Reference signal design

1. A method for wireless communication, the method comprising:

determining at least one reference signal (RS) pattern for allocating a reference signal on an uplink channel and a downlink channel based on one or more transmission factors for transmitting the reference signal, wherein the at least one RS pattern is the same for the uplink channel and the downlink channel;

determining a reference signal sequence to use to generate the reference signal for a resource block based on a location of the resource block allocated for the reference signal, wherein the reference signal sequence for the resource block is a sub-sequence of a mother sequence occupying a bandwidth comprising a plurality of resources blocks, and wherein the sub-sequence represents a portion of the mother sequence;

generating the reference signal utilizing the determined reference signal sequence; and

transmitting the reference signal using the determined RS pattern.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the RS pattern further comprises determining at least one of a number and location of symbols allocated to the reference signal, and tones of a symbol allocated to the reference signal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the RS pattern applies to a plurality of waveform types.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmission factors comprise one or more of: payload size, a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) configuration, a turnaround time requirement, and whether mixed waveforms are used for transmission.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising explicitly configuring tones allocated to the reference signal.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving an indication in an uplink grant of whether mixed waveforms are used for transmission.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising implicitly configuring tones allocated to the reference signal based on the one or more transmission factors for transmitting the reference signal.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein tones not allocated to the reference signal of a user equipment are used for transmission for a different antenna port than used for the reference signal transmission, for a different user equipment than used for the reference signal transmission, or for a same user equipment as used for the reference signal transmission for data transmission.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein tones allocated to the reference signal that are allocated for transmission from a plurality of user equipments using a same waveform or different waveforms are transmitted in different combs.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein reference signals in different combs use different sub-sequences of the same mother sequence with respect to comb locations.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining if a payload size of a frame structure of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is equal to a payload size of a frame structure of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and

determining the at least one reference signal pattern for the PUCCH based on a reference signal pattern for the PUSCH.

12. An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to:

determine at least one reference signal (RS) pattern for allocating a reference signal on an uplink channel and a downlink channel based on one or more transmission factors for transmitting the reference signal, wherein the at least one RS pattern is the same for the uplink channel and the downlink channel;

determining a reference signal sequence to use to generate the reference signal for a resource block based on a location of the resource block allocated for the reference signal, wherein the reference signal sequence for the resource block is a sub-sequence of a mother sequence occupying a bandwidth comprising a plurality of resources blocks, and wherein the sub-sequence represents a portion of the mother sequence;

generating the reference signal utilizing the determined reference signal sequence; and

transmit the reference signal using the determined RS pattern.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein to determine the RS pattern comprises to determine at least one of a number and location of symbols allocated to the reference signal, and tones of a symbol allocated to the reference signal.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the RS pattern applies to a plurality of waveform types.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the transmission factors comprise one or more of: a payload size, a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) configuration, a turnaround time requirement, and whether mixed waveforms are used for transmission.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to explicitly configure tones allocated to the reference signal.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive an indication in an uplink grant of whether mixed waveforms are used for transmission.

18. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to implicitly configure tones allocated to the reference signal based on the one or more transmission factors for transmitting the reference signal.

19. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein tones not allocated to the reference signal of a user equipment are used for transmission for a different antenna port than used for the reference signal transmission, for a different user equipment than used for the reference signal transmission, or for a same user equipment as used for the reference signal transmission for data transmission.

20. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein tones allocated to the reference signal that are allocated for transmission from a plurality of user equipments using a same waveform or different waveforms are transmitted in different combs.

21. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein reference signals in different combs use different sub-sequences of the same mother sequence with respect to comb locations.

22. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine if a payload size of a frame structure of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is equal to a payload size of a frame structure of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and

determine the at least one reference signal pattern for the PUCCH based on a reference signal pattern for the PUSCH.

23. An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

means for determining at least one reference signal (RS) pattern for allocating a reference signal on an uplink channel and a downlink channel based on one or more transmission factors for transmitting the reference signal, wherein the at least one RS pattern is the same for the uplink channel and the downlink channel;

means for determining a reference signal sequence to use to generate the reference signal for a resource block based on a location of the resource block allocated for the reference signal, wherein the reference signal sequence for the resource block is a sub-sequence of a mother sequence occupying a bandwidth comprising a plurality of resources blocks, and wherein the sub-sequence represents a portion of the mother sequence;

means for generating the reference signal utilizing the determined reference signal sequence; and

means for transmitting the reference signal using the determined RS pattern.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the means for determining the RS pattern comprises means for determining at least one of a number and location of symbols allocated to the reference signal, and tones of a symbol allocated to the reference signal.

25. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for causing at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

determining at least one reference signal (RS) pattern for allocating a reference signal on an uplink channel and a downlink channel based on one or more transmission factors for transmitting the reference signal, wherein the at least one RS pattern is the same for the uplink channel and the downlink channel;

determining a reference signal sequence to use to generate the reference signal for a resource block based on a location of the resource block allocated for the reference signal, wherein the reference signal sequence for the resource block is a sub-sequence of a mother sequence occupying a bandwidth comprising a plurality of resources blocks, and wherein the sub-sequence represents a portion of the mother sequence;

generating the reference signal utilizing the determined reference signal sequence; and

transmitting the reference signal using the determined RS pattern.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25 , wherein determining the RS pattern comprises determining at least one of a number and location of symbols allocated to the reference signal, and tones of a symbol allocated to the reference signal.