Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein that may be associated with SS block (SSB) timing acquisition (e.g., for new radio unlicensed (NR-U) operations). A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may detect/decode an SSB. The WTRU decoding the SSB may include the WTRU decoding a PBCH payload. The PBCH payload may be scrambled with a first scrambling code, channel coded, and scrambled with a second scrambling code. The WTRU may acquire information associated with the SSB that includes one or more of: a transmission occasion time index, a block time index, or a time offset. The WTRU may use one or more of the acquired parameters to determine a timing associated with the SSB.