Method and apparatus for synchronization signal design
A method of a base station (BS) for transmitting synchronization signals in a wireless communication system. The method comprises generating a primary synchronization signal (PSS) including one of multiple PSS sequences that is generated based on a M-sequence of length 127 in a frequency domain, wherein the PSS indicates part of cell identification (ID) information using a cyclic shift performed on the M-sequence generating the PSS; generating a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) including one of multiple SSS sequences that is generated based on multiple BPSK modulated M-sequences of length 127 in the frequency domain, wherein the SSS indicates the cell ID information using cyclic shifts performed on the M-sequences generating the SSS; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the PSS and SSS over downlink channels.
1. A base station for identifying a synchronization signal (SS) in a communication system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
identify a primary synchronization signal (PSS), wherein a sequence of the PSS is defined based on second information and m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2, a length of the sequence of the PSS is 127, and the sequence of the PSS is mapped to subcarriers in a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one SS block;
identify a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), wherein a sequence of the SSS is defined based on a first sequence and a second sequence, the sequence of the SSS corresponds to first information and the second information, a length of the sequence of the SSS is 127, and the sequence of the SSS is mapped to subcarriers in a second OFDM symbol within the one SS block; and
identify a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) including a master information block in at least third OFDM symbol within the one SS block,
wherein the first OFDM symbol is time division multiplexed with the second OFDM symbol and the at least third OFDM symbol within the one SS block, and a physical layer cell identifier (id) is defined based on the first information and the second information.
2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of the PSS is a cyclic shifted sequence of the m sequence based on one of a plurality of second information.
3. The base station of claim 2 , wherein the first sequence is based on m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2 and the second sequence is based on m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+1)+x(i))mod 2.
4. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of the SSS is defined based on a product of the first sequence and the second sequence.
5. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2 is common for each subcarrier spacing of an SS block.
6. A method of a base station for identifying a synchronization signal (SS) in a communication system, the method comprising:
identifying a primary synchronization signal (PSS), wherein a sequence of the PSS is defined based on second information and m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2, a length of the sequence of the PSS is 127, and the sequence of the PSS is mapped to subcarriers in a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one SS block;
identifying a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), wherein a sequence of the SSS is defined based on a first sequence and a second sequence, the sequence of the SSS corresponds to first information and the second information, a length of the sequence of the SSS is 127, and the sequence of the SSS is mapped to subcarriers in a second OFDM symbol within the one SS block; and
identifying a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) including a master information block in at least third OFDM symbol within the one SS block,
wherein the first OFDM symbol is time division multiplexed with the second OFDM symbol and the at least third OFDM symbol within the one SS block, and a physical layer cell identifier is defined based on the first information and the second information.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the sequence of the PSS is a cyclic shifted sequence of the m sequence based on one of a plurality of second information.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first sequence is based on m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2 and the second sequence is based on m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+1)+x(i))mod 2.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the sequence of the SSS is defined based on a product of the first sequence and the second sequence.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2 is common for each subcarrier spacing of an SS block.
11. A terminal for identifying a synchronization signal (SS) in a communication system, the terminal comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
identify a primary synchronization signal (PSS), wherein a sequence of the PSS is defined based on second information and m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2, a length of the sequence of the PSS is 127, and the sequence of the PSS is mapped to subcarriers in a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one SS block;
identify a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), wherein a sequence of the SSS is defined based on a first sequence and a second sequence, the sequence of the SSS corresponds to first information and the second information, a length of the sequence of the SSS is 127, and the sequence of the SSS is mapped to subcarriers in a second OFDM symbol within the one SS block; and
identify a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) including a master information block in at least third OFDM symbol within the one SS block,
wherein the first OFDM symbol is time division multiplexed with the second OFDM symbol and the at least third OFDM symbol within the one SS block, and a physical layer cell identifier is defined based on the first information and the second information.
12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the sequence of the PSS is a cyclic shifted sequence of the m sequence based on one of a plurality of second information.
13. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the first sequence is based on m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2 and the second sequence is based on m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+1)+x(i))mod 2.
14. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the sequence of the SSS is defined based on a product of the first sequence and the second sequence.
15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2 is common for each subcarrier spacing of an SS block.
16. A method of an user equipment for identifying a synchronization signal (SS) in a communication system, the method comprising:
identifying a primary synchronization signal (PSS), wherein a sequence of the PSS is defined based on second information and m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2, a length of the sequence of the PSS is 127, and the sequence of the PSS is mapped to subcarriers in a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol within one SS block;
identifying a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), wherein a sequence of the SSS is defined based on a first sequence and a second sequence, the sequence of the SSS corresponds to first information and the second information, a length of the sequence of the SSS is 127, and the sequence of the SSS is mapped to subcarriers in a second OFDM symbol within the one SS block; and
identifying a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) including a master information block in at least third OFDM symbol within the one SS block,
wherein the first OFDM symbol is time division multiplexed with the second OFDM symbol and the at least third OFDM symbol within the one SS block, and a physical layer cell identifier is defined based on the first information and the second information.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sequence of the PSS is a cyclic shifted sequence of the m sequence based on one of a plurality of second information.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first sequence is based on m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2 and the second sequence is based on m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+1)+x(i))mod 2.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sequence of the SSS is defined based on a product of the first sequence and the second sequence.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the m sequence x(i+7)=(x(i+4)+x(i))mod 2 is common for each subcarrier spacing of an SS block.