Providing a system information block request and response

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

receiving network information from an access network, wherein the network information comprises synchronization information and network configuration information of the access network;

transmitting a chirp signal to the access network according to the network information, wherein the chirp signal is configured to facilitate the access network in determining one or more system information blocks utilized by the UE to attach to a serving cell, the chirp signal comprising at least one of a pilot signal, a reference signal, a UE identifier, a buffer status report, or a combination thereof;

receiving connection setup information from the access network, wherein the connection setup information comprises information for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated state connection with the serving cell, and wherein the connection setup information further comprises at least one of a cell identifier (ID) different from a cell ID of a current serving cell of the UE, a timing advance, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), an uplink (UL) assignment, a downlink (DL) assignment, or a combination thereof; and

receiving, after establishing the RRC dedicated state connection with the serving cell, the one or more system information blocks in a broadcast RRC message, the one or more system information blocks being scrambled with a serving cell identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the connection setup information in a unicast message.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein chirp signal is further configured to facilitate the access network in selecting a serving cell based on measurements of the chirp signal by a plurality of base stations.

5. A method of wireless communication operable at an access network, comprising:

transmitting network information to a user equipment (UE), wherein the network information comprises synchronization information and network configuration information of the access network comprising a plurality of base stations;

receiving a chirp signal from the UE according to the network information, the chirp signal comprising at least one of a pilot signal, a reference signal, a UE identifier, a buffer status report, or a combination thereof;

measuring the chirp signal at the plurality of base stations to determine a serving cell and determining one or more system information blocks utilized by the UE to attach to the serving cell;

transmitting connection setup information to the UE, wherein the connection setup information comprises information for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated state connection with the serving cell, and wherein the connection setup information further comprises at least one of a cell identifier (ID) different from a cell ID of a current serving cell of the UE, a timing advance, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), an uplink (UL) assignment, a downlink (DL) assignment, or a combination thereof; and

transmitting, after establishing the RRC dedicated state connection with the UE, the one or more system information blocks to the UE in a broadcast RRC message, the one or more system information blocks being scrambled with a serving cell identifier.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising transmitting one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising transmitting the connection setup information in a unicast message.

8. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with an access network;

a memory comprising executable code; and

one or more processors operatively coupled to the communication interface and the memory,

wherein the one or more processors are configured by the executable code to:

receive network information from the access network, wherein the network information comprises synchronization information and network configuration information of the access network;

transmit a chirp signal to the access network according to the network information, wherein the chirp signal is configured to facilitate the access network in determining one or more system information blocks utilized by the UE to attach to a serving cell, the chirp signal comprising at least one of a pilot signal, a reference signal, a UE identifier, a buffer status report, or a combination thereof;

receive connection setup information from the access network, wherein the connection setup information comprises information for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated state connection with the serving cell, and wherein the connection setup information further comprises at least one of a cell identifier (ID) different from a cell ID of a current serving cell of the UE, a timing advance, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), an uplink (UL) assignment, a downlink (DL) assignment, or a combination thereof; and

receive, after establishing the RRC dedicated state connection with the serving cell, the one or more system information blocks in a broadcast RRC message, the one or more system information blocks being scrambled with a serving cell identifier.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.

10. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive the connection setup information in a unicast message.

11. The UE of claim 8 , wherein chirp signal is further configured to facilitate the access network in selecting a serving cell based on measurements of the chirp signal by a plurality of base stations.

12. An access network comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE);

a memory comprising executable code; and

one or more processors operatively coupled to the communication interface and the memory,

wherein the one or more processors are configured by the executable code to:

transmit network information to the UE, wherein the network information comprises synchronization information and network configuration information of the access network comprising a plurality of base stations;

receive a chirp signal from the UE according to the network information, the chirp signal comprising at least one of a pilot signal, a reference signal, a UE identifier, a buffer status report, or a combination thereof;

measure the chirp signal at the plurality of base stations to determine a serving cell and determine one or more system information blocks utilized by the UE to attach to the serving cell;

transmit connection setup information to the UE, wherein the connection setup information comprises information for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated state connection with the serving cell, and wherein the connection setup information further comprises at least one of a cell identifier (ID) different from a cell ID of a current serving cell of the UE, a timing advance, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), an uplink (UL) assignment, a downlink (DL) assignment, or a combination thereof; and

transmit, after establishing the RRC dedicated state connection with the UE, the one or more system information blocks to the UE in a broadcast RRC message, the one or more system information blocks being scrambled with a serving cell identifier.

