Resource allocation pattern signaling for mini-slots

1. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving an indication of a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states corresponding to a plurality of beams;

receiving control information indicating a resource allocation pattern for a downlink transmission that is configured for transmission using the plurality of beams and a plurality of mini-slots, wherein a duration of a mini-slot is less than a duration of a slot;

identifying a start time of a first mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots and a length of the first mini-slot based at least in part on the resource allocation pattern; and

receiving the downlink transmission based at least in part on the start time of the first mini-slot and the length of the first mini-slot.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication comprises radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a first portion of the downlink transmission on a first beam of the plurality of beams during the first mini-slot; and

switching to a second beam of the plurality of beams to receive a second portion of the downlink transmission during a second mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a start time of a second mini-slot based at least in part on the length of the first mini-slot.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a length of a second mini-slot based at least in part on the length of the first mini-slot and a length of a slot encompassing the first mini-slot and the second mini-slot.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a duration of each of the plurality of mini-slots are equal to each other.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the resource allocation pattern indicates the start time of the first mini-slot and the duration of the first mini-slot.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a duration of the first mini-slot is different than a duration of a second mini-slot, and wherein the duration of the first mini-slot and the duration of the second mini-slot are based at least in part on a rate adjustment across the plurality of beams.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control information comprises downlink control information (DCI).

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource allocation pattern comprises a start and length indicator (SLIV).

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink transmission comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the start time for the first mini-slot comprises an index for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol that starts the first mini-slot.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the length for the first mini-slot comprises a duration of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

14. A method for wireless communication at base station, comprising:

transmitting an indication of a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states corresponding to a plurality of beams;

configuring a downlink transmission for transmission using the plurality of beams and a plurality of mini-slots, wherein a duration of a mini-slot is less than a duration of a slot;

transmitting control information indicating a resource allocation pattern for the downlink transmission; and

transmitting the downlink transmission based at least in part on the resource allocation pattern.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the indication comprises radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting a first portion of the downlink transmission on a first beam of the plurality of beams during a first mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots; and

transmitting a second portion of the downlink transmission on a second beam of the plurality of beams during a second mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

indicating a start time of a first mini-slot and a length of the first mini-slot based at least in part on the resource allocation pattern, wherein a start time of a second mini-slot and a length of the second mini-slot is implicitly indicated based at least in part on the length of the first mini-slot and a length of a slot encompassing the first mini-slot and the second mini-slot.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

adjusting a transmission rate across the plurality of beams by configuring a duration of a first mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots to be different than a duration of a second mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the control information comprises downlink control information (DCI).

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the resource allocation pattern comprises a start and length indicator (SLIV).

21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the downlink transmission comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.

22. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor,

memory coupled to the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states corresponding to a plurality of beams;

receive control information indicating a resource allocation pattern for a downlink transmission that is configured for transmission using the plurality of beams and a plurality of mini-slots, wherein a duration of a mini-slot is less than a duration of a slot;

identify a start time of a first mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots and a length of the first mini-slot based at least in part on the resource allocation pattern; and

receive the downlink transmission based at least in part on the start time of the first mini-slot and the length of the first mini-slot.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the indication comprises radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

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

receive a first portion of the downlink transmission on a first beam of the plurality of beams during the first mini-slot; and

switch to a second beam of the plurality of beams to receive a second portion of the downlink transmission during a second mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots.

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

determine a start time of a second mini-slot based at least in part on the length of the first mini-slot; or

determine a length of the second mini-slot based at least in part on the length of the first mini-slot and a length of a slot encompassing the first mini-slot and the second mini-slot;

or a combination thereof.

26. An apparatus for wireless communication at base station, comprising:

a processor,

memory coupled to the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit an indication of a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states corresponding to a plurality of beams;

configure a downlink transmission for transmission using a plurality of beams and a plurality of mini-slots, wherein a duration of a mini-slot is less than a duration of a slot;

transmit control information indicating a resource allocation pattern for the downlink transmission; and

transmit the downlink transmission based at least in part on the resource allocation pattern.