# US 11,115,983 B2 · Data and control channels in synchronization bursts for millimeter wave new radio > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,115,983 B2 - Document ID: US11115983B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/673,350 - Filed: 2017-08-09 - Published: 2018-05-17 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-11 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Jing Sun; Tao Luo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115983B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0696: {Determining beam pairs} - H04B 7/088: {using beam selection} - H04W 56/0015: {one node acting as a reference for the others} - H04W 72/046: {the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams} - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H01Q 1/246: {specially adapted for base stations} - H01Q 21/205: {providing an omnidirectional coverage (turnstile aerials H01Q21/26)} - H04B 7/2656: {for structure of frame, burst} - H04W 16/28: using beam steering - H04W 56/0095: {estimated based on signal strength} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract Techniques are described for millimeter wave wireless communication. One method includes configuring a synchronization slot associated with a plurality of synchronization blocks, configuring a transmission of each synchronization block of the plurality of synchronization blocks based on the configured synchronization slot, assigning a synchronization region to a first frequency portion associated with a transmission beam of each synchronization block, assigning at least one of a data region or a control region to a second frequency portion associated with the transmission beam of each synchronization block, and transmitting a synchronization signal during the synchronization region and transmitting at least one of data signal during the data region or control information during the control region to a wireless node. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communication, comprising: configuring a synchronization slot associated with a plurality of synchronization blocks; configuring the plurality of synchronization blocks based at least in part on frequency-division multiplexing (FDM); configuring a transmission of each synchronization block of the plurality of synchronization blocks based at least in part on the configured synchronization slot; assigning a synchronization region to a first frequency portion associated with a transmission beam of each synchronization block; assigning at least one of a data region or a control region to a second frequency portion associated with the transmission beam of each synchronization block; assigning at least one of the data region or the control region to each synchronization block of the plurality of synchronization blocks based at least in part on configuring the plurality of synchronization blocks, wherein the data region or the control region spans across a duration of the synchronization region; transmitting, using a first transmission beam during a first portion of the synchronization slot, a synchronization signal using the synchronization region of a first synchronization block associated with the first transmission beam; and transmitting, using the first transmission beam during the first portion of the synchronization slot, at least one of a data signal using the data region of the first synchronization block associated with the first transmission beam or control information using the control region of the first synchronization block associated with the first transmission beam to a wireless node. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the transmission of each synchronization block of the plurality of synchronization blocks further comprises: identifying a transmission order associated with the synchronization slot; and transmitting each synchronization block based at least in part on the transmission order, wherein each synchronization block is transmitted at a different time. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first frequency portion and the second frequency portion of the plurality of synchronization blocks is associated with a same transmission beam. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a random access channel (RACH) signal from the wireless node during a subframe associated with the transmission beam. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting at least one of the data signal during the data region or the control information during the control region to the wireless node. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the synchronization block further comprises: dividing at least one synchronization block of the plurality of synchronization blocks into multiple orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols based at least in part on time-division multiplexing (TDM). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein dividing the at least one synchronization block into multiple OFDM symbols based at least in part on the TDM further comprises: transmitting a synchronization channel using the multiple OFDM symbols. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the synchronization channel comprises at least one of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), or a primary synchronization signal (PSS), or a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), or a combination thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the synchronization block further comprises: applying a same orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol structure for the data region or the control region and the synchronization region. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: configuring the synchronization block based at least in part on applying a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol structure to the synchronization region and a second OFDM symbol structure to the data region or the control region, the first OFDM symbol structure is different from the second OFDM symbol structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the control information comprises an uplink transmission grant for the wireless node. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the synchronization region is associated with a beamformed direction of the wireless node. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying a beam pair associated with the wireless node; and assigning the beam pair to the synchronization region. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless node is preconfigured with an uplink transmission beam and a downlink reception beam. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting the synchronization signal to the wireless node based at least in part on a periodic interval. ### Claim 16 A method for wireless communication, comprising: monitoring a synchronization channel associated with a synchronization block of a synchronization slot; and receiving, using a downlink reception beam of the synchronization block during a first portion of the synchronization slot, a synchronization signal and at least one of data or control information, wherein the synchronization signal is associated with a first frequency portion of the synchronization block and the at least one of data or control information is associated with a second frequency portion of the synchronization block, and wherein at least one of a data region or a control region spans across a duration of a synchronization region of the synchronization block. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: configuring to detect at least one of data or control information associated with the synchronization block; determining an absence of at least one of the data or control information during the synchronization block; and transitioning into a micro-sleep state based at least in part on the determining. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: transmitting a random access channel (RACH) signal during a subframe of an uplink transmission beam associated with the downlink reception beam. ### Claim 19 An apparatus for wireless communication, in a system 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: configure a synchronization slot associated with a plurality of synchronization blocks; configure the plurality of synchronization blocks based at least in part on frequency-division multiplexing (FDM); configure a transmission of each synchronization block of the plurality of synchronization blocks based at least in part on the configured synchronization slot; assign a synchronization region to a first frequency portion of each synchronization block; assign at least one of a data region or a control region to a second frequency portion of each synchronization block; assign at least one of the data region or the control region to each synchronization block of the plurality of synchronization blocks based at least in part on configuring the plurality of synchronization blocks, wherein the data region or the control region spans across a duration of the synchronization region; transmit, using a first transmission beam during a first portion of the synchronization slot, a synchronization signal using the synchronization region of a first synchronization block associated with the first transmission beam; and transmit, using the first transmission beam during the first portion of the synchronization slot, at least one of a data signal using the data region of the first synchronization block associated with the first transmission beam or control information using the control region of the first synchronization block associated with the first transmission beam to a wireless node. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to cause the apparatus to: identify a transmission order associated with the synchronization slot; and transmit each synchronization block based at least in part on the transmission order, wherein each synchronization block is transmitted at a different time. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first frequency portion and the second frequency portion of the plurality of synchronization blocks is associated with a same transmission beam. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to cause the apparatus to: receive a random access channel (RACH) signal from the wireless node during a subframe associated with the first transmission beam. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to cause the apparatus to: transmit at least one of the data signal during the data region or the control information during the control region to the wireless node. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the instructions to configure the synchronization block, when executed by the processor, are further configured to cause the apparatus to: divide at least one synchronization block of the plurality of synchronization blocks into multiple orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols based at least in part on time-division multiplexing (TDM). ### Claim 25 An apparatus for wireless communication, in a system 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: monitor a synchronization channel associated with a synchronization block of a synchronization slot; and receive, using a downlink reception beam of the synchronization block during a first portion of the synchronization slot, a synchronization signal and at least one of data or control information, wherein the synchronization signal is associated with a first frequency portion of the synchronization block and the at least one of data or control information is associated with a second frequency portion of the synchronization block, and wherein at least one of the data region or the control region spans across a duration of a synchronization region of the synchronization block. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to cause the apparatus to: configure to detect at least one of data or control information associated with the synchronization block; determine an absence of at least one of the data or control information during the synchronization block; and transition into a micro-sleep state based at least in part on the determining. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to cause the apparatus to: transmit a random access channel (RACH) signal during a subframe of an uplink transmission beam associated with the downlink reception beam.