US 10,952,235 B2 · Resource identification techniques for combining multiple instances of system information

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for transmissions of multiple instances of control information, such as remaining minimum system information (RMSI) that may be used for system access by a user equipment (UE). The multiple instances of the control information may be transmitted in a number of monitoring occasions that may be monitored by a UE, and within the monitoring occasions, the control information may be transmitted using different time locations, frequency locations, or combinations thereof. The locations may be identified based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with at least a first monitoring occasion. The one or more parameters may include an identification parameter associated with the base station or monitoring occasion, an index value associated with the monitoring occasion, a frequency parameter associated with the monitoring occasion, a control information multiplexing pattern, or any combination thereof.

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Dependent claims

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

identifying a plurality of monitoring occasions available for transmission of remaining minimum system information (RMSI) scheduling information from a base station;
determining, based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with at least a first monitoring occasion, two or more time locations, frequency locations, or combinations thereof, that are to be monitored for RMSI scheduling information, wherein at least one of the frequency locations comprises a fixed frequency location of the RMSI scheduling information relative to a frequency bandwidth used for control channel transmissions within each monitoring occasion;
determining that the first monitoring occasion and one or more other monitoring occasions are to be monitored for the RMSI scheduling information;
combining signals received in the two or more time locations, frequency locations, or combinations thereof, to generate a combined RMSI signal;
and
attempting to decode the combined RMSI signal to obtain the RMSI scheduling information.

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An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor,
memory in electronic communication with the processor;
and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
identify a plurality of monitoring occasions available for transmission of remaining minimum system information (RMSI) scheduling information from a base station;
determine, based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with at least a first monitoring occasion, two or more time locations, frequency locations, or combinations thereof, that are to be monitored for RMSI scheduling information, wherein at least one of the frequency locations comprises a fixed frequency location of the RMSI scheduling information relative to a frequency bandwidth used for control channel transmissions within each monitoring occasion;
determine that the first monitoring occasion and one or more other monitoring occasions are to be monitored for the RMSI scheduling information;
combine signals received in the two or more time locations, frequency locations, or combinations thereof, to generate a combined RMSI signal;
attempt to decode the combined RMSI signal to obtain the RMSI scheduling information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Resource identification techniques for combining multiple instances of system information

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Resource identification techniques for combining multiple instances of system information

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Abstract

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