13. The access network of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.

14. The access network of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the connection setup information in a unicast message.

15. A user equipment (UE) configured for wireless communication, the UE comprising:

means for receiving network information from an access network, wherein the network information comprises synchronization information and network configuration information of the access network;

means for transmitting a chirp signal to the access network according to the network information, wherein the chirp signal is configured to facilitate the access network in determining one or more system information blocks utilized by the UE to attach to a serving cell, the chirp signal comprising at least one of a pilot signal, a reference signal, a UE identifier, a buffer status report, or a combination thereof;

means for receiving connection setup information from the access network, wherein the connection setup information comprises information for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated state connection with the serving cell, and wherein the connection setup information further comprises at least one of a cell identifier (ID) different from a cell ID of a current serving cell of the UE, a timing advance, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), an uplink (UL) assignment, a downlink (DL) assignment, or a combination thereof; and

means for receiving, after establishing the RRC dedicated state connection with the serving cell, the one or more system information blocks in a broadcast RRC message, the one or more system information blocks being scrambled with a serving cell identifier.

16. The UE of claim 15 , further comprising means for receiving one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.

17. The UE of claim 15 , further comprising means for receiving the connection setup information in a unicast message.

18. An access network node configured for wireless communication, the access network node comprising:

means for transmitting network information to a user equipment (UE), wherein the network information comprises synchronization information and network configuration information of the access network comprising a plurality of base stations;

means for receiving a chirp signal from the UE according to the network information, the chirp signal comprising at least one of a pilot signal, a reference signal, a UE identifier, a buffer status report, or a combination thereof;

means for measuring the chirp signal at the plurality of base stations to determine a serving cell and determining one or more system information blocks utilized by the UE to attach to the serving cell;

means for transmitting connection setup information to the UE, wherein the connection setup information comprises information for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated state connection with the serving cell, and wherein the connection setup information further comprises at least one of a cell identifier (ID) different from a cell ID of a current serving cell of the UE, a timing advance, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), an uplink (UL) assignment, a downlink (DL) assignment, or a combination thereof; and

means for transmitting, after establishing the RRC dedicated state connection with the UE, the one or more system information blocks to the UE in a broadcast RRC message, the one or more system information blocks being scrambled with a serving cell identifier.

19. The access network node of claim 18 , further comprising means for transmitting one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.

20. The access network node of claim 18 , further comprising means for transmitting the connection setup information in a unicast message.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive network information from an access network, wherein the network information comprises synchronization information and network configuration information of the access network;

transmit a chirp signal to the access network according to the network information, wherein the chirp signal is configured to facilitate the access network in determining one or more system information blocks utilized by the UE to attach to a serving cell, the chirp signal comprising at least one of a pilot signal, a reference signal, a UE identifier, a buffer status report, or a combination thereof;

receive connection setup information from the access network, wherein the connection setup information comprises information for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated state connection with the serving cell, and wherein the connection setup information further comprises at least one of a cell identifier (ID) different from a cell ID of a current serving cell of the UE, a timing advance, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), an uplink (UL) assignment, a downlink (DL) assignment, or a combination thereof; and

receive, after establishing the RRC dedicated state connection with the serving cell, the one or more system information blocks in a broadcast RRC message, the one or more system information blocks being scrambled with a serving cell identifier.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to receive one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to receive the connection setup information in a unicast message.

24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

transmit network information to a user equipment (UE), wherein the network information comprises synchronization information and network configuration information of the access network comprising a plurality of base stations;

receive a chirp signal from the UE according to the network information, the chimp signal comprising at least one of a pilot signal, a reference signal, a UE identifier, a buffer status report, or a combination thereof;

measure the chirp signal at the plurality of base stations to determine a serving cell and determining one or more system information blocks utilized by the UE to attach to the serving cell;

transmit connection setup information to the UE, wherein the connection setup information comprises information for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated state connection with the serving cell, and wherein the connection setup information further comprises at least one of a cell identifier (ID) different from a cell ID of a current serving cell of the UE, a timing advance, a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), an uplink (UL) assignment, a downlink (DL) assignment, or a combination thereof; and

transmit, after establishing the RRC dedicated state connection with the UE, the one or more system information blocks to the UE in a broadcast RRC message, the one or more system information blocks being scrambled with a serving cell identifier.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to transmit one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to transmit the connection setup information in a unicast message.