Interaction of physical channel changes with physical channel based cell measurements

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• determining a rate of change of information within a portion of a first broadcast channel transmission associated with a cell;
• transmitting a cell reference signal associated with the cell, the first broadcast channel transmission, and an indication of the rate of change, wherein the rate of change is associated with information within the portion of the first broadcast channel transmission;
• transmitting a second broadcast channel transmission associated with the cell;
• receiving a channel quality report for the cell from a user equipment (UE), wherein the channel quality report is based on a combination of the cell reference signal associated with the cell, an estimate of the second broadcast channel transmission by the UE, and the transmitted second broadcast channel transmission, wherein the estimate of the second broadcast channel transmission is based on the indication and one or more fields of the first broadcast channel transmission;
• and
• communicating with the UE based on the channel quality report.

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:
• receive a first broadcast channel transmission of a plurality of broadcast channel transmissions via a broadcast channel associated with a cell;
• decode one or more fields associated with the first broadcast channel transmission;
• receive an indication of a rate of change, wherein the rate of change is associated with information within a portion of the plurality of broadcast channel transmissions;
• determine an estimate of a second broadcast channel transmission of the plurality of broadcast channel transmissions based on the indication and the decoded one or more fields of the first broadcast channel transmission;
• receive the second broadcast channel transmission via the broadcast channel associated with the cell;
• determine a signal measurement for the cell based on a combination of a cell reference signal associated with the cell, the estimated second broadcast channel transmission, and the received second broadcast channel transmission;
• and
• communicate with the cell based on the signal measurement.

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:
• determine a rate of change of information within a portion of a first broadcast channel transmission associated with a cell;
• transmit a cell reference signal associated with the cell, the first broadcast channel transmission, and an indication of the rate of change, wherein the rate of change is associated with information within the portion of the first broadcast channel transmission;
• transmit a second broadcast channel transmission associated with the cell;
• receive a channel quality report for the cell from a user equipment (UE), wherein the channel quality report is based on a combination of the cell reference signal associated with the cell, an estimate of the second broadcast channel transmission by the UE, and the transmitted second broadcast channel transmission, wherein the estimate of the second broadcast channel transmission is based on the indication and one or more fields of the first broadcast channel transmission;
• and
• communicate with the UE based on the channel quality report.