Scheduling synchronization signals in a new carrier type
First Claim
1. An apparatus at an evolved Node B (eNodeB) for providing a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) in a New Carrier Type (NCT) for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory storing instructions to be executed by the one or more processors to;
schedule the PSS in time symbols of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) radio frame, the time symbols located in a pair of slots, the pair of slots located in a pair of sub-frames separated by five milliseconds, the pair of sub-frames located within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT; and
schedule the SSS in time symbols in the OFDM radio frame, the time symbols located in a pair of slots, the pair of slots located in a pair of sub-frames separated by five milliseconds, the pair of sub-frames located within the OFDM radio frame pertaining to the NCT,wherein demodulation reference signals (DMRS) are removed in time symbols of physical resource blocks (PRBs) within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT that are occupied by the PSS and the SSS to avoid collisions between the PSS and the SSS within the DMRS, and the eNodeB is configured to schedule slow moving user equipment (UEs) in the PRBs due to a reduced DMRS density in the PRBs within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT.
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Abstract
Technology is discussed for supporting the incorporation of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and/or a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) within in a New Carrier Type (NCT) for a Component Carrier (CC). Guidelines for incorporating the PSS and/or the SSS in the NCT are discovered, together with potential collisions with other signals that can be avoided for various scenarios. In some examples, various guidelines and potential collisions discovered herein, for various scenarios, inform approaches to incorporating the PSS and/or the SSS based on the positioning of the PSS and/or the SSS. In other examples, other signals, such as DeModulation Reference Symbols (DMRS) are reconfigured to allow incorporation of the PSS and the SSS.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus at an evolved Node B (eNodeB) for providing a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) in a New Carrier Type (NCT) for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions to be executed by the one or more processors to; schedule the PSS in time symbols of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) radio frame, the time symbols located in a pair of slots, the pair of slots located in a pair of sub-frames separated by five milliseconds, the pair of sub-frames located within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT; and schedule the SSS in time symbols in the OFDM radio frame, the time symbols located in a pair of slots, the pair of slots located in a pair of sub-frames separated by five milliseconds, the pair of sub-frames located within the OFDM radio frame pertaining to the NCT, wherein demodulation reference signals (DMRS) are removed in time symbols of physical resource blocks (PRBs) within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT that are occupied by the PSS and the SSS to avoid collisions between the PSS and the SSS within the DMRS, and the eNodeB is configured to schedule slow moving user equipment (UEs) in the PRBs due to a reduced DMRS density in the PRBs within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An evolved Node B (eNodeB) configured to provide a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) in a New Carrier Type (NCT) for Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode, including:
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one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions to be executed by the one or more processors to; schedule the PSS in time symbols of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) radio frame, the time symbols located in a pair of slots, the pair of slots located in a pair of sub-frames separated by five milliseconds, the pair of sub-frames located within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT; and schedule the SSS in time symbols in the OFDM radio frame, the time symbols located in a pair of slots, the pair of slots located in a pair of sub-frames separated by five milliseconds, the pair of sub-frames located within the OFDM radio frame pertaining to the NCT, wherein demodulation reference signals (DMRS) are removed in time symbols of physical resource blocks (PRBs) within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT that are occupied by the PSS and the SSS to avoid collisions between the PSS and the SSS within the DMRS, and the eNodeB is configured to schedule slow moving user equipment (UEs) in the PRBs due to a reduced DMRS density in the PRBs within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processors, perform the following:
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scheduling a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) in time symbols of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) radio frame, the time symbols located in a pair of slots, the pair of slots located in a pair of sub-frames separated by five milliseconds, the pair of sub-frames located within the OFDM radio frame of a New Carrier Type (NCT); and scheduling a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) in time symbols in the OFDM radio frame, the time symbols located in a pair of slots, the pair of slots located in a pair of sub-frames separated by five milliseconds, the pair of sub-frames located within the OFDM radio frame pertaining to the NCT, wherein demodulation reference signals (DMRS) are removed in time symbols of physical resource blocks (PRBs) within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT that are occupied by the PSS and the SSS to avoid collisions between the PSS and the SSS with the DMRS, and an eNodeB is configured to schedule slow moving user equipment (UEs) in the PRBs due to a reduced DMRS density in the PRBs within the OFDM radio frame of the NCT. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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