Data transmission scheme with unequal code block sizes

A method of wireless communication at a user equipment, comprising:

• receiving a reference signal (RS);
• receiving a plurality of encoded sub-blocks associated with a data transport block and a reference signal from a base station, the plurality of encoded sub-blocks comprising at least a first encoded sub-block and a second encoded sub-block, a size of the first encoded sub-block being smaller than a size of the second encoded sub-block and a first position of the first sub-block is closer to a beginning of the data transport block than a second position of the second sub-block;
• decoding at least the first, smaller encoded sub-block;
• and
• performing data-aided channel estimation for the second encoded sub-block based on the decoding of the first, smaller encoded sub-block.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• generate a data transport block;
• divide the data transport block into a plurality of sub-blocks prior to encoding, the plurality of sub-blocks comprising at least a first sub-block and a second sub-block, a first size of the first sub-block being smaller than a second size of the second sub-block and a first position of the first sub-block being closer to a beginning of the data transport block than a second position of the second sub-block;
• encode the plurality of sub-blocks;
• transmit a reference signal (RS);
• and
• transmit the encoded plurality of sub-blocks, wherein the first, smaller encoded sub-block is transmitted in the first position closer to the beginning of the data transport block than the second position of the second sub-block.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• receive a reference signal (RS);
• receive a plurality of encoded sub-blocks associated with a data transport block and a reference signal from a base station, the plurality of encoded sub-blocks comprising at least a first encoded sub-block and a second encoded sub-block, a size of the first encoded sub-block being smaller than a size of the second encoded sub-block and a first position of the first sub-block is closer to a beginning of the data transport block than a second position of the second sub-block;
• decode at least the first, smaller encoded sub-block;
• and
• perform data-aided channel estimation for the second encoded sub-block based on the decoding of the first, smaller encoded sub-block.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication at a base station, comprising code to:

• generate a data transport block;
• divide the data transport block into a plurality of sub-blocks prior to encoding, the plurality of sub-blocks comprising at least a first sub-block and a second sub-block, a first size of the first sub-block being smaller than a second size of the second sub-block and a first position of the first sub-block being closer to a beginning of the data transport block than a second position of the second sub-block;
• encode the plurality of sub-blocks;
• transmit a reference signal;
• and
• transmit the encoded plurality of sub-blocks, wherein the first, smaller encoded sub-block is transmitted in the first position closer to the beginning of the data transport block than the second position of the second sub-block.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication at a user equipment, comprising code for:

• receiving a reference signal (RS);
• receiving a plurality of encoded sub-blocks associated with a data transport block and a reference signal from a base station, the plurality of encoded sub-blocks comprising at least a first encoded sub-block and a second encoded sub-block, a size of the first encoded sub-block being smaller than a size of the second encoded sub-block and a first position of the first sub-block is closer to a beginning of the data transport block than a second position of the second sub-block;
• decoding at least the first, smaller encoded sub-block;
• and
• performing data-aided channel estimation for the second encoded sub-block based on the decoding of the first, smaller encoded sub-block.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• means for generating a data transport block;
• means for dividing the data transport block into a plurality of sub-blocks prior to encoding, the plurality of sub-blocks comprising at least a first sub-block and a second sub-block, a first size of the first sub-block being smaller than a second size of the second sub-block and a first position of the first sub-block being closer to a beginning of the data transport block than a second position of the second sub-block;
• and
• means for transmitting a reference signal (RS) and the encoded plurality of sub-blocks, wherein the first, smaller encoded sub-block is transmitted in the a first position closer to the beginning of the data transport block than the second position of the second sub-block.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment, comprising:

• means for receiving a reference signal (RS) and a plurality of encoded sub-blocks associated with a data transport block and a reference signal from a base station, the plurality of encoded sub-blocks comprising at least a first encoded sub-block and a second encoded sub-block, a size of the first encoded sub-block being smaller than a size of the second encoded sub-block and a first position of the first sub-block is closer to a beginning of the data transport block than a second position of the second sub-block;
• means for decoding at least the first, smaller encoded sub-block;
• and
• means for performing data-aided channel estimation for the second encoded sub-block based on the decoding of the first, smaller encoded sub-block.