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Method and apparatus for mapping initial access signals in wireless systems

US10362610B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2017
Grant dateJul 23, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) for selecting a cell using a synchronization signal (SS) in a wireless communication network. The UE comprises determining subcarrier spacing based on an operating frequency band, receiving, from a base station (BS), a signal block comprising a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a broadcasting signal conveyed on a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH), decoding a block index from the signal block, and determining OFDM symbol indices corresponding to the block index, wherein the OFDM symbol indices are determined by a mapping pattern based corresponding to the subcarrier spacing, and wherein the mapping pattern comprises a plurality of bursts each of which includes a set of consecutive OFDM symbols.

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