Synchronization signal block transmission with 480 kHz or 960 kHz subcarrier spacing
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods of scheduling transmission of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) at a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 480 or 960 kHz.
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media, having instructions that, when executed, cause processing circuitry to:
generate, with a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of S kHz, a first plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) for transmission on a first set of consecutive symbols and a second plurality of SSBs for transmission on a second set of consecutive symbols, wherein S has a value of 480 or 960; and
processing an uplink data transmission using a 960 kHz SCS, wherein the uplink data transmission is received between a transmission of the first plurality of SSBs and a transmission of the second plurality of SSBs; and
wherein the transmission of the first plurality of SSBs and the transmission of the second plurality of SSBs occur within an ordered time sequence of R consecutive symbols, and wherein:
R has a value of (112×P), where P has a value of (S/480) and each symbol in the ordered time sequence is indexed from 0 to (R−1), and, for each SSB of the first plurality of SSBs, an index Y1 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y1=(16×P)+ (4×m), and, for each SSB of the second plurality of SSBs, an index Y2 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y2=(64×P)+ (4×m), where m is any integer from 0 to [(8×P)−1];
R has a value of (28×P), where P has a value of (S/480) and each symbol in the ordered time sequence is indexed from 0 to (R−1), and, for each SSB of the first plurality of SSBs, an index Y1 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y1=(4×P)+ (4×m), and, for each SSB of the second plurality of SSBs, an index Y2 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y2=(16×P)+ (4×m), where m is any integer from 0 to [(2×P)−1]; or
R has a value of (28×P), where P has a value of (S/480) and each symbol in the ordered time sequence is indexed from 0 to (R−1), and, for each SSB of the first plurality of SSBs, an index Y1 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y1=[(2×P)+ (4×m)] or [(8×P)+ (4×m)], and, for each SSB of the second plurality of SSBs, an index Y2 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y2=[(16×P)+ (4×m)] or [(22×P)+ (4×m)], where m is any integer from 0 to (P−1).
2. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein each SSB of the first plurality of SSBs and each SSB of the second plurality of SSBs has a duration of four symbols.
3. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of SSBs and the second plurality of SSBs occur in a bandwidth part other than an initial downlink bandwidth part.
4. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein S has a value of 480 and each of the first plurality of SSBs and the second plurality of SSBs includes eight or more SSBs.
5. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processing circuitry further to:
generate an indication that at least two SSBs among the first plurality of SSBs and the second plurality of SSBs have a same Quasi-Co-Location (QCL) state.
6. A method comprising:
processing, with a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of S kHz, a first plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) received on a first set of consecutive symbols and a second plurality of SSBs received on a second set of consecutive symbols, wherein S has a value of 480 or 960; and
generating an uplink data transmission using a 960 kHz SCS, wherein the uplink data transmission is transmitted between reception of the first plurality of SSBs and reception of the second plurality of SSBs; and
wherein the reception of the first plurality of SSBs and the reception of the second plurality of SSBs occur within an ordered time sequence of R consecutive symbols, and wherein:
R has a value of (112×P), where P has a value of (S/480), and each symbol in the ordered time sequence is indexed from 0 to (R−1), and, for each SSB of the first plurality of SSBs, an index Y1 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y1=(16×P)+ (4×m), and, for each SSB of the second plurality of SSBs, an index Y2 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y2=(64×P)+ (4×m), where m is any integer from 0 to [(8×P)−1];
R has a value of (28×P), where P has a value of (S/480) and each symbol in the ordered time sequence is indexed from 0 to (R−1), and, for each SSB of the first plurality of SSBs, an index Y1 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y1=(4×P)+ (4×m), and, for each SSB of the second plurality of SSBs, an index Y2 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y2=(16×P)+ (4×m), where m is any integer from 0 to [(2×P)−1]; or
R has a value of (28×P), where P has a value of (S/480) and each symbol in the ordered time sequence is indexed from 0 to (R−1), and, for each SSB of the first plurality of SSBs, an index Y1 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y1=[(2×P)+ (4×m)] or [(8×P)+ (4×m)], and, for each SSB of the second plurality of SSBs, an index Y2 of a starting symbol of the SSB has a value of the following expression: Y2=/(16×P)+(4×m)] or [(22×P)+ (4×m)], where m is any integer from 0 to (P−1).
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein each SSB of the first plurality of SSBs and each SSB of the second plurality of SSBs has a duration of four symbols.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first plurality of SSBs and the second plurality of SSBs occur in a bandwidth part other than an initial downlink bandwidth part.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein S has a value of 480 and each of the first plurality of SSBs and the second plurality of SSBs includes eight or more SSBs.
10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
processing an indication that at least two SSBs among the first plurality of SSBs and the second plurality of SSBs have a same Quasi-Co-Location (QCL) state.