Synchronization signal options for 5G/new radio

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communications, comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, the processor and the memory configured to:
• receive synchronization signals with a first subcarrier spacing, wherein the synchronization signals include a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS);
• receive a broadcast signal and a reference signal (RS) with a second subcarrier spacing;
• and
• receive other non-RS transmissions with a third subcarrier spacing,
• wherein the first subcarrier spacing, the second subcarrier spacing, and the third subcarrier spacing are defined at a base station, and
• wherein the first subcarrier spacing is less than the third subcarrier spacing, or the second subcarrier spacing is less than the third subcarrier spacing, or both the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing are less than the third subcarrier spacing.

A user equipment (UE) comprising means for receiving synchronization signals with a first subcarrier spacing, wherein the synchronization signals include a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS);

• means for receiving a broadcast signal and a reference signal (RS) with a second subcarrier spacing;
• and
• means for receiving other non-RS transmissions with a third subcarrier spacing,
• wherein the first subcarrier spacing, the second subcarrier spacing, and the third subcarrier spacing are defined at a base station, and
• wherein the first subcarrier spacing is less than the third subcarrier spacing, or the second subcarrier spacing is less than the third subcarrier spacing, or both the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing are less than the third subcarrier spacing.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon to cause a processor to operations, comprising:

• receiving, by a user equipment (UE), synchronization signals with a first subcarrier spacing, wherein the synchronization signals include a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS);
• receiving, by the UE, a broadcast signal and a reference signal (RS) with a second subcarrier spacing;
• and
• receiving, by the UE, other non-RS transmissions with a third subcarrier spacing,
• wherein the first subcarrier spacing, the second subcarrier spacing, and the third subcarrier spacing are defined at a base station, and
• wherein the first subcarrier spacing is less than the third subcarrier spacing, or the second subcarrier spacing is less than the third subcarrier spacing, or both the first subcarrier spacing and the second subcarrier spacing are less than the third subcarrier spacing.