SLOT FORMAT INDICATOR SIGNALING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20200275441A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16870479

    申请日:2020-05-08

    Abstract: The present application relates to slot format indicator signaling in wireless communication systems. For example, a network entity may configure a slot format to include one or more symbol partitions and a transmission assignment for each of the one or more symbol partitions, and communicate with to at least one UE according to the configured slot format. In another example, a UE may configure at least one slot format according to at least one of a semi-static configuration via a broadcast or unicast transmission, or a dynamic configuration via a group common physical downlink control channel (GC-PDCCH), and communicate with the network entity according to the slot format.

    Devices and methods for facilitating multiple synchronization channels within a single carrier

    公开(公告)号:US10750457B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US15490830

    申请日:2017-04-18

    Abstract: Wireless communication devices are adapted to facilitate multiple synchronization channels within a single carrier. In some examples, an apparatus for wireless communication may transmit a first synchronization channel at a first frequency in a carrier bandwidth, and at least one additional synchronization channel at a different respective frequency in the carrier bandwidth. In some examples, an apparatus for wireless communication may scan a carrier bandwidth for one of a plurality of synchronization channels conveyed at different respective frequencies in the carrier bandwidth, and discover a synchronization channel from among the plurality of synchronization channels. The apparatus may further receive information conveyed over the discovered synchronization channel and utilize the information to access the carrier. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

    Techniques for wireless communications using a modified subframe structure

    公开(公告)号:US10743294B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US16276201

    申请日:2019-02-14

    Abstract: A modified subframe structure is defined for a subset of a plurality of subframes. The modified subframe structure includes a first portion with one or more blank symbols over which a network node can measure monitor to determine whether the subframe is used as a downlink (or uplink) subframe by a neighboring network node. The modified subframe structure can also include a second portion of symbols for communicating control information or data in the subframe, which can be based on determining whether the subframe is used as a downlink (or uplink) subframe by the neighboring network node. This can lessen the impact of possible interference caused by the network nodes dynamically switching time division duplexing (TDD) subframe configurations by enabling network nodes to determine when a neighboring node is transmitting in a subframe, and accordingly avoiding transmitting in the subframe.

    Method and apparatus for sounding reference signal triggering and power control for coordinated multi-point operations

    公开(公告)号:US10736057B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US16209583

    申请日:2018-12-04

    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for sounding reference signal (SRS) triggering and power control for coordinated multi-point (CoMP) operations. One method generally includes maintaining separate power control processes for at least a first aperiodic SRS (A-SRS) and a second A-SRS, receiving, in a first subframe, a downlink transmission triggering transmission of at least one of the first and second A-SRS in a subsequent subframe, identifying which of the first and second A-SRS to transmit in the subsequent subframe, receiving a first power control command that indicates a power control value to apply to the identified A-SRS, and transmitting the identified A-SRS based in accordance with the first power control command.

    Rate matching around reference signals in wireless communications

    公开(公告)号:US10735155B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US14858993

    申请日:2015-09-18

    Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to rate matching around reference signaling. A discovery reference signal (DRS) configuration is received that identifies first resources related to non-zero power reference signals for DRS transmitted by a cell over a first bandwidth and second resources related to zero power reference signals for the DRS over a second bandwidth. The first bandwidth can be less than or equal to the second bandwidth. At least one channel can be received from the cell along with an instance of the non-zero power reference signals and the zero power reference signals. Rate matching can be performed for the at least one channel around the second resources over the second bandwidth.

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