Cell-specific sounding and measurement configuration

A method of wireless communication operable at a scheduling entity, the method comprising:

• identifying a plurality of scheduled entities served by the scheduling entity;
• generating a first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration from among a plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations, wherein a number of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations is greater than or equal to a specified number of cells in a plurality of neighboring cells, and is based on a first number of symbols used by each of the plurality of neighboring cell for sounding transmissions and sounding measurements, and a second number of symbols used by each of the plurality of neighboring cells for sounding transmissions, each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations comprising a sounding transmission pattern that identifies respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding transmissions, and a sounding measurement pattern that identifies respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding measurements, wherein:
• each combination of the respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding transmissions and the respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding measurements of each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations is different,
• each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations enables scheduled entities in a different cell of the plurality of neighboring cells to listen to scheduled entities in each of the other cells in the plurality of neighboring cells, and
• the first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration is uniformly applicable to each of the plurality of scheduled entities;
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• transmitting the first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration to each of the plurality of scheduled entities served by the scheduling entity.

A method of wireless communication operable at a scheduled entity, the method comprising:

• receiving a first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration from among a plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations, wherein a number of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations is greater than or equal to a specified number of cells in a plurality of neighboring cells, and is based on a first number of symbols used by each of the plurality of neighboring cell for sounding transmissions and sounding measurements, and a second number of symbols used by each of the plurality of neighboring cells for sounding transmissions, each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations comprising a sounding transmission pattern that identifies respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding transmissions, and a sounding measurement pattern that identifies respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding measurements, wherein:
• each combination of the respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding transmissions and the respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding measurements of each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations is different,
• each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations enables scheduled entities in a different cell of the plurality of neighboring cells to listen to scheduled entities in each of the other cells in the plurality of neighboring cells, and
• the first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration is uniformly applicable to each of a plurality of scheduled entities served by a scheduling entity;
• identifying the cell-specific configuration resources associated with the first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration;
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• configuring at least one of a sounding transmission or a sounding measurement according to the cell-specific configuration resources associated with the first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration.

A scheduled entity for wireless communication comprising:

• a receiving circuitry configured to receive a first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration from among a plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations, wherein a number of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations is greater than or equal to a specified number of cells in a plurality of neighboring cells, and is based on a first number of symbols used by each of the plurality of neighboring cell for sounding transmissions and sounding measurements, and a second number of symbols used by each of the plurality of neighboring cells for sounding transmissions, each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations comprising a sounding transmission pattern that identifies respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding transmissions, and a sounding measurement pattern that identifies respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding measurements, wherein:
• each combination of the respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding transmissions and the respective cell-specific configuration resources to use for sounding measurements of each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations is different,
• each of the plurality of cell-specific sounding pattern configurations enables scheduled entities in a different cell of the plurality of neighboring cells to listen to scheduled entities in each of the other cells in the plurality of neighboring cells, and
• the first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration is uniformly applicable to each of a plurality of scheduled entities served by a scheduling entity;
• an identifying circuitry configured to identify the cell-specific configuration resources associated with the first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration;
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• a sounding circuitry configured to configure at least one of a sounding transmission or a sounding measurement according to the cell-specific configuration resources associated with the first cell-specific sounding pattern configuration.