Partitioned control channel techniques for time division duplexing subframe processing

A method of wireless communication comprising:

• receiving, at a UE, a first symbol and a second symbol of a subframe, the first symbol comprising a first codeword of control information associated with the subframe, and the second symbol comprising a second codeword of control information associated with the subframe;
• identifying resources of the subframe allocated to the UE based at least in part on the first codeword of the control information;
• identifying one or more of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a new data indicator (NDI), or redundancy version (RV) for data transmitted in the subframe based at least in part on the second codeword of the control information;
• and
• decoding one or more resource blocks (RBs) of the subframe based at least in part on the resources of the subframe allocated to the UE.

A method of wireless communication comprising:

• receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a first downlink (DL) symbol of an uplink-centric subframe, the first DL symbol comprising a first codeword of control information associated with the uplink-centric subframe;
• identifying uplink (UL) resources of the uplink-centric subframe allocated to the UE based at least in part on the first codeword of the control information;
• and
• receiving, at the UE, a second DL symbol of the uplink-centric subframe, the second DL symbol comprising a second codeword of the control information associated with the uplink-centric subframe;
• identifying one or more of a MCS, a new data indicator (NDI), or redundancy version (RV) for data transmitted in the one or more UL symbols of the uplink-centric subframe based at least in part on the second codeword of the control information;
• and
• transmitting, from the UE, one or more UL symbols in the resources of the uplink-centric subframe allocated to the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

• means for identifying control channel information for a first subframe to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE), wherein the control channel information comprises a resource allocation for the UE for the first subframe and one or more processing parameters for data to be transmitted in the first subframe;
• means for formatting at least a first portion of the control channel information into a first codeword to be transmitted to the UE during a first symbol of the first subframe and a second portion of the control channel information into a second codeword to be transmitted to the UE during a second symbol of the first subframe;
• and
• means for transmitting the first symbol and the second symbol of the first subframe to the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

• means for receiving, at a UE, a first symbol and a second symbol of a subframe, the first symbol comprising a first codeword of control information associated with the subframe, and the second symbol comprising a second codeword of control information associated with the subframe;
• means for identifying resources of the subframe allocated to the UE based at least in part on the first codeword of the control information;
• and
• means for identifying one or more of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a new data indicator (NDI), or redundancy version (RV) for data transmitted in the subframe based at least in part on the second codeword of the control information;
• and
• means for decoding one or more RBs of the subframe based at least in part on the resources of the subframe allocated to the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

• means for receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a first downlink (DL) symbol of an uplink-centric subframe, the first DL symbol comprising a first codeword of control information associated with the uplink-centric subframe;
• means for identifying uplink (UL) resources of the uplink-centric subframe allocated to the UE based at least in part on the first codeword of the control information;
• and
• means for receiving, at the UE, a second DL symbol of the uplink-centric subframe, the second DL symbol comprising a second codeword of the control information associated with the uplink-centric subframe;
• and
• means for identifying one or more of a MCS, a new data indicator (NDI), or redundancy version (RV) for data transmitted in the one or more UL symbols of the uplink-centric subframe based at least in part on the second codeword of the control information;
• and
• means for transmitting, from the UE, one or more UL symbols in the resources of the uplink-centric subframe allocated to the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• identify control channel information for a first subframe to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE), wherein the control channel information comprises a resource allocation for the UE for the first subframe and one or more processing parameters for data to be transmitted in the first subframe;
• format at least a first portion of the control channel information into a first codeword to be transmitted to the UE during a first symbol of the first subframe and a second portion of the control channel information into a second codeword to be transmitted to the UE during a second symbol of the first subframe;
• and
• transmit the first symbol and the second symbol of the first subframe to the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, at a UE, a first symbol and a second symbol of a subframe, the first symbol comprising a first codeword of control information associated with the subframe, and the second symbol comprising a second codeword of control information associated with the subframe;
• identify resources of the subframe allocated to the UE based at least in part on the first codeword of the control information;
• and
• identify one or more of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a new data indicator (NDI), or redundancy version (RV) for data transmitted in the subframe based at least in part on the second codeword of the control information;
• and
• decode one or more RBs of the subframe based at least in part on the resources of the subframe allocated to the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, at a user equipment (UE), a first downlink (DL) symbol of an uplink-centric subframe, the first DL symbol comprising a first codeword of control information associated with the uplink-centric subframe;
• identify uplink (UL) resources of the uplink-centric subframe allocated to the UE based at least in part on the first codeword of the control information;
• and
• receive, at the UE, a second DL symbol of the uplink-centric subframe, the second DL symbol comprising a second codeword of the control information associated with the uplink-centric subframe;
• identify one or more of a MCS, a new data indicator (NDI), or redundancy version (RV) for data transmitted in the one or more UL symbols of the uplink-centric subframe based at least in part on the second codeword of the control information;
• and
• transmit, from the UE, one or more UL symbols in the resources of the uplink-centric subframe allocated to the UE.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable to:

• identify control channel information for a first subframe to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE), wherein the control channel information comprises a resource allocation for the UE for the first subframe and one or more processing parameters for data to be transmitted in the first subframe;
• format at least a first portion of the control channel information into a first codeword to be transmitted to the UE during a first symbol of the first subframe and a second portion of the control channel information into a second codeword to be transmitted to the UE during a second symbol of the first subframe;
• and
• transmit the first symbol and the second symbol of the first subframe to the UE.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable to:

• receive, at a UE, a first symbol and a second symbol of a subframe, the first symbol comprising a first codeword of control information associated with the subframe, and the second symbol comprising a second codeword of control information associated with the subframe;
• identify resources of the subframe allocated to the UE based at least in part on the first codeword of the control information;
• and
• identify one or more of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a new data indicator (NDI), or redundancy version (RV) for data transmitted in the subframe based at least in part on the second codeword of the control information;
• and
• decode one or more RBs of the subframe based at least in part on the resources of the subframe allocated to the UE.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable to:

• receive, at a user equipment (UE), a first downlink (DL) symbol of an uplink-centric subframe, the first DL symbol comprising a first codeword of control information associated with the uplink-centric subframe;
• identify uplink (UL) resources of the uplink-centric subframe allocated to the UE based at least in part on the first codeword of the control information;
• and
• receive, at the UE, a second DL symbol of the uplink-centric subframe, the second DL symbol comprising a second codeword of the control information associated with the uplink-centric subframe;
• identify one or more of a MCS, a new data indicator (NDI), or redundancy version (RV) for data transmitted in the one or more UL symbols of the uplink-centric subframe based at least in part on the second codeword of the control information;
• and
• transmit, from the UE, one or more UL symbols in the resources of the uplink-centric subframe allocated to the UE.