Methods and apparatuses for rate matching
An aspect of the present disclosure includes methods, systems, and computer-readable media for receiving, from a base station within a cell, a remaining minimum system information message occupying M×N resource blocks, wherein the remaining minimum system information message includes remaining minimum system information and a synchronization signal block, identifying boundaries of the synchronization signal block, the synchronization signal block occupying K×L resource blocks, wherein K<M and L<N, extracting initialization information from the remaining minimum system information, wherein the remaining minimum system information occupies (M×N)−(K×L) resources blocks outside of the K×L resource blocks of the synchronization signal block, and connecting to the base station using the initialization information.
1. A method of initiating a user equipment in a cell, comprising:
receiving, from a base station within the cell, a first set of resources for a synchronization signal block;
receiving, from the base station within the cell, a grant that indicates a second set of resources allocated for system information, wherein the second set of resources is associated with a down-link control channel and scheduling of a down-link shared channel;
determining that the second set of resources is rate matched around the first set of resources when the second set of resources overlaps the synchronization signal block;
extracting initialization information from the system information; and
connecting to the base station using the initialization information.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second set of resources is rate matched around the first set of resources when at least a first resource block of the first set of resources overlaps in time with at least a second resource block of the second set of resources.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving broadcasted initialization information, wherein connecting to the base station using the initialization information further includes connecting to the base station using the broadcasted initialization information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system information includes remaining minimum system information.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the remaining minimum system information includes control resource set information sent by the base station via a physical down-link shared channel.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying boundaries of the synchronization signal block.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein identifying the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes identifying at least one of a starting resource block index, an ending resource block index, a starting slot index, or an ending slot index of the synchronization signal block.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein identifying the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes identifying at least one of a starting resource block index, the resource block length, a starting slot index, or the slot length of the synchronization signal block.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein identifying the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes reading a rate match bitmap.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the base station within the cell, a third set of resources for a second synchronization signal block, wherein the second set of resources is rate matched around the third set of resources.
11. A user equipment, comprising:
a memory;
a transceiver; and
one or more processors, operatively coupled to the memory and the transceiver, configured to:
receive, via the transceiver from a base station within the cell, a first set of resources for a synchronization signal block;
receive, via the transceiver from the base station within the cell, a grant that indicates a second set of resources allocated for system information, wherein the second set of resources is associated with a down-link control channel and scheduling of a down-link shared channel;
determine that the second set of resources is rate matched around the first set of resources when the second set of resources overlaps the synchronization signal block;
extract initialization information from the system information; and
connect to the base station using the initialization information.
12. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the second set of resources is rate matched around the first set of resources when at least a first resource block of the first set of resources overlaps in time with at least a second resource block of the second set of resources.
13. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive broadcasted initialization information, wherein connecting to the base station using the initialization information further includes connecting to the base station using the broadcasted initialization information.
14. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the system information includes remaining minimum system information.
15. The user equipment of claim 14 , wherein the remaining minimum system information includes control resource set information sent by the base station via a physical down-link shared channel.
16. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to identify boundaries of the synchronization signal block.
17. The user equipment of claim 16 , wherein identifying the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes identifying at least one of a starting resource block index, an ending resource block index, a starting slot index, or an ending slot index of the synchronization signal block.
18. The user equipment of claim 16 , wherein identifying the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes identifying at least one of a starting resource block index, the resource block length, a starting slot index, or the slot length of the synchronization signal block.
19. The user equipment of claim 16 , wherein identifying the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes reading a rate match bitmap.
20. The user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive, via the transceiver from the base station within the cell, a third set of resources for a second synchronization signal block, wherein the second set of resources is rate matched around the third set of resources..
21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored therein that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive, from a base station within the cell, a first set of resources for a synchronization signal block;
receive, from the base station within the cell, a grant that indicates a second source of resources allocated for system information, wherein the second set of resources is associated with a down-link control channel and scheduling of a down-link shared channel;
determine that the second set of resources is rate matched around the first set of resources when the second set of resources overlaps the synchronization signal block;
extract initialization information from the system information; and
connect to the base station using the initialization information.
22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the second set of resources is rate matched around the first set of resources when at least a first resource block of the first set of resources overlaps in time with at least a second resource block of the second set of resources.
23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , further includes instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive broadcasted initialization information, wherein connecting to the base station using the initialization information further includes connecting to the base station using the broadcasted initialization information.
24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the system information includes remaining minimum system information.
25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24 , wherein the remaining minimum system information message includes control resource set information sent by the base station via a physical down-link shared channel.
26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , further includes instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to identify boundaries of the synchronization signal block.
27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the instructions that identify the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to identify at least one of a starting resource block index, an ending resource block index, a starting slot index, or an ending slot index of the synchronization signal block.
28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the instructions that identify the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to identify at least one of a starting resource block index, the resource block length, a starting slot index, or the slot length of the synchronization signal block.
29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the instructions that identify the boundaries of the synchronization signal block further includes instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to read a rate match bitmap.
30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , further includes instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive, from the base station within the cell, a third set of resources for a second synchronization signal block, wherein the second set of resources is rate matched around the third set of resources.