Techniques and apparatuses for reusing remaining minimum system information configuration bits to signal a synchronization signal block location
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a first synchronization signal (SS) block that does not include remaining minimum system information (RMSI). The first SS block may indicate an offset for obtaining a second SS block that includes RMSI. The UE may determine a location of the second SS block based at least in part on the offset. Numerous other aspects are provided.
1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving a synchronization signal (SS) block that does not include a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) control resource set configuration, wherein the SS block indicates an upper bandwidth offset and a lower bandwidth offset; and
determining a range of bandwidth, around a carrier of the SS block, in which there are no cell-defining SS blocks based at least in part on the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset.
2. The method of claim 1 , where the upper bandwidth offset is indicated using a positive value, and
where the lower bandwidth offset is indicated using a negative value.
3. The method of claim 1 , where the upper bandwidth offset is assigned a first frequency value, and
where the lower bandwidth offset is assigned a second frequency value.
4. The method of claim 1 , where each of the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset is assigned a frequency value up to a maximum bandwidth of the carrier of the SS block.
5. The method of claim 1 , where the SS block indicates there are no additional cell-defining SS blocks in the carrier of the SS block.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring a frequency location for another SS block based at least in part on the range of bandwidth.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring a frequency location for another SS block without scanning frequencies within the range of bandwidth.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset are assigned frequency values from a set of frequency values.
9. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
memory; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to:
receive a synchronization signal (SS) block that does not include a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) control resource set configuration, wherein the SS block indicates an upper bandwidth offset and a lower bandwidth offset; and
determine a range of bandwidth, around a carrier of the SS block, in which there are no cell-defining SS blocks based at least in part on the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset.
10. The UE of claim 9 , where the upper bandwidth offset is indicated using a positive value, and
where the lower bandwidth offset is indicated using a negative value.
11. The UE of claim 9 , where the upper bandwidth offset is assigned a first frequency value, and
where the lower bandwidth offset is assigned a second frequency value.
12. The UE of claim 9 , where each of the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset is assigned a frequency value up to a maximum bandwidth of the carrier of the SS block.
13. The UE of claim 9 , where the SS block indicates there are no additional cell-defining SS blocks in the carrier of the SS block.
14. The UE of claim 9 , where the one or more processors are further configured to:
monitor a frequency location for another SS block based at least in part on the range of bandwidth.
15. The UE of claim 9 , where the one or more processors are further configured to:
monitor a frequency location for another SS block without scanning frequencies within the range of bandwidth.
16. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset are assigned frequency values from a set of frequency values.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the one or more processors to:
receive a synchronization signal (SS) block that does not include a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) control resource set configuration, wherein the SS block indicates an upper bandwidth offset and a lower bandwidth offset; and
determine a range of bandwidth, around a carrier of the SS block, in which there are no cell-defining SS blocks based at least in part on the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , where the upper bandwidth offset is indicated using a positive value, and
where the lower bandwidth offset is indicated using a negative value.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , where the upper bandwidth offset is assigned a first frequency value, and
where the lower bandwidth offset is assigned a second frequency value.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , where each of the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset is assigned a frequency value up to a maximum bandwidth of the carrier of the SS block.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , where the SS block indicates there are no additional cell-defining SS blocks in the carrier of the SS block.
22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , where the one or more instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
monitor a frequency location for another SS block based at least in part on the range of bandwidth.
23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , where the one or more instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
monitor a frequency location for another SS block without scanning frequencies within the range of bandwidth.
24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset are assigned frequency values from a set of frequency values.
25. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for receiving a synchronization signal (SS) block that does not include a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) control resource set configuration, wherein the SS block indicates an upper bandwidth offset and a lower bandwidth offset; and
means for determining a range of bandwidth, around a carrier of the SS block, in which there are no cell-defining SS blocks based at least in part on the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset.
26. The apparatus of claim 25 , where the upper bandwidth offset is indicated using a positive value, and
where the lower bandwidth offset is indicated using a negative value.
27. The apparatus of claim 25 , where the upper bandwidth offset is assigned a first frequency value, and
where the lower bandwidth offset is assigned a second frequency value.
28. The apparatus of claim 25 , where each of the upper bandwidth offset and the lower bandwidth offset is assigned a frequency value up to a maximum bandwidth of the carrier of the SS block.
29. The apparatus of claim 25 , where the SS block indicates there are no additional cell-defining SS blocks in the carrier of the SS block.
30. The apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:
means for monitoring a frequency location for another SS block based at least in part on the range of bandwidth.