Configuring synchronization signal blocks having different power levels
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for synchronization signal block reception and synchronization signal block transmission. One apparatus ( 200 ) for synchronization signal block reception includes a receiver ( 212 ) that receives ( 402 ) multiple synchronization signal blocks. The multiple synchronization signal blocks have different power levels corresponding to at least two synchronization signal blocks of the multiple synchronization signal blocks.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a receiver that is configured to:
receive a plurality of synchronization signal blocks having different power levels, wherein each synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks is configured to be received on a different transmit beam at the different power levels; and
receive power information corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks; and
a processor that determines a normalized reference signal received power corresponding to each synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks using the power information.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver receives the power information corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks in radio resource control signaling.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor compares the normalized reference signal received power corresponding to each synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a transmitter that transmits feedback corresponding to the comparison of the normalized reference signal received power corresponding to each synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver receives nominal power information corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks in system information blocks.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the receiver receives power offset information corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks in system information blocks, radio resource control signaling, or some combination thereof.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver receives power information corresponding to channel state information reference signals in radio resource control signaling.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the power information comprises nominal power information, power offset information, or some combination thereof.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a processor that determines a normalized reference signal received power corresponding to channel state information reference signals using the power information.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver receives channel state information reference signal ports within a channel state information reference signal resource at a same transmission power level.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver receives different channel state information reference signal resources at different transmission power levels.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver receives power information corresponding to channel state information reference signal resources in radio resource control signaling.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the power information comprises nominal power information, power offset information, or some combination thereof.
14. A method comprising:
receiving, at a user equipment, a plurality of synchronization signal blocks having different power levels, wherein each synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks is configured to be received on a different transmit beam at the different power levels;
receiving power information corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks; and
determining a normalized reference signal received power corresponding to each synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks using the power information.
15. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to determine power levels corresponding to each synchronization signal block of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks transmitted using a plurality of transmit beams; and
a transmitter configured to:
transmit the plurality of synchronization signal blocks based on the power levels using the plurality of transmit beams, wherein each transmit beam of the plurality of transmit beams transmits a respective synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks at the power levels; and
transmit power information corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks, wherein a normalized reference signal received power corresponding to each synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks is determined using the power information.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the transmitter transmits the power information corresponding to the power levels of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks in radio resource control signaling.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the transmitter transmits power information corresponding to channel state information reference signals in radio resource control signaling.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the transmitter transmits different channel state information reference signal resources at different transmission power levels.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the transmitter transmits power information corresponding to channel state information reference signal resources in radio resource control signaling.