Reference signal design

1. A method for communicating reference signals, the method comprising:

selecting a reference sequence of a plurality of reference sequences to transmit in a cell in a synchronization signal block (SSB) based at least on a logical value, wherein the logical value is determined based on a SSB index indicating a location of the SSB within a set of resources of a plurality of sets of resources and at least one of a cell ID of the cell, a set index indicating a location of the set of resources within the plurality of sets of resources, or a second value based on system information corresponding to the cell, and wherein the plurality of reference sequences are ordered, and wherein for the same SSB index in at least two consecutive sets of resources of the plurality of sets of resources, the corresponding at least two SSBs include references sequences separated in order by a value based on a function of cell ID in which the at least two consecutive sets are transmitted and set indexes of the at least two consecutive sets; and

transmitting the selected reference sequence in the SSB.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference sequence is included in a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein for the cell ID of the cell, for a first set of resources of the plurality of sets of resources having a first set index a SSB at a first SSB index includes a first reference sequence, and for a second set of resources of the plurality of sets of resources having a second set index a SSB at the first SSB index includes a second reference sequence, wherein the first reference sequence is different than the second reference sequence.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein for the SSB index, for a first SSB having the SSB index transmitted in a first cell the first SSB includes a first reference sequence indicating a first logical value, and for a second SSB having the SSB index transmitted in a second cell the second SSB includes a second reference sequence indicating a second logical value, wherein the first logical value is different than the second logical value.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of resources comprises resources for the transmission of SSBs of a synchronization signal (SS) burst set, and wherein the SSB index indicates a timing location of the SSB within the SS burst set.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the reference sequence is further based on at least one of a frequency band, synchronization numerology, deployment scenario, or operation mode.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference sequences is based on a frequency band for transmitting the SSB.

8. A wireless device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to:

select a reference sequence of a plurality of reference sequences to transmit in a cell in a synchronization signal block (SSB) based at least on a logical value, wherein the logical value is determined based on a SSB index indicating a location of the SSB within a set of resources of a plurality of sets of resources and at least one of a cell ID of the cell, a set index indicating a location of the set of resources within the plurality of sets of resources, or a second value based on system information corresponding to the cell, and wherein the plurality of reference sequences are ordered, and wherein for the same SSB index in at least two consecutive sets of resources of the plurality of sets of resources, the corresponding at least two SSBs include reference sequences separated in order by a value based on a function of a cell ID in which the at least two consecutive sets are transmitted and set indexes of the at least two consecutive sets; and

transmit the selected reference sequence in the SSB.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the reference sequence is included in a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

10. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein for the cell ID of the cell, for a first set of resources of the plurality of sets of resources having a first set index a SSB at a first SSB index includes a first reference sequence, and for a second set of resources of the plurality of sets of resources having a second set index a SSB at the first SSB index includes a second reference sequence, wherein the first reference sequence is different than the second reference sequence.

11. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein for the SSB index, for a first SSB having the SSB index transmitted in a first cell the first SSB includes a first reference sequence indicating a first logical value, and for a second SSB having the SSB index transmitted in a second cell the second SSB includes a second reference sequence indicating a second logical value, wherein the first logical value is different than the second logical value.

12. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the set of resources comprises resources for the transmission of SSBs of a synchronization signal (SS) burst set, and wherein the SSB index indicates a timing location of the SSB within the SS burst set.

13. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein selecting the reference sequence is further based on at least one of a frequency band, synchronization numerology, deployment scenario, or operation mode.

14. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of reference sequences is based on a frequency band for transmitting the SSB.

15. A wireless device comprising:

means for selecting a reference sequence of a plurality of reference sequences to transmit in a cell in a synchronization signal block (SSB) based at least on a logical value, wherein the logical value is determined based on a SSB index indicating a location of the SSB within a set of resources of a plurality of sets of resources and at least one of a cell ID of the cell, a set index indicating a location of the set of resources within the plurality of sets of resources, or a second value based on system information corresponding to the cell, wherein the plurality of reference sequences are ordered, and wherein for the same SSB index in at least two consecutive sets of resources of the plurality of sets of resources, the corresponding at least two SSBs include reference sequences separated in order by a value based on a function of a cell ID in which the at least two consecutive sets are transmitted and set indexes of the at least two consecutive sets; and

means for transmitting the selected reference sequence in the SSB.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the reference sequence is included in a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

17. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein for the cell ID of the cell, for a first set of resources of the plurality of sets of resources having a first set index a SSB at a first SSB index includes a first reference sequence, and for a second set of resources of the plurality of sets of resources having a second set index a SSB at the first SSB index includes a second reference sequence, wherein the first reference sequence is different than the second reference sequence.

18. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein for the SSB index, for a first SSB having the SSB index transmitted in a first cell the first SSB includes a first reference sequence indicating a first logical value, and for a second SSB having the SSB index transmitted in a second cell the second SSB includes a second reference sequence indicating a second logical value, wherein the first logical value is different than the second logical value.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores instructions that when executed by a wireless device cause the wireless device to perform a method for communicating reference signals, the method comprising:

selecting a reference sequence of a plurality of reference sequences to transmit in a cell in a synchronization signal block (SSB) based at least on a logical value, wherein the logical value is determined based on a SSB index indicating a location of the SSB within a set of resources of a plurality of sets of resources and at least one of a cell ID of the cell, a set index indicating a location of the set of resources within the plurality of sets of resources, or a second value based on system information corresponding to the cell, wherein the plurality of reference sequences are ordered, and wherein for the same SSB index in at least two consecutive sets of resources of the plurality of sets of resources, the corresponding at least two SSBs include reference sequences separated in order by a value based on a function of a cell ID in which the at least two consecutive sets are transmitted; and

transmitting the selected reference sequence in the SSB.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the reference sequence is included in a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein for the cell ID of the cell, for a first set of resources of the plurality of sets of resources having a first set index a SSB at a first SSB index includes a first reference sequence, and for a second set of resources of the plurality of sets of resources having a second set index a SSB at the first SSB index includes a second reference sequence, wherein the first reference sequence is different than the second reference sequence.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein for the SSB index, for a first SSB having the SSB index transmitted in a first cell the first SSB includes a first reference sequence indicating a first logical value, and for a second SSB having the SSB index transmitted in a second cell the second SSB includes a second reference sequence indicating a second logical value, wherein the first logical value is different than the second logical value.