Techniques for communicating synchronization signal timing information
The described technology can be implemented as a wireless communication method in which timing information in a wireless communication network is mapped to a signal. The timing information includes information related to a synchronization signal block index and the signal includes at least one of a reference signal on a broadcast channel and a synchronization signal. The signal is transmitted by including at least a part of the information related to the synchronization signal block index.
1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
mapping, by a base station, timing information in a wireless communication network to a reference signal on a broadcast channel, wherein the timing information includes information related to a synchronization signal block index; and
transmitting, by the base station, the reference signal to a terminal device, wherein the reference signal includes at least a part of the information related to the synchronization signal block index, and wherein the synchronization signal index is indicated by a combination of the reference signal and information bits carried by the broadcast channel.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information related to the synchronization signal block index includes N least significant bits of the synchronization signal block index, where N is a non-negative integer.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal comprises a demodulation reference signal.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
indicating the information related to the synchronization signal block index based on a demodulation reference signal sequence.
5. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, a reference signal on a broadcast channel, the reference signal comprising a mapping of timing information in a wireless communication network, wherein the timing information includes information related to a synchronization signal block index; and
recovering the synchronization signal block index from a combination of the reference signal and information bits carried by the broadcast channel.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the information related to the synchronization signal block index includes N least significant bits of the synchronization signal block index, where N is a non-negative integer.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the reference signal comprises a demodulation reference signal.
8. The method of claim 7 , further including:
recovering the information related to the synchronization signal block index based on a demodulation reference signal sequence.
9. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory including processor-executable instructions stored thereon, the processor-executable instructions upon execution by the processor configures the processor to:
map timing information in a wireless communication network to a reference signal on a broadcast channel, wherein the timing information includes information related to a synchronization signal block index, and
transmit the reference signal to a terminal device, wherein the reference signal includes at least a part of the information related to the synchronization signal block index, and wherein the synchronization signal index is indicated by a combination of the reference signal and information bits carried by the broadcast channel.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the information related to the synchronization signal block index includes N least significant bits of the synchronization signal block index, where N is a non-negative integer.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the reference signal comprises a demodulation reference signal.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to indicate the information related to the synchronization signal block index based on a demodulation reference signal sequence.
13. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory including processor-executable instructions stored thereon, the processor-executable instructions upon execution by the processor configures the processor to:
receive a reference signal on a broadcast channel, the reference signal comprising a mapping of timing information in a wireless communication network, wherein the timing information includes information related to a synchronization signal block index, and
recover the synchronization signal block index from a combination of the reference signal and information bits carried by the broadcast channel.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the information related to the synchronization signal block index includes N least significant bits of the synchronization signal block index, where N is a non-negative integer.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the reference signal comprises a demodulation reference signal.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to recover the information related to the synchronization signal block index based on a demodulation reference signal sequence.