRS, or from more antenna ports than the CRS, or on fewer resource elements than the CRS, or a combination thereof. In one design, a user equipment (UE) determines at least one bandwidth part configured for the UE, with each bandwidth part covering at least one subband. The UE receives the CRS and CSI-RS from the cell, determines channel feedback information for the at least one bandwidth part based on the CSI-RS, sends the channel feedback information to the cell, and receives data transmitted by the cell based on the channel feedback information.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for providing multi-antenna enhancements using multiple processing units. A UE (User Equipment) may receive data via three or more antennas. The UE may determine a number of independent processing units to be employed to process the data, wherein the determined number of independent processing units includes at least two processing units and at least one processing unit jointly processes at least two streams of data. The data may be processed by the determined number of independent processing units and the results of the processing units may be combined.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for performing receive antenna diversity measurements in measurement gaps are provided. One embodiment may include communicating with a serving base station using a first set of one or more receive antennas during a normal operational period, performing receive antenna diversity measurements with a second set of one or more receive antennas during a measurement gap between normal operational periods, and selecting one or more receive antennas for at least one of use and/or combining, based on the receive antenna diversity measurements
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support group-based acknowledgment feedback techniques. Two or more different groups of downlink transmissions may each have an associated group-based acknowledgment feedback, and a base station may transmit downlink control information to a UE that indicates one or more parameters that are used to determine which downlink transmissions are to be reported in the group-based feedback. Based on the parameters in the downlink control information, the UE may determine the feedback to be reported, and a timing for when to transmit the feedback to the base station.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for the identification of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource. In some aspects, a UE that receives the CSI-RS may determine CSI feedback based at least in part on the CSI-RS after detecting the CSI-RS resource that includes the CSI-RS. Signaling or techniques for when no CSI-RS is detected (such as when the base station fails a channel access operation for all available CSI-RS resources) are also provided. Furthermore, approaches for rate matching for a shared channel around CSI-RS resources or for CSI interference management (CSI-IM) resources are provided, as well as CSI reporting approaches for cases when the UE fails to transmit CSI feedback due to a failed channel access operation, such as a triggered or re-triggered CSI report.
Abstract:
Wireless communications systems and methods are provided. A method of wireless communication may include performing a first listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure associated with a channel, wherein a channel occupancy time (COT) for the channel is acquired based on the first LBT being successful, communicating a first communication signal in a first link direction during the COT, switching from the first link direction to a second link direction different from the first link direction, and communicating after the switching, a second communication signal in the second link direction without performing a second LBT.
Abstract:
Wireless communications systems and methods related frame based equipment (FBE) communications in a wireless communication network are provided. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS), system information including a frame based equipment (FBE) configuration indicating a plurality of frame periods. Each frame period of the plurality of frame periods includes a gap period, where a start or an end of the gap period of a first frame period of the plurality of frame periods is aligned to a beginning of a radio frame. The UE communicates, with the BS, a communication based on the FBE configuration.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhanced physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission. In some cases, a UE obtains payload bits to be conveyed in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission via an interlace of resource blocks (RBs), determines a group of the RBs available to the UE, and transmits the payload bits using the determined group of RBs, wherein the transmitting involves modulating different RBs of the group by at least one of different payload bits or sequences.