Techniques for extended cell discovery

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:
• establish a first communication link with a first base station;
• identify a set of resource elements (REs) associated with transmission of a synchronization signal (SS) block, the set of REs covering a first frequency bandwidth for a plurality of symbol periods;
• and
• receive a pilot signal from a second base station over a first subset of the set of REs, the first subset of the set of REs covering a second frequency bandwidth for at least one of the plurality of symbol periods, wherein the first frequency bandwidth comprises the second frequency bandwidth.

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 a set of resource elements (REs) associated with transmission of a synchronization signal (SS) block, the set of REs covering a first frequency bandwidth for a plurality of symbol periods of a first transmission time interval (TTI);
• and
• transmit a pilot signal over a first subset of the set of REs, wherein the first subset of the set of REs covers a second frequency bandwidth for at least one of the plurality of symbol periods, the first frequency bandwidth comprising the second frequency bandwidth.