SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS IN SHARED SPECTRUM

• US 20180343156A1
• Filed: 05/09/2018
• Published: 11/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Malik, Rahul, Damnjanovic, Aleksandar, Radulescu, Andrei Dragos, Yerramalli, Srinivas, Kadous, Tamer, Wei, Yongbin
• Granted Patent: US 10,541,851 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0617 for beam forming
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0695 using beam selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 11/0073 Acquisition of primary synchronisation channel, e.g. detection of cell-ID within cell-ID group
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 11/0076 Acquisition of secondary synchronisation channel, e.g. detection of cell-ID group
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2665 Fine synchronisation, e.g. by positioning the FFT window
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0015 one node acting as a reference for the others
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may perform an access procedure to obtain access to a shared radio frequency spectrum band during a measurement window and generate a synchronization signal (SS) burst comprising a plurality of SS blocks. The base station may perform a beam sweeping first transmission of the SS burst over the shared radio frequency spectrum based at least in part on the access procedure. In the first transmission or a second transmission, the base station may transmit at least one of a first indication of a time of access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band with respect to the measurement window, a second indication of a transmission beam associated with the SS block, and a third indication of a quantity of remaining SS blocks from the plurality of SS blocks to follow the SS block in the measurement window.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:

performing, by a base station, an access procedure to obtain access to a shared radio frequency spectrum band during a measurement window;

generating a synchronization signal (SS) burst comprising a plurality of SS blocks; and

performing, by the base station, a beam sweeping first transmission of the SS burst over the shared radio frequency spectrum based at least in part on the access procedure, wherein each SS block of the SS burst is transmitted during the first transmission using a different transmission beam;

wherein one of the first transmission, a second transmission by the base station, or a combination thereof comprises;

a first indication of a time of access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band with respect to the measurement window, a second indication of a transmission beam associated with the SS block, and a third indication of a quantity of remaining SS blocks from the plurality of SS blocks to follow the SS block in the measurement window.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the SS burst over the shared radio frequency spectrum band comprises transmitting all SS blocks of the SS burst during the measurement window.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the SS burst over the shared radio frequency spectrum band comprises transmitting all SS blocks of a SS burst-set during the measurement window.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a chronological burst-set number based on a timing of the access procedure and a beginning of the measurement window;

wherein the first indication comprises the chronological burst-set number.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first indication is constant for all SS blocks of the SS burst.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second indication comprises a beam index of the transmission beam.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a beam index of a sequentially first transmission beam used for a sequentially first SS block transmission after obtaining access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band, the beam index determined based at least in part on a timing of the access procedure and a beginning of the measurement window.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the third indication comprises the beam index of the sequentially first transmission beam.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the third indication is constant for all SS blocks of the SS burst.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each SS block of the SS burst comprises a physical broadcast channel comprising one of the first indication, the second indication, the third indication, or a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second transmission comprises a minimum system information associated with the SS burst.

12. A method for wireless communications, comprising:

monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), a shared radio frequency spectrum band during a measurement window for a synchronization signal (SS) burst;

receiving from a base station a beam sweeping first transmission over the shared radio frequency spectrum band, the first transmission comprising an SS block of the SS burst;

wherein one of the first transmission, a second transmission received from the base station, or a combination thereof comprises;

a first indication of a time of access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band with respect to the measurement window, a second indication of a transmission beam associated with the SS block, and a third indication of a quantity of remaining SS blocks from the plurality of SS blocks to follow the SS block in the measurement window; and

performing a synchronization procedure with the base station based at least in part on the received first SS block.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving the SS burst over the shared radio frequency spectrum band comprises receiving some SS blocks of the SS burst during the measurement window.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the first indication comprises a chronological burst-set number based on a timing of an access procedure and a beginning of the measurement window.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first indication is constant for all SS blocks of the SS burst.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the second indication comprises a beam index of the transmission beam.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the third indication comprises a beam index of a sequentially first transmission beam used for a sequentially first SS block transmission in the burst.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

determining the quantity of remaining SS blocks from the plurality of SS blocks to follow the SS block in the measurement window, based at least in part on the second indication and the beam index of the sequentially first transmission beam.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the third indication is constant for all SS blocks of the SS burst.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein each SS block of the SS burst comprises a physical broadcast channel comprising one of the first indication, the second indication, the third indication, or a combination thereof.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the second transmission comprises a minimum system information associated with the SS burst.

22. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to;

perform an access procedure to obtain access to a shared radio frequency spectrum band during a measurement window;

generate a synchronization signal (SS) burst comprising a plurality of SS blocks; and

perform a beam sweeping first transmission of the SS burst over the shared radio frequency spectrum based at least in part on the access procedure, wherein each SS block of the SS burst is transmitted during the first transmission using a different transmission beam;

wherein one of the first transmission, a second transmission, or a combination thereof comprises;

a first indication of a time of access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band with respect to the measurement window, a second indication of a transmission beam associated with the SS block, and a third indication of a quantity of remaining SS blocks from the plurality of SS blocks to follow the SS block in the measurement window.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to transmit the SS burst over the shared radio frequency spectrum band comprise instructions executable by the processor to:

transmit all SS blocks of the SS burst during the measurement window.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine a chronological burst-set number based on a timing of the access procedure and a beginning of the measurement window;

wherein the first indication comprises the chronological burst-set number.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the second indication comprises a beam index of the transmission beam.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine a beam index of a sequentially first transmission beam used for a sequentially first SS block transmission after obtaining access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band, the beam index determined based at least in part on a timing of the access procedure and a beginning of the measurement window, wherein the third indication comprises the beam index of the sequentially first transmission beam.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the third indication comprises the beam index of the sequentially first transmission beam.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the first indication and the third indication are constants for all SS blocks of the SS burst.

29. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to;

monitor, a shared radio frequency spectrum band during a measurement window for a synchronization signal (SS) burst;

receive from a base station a beam sweeping first transmission over the shared radio frequency spectrum band, the first transmission comprising an SS block of the SS burst;

wherein one of the first transmission, a second transmission received from the base station, or a combination thereof comprises;

a first indication of a time of access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band with respect to the measurement window, a second indication of a transmission beam associated with the SS block, and a third indication of a quantity of remaining SS blocks from the plurality of SS blocks to follow the SS block in the measurement window; and

perform a synchronization procedure with the base station based at least in part on the received first SS block.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first indication comprises a chronological burst-set number based on a timing of an access procedure and a beginning of the measurement window, the second indication comprises a beam index of the transmission beam, and the third indication comprises a beam index of a sequentially first transmission beam used for a sequentially first SS block transmission in the burst.