UNIFIED SYNCHRONIZATION CHANNEL DESIGN USED IN DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION MODES

    公开(公告)号:US20200084737A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16680211

    申请日:2019-11-11

    Abstract: Split synchronization signal configuration for unified synchronization channels and techniques for indicating communication block boundaries in wireless communication systems that use a unified synchronization signal configuration that may be used in different communication modes are described. The disclosed split synchronization signal configuration allows the same synchronization signal configuration to be used in different communication modes (or numerologies) that operate on different frequencies. The boundary indication techniques of embodiments allow efficient indication of the beginning of a communication block (such as a frame, subframe, or slot) relative to the beginning of a unified synchronization signal configuration.

    Synchronization and reference signal for uplink based mobility

    公开(公告)号:US10470142B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US15589683

    申请日:2017-05-08

    Abstract: Various aspects relate to flexible mobility for a user equipment (UE) based on supported mobility modes of a network and UE conditions. A network may support one or more of a downlink based mobility mode, an uplink based mobility mode, or a hybrid mobility mode for a connectivity state of a UE. A UE may determine a serving cell based on at least one downlink signal. The UE may determine based on the at least one downlink signal, a set of supported mobility modes for the serving cell, including at least one of a downlink based mobility mode, an uplink based mobility mode, or a hybrid based mobility mode. The UE may follow a mobility procedure based on a selected mobility mode from the determined set of supported mobility modes. Other aspects relate to a base station transmitting synchronization signals to support flexible mobility.

    Dynamic uplink antenna port management

    公开(公告)号:US10454541B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US15470353

    申请日:2017-03-27

    Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to dynamic uplink antenna port management. A user equipment (UE) may receive reference signal configuration information from a base station. The UE may configure one or more uplink antenna ports based on the received reference signal configuration information and transmit one or more reference signals to the base station on the one or more uplink antenna port. The UE may receive uplink configuration information for one or more data channels and/or one or more control channels. The UE may configure one or more uplinks antenna ports based on the uplink configuration information and may transmit one or more uplink signals on the one or more data channels and/or one or more control channels. The uplink configuration information may be based at least one the one or more reference signals transmitted to the base station.

    Collision reduction in contention-based access

    公开(公告)号:US10425971B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US15600636

    申请日:2017-05-19

    Abstract: A wireless communications of a contention-based access procedure that reduces collision of reference signals (e.g., when multiple devices select a same reference signal) may support a relatively high user capacity. For a contention-based access procedure, a user equipment may select at least two reference signals and transmit those at least two reference signals in association with a payload to a base station. The payload may be demodulated using each of the at least two reference signals. Thus, if collision occurs with a first reference signal of the at least two reference signals, the payload may still be demodulated using a second reference signal of the at least two reference signals. A base station may demodulate the payload using either first reference signal or the second reference signal. The base station may transmit, to the wireless communications device, a response based on the demodulated payload.

    Methods and apparatus for construction of SCMA codebooks

    公开(公告)号:US10263660B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-16

    申请号:US15588431

    申请日:2017-05-05

    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus used in wireless communications. The methods and apparatus establish a codebook for use in sparse code multiple access (SCMA) encoded communications, in particular. The SCMA codebook is configured to set the codebook for at least one layer (i.e., a user) to include a constellation of points having a first grouping of constellation points located at first radial distance from an origin in a complex plane and a second grouping of constellation points located at a second radial distance from the origin. This codebook arrangement provides increased gains at receivers by optimizing the constellation shape to improve the distance between constellation points (i.e., SCMA codebook performance), and in particular more robust performance when encountering amplitude and phase misalignment in uplink (UL) multiple access.

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