Abstract:
A UE may receive a reference signal or directional synchronization subframe from a base station and transmit a scheduling request to the base station using a resource based on the reference signal or directional synchronization subframe. The scheduling request may enable a base station to grant the UE resources to send a buffer status report (BSR). The resource may be associated with a random access channel (RACH) time period. The UE may also transmit a scheduling request within a frequency region of the RACH time period. The scheduling request may be transmitted based on a received indication of a set of subcarrier, a cyclic shift, or a sequence index. In some examples, the resources used by the UE to send the BSR may include physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may identify a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration for user equipment (UE). The base station may transmit an SRS grant message to a UE indicating the SRS configuration. An indication of SRS parameters may be included in the SRS grant message, and may include the SRS parameters or a location of the SRS parameters. That is, SRS parameters may be transmitted in a control channel with the SRS grant message or may be separately sent in a data channel as indicated by the indication of SRS parameters. In some cases, SRS parameters may be determined based on previously received UE feedback regarding channel conditions or power limitations. Alternatively, the base station may make its own environment measurements or assign SRS parameters autonomously. The UE may signal SRS transmissions to the base station according to the SRS grant message.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Some examples provide for identifying a primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence of a synchronization subframe, determining, for the synchronization subframe, an extended synchronization signal (ESS) sequence based at least in part on the PSS sequence and transmitting the synchronization subframe. Other examples provide for generating an ESS sequence for a synchronization subframe to be communicated to a UE, scrambling the ESS sequence based at least in part on cell-specific information associated with the base station and transmitting, to the UE, the scrambled ESS sequence in the synchronization subframe.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for classifying a motion state of a mobile device. In one embodiment, accelerometer data representing acceleration components along orthogonal x, y, and z axes of the mobile device are collected. A presence or absence of a half-step frequency relationship between the accelerometer data is determined. Last, the motion state of the device is determined based at least in part on the presence or absence of the half-step frequency relationship.
Abstract:
A base station may transmit scheduling information comprising one or more first downlink messages to a first user equipment (UE) in a first beam. The base station may transmit one or more second downlink messages to a second UE in a second beam. In response to the transmission of the one or more first downlink messages, the base station may receive one or more first uplink control messages from the first UE in a time slot. In response to the transmission of the one or more second downlink messages, the base station may receive one or more second uplink control messages from the second UE in the same time slot. The one or more second uplink control messages may be frequency-orthogonal or spreading code-orthogonal to the one or more first uplink control messages.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE transmits a beamformed broadcast request signal to a base station in a plurality of transmissions in transmit spatial directions of the UE, receives a beamformed broadcast response signal from the base station in a resource of a plurality of resources, and determines a preferred transmit spatial direction of the UE based on the resource in which the beamformed broadcast response signal is received. The apparatus may be a base station. The base station scans for a beamformed broadcast request signal from a UE, determines a preferred transmit spatial direction of transmit spatial directions of the UE, determines a resource of a plurality of resources for indicating the determined preferred transmit spatial direction, and transmits a beamformed broadcast response signal to the UE in the determined resource.
Abstract:
Method, systems, and apparatuses are described for discovery operations in a millimeter wave wireless communication system. A first base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system may determine a timing parameter and a propagation parameter associated with a second base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system. The first base station may perform a discovery procedure with the second base station based at least in part on the timing parameter and the propagation parameter. At least a portion of the discovery procedure may be performed wirelessly via the millimeter wave wireless communication system. The first base station may establish a backhaul communication link with the second base station based on the discovery procedure.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for using known geographical information in directional wireless communication systems. In some aspects, an estimated position of a receiver relative to a transmitter may be determined based at least in part on known geographical information, and a desired beam direction for wireless communication from the transmitter to the receiver may be searched for based at least in part on the estimated position of the receiver.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for selecting a polarization mode. A transmitter may select a polarization mode from a plurality of polarization modes available for transmission. The transmitter may send transmission(s) based on the selected polarization mode. The transmitter may update the selected polarization mode in real time based on feedback signals received from a receiver receiving the transmissions. The transmitter may also provide for time frequency diversity in the transmissions using one or more polarization modes. Aspects of the time frequency diversity may also be updated in real time based on received feedback signals.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives pilot signals from a serving base station and at least one interfering base station. The UE determines phase rotations used by the serving base station and the at least one interfering base station for transmitting resource blocks. The UE determines channel feedback based on the received pilots signals and the determined phase rotations for each of the serving base station and the at least one interfering base station. The UE sends the channel feedback to the serving base station. The UE receives data based on the determined phase rotations